Jaipur: At a time when the debate on the Citizenship Act and the National Population Register (NPR) rages on, a Pakistan-born Neeta Kanwar is contesting panchayat elections being held on Thursday at Tonk in Rajasthan. Neeta received her citizenship in September last year after coming to India way back in 2001 to pursue her education. […]
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CWC demands CAA’s withdrawal, NPR’s stoppage
New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) here on Saturday passed a resolution and four statements on economy, Kashmir, students agitation and Iran-US conflict, and demanded withdrawal of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and immediate stalling of the National Population Register (NPR) process. The CWC said the Narandra Modi government had unleashed the brute state […]
Congress ups the ante on NPR
New Delhi: After CAA and NRC, the Congress is now turning its guns on the National Population Register announced on Tuesday by the BJP-led NDA government. Congress leader Ajay Maken said on Wednesday that the Prime Minister and the Home Minister’s version of NPR is different from 2010 NPR ubder the UPA government. The former […]
NPR updation will help get rid of unauthorised intruders: VHP
New Delhi: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Tuesday thanked the Union government for giving its approval to the National Population Register. “The decision of the Central Government to update the National Population Register will speed up the development of citizens and intact the security of the country along with solving the problem of foreign unauthorized […]
Cabinet okays NPR; no papers, biometrics for identity proof
File Photo/PIBNew Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday gave its approval for updation of the National Population Register (NPR) with no requirement by people to submit any document or biometrics to prove their identity, and conducting of census of India 2021. Announcing the decision taken in the Union Cabinet meeting, […]
Union Cabinet approves National Population Register
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet approved a proposal for updation of the National Population Register (NPR) on Tuesday. Union minister Prakash Javadekar said, “No proof to be given to anyone during the process. Whatever you will say would be correct.” “All states will use NPR data,” said the minister adding that no biometrics will be required […]