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Updation of National Population Register (NPR) gets Cabinet Approval
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi Chaired Union Cabinet has given its approval on Tuesday, 24th December 2019 for the updation of the National Population Register (NPR). The NPR will cover all states and union territories of India except ..
Citizenship (Amendment) bill, 2019 in Lok Sabha
On December 4, 2019, the Union Cabinet cleared the Citizenship (Amendment) bill, for the bill to be tabled in Lok Sabha. The bill is being tabled amidst widespread protests in the north eastern states. Key Features The bill aims at ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Mizoram passes Bill to Detect Illegal Foreigners
The Mizoram Assembly has unanimously passed The Mizoram Maintenance of Household Registers Bill, 2019 that seeks to detect foreigners illegally residing in the north-eastern state of Mizoram. Features of the Bill The bill aims to provide credible individual identification system ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Citizenship Amendment Bill passed in Lok Sabha
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed in Lok Sabha. The protests have erupted in Assam against the passage of the bill. The people of Assam fear that the amendment bill undermines the Assam Accord of 1985. Citizenship (Amendment) Bill ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Centre sets up Bezbaruah committee to review the implementation of clause 6 of Assam Accord
As per the announcement made to set up a high-level committee to review the implementation of clause 6 of the Assam Accord, the government has set up a committee headed by former Union tourism secretary M.P. Bezbaruah. Terms of Reference ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
President signs ordinance amending Citizenship Act, 1955
President Pranab Mukherjee has signed the ordinance that amend’s Citizenship Act, 1955. Earlier, union government had promulgated this ordinance in order to merge Person of Indian Origin (PIO) and Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) schemes. Thus, providing life-long Indian visa facility ..