Pro-Maoist tribal leader, five others get life terms
Kolkata : Pro-Maoist tribal group Peoples' Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) convener Chhatradhar Mahato and five others were on Tuesday sentenced to life imprisonment...
Congress does not care for poor, tribals, says Modi
Bhubaneswar : Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said Friday the Congress party does not care for the poor and tribals...
Nido Tania case: HC issues notice over dropped charges
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the CBI on a plea of the father of deceased Arunachal Pradesh student...
Gogoi blames Centre for Assam violence
Guwahati : The central government was to blame for the recent violence in Assam that left 79 people dead and rendered over two lakh...
Maulana Abul Hussain Sabiri, first North-East India Jamaat member, no more
A prolific poet, his Urdu poem Tarana-e-Assam is part of the 12th class curriculum of the state education board of Assam.
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Maulana Abul Hussain Mazumdar – popularly known as Sabiri Saab – the eminent Islamic scholar, writer as well as the first Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) member from the north-east India, has passed away.
Centre rejected Inner Line Permit in Tripura: Minister
Agartala : The central government rejected the introduction of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system in Tripura arguing that the current act is sufficient...
Ajmal Foundation programme for minority youth commences in Guwahati
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: All together 50 students from different minority communities of Muslim, Christian and Sikh have been identified by Ajmal Foundation for various coaching programmes under a scheme supported by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India.
Boy, 8, shoots elder brother dead in Mizoram
Aizawl : An eight-year-old boy shot dead his elder brother with their father's hunting gun in Mizoram, police said here Tuesday.
The incident took place...
NIA chief visits violence-hit areas in Assam
Guwahati : NIA chief Sharad Kumar Thursday visited some of the violence-affected areas in Assam's Kokrajhar district and reviewed the investigation into the militant...
Land Acquisition Bill takes away rights of farmers and pits them against ‘Make in...
By Dr Rahul Pandey and Dr Sandeep Pandey, Citizen News Service,
Since the past several months we have seen the NDA government aggressively pushing through changes in land acquisition policy, first in the form of Ordinance in December 2014 and then, as it was passed as a Bill with nine changes in Lok Sabha but faced roadblock in Rajya Sabha, re-promulgating it before its expiry in April 2015. With the government calling the Bill pro-farmer and pro-development and most of opposition parties and social activists opposing it as anti-farmer, it is useful to sieve through the noise and look at the changes proposed and what existed earlier.
‘Tourism in northeast can flourish with Buddhist sites’
Agartala/Kohima/Itanagar : Tourism could flourish in the northeastern states due to the Buddhist sites in the region, Nagaland, Assam and Tripura Governor Padmanabha...
कठुआ पीड़िता के बकरवाल समाज से इस लड़के ने लिखी कामयाबी की दास्तान…
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
मुसलमानों के गुर्जर बकरवाल आदिवासी समाज से ये अब तक की सबसे बेहतरीन कहानी है. इस बकरवाल समाज के अतुल...
Gogoi slams Gujarat for showing Arunachal, Kashmir as disputed
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Tuesday lashed out at the Gujarat government for signing agreements with China that had maps showing Arunachal...
Another bomb explodes in Manipur
Imphal : A bomb exploded near the Manipur University in Imphal on Wednesday, hours after a four-year-old girl was injured when insurgents attacked a...
Withdraw AFSPA from the northeast, say rights groups
Guwahati/Shillong : Human rights organisations from different parts of the northeast states have yet again reiterated that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA),...
Manipuri Muslim Students organize Annual sports meet at Delhi
AL-Ameen football club posed with the trophy
By TCN News,
Delhi: Delhi Association of Manipuri Muslim Students (DAMMS) organized its 10th Annual Sports Meet here...
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...
Killing of Manipuri youth raised in parliament
New Delhi : The killing of a Manipuri BPO employee was raised in parliament Tuesday with the government assuring that efforts were on to...
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...
Manipuri man’s killing: another attacker sent to police custody
New Delhi : A Delhi court Wednesday sent another youth, arrested in connection with the killing of a 29-year-old Manipuri BPO employee, to one...
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...
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...
‘कभी ब्राहमण भी खाते थे गो-मांस’
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
रांची (झारखंड) : अखिल भारतीय आदिवासी धर्म परिषद के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष व संयुक्त बिहार के पूर्व विधान पार्षद छत्रपति शाही मुंडा...
Tripura girls were raped, killed: Police
Agartala : Almost two weeks after two teenaged girls were found dead in Sipahijala district of Tripura, police Tuesday said they did not commit...
In Hailakandi, a father-son duo might hold edge over their rivals
By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net
Hailakandi: The district of Hailakandi, Assam, has been a hotspot of political activity in the past few weeks, and...
“Halt the Hate”: Amnesty International’s new website to track and document hate crimes in...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
One of the leading human rights organization Amnesty International India has launched a website on Thursday which will be used to...
विश्व स्वास्थ्य दिवस गुज़र गया, लेकिन इन आदिवासी महिला किसानों की किसी से न...
शैलेंद्र सिन्हा
दुमका (झारखंड) : हर साल की तरह हमने कल यानी 7 अप्रैल ‘विश्व स्वास्थ्य दिवस’ मना लिया. सरकारी स्तर कई कार्यक्रम हुए जिनकी...
Web-based tool to monitor atrocities against Dalits, tribals
New Delhi : Claiming that the government has failed to safeguard the interests of the marginalised, National Commission for Scheduled Castes chairperson P.L. Punia...
Encourage marginalised sections in higher judiciary, says outgoing CJI
New Delhi: Outgoing Chief Justice of India P.Sathasivam Friday said that rules and criteria in the appointment of judges should be relaxed for giving...
‘Campaign against AFSPA to continue to Manipur’
Imphal : Days after the Supreme Court held that the army or police cannot use excessive force under the provisions of AFSPA or the...
‘Afzal Guru deserved the same reprieve’
By IANS,
Jammu : Mehbooba Mufti, who heads the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said Tuesday that parliament attack convict Afzal Guru deserved the same reprieve that has been given to Rajiv Gandhi assassins.
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...
Militants kill four policemen in Meghalaya
Shillong : Four policemen were killed and two others injured in Meghalaya on Tuesday when tribal militants ambushed a police team in South Garo...
One killed, three hurt in Assam-Nagaland border firing
Guwahati : There was panic in the Uriamghat area in Assam's Golaghat district near the state's border with Nagaland Thursday when gunmen allegedly from...
Kashmir vice chancellor’s murder accused arrested – after 24 years
Srinagar : One of the men involved in the 1990 abduction and murder of then Kashmir University Vice Chancellor Masheer-ul-Haq has been arrested here...
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...
‘Peaceful poll conduct, preventing infiltration challenges for J&K police’
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir director general of police (DGP) Ashok Prasad Tuesday said the peaceful conduct of Lok Sabha and assembly elections this...
Social justice ministry spent 54% of budget on SC scholarships
New Delhi, (IANS) : The central government on Thursday said around 54 per cent of the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry's budgetary allocation in...
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...
10 injured in Assam blasts
By IANS,
Guwahati : At least 10 people were injured when militants triggered two blasts in Assam's Kamrup district Monday evening, a day ahead of...
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...
Two burnt to death in Tripura house blaze
Agartala : A 75-year-old woman and a youth were burnt to death when a fire broke out in their home in Tripura, police said...
Mob beats three militants to death in Assam
Guwahati : Three militants of Meghalaya-based outfit United Achik Liberation Army (UALA) were Tuesday beaten to death by villagers in Assam's Goalpara district, police...
Condemning the massacre of Muslims in BTAD, AMU students organised peace march
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Aligarh: Students of the Aligarh Muslim University condemned the targeted killings of innocent Muslims of Bengali origin in the Bodoland Territorial Autonomous Districts (BTAD) of Assam. On Sunday the students of the University organised a peace-march and lighted candles in the campus.
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...
Tripura brings onion, potato under Essential Commodities Act
Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura has decided to bring onion and potato under the Essential Commodities Act (ECA), 1955, to check...
Youth groups call to boycott Mizoram polls
Aizawl/Agartala: Six NGOs and students' groups have called for a boycott of the April 9 Lok Sabha polls in Mizoram to protest the Election...
Fraternity Movement demands justice for Payal Tadwi
By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net
The Fraternity Movement Kerala organized protest gatherings in the government medical colleges in the state demanding justice for Dr Payal Tadwi,...
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...
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,...
Three SBI employees killed in Mizoram accident
Aizawl : Three employees of State Bank of India (SBI) were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Mizoram on Thursday,...
Three people killed in Tripura road mishap
Agartala : At least three people were killed and 17 others were critically injured when two passenger jeeps collided in Tripura, police said here...
Irom Sharmila to tie the knot
Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu), (IANS): Finally, Irom Sharmila, the indefatigable fighter against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Manipur, has decided to tie the...
Strong reactions from different sections after Rajya Sabha election in Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: After the results of Rajya Sabha for three seats were declared for Assam, the entire state has expressed anger and dissatisfaction at the action of certain MLAs for allegedly ‘betraying’ their party.
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,...
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...
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...
Uma Nath Singh sworn in as Meghalaya HC chief justice
Shillong : Justice Uma Nath Singh was on Thursday sworn in as chief justice of the Meghalaya High Court.
Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi administered the...
1,000-hour bandh in Assam districts lifted
Guwahati : A 1,000-hour bandh in Assam's Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao districts demanding an autonomous state was Friday lifted following an assurance from...
Meghalaya toll 46, Rijiju to visit flood-hit areas Saturday
Shillong : The toll following floods and landslides in Meghalaya has risen to 46 while 10 people are still missing, officials said Friday.
Union Minister...
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.
Over three years, 70 pregnant women found HIV+ in Tripura
Agartala : About 70 pregnant women have tested HIV-positive in Tripura in the past three years, an official of the Tripura State AIDS Control...
Bedlam in Tripura assembly over crimes against women
By IANS,
Agartala : The opposition Congress created a huge ruckus in the Tripura assembly Tuesday, alleging that the Left Front government has failed to...
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...
Mosques and churches are mere buildings, says BJP leader Subramanian Swamy
FIR lodged against him in Assam for trying to incite communal anger
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, rather known for making outrageous statements has once again triggered a controversy by terming mosques and churches as mere buildings during his visit to Guwahati. This time even his own party men tried to shy away from the controversial leader.
Independence Day celebrated in Mizoram
Aizawl : The 68th Independence Day was celebrated in Mizoram Friday with Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla unfurling the national flag at the Assam Rifles...
Manipur to get 400 kw power project: DoNER minister
Imphal : DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday announced that Manipur would get a 400 KW power project at an estimated cost of Rs.124...
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...
Give up violence, Gogoi tells militants
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Friday urged militants to shed violence as tens of thousands braved rains and a boycott call by militants...
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...
AAMSU to go on hunger strike for the BTAD violence victims
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: The All Assam Minority Students’ Union (AAMSU) has urged the state government to pay attention to the families of the riot victims in Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) or the students’ body will go on hunger strike after August 15.
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...
दलितों, आदिवासियों और मुस्लिमों को जेल ही दे पाया है हमारा लोकतंत्र – शिवमूर्ति
By TCN News,
लखनऊ : रिहाई मंच के तत्वावधान में ‘अवैध गिरफ्तारी विरोध दिवस’ के तहत यूपी प्रेस क्लब लखनऊ में ‘अवैध गिरफ्तारियां और इंसाफ का संघर्ष’ विषयक सेमिनार का आयोजन किया गया.
Northeast can help improve India-Bangladesh ties: Dipu Moni
Agartala : Tripura and other northeastern states can play a vital role to further improve relations between India and Bangladesh, former Bangladesh foreign minister...
Assam CM wishes Hajj pilgrims in Guwahati
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: On the eve of the departure of the first batch of Hajj pilgrims from Guwahati, prayer for peace, harmony and brotherhood was on the lips on Tuesday. Starting from Assam chief minister to the pilgrims, everybody seek blessing from the Almighty for a peaceful state which has so far witnessed plenty of blood sheds. The first flight for the Hajj pilgrims is today.
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...
One killed, five injured in Manipur blast
Imphal : A 28-year-old youth was killed and five others were injured when unidentified militants triggered a bomb blast here Monday, police said.
"Naresh Sahani,...
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...
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.
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,...
NCP candidate arrested for damaging EVM
By IANS,
Shillong : An NCP leader was arrested for instigating a mob to damage an electronic voting machine (EVM) during the Jaintia Hills Autonomous...
Assam to host DGPs conference amid terror threat
Guwahati : Amidsta threat by militant outfits and violence by ULFA, Assam will host the 49th All India DGPs and IGPs conference here from...
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...
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....
Three northeastern states celebrate foundation day
Agartala/Imphal : The northeastern states of Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya Wednesday organised numerous programmes and events to celebrate their 43rd foundation day.
Prime Minister Narendra...
300 families affected by Meghalaya storm
Shillong : Over 300 families have been badly affected as their houses suffered damage during a cyclonic storm in Meghalaya's South West Garo Hills...
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...
Human skulls found in Manipur school complex
Imphal : Eight human skulls were recovered from an abandoned Manipur school complex where paramilitary forces had set up a base camp during the...
Manipuri women assault: Three more accused get bail
By IANS,
New Delhi : A court here Friday granted bail to three people accused of assaulting two Manipuri women.
Additional Sessions Judge Rajender Kumar Shastri...
CPI-M condemns Assam killings
New Delhi : The CPI-M Wednesday urged the government to take "firm action" and dismantle Bodo militants after they massacred over 40 tribals, including...
Rebel ANVC factions to surrender arms: Meghalaya CM
Shillong : Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Friday said rebels of the two factions of the A'chik National Volunteers Council (ANVC) will lay down...
Nine arrested for branding Assam athlete a witch
Guwahati : Nine people, including seven women, have been arrested on charges of criminal conspiracy for branding an Assam athlete as a witch, police...
Manipuris paid homage to martyrs of Anglo-Manipuri War of 1891
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Manipuris throughout the globe paid homage to the heroes who laid down their lives for their motherland in the historic Anglo-Manipuri War of 1891 on August 13, 2014. The day is observed every year as Patriots' Day in the State.
Tripura votes for second Lok Sabha seat Saturday
Agartala: Balloting takes place Saturday for Left ruled Tripura's second Lok Sabha seat.
The state's electorate voted for the other seat Monday.
Over 1.13 million voters...
Uttar Pradhesh’s Tharu tribals fear growing privatization will result in lack of govt jobs
Growing privatization of public sector units during the current government is giving sleepless nights to the people belonging to the Tharu tribe in Uttar...
GSI to look for coal reserves in Tripura
Agartala : The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has undertaken a diverse study after a coal-like substance was found in Tripura, an official said...
Stand-up India to benefit 2.5 lakh SC/ST, women entrepreneurs
New Delhi : The government here on Friday said the Stand-up India Scheme will benefit 2.5 lakh Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe members and women entrepreneurs.
“The...
Kashmir’s ex-minister to appear before police in sex case
By IANS,
Srinagar : Shabir Ahmad Khan, a former minister accused by a woman doctor of sexual harassment, arrived in Srinagar Thursday to present himself...
Normalcy returning to Dimapur
Guwahati/ Dimapur : The situation in Nagaland's commercial hub Dimapur was slowly returning to normal on Friday even though section 144 continues to be...
CPI-M plenum to stress deepening links with people: Yechury
Kolkata : Describing the CPI-M as a "revolutionary party with a mass line", its general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Saturday said the five-day party...
After long peace, Mizoram facing terror again
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Aizawl : Nearly 30 years after Mizoram embraced peace, there are signs that terrorism may be raising its "disturbing" head in the...
SBI branch manager abducted in Meghalaya
Shillong : An official of the State Bank of India (SBI) was Monday abducted by suspected tribal militants in Meghalaya's South West Garo Hills...
Branded Witches, Beaten by Mobs, Burned Alive – In the Land of Goddesses, India’s...
Across India’s tribal villages, women continue to be hunted and killed as witches, while families watch in silence, fear or grief.
Poonam Masih, TwoCircles.net
Asansol (West...
Unified Naga Council calls on Rajnath Singh
New Delhi : A delegation of Nagas from Manipur, representing the Unified Naga council, called on the Home Minister Rajnath Singh here Wednesday, a...
Tripura party merges with BJP
Agartala : The BJP Monday got a shot in its arm in Left-ruled Tripura with a local political party merging with the party while...
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...
Rajnath visits Bangladesh border in Tripura
Agartala : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh accompanied by his deputy, Kiren Rijiju, Saturday visited the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura and discussed issues with...
Mizoram to take back its tribal citizens from Tripura after 18 years
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala/Aizawl : Following pressure from the union home ministry and the Tripura government, Mizoram has finally agreed to take back all the...
The Adivasi question in Uttar Pradesh
By Vidya Bhushan Rawat
Uttar Pradesh Assembly election dates have been announced. Parties will soon make promises but the condition of Kol adivasis in Bundelkhand...
One killed, four injured in Leh blast
Srinagar : One person was killed and four injured in Jammu and Kashmir's Leh town when a shell went off while labourers were collecting...
Tribal refugees in Tripura repatriated to Bangladesh
Agartala : Bangladesh has taken back the tribals who have been sheltering in the Indian state of Tripura since Monday following an ethnic strife...
सोनभद्र: कोई नहीं चाहता कि आदिवासी अपनी ज़मीन पर चुनाव लड़े
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
ओबरा(सोनभद्र): संविधान की भाषा में आदिवासी से ज्यादा जनजाति शब्द प्रचलित है, और आरक्षण की भाषा में बात करें तो जनजातियां अनुसूचित...
Baramulla sees nearly 40 percent turnout, Ladakh 65 percent voting
Baramulla/Leh : There was at least 65 percent polling for Jammu and Kashmir's Ladakh Lok Sabha seat Wednesday while almost 40 percent turnout was...
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...
Odisha’s SC/ST MLAs plead with CM on reservation
Bhubaneswar : The Odisha assembly on Friday witnessed an unusual scene when opposition MLAs belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Tribes fell at Chief...
Bangladesh’s instability affects India: Tripura CM
Agartala : If there is any turmoil in Bangladesh, it also affects India's peace, stability and integrity, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said.
"If there...
Aadivasi’s cultural identity in Jharkhand’s under assault
By Vidya Bhushan Rawat
As I boarded the Rajdhani express from New Delhi for Parasnath for my intended visit to Jharkhand...
Nine arrested for torturing Assam woman as ‘witch’
Guwahati : Nine people were arrested Wednesday in Assam's Sivasagar district for torturing a woman and branding her a 'witch', police said.
The incident took...
Northeast people to light candles to honour Modi
Guwahati : Thousands of people from the northeast will light candles in their homes and offices across the country to show their respect for...
World Tribal Day: 2-day tribal fair in Jharkhand showcases tribal artworks, culture
The two-day tribal fair held at Morhabadi ground in Ranchi saw boisterous music, mouth-watering cuisines, tribal artworks and discussions on tribal history and affairs.
Sami...
Experts highlight education in integrating northeast India
New Delhi : Highlighting the problems and challenges faced by members of the northeast community, experts Sunday called for their integration through education, suggesting...
‘Northeast states should pursue green development’
By IANS,
New Delhi : As Uttarakhand and the northeastern states are geographically similar, the latter need to take lessons from the 2013 disaster that...
Only slogans and programmes will not help, time for implementation: Nagaland MP Neiphiu Rio
By Nirendra Dev
New Delhi : In terms of policies and programmes and creating slogans, there is no shortcoming in the Narendra Modi government, but...
Peace Mission team hopeful of normalcy at the Assam-Nagaland border
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: A Joint Peace Mission Team comprising Church leaders of Assam and Nagaland, who have been constantly working to bring normalcy at the trouble torn Assam-Nagaland border met Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to apprise him about the recent development.
Compensate ‘shooting incident’ victims, NHRC tells Assam
Guwahati : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday asked the Assam government to pay Rs.5 lakh each to the next of kin of...
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...
Congress will do well in the northeast: Goa ex-CM
Shillong : Former Goa chief minister Luizinho Faleiro Friday exuded confidence that the northeastern states would contribute more seats to the Congress kitty, and...
Elephant scare, firing near Meghalaya booths
Shillong: Voting picked up Wednesday for the two Lok Sabha seats in Meghalaya, even as the of firing of blanks was reported near a...
One killed in landslide in Jammu region
Jammu : One woman was killed and three others seriously injured in a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district...
Lightning kills two in Tripura
Agartala : A school student and a woman were killed and five other people injured in lightning strikes in Tripura, official said here on...
Centre extends Suspension of Operation agreement with NDFB (P)
New Delhi :The central government Friday extended an agreement to suspend operations against the pro-talk National Democratic Front of Boroland (Progressive) for six months,...
Assam mourns as prominent academician Mohd Taher no more
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: Mohammad Taher – one of the brightest stars of academics from the region, author of more than 30 books and editor of two volumes of the Asomiya Biswakoch (Assamese encyclopedia) – is no more.
The 84-year-old scholar left for heavenly abode on Tuesday leaving hundreds in a state of sorrow. His janaja was performed on Wednesday in Guwahati in the presence of his family, relatives and well-wishers.
AIUDF chief denies nexus with Jihadi outfits
Guwahati : All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Badaruddin Ajmal Wednesday denied any nexus of the party with Bangladesh-based Jihadi outfits and termed...
Budget 2016: Schedule castes, tribes protest after Jaitley offers a penny, snatches a dollar
By TCN Staff Reporter
Delhi: In his Budget speech, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was at his eloquent best while allocating Rs 500 crore for scheduled...
Industrialisation behind mafia’s rise in Tripura: CM
By IANS,
Agartala : With the growing industrialisation and expansion of railways in Tripura, the mafia activities have also increased in the state, Chief Minister...
Record holder Arunachal mountaineer Anshu to climb Everest for breast cancer awareness
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: After creating world record for being the only mother to scale Mount Everest twice within the span of 10 days, Arunachal Pradesh mountaineer Anshu Jamsenpa is once again gearing up to climb the world’s highest peak. This time around Anshu is in a different mission to spread awareness on Breast cancer among her fellow countrymen.
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...
Ghulam Nabi Azad files papers for Udhampur seat
Jammu : Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Tuesday filed his nomination papers for the Udhampur Lok Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmir.
Chief Minister...
Can Modi swing Jammu for the BJP?
By Sheikh Qayoom,
Jammu : It's a constituency the Congress has won eight times and which it currently holds. The BJP has won Jammu - its 1.76 million voters making it the largest among the six Lok Sabha constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir - thrice and could just come up trumps this time around thanks to the Narendra Modi factor.
CBI raids Trinamool MP Tapas Paul’s home, 42 Rose Valley locations
Kolkata/Agartala : The CBI on Wednesday raided the Kolkata residence of Trinamool Congress actor-MP Tapas Paul and 42 other locations of the Rose Valley...
Arunachal votes for assembly, Lok Sabha Wednesday
Itanagar : Over 750,000 people in India's mountainous state of Arunachal Pradesh will Wednesday cast their ballot for simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha...
Assam polls before May 2016: CEC Brahma
Guwahati : Elections to the Assam legislative assembly will be held before May 2016, Chief Election Commissioner H.S. Brahma said here on Tuesday.
The entire...
President to visit Assam, Arunachal Pradesh
New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Assam and Arunachal Pradesh Nov 20-21, it was announced Wednesday.
On Thursday, the president will attend the...
Sangma leading in Meghalaya
Shillong : Former Lok Sabha speaker and National People's Party (NPP) candidate Purno Agitok Sangma and sitting Congress MP Vincent H. Pala are leading...
Government says committed to development of northeast
New Delhi : The government Thursday said it was "totally committed" to the overall development of the northeastern region.
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi has advised...
Court orders release of Iron Lady Irom Sharmila of Manipur
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: A Manipur court has ordered the release of ‘Prisoner of Conscience’ Irom Sharmila because there were no grounds for charging her with attempted suicide is a legal and moral victory for the activist and her 13 year-long hunger strike on Tuesday.
Godna’s Decline: The Baiga Tribe’s Struggle to Preserve a Vanishing Tradition in a Modern...
Hamaad Habibullah & Anamika Yadav TwoCircles.net
Samarlin Agriya, a young Adivasi woman from the Baiga tribe, received her first tattoo at the age of 10....
Sluggish voting in Srinagar
Srinagar : Only 17 percent votes were polled in the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency Wednesday, officials said.
The turnout at 46.5 percent was the highest...
Develop Nagaland to its unique position: Sumitra Mahajan
Kohima : Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan Saturday asked the Nagaland government to develop this scenic mountainous state to its special and unique position...
A prisoner dies every 5.5 hours in India: Report
New Delhi : A human rights group on Tuesday said one prisoner dies every 5.5 hours in Indian jails and that there are three...