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TopicPrateek Hajela

Topic: Prateek Hajela

‘NRC scam?’ Facebook post sets off war of words between 2 ex-coordinators of Assam exercise

Hitesh Sarma claims an All Assam Students' Union leader collected Rs 16L/month from predecessor Prateek Hajela. Latter says these are irresponsible remarks based on 'bazaar ki khabar'.

Assam wants Hajela’s email password to probe late updates in NRC list, but he won’t share

In his application to SC, Assam NRC coordinator Sarma says he needs to access Hajela's email to see why changes were made to supplementary draft NRC list even after it was published.

IAS officer who conducted Assam NRC removed as MP health commissioner for ‘negligence’

Prateek Hajela is a 1995-batch IAS officer who courted controversy after the exclusion of nearly 40 lakh people from Assam's NRC list.

Assam NRC coordinator accuses Prateek Hajela of non-renewal of service as data goes missing

The new state NRC coordinator said that the meeting for a formal order to renew the contract with Wipro was only held on 30 January this year.

FIR filed against former Assam NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela for ‘misappropriating funds’

Assam Public Works filed the FIR, requesting for a high-level probe into the alleged misappropriation of funds by Prateek Hajela & his close aides.

Can’t accept foreigners even if they speak Assamese — new NRC coordinator said on Facebook

Hitesh Raj Sarma, a 1989-batch Assam Civil Service officer, has replaced Prateek Hajela, who was released from duty on 18 October by the Supreme Court.

Prateek Hajela — the ‘outsider’ who helped Assam determine who are its own

On Friday, the Supreme Court ordered Hajela's inter-cadre transfer to MP on deputation, because he had allegedly received "death threats".

On Camera

Lifting night shift ban increased female employment in India—only among big firms

Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?