Only a little over a thousand doubtful cases in the final draft of the national register of citizens (NRC), Assam have been referred to the District commissioners concerned for action, the state coordinator of the NRC has said in an RTI reply.
More than 19 lakh of the 3.29 crore applicants in Assam were excluded from the final draft register published on August 31, 2019, which cost 1220 crore.
The BJP government in Assam has rejected this NRC in its current form and demanded reverification.
# Duare ration
West Bengal CM Mamta banerjee on Tuesday launched an ambitious Duare ration scheme for providing food grains under the public distribution system at the doorstep of entire population.
This scheme will help 10 crore people of the state.
The scheme was one of the key poll promises of the TMC government in its successful bid to retain power in may 2021.
# temple rituals
The supreme Court on Tuesday said constitutional courts cannot interfere with the day to day rituals and sevas performed in the temples on the pretext of public interest petitions.
Religious scholars and priests are best equipped to go into the question whether rituals in the temples were being conducted in accordance with customs and traditions.
The writ jurisdiction of a constitutional courts under article 226 and 32 was limited.
# NIFT Srinagar
Union Minister of state for textiles and railways Darshana vikram jagdosh on Tuesday said Srinagar was all set to house the national Institute of fashion technology’s largest campus of the country.
The Srinagar campus which is the 17th of the Institute in the country will be spread over 16.6 acres in the ompara area, Budgam.