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“Inside the SIR”: Booklet flags ‘mechanical disenfranchisement’ in electoral roll revision
CJP–VFD publication combines training manual and ground documentation to question ongoing voter verification exercise
Kanhaiya attacked for 8th time during campaign in Bihar
He is on a state-wide tour, the ‘Jan Gan Man’ Yatra which will conclude with the theme ‘nagrikta bachao, desh bachao’
Ghatnandur Gram Panchayat in Beed passes resolution against CAA-NRC
The resolution was passed keeping in mind the dangers to the larger population and the Adivasi community
UP police monitoring 21 organizations ahead of PM’s Varanasi visit
The PM is slated to visit his LS constituency on February 16
Armed men with JCB machines target migrant workers in B’luru
The men razed over 30 dwellings rendering around 150 people homeless
Telangana issues Census notification, sparks fear of NPR-NRC
Many have called the Census to be a backdoor for the NPR and implementation of NRC
NPR process to begin in M’tra on May 1, conclude on June 15
Festivals related to all faiths and traditions except Islam have been listed as memory markers for the birth date when the officials come to your home to “register your birth date”
Banks get 5 yr CRR relief for lending to auto, housing and MSMEs
The first exemption will begin on February 14
Exclusive! MP to begin Census House listing & NPR from May 1- June 14
Despite protests, the Congress-led MP govt is all set to begin the NPR and Census House-listing process together from May 1, 2020 and conclude this on June 14
Sonitpur dist admin carries out eviction drive in riverine area, 400 more families driven out
House of 400 ‘doubtful citizens” are broken & smashed, using excavator
PSA – a tool for Centre to rid the valley of political resistance?
The ludicrous reasons stated in PSA dossiers of Omar Abdullah and Mufti is the government openly showing its muscle power through a draconian law
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