Dalit Sahitya Samman Sammelan held at Imphal
By Dr Syed Ahmed, TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Awards were conferred to as many as 80 persons working in different fields in recognition of their dedication to...
CBI raids Rose Valley offices in Tripura, seizes documents
Agartala : Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) teams on Wednesday raided seven Tripura offices of Kolkata-based Rose Valley Group, a chit fund company,...
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.
Maoists kill two more tribals in Andhra
Hyderabad : Maoists have gunned down two more tribals in Andhra Pradesh on the suspicion that they were acting as police informers, police said...
Backward classes panel for quota in private sector
New Delhi : The National Commission of Backward Classes has written to the social justice ministry to bring a bill for providing 27 percent...
Assam’s six lakh tribal kids to be screened for anaemia
Guwahati:The union tribal affairs ministry will cover at least six lakh tribal children in Assam under its sickle cell anaemia screening programme within this...
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...
Tripura college principal held for molesting student
Agartala : The principal of a government degree college in Tripura has been arrested for molesting a girl student, police said here Sunday.
"Police arrested...
New health scheme for the poor launched in Tripura
Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura Wednesday launched a new health scheme to provide financial aid to poor families for treatment of...
Congress to get more seats in northeast: Mukul Sangma
Shillong : Exuding confidence that northeastern states would contribute more seats to the Congress' kitty, Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Wednesday reiterated that his...
Enrolment ratio in higher education in the northeast low
Agartala : The Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education is very low in the northeast region and it can be improved by setting...
बस्तर में सुरक्षा बल और माओवादी मुठभेड़ में पिसती आम आदिवासी जिदंगियां, दूधमुंही बच्ची...
Poonam Masih/ TwoCircles.net
बस्तर। छत्तीसगढ़ के बस्तर में माओवादी और सुरक्षा बलों के बीच होने वाली मुठभेड़ अब एक आम घटना बन गई है। माओवाद...
SC postpones hearing on Meghalaya CM’s tribal status
Shillong : The Supreme Court Monday put off a hearing to decide the tribal status of Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma as one of...
How Binesh Balan, an Adivasi, fought the Kerala bureaucracy to achieve his dream of...
By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net
As a student from the Mavilan Tribe in Kerala, Binesh Balan knew that studying, and achieving his dreams, was never going...
24 more Myanmar nationals held in Tripura
Agartala : Twentyfour more Mayanmarese, including six women and 12 children, have been arrested for illegally entering Tripura, police said on Sunday.
Two Indians, including...
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...
Delhi HC concerned over violence against northeasterners
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Thursday expressed strong displeasure at the government for failing to prevent violence against people from the northeast...
Man arrested for raping deaf woman in Tripura
Agartala: A man was arrested for raping a 32-year-old deaf and dumb woman, police said here Tuesday.
"Ajit Nama, aged 30, raped a deaf and...
Militant killed, seven arrested in Assam
Guwahati : A joint team of the army and Assam Police Tuesday killed a Karbi militant and arrested seven others from different rebel outfits,...
Minority students in Assam seek early solution to BTAD crisis
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: All Assam Minority Students’ Union (AAMSU), a students’ body of the state said that the victory of independent candidate Naba Kumar Sarania from Kokrajhar seat is the outcome of the sufferings of people in Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) over the years. AAMSU also alleged that the state government has not done enough to seize the illegal arms in the BTAD besides demanding white paper from the home department regarding this.
Dalit, tribals can perform as good as others: PM
Noida : People from the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes will perform as well as others if they are given the opportunity, Prime Minister...
Jharkand’s Bamboo artisans experience livelihood crunch amid lockdown, worry for future of profession
By Nazish Hussain, TwoCircles.net
Jaggarnath Mahli of Hesal village, situated 20 kilometres from Ranchi city, makes bamboo articles for a living. Due to the coronavirus...
As Chirang goes to polls, Santhals, Bodos hope peace is prioritised, not politicised
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Chirang: William Tudu, a 60-year-old Santhal, is not sure who to vote for. He has been voting in the past elections...
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee hosts iftar congregation in Guwahati
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) organised a grand iftar get-together on Thursday evening at the New MLA Hostel in the State Capital Complex at Dispur Guwahati. About 300 persons from different walks of life, including Minister and MLAs, took part in the iftar congregation.
13 years later, ‘Iron Lady’ Sharmila refuses to give up
By Ninglun Hanghal,
Malom (Manipur) : "Iron Lady" Sharmila Chanu completes Sunday 13 years of hunger strike that she began after the massacre of 10...
Leela Santhosh: Kerala’s first Adivasi filmmaker who wants to tell the real stories of...
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net
Kerala is often presented as one of the most equitable states in the nation; a state where (at least relatively) your...
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...
Two Bodo insurgents killed, 10 crude bombs found
Guwahati : Two Bodo insurgents were killed and a huge cache of arms was recovered from them Sunday, while information revealed by a man...
Gogoi’s visits to 18 countries cost exchequer Rs.43 lakh
Guwahati : Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi's official overseas trips to 18 countries since assuming office in 2001 cost the state exchequer Rs.43,44,353 but yielded...
Send back tribal refugees to Mizoram: Tripura urges centre
Agartala : The Tripura government on Tuesday again urged the central government to take steps to send over 31,000 tribal refugees back to Mizoram...
Easter celebrated in Meghalaya
Shillong : Christians in Meghalaya Sunday joined their brethren the world over in celebrating Easter.
Believers throngeed Cathedrals and other churches in the Christian-majority state...
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...
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...
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...
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...
दलित, आदिवासी और पिछड़ो के हज़ारों पद ख़ाली, संसदीय समिति ने मोदी सरकार...
यूसुफ़ अंसारी, TwoCircles.net
देश में 2014 में मोदी सरकार बनने के बाद से ही उस पर आरक्षण विरोधी होने आरोप लगते रहें हैं। लगातार कहा...
Tribals yet to receive full benefits of development: President
Kolkata : Lamenting the displacement of tribal communities due to the need to exploit mineral and forest resources, President Pranab Mukherjee Sunday said the...
Save Sharmila campaign condemns rape of 3 women by Army personnel in Assam
By TCN News,
New Delhi: In another shocking incident, it has been reported that on 6th April, 6 Indian Army jawans raped 3 women in Khorsim Athor village in Anjukpani in Assam. It has been reported that the jawans on patrol reached the village and allegedly took a 13-year-old to the neighboring jungle. The girl's mother and another relative later reached the site to rescue her. According to reports, the jawans then raped the other two women as well.
Ajmal CSR starts college in Assam’s BTAD
By TCN news,
Guwahati: It was Manjunara Khatun, a degree 4th semester student of Hatidura College, who had stopped the motorcade of Maulana Badruddin Ajmal, MP, last year to ask him to set up a college in her village in Kokrajhar district so that girls could pursue education after school without any difficulty.
Nitish, legislators reach Delhi; Manjhi announces quotas
Patna/New Delhi : Aiming to put pressure on Bihar Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi for inviting him to form the next government in the state,...
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...
Collectibles, tribal art up for auction
New Delhi : An ethnic betel leaf and tobacco box, M.F.Husain's pen and ink drawings on post cards and a wooden gramophone are among...
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...
Gogoi slams Modi for not taking up dam issue with China
Guwahati : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done grave injustice to Assam by not raising the issue of construction of dams over the Brahmaputra...
Militants in fatigues attack army camp in Kashmir, shot dead
Jammu: Three militants, dressed in army uniforms, Friday attacked an army camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district riding a goods vehicle they hijacked at gunpoint, but were shot dead after a gunfight. A soldier and the vehicle's driver and another occupant were also killed.
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...
Seven die in Madhya Pradesh heat wave
Seoni (Madhya Pradesh) : At least seven people have died and about 110 have taken ill due to the intense heat wave in Seoni...
Tribal farmer commits suicide in Jharkhand over burnt crop
Ranchi, (IANS): A 55-year-old tribal farmer, Buddhu Oraon, on Thursday committed suicide by jumping into a well after 80 quintals of his paddy crop was...
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.
‘अस्तित्व, अस्मिता और जनआन्दोलन’ के मुद्दे पर 2-4 दिसंबर को पटना में जमावड़ा
TCN News
पटना : जन आन्दोलनों का राष्ट्रीय समन्वय यानी एनएपीएम का 11 वां राष्ट्रीय अधिवेशन 2-4 दिसंबर को पटना के ऐतिहासिक अंजुमन इस्लामिया हॉल...
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.
Former speaker Sangma flays Meghalaya CM
Shillong : Former Lok Sabha speaker Purno A. Sangma Sunday praised the Congress legislators in Meghalaya for demanding the removal of Chief Minister Mukul...
Kashmir’s ex-minister told to appear before police
By IANS,
Srinagar : Granting interim relief to Shabir Ahmad Khan, a former minister accused by a woman doctor of sexual harassment, the Jammu and...
Cabinet nod for expert group to classify caste names
New Delhi: The Union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday gave its approval to a proposal to form an expert group...
Writing about marginalised communities is like walking a tight rope
On the sidelines of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), writers reflect on the experiences of writing on the issues of marginalized communities in India.
Tabeenah...
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...
Adivasi girl Rajeshwari: First sarpanch of AIMIM in Maharashtra
By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net
Nandurbar (Maharshtra)
In a recent political development in Maharashtra state, an Adivasi girl Rajeshwari Valvi from Nandurbar registered a win in panchayat...
APCR condemns ‘complicit role of state’ in Father Stan Swamy’s death
In a statement the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) said the UAPA and other draconian laws must be immediately repealed to end...
Kerala to bring new law to ensure quota for SC/ST in aided colleges
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net
Thiruvananthapuram: Taking note of the poor representation of teaching staff belonging to SC/ST sections in aided colleges in the...
People may not respect parliament any more: India’s oldest lawmaker
By Raymond Kharmujai, IANS,
Imphal : Rishang Keishing, 94, arguably India's - perhaps the world's - oldest lawmaker who has served four terms in parliament,...
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.
Pakistani fighter jets kill 38 militants
By IANS,
Islamabad: Fighter jets of the Pakistan Air Force Sunday killed at least 38 militants in a series of air strikes in the country's...
Waiting with hope for justice after a year of massacre in Assam’s Baksa district
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: Life cannot be more cruel than this for Kashem Ali, the man who lost his daughter to the armed militants just when he was about to forget the pain of losing his mother and elder sister.In 1994 when Ali lost his mother and elder sister to militancy. On May 2, 2014 he could do nothing but to be a witness to the death of his five year old daughter’s death when armed militants opened fired indiscriminately in Assam’s Baksa district.
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...
Manipur’s first Chief Minister Md Alimuddin remembered
By Dr Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Md Alimuddin, the first Chief Minister of Manipur after it attained statehood, was remembered on the 42nd foundation day of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Centre, which later developed into Manipur University (MU).
Two Meghalaya policemen killed in blast
Shillong : Two police constables were killed and two others were injured Friday in a bomb blast triggered by insurgents in Meghalaya.
"ULFA (United Liberation...
Meghalaya CM asks militants to give up violence
Shillong : Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Friday asked militants to give up violence and promised steps to check illegal immigration from Bangladesh.
Sangma made...
It is the duty of all secular and democratic groups to foil designs of...
By TCN News,
Bhopal (MP): All India Muslim Majlis-E-Mushawarat (AIMMM), an apex forum of Muslim organizations and institutions of national eminence held a meeting of...
Rajnath visits Myanmar border, reviews Manipur situation
Imphal/Agartala : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and his deputy Kiren Rijiju Friday visited India-Myanmar border in Manipur and discussed border trade with the...
NSUI gears up campaigning for Congress’s Lok Sabha election candidate, reaching out to the...
By TCN News,
Jammu: The state president of National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), Neeraj Kundan held a meeting in Govt. Maulana Azad Memorial Post Graduate (MAM) College, Jammu, in support of Congress-NC candidate Madan Lal Sharma, on 2nd April, Wednesday.
Mizoram Governor Aziz Qureshi sacked
New Delhi : Mizoram Governor Aziz Qureshi was sacked on Saturday, officials said.
President Pranab Mukherjee directed that "Qureshi shall cease to hold the office...
Drop all charges against Irom Sharmila: ICJ
New Delhi : The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) on Thursday urged the Manipur government to immediately drop all charges against rights activist Irom...
Centre to sign peace accord with two Meghalaya rebel outfits
Shillong : The Centre will sign a peace accord with two rebel outfits operating in the five districts of Garo Hills in Meghalaya next...
Two policemen killed in Meghalaya militant ambush
Shillong : Two policemen were killed and three injured Tuesday when tribal militants ambushed them in Meghalaya, officials said.
Heavily armed suspected militants of the...
Pandemonium in Odisha assembly over PESA Act violation
Bhubaneswar : Pandemonium prevailed in Odisha assembly on Wednesday over the alleged violation of PESA Act for formation of Rourkela Municipal Corporation (RMC), even...
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...
Militant camp busted in Meghalaya
By IANS,
Shillong : A hideout of the United A'chik Liberation Army (UALA) was Tuesday busted in Meghalaya's insurgency-hit Garo Hills, police said.
"We busted a...
India needs anti-racist law: CPI-M
By IANS,
New Delhi : The CPI-M Wednesday asked the government to unveil an anti-racist law to curb attacks similar to those on people from...
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...
Meghalaya facing power deficit: Governor
Shillong : Meghalaya, which was once a power surplus state, is facing a power deficit of 20-30 percent of the demand.
"The power scenario has...
13 held in Assam witch-hunting case
Guwahati: At least 13 people were arrested Saturday for their alleged involvement in the murder of three members of a family in Assam...
Violence declined during our government: Omar Abdullah
By IANS,
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday said violence across the state has declined by 71 percent since the present...
SC to hear plea seeking SIT probe into Nido Tania’s death
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Supreme Court will Friday hear a plea by a group of lawyers seeking direction to the central government to...
Tripura tribal council goes to first EVM polls on May 3
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : With more tribal autonomy being viewed as a key issue, Tripura is set to hold its first EVM election on...
Assam’s little reporters: Agents of change for neglected communities
By Azera Parveen Rahman,
Dibrugarh (Assam) : They are perceptive, have no biases, are honest and don't mince their words. Articles by children reporters of...
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...
Northeast’s traditional environmental knowledge important: Expert
Kolkata : The traditional environmental knowledge from India's northeast and northern regions, particularly the Himalayas, integrated with modern science is important for battling climate...
Trooper guns down five colleagues, kills self
Srinagar: A trooper fatally shot dead five of his colleagues and then turned the gun on himself following a heated argument in north's Kashmir...
Campaign to provide clothes to Dalit Adivasi children in Maharashtra during Ramadan a huge...
By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net
On May 24, TwoCircles.net published a story which showed a unique attempt to bring a smile to the faces of Dalit...
Congress slams government over Maharashtra governor’s transfer
New Delhi : The Congress Sunday said the government was exercising its power in an "extremely arbitrary manner" over the transfer of Maharashtra governor...
Beniwal sacked, Duggal new Mizoram Governor
New Delhi : The Narendra Modi government Wednesday sacked Kamla Beniwal as Mizoram's governor, an official statement said.
Former union home secretary Vinod Kumar Duggal,...
11 killed in avalanche, house collapses in Kashmir
Srinagar/Jammu : Eleven people were killed Wednesday in avalanches and house collapses in different parts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
A senior police officer...
Centre reviewing condition of northeast rivers: Uma Bharti
Siliguri : Intending to utilise the water resources in India's northeast for the country's benefit, the centre has started reviewing the condition of the...
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...
Join hands for a better tomorrow: President to Manipuri youth
Canchipur (Manipur) : Asserting that societies flourish only in an "atmosphere free from violence", President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday asked the youth from Manipur to...
Over 60 percent polling in Nagaland till 2 p.m.
Kohima: Clear weather encouraged enthusiastic voters in Nagaland's lone Lok Sabha constituency on Wednesday, with more than 60 percent of the ballots cast till...
Tripura donates Rs.1 crore to flood-hit J&K
Agartala : The Tripura government will contribute Rs.1 crore for the relief of flood-affected people of Jammu and Kashmir, a minister said here Wednesday.
"Like...
BJP to protest against eviction of tribals in Tripura
Agartala: The BJP on Tuesday said it would soon launch a stir if Tripura's Left Front government evicted tribals to set up a firing...
Central Government’s Move to Seize of ‘Pandaram’ Land Ignites Fear and Tension in Lakshadweep
Mohammed Ramees, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: India’s smallest union territory, Lakshadweep Islands, has been tense following the central government’s action to take possession of 'pandaram' land, a...
World Bank’s social enterprises in three NE states
By IANS,
Shillong : The World Bank Wednesday launched its $1 million 2014 India Development Marketplace for implementing innovative service delivery in Meghalaya, Mizoram and...
These Tribes in India celebrate Liberation Day not Independence Day
By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
As many as 150 tribes across India observe 31st August as ‘ Liberation Day’ or ‘Vimukti Divas’ because it was on...
Three Bangladeshis beaten to death by Tripura villagers
Agartala : Indian villagers hacked to death three Bangladeshi nationals Sunday in a village on the India-Bangladesh border in western Tripura, police said.
"The three...
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.
Two village headmen shot dead in Kashmir
Srinagar : Two sarpanches (village headmen) of adjoining villages in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district were shot dead by separatist guerrillas in separate attacks...
Manipuri student robbed in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi : A 20-year-old Manipuri student was robbed by three unidentified men when he went to buy a recharge coupon for his...
BSF to sensitise troopers along India-Bangladesh border
Agartala : BSF Director General D.K. Pathak has asked the commanders and top officials of the force to sensitise troopers and maintain close relations...
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...
Silchar civic board not to reinstall Teresa’s portrait
Silchar (Assam) : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Silchar Municipal Board chairman Niharendra Narayan Thakur, who recently removed Mother Teresa's portrait from the board's...
Over 83 percent voters cast vote in Tripura
Agartala : Over 83 percent of the 1.2 million electorate Monday cast their ballot as polling was held in one of the two Lok...
Achyuta Samanta and the role of KISS in empowering Odisha’s tribals
By Rajaraman Sundaresan for TwoCircles.net
Between democracy and development as an idea, one feels that democracy in many ways has taken a back seat....
JMB trains Assamese men to carry out attacks: Assam DG
Guwahati : Assamese youths have undergone a training under the Islamic terror network Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to carry out attacks, Director General of...
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...
Seven killed in Tripura road accident
Agartala : At least seven members, including four children, of a family were killed and another injured in a road mishap in Tripura, police...
Two Kashmir policemen held for robbery
By IANS,
Srinagar : Two Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel were Monday arrested for involvement in a robbery here two days back and the looted...
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...
Assam floods: CM urges centre to raise ex-gratia
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Wednesday appealed to union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to raise the ex-gratia for families of those killed...
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.
Ismail Hussain harmony award presented to Hiren Gohain
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Char Chapori Sahitya Parishad (CCSP), a literary body of Assam which represents the Muslims living on the riverine areas of the state presented litterateur Ismail Hussain memorial Harmony Award to noted intellectual and scholar Dr Hiren Gohain.
NHPC helps martyred Assam Police Officer Gulzar Hussain’s family
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Hundreds bid tearful adieu to Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) of Assam’s Sonitpur District, Gulzar Hussain, at his hometown on January 28, 2014. If the 21 gun salute brought more tears to the family, friends, and relatives of the 37 year old dynamic Police Officer, the State Police promised not to let go his sacrifice waste. But that’s all.
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...
From nomads to migrants, J&K Gujjars continue Ramadan fasting
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net,
Srinagar: Despite facing various health related ailments, Mohammad Iqbal, 60, a Gujjar, who migrates to Kashmir every year...
जल-जंगल-जमीन, भेदभाव की सरकारी नीतियां के खिलाफ उतरे सैकड़ों दलित-आदिवासी
फ़हमीना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
पिछले साल दो अप्रैल को हुए भारत बंद के बाद फिर देश में भारत बंद रहा। 5 मार्च को होने वाले इस...
Assam CM lays foundation stone of North East’s first College of Horticulture
By TCN News,
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi stressed on the need of developing the agriculture sector in the state as he laid the foundation stone of College of Horticulture at Lakhopur in Nalbari district which is the first of its kind in the northeast.
Tribal votes a key factor in Assam polls
By Amitava Mukherjee
Both the BJP-led alliance and the Congress have left no stone unturned in securing tribal votes which may turn out to be...
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...
Tracing shadow footprints: Development and lives of Purulia’s Santhal people – Part I
By Sukanya Roy, TwoCircles.net
Purulia: As I walk down the Gurabera village in West Bengal’s western-most district of Purulia, bordering Jharkhand, Anita Mandi, 10, is...
Congress attacks BJP over northeast ‘immigrants’, BJP withdraws word
New Delhi : The Congress Tuesday attacked the BJP for referring to northeast people as "immigrants" in its vision document, and asked if the...
Quake hits northeast
By IANS,
Shillong: A low intensity earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale shook India's northeastern states Sunday night, officials said.
The quake occurred around 10.35...
Kashmiri Pandits commemorate 25 years of exile
Srinagar : Commemorating 25 years of their migration, a group of Kashmiri Pandits staged a symbolic protest here Monday, urging the central and state...
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...
President attended the 14th Convocation of Manipur University
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: President of India Pranab Mukherjee attended the 14th Convocation of Manipur University (MU) on April 29, 2014...
Assam youth beaten up in Delhi, hospitalised
New Delhi : A 21-year-old student from Assam was allegedly beaten up by some residents of south Delhi's Amar Colony, police said Monday, denying...
Assam athlete falls victim to witch hunting, survives
Guwahati : An athlete, who brought laurels to Assam in the past, fell victim early this week to witch hunting in Karbi Anglong district...
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...
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...
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...
No question of dividing Tripura: Chief minister
Agartala : Tripura's Left Front government would not allow any attempt to divide the northeastern state, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said here Monday, asserting...
Attack on Soni Sori is an attempt to suppress the voice of voiceless: CLMC
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Condemning the attack on Adivasi activist Soni Sori, Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee (CLMC), a Hyderabad-based civil rights group has criticized...
ULFA plot to trigger blasts ahead of Modi visit unearthed
Guwahati : Insurgent outfit ULFA had planned to carry out serial blasts and other subversive activities here ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled...
Zeliang sworn-in as Nagaland chief minister
Kohima : Senior Naga People's Front (NPF) leader T.R.Zeliang was sworn-in as the 17th chief minister of Nagaland Saturday, a day after Neiphiu Rio...
250 Bangladeshi tribals seek refuge in Tripura
Agartala : Over 250 Bangladeshi tribals, mostly Buddhists and Hindus, have entered Tripura seeking refuge after ethnic clashes with non-tribal Muslims in their country,...
Modi confers award on Tripura block for financial inclusion
Agartala : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday conferred an award on Tripura's Mandwai block where every tribal family has a bank account.
Mandwai block's...
Bappu Haji: An octogenarian who lives only to serve others
By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twociricles.net
For Bappu Haji, charity has never been an option; it is more of way of live. Nearly 40 years ago,...
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...
Taiwan keen to help Mizoram in agriculture
Aizawl : Taiwan is keen to help Mizoram in developing its agriculture and in value-addition of bamboo and capacity-building of human resource in the...
Congress has broken all records of corruption: Narendra Modi
By Syed Miraz Ahmed,
Guwahati: At a time when BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is extensively spreading his wings across the nation ahead...
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...
Manipur tribals to observe unity day on Aug 31
Imphal : A Manipur activist group will observe "Tribal Unity Day" on August 31 to remember nine people who were killed in early September...
NPF, BJP, Congress to participate in Nagaland polls
Kohima (IANS): Three major political parties in poll-bound Nagaland -- the ruling Naga Peoples' Front (NPF), the BJP and the Congress -- have done...
आदिवासी बच्चों को उनकी जड़ों से अलग करते बस्तर के ये स्कूल
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
दंतेवाड़ा/सुकमा (छत्तीसगढ़) : बस्तर में चल रहे स्कूल ज्ञान के केंद्र होने के बजाय अज्ञान के कीड़े साबित होते जा रहे...