Saradha scam: CBI quizzes former Assam minister
Kolkata : Senior Congress leader and former Assam minister Anjan Dutta was Monday grilled by the CBI in connection with the multi-crore-rupee Saradha scam.
Dutta,...
Former union minister P.R. Kyndiah dead
Shillong : Veteran Congress leader and former union minister Patty Ripple Kyndiah passed away here on Thursday night following cardiac arrest, a family member...
AIUDF slams defamation case against News X
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Guwahati: The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has slammed a criminal defamation case against a private news channel which had recently broadcast news about party’s alleged involvement with Jehadi elements.
Travails of a blast victim: Nine years and still counting for a better tomorrow
A teenager bomb blast victim awaits help for treatment, studies
By A Ghiyasuddin, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: Tears haven’t stopped rolling over her cheeks for last nine years. The 15-year-old victim of terrorism has been awaiting help for her treatment and also for further pursuing studies. But the cries of help of the poor girl and her family seem to have fallen on deaf ears.
We have been displaced thrice, will not allow it again: Geetha, leader of Adivasi...
This is the second of the two-part series on the proposed Athirapally dam in the Thrissur district of Kerala, and how it will destroy...
Tripura magistrate sacked for misconduct, inefficiency
Agartala : A judicial magistrate in Tripura was sacked for misconduct and inefficiency, a Tripura law department official said here on Tuesday.
"Sub-divisional judicial magistrate...
Jharkhand: For last 56 days, Adivasis are on hunger-strike against ‘illegal’ mining; govt unmoved
While the government of India makes claims of Sab Ka Vikaas (Development for everyone)—the concerns and voices of Dalits and Adivasis are often...
Amarnath Yatra to begin June 28
Jammu : The annual yatra to the Himalayan cave shrine of Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district will start on June 28, it...
Manipuri PhD student murdered in Delhi
New Delhi : A Manipuri pursuing his PhD was found dead, lying in a pool of blood with his throat slit at his residence...
अकथ कहानी कनहर की
कनहर सोन की सहायक नदी है. उत्तर प्रदेश के सबसे बड़े जिले सोनभद्र का क्षेत्रफल 6788 वर्ग किलोमीटर है, जिसके आधे से भी ज़्यादा हिस्सा घने जंगलों से घिरा हुआ है. यहां की आबादी का एक बड़ा हिस्सा आदिवासियों का है. इन आदिवासियों को रिजर्व फॉरेस्ट एक्ट के अनुच्छेद 4 व 20 ने उनके मूलभूत वनाधिकारों से वंचित रखा है.
Security forces, ethnic army clash near Myanmar-Bangladesh border
Yangon: Heavy fighting between security forces and the Arakan ethnic army occurred near the Myanmar-Bangladesh border.
The fighting came a day ahead of the resumption...
BJP beats Congress in Assam civic polls
Guwahati : After the recent debacle in the Delhi assembly election, the results of polls to civic bodies in Assam came out positive for...
Manipuri women assault: Three more accused get bail
By IANS,
New Delhi : A court here Friday granted bail to three people accused of assaulting two Manipuri women.
Additional Sessions Judge Rajender Kumar Shastri...
#Notebandi frontlines: In tribal areas, low literacy & cellphone use; few ATMs
By Shreya Shah
Dhar/Jhabua/Khargone (Madhya Pradesh): Santosh Bavash, 30, said he knew about the internet. "Ive heard it tells you about the future," he told...
Mulayam to contest from Azamgarh also
Lucknow : Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav will be contesting from two constituencies in the Lok Sabha polls - Mainpuri and Azamgarh.
Announcing Mulayam...
Tripura parties threaten agitations for tribal state
Agartala, (IANS): Two regional parties on Monday warned of agitations in support of their demand for a separate state for tribals in Tripura.
"To highlight our...
Three kids of a family burnt alive in Mizoram
Aizawl : Three minor children of a tribal family, including a girl, were burnt alive and one was seriously injured in Mizoram as their...
Two Manipuri youths attacked in Delhi, three held
New Delhi : Two Manipuri students were attacked with a scissor, stones and iron rods by three people, two of them juveniles, when the...
President condoles deaths in Assam, Meghalaya floods
New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday condoled the loss of lives due to floods in Meghalaya and Assam. He wished speedy recovery for...
No new taxes proposed in Kashmir budget
By IANS,
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather Thursday presented "tax-free" and "pro-people" budget for 2014-2015, terming it one which reflected...
70 Indian border markets to be open to Bangladeshis
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : India intends to set up 70 markets, colloquially called 'haats', on its border where Bangladeshis and Indians will be able...
Seminar by Islamic Research & Dawah Centre in Manipur
By Dr Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Islamic Research & Dawah Centre (IRDC) organised a three-day seminar on the topic ‘Be a Role Model on Parenting, Teaching & Goal Setting’ to instill Islamic values among the followers of the faith in Manipur.
Establishment of Block Institute of Teachers Education lagging in Minority Concentrated Blocks
By Amjad Suri and Mohammed Imteyaz Ahmed for Twocircles.net
The Sarvasiksha Abhiyan (SSA) was introduced in 2000 to bridge the gap between the social...
BJP loses assembly by-election in Nagaland
Kohima : The BJP Monday lost the assembly by-election to its coalition partner Naga People's Front (NPF) candidate in Nagaland.
Neiphrezo Keditsu, the NPF candidate...
Children and the elderly in Jharkhand March for Forest and Land Rights
Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Close to 10000 people including children, men, women and even senior citizens of tribal communities from 20 districts of Jharkhand came together...
12 dead in Meghalaya floods
Shillong : At least 12 people, including five children, have been killed in floods and landslides triggered by incessant rain in the Garo Hills...
AAMSU urges AIUDF not to use the name of Allah for politics
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: All Assam Minorities Students’ Union (AAMSU) has urged All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) not to use religion for...
“We know very less about each other,” says renowned B’desh Baul musician Mac Haque
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: He is very popular and widely respected in Bangladesh. A household name in the world of Baul sangeet, Maqsoodul Haque – whose roots are from Assam – has also been able to leave a mark in this part of India with his mesmerizing performances.
West Bengal government afraid of CBI probe: Manik Sarkar
Kolkata/Agartala : Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar Monday said the Trinamool Congress-led West Bengal government is afraid of a CBI probe into the chit...
Modi lauds Tripura’s success over terrorism: CM
Agartala : Prime Minister Narendra Modi is keen to tell the other states the Left-ruled Tripura's success vis-a-vis four decades of terrorism, Chief Minister...
70 fall ill after eating ‘prasad’ in Tripura
Agartala : Around 70 people, including women and children, fell sick after eating 'prasad' - offering to deity - in Tripura, an official said...
10 injured as train derails in Assam
Guwahati : At least 10 people were injured after a passenger train derailed in Assam on Saturday morning.
Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) officials said five...
छत्तीसगढ़ के आदिवासियों का पसंदीदा आहार है बीफ़
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
सुकमा (छत्तीसगढ़) : छत्तीसगढ़ में बीफ आपको ढ़ूंढे नहीं मिलेगा, मगर आदिवासियों के बीच ये बेहद ही लोकप्रिय है....
Assam doctor to attend programme at the UN
By TCN News,
Guwahati: Doctor Syed Iftikar Ahmed, chairman of Guwahati-based NGO ‘AIDS Prevention Society’ and a member of Lions Club of Narangi has been invited to attend the Lions Day programme at the United Nations’ headquarters in New York.
Exports from Northeast can help its development
Guwahati : India should focus on the export potential of the northeastern region to neighbouring countries to free it from poverty and backwardness, speakers...
12-hour strike hits life in Tripura
Agartala : A 12-hour strike called by the Congress to protest alleged police atrocities on the party workers affected normal life in Tripura Thursday.
Most...
To Heaven and Back
By Shalim M Hussain
As campaigning for the 2016 Assam assembly polls was gaining steam in the warm and wet spring, Sunny and his friends...
Despite mid-day meal, attendance lags in Agartala’s government schools
By Sujit Chakraborty
Agartala : Despite the lure of a mid-day meal, low attendance in Tripura's government schools is a "cause of concern" while enrollment...
Manipuri women assault case: Fifth accused granted bail
By IANS,
New Delhi : A court here Thursday granted bail to a man accused of assaulting two Manipuri women, saying four accused facing the...
300 families affected by Meghalaya storm
Shillong : Over 300 families have been badly affected as their houses suffered damage during a cyclonic storm in Meghalaya's South West Garo Hills...
66-Year-Old Jharkhand Man a Beacon of Hope for Abandoned Girls
Tauseef Ahmad/ TwoCircles.net
Hari Ram Pandey, a 66-year-old man from Deogarh in Jharkhand, has been raising abandoned girls on his own for the past two...
Sluggish voting in Srinagar
Srinagar : Only 17 percent votes were polled in the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency Wednesday, officials said.
The turnout at 46.5 percent was the highest...
Tribals to Form Political Party in Kerala
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net,
Thiruvananthapuram: Tribals in Kerala have remained on the periphery of the state's politics, since they have never been paid...
Naga activists call for sweeping changes in male-dominated society
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Naga activists and scholars today robustly called for changes in the male-dominated society of Nagaland state, saying that it barred women from inheritance, land rights as well aspolitical equality.
‘Chalo Thiruvananthapuram’ will bring forth issues of Dalits and Adivasis, expose Kerala model of...
By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net
Thiruvananthapuram: On the lines of Chalo Una movement in Gujarat followed by Chalo Udupi in Karnataka, Kerala will see the Chalo...
Unspent money for Dalits/tribals, $42.6 bn = 8 times agri budget
By Nikhil M. Babu
It was raining heavily last monsoon when Heerabai's youngest child, Seshkumari, 4, collapsed with a fever. The family could only...
Meghalaya speaker disallows censure motion against ministers
Shillong : Meghalaya assembly Speaker Abu Taher Mondal Tuesday disallowed a censure motion moved by the opposition against two ministers - Ampareen Lyngdoh and...
Modi’s northeast fare: Train line, power unit and two fests
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala/Guwahati : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be spending four busy days on his maiden visit to the northeast where he will...
Plight of tribal communities during COVID-19
By Faheem Muhammed M.P
As the world is facing the most dreadful pandemic of modern times, the indigenous population across the globe are exposed to...
Modi congratulates new CM of Nagaland
New Delhi : Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi Saturday congratulated newly sworn-in Nagaland Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang.
"Congratulations to T.R. Zeliang on taking oath as...
Congress demands CBI probe into chit fund groups in Tripura
Agartala : The Congress on Saturday demanded a CBI probe into the activities of all illegal non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and chit fund organisations...
CRPF to take skill development programmes to tribals, J&K youth
New Delhi : In a novel reach-out endeavour of the government, the Central Reserve Police Force has been roped in to extend benefits of...
TWC slams molestation of woman in public
Agartala : The Tripura Women's Commission Friday severely condemned the assault on and molestation of a woman by a section of people in full...
Manipur’s new governor takes charge
Imphal : Former Congress leader and author Syed Ahmed on Saturday took charge as the 16th governor of Manipur.
Manipur High Court Chief Justice Laxmikanta...
Museum of World War II inaugurated at Imphal
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Imphal (1944) a war museum of the World War II was inaugurated by World War II Imphal Campaign Foundation at Imphal on April 4, 2014.
Gujarat police detain tribal activists ahead of Sardar Patel’s statue inauguration
Ahmedabad, Oct 30 (IANS) Apprehending protests, the Gujarat police on Tuesday detained several tribal leaders and activists in the Narmada district ahead of the...
Militants kidnap two tribals in Tripura
Agartala : Militants have kidnapped two tribal men in Tripura, police said Friday.
Police suspect that the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants might...
Tension continues over Dimapur lynching; SMS blockage extended
Dimapur : Simmering tension continued on Monday in Nagaland's commercial hub of Dimapur where a mob broke into a jail and lynched a rape accused on March 5. Many 'non-local' people have temporarily left the town, while SMS and MMS services continued to be restricted in a bid to control spread of rumours on the social media.
Amendements in mines bill will help tribals: Government
New Delhi : The government said on Friday that tribals will benefit from the mines act that parliament passed on Friday with two amendments...
UPA believed in work rather than empty talk: Manmohan Singh
Guwahati : Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said his UPA government had always believed in work rather than empty talk and the...
Manipuri man’s killing: Five men sent to custody
New Delhi : A Delhi court Thursday sent five men, arrested for the killing of a 29-year-old Manipuri BPO employee in the city, to...
Bodos kill 65 in Assam, three die in police firing
Guwahati : Three people were killed in Assam Wednesday when police fired at thousands of angry adivasis who took to the streets, a day...
Tripura girls were raped, killed: Police
Agartala : Almost two weeks after two teenaged girls were found dead in Sipahijala district of Tripura, police Tuesday said they did not commit...
Restrictions imposed in Srinagar over ‘Quit Kashmir’ rally
Srinagar : Authorities Monday imposed restrictions on pedestrian and vehicular traffic in and around Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir as a separatist rally 'Quit...
Assam polls get over Thursday
Guwahati : Over 9.4 million people are eligible to exercise their franchise in the third and final phase of the Lok Sabha polls in...
Narayanan M Sankaran: A Ph.D. holder from Kerala who wants to instill Adivasi pride...
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net
Most people would be happy to find work after completing nearly a decade of higher education. But Narayanan M Sankaran, who...
New FM channels for northeast region
Agartala : New FM radio channels will be set up in five towns of northeastern states along the Bangladesh border to reach out to...
Global activists demand a UN Declaration on elmination of Discrimination based on Work and...
By TCN News
The first Global Forum on Discrimination based on Work and Descent (DWD) was convened on 20-23 September in New York, which took...
Why are tribals from Jammu and Kashmir protesting inclusion of Paharis in ST list?
Members of the Gujjar Bakarwal community in Jammu and Kashmir are on a protest march from Kupwara to Jammu against the government of India's...
Odisha’s SC/ST MLAs plead with CM on reservation
Bhubaneswar : The Odisha assembly on Friday witnessed an unusual scene when opposition MLAs belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Tribes fell at Chief...
Corruption cases witnessed rise in Jharkhand: NCRB
Ranchi, (IANS): Jharkhand has witnessed 36.13 per cent rise in corruption cases while crimes against women have dipped slightly, according to the National Crime Record...
Erosion eradicates hopes and aspirations of people in Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Barpeta (Assam): Elections occur on regular intervals since independence with so many faces at the helm but what does not change is the fate of deprived people. Take the example of thousand odd people of Barpeta district’s remotest area called Gomfulbari and its neighboring locations. Even now when the country is electing the Members of Parliament these fateful people are confused and rather worried whom to vote and what to expect.
Mizoram governor takes additional charge of Tripura
Agartala : Mizoram Governor Vakkom B. Purushothaman Monday took additional charge as the governor of Tripura.
Purushothaman was sworn-in by Tripura High Court Chief Justice...
Resurgence and resistance: Convention in TISS, Mumbai celebrates the stories of Adivasi women
By Daisy K, TwoCircles.net
Fourteen Adivasi women came together on stage to celebrate their struggles and victories at the Adivasi/Tribal women's convention held at Tata...
Railway focus on extending connectivity to NE states
By IANS,
New Delhi : In a bid to bring the country's northeastern states within the railway network, the Indian Railways are now on course...
Naga insurgents losing steam, says Indian Army
By Subir Bhaumik,
Agartala : The Indian Army is confident of handling any fresh violence unleashed by a Naga separatist faction operating from its bases...
Super-luxury resort in Kashmir’s Meadow of Flowers
By Sheikh Qayoom,
Gulmarg : As this world-famous resort prepares to host a record number of tourists this year, Gulmarg's only 5-star luxury property, the...
Assam waives entertainment tax on ‘Mary Kom’
Guwahati : The Assam government Wednesday announced exemption of entertainment tax on "Mary Kom", a new Bollywood movie on the World champion woman boxer...
Reservation unrest in Manipur varsity
Imphal : The issue of reservation seems to have polarised the students of Manipur University here after the University Grants Commission (UGC) slashed the...
AIM writes to President on BTAD violence
By TCN News,
Washington DC: In a letter addressed to his Excellency President Pranab Mukerjee, through Ambassador of India to US, Mr Jaishankar, Association of Indian Muslims of America (AIM) has expressed “anguish and alarm” at the massacre of Muslims of Bengali origin at the BTAD area of Assam.
Three north-eastern states to celebrate statehood day
Agartala/Imphal : Three north-eastern states - Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya - will celebrate their statehood day Wednesday, officials said Tuesday.
"On this day, the Manipur...
SC pulls up government on Assam border fencing progress
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the central and the Assam governments on the question of fencing the border with...
TCN Interview: “My purpose as a filmmaker is to bring stories of marginalised into...
In this interview with TwoCircles.net, acclaimed documentary filmmaker Somnath Waghmare talks about the production of films and the social landscape that constitutes film-making...
Assam students’ body meets Census Registrar General over NRC
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: With the updating process of National Register of Citizens (NRC) going on for the people of Assam, several flaws have been detected by the civil society and various other organizations.
In fact, the All Assam Minorities’ Students’ Union (AAMSU) have met the Registrar General and Census Commissioner in New Delhi. The Char Chapori Sahitya Parishad (CCSP) too has raised its objections and demanded a flawless NRC.
A lot rides on Manik Sarkar as Tripura goes to polls
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : Tripura, the country's last red stronghold, goes to the polls Monday and a lot is riding on Chief Minister Manik...
Cry for bringing peace in Assam’s BTAD through review of BTC
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Slamming the Assam government for failing to protect the innocent people All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) demanded that the state government has no right to be in power. AIUDF also demanded that the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) under the leadership of Hagrama Mohilary should be reviewed for better law and order maintenance.
Jharkhand government told to pay Rs 1 lakh for minor tribal’s custodial death
Ranchi : The Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday ordered the state government to pay Rs 1 lakh as compensation within 24 hours to the...
Naga activists call for changes in male-dominated society
By IANS,
New Delhi : Naga activists and scholars Wednesday robustly called for changes in the male-dominated society of Nagaland state, saying that it barred...
AFSPA extended in Tripura for six months
Agartala : The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), which gives sweeping powers and judicial immunity to security forces in conflict-hit areas, was extended...
Omar visits injured legislator in hospital
By IANS,
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday visited a government hospital here to enquire about the health of injured opposition...
Omar delighted at Pervez Rasool picked up for IPL 7
By IANS,
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday expressed happiness that Kashmiri all-rounder Pervez Rasool was picked up by Sunrisers Hyderabad...
Assam records 12 percent polling in first two hours
Guwahati : People queued up at polling booths in Assam's five constituencies as balloting began in the first phase of the Lok Sabha election...
Delhi’s northeast community takes creative route to raise awareness
By Shradha Chettri,
New Delhi : With drawings, pop songs and photographs, people from the northeast are displaying their creative side to sensitise the people...
Six millionaires, two paupers in fray in Tripura
Agartala : Six of the 25 candidates vying for Tripura's two Lok Sabha seats are 'crorepatis' (multi-millionaires) according to the affidavits filed along with...
Lifetime achievement award to Manipuri Muslim Writer Mohd Abdur Rahman
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Renowned Manipuri Muslim writer Mohd. Abdur Rahman (78) was awarded ICRA Lifetime Achivement Award 2014 for the extraordinary contribution he has made to Manipuri Literature over the years at a function organized jointly by Writers Union, Manipur (WUM) and Islamic Cultural & Research Association (ICRA), Manipur at Manipur Press Club, Imphal on June 28, 2014.
Eagerly looking forward to northeast visit: PM
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who begins his four-day visit to the northeast Saturday, said he is "eagerly looking forward to the...
Irani announces varsity department to study culture of northeast tribes
Shillong : Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday announced the setting up of a separate department in the North Eastern Hill...
One man’s extraordinary mission to uplift tribal children
By Jatindra Dash,
Bhubaneswar : He is hailed as a "god" by children of poor tribals of Odisha, a man who sought to overcome the...
14 prominent citizens of Assam honoured with ERDF Excellence Awards
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Keeping alive its decade long tradition, the Education Research & Development Foundation (ERDF) honoured 14 eminent senior citizens of Assam for their outstanding contributions in different fields of public life.
Erosion affected people at government door step seeking help in Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Erosion has been the toughest hurdle in their lives so far. After losing to land and properties to river erosion, many have been left with nothing but to spend nights on the embankments in many districts of Assam.
Manipur remembers Maulana Azad on National Education Day
By Dr Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Various government agencies and private bodies in Manipur observed the National Education Day, which commemorates the birth anniversary of the great freedom fighter, eminent educationist and India’s first Union Minister of Education Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
Child-tracing portal hit by poor infrastructure in northeast
Guwahati : Lack of computers in many police stations and poor internet connectivity have stopped police in many northeastern states from uploading data in...
Four killed, 27 injured in Meghalaya storm
Shillong: Four people, including a six-month-old baby, were killed and at least 27 others injured in a cyclonic storm in Meghalaya's West Khasi Hills...
Camps to verify names in voters list March 9
Agartala : The Election Commission has decided to hold special camps Sunday in polling stations across the country to facilitate people to verify their...
चौपट संस्कृति में तीन फ़िल्में
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
यह बहस बड़ी है कि असम और अरुणाचल प्रदेश के बाद का समूचा पूर्वोत्तर भारत ‘भारत’ है भी या नहीं? लेकिन इसे...
Five policemen injured in Meghalaya blast
Shillong : Five policemen were injured in a bomb blast triggered by the militants in Meghalaya late Tuesday night, police said on Wednesday.
The incident...
Curfew on in Meghalaya, home minister appeals for calm
Shillong : Curfew continued Friday in parts of Meghalaya where mob violence erupted following death of a suspected militant in police custody. Meanwhile, Meghalaya...
Pomp, pageantry mark R-Day across India
Jammu/Kolkata/Guwahati/Chennai/Panaji/Imphal : Republic Day was Monday celebrated across India with gaiety and patriotic fervour, as leaders stressed the need of rooting out corruption and working for development and asked insurgents to shun violence. The day was largely peaceful, barring two blasts in Assam and four in Manipur.
BJP wants removal of ‘Muslim’ tag from tribes
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: In a tricky development, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Assam Pradesh Minority Morcha has insisted that the followers of Islam in the state should not be called Muslims. The minority morcha said they should be recognised by their identity as tribes so as to avail facilities given by the constitution of India and to give proper identity.
Efforts on to repatriate Bangladeshi tribals
Agartala : Indian officials were trying to repatriate Bangladeshi tribals who have entered Tripura seeking refuge after ethnic violence erupted in their country, officials...
Compensate ‘shooting incident’ victims, NHRC tells Assam
Guwahati : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday asked the Assam government to pay Rs.5 lakh each to the next of kin of...
Army helicopter crashes in Nagaland, none hurt
Dimapur (Nagaland) : A Cheetah helicopter of the army crashed Monday in western Nagaland. Two pilots and an army official on board escaped unhurt,...
Kashmir vice chancellor’s murder accused arrested – after 24 years
Srinagar : One of the men involved in the 1990 abduction and murder of then Kashmir University Vice Chancellor Masheer-ul-Haq has been arrested here...
Northeast committee meets DU vice chancellor
New Delhi : A committee examining the concerns of people from the northeastern states living in other parts of India, Thursday met Delhi University...
Maoists abduct seven tribals in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Seven tribals, including a village head and a former block chairperson, were abducted by Maoists in Odisha's Malkangiri district, police said on Tuesday.
They...
Bravery award in name of Assam girl
Guwahati : The Assam government Sunday announced setting up of a bravery award in the name of a school girl who was killed by...
Manipur readies for district council polls
Imphal : Political parties in Manipur have stepped up campaigning for the June 1 elections to the six Autonomous District Councils (ADC) in the...
पोस्ट-मैट्रीक छात्रवृति हेतु ऑनलाइन आवेदन की आज आख़िरी तारीख़, बढ़ाने की हो रही है...
TwoCircles.net News Desk
पटना : सरकार द्वारा छात्रों को पोस्ट मैट्रीक छात्रवृति (अनुसूचित जाति/अनुसूचित जनजाति) हेतु ऑनलाइन आवेदन की अंतिम तिथि 17 मार्च 2016 तक...
Tripura to set up elephant reserve
Agartala : The Tripura government would set up an elephant reserve in the mountainous northeastern state to conserve wild elephants, a minister said here...
भूख से लड़ते भारत के बच्चे
फहमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
भारत में कुपोषण की शुरुआत मां के गर्भ से ही हो जाती है. गर्भवती महिलाओं को जीवन भर पौष्टिक भोजन का अभाव...
Nagaland CM wins trust vote
Kohima : Nagaland Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang Thursday won a trust vote by garnering 59 votes in the 60-member assembly, thus ending a month-long...
India’s Northeast: A region grows in electoral importance
By Saroj Mohanty,
The dominant narrative about India's Northeast looks in for a change. A rare coalescing of domestic politics and foreign policy interests is...
Allocation for SC, ST, minorities gets boost in budget
New Delhi, (IANS) : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday that the government will give special importance to implementation of schemes for the...
Sonia woos tribals in Madhya Pradesh
Sidhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday spoke about the various social security schemes launched by the UPA government, in her bid to woo the...
Assam violence: Tribal bodies call Bengal shutdown, BJP demands NIA probe
Siliguri : Two tribal bodies Thursday called a shutdown in parts of northern West Bengal Saturday in protest against the ghastly militant attacks in...
Clash in Kashmir town over man’s killing
By IANS,
Srinagar : Residents of Pulwama town in Jammu and Kashmir Thursday clashed with security forces following the killing of a man alleged to...
Seven Maoists, including 5 women killed in Maharashtra police encounter
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), (IANS): At least seven suspected Maoists, including five women, were killed in a gun-battle near Zinganur forests here on Wednesday, official sources said.
The...
Agartala stops power, water supply to Bengal chift fund firm
Agartala : The Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Wednesday cut off the electricity and water supply lines to Tripura head office of Kolkata-based Rose...
Cooch Behar tribal women to float new handicrafts company
Kolkata : A hundred tribal women in the district of Cooch Behar in West Bengal are gearing up to float a new company next...
Rebel ANVC factions to surrender arms: Meghalaya CM
Shillong : Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Friday said rebels of the two factions of the A'chik National Volunteers Council (ANVC) will lay down...
AFSPA: License to kill!
By Syed Mohammad Aamir Ali,
“People crushed by laws, have no hopes but from power. If the laws are their enemies, they will be enemies to the law; and those who have much to hope and nothing to lose will always be dangerous,” Edmund Burke
In Post-9/11 scenario the countries in the first world such as Britain and America, which contributed significantly in the modern definition of liberal democracy are busy waging wars and promulgating draconian laws in the name of protecting democracy. It is heartening to see that in a relatively backward country such as India, not only the human rights and civil liberties movement but even mainstream political parties are resisting and creating public opinion against such acts.
Rain, snow claim 17 lives in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu : At least 17 people have died and 1,922 houses damaged due to heavy snowfall and rain in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister...
Sangma bats for smaller states
By Raymond Kharmujai,
Tura (Meghalaya) : Former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno Agitok Sangma, a nine-time MP who is returning to national politics through the Lok...
Tripura undecided about new chief secretary
Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura is yet undecided on naming successor to chief secretary Sanjay Kumar Panda, who will join the...
Social Networking Forum solves water problems in Nashik; frees 11 Adivasi villages from drought
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Many villages in Maharashtra are facing water problems and have been as drought prone areas. The situations of Adivasi villages are taught to...
Commission chief flays Jharkhand over SC welfare schemes
Ranchi : National Commission for Scheduled Castes chairperson P.L. Punia on Wednesday flayed the Jharkhand government over the non-implementation of welfare schemes for the...
Tripura to hold local bodies poll in July
Agartala : The much expected and politically significant election to the three-tier gram panchayats in Tripura would be held July 15, an official said...
A generation born in displacement with no land rights: Vallabh Sagar Dam and its...
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Over the past few years, the Indian state has faced increasing resistance from Adivasis across the nation over land acquisition and...
Tripura gets new chief secretary
Agartala : Senior bureaucrat Yashpal Singh on Wednesday took over as the new chief secretary of Tripura. He succeeded G. Kameswara Rao, who retired...
BJP central team to submit report on Tripura to PM
Agartala : A BJP central team Tuesday said it would submit to the prime minister its report on the situation in Tripura following attacks...
Mamata orders action over tribal student’s ragging
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has ordered action over the alleged ragging of a female tribal college student in West Midnapore...
Faggan Singh Kulaste: Tribal face of MP and BJP’s man for all seasons
New Delhi : Faggan Singh Kulaste, Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Mandla (Scheduled Tribes) reserved constituency in Madhya Pradesh, belongs to the class...
Manipuris pay homage to the martyrs of June 18 uprising
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: The people of Manipur paid homage to those who laid down their lives for the cause of safeguarding the territorial integrity of the state during the June 18, 2001 uprising against the extension of the cease fire agreement signed between Government of India and NSCN-IM on June 18, 2014.
BJP to woo Dalits, farmers; Modi urges workers to focus on development
New Delhi : The two-day BJP national executive meeting concluded here on Sunday with the ruling party drawing up a roadmap on making development...
Controversy thickens after Assam BJP leader found sheltering Burdwan accused, wife
By TwoCircle.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Arrest of one of the most wanted suspected culprits involved in the October 2 Burdwan bomb blast from the state’ Nalbari district has added a twist in the already controversial story.
Among others, the most controversial statement came from the suspected accused Sahanur Alom, when he disclosed his wife Suzena, also alleged to be carrying out terror activities, and his father-in-law Julmat Ali were staying at the farmhouse of a senior Assam BJP leader Bijon Mahajan located in city’s Hatigaon area.
Army rescues 38 stranded people in Kashmir
Srinagar : The army has rescued 38 people stranded due to heavy snowfall and avalanches in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, a defence spokesman...
One-day solidarity fast to mark 14 year of Irom Sharmila’s struggle at Jantar Mantar
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Irom Sharmila entered her 15th year of hunger-strike against the draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) that has led to gross human rights' violations in North-East and Jammu & Kashmir on 5th November. To mark the beginning of the 15th year of her struggle for democracy and justice, Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC) along with other like-minded organisations like Azaadi Bachao Aandolan, B P Mehta foundation and other human rights' groups and individuals observed one-day solidarity fast at Jantar Mantar.
Country going forward, Left-ruled Tripura backwards: Rahul
Agartala : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said while the rest of India is moving ahead, the Left-ruled Tripura is moving back.
"The Congress-led...
NCP candidate arrested for damaging EVM
By IANS,
Shillong : An NCP leader was arrested for instigating a mob to damage an electronic voting machine (EVM) during the Jaintia Hills Autonomous...
Tripura CM asks PM to restore MGNREGA funds for state
Agartala : Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to restore the funds cut from MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural...