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Arunachal’s anti-dam protests intensify as arrests, militarisation and threats to press freedom fail to silence resistance
Communities resisting the proposed 11,200 MW project fear the loss of ancestral land, livelihoods and cultural heritage, with activists detained under the APUAPA
Over 16 deaths so far due to CAB-NRC panic in Bengal?
Since September this year, there have been reports coming from Bengal linking suicides and other deaths to the fear and panic of CAA-NRC among the working class.
BJP’s volte face in Bengal, says NRC matter of future
The party which has been staunchly advocating NRC, has now made a virtual u-turn, indicating that NRC may not be implemented in Bengal anytime soon.
NPR is Step One to NRC, don’t be fooled
How the NPR pre-test held this year shows clear link with the contentious NRC
West Bengal comes out in large numbers against the CAA and NRC
CM Mamata Banerjee has begun an official state-wide protest against the NRC
HRD Minister answers questions on NPR, unsure about difference between NPR and census
Union HRD Minister, Prakash Javadekar was put to the task of answering questions at a press conference held by Press Information Bureau about NPR, which was, earlier today, approved by the Union Cabinet.
The self-respect of Assamese people can’t be defeated: Lurinjyoti Gogoi, AASU #antiCAA
Over 393 arrests and detentions in Assam, yet the protests against CAA rage on defying government curbs and repression
Did Wipro know that an all-India NRC was coming?
It deleted a blog post of its work on the Assam NRC but restored it later
CMS opposing NRC must stop NPR exercise in their states: CPIM
The Union Cabinet today decided to update the National...
PTI reports Rs. 8,500 cr approved for NPR, PIB retracts figure to Rs. 3,941.35 cr
NPR is a Register of usual residents of the country in order to create a comprehensive identity database of every usual resident in the country, containing biometric information.
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