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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.

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

Strait of Hormuz crisis shows limits of US, say Chinese. ‘India most vulnerable’

Chinese online discourse situates the crisis within a broader geopolitical context, particularly the hesitancy of US allies to support Washington.

Amid supply crunch, govt offers 10% additional commercial LPG to states. But there’s a condition

India faces LPG shortage amid supply disruptions from Strait of Hormuz closure due to prolonged West Asia conflict.

Indian borders to US schools, Indian firm bags orders to supply surveillance drones to Texas schools

The company had secured orders worth over Rs 100 crore from the Indian Army in November last year. Its UAVs are deployed along India’s borders with Pakistan & China.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.