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Supreme Court rejects govt plea to re-verify NRC data

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New Delhi | The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Centre and Assam government’s pleas to reopen and re-verify National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam.

“The National Register of Citizens (NRC) exercise won’t be reopened, there shall be no sample re-verification of data. Those born after Dec 3, 2004 won’t be included in NRC if any of the parents is a doubtful voter or declared foreigner by a tribunal or is contesting case,” a Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said.

The court said that the security of this information should be similar to that of the AADHAAR.

“Regime similar to Aadhaar should be created to ensure security of NRC data. Exclusions should be published only online on August 31″, the court said.

Only hard copies of lists of inclusions and exclusions to be provided at district offices. The NRC to be updated according to law laid down in section 66A Judgment,” Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said.

This came after the NRC coordinator sought more time to ensure that draft lists and the list of new names (added after considering exclusion/inclusion) are published.

The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a register containing names of all genuine Indian citizens, which has been updated for Assam, as it suffers from a problem with one of the most number of illegal foreign immigrants.

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New Delhi | Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday assured that the second phase of the Coastal Surveillance Network (CSN) would be completed on the mentioned time period.

The Coastal Surveillance Network (CSN) provides real-time surveillance of the high sensitivity areas along the coastline to avoid 26/11 like terrorist attacks on Mumbai. Sitharaman lauded the exemplary efficiency of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and foresightedness of its leadership for scientific and meticulously planned development of the organisation to meet the emergent challenges while inaugurating the 37th Coast Guard Commanders’ Conference.

The Defence Minister also appreciated the coast guard for its work and saving people’s life post-cyclone Ockhi and during Kerala floods. Nirmala Sitharaman admired the surveillance efforts of ICG in the vast and expansive maritime zones of India in the Indo-Pacific region.

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