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Over 19 lakh people were left out of the NRC list on Saturday. They are now required to prove their citizenship in order to avoid government action.

A total of 3, 30, 27,661 people had applied to be included in the NRC. Of them, 3, 11, 21, 004 have been included in the document and 19, 06, 657 excluded, a statement from the NRC State Coordinator's office said here.

Total 32 ATM cards and Rs 30,000 in cash were recovered from the possession of the accused, Rajender Singh Meena, a resident of Sikar in Rajasthan. He was previously involved in 16 cases, they said.

Out-of-favour India batsman Murali Vijay on Saturday said he is under no pressure to get back to the national side and would look to contribute to whichever team he is playing for.

The family of Ziauddin, son of Fakhruddin's brother Lt Ekramuddin Ali Ahmed, who hails from Rangia in Kamrup district, was in for a shock last year as well when they did not find their names in the draft NRC list released in July.

According to police, a case was registered against him under IPC Section 354 on a complaint filed by his daughter-in-law, who has been sent for a medical examination.

Bollam Muthayya, 32, used his old bicycle to make a DIY (do-it-yourself) device to plough his field since he could not afford to hire ploughers.

The immediate possibility is that those excluded from the list might land themselves in a long legal fight that many cost them a fortune. The government has set up 300 Foreigner Tribunals for appellants.

The Chief Minister also announced a grant of Rs 25,000, double last year's grant. Additionally, a 25% discount was also given on the total electricity bill.

This comes after hundreds of ABVP activists held a demonstration outside the office of the NRC coordinator in Guwahati, calling for 're-verification' of applications for inclusion in the rolls before the final list is published.

Abhijit Sharma, the first petitioner in the case, says People of Assam fully supported the NRC process, right from arranging required documents to standing in long queues to submit them.

Banerjee said that the government will continue to offer financial assistance to community Durga Puja organisers in the coming years because the festival embodies communal harmony.

On Thursday, the top court while extending Chidambaram's protection from arrest in the INX Media money laundering case, had asked the ED to submit the documents in sealed cover under its official seal.

PK Mishra is currently the additional principal secretary to the Prime Minister. PK Sinha, the outgoing Cabinet secretary, will be appointed in place of Mishra.

The apex court had two days ago extended till Thursday the interim protection from arrest granted to Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate.

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