A conversation with GN Saibaba’s wife AS Vasantha Kumari
In a conversation with TwoCircles.net, the wife of jailed scholar-activist GN Saibaba AS Vasantha Kumari talks about his new book, the situation of prisoners...
अत्याचार की टोकरी में दलित और मुसलमान
आसिफ इकबाल
मुस्लिम जमातों और नेताओं की ओर से यह बात बहुत पहले से कही जाती रही है कि आतंकवाद के नाम पर मुसलमानों की...
‘I am not here by luck. I am equal to everyone else’ says lone...
This is the second of the three-part series of stories documenting caste discrimination against Dalit, Bahujan and Adivasi students /faculty at the Mahatma Gandhi...
Manipur votes for its second LS seat Thursday
Imphal : The Congress-ruled Manipur votes Thursday for its second Lok Sabha seat.
"Over 12,000 central para-military forces and state security personnel have been deployed...
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...
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...
India building infrastructure along Bangladesh border to tighten vigil
Agartala : The Border Security Force (BSF) is strengthening infrastructure to enhance vigil along the border with Bangladesh, a senior BSF official said here...
Know the law: How to get bails
By Avani Bansal for TwoCircles.net
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Advocate Avani Bansal is currently a student doing Masters at Harvard Law School . She pursued MPhil in Law at...
Tripura to act against ‘proxy’ teachers, employers
Agartala : The Tripura government will take stern action against 'proxy' teachers and their employers in government and government-aided schools, an education department official...
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...
DoNER minister to discuss development with northeast CMs
Shillong : DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh will Friday meet the governors and the chief ministers of all eight northeastern states here to brainstorm on...
UPA lacks political will to solve Naga issue: Rio
Shillong: Terming the Congress as a "communal party" for shielding certain communities, Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio Saturday also accused the UPA government of...
Rajnath reaches Assam
Guwahati : Home Minister Rajnath Singh Wednesday flew into Assam to study the situation after Bodo militants massacred 65 tribals in three districts.
Rajnath Singh...
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...
Four months of protest: Struggle continues for Kerala adivasis for their own land
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net,
Thiruvananthapuram: On Wednesday, when Kerala observed the World Human Rights Day with rallies, seminars and talks, a vulnerable section – adivasis, hailing from various tribal settlement – were left out of celebrations.
Disarm Bodo militants to end mass violence in Assam, urge Indian Americans
IAMC condemns killing of Adivasis, reiterates recommendations made in its recent report on ethnic violence in Assam.
By TCN News,
Washington DC: The Indian American Muslim Council ( IAMC ), a US based advocacy group, has condemned the brutal violence in Assam during the last one week, leading to the brutal killing of 76 people, burning of houses and the displacement of hundreds of others.
We have been displaced thrice, will not allow it again: Geetha, leader of Adivasi...
This is the second of the two-part series on the proposed Athirapally dam in the Thrissur district of Kerala, and how it will destroy...
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...
New Congress chief in Tripura
Agartala ; Congress President Sonia Gandhi has appointed MLA Birjit Sinha as president of Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee to strengthen the party organisation in...
वीडियो रिपोर्ट : अब वन गुर्जरों की जंगल से ज़मीन की और जाने की...
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हिमाचल ,उत्तराखंड और उत्तर प्रदेश की शिवालिक रेंज में लाखों वन गुर्जर रहते हैं वो पशुपालन करते हैं और दूध को बाजार...
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.
Tribal girl alleges ragging in Bengal
Kolkata : Ragged and threatened by two of her college seniors for months with hostel authorities turning a deaf ear to her plight, a...
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...
Amartya Sen group to prepare Tripura’s vision plan
Agartala : Pratichi Trust, founded and headed by Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen, will prepare a roadmap of Tripura's future development to make the...
Eagerly looking forward to northeast visit: PM
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who begins his four-day visit to the northeast Saturday, said he is "eagerly looking forward to the...
Panic-stricken Tripura woman dies after quake
Agartala : A 35-year-old woman died of heart attack after she panicked during the earthquake in Tripura, an official said here on Sunday.
"Krishna Sinha...
CPI-M to protest against MGNREGA fund cuts
Agartala : The CPI-M will organise demonstrations across the country, including at parliament house in New Delhi Nov 26, to protest against the curtailment...
Two blasts in Assam on Republic Day, no injuries
Guwahati : Suspected militants from the anti-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom Monday triggered two blasts near Digboi town in Tinsukia...
Annual award in memory of lone AGP Muslim Minister Shahidul Alam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Shahidul Alam Choudhury, who had a very humble background, came to limelight in 1985 when he was sworn in as a cabinet minister in the AGP government of Assam. He was the lone minister from the Barak Valley in the cabinet. He shone over the political sky of Barak valley for nearly three decades until his death in November 2012.
“We know very less about each other,” says renowned B’desh Baul musician Mac Haque
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: He is very popular and widely respected in Bangladesh. A household name in the world of Baul sangeet, Maqsoodul Haque – whose roots are from Assam – has also been able to leave a mark in this part of India with his mesmerizing performances.
“Celebration of love and harvest amid Covid-19,” How Bhil tribes of Gujarat celebrate Holi
The Bhil tribal belt of Gujarat celebrates Holi according to their rituals. The celebration of Holi is integral in the Bhil tribe as it...
Tripura CPI-M holds on to rural bastion in panchayat polls
Agartala : The ruling CPI-M in Tripura Friday retained its rural bastion by securing absolute majority in 275 of the 591 gram panchayats and...
Over 69 percent turnout in Meghalaya
Shillong : Over 69 percent of Meghalaya's 15.67 lakh-strong electorate cast their votes for the two Lok Sabha seats in the mountainous northeastern state,...
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...
Child-tracing portal hit by poor infrastructure in northeast
Guwahati : Lack of computers in many police stations and poor internet connectivity have stopped police in many northeastern states from uploading data in...
AGP protests centre’s move on land swap with Bangladesh
Guwahati : Assam's regional party Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) Tuesday held protest demonstrations across the state protesting the central government's decision to hand over...
Civil society in Assam urges the govt to seize the arms
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
Guwahati: After National Democratic Front of Bodoland’s (NDFB) (Sangbijit faction) denial in the involvement in the violence in the Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD), a section of people set their target towards Bodoland People’s Party (BPF). Assam minister for Border areas development Siddique Ahmed has already demanded that action should be taken against BPF.
NRC updation to be completed by 2016 end in Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: The process of NRC Updation in Assam has made progress as per schedule and is expected to ensure final publication of the updated NRC within December, 2016, according to a state government release. Powers to take decisions on operational issues, however, have been delegated by the Registrar General of India (RGI) to an empowered NRC Committee of the State Government on 17/06/14.
Left parties sweep Tripura panchayat polls
Agartala : Further consolidating its rural stronghold, Tripura's ruling Left Front, led by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Saturday won a landslide in...
Can’t remain deprived, suppressed for long: ADC members of Manipur
New Delhi : Members of Manipur's six autonomous district councils Friday staged a protest at Jantar Mantar here demanding that provisions of the Sixth...
Stern action will be taken against militants: Nagaland governor
Agartala/Kohima : Nagaland Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya on Monday, condemning the killing of eight security personnel in the state, said the government would initiate...
Three militants killed in Assam bomb blast
Guwahati : Three militants of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) faction that is opposed to any talks were killed Friday in a...
Tania died of serious internal injuries, court told
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court was informed Monday by the city police that 19-year-old Arunachal Pradesh student Nido Tania died because...
Three army men killed in fratricidal firing
Jammu : Three army men, including a junior commissioned officer (JCO), were Sunday killed in a fratricidal firing incident in Poonch district of Jammu...
#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...
J&K legislators protest denial of red beacons
By IANS,
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir legislators across party lines argued they are entitled to have red beacons on their official vehicles and walked...
Curfew in Poonch after clashes
Jammu : Curfew was imposed in Jammu Friday following tension between two communities.
Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew in Poonch town of Jammu region as...
Heatwave in northeast affects power generation, crops
Agartala/Guwahati : A heatwave, coupled with absence of rain, has affected power generation and crop production besides affecting normal life in the northeastern region.
"The...
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...
Mizoram to move second vote on account
Aizawl : The Mizoram government will move another vote on account instead of presenting the regular budget for fiscal 2014-15 as the Planning Commission...
‘Road linking Tripura with Bangladesh to be developed’
Agartala : A 51-km four-lane road will be developed to enable carriage of people and material for northeast India via Bangladesh, a visiting Bangladeshi...
Bengal has made arrangements to help Assam tribals: Mamata
Kolkata : Tribals from Assam are coming over to West Bengal for shelter after the killings in the northeastern state, West Bengal Chief Minister...
Journalists’ body urges political parties to manifest their gestures towards media fraternity
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: As the nation prepares for the next general election, Journalists' Forum Assam (JFA) has urged all political parties to show their sincerity towards the implementation of various welfare schemes to media persons engaged in both print and electronic media. The Assam based scribes' body also insisted on enrolling a special protection laws for journalists on duty in the election manifestos of all political parties.
Assam tea workers to get Rs.169 minimum daily wage
Guwahati : The government of Assam has fixed Rs.169 as the minimum daily wage for unskilled tea plantation workers in the state.
According to a...
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...
Documentary film on Forest Man Jadav Payeng of Assam gets award at Cannes
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: A documentary film on the life of Jadav Payeng, the man who single-handedly created a forest on the Brahmaputra sandbar in Jorhat won award at Cannes.
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...
Ajmal Group of Colleges shines in HS Final
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: The Management of Ajmal Foundation has congratulated all the achiever students of Ajmal Group of Colleges for their outstanding performance in the HS Final Examination-2014. “All of you really made us proud and we wish that all of you will carry a touch of humanity wherever you go for pursuing your higher education and build a successful career for yourself,” said Khasrul Islam, Manager, Ajmal Foundation in a message to the students, adding “We also acknowledge and congratulate the sincere and dedicated efforts of the principals, teaching staff and non-teaching staff of Ajmal Group of Colleges without which this journey towards excellence wouldn’t have been possible.” It may be mentioned here that Ajmal Group has 14 colleges spread across Assam.
Chamling pitches for ST status for 11 Sikkimese Nepali communities
Gangtok (IANS): Making a strong pitch for granting of Scheduled Tribe status to 11 Sikkimese Nepali communities, an issue which has been lying unresolved...
MIM appeals supporters to join Mumbai’s Dalit mass protest on July 22
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: In yet another attempt to portray it to be the party of Muslims and Dalits, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen...
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...
Northeast groups demand anti-racism law
By IANS,
New Delhi : Demanding a strong anti-racism law in India, NGOs and students unions from the northeastern region Monday blamed the central and...
Assam CM urges PM to solve issues bothering his state
By TwoCircles.net Staffer,
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at New Delhi and sought his assistance in solving several problems of the state – including the issue of fundamental activities – at the present hour.
Tripura tribal council polls on May 3
Agartala : Elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) will be held on May 3, it was announced here on Tuesday.
"The...
‘Chalo Thiruvananthapuram’ will bring forth issues of Dalits and Adivasis, expose Kerala model of...
By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net
Thiruvananthapuram: On the lines of Chalo Una movement in Gujarat followed by Chalo Udupi in Karnataka, Kerala will see the Chalo...
Minority students’ in Assam appeal for peace
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Even as they lodged a unique protest by shaving off their heads after the latest killings in three districts, minority students under the aegis of the All Bodoland Territorial Council Minority Students’ Union (ABMSU) have sought lasting peace in Assam on the eve of the New Year.
NIA to probe into BTAD violence in Assam
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
Guwahati: The Government of Assam has decided to go for the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to probe into the latest spurt in violence in BTAD areas. This was announced by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday..
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...
Tripura troopers deployed for Bengal polls
Agartala : Two battalions of Tripura State Rifles (TSR) have been deployed in West Bengal to facilitate peaceful elections, beginning Thursday, an official said...
India’s northeast is Natural Economic Zone: Modi
By Raymond Kharmujai,
Kisama (Nagaland) : Describing India's northeast as a "Natural Economic Zone", Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday announced a slew of packages 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.
UPSC topper Ira Singhal motivates NE students
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Ira Singhal, the first differently abled woman to top the civil services examination advised the young students to keep...
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...
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...
Delhi court takes cognizance of chargesheet in Nido Tania case
New Delhi : A court here Saturday took cognizance of a chargesheet filed by the CBI against seven people over the death of 19-year-old...
Guwahati airport to swap land with SOS village
New Delhi : The Airports Authority of India (AAI) will swap land from the SOS village in Guwahati for upgrading the international airport there.
The...
A month after Jharkhand journalist’s murder, killers remain at large
TCN News
Exactly a month ago, Amit Topno, a journalist from Khunti, Jharkhand was shot at point blank range and his body discovered later in...
Owe my Padma Shri to god: Shillong Chamber Choir founder
By Raymond Kharmujai,
Shillong : Neil Nongkynrih, founder of the world-renowned Shillong Chamber Choir that once performed for US President Barack Obama, says he owes...
In Gujarat, 95 of 100 suspects in crimes against Dalits acquitted
By Nikhil M. Babu
As violent protests continue in the Prime Minister’s home state of Gujarat over the flogging of Dalit youth by upper-caste Hindu...
Official restrictions, shutdown affect life in Srinagar
By IANS,
Srinagar : Official restrictions and shutdown called by separatists continued for the third day Tuesday, affecting life here and in other major towns...
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...
Tension grips Assam-Nagaland border after violence
Guwahati : Tension has gripped the Assam-Nagaland border since late Tuesday night when suspected Naga men fired indiscriminately and burnt villages on the Assam...
Delhi Police’s new FB, Twitter pages for northeast people
By Alok Singh, IANS,
New Delhi : Faced with criticism over its perceived lack of sensitivity and outreach to the northeast community in the capital,...
How quotas help disadvantaged-caste students get higher education
By Charu Bahri
As many as 26 per cent male and 35 per cent female students from India’s most disadvantaged castes and tribes in 245...
Muslim bodies in Manipur observed International Women’s Day
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: As in other parts the globe, International Women’s Day was observed in Manipur on March 8, 2014. Manipur State Commission for Women, Department of Social Welfare, political parties and different civil society organizations observed the day by deliberating on some of the pressing issues of women in the State.
Five new high court judges appointed, four more soon: Kashmir government
By IANS,
Jammu : The Jammu and Kashmir government Thursday said that five high court judges were appointed last year and four more vacancies are...
NPP wants Meghalaya CM to quit over student’s death
Shillong : Meghalaya's opposition National People's Party (NPP) Wednesday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Mukul Sangma and Home Minister Roshan Warjri over the...
Kejriwal invokes Vemula, laments atrocities against Dalits, tribals
Panaji : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday invoked the suicide of Rohith Vemula while lamenting atrocities against Dalits and tribals, especially in...
4 children in Assam orphaned due to flood, will move to ‘Children’s village’
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Though it was gloomy all around for the four ill-fated children of Boko in Kamrup district of Assam who lost their parents due to the devastating floods will, now they can expect a new dawn in the midst of crisis. All Thanks to the state government for taking their responsibility.
Centre will increase budget for northeast, says minister
New Delhi : DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh Friday assured chief ministers of the northeastern states that the central government will increase the budget allocation...
Delayed Mizoram budget in state assembly Nov 11
Aizawl : The delayed budget session of the Mizoram assembly will begin Nov 11 with the state finance minister expected to table the annual...
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...
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,...
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...
Disruptions continue in Jharkhand Assembly over amendments in land acts
Ranchi : The third working day of Jharkhand Assembly's winter session was also a wash out due to disruptions over the BJP government's move...
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,...
Congress attacks Odisha government over killings of tribals
Bhubaneswar : The Congress party on Sunday attacked Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over the "killing of innocent tribal people in the name of...
Meghalaya assembly session set to be stormy
Shillong : The winter session of the Meghalaya assembly, starting Friday, is set to be stormy with the combined opposition Meghalaya People's Front (MPF)...
Meghalaya opposition demand central rule, government defends record
Shillong : The opposition Meghalaya People's Front (MPF) Friday attacked the Congress government on the deteriorating law and order situation and demanded President's rule...
Militant involved in Assam attacks gunned down
Guwahati : A militant involved in the Dec 23 massacre in Assam's Kokrajhar district was Saturday gunned down by security forces, a day after...
A joint statement of concerned citizens condemn the Massacre in Assam, demand action
By TCN News,
New Delhi: In a Statement by Civil Society Groups, Activists and Concerned Citizens have expressed their “profound sense of grief and alarm over the gruesome massacre of Bengali-speaking Muslims on 2nd May.” They have demanded immediate arrest of Pramila Rani Brahma, constitution of an SIT for fair probe, deployment of more Paramilitary Forces to ensure security of the Non-Bodo people, adequate compensation and rehabilitation packages.
Group of 150 supporters from 15 states undertakes 3 days long Narmada Adhikar Samvaad...
By TCN News,
Badwani: As many as 150 supporters from across 15 different states have under taken 3 day long Narmada Adhikar Samvaad Yatra during...
Bangladeshis among five arrested in Mizoram
Agartala : Five tribals, including two Bangladeshis, have been arrested in Mizoram and a huge cache of arms and ammunition recovered from them, a...
Left’s vote share shrinks in bastion Tripura
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : The Left may have swept the election to the 30-seat Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) but its vote...
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...
Nagaland governor quits, protests transfer
Agartala/Thiruvananthapuram : Nagaland Governor Vakkom B. Purushothaman, who held additional charge as Tripura governor, resigned Friday protesting that he was not consulted on his...
‘Phir Ugana’: How Tribal Poet Parvati Tirkey Gave Voice to a Silenced Culture
'I Wrote in the Language They Forgot—Now They Can’t Ignore Us', Says Jharkhand's Parvati Tirkey After Winning Sahitya Akademi Award
First-of-Its-Kind Win: Parvati Tirkey’s ‘Phir...
Christians hold mass protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi against ‘attacks on churches’
The demonstrators protested against the recent spate of violence faced by Christians in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka and other places...
World Bank aid for power projects in northeast
Agartala : The World Bank would provide a major share of Rs.8,150 crore for improving power transmission system in six northeastern states, officials said...
Assam CM seeks Rs 1,000 crore for flood from centre
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release Rs 1,000 crore as immediate relief to flood-hit Assam.
Tripura Gramin Bank posts profit for second successive year
Agartala : The Tripura Gramin Bank (TGB) has posted a net profit of Rs.82.69 crore, the highest among the regional rural banks (RRBs) in...
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...
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.
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...
10 NDFB cadres killed, over 300 nabbed in five months: DGP
Guwahati : During the five-month security operation against the anti-talks faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants, 10 members of the...
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...
Adivasi girl branded ‘mentally ill’ for speaking against discrimination finally allowed to continue her...
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter
Thiruvananthapuram: After suffering for many months, Athira, a tribal student of College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram (CET), is finally upbeat, and for...
Why are tribals from Jammu and Kashmir protesting inclusion of Paharis in ST list?
Members of the Gujjar Bakarwal community in Jammu and Kashmir are on a protest march from Kupwara to Jammu against the government of India's...
Nagaland CM accused of international money laundering
Kohima : The political crisis in Nagaland over demand for removing Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang has got murkier as the rebel NPF legislators accused...
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...
Sangma wins Tura, Congress victorious in Shillong
Shillong : Former Lok Sabha speaker Purno Sangma has made his way back to national politics by winning the Tura Lok Sabha seat, while...
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...
Mobile court launched in Tripura
Agartala : A mobile court has been flagged off in Tripura to resolve pending cases and to make people aware about the nitty-gritty of...
Strike hits banking services in northeast
Agartala/Guwahati : Banking services were paralysed in the northeastern region Thursday as most of the major banks remained closed due to employees' strike to...
North East Church body demands judicial enquiry
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: Council of Baptist Churches in North East India (CBCNEI), one of the major bodies of Church in the country has expressed serious concern at the increasing attack on the minority community’s institutions which include schools and place of worships in the country.
Marathi writer Kavita Mahajan passes away at the age of 51
By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net
Marathi writer, poet and translator Kavita Mahajan passed away in Pune at the age of 51. The cause of her death...
Endangered languages in Karnataka to be documented
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) will document tribal, non-tribal and non-scheduled languages of Karnataka spoken by less than...
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.
Decision on new administrative units has shaken PDP: Omar
By IANS,
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said Tuesday that the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) has been shaken by his...
Aaranyak joins hands with USTM for research on wildlife
By TCN News,
Guwahati: University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM), the first state private university on Science and Technology in the entire northeast region, has signed an MoU with Aaranyak, a Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation working on the conservation of biodiversity in North East India at the conference hall of USTM.
Dalits, Adivasi children locked out of education during Covid-19 lockdown: new report
The report reveals that only 4% of Dalit and Adivasi children have been attending online classes regularly, as opposed to 15% of children overall.
Suchitra...
Ignorance leads to TB spreading in Assam’s tea gardens
By Azera Parveen Rahman,
Tezpur (Assam) : Tuberculosis (TB) has become a major problem in Assam's tea gardens, often leading to the death of workers. Experts say ignorance among workers and poor management response are to blame.
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...
Manipur Inner Line Permit row: Count of students arrested reaches 30
By Imphal Free Press for Twocircles.net
IMPHAL, May 31: At least 30 student protestors have been arrested so far during ILPS related protests and scores...
Northeast presence in Delhi Police: Just 39
By Alok Singh,
New Delhi : The northeast has an almost negligible presence in Delhi Police - just 39 personnel, or a mere 0.05 percent,...
Verdict against Naga militant for triple murder March 24
New Delhi : A court here Wednesday fixed March 24 for delivering the verdict in a case against alleged militant Hopeson Ningshen, who is...
Assam CM asks projects proposal of MsDP
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has asked the state Minority Affairs minister Dr. Nazrul Islam to submit projects proposal focusing on education, health and skill development to the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs for allocation of funds under the Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) for implementation during the 12th Five Year Plan.
Give job to victim’s kin: Court
By IANS,
Agartala: The Tripura High Court has directed the state government to provide a job to a woman whose father was killed by the...
Voting picks up slightly in Kashmir’s Anantnag
Anantnag : With electors coming out in many areas of Anantnag in the afternoon to exercise their franchise, the poll percentage in this Jammu...
Rs.53,000 crore allotted for development of northeast: Harsimrat
GangtoK : The central government has allocated Rs.53,000 crore in the 2015-16 budget for development of the northeastern states and has also proposed to...
Man gets life sentence for raping minor in Tripura
Agartala: A tribal was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Tripura for raping a 13-year-old girl, police said here Friday.
"Dhananjoy Reang raped...
Meghalaya tribesmen to approach UN over India-Bangladesh land deal
Shillong: Describing the ratification of the land swap deal between India and Bangladesh as violation of the human rights of the indigenous people, tribal...
ICMR to study large number of malaria deaths in northeast
Agartala : A team of experts from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) would study the virulent form of malaria that has claimed...
Improve infrastructure for growth in northeast: Modi
New Delhi : Terming infrastructural development as "key" to progress in the northeast India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called to speed up...
Inner Line Permit issue has Biharis in Manipur on the edge
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Imphal, Manipur: Anil Kumar Gupta, 56, runs a tea stall in Imphal. Although his roots go back to...
Civil society fact finding team illegally detained by UP Police
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Sonbhadra: A civil society fact finding team, comprising of journalists and rights activists was briefly detained by Uttar Pradesh Police on...
Police searches at slums in Hyderabad spark fear among slum dwellers
The recent searches carried out by police in several slums in Hyderabad has drawn the ire of the slum-dwellers, who are predominantly Muslim, Dalits...
Qureshi sworn in as Mizoram governor
Aizawl : Academician Aziz Qureshi, who was transferred from Uttarakhand, was sworn in as the 15th governor of Mizoram here Friday.
Justice Michael Zothankhuma of...
Manipuri Muslim women who took part in Nupi Lan of 1939 remembered
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: The 75th anniversary of Nupi Lan, or women’s agitation of 1904 and 1939, was observed in Manipur on Dec. 12, 2014. Many Muslim civil societies in Manipur urged State Government to recognise the Muslim women who took part in the women’s agitation of 1939.
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.