Chennai, Feb 10 (IANS) The Federation of Environmental Activists of Tamil Nadu has announced a series of agitations across the state, demanding protection for green activists who raise their voices against illegal mining activities. The move comes in response to the alleged murder of K. Jagaber Ali, an environmental activist who had complained about large-scale … Read more
Chandigarh, Feb 7 (IANS) To combat and investigate the illegal human trafficking and illegal migration arising from the deportation of Indians domiciled in Punjab from the US, Punjab Police on Friday constituted a four-member fact-finding committee. Announcing this, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said the four-member SIT has been constituted under the chairmanship … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Ghaziabad Police arrested two alleged cow smugglers following an encounter in the Tronica City area, officials confirmed on Friday. A joint operation involving the SWAT team, DCP Rural, and Tronica City Police led to the arrest of the accused after a brief chase. Both suspects were shot in the leg … Read more
Chandigarh, Feb 7 (IANS) Haryana Minister Anil Vij has said like the US, India should also think about deporting “lakhs and crores” of illegal immigrants in the country. He added that every country has a right to deport illegal immigrants and US President Donald Trump has not made any mistake in doing so. His remark … Read more
Chandigarh, Feb 6 (IANS) Demanding action against unauthorised immigration agents who exploit innocent individuals by sending them abroad without valid visas or work permits, Rajya Sabha MP Vikramjit Singh Sahney on Thursday requested the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take up their issue with US President Donald Trump. Sahney said as per media reports there … Read more
Amritsar, Feb 5 (IANS) A US military aircraft carrying first batch of 104 illegal Indian immigrants, with the highest number of 30 each were from Haryana and Gujarat, reached Amritsar in Punjab on Wednesday. A total of 30 deportees were residents of Punjab. The US military C-17 aircraft landed at Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee … Read more
Amritsar, Feb 5 (IANS) A US military aircraft carrying around 205 illegal immigrants, mostly from Punjab, who entered the US illegally and were deported on a C-17 plane that took off from San Antonio, Texas, is expected to land in Punjab’s Amritsar on Wednesday afternoon. This is the first round of deportation of illegal immigrants … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the Assam government for keeping illegal immigrants in detention centres ‘indefinitely’ and not deporting them back for lack of their foreign addresses. A bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan told the Chief Secretary of Assam, who appeared virtually before the … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) A new report from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has highlighted the significant impact of illegal migration from Bangladesh and Myanmar on the socio-political, economic, and demographic fabric of Delhi-NCR. The 114-page study, titled ‘Illegal Immigrants to Delhi: Analysing Socio-economic and Political Consequences’, reveals that political patronage plays a crucial role … Read more