Northeast NowANUP SHARMAGUWAHATI , August 31, 2019 Hours after the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) excluded 19,06,657 people from the updated citizens’ registry, New Delhi based Rights and Risk Analysis Group (RRAG) termed it as largest such incident making people ‘stateless’ in recent times. Also read: Assam gets its updated NRC…finally; 19,06,657 excluded from final list RRAG […]
The New Indian Express 29 August 2019 The National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam is being updated based on March 24, 1971 as the cut-off date. GUWAHATI: Assam had the lowest average decadal population growth rate of 20.90 per cent in the Northeast from 1971 to 2011, said a Rights body and Risks Analysis […]
NEWS18 / Published on 06 August 2019 Thousands appeared for reverification hearings on Monday in Golaghat from Sontoli, Kalatoli, Hatisolapam and adjoining villages under the Goroimari circle in Assam. Guwahati: Anwar Hussain waited from early morning for his turn at a Nagrik Seva Kendra (NSK) in Golaghat district where he was urgently summoned for a reverification […]
The Sentinel Published on August 3, 2019 NEW DELHI: Director of the Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RAAG) Suhas Chakma on Friday stated that the release of the district-wise draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) data by the Government of Assam on Thursday before the State Assembly constitutes contempt of court as the Supreme Court had […]
Assam Tribune By Staff Reporter Published on 03 August 2019 GUWAHATI, Aug 2 – Director of the New Delhi-based Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RAAG) Suhas Chakma today stated that the release of the district-wise draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) data by the Government of Assam yesterday in the State Assembly constitutes contempt of […]
The Economic Times BY BIKASH SINGH , ET BUREAU | AUG 03, 2019 Guwahati: Leader of opposition in Assam legislative assembly and congress leader, Debabrata Saikia said that Assam government has done contempt of Supreme Court by placing district wise data of draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) published last year in the floor of the house. Saikia […]
Outlook Published on 02 August 2019 Guwahati, Aug 2 Leader of Opposition in Assam Legislative Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, on Friday said he will move the Supreme Court against the Assam government for making public the district-wise data of people not included in the draft NRC published in July 2018. Saikia told reporters that the revelation […]
The Economic Times BY BIKASH SINGH, ET BUREAU | AUG 02, 2019 The process unduly victimize the poor and those who have not preserved the legacy data or did not possess the data as the State had not reached to them before 1971.” Guwahati: Director of the Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RAAG) Suhas Chakma […]
Northeast Now Published on 02 August 2019 Chakma said that the apex court in its order dated September 19, 2018 had rejected the plea of the Union government to share the draft data A day after Assam government made public the district-wise data of persons not included in the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC), civil rights […]
The Tribune Published on 28 July 2019 On an average, five Indians died in custody every day between April 2017 and February 2018, a report claims Mukesh Ranjan in New Delhi The death in custody on July 21 of Amritsar-based importer Gurpinder Singh (29), a key accused in last month’s 532-kg record heroin haul at […]