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The first phase of census and updation of the National Population Register (NPR) have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the government told Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday asserted that her government will not allow implementation of National Register of Citizens (NRC) or National Population Register (NPR) in the state.

The exercise to update the National Population Register (NPR) and the first phase of the Census 2021 will not be held as scheduled due to the 21-day lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials said on Tuesday.

The protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR) will continue even on Sunday, Shaheen Bagh protesters said today.

The exercise of the National Population Register was put on hold in Tamil Nadu today, with a minister saying the reason was that the Centre has not answered the state's queries on the subject. The E Palaniswami government had asked the Centre to remove six newly added questions, which were to be part of the exercise.

In a significant clarification in parliament, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday that no document would have to be submitted for the NPR or National Population Register and no one would be declared "D" (doubtful) if they failed to produce such papers.

The Home Ministry on Thursday said preparations for Census 2021 and National Population Register updates are at peak and the exercise will begin from April 1.

The Andhra Pradesh government will pass a resolution in the ongoing Budget session of the state assembly, requesting that the Centre maintain the National Population Register (NPR) as it existed in the year 2010.

A coordination panel comprising senior leaders of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in Maharashtra will look into various aspects of the National Population Register (NPR), Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Tuesday.

Home Minister Amit Shah will address a rally in Bhubaneswar's Janata Maidan today in support of the amended citizenship law, days after some area in Delhi saw violence over the controversial law. Mr Shah will attend the rally after chairing a meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council (EZC), which will be attended by four chief ministers, including Mamat...

Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishore today thanked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for keeping his promise on the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the National Population Register (NPR), a day after a unanimous state assembly resolution urged the centre to make changes to the NPR and scrap plans for NRC.

An unusual collaboration between Nitish Kumar and the Tejashwi Yadav-led opposition saw a unanimous Bihar assembly resolution on Tuesday urging the centre to make changes to the National Population Register (NPR) and scrap plans for a National Register for Citizens (NRC).

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday said the National Register for Citizens (NRC) would not be implemented in Bihar and only the National Population Register (NPR) would be updated the way it was done in 2010.

Congress leader and former Union Minister Manish Tewari today said that Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray requires a briefing on Citizenship Amendment Rules - 2003, to understand how National Population Register (NPR) is the basis of National Register of Citizens (NRC) and "religion" cannot be basis of citizenship.

Maharashtra minister and Congress leader Ashok Chavan on Thursday said that Shiv Sena's stand is not clear on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Citizens (NRC), adding that the issue will be taken by Maharashtra coordination committee.

The first phase of census and updation of the National Population Register (NPR) have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the government told Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday asserted that her government will not allow implementation of National Register of Citizens (NRC) or National Population Register (NPR) in the state.

The exercise to update the National Population Register (NPR) and the first phase of the Census 2021 will not be held as scheduled due to the 21-day lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials said on Tuesday.

The protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR) will continue even on Sunday, Shaheen Bagh protesters said today.

The exercise of the National Population Register was put on hold in Tamil Nadu today, with a minister saying the reason was that the Centre has not answered the state's queries on the subject. The E Palaniswami government had asked the Centre to remove six newly added questions, which were to be part of the exercise.

In a significant clarification in parliament, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday that no document would have to be submitted for the NPR or National Population Register and no one would be declared "D" (doubtful) if they failed to produce such papers.

The Home Ministry on Thursday said preparations for Census 2021 and National Population Register updates are at peak and the exercise will begin from April 1.

The Andhra Pradesh government will pass a resolution in the ongoing Budget session of the state assembly, requesting that the Centre maintain the National Population Register (NPR) as it existed in the year 2010.

A coordination panel comprising senior leaders of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in Maharashtra will look into various aspects of the National Population Register (NPR), Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Tuesday.

Home Minister Amit Shah will address a rally in Bhubaneswar's Janata Maidan today in support of the amended citizenship law, days after some area in Delhi saw violence over the controversial law. Mr Shah will attend the rally after chairing a meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council (EZC), which will be attended by four chief ministers, including Mamat...

Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishore today thanked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for keeping his promise on the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the National Population Register (NPR), a day after a unanimous state assembly resolution urged the centre to make changes to the NPR and scrap plans for NRC.

An unusual collaboration between Nitish Kumar and the Tejashwi Yadav-led opposition saw a unanimous Bihar assembly resolution on Tuesday urging the centre to make changes to the National Population Register (NPR) and scrap plans for a National Register for Citizens (NRC).

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday said the National Register for Citizens (NRC) would not be implemented in Bihar and only the National Population Register (NPR) would be updated the way it was done in 2010.

Congress leader and former Union Minister Manish Tewari today said that Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray requires a briefing on Citizenship Amendment Rules - 2003, to understand how National Population Register (NPR) is the basis of National Register of Citizens (NRC) and "religion" cannot be basis of citizenship.

Maharashtra minister and Congress leader Ashok Chavan on Thursday said that Shiv Sena's stand is not clear on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Citizens (NRC), adding that the issue will be taken by Maharashtra coordination committee.