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Nearly 14,000 people become new citizens of India as land swap starts

Nearly 14,000 people become new citizens of India as land swap starts

Aug 01, 2015, at 03:24 pm

Cooch Behar, West Bengtal, Aug 1 (IBNS) Nearly 14,000 people became Indian nationals one minute past midnight on Saturday as India gained access to 55 Bangladeshi enclaves in a historic land swap amid a huge celebration of crowds who remained stateless for nearly 70 years.

India-Bangladesh enclave swapping starts today

India-Bangladesh enclave swapping starts today

Jul 31, 2015, at 05:12 pm

New Delhi, Jul 30 (IBNS) India and Bangladesh will finally start exchanging 162 enclaves from Friday to accord nationality to more than 51,000 people in a historic event that ends four decades of deadlock.