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...
Uttar Pradesh has highest cases of atrocities against SCs
New Delhi : Poll-bound Uttar Pradesh has reported the highest number of cases of atrocities against the Scheduled Castes (SC) in 2015 while the...
Don’t let money overpower our Naga identity: NPF leader
Zunheboto (Nagaland), (IANS): The ruling Naga People's Front (NPF) on Monday called upon the state's people to choose between preserving the Naga identity and money...
Two Andhra tribal girls gang raped, villagers seek to cover up
Visakhapatnam, (IANS): Two tribal girls were gang raped by eight men in a village in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam district and village elders tried to...
Shoes hurled at Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das
Ranchi : Shoes were hurled at Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das and black flags were shown to hi at a programme in Kharsawa on...
11 students debarred from Ghaziabad institute hostel
Ghaziabad : A Ghaziabad institute Friday debarred 11 Kashmiri and non-Kashmiri students from its hostel after they were found to be indulging in violence,...
Rise of political parties with religious identity is sad: Yogendra Yadav
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: Expelled Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Yogendra Yadav on Friday said the rise of political parties with religious identity in the country is unfortunate.
Addressing Swaraj Samvad, a dialogue on present and future of alternative politics in Guwahati, the renowned academic said that this development has proved that all the so-called secular political parties have failed.
दंतेवाड़ा: तिरंगे को लाल सलाम
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
दंतेवाड़ा (छत्तीसगढ़): बस्तर में आदिवासियों के निर्मम दमन, लोकतान्त्रिक अधिकारों के हनन, सैन्यीकरण तथा संसाधन की लूट के ख़िलाफ़ मानवाधिकार कार्यकर्ता...
Malkangiri: Who is responsible for deaths of more than 120 Adivasi children?
By Akash Poyam for Adivasi Resurgence
Up until now, Japanese Encephelitis (JE) has caused more than 120 deaths (Official numbers, real deaths could be...
Youth Congress will fight for the rights of refugees: J&K Pyc
By TCN News,
Jammu: After the successful completion of agitation for 73rd Amendment and empowerment of Panchayats in Jammu and Kashmir, several delegations of refugees and refugee leaders Rajeev Chuni, Labha Ram Gandhi and Capt. Yudhveer Singh met J&K Youth Congress committee and urged the J&K Pradesh Youth Congress to fight for their rights also.
Assam flood death toll 32, more feared to be missing
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: At least 32 people have been killed during the last 48 hours due to flood in Assam’s Goalpara and Kamrup district following continuous rain occurred in Assam and Meghalaya.
Is the media painting a true picture about Assam’s displaced Muslims?
By Abdul Kalam Azad,
Guwahati: The role of media in perceptualising risk is very crucial; especially when the risk is augmented by deadliest terrorist organization with double edged potentiality to create disaster in anywhere in the world.
‘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.
200 environmental women defenders killed in 2017: Activists
By Vishal Gulati
Nairobi, (IANS): This year has been the deadliest for environmental women defenders, with 200 assignations reported across the globe, and most of them...
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.
नर्मदा बांध के खिलाफ़ आदिवासियों की विशाल पदयात्रा
By TwoCircles.Net staff reporter,
खलघाट: मध्य प्रदेश के निमाड़ क्षेत्र में विस्थापित किसानों, मजदूरों और मछुवारों ने जीवन अधिकार यात्रा शुरू की है. यह जीवन...
Modi government committed to OBC reservation, say Rajnath, Ananth Kumar
New Delhi : The Narendra Modi government on Monday asserted that it is committed to reservation for Other Backward Class (OBC) with Union Home...
Appeal for free and fair election in Assam’s BTAD
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: As the Assam state election commission is planning to schedule the 3rd election for the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) for Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) elections in the last week of March in 2015, organisations including students’ bodies, have appealed the state and the central government to review the formation of council before the election.
Two girls gang raped in Jharkhand
Ranchi : Two girls were abducted and allegedly gang raped here, police said on Monday.
According to police, the two were seized by a group...
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...
Stars of North-East donate blankets to homeless in Guwahati
By TCN News
GUWAHATI : The 'Stars of North East' (SoNE) undertook a blanket distribution project targeting the poor of Guwahati on Friday night....
Minority students’ body asks government to take action against fundamentalists in Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: More than 500 All BTC Minority Students Union (ABMSU) on Thursday staged a demonstration against the anti-social elements who are trying to bring division in the society in the name of religion and slammed the state government for its failure in check the violence and illegal activities in the state that have increased in recent time.
Manipur groups warn of retaliation against Naga blockade
By IANS
Imphal: Assam-based organisations of Manipuri people on Wednesday warned of retaliation if the Naga-imposed indefinite economic blockade of Manipur is not withdrawn soon.
"All...
Chhattisgarh: Five more arrested for clash in Narayanpur over ‘religious conversion’
Police have filed three separate cases at Edka police station following complaints received from tribals, tribal Christians and police about alleged attacks on...
KLO leader held in Siliguri
By IANS,
Siliguri : Militant outfit Kamtapur Liberation Organisation's (KLO) vice president Tom Adhikary was arrested along with an associate near the India-Nepal border here...
Modi’s One Year : Environmental protection still awaits balance
Although the number of actual clearances given on paper for infrastructure projects are not much different compared to the UPA rule, the NDA rule...
Made to work as bonded labour, ‘fined’ Rs 1.5 lakh: The story of Jasgeer...
By Amit Kumar
This is the last of the four-part series on cases of Dalit atrocities in India which were brought up during a tribunal...
दिल्ली में मणिपुरी छात्रों पर पुलिसिया बर्बरता
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
दिल्ली: सबसे पहले हम पाठकों को बताना चाहते हैं कि इस खबर के साथ लगी हुई तस्वीरें थोड़ी आपत्तिजनक हो सकती हैं. दिल्ली में बीते 7 जून को मणिपुर ट्राइबल फोरम के सदस्यों ने तीन विवादास्पद बिलों के विरोध में मणिपुर भवन पर प्रदर्शन शुरू किया. इस प्रदर्शन के दौरान दिल्ली पुलिस और मणिपुर राइफ़ल्स के जवानों द्वारा प्रदर्शनकारी नागरिकों पर जमकर लाठीचार्ज किया गया, जिसमें लगभग 15 लोग घायल हुए हैं.
Anfar Foundation distributes food packets on Ramadan in Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Anfar Foundation, a Hojai based development organization in Assam in partnership with Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) reached out to 18,064 peoples in three districts of Nagaon, Morigaon and Sonitpur districts with Ramadan food packs.
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...
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.
Justice remains elusive dream for the victims of 2012 BTAD violence even after two...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Two years is a pretty long period for anything to change. But for a section of ill-fated people in Assam, it’s all the same as their pain continues to haunt them, in fact, in a more painful way. The bloody violence which broke out in Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) on July 20 in 2012 witnessed around 100 deaths and several lakhs were displaced but the victims did not get the justice.
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.
Will end fast, marry and contest elections, says Irom Sharmila
Imphal : Irom Sharmila, who had long been on a hunger fast against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, on Tuesday surprised people with...
40 tribals to be special guests at R-Day celebrations
New Delhi (IANS): The central government has invited 40 tribals from various parts of the country as special guests for this year's Republic Day...
Assam youth feel development can bring solution to every problem
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: When it comes to the issues for fighting elections for the political parties, it can be vary which are often politically motivated to influence the emotion of the people in various ways but what really people expect from these political parties hardly given the due importance.
Subsidised edible oil, pulses through PDS in Tripura
Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura will provide subsidised edible mustard oil and masoor dal (red lentils) under the public distribution system...
Even as artistes begin peace initiatives, centre declares Assam ‘disturbed area’
By A Ghiasuddin, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: For cartoonist duo Sunder Mohan Murmu and Amrith Basumatary, it’s time to use their art work to unite the...
Rough and ready justice
By Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam,
Nobody sympathises with a rapist. All of us wish the worst to befall him: let him come under the wheels of a big truck. Or, even worse: let him be run over by a huge goods train and die a horrible death. Or, if we can be patient and wait for a while, let the law award him a life sentence. Better still: let the law hang him.
Birth anniversary of Irom Sharmila observed with token hunger strike at Jantar Mantar
By TCN News,
New Delhi: A day long fast was organized here at Jantar Mantar on the call of Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign, Association of Protection of Civil Rights, Lok Raj Sangathan and Students Islamic Organisation of India to support Irom Sharmila and to demand repeal of AFSPA. Many people participated and observed the hunger strike.
Poll staff airlifted, others trekking to remote Ladakh areas
Leh (Jammu and Kashmir) : Polling parties and election materials were dispatched Sunday to six far-flung polling stations of Leh district in Jammu and...
Peace activists honoured at Aaina’s anniversary function
By TCN News
Guwahati: Syed Abdul Malik, one of the greatest litterateurs of Assam, and Mohammad Taher, eminent academician who passed away recently, both posthumous, were among the seven personalities from the state honoured for their unstinted work for promotion of peace, brotherhood and understanding among people.
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...
In Arunachal, tribal taboos are conservation devices
By Sweta Daga
"My Naba (father) always says you can't challenge nature. If you challenge nature, you are asking for trouble. When you see a...
China-made power tillers seized in Tripura
Agartala : Four power tillers and a huge quantity of spare parts, all made in China, were seized from a house of a former...
Banking services hit in Northeast
Agartala/Guwahati : Banking services were badly affected in the northeastern region of the country Wednesday as most of the major banks remained closed in...
Will Congress’ faith in dynastic politics save it in Dima Hasao?
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Haflong: Dima Hasao, the least populated district of Assam, goes to polls on April 4 and like most of the state,...
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...
PM Modi’s one year in office: hopes and broken dreams for Northeast
By A Ghiyasuddin, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: It has been one year since Narendra Modi ‘stormed’ in New Delhi. There were fanfare and hope. But now they feel the broken promises are too heavy. Many in the north-eastern states were extremely hopeful that the Narendra Modi government would at least settle a few issues which the previous government could not do.
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.
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.
NDFB killings: Death toll rises to 76; Assam tense, para-military deployed
Home Minister Rajnath Singh to visit locations
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: The situation in Assam remained tense on Wednesday with the recovery of more bodies of Assam villagers, who were massacred by the Bodo militants opened indiscriminate fire targeting adivasi people.
Assam MPs raise voice on Dimapur lynching incident in Parliament
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
Guwahati: Rising in one voice, members of Parliament (MPs) from Assam – those from Congress and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) – have raised the issue of cruel mob lynching at Dimapur earlier in the month and demanded a stop to racial profiling in the line of language and religion.
Delegation from BTAD appraises about continued violence in BTC; reiterate demand for review of...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: A delegation of Sonmilito Jonogosthiyo Oikyo Mancho, Assam (United Forum of Ethnic Groups), representing 20 non-government organizations and civil society groups organised a discussion on the continued violence in the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) of Assam. The discussion was held at the ANAHD office in Delhi.
Food Security Act launched in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Friday launched the Food Security Act, which aims to provide subsidised food grains to around 80 percent...
Manipur tribal areas begin strike to protest land and shops bills
Imphal: Even as the bitter row over three bills passed by the Manipur assembly and now awaiting presidential assent continues on, the tribal areas...
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...
Annual Status of Education Report 2013 for North East States released
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2013, the largest household survey of children in rural India, has shown that the enrolment of children in the age of 6-14 in the North East States is quite high compared to many of the States in mainland India. In Mizoram just 0.4% of the children in the age 6-14 are out of school. The percentage of out of school children is also quite low in Tripura (1.1%), Nagaland (1.2%), Sikkim (1.3%) and Manipur (1.5%). However, in Assam 3.8% of children are not in school. All-India average is 3.3%.
When fishermen were made Al Qaeda terrorist overnight in Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Rustam Ali had a terrible time as he was picked up by police as terrorist having connection with Al Qaeda in Assam’s Majuli. So were Sherafat Ali and Dhiren Doley from Majuli who were detained by police and media immediately jumped to term them as terrorist element after the Al Jawahari’s video where the Al Qaeda leader also pronounced Assam’s name as their next target.
More buses to ply in Maoist-hit Odisha districts
Bhubaneswar : The Odisha government has decided to ply 30 more buses in the tribal-dominated and Maoist-affected districts to improve transport connectivity, an official...
Muslims of BTAD are exiled in their own land post 2012 riots
By Nilim Dutta,
N 26˚ 30’ 10.4”
E 90˚ 01’ 24.9”
If one types in the above location coordinates into the ‘search’ in Google Earth, it immediately takes one to the image of an empty field somewhere in Gossaigaon Revenue Circle of Kokrajhar District, one of the four Districts in the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) of Assam, in the satellite topographic imagery dated 3 May 2010.
Cabinet nod for draft bills to increase ST beneficiaries
New Delhi : The union cabinet on Wednesday gave its ex post facto approval for the introduction of two constitutional amendment bills in parliament...
Tribal students confined to hostels during Jharkhand shutdown
Ranchi : Tribal students were on Friday confined to their hostels in Jharkhand to prevent them from taking part in the shutdown called by...
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....
American based forum hires three Kashmiri young journalists for a documentary
By TCN News,
Srinagar: In the first of its significant development, three Kashmiri based young Journalists have been asked by an American based prestigious Peace and Activism Group to make a documentary entitled as ‘Peace and Hope’.
Assam suffers huge losses in this year’s flood
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Assam has suffered huge losses in terms of lives, property, cropped land, dwelling units and infrastructure in three waves of flood this season. The last deluge wreaked havoc in Kamrup and Goalpara claiming several lives and leaving behind a trail of destruction.
Muslim, tribal and dalit women demand a sub-quota within women’s reservation
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Coimbatore: Putting an end to saffronization of education and history; justice and rehabilitation of riot victims; enactment of laws to punish acid attack culprits; stopping forceful sterilization of women and immediate stopping of false propaganda of ‘Love Jihad’ are among the eight resolutions passed at the ‘Awakening’, the first national conference of the National Women’s Front.
Kerala tribal leader C.K. Janu floats new party
Alappuzha (Kerala) : Tribal leader C.K. Janu on Wednesday announced the formation of a new political party which would be part of the BJP-led...
Rijiju arrives in Assam to review law and order situation
Guwahati : Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju arrived here Saturday to take stock of the law and order situation after Karbi...
The search for Isolation quotient of the collective development
By Rajaraman Sundaresan for TwoCircles.net
Society at large today, is caught up with too many ideas. Confusion and complexity are part of any diverse society...
The BJP won in UP. Can we please get rid of the facade called...
By Mushtaque Rahamat for Twocircles.net
The elevation of Yogi Adityanath to be the next Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh has finally obliterated the oft-repeated differentiation...
Telangana to up quota for Muslims, STs in proportion to population
Hyderabad : Telangana government will go for a special legislation on the lines of Tamil Nadu to increase the quantum of reservation for Muslims...
13 killed in Jharkhand train accident
Ranchi : At least 13 people were killed in Jharkhand when a train hit a vehicle at an unmanned crossing, police said on Tuesday.
The...
सोनी सोरी पर पुलिस द्वारा हमले की कोशिश
TCN News
बस्तर: आज छत्तीसगढ़ के आदिवासी मानवाधिकारों के लिए संघर्ष कर रही सोनी सोरी पर पुलिस ने हमले की कोशिश की है. जब यह...
झारखंड: भूमि अधिग्रहण का विरोध कर रहे आदिवासियों पर पुलिस फायरिंग
TCN News
हजारीबाग(झारखंड): झारखण्ड के हजारीबाग जिले के बड़कागांव के आदिवासी अपनी 17,000 एकड़ जमीन बचाने के लिए पिछले 15 दिनों से शांतिपूर्ण कफ़न सत्याग्रह...
USTM to strengthen e-learning and e-teaching in North East
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: The entire education system in the strife-affected BTAD has come to almost a standstill. Even though the death toll keeps mounting by the day and gets a space in the media, there is no one to tell the story of the sufferings of the students as schools remain closed and teachers away from their homes in search of safety and security. This aspect of the BTAD crisis came to limelight during the Junior College Principals Meet 2014 (JCPM-2014) hosted by the University of Science & Technology Meghalaya (USTM) in association with the Regional Institute of Science & Technology (RIST) on the outskirts of the city on Saturday.
Army wasn’t late in reacting to Bodo attack: Parrikar
New Delhi : Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has denied that the army was late in reacting to the attack by Bodo militants in Assam,...
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.
Can The Adivasi Speak?
By Ashley Tellis for Twocircles.net
It is time that civil society launched a counter-offensive campaign to the nonsense to which the state is subjecting its...
Gondi language: A bridge to Maoist heartland?
By Shilpa Raina,
New Delhi : Conventional wisdom has it that economic development can overcome the Maoist challenge. Now there's another powerfull and emotive method...
Magisterial probe begins into Agartala violence
Agartala : A magisterial probe into the ethnic violence in Agartala in which 24 persons were injured and 17 vehicles badly damaged on August...
तलवार की धार पर छत्तीसगढ़ के पत्रकार
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
दंतेवाड़ा (छत्तीसगढ़) : छत्तीसगढ़ के बस्तर इलाक़े में चौथे खंभे की हालत बेहद ही दयनीय है. नक्सली इलाक़े में जान-जोखिम...
“Lives of many Muslims ruined due to false terror charges”
By TCN News,
Gulbarga (Karnataka): The lives of many Indians have been ruined and their youth snatched away in the name of terrorism even as Muslims, Tribals and Dalits are mostly implicated in false cases due to prejudiced police, politics, media, prosecution and the society in general, Ajit Sahi, well known political analyst and a journalist, said.
Students from Assam volunteer for flood victims in Kashmir
By Sabin Sebastian, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: A group of Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU) social work students did their one month internship (November 2014) in Jammu and Kashmir to help the flood affected people under the leadership of Catholic Social Service Society (CSSS) of the Diocese of Jammu and Kashmir.
#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...
Congress moves EC, seeks probe into Irom Sharmila’s allegations
New Delhi, (IANS): The Congress on Wednesday moved the Election Commission demanding a probe into allegations by civil rights activist Irom Sharmila that she...
Three tribals killed, two hurt in Tripura BSF firing
Agartala, (IANS): Three tribals, including a woman, were killed and two others injured in BSF firing in southern Tripura, an official here said.
"BSF troopers...
Former President APJ Abdul Kalam to visit USTM on July 23
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Former President of India A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, will be visiting the University of Science & Technology, Meghalaya (USTM) shortly. The Missile Man of India will address the ‘North East College Principals’ Conclave (NCPC)-2014’ on July 23, 2014 at Techno City.
नक्सल इलाक़ों में नोटबंदी का ‘आतंक’
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
झारखंड/छत्तीसगढ़: नोटबंदी ने आम लोगों को बेहाल कर रखा है. और जिनके पास काला धन है, वे रोज़ काले को सफ़ेद...
Meghalaya district polls: A lucky draw decides winner
Shillong : The ruling Congress in Meghalaya Thursday won the highest number of seats in the two autonomous district councils elections, with one of...
India hands fresh list of insurgent camps to Bangladesh
Shillong : Bangladesh's border guards have promised firm action against insurgents from India's northeastern states taking shelter in that country, an Indian official said...
Subramanian Swamy slammed for communal statement in Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Several students’ groups and political parties in Assam have slammed senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy for his communally sensitive statements during his visit to the state.
State BJP has dismissed it as Swamy’s personal remarks.
Dimapur lynching raised in Rajya Sabha
ArrayNew Delhi : The lynching of a rape accused in Nagaland's Dimapur town was raised in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday with MPs questioning...
CPA team appeals for civil society action for peace in BTAD
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: A five-member fact finding team from Centre for Policy Analysis (CPA) New Delhi visited the strife torn BTAD on Saturday and met a few representatives of the civil society in Guwahati on Sunday morning prior to their return to Delhi. The team consisted of Harsh Mander, Anand Sahay, Seema Mustafa, Satish Jacob, and Prof Anuradha Chenoy. CPA believes that the 'alternative' is the major part of the truth which is generally not spoken of in the mainstream and there is no one mainstream in India but multiple streams.
US dollars meant for arms seized in Mizoram
Aizawl : A man was arrested and $48,700, meant for buying illegal arms from Myanmar, were seized during an operation by security agencies along...
HC restrains P.A. Sangma from using defamatory statement against Meghalaya CM
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Thursday restrained former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma from repeating defamatory statements against Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul...
An Assam village making firecrackers for over 100 years
Guwahati : An Assam village has been making firecrackers for over a 100 years and has now got a logo that will help it...
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...
Rajasthan tribal women learn candle making under project ‘Sakhi’
Udaipur : Hindustan Zinc's project "Sakhi" has been empowering dozens of rural and tribal women in Rajasthan's Zawar region, near here, by teaching...
सिंगरौली : क्या यहां जनतंत्र कॉर्पोरेटतंत्र बन चुका है?
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सिंगरौली : ‘पिछले दस सालों से हम कंपनी से अपनी जीविका, आवास और मुआवजे की मांग कर रहे हैं, लेकिन कंपनी लगातार...
Mahbubul Hoque to speak on education entrepreneurship in Chicago in AMU alumni convention
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Mahbubul Hoque, Chancellor of University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM) left for Chicago on Wednesday for attending the 13th annual convention of the Federation of Aligarh Alumni Associations (FAAA) to be held during June 20-22, 2014 in Chicago, USA. The FAAA has invited Mahbubul Hoque to deliver a special talk on education entrepreneurship.
Mizoram CM discusses refugee issue with home secretary
Aizawl : The Mizoram government has asked the union home ministry to take up with the Election Commission the issue of deleting from the...
IMA works out plan to address tribal health issue
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Thiruvananthapuram: Taking a serious view of increasing infant deaths and malnutrition cases reported in Attappady, one of the largest tribal settlements in Kerala, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has drawn up a detailed action plan to find solution for various health issues with special focus on antenatal care of tribal women.
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...
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,...
Fact-finding team to Bastar exposes numerous cases of fake encounters, religious persecution and wrongful...
By TCN News,
Raipur: An 8-member fact-finding team of All India People’s Forum, which visited four districts of Bastar, Chhattisgarh between 8-11 June...
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...
Attacks against minorities, Dalits grew sharply in BJP-led regime: US report
Washington, (IANS) : Religious tolerance has deteriorated and religious freedom violations have increased in India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's regime, a report by...
AIUDF seeks investigation on alleged involvement with terror outfit
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Even as news reports created sensation about the alleged involvement of All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) with Islamic fundamentalist across the region, the AIUDF on Friday asked the Union Home Minister for a proper investigation.
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.
On Quit India Day, Modi-Shivraj asked to quit Narmada Valley
By TCN News
Bhopal: Narmada valley reverberated with the slogan “Modi-Shivraj Go Back” – “Hamare Gaon me Hamaara Raj, Vaapis Jao Modi Shivraj”. The slogan...
Special courts for tribal land rights to continue in Jharkhand
Ranchi : The Tribes Advisory Council (TAC) of Jharkhand decided here on Thursday that Scheduled Area Regulation (SAR) courts will continue to exist, but...
Militants kidnap 11 people from Mizoram
Agartala/Aizawl : Militants have kidnapped 11 people from Mizoram along the inter-state border with Tripura, police said Saturday.
"NLFT (National Liberation Front of Tripura) extremists...
Natarajan was propped up when I attacked Modi: Rahul
New Delhi : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said his former fellow party leader Jayanthi Natarajan was propped up against him after he...
‘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...
मोदी जी! क्या लड़कियां सिर्फ़ अचार बेचने के लिए हैं?
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
इन दिनों सोशल मीडिया पर पीएम नरेन्द्र मोदी का एक बयान पर काफी कुछ शेयर किया जा रहा है, जिसमें उन्होंने कहा...
Assam MLA’s relative arrested in Meghalaya
Shillong : A relative of an Assam legislator was arrested in Meghalaya for his involvement in the abduction of a State Bank of India...
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,...
Security tightened in Tripura, Assam for Durga Puja
Agartala/Silchar : Armed with sophisticated weapons and electronic gadgets, a large number of security personnel have been deployed in Tripura and Assam for the...
Anti-leprosy activist since 1948 honoured by Assam
Guwahati : A 94-year-old social activist, who dedicated his life to fighting leprosy in Assam's Karbi Anglong district since 1948, was Wednesday honoured by...
Activist questions Environment Minister on govt plan to redefine forest
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
Bangalore: Leo Saldanha, an environmental activist from Bangalore received a brief response from Prakash Javadekar, Minister of State (IC) for Environment,...
Atrocities against SCs, STs: Odisha to set up three special courts
Bhubaneswar : The Odisha government is taking steps to set up three special courts in Cuttack, Bolangir and Balasore districts to try cases of...
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...
Democratising journalism: Giving remote tribal areas a voice
By Shubhranshu Choudhary,
The story is a bit topsy-turvy these days as far as journalism education goes, especially in the tribal areas in Central India. Instead of rural students coming to teachers in cities, teachers are going to 'adivasi haats' or weekly markets.
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).
Assam-Nagaland border in chaos: Police firing kills protestors in Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Curfew was clamped following the death of three protestors in police firing in Assam’s Golaghat district on Wednesday. The unruly protestors ransacked the police vehicles and others forcing the police to open fire. The Army is flag marching the area.
BJP wants to divide Jharkhand society with non-tribal CM: Nitish
Patna: Senior JD-U leader Nitish Kumar Friday accused the BJP of trying to divide society in Jharkhand by naming non-tribal Raghubar Das as the...
Looking beyond Women’s Day and Capitalism-inspired Feminism
By Ashley Tellis for Twocircles.net
Now that Women’s Day has gone, women will be forgotten once again for the rest of the year....
Sharmila files papers from Manipur’s Thoubal seat
Imphal, (IANS): 'Iron Lady' Irom Sharmila on Thursday filed her nomination papers to contest from Thoubal constituency in the Manipur assembly elections.
"I am fighting...
BSF to probe killing of 3 Tripura tribals by its men
Agartala, (IANS): The Border Security Force (BSF) has ordered a court of inquiry into the killing of three tribals in firing by its troopers...
Minorities Commission kicks off awareness campaigns in remote areas of Manipur
By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Manipur State Minorities Commission (MSMC) kicks off educational awareness campaign in the remote areas of the state. The first awareness camp was organized at Sangaiyumpham, a Muslim inhabited area of Thoubal district, on December 6, 2014.
No relief for Soni Sori: Brother-in-law, sister, picked up for interrogation
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter
Delhi: Having barely recovered from a brutal attack on her face by assailants, Soni Sori, the human rights activist from Chattisgarh,...
Irom Sharmila to break fast
Imphal : Manipuri political activist Irom Sharmila will break her 16-year long hunger strike against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act on Tuesday.
Sharmila has...
Strong reaction by civil society; immediate action sought
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Political parties, students’ organizations and civil society have raised its voice against the brutal killing of innocent villagers by armed militants of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD). All have condemned the incident as barbaric and sought for strict punishment.
South African held for raping Naga woman in Delhi
New Delhi : A 34-year-old South African has been arrested on charges of raping a woman from Nagaland on the pretext of marriage, police...
SC dismisses plea challenging Meghalaya CM’s tribal status
Shillong/New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition challenging the Scheduled Tribe status of Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Manda Sangma.
A division bench...
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...
Suspended AIUDF MLA slams Ajmal for having soft corner for BJP
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Senior All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) leader and MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed accused party president Badruddin Ajmal of arrogance and using the minority vote bank of the party for own personal benefits after being suspended from the party on Tuesday.
Haj Training Programme inaugurated at Imphal
By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: A three-day training programme for Haj pilgrims was inaugurated on August 8 at the office complex of Manipur...
वाह रे मोदी बजट! दलित-आदिवासियों का हक़ भी मार लिया!
Afroz Alam Sahil, TwoCircles.net
प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी भले ही अरूण जेटली द्वारा पेश किए गए बजट को गांव, गरीब और किसान समर्थक बजट बता रहे...
नवादा के कझिया गांव में सामंतों ने लगाया महादलितों के घरों में आग, वाम...
TwoCircles.net News Desk
पटना : नवादा ज़िले के अकबरपुर प्रखंड अन्तर्गत कझिया गाँव में वर्षों से बसे लगभग एक सौ महादलितों के घर में सामंती...
Manipuri students oppose ST status for Meiteis
Imphal : The All Manipur Students Union (AMSU) has strongly objected to the demand for granting the Scheduled Tribes (ST) status to the Meiteis,...
Assamese cultural activist invited in Bangladesh event
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: In what can be termed as a landmark endeavour, Guwahati-based cultural activist, documentation consultant and curator of the Guwahati International Music Festival, Aiyushman Dutta, has been invited to join a first-ever documentation project of the centuries-old ‘Dol Purnima Utsab’ of the Bauls to be held from March 14-17 in Kushtia, Bangladesh this year.
Kashmiri students claim ragged, beaten up in Ghaziabad institute
Ghaziabad : Students from Kashmir in a local educational institute here complained that they were beaten up and ragged by seniors while the institute's...
Karbi, Muslim militants nabbed in Assam
Guwahati : Security forces engaged in counter-insurgency operations on Wednesday arrested three Karbi militants, a Muslim militant and two linkmen of a Karbi insurgent...
NCM member Capt Praveen Davar reviews minority welfare schemes in Manipur
The importance and urgency of the modernization of madrasas and promotion of Urdu language was highlighted during the review meeting.
By Dr Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: During his three day visit here, Capt Praveen Davar, member of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) and member in-charge of Manipur, reviewed the implementation of the PM’s New 15-Point Programme for the welfare of the minorities and the Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) in the state.
यूपी में जंगलराज : दलित बस्ती में लगाई आग, दो मासूम जले
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लखनऊ : सीतापुर के लहरपुर थाने के पट्टी देहलिया गांव में दलित बस्ती के 35 घरों में आग लगाने और 2 मासूम...
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.
Congress leads in lone Mizoram seat
Aizawl : The ruling Congress candidate and incumbent Lok Sabha member C.L. Ruala was Friday leading by 10,000 votes over Robert Romawia Royte of...