Gogoi urges Paresh Baruah to join politics
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Wednesday asked the commander-in-chief of the anti-talk faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Paresh...
Assam shootout: NHRC seeks Rs.25 lakh compensation
By IANS,
Guwahati : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Thursday recommended to the union home ministry to pay Rs.5 lakh each to the families...
Remote tribal community in Arunachal opens homestay for tourists
Nampong (Arunachal Pradesh): A small tribal community in the hills of Changlang district in Arunachal Pradesh have opened their homes for people to stay...
‘Once passed, proper implementation of the amended SC/ST bill more important’, says former secretary...
“NGOs and political parties claiming to work in the interest of SCs and STs must conduct programmes imparting awareness about the amendments made in...
Jamia Millia Islamia rises in solidarity with the North East Community
By TCN News,
New Delhi: In the aftermath of the recent crimes against members of the North East Community, students, teachers, staff 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...
Attacks on northeast people, threat to society: President
Canchipur (Manipur) : Expressing sadness over attacks on youths from the northeastern region in the national capital, President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday said the "pluralistic...
35 in Tripura ill after eating prasad
Agartala : At least 35 people, including several women, fell sick after eating prasad in Tripura, an official said Friday. At least 20 of...
Minorities Rights Day observed at Manipur
By Dr Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: With an aim to strengthen the cause of the minorities, the Minorities Rights Day was observed in Manipur too by the Manipur State Minorities Commission (MSMC).
Graced by Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh, the function was held on December 18 at the Maharaja Chandrakirti Auditorium, near Palace Compound, here.
Irom Sharmila released from custody, resumes fast
Guwahati : Human rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanua "who has been fasting since 2000 demanding repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA),...
CK Janu’s decision to ally with NDA in Kerala draws ire from other tribal...
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net
Kozhikode: Kerala Adivasi leader CK Janu’s decision to side with the NDA and contest from the Wayanad seat has drawn criticism...
SSSC condemns Irom Sharmila’s re-arrest
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC) has condemned the re-arrest of Irom Sharmila.
On 19th August, Imphal Court in its...
Mizoram church body says missionaries unhurt in quake
Aizawl : Missionaries from the northeastern state of Mizoram who were working in Nepal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan and Sikkim when the massive earthquake...
Gauhati HC quashes disqualification of 3 NCP legislators
Shillong : A division bench of the Gauhati High Court Wednesday set aside the order of Nagaland assembly Speaker Chotisuh Sazo disqualifying three NCP...
Will the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill 2014 provide succor to Dalits and...
Govt urged to pass SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill 2014 in the current session
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Urging the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to keep his pre-poll promise to the SC/ST communities, the National Coalition for Strengthening SCs & STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (NCSPA) has demanded the government to pass the pending Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill 2014 in the current session of the Parliament.
Just 10 percent voting in Kashmir’s Udhampur
Udhampur: Balloting was sluggish in this Lok Sabha constgituency in Jammu and Kashmir Thursday, with just 10 percent votes cast in the six districts...
Fourth ‘border haat’ may open in Tripura next month
Agartala : The fourth 'border haat' (market) along the India-Bangladesh border is likely to be inaugurated next month to boost trade in local produce...
Dimapur lynching incident rocks Assam assembly
Guwahati : The fifth day of the budget session of the Assam legislative assembly on Monday witnessed noisy scenes over the lynching of a rape accused in Nagaland's Dimapur town.
The problem started after some of the opposition members raised concerns over former Assam minister and Congress legislator Siddeque Ahmed's statement that he had prior information that the mob will break into the jail in Dimapur and kill the rape accused and that he had informed Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi about this on the morning of March 5.
AIUDF: The broken dreams and lost hopes of minorities in Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: For Ashraful Hussain, the party was a ray of hope for the downtrodden and underprivileged people of the society. Now, he is quite dejected and rather angry at times. He hoped finally somebody was there to take care of the neglected minorities of the state but after several years it turned out to be another broken dream.
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...
Raghubar Das first non-tribal to become Jharkhand CM
Ranchi : Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Raghubar Das took oath here Sunday as Jharkhand's 10th chief minister, the first non-tribal to do...
Become envoys of peace and development, president tells tribal youth
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee Friday said tribal youths should become "ambassadors of peace and development" and become "active participants" in the development agenda...
Assam floods: 67 dead, Rajnath to visit flood-hit areas Wednesday
Guwahati : Sixty-seven people have been killed in the floods in Assam's Brahmaputra Valley even as Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of State...
President to attend University convocation in Mizoram
Aizawl : President Pranab Mukherjee arrived here on Thursday afternoon on a two-day tour to the northeastern state of Mizoram. He will be chief...
Pro-ILP agitationists in Manipur protest police high-handedness
Imphal : A woman, who was badly injured while taking part in a demonstration favouring Inner Line Permit (ILP) system for Manipur, has started...
Nido Tania killing: Four accused’s judicial custody extended
New Delhi : A court here Tuesday extended, for 14 days, the judicial custody of the four people allegedly involved in Arunachal Pradesh student...
After long peace, Mizoram facing terror again
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Aizawl : Nearly 30 years after Mizoram embraced peace, there are signs that terrorism may be raising its "disturbing" head in the...
Andhra varsity professor held for suspected Maoist links
Hyderabad : An associate professor of Andhra University has been arrested for suspected links with the Maoists, Andhra Pradesh Police said Thursday. His family...
Assam BJP leader quits, blames Modi-Shah, corruption
Guwahati : A senior leader of the BJP's Assam unit and national executive member has quit the party, blaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party...
Dalits, tribals call for ‘hunkar’ rally against MP government
Bhopal : Protesting against "harassment and exploitation" by the Madhya Pradesh government, Dalits and tribal groups under an umbrella organisation on Sunday called for...
Efforts and appeal for making NRC update smooth in Assam
By A Ghiyasuddin, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: The updating of National Register of Citizens (NRC) is the major development taking place in Assam at the present time.
National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a document containing the names of Indian citizens 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.
Reservations and Muslims in Telugu States
By Shaik Amer Arafath for TwoCircles.net,
When our Constitution was framed, the framers made a special provision with intention to provide equal opportunity in the...
Judicial probe ordered into Dimapur lynching; DC, SP suspended
Dimapur (Nagaland) : The Nagaland government Friday ordered a judicial probe into Thursday's incident of a mob breaking into the high-security central jail here...
The myth of Hindu ‘minority’: Debunking right-wing propoganda
By Ram Puniyani for Twocircles.net
The biases and misconceptions about conversions and population growth have been used by communal forces to divide the society. This...
Rijiju reviews law and order situation in Assam
Guwahati : The central government Saturday agreed to deploy five units of CRPF's elite Cobra battalion to launch counter insurgency operations in Assam, where...
Women take part in great numbers in training programme
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: As many as 30 women trainees passed out from the first 90-day ‘Placement linked skill training programme’ under the ‘Swarna Jayanti Swarojgar Yojana (SJSRY) – principally aimed at the urban unemployed women – here on Tuesday.
Congress accuses RSS of trafficking tribal girls in Assam
New Delhi : The Congress on Saturday alleged that three affiliates of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) were involved in trafficking of 31...
Black flags inscribed with ‘IS NE’ seized in Assam
Guwahati (IANS): Residents of Assam's Goalpara town on Wednesday found
black flags inscribe with the words "IS NE" on a tree on the Brahmaputra
river resulting...
75 rescued after avalanche hits north Kashmir
Srinagar : Seventy-five people were rescued in north Kashmir's Kupwara district while efforts are on to rescue another 25 after an avalanche hit a...
Minor Adivasi girl raped, murdered in West Bengal, locals hit the streets in protest
By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net
The gangrape and murder of a minor Adivasi girl in North Dinajpur in West Bengal has resulted in massive protests...
डेल्टा मेघवाल मरी नहीं, मारी गई है…
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
नोखा (राजस्थान) : डेल्टा मेघवाल कौन थी? उसमें ऐसा क्या था? जो सभी को अपनी ओर खींचता था? वो क्या कर...