Page 3 - Latest Updates on National Population Register (NPR)
Man opens fire in Shaheen Bagh area, taken into police custody; no casualty
According to eyewitnesses, the man opened fire behind the stage at the site where the protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act has been going on since over a month
 "Man opens fire in Shaheen Bagh area, taken into police custody; no casualty")
Anti-CAA protests in Shaheen Bagh not coincidental but experimental: PM
Referring to the protests in Shaheen Bagh, on the Delhi-Noida border, he said people commuting to and from the satellite city are facing a lot of problems
 "Anti-CAA protests in Shaheen Bagh not coincidental but experimental: PM")
SC to hear plea to clear Shaheen Bagh anti-CAA protest site on Feb 7
The apex court will be hearing a petition seeking directions to the police to take action to ensure smooth traffic movement on the Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch
 "SC to hear plea to clear Shaheen Bagh anti-CAA protest site on Feb 7")
NPR first step to NRC? Congress seeks to corner govt over MHA report
The Congress said the government cited the Home Ministry's reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha stating the same and alleged that the BJP government is now caught in a trap of its own making
 "NPR first step to NRC? Congress seeks to corner govt over MHA report")
NPR constitutional obligation, disclosure of info voluntary: MoS Home
Reddy said since NPR is a constitutional obligation, the state governments should not oppose it
 "NPR constitutional obligation, disclosure of info voluntary: MoS Home")
Census data confidential, guaranteed under law; violation punishable: RGI
The National Population Register (NPR) exercise will be carried out along with the house listing phase of the census
 "Census data confidential, guaranteed under law; violation punishable: RGI")
NPR anyone?
'Not that I agree with all that she or her party prescribes but I am totally in awe of her personal stamina,' the author writes on Mamata Banerjee
 "NPR anyone?")
West Bengal not to take part in NPR meeting on January 17: Mamata
She also dared Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar to "dismiss" the state government for not toeing the line of the Centre
 "West Bengal not to take part in NPR meeting on January 17: Mamata")
Nationwide NRC needless, has no justification: Nitish in Bihar Assembly
He made the remarks on the floor of the state assembly while thanking the House members for unanimously approving a constitutional amendment for extending quotas to SCs and STs by another 10 years
 "Nationwide NRC needless, has no justification: Nitish in Bihar Assembly")
CAA won't be implemented in Maharashtra, declares minister Balasaheb Thorat
Thorat further stressed that the Maharastra government wants to free the farmers from their loans as the state has consistently recorded the highest number of farmer suicides
 "CAA won't be implemented in Maharashtra, declares minister Balasaheb Thorat")
NRC, CAA unnecessary, wasteful exercises: 106 former civil servants to govt
The retired bureaucrats said there was no need for the National Population Register (NPR) and the National Register of Indian Citizens
From NRC exercise to violent protests over CAA, 2019 kept Assam on the edge
More than 1.9 million people, a sizeable number of them Hindus, were excluded from the final NRC list that was published on August 31
 "From NRC exercise to violent protests over CAA, 2019 kept Assam on the edge")
NPR will be buried if 10 more states oppose it like Kerala, Bengal: Karat
Karat said even those political parties which supported the CAA inside the Parliament have opted out of it saying they would not implement the NRC.
 "NPR will be buried if 10 more states oppose it like Kerala, Bengal: Karat")
CAA stir: Protests continue unabated in Assam; won't relent, say agitators
Congress has kickstarted an 800-km 'padyatra' from Sadiya in eastern Assam to Dhubri in the western end of the state, reached Demow in Sivasagar district with thousands of participants
 "CAA stir: Protests continue unabated in Assam; won't relent, say agitators")
CAA, NPR not linked to NRC, Oppn carrying out false propaganda: Ram Madhav
False propaganda has been unleashed by the opposition parties to malign the BJP-led government at the Centre as they have no issues to raise, he said
 "CAA, NPR not linked to NRC, Oppn carrying out false propaganda: Ram Madhav")
'Respond or pay for damages': UP police notice to 60 people over CAA stir
The Rampur administration issued notices to 28 people on Tuesday after damage of nearly Rs 25 lakh was assessed across the district by the police and the administration, they said
 "'Respond or pay for damages': UP police notice to 60 people over CAA stir")
Prashant Kishor thanks Rahul Gandhi for joining protest against CAA, NRC
Kishor, however, stressed the need for measures "beyond public protests" and sought an "official" announcement by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi that there will be no NRC in states ruled by her party
 "Prashant Kishor thanks Rahul Gandhi for joining protest against CAA, NRC")
Cabinet approves Rs 3,941 crore for NPR, Rs 8,754 crore for Census 2021
Briefing reporters about the decisions of cabinet, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said no document is being sought and the information will be self-declared
 "Cabinet approves Rs 3,941 crore for NPR, Rs 8,754 crore for Census 2021")
No link between NPR and NRC, state govts should not do politics: Amit Shah
In an exclusive interview with ANI Editor Smita Prakash, Shah said that that information obtained through NPR cannot be used for NRC which was a separate process
 "No link between NPR and NRC, state govts should not do politics: Amit Shah")
NPR denies state governments access to its database
The Indian government had created NPR of the country's resident as a step towards the creation of National Register of Indian Citizens
 "NPR denies state governments access to its database")
