Day: August 31, 2019

Bengal's Silicon Valley big flop, cows graze there: Dilip Ghosh

NRC should be implemented in Bengal too : Dilip Ghosh

8:50 pm August 31, 2019

Kolkata: West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh Saturday demanded implementation of NRC in the state to drive out Bangladeshi Muslims for the sake of internal security of the country. BJP, he said, is committed to protecting the interest of Hindu refugees through the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Ghosh accused the TMC government of aiding Bangladeshi infiltration […]

NRC Rejection Slip likely from Mar 20: Assam Government

No trust in the updated NRC: Assam BJP

8:48 pm August 31, 2019

Guwahati: The ruling BJP on Saturday said they do not trust the updated National Register of Citizens, specifically prepared for Assam, and appealed to the central and the state governments to prepare a nationwide NRC. Addressing a press conference here, BJP Assam President Ranjeet Kumar Dass said the final NRC contains very small figure of […]

26 Godhra residents stranded in Karachi return to India

8:46 pm August 31, 2019

Godhra (Guj): Held up in Karachi after suspension of the Samjhauta Express and Thar Express, 26 Muslim residents from Godhra in Gujarat returned to India on Saturday via the Wagah border, their relatives said here. Around 50 people including children and women from Godhra in Panchmahal district of Gujarat had to extend their stay in […]

Gujarat: Angry with husband, woman kills son, hangs self

8:04 pm August 31, 2019

Ahmedabad: A woman allegedly slit the throat of her toddler son before killing herself at Dholera in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad district after realising that her husband had lied to her about returning to their native Nepal, police said on Saturday. Shantiben Sonar (22), a Nepalese national living in Dholera with her husband Bir Bahadur Dhan Singh […]

NRC final list : Many genuine Indian citizens left out

8:01 pm August 31, 2019

Guwahati: Assam Government Saturday claimed that many genuine Indian citizens have been left out of the final NRC but they need not panic as they can appeal to the Foreigners Tribunal. The government will provide legal support to the excluded people, Assam Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary told PTI. “One thing is sure that […]