Left, Trinamool name candidates in Tripura
Agartala : The ruling Left Front and the Trinamool Congress Thursday announced their candidates for the two Lok Sabha seats in Tripura.
Forest, Industries and...
Mild earthquake hits northeast, Myanmar
Shillong : An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale Sunday jolted northeastern states and parts of Myanmar Sunday, authorities said.
The earthquake occurred at...
Awareness on birth control in Assam’s Hailakandi
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: For Doctor Ilias Ali, it was a major step taken in the right direction as he addressed the second...
India initiates work to link Northeast with Bangladesh port
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : India has taken the first steps to construct a Rs.70 crore ($11.5 million) bridge over the Feni river in Tripura...
Modi, BJP draw flak in Assam over Land Swap Deal with B’desh
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Reacting strongly over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement over the Land Swap Deal with Bangladesh, political parties and other organizations in the state have termed the Prime Minister nothing short of ‘enemy of Assam’.
Key issues addressed during North East Teachers Congress at USTM
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Assessment of higher education through the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, vacant staff positions across universities and growing influence of the IT in education sector were some of the scores of several key issues discussed at the national seminar on ‘Changing Scenario in Academic Performance & Audit’ organized during the second North East Teachers Congress (NETC).
Indian farmer abducted by Bangladeshi nationals
Agartala : Tension erupted along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura after Bangladeshi nationals kidnapped an Indian farmer in retaliation to the arrest of a...
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...
No more on fast, Manipur now shuns Sharmila
By Iboyaima Laithangbam
Imphal : A day after she broke her 16-year fast against a law that gives sweeping powers to the military, Irom...
Seven youths rape minor girl in Mizoram, arrested
Aizawl : Mizoram police arrested seven youths, including four minors, for gang raping a minor girl, police said here Tuesday.
"The accused youths gang raped...
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...
Northeast MPs condemn killing of Manipuri man
New Delhi : The North East MPs Forum (NEMPF) Tuesday condemned the killing of a 29-year-old Manipuri man in the national capital and demanded...
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...
Mentally challenged woman burnt after gang rape in Tripura
Agartala : In a case of horrific brutality, a mentally challenged woman was burnt to death after being gang raped in Tripura, police said...
66 percent vote for Meghalaya’s two LS seats
Shillong: An estimated 66 percent of voters Wednesday cast their ballots for the two Lok Sabha seats in Meghalaya as people defied a shutdown...
20,000 Tribal families homeless, 14,000 Tribal families landless in Kerala, reveals state govt data
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net
Thiruvananthapura: The frequently heard Kerala model of development is nothing more than an hype if figures presented by the State...
Assam bandh: Normal life hit; over 70 detained, released
Guwahati : Normal life was affected across Assam Friday in the wake of a Bajrang Dal-sponsored 12-hour dawn-to-dusk bandh to press for the arrest...
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...
Manipur court orders release of Irom Sharmila
Imphal : A Manipur court Tuesday asked the state government to release activist Irom Sharmila Chanu, on indefinite fast for over 13 years, in...
Trial run of Guwahati-Shillong-Dhaka bus flagged off
Shillong : The trial run of the Guwahati-Shillong-Dhaka passenger bus service was flagged off Wednesday from Assam's main ciy of Guwahati. The trial run...
PA Sangma: Sagacity was the mark of first tribal Lok Sabha speaker
By Nirendra Dev
New Delhi : It was to the sagacity of his stint as a member of parliament for many years from Tura constituency...
Food security act not available for vulnerable tribal groups: NCST head
By Rupesh Dutta
New Delhi : The government's "inability" to implement the Food Security Act among the 'Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups' in India has resulted...
Meghalaya wants to gain from China’s ageing population
Shillong : With an eye to China's ageing workforce, Meghalaya Thursday decided to set up three skill development centres to train youths to help...
India to tighten vigil along Myanmar border
Agartala/Aizawl : India would strengthen vigil along its border with Myanmar to check drugs and arms smuggling besides movement of inimical elements, including militants,...
Two-thirds voting for 2nd Tripura seat
Agartala: Two-third of the voters Saturday cast their ballots till afternoon for the second Lok Sabha seat in Left-ruled Tripura, an official said.
Around 66...
Jammu and Kashmir poll observer dies in Tripura
Agartala : Pratapaditya Datta, an IAS officer of the 2010 Tripura-Manipur cadre and an election observer for Jammu and Kashmir, died here Wednesday following...
Northeast’s development high priority for Modi government
New Delhi : Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the northeast later this month, the ministry for Development of North Eastern Region...
Yogi Adityanath booked after nude picture of tribal women shared on his fanpage
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
An Adivasi woman from Assam, Laxmi Orang, has filed a case against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath and Ram Prasad Sarma,...
‘We were promised rehabilitation,’ 40 families homeless after railway demolishes Ranchi slum
Nearly 40 families, most of whom Dalits and Adivasis, were rendered homeless after railways destroyed their basti on December 28 last month.
Aquilur Rahman...
AIUDF chief denies nexus with Jihadi outfits
Guwahati : All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Badaruddin Ajmal Wednesday denied any nexus of the party with Bangladesh-based Jihadi outfits and termed...
Motorsports: Ali, Musthafa start favourites
Dimapur (Nagaland) : National championship leaders S.K. Ajgar Ali and navigator MK Mohammed Musthafa headline the JK Tyre Hornbill Rally, which will be run...
BJP team to visit Tripura
Agartala : A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) team will visit Tripura next week to look into the alleged political violence in the Left-ruled state,...
Will protest sexual assault of doctor, says Mirwaiz
By IANS,
Srinagar : Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairman of the moderate Hurriyat group, Thursday said demonstrations will be held to protest the sexual assault of...
Mizoram launches cleanliness drive
Aizawl : The Congress-ruled Mizoram government Friday launched a massive state-wide cleanliness programme in order to make it the cleanest state in India.
Mizoram Chief...
Tripura government reduces tax on aviation fuel
Agartala : The Tripura government Friday reduced the value-added tax (VAT) on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) by four percent, a minister here said, following...
Bangladesh allows transit of foodgrain to northeast India
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : In a highly significant move that was evidently cleared at the highest level, Bangladesh is allowing India to ferry foodgrain...
Enthusiastic independent candidates in northeast poll fray
By Ninglun Hanghal,
Imphal : A large number of independent candidates are in the poll fray in the northeast, with half of the aspirants in...
Mahmood Madani slams Assam govt for failing to protect its people
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Maulana Mahmood Madani of Jamiat Ulama e Hind (JUH) has condemned the recent killings of Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) while holding both the state and central government for responsible for the massacre. Talking to reporters the general secretary of JUH also sought for a permanent solution to this problem in Assam.
There is hope among apprehension from BJP government
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Even as the BJP sweeps the 16th Lok Sabha polls in the country, a section of the people are still apprehensive that it might have a negative impact. They raise the question on the secularism of Narendra Modi and the saffron party with that now sees more involvement of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) more than ever. But they are still hopeful of better days with BJP winning as many as seven seats in Assam.
Foundation stone of a market complex in Muslim concentrated area in Manipur laid
By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Lok Sabha MP Dr. Thokchom Meinya laid the foundation stone of Muhamuddin Shah Central Market Complex at Kshetrigao, a Muslim concentrated area in Imphal East District on October 3, 2014.
The function was also graced by Rajya Sabha MP Haji Abdus Salam, Parliamentary Secretary of Department of Minorities & OBCs Md. Amin Shah, President of Manipur Pradesh Youth Congress (MPYC) Amir Hussain, President of Kshetrigao Block Congress Committee Yaima Kabui and President of Athletic Brothers’ Association (ABA), Kshetrigao, Md. Qutubuddin alias Bakar.
We had information about attacks by Bodo militants: Police
Guwahati : Authorities in Assam had information that Bodo militants would go on rampage but could not mobilise forces due to lack of time,...
Youth groups call to boycott Mizoram polls
Aizawl/Agartala: Six NGOs and students' groups have called for a boycott of the April 9 Lok Sabha polls in Mizoram to protest the Election...
Boy, 8, shoots elder brother dead in Mizoram
Aizawl : An eight-year-old boy shot dead his elder brother with their father's hunting gun in Mizoram, police said here Tuesday.
The incident took place...
Transferred from Maharashtra to Mizoram, Sankaranarayanan quits
Mumbai : Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan, who was early Sunday abruptly transferred to Mizoram for the rest of his term, has announced his resignation.
"I...
Northeast to have air ambulances soon
Guwahati : Patients from difficult-to-access locations in the landlocked northeastern states can heave a sigh of relief, as a Guwahati-based hospital is planning to...
Over 15 lakh vote in Assam’s Bodo council polls
Guwahati : Over 15 lakh people on Wednesday cast their votes in elections to the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) in four Bodo-majority districts in...
Avoid lethal measures to control mobs: Assam CM
Guwahati : Firing should be avoided as far as practicable while controlling mob violence, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has said.
Gogoi advocated measures to...
Did anti-Dalit WhatsApp messages shared among Savarnas trigger the violence during Bharat Bandh?
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
The foundations of the Bharat Bandh, which took place on April 2, was laid on March 20, when the Supreme Court...
Develop Nagaland to its unique position: Sumitra Mahajan
Kohima : Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan Saturday asked the Nagaland government to develop this scenic mountainous state to its special and unique position...
Bangladesh to take back tribal refugees
Agartala : Bangladesh has agreed to take back over 350 of its tribals who have been sheltering in the Indian state of Tripura since...
Air, surface links to Kashmir Valley restored
Srinagar : Air services between the Kashmir Valley and the rest of the country were restored Thursday and the strategic Srinagar-Jammu highway was also...
Lok Sabha polls to be held in five phases in Kashmir
Jammu : Elections to Jammu and Kashmir's six Lok Sabha seats would be held in five phases beginning April 10, the state's chief electoral...
Centre committed to tackle Left-wing extremism: Rajnath
New Delhi : The central government was firmly committed to tackling Left-wing extremism and was implementing a multi-pronged strategy for the purpose, Home Minister...
Security to be tightened along Tripura border
Agartala : To ensure trouble-free elections to the Tripura tribal autonomous council and in view of the current political turmoil in neighbouring Bangladesh, security...
Rahul Gandhi cancels trip to Mizoram
Aizawl/Agartala : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, who is on a visit to the northeastern states, has cancelled his visit to Mizoram on Wednesday...
Manipuris want better education, job opportunities
By Natalia Ningthoujam,
Imphal : The people of Manipur, once ravaged by insurgency and still suffering from its residual strains, came out in full force...
Tripura wants liberal central assistance for small states
Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura wants Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government should be generous to provide economic support to small...
Assam polls before May 2016: CEC Brahma
Guwahati : Elections to the Assam legislative assembly will be held before May 2016, Chief Election Commissioner H.S. Brahma said here on Tuesday.
The entire...
Srinagar, the most high profile seat in Kashmir
By Sheikh Qayoom,
Srinagar : With 1.2 million voters spread over 15 assembly constituencies, the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency is the most prestigious among the...
Odisha to supply solar power to tribal schools
Bhubaneswar : Schools and hostels being run by Odisha's Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes development department will soon be given solar power-based electricity supply.
Realising...
Nationalised banks need to increase credit-deposit rate in Assam: Gogoi
Guwahati : Nationalised banks operating in Assam needs to play a pro-active role for the development of the state and increase the credit-deposit ratio,...
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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.
Tripura lifts AFSPA as terrorism ebbs
Agartala : The Left-ruled Tripura on Wednesday decided to withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) which gives sweeping powers and judicial immunity...
Northeast MGNREGS employees to launch stir to hike wages
Agartala : Over 13,000 employees employed in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in northeastern states would launch a stir from...
Protests over Inner Line Permit issue halts normal life in Manipur
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Imphal: Unlike for most other citizens of the country, for Raees Ahmed, the ‘home-coming’ was ‘troublesome’ and rather a ‘curse’. The...
Making democracy work when the roads don’t: Voting in Katlicherra, Hailakandi
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Hailakandi: The first thing that strikes you about Hailakandi, Assam, is that given the condition of the roads in its neighbouring...
Modi greets Nagaland on statehood day
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday greeted Nagaland on its statehood day.
"On Nagaland's Statehood Day, I convey my greetings to the people...
Nagaland tops in Lok Sabha voter turnout
Agartala : The highest turnout of voters in the Lok Sabha election was recorded in the northeastern state of Nagaland, with 87.82 percent of...
Charge-sheet to be filed in Srinagar food adulteration case
By IANS,
Srinagar : The Srinagar Municipal Corporation will Monday file a charge- sheet against three food processing companies for adulteration in a court here,...
Assam’s MY-FACTS to act as facilitator for implementation of govt. schemes
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Guwahati based organization MY-FACTS (Muslim Youth’s Forum Against Communalism, Terrorism, and Sedition) has decided on 31st March to act as facilitator for implementation of government schemes in Assam following a special meeting of the core committee at Hatigaon in the city, presided over by Tanishi Inam.
Crowds cheer Modi in tribal Gujarat, but silent to other BJP leaders
Limkheda (Gujarat) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday shed all security and proceeded in an open vehicle from the helipad, waving at the...
Uttarakhand governor transferred to Mizoram
New Delhi : Uttarakhand Governor Aziz Qureshi was Tuesday transferred to Mizoram, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said.
Meghalaya Governor Krishan Kant Paul, who holds additional...
Man who spearheaded Garoland demand dead
Shillong : Garo National Council (GNC) legislator Clifford R. Marak, who spearheaded the political movement for creation of a separate Garoland state in Meghalaya,...
UP govt undemocratically suppressing people’s voices resisting Kanhar dam: Fact Finding team
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: District and state administration in Uttar Pradesh are undemocratically suppressing the people’s voices against the “dangerous developmental projects”, alleged a fact finding team of the Delhi Solidarity Group that recently visited the Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.
Educate Delhiites about grievances of northeast people: HC
By IANS,
New Delhi : Stating that people should "cultivate the ability to live together", the Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the city government to...
48 students fall ill after eating mid-day meal in Tripura
Agartala : At least 48 students, including girls, fell ill and were admitted to hospital after eating mid-day meal in a school in Tripura,...
Scheduled Tribe status for six Assam communities
New Delhi : The committee formed to recommend communities of Assam for granting the Scheduled Tribe (ST) status will submit its report shortly, Minister...
CPI-s women membership in Tripura at record level
Agartala: Women constitute 26.49 percent of the CPI-M's members in Tripura, much more than the some 10 percent nationally, a party leader said on...
Assam’s rebel minister Himanta Biswa Sarma quits
Guwahati : Assam's rebel minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Monday resigned from the state cabinet, saying it was not possible "mentally, physically and politically" to...
Fires destroy hotel, tyre factory in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar : A fire in south Kashmir's Pahalgam tourist resort Monday destroyed a hotel and two dozen shops, while a devastating blaze destroyed a...
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...
Captive IAF man rescued in Meghalaya
Guwahati : An air force personnel, held hostage in West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, was Thursday rescued in a joint operation by Assam...
Manipur Governor resigns
By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: The Governor of Manipur Vinod Kumar Duggal tendered his resignation on August 28, 2014. He is the 9th Governor appointed by the United Progressive Front Government to resign since the National Democratic Front assumed office in May 2014.
One killed, over 25 injured in Assam blast
Guwahati : One person was killed and over 25 others were injured in an explosion in Assam's Dibrugarh district Sunday evening, police said.
Dibrugarh Superintendent...
Manipur reshuffle row: Ministers claim majority support
Imphal : Ministers in Congress-ruled Manipur say they have majority support in the party -- and so don't want to be axed at the...
Jharkhand CM loses temper, thrice in a day!
Ranchi : After Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij's public show of anger, it's the turn of Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das to lose his...
Central officials urge tribal refugees in Tripura to return to Mizoram
Agartala : Officials of the Union Home Ministry and two state governments on Tuesday asked Reang tribal refugees, sheltered in Tripura for the last...
Why Indian tribes need more opportunities to ‘Make (a living) in India’ (Human Interest...
By Bhavana Akella
Jamshedpur : Sumanti Bhagat, a petite 30-year-old Oraon tribal woman, famous among her tribe for her paintings, uses some sophisticated techniques...
Bodo militant gunned down in Assam
Guwahati : Security forces in Assam have shot dead a Bodo militant who was to carry out recruitment drives for his outfit, an official...
Corporates will run India if Modi becomes PM: Gogoi
Guwahati : Launching a fresh attack against Narendra Modi, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Thursday said big corporate houses will run the government...
As election approaches in Kerala, parties go all out to woo Adivasi voters in...
By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net
Kozhikode: With battle lines drawn for the upcoming assembly polls, campaigns of both the United Democratic Front and...
Youth killed in police firing during Kashmir clash
Srinagar : A youth was killed in police firing while three people were injured Monday when a stone-pelting mob clashed with security forces in...
Rajnath reviews Nagaland situation
New Delhi : Home Minister Rajnath Singh, at a meeting here Thursday with Nagaland Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang, reviewed the situation arising out of...
SC/ST Bank sought on lines of Mahila Bank
New Delhi : The All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations -- Parisangh -- urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to open a separate bank with...
One killed, three injured in Assam blast
Guwahati : One person was killed and three injured after a bomb went off at a village in Assam on Sunday, officials said.
The explosion...
Nagaland lynching: Grief turns into anger at Khan’s Bosla village in Assam
Brothers reluctant to resume business in Dimapur
By A Ghyasuddin, TwoCircles.net,
Bosla village, Karimganj (Assam): Many things have been said, many pieces have been written about them. As the time gradually passes, their grief seems to have turned into seething anger here at Bosla village in the Karimganj district – home of the Dimapur rape accused Syed Sarif Uddin Khan.
Journalists’ Forum Assam condemns the beheading of journalist in Syria
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: The Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) has joined in the chorus of condemnations against the abduction, murder and subsequent uploading of the visual of beheading a journalist by the militants in the conflict-ridden Syria.
Effort to strengthen ties with Bangladesh
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: In order to strengthen the socio-economic relationship between Bangladesh and India, a two-member delegation from Industries and Trade Fair Association of Assam (ITFAA) comprising of Vice-President Rajesh Das and Secretary Rajeev Das, met the Commerce Minister of Bangladesh Tofail Ahmed and submitted a memorandum requesting measures to boost trade and commerce between both the regions.
Country’s first Child Protection Day observed in Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Assam has showed the way to the country when it became the first state in India to observe Child Protection Day on Tuesday, March 4. Marked by celebrations across all the districts of the state, a central function was held at the TRP Indoor Stadium, Ulubari.
Assam’s Barak valley voters boycott voting demanding better facility
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Even as Assam witnessed a polling percentage of 75 % in the three constituencies in Karimganj, Silchar and Autonomous District constituencies, a section of people boycotted the poll as a sign to express their displeasure towards the political parties. Meet the people of Udharbond area of Silchar constituency who have boycotted the voting on Saturday as they are not satisfied with the approach of the government or the representatives towards their plight.
Nearly 70 percent turnout in Sikkim LS, assembly polls
Gangtok: Almost 70 percent of the electorate in Sikkim Saturday voted for the lone Lok Sabha seat and the 32-member state assembly in eight...
Quakes hit India’s northeast
Agartala/Aizawl : Three earthquakes, one of moderate intensity, hit India's northeastern region Thursday night and Friday, an official said. There are no reports of...
Nagabanda massacre and the other side of Assamese intelligentsia
By Abdul Kalam Azad,
Morigaon, Assam: Nagabanda High School is one of the oldest educational institutes of Morigaon district of Assam. The school is situated near the Nagabanda Bazar, about 15 KMs from the district headquarter. The healthy rural market, the nicely planted trees at Nagabanda Junior College, huge playground with pavilion and the green agricultural fields surrounding the area make it scenic and beautiful. But who knows Nagabanda is carrying a huge amount of pain and agony?
No discrimination on basis of caste, religion: Rajnath Singh
Gurgaon : In the wake of increasing attacks on people from the northeast in other parts of India, union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Thursday...
Rs.10,000 crore for power transmission in northeast
Guwahati : The union power ministry has rolled out a Rs.10,000 crore project to strengthen the transmission and distribution network in the the eight...
JKLF protest march in Srinagar against youth’s killing
Srinagar : Pro-Azadi Jammu and Kashmir Front (JKLF) activists took out a protest march in summer capital Srinagar Monday against the killing of a...
Flawless NRC update sought in Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: A facts finding team of All India Secular Forum (AISF) on the National Register of Citizen (NRC) update process submitted its report to the government and urged for an error free process.
The NRC is a document containing the names of Indian citizens in Assam prepared in 1951. Unique to the state of Assam, this document was prepared to distinguish Indian citizens from illegal migrants from then East Pakistan. The 1951 NRC certificate, along with the electoral roll in the voters’ list of 1966 and 1971 are the two important documents required to prove the citizenship in Assam, where propaganda about illegal Bangladeshi is rampant and often violent.
Tripura chief minister denies involvement in chit funds
Agartala : Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Tuesday denied his government's involvement in the activities of chit fund groups and illegal non-banking financial...
Manipur hills tension: Tribal leaders meet president
New Delhi: In the backdrop of the violence and subsequent tension in the hills of Manipur following the passing of three contentious bills by...
India, Bangladesh to step up joint border patrolling
Agartala : Border guards of India and Bangladesh would intensify their joint patrolling, officials said here Sunday following a two-day district-level border meet.
"The BSF...
‘Northeast-The Women’s campaign’ launched in Guwahati
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: ‘Northeast – The Women’s Campaign’, an initiative by Assam Youth For Change (AYFC) and supported by University of Science and Technology Meghalaya was launched in Guwahati in a bid to bridge the gap of gender inequality on Sunday. The year-long campaign was launched by Meghalaya Social Welfare Minister Deborah C. Marak in presence of Vice Chancellor of University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya Dr. PG Rao.
Tripura assembly session to begin Friday
Agartala : The monsoon session of the Tripura assembly will begin Friday and the opposition Congress is expected to raise a host of issues,...
Tripura’s royal rulers wanted to merge with Pakistan: Manik Sarkar
Agartala : A section of the then ruling Tripura royal family had tried to merge the erstwhile princely state with East Pakistan (now Bangladesh),...
Act against ‘atrocities’ on Telangana’s Dalits, Congress tells panels
New Delhi/Hyderabad, (IANS): The Congress on Wednesday urged the NHRC and the National Commission for Scheduled Castes to direct the Telangana government to take action...
CBI charge sheet against 7 over Nido Tania’s death
New Delhi : The CBI Friday filed a charge sheet in a court here against seven people over the death of 19-year-old Arunachal Pradesh...
Wanted: a 73rd-like amendment to Constitution
By Parveen Qamar,
India is included among developing nations. Of course, there are areas where we have achieved much better results than expectations but there are areas which, even after 68 years of Independence, remain neglected.
Tribal organisation rallies against amendment in Land Act, conversion law
Ranchi, (IANS): A tribal organisation held a rally in Ranchi on Monday against the Jharkhand government's Anti-Conversion Bill and its proposed amendments in the 2013...
Tripura governor asks police to protect women
Agartala : Tripura Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya has asked police and the state women's commission to take stern action against those who molested a...
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 doctor’s ‘jihad’ to popularize birth control among Assam’s Muslims
By Aditya Sarma,
Guwahati : Any talk of birth control had once been taboo for Muslims, particularly the uneducated Muslims living in remote areas of...
Assam violence: Toll rises to 40
Guwahati : The toll in Tuesday's militant attacks in Assam's Kokrajhar and Sonitpur districts has risen to 40, officials said Wednesday.
Union Home Minister Rajnath...
Tribals tear banners, posters at BJP office in Jharkhand
Ranchi, (IANS): Around 300 tribals equipped with traditional weapons, protested amendments in the two land acts on Friday by tearing banners and posters at...
Akhil Gogoi’s move to support BJP in election faces widespeared criticism from Muslims
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: President of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti Akhil Gogoi after getting bail from 29 days police and judicial custody brought out a list of non-Congress candidate from various political parties including BJP, AIUDF, AGP and left parties and described them as potential candidate to defeat Congress. Mr. Gogoi extended his support to those candidates including the six BJP candidates and instructed its cadres to mobilise voters in favour of them.
NE tribal groups ready to intensify statehood movement
Guwahati : Backed by the National Federation of New States (NFNS), a few ethnic groups of Assam and other parts of the northeastern region...
92 chit funds flee Tripura: Minister
Agartala : At least 92 unauthorised Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and chit funds have fled Tripura after illegally collecting huge amounts of money from...
SC bans Tamil Nadu bull fights
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday banned Tamil Nadu's centuries-old Jallikattu bull fights.
A bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose also...
Ebola virus: Tripura, Mizoram take preventive measures
Agartala/Aizawl : The Tripura and Mizoram governments have taken a number of preventive measures to check spread of deadly Ebola disease, officials from both...
Curfew in Srinagar after youth’s killing
Srinagar : A curfew was imposed in some parts of the Srinagar city to maintain law and order following a youth's killing in firing...
Rs.124.04 bn tax-free deficit budget in Tripura
By IANS,
Agartala : Tripura Finance Minister Badal Chaudhury Wednesday presented a Rs.124.04 billion tax-free budget with a deficit of Rs.1.58 billion for the 2014-15...
Three-day conference on “Tribal situation in India” starts at the Indira Gandhi National Tribal...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh): On Monday, January 29, the 47th Annual Conference of the Indian Anthropological Society on the theme ‘Tribal Situation...
I will continue to fight against AFSPA, but through politics: Irom Sharmila
By Aaquib Khan for Twocircles.net
For the past decade and a half, Irom Chanu Sharmila’s name has been synonymous with peaceful resistance against State policies....
Over 400 human trafficking victims rescued in Assam
Guwahati : Assam Police has rescued 422 victims of human trafficking, mostly minors, and arrested 281 offenders since 2011, according to the Criminal Investigation...
Ibobi meets Modi, Rajnath; seeks Naga accord copy
Imphal/New Delhi: Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on Saturday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi,...
Amnesty International urges Chhattisgarh authorities to protect Adivasis protesting against private companies
By TwoCircles.net Staff reporter
Raigarh: Amnesty International India on Sunday, January 14 said that the local authorities in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, should respect and protect the...
Police vehicle kills three in Tripura
Agartala : Three morning walkers were killed Saturday and two critically injured after being run over by a police vehicle in Tripura, police said...
Kidnapped SBI official in Meghalaya still untraced
Shillong : The whereabouts of a State Bank of India (SBI) official kidnapped by militants eight days ago are still not known, while 42...
In World Cup season, documentary ‘Soccer Queens of Rani’ tells story of Assam’s football...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Dulumoni Rabha’s mother and brother work in stone quarries to make ends meet. Nikumoni Kalita’s father digs sand from the river to earn his family’s household expenses. Popy Rabha’s mother pulls a hand cart, sells snack in the weekly local market so that her family can have their next meal.
Greater Kakching Churches Fellowship Celebrates the Advent Christmas
Two pioneering Christians of Kakching felicitated
By TCN News,
Kakching (Manipur): Greater Kakching Churches Fellowship felicitated first two pioneering Christians of Kakching on the occasion of Advent Christmas Celebration at the Kakching Library and Information Centre Auditorium.
#TCN10: Some thoughts about the eventful journey
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step: Chinese Philosopher Laozi
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
This month, TwoCircles.net – or TCN...
People of Nagaland weary of insurgency: Jitendra Singh
Kohima: Union Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said the people of Nagaland were weary of insurgency and their...
Policemen beaten up by soldiers in Kashmir’s Sonamarg
Srinagar : Some Indian Army personnel Friday allegedly beat up three policemen during a scuffle in Sonamarg hill station in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal...
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...
Kashmir revokes stipendiary recruitment policy
Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday revoked its controversial stipendiary recruitment policy following feedback gathered by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on his...
68 rebels of tribal outfit surrender in Meghalaya
Tura (Meghalaya) : As many as 68 rebels of the United A'chik Liberation Army in Meghalaya on Thursday surrendered before the authorities, marking the...
Give up violence, Gogoi tells militants
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Friday urged militants to shed violence as tens of thousands braved rains and a boycott call by militants...
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...
‘Attacks on northeasterners due to lack of knowledge of region’
By Raymond Kharmujai,
Shillong : The language barrier and lack of knowledge of the culture and identity of the people of the eight northeastern states...
Van Versus Vikas: New documentary dismantles mythology of India’s “progress” from worldview of Adivasi...
The film chronicles the resistance of an Adivasi family, along with other city activists and residents, to stop the Mumbai Metro Rail project...
Centre to fix support prices for 10 forest produce: Oram
Bhubaneswar : The central government would soon announce minimum support prices for 10 minor forest produce to protect tribals from exploitation, union Tribal Affairs...