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Eid-ul-Adha celebrated in Manipur

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By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: Prayers and greetings marked the Eid-ul-Adha celebrations by the Muslims in Manipur today. In the Imphal city, Muslims performed the Eid Namaz in the mosques. Muslim males, clad in kurta-pyjama, were seen in large number in the early morning performing namaz at some of the prominent mosques, like Sadr Bazar Jame Majid, at Imphal main market, Jame Masjid at Hafiz Hatta, Jame Masjid at Golapati, etc.

नक्सलियों के काले झंडे की जगह गोमपाड़ में तिरंगा फहराएंगी सोनी सोरी

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net सुकमा(छत्तीसगढ़): सुकमा जिले के गोमपाड़ में आज तक तिरंगा नहीं फहराया जा सका है. नक्सलवाद से बुरी तरह प्रभावित यह इलाक़ा...

Border alert ahead of Modi’s northeast visit

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Agartala : Security forces are keeping a strict vigil along India's border with Bangladesh and Myanmar ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to...

Sushma Swaraj’s helicopter fails to land in Shillong

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Shillong : The helicopter in which External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was travelling in Meghalaya Friday failed to land here due to poor visibility,...

Assam shootout: NHRC seeks Rs.25 lakh compensation

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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...

Waiting with hope for justice after a year of massacre in Assam’s Baksa district

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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.

Meghalaya MLA wants CBI probe into politician-militant nexus

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Shillong : Saleng Sangma, a Garo legislator in Meghalaya, Monday asked Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to initiate a CBI probe into the politician-militant...

Dam-displaced tribal students of Narmada Jeevanshalas celebrated Balmela with gusto

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By TCN News, Gopalpur (district Nandurbar, Maharashtra): Around 600 tribal children and students (studying at primary level) from nine Narmada Jeevanshalas participated in the 16th annual Balmela (Children’s fair) – from February 12 to 15 – here with gusto and renewed enthusiasm.

Anti-caste poet Lokshahir Shantanu Kamble passes away in Nashik at the age of 39

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By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net In a terrible jolt to the Ambedkarite movement in Maharashtra, Shahir Shantanu Kamble, a 39-year-old poet on whose life the...

A month after Jharkhand journalist’s murder, killers remain at large

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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...

Tripura tribals take out mammoth rally against Citizenship Bill

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Agartala, Jan 30 (IANS) Several tribal parties led by the Congress held a joint rally near here on Wednesday to protest against the Citizenship...

Not Modi but Gogoi magic will click: Gogoi

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Guwahati : "Modi magic will not work here. It is Tarun Gogoi's magic that will work here," Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said Monday. He...

Irom Sharmila kicks off her poll campaign in Manipur

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Imphal : Irom Sharmila, the 'Iron Lady of Manipur who is contesting an election to the state assembly in January, has kicked off her...

NHRC summons Bastar I.G. Kalluri over murder complaints against four activists, including Nandini Sundar

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By TCN News The National Human Rights Commission has noted and taken suo motu cognizance of "the nationwide outcry and protest on IG of...

Fraternity Movement demands justice for Payal Tadwi

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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,...

Protests erupt in Kashmir town

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By IANS, Srinagar : Clashes erupted Tuesday in north Kashmir's Kupwara town between police and civilian protestors after seven guerrillas were killed in the district...

Himachal Pradesh: Is incompatible development damaging the state’s ecology, leading to natural calamities?

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Several reports and statements by the local organizations, scholars, and activists have time and again warned against the impracticability of making large-scale hydropower projects...

Chhattisgarh: What made tribal Christians flee from their villages amid anti-Christian violence?

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The tribal Christians from various villages in Chhattisgarh allege large-scale violence against them because of their allegiance to the Christian faith forcing them to...

Magisterial probe ordered into Srinagar youth’s killing

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Srinagar : A magisterial probe was Friday ordered into Wednesday's firing in the Jammu and Kashmir capital in which a youth was killed and...

Come Saturday, Meghalaya will be on rail map

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Shillong : Bijay K. Marak, the first train driver among Garo tribesmen, will be a happy man Saturday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags...

Arrests of Human rights activists and intellectuals across India strongly condemned

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By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Prominent activists’ and public intellectuals’ houses were raided and the activists and intellectuals who were critical of the government were arrested...

12 injured in clash over organising Durga Puja in Tripura

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Agartala : At least 12 people, including six women, were injured during a clash between two communities over organising Durga Puja in Tripura, police...

Adivasi couple branded witches killed in Assam

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Guwahati : In yet another case of witch hunting in Assam, an elderly couple was killed by some villagers in Kokrajhar district Sunday night,...

PDP seeks governor’s intervention on ‘ignored areas’

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By IANS, Jammu : Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Wednesday appealed to Governor N.N. Vohra to intervene for creating new administrative units in areas ignored...

Tourists in large numbers a dividend of peace: Omar

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By IANS, Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday stressed the vast potential of the state for sports, adventure and pilgrim tourism,...

Abide by model code of conduct, J&K political parties told

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Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir chief electoral officer (CEO) Umang Narula Friday asked political parties to abide by the model code of conduct during...

Tracing shadow footprints: Development and lives of Purulia’s Santhal people – Part I

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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...

Uttar Pradesh has highest cases of atrocities against SCs

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New Delhi : Poll-bound Uttar Pradesh has reported the highest number of cases of atrocities against the Scheduled Castes (SC) in 2015 while the...

Amnesty International urges Chhattisgarh authorities to protect Adivasis protesting against private companies

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By TwoCircles.net Staff reporter Raigarh: Amnesty International India on Sunday, January 14 said that the local authorities in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, should respect and protect the...

A prisoner dies every 5.5 hours in India: Report

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New Delhi : A human rights group on Tuesday said one prisoner dies every 5.5 hours in Indian jails and that there are three...

Delayed Mizoram budget in state assembly Nov 11

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Aizawl : The delayed budget session of the Mizoram assembly will begin Nov 11 with the state finance minister expected to table the annual...

Tripura government employees to get more pay

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Agartala : To pacify its aggrieved employees seeking central government pay scales, the Tripura government on Tuesday announced higher pay scales and allowances for...

Mission to clean up electoral rolls in northeast

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By Sujit Chakraborty, Agartala : To ensure clean electoral lists and eliminate error and duplication of names, India's northeastern states will intensify the drive to...

Northeast groups demand anti-racism law

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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...

Educational development seminar for minority students held in Guwahati

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: About 40 meritorious students from different parts of the Northeast region who participated in the Educational Development Seminar (EDS) in Guwahati have expressed great satisfaction. The seminar attended a host of prominent personalities came to an end on Sunday.

Raghubar Das, first non-tribal, to be Jharkhand CM Sunday

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Ranchi : Jharkhand will get its first non-tribal chief minister Sunday when veteran BJP leader Raghubar Das will take oath at the head of...

Gogoi white paper compares NDA, UPA performances

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Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Monday said Assam faced gross injustice during the period when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic...

Assam’s Bodoland elections and after: The fall of BPF and the rise of AIUDF

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The ever increasing gap between the Bodo tribe and non-Bodo people living in the BTAD has also had an impact in the polls unlike the previous one. By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Guwahati: After emerging as the single largest party with 20 seats out of 40 in this year’s election, the Bodoland People’s Party (BPF) is all set to administer the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) in Assam for the third consecutive term.

Journalist held in Assam for insurgent links

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Guwahati : A news correspondent with a satellite TV channel of Assam has been arrested for his alleged links with Bodo insurgents, police said...

Five militants killed in past 24 hours in Meghalaya

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Shillong : Five militants have been killed in the past 24 hours in the insurgency-ridden Garo Hills region in Meghalaya, including two ASAK militants...

Curfew in Meghalaya after clash over custodial death

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Shillong : Curfew was imposed in certain areas of Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district Thursday following a violent clash over the death of a...

One killed, five injured in Manipur blast

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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,...

Strong reaction by civil society; immediate action sought

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Political parties, students’ organizations and civil society have raised its voice against the brutal killing of innocent villagers by armed militants of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD). All have condemned the incident as barbaric and sought for strict punishment.

Centre will increase budget for northeast, says minister

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New Delhi : DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh Friday assured chief ministers of the northeastern states that the central government will increase the budget allocation...

Kerala tribal leader C.K. Janu floats new party

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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...

Five policemen injured in Meghalaya bomb blast

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Shillong : Five policemen were injured Friday in a bomb blast triggered by militants in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district, bordering Bangladesh. "GNLA (Garo National...

Modi opens Katra rail link, vows to walk Vajpayee’s path

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Katra (Jammu and Kashmir) : Making his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir after taking office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday inaugurated the Katra-Udhampur...

One-day solidarity fast to mark 14 year of Irom Sharmila’s struggle at Jantar Mantar

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Irom Sharmila entered her 15th year of hunger-strike against the draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) that has led to gross human rights' violations in North-East and Jammu & Kashmir on 5th November. To mark the beginning of the 15th year of her struggle for democracy and justice, Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC) along with other like-minded organisations like Azaadi Bachao Aandolan, B P Mehta foundation and other human rights' groups and individuals observed one-day solidarity fast at Jantar Mantar.

Five Minors Injured as Security Forces Clash with Maoists in Bastar; Activists, Locals Denounce...

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Poonam Masih, TwoCircles.net Five minors were allegedly injured on December 12 by bullets during a suspected encounter between security forces and Maoists in the border...

Schoolgirl raped, murdered in Tripura

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Agartala : A 16-year-old schoolgirl was raped and murdered in Tripura, police said here Friday. "Tarubala Debbarma, a student of class six, was raped and...

Meghalaya CM has violated poll code, says Sangma’s party

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Shillong : Former Lok Sabha speaker Purno Sangma's National People's Party (NPP) has filed a complaint with the Election Commission seeking action against Meghalaya...

Seminar on Tribal literature and Tribal poet meet to grace Sahitya Akademi’s ‘Annual Festival...

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: This year, Sahitya Akademi’s ‘Annual Festival of Letters’ will feature a seminar on Oral and Tribal literature and...

Shutdown paralyses life in Manipur

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Imphal : A 38-hour shutdown which began early on Friday, paralysed normal life across Manipur. The shutdown has been called by activists pressing for the...

BSF to sensitise troopers along India-Bangladesh border

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Agartala : BSF Director General D.K. Pathak has asked the commanders and top officials of the force to sensitise troopers and maintain close relations...

Global Rainbow Foundation to work with Ajmal Foundation

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Global Rainbow Foundation (GRF), known for its various developmental works world-wide, has expressed its willingness to work together with Assam’s Ajmal Foundation to spread education among the poor people. Taking part in a seminar GRF founding chairman Armoogum Parsuramen said that they are ready to extent any kind of support for higher education in this part of the country.

Manipur extrajudicial killings campaign calls upon Rajnath to safeguard activists

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Imphal (IANS): Over a thousand Indians on Sunday called upon Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh to end...

Rijiju allays concerns over China’s dam on Brahmaputra

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New Delhi : As China announced the completion of a hydropower dam on the Brahmaputra river, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju...

Rahul Gandhi kicks-off campaign for Lok Sabha polls in Manipur

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By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: AICC Vice-President Rahul Gandhi kicked-off the party’s campaign for Lok Sabha polls by addressing a public meeting at the Wangjing Kadampokpi Ground in Thoubal district of Manipur on March 19, 2014.

Amnesty demands release of Irom Sharmila after government decriminalizes attempt to suicide

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By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: Human rights activists, especially the Amnesty International, have demanded immediate and unconditional release of Manipur’s ‘Iron Lady’ Irom Sharmila in wake of the Centre’s attempt to decriminalize suicide by dropping the section 309 of IPC.

Karnataka to vote Thursday for all 28 Lok Sabha seats

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Bangalore : Karnataka will Thursday vote to elect its representatives from all the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state. Polling will be held in...

Prisoner’s body handed over to Pakistan

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By IANS, Jammu : The body of a Pakistani prisoner who was found hanging in a jail here Feb 22 will be handed over Monday...

Effort to strengthen ties with Bangladesh

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: In order to strengthen the socio-economic relationship between Bangladesh and India, a two-member delegation from Industries and Trade Fair Association of Assam (ITFAA) comprising of Vice-President Rajesh Das and Secretary Rajeev Das, met the Commerce Minister of Bangladesh Tofail Ahmed and submitted a memorandum requesting measures to boost trade and commerce between both the regions.

Modi convenes CMs meet on new plan panel

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Agartala : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has convened a meeting of chief ministers in New Delhi Dec 7 to seek their views on the...

Tripura to set up elephant reserve

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Agartala : The Tripura government would set up an elephant reserve in the mountainous northeastern state to conserve wild elephants, a minister said here...

Sushma speaks to Bhutan on combating militants

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New Delhi : Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has spoken to the top Bhutan leadership about cooperation in combating militants in the wake...

States must develop innovative tourism services: Naik

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Shillong : Tourism Minister Shripad Yesso Naik Tuesday urged states to develop innovative tourism products and services while noting concerted efforts are required to...

Tribals allege harassment by anti-poaching guards near Kaziranga National Park

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By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Bokakhat: Residents of Agoratoli village, located on the outskirts of the Kaziranga National Park (Eastern Range) have alleged harassment and intimidation...

Curfew in Poonch after clashes

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Jammu : Curfew was imposed in Jammu Friday following tension between two communities. Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew in Poonch town of Jammu region as...

Northeast braves boycott call, celebrates Independence Day

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Agartala/Guwahati : Braving incessant rain and a boycott call by militants, the northeastern states Friday celebrated Independence Day with great zeal and enthusiasm. Despite the...

Seven die in Madhya Pradesh heat wave

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Seoni (Madhya Pradesh) : At least seven people have died and about 110 have taken ill due to the intense heat wave in Seoni...

40 tribals to be special guests at R-Day celebrations

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New Delhi (IANS): The central government has invited 40 tribals from various parts of the country as special guests for this year's Republic Day...

Assam’s little reporters: Agents of change for neglected communities

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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...

India building infrastructure along Bangladesh border to tighten vigil

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Agartala : The Border Security Force (BSF) is strengthening infrastructure to enhance vigil along the border with Bangladesh, a senior BSF official said here...

Love for language of an Urdu teacher in Guwahati

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Ibrahim Ali is the lone warrior in his field. He fights all alone for his love and he will dedicate his life this way. His love is a language, one of the sweetest – Urdu. He is one of the prime reasons why many students and professionals come to learn Urdu at Guwahati’s Mother Ayesha High School.

19 children rescued from traffickers in Assam

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Guwahati : NGO Child Line, in association with Assam Police, Wednesday rescued 19 children from the railway station here from a group of traffickers. All...

SC stays order to end 10,323 Tripura teachers jobs

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Agartala : The Supreme Court Monday stayed a Tripura High Court order to terminate the jobs of 10,323 government teachers and allowed them to...

Assam’s helpline for those stranded in Kashmir

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Guwahati : Assam Police Monday launched two helpline numbers to assist people from the state whose relatives are stranded in flood-hit Jammu and Kashmir. The...

New FM channels for northeast region

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Agartala : New FM radio channels will be set up in five towns of northeastern states along the Bangladesh border to reach out to...

Mafia running Odisha, looting state’s wealth: Rahul

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Semiliguda/Nabrangpur (Odisha) : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Monday said a mafia was running the state government and looting the mineral wealth of Odisha. "The...

Militants finally free telecom professional

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Aizawl : A telecom professional from Kolkata who was abducted by militants in November 2013 has been finally freed in Mizoram, police said Thursday. Deep...

Trial run of Guwahati-Shillong-Dhaka bus flagged off

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Shillong : The trial run of the Guwahati-Shillong-Dhaka passenger bus service was flagged off Wednesday from Assam's main ciy of Guwahati. The trial run...

Manipuri youth stabbed, robbed in Delhi, four juveniles held

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By IANS, New Delhi : A 22-year-old youth from Manipur was stabbed and robbed here early Tuesday, in the third incident in a fortnight of...

Tobacco, fuel to be dearer in Meghalaya

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Shillong : Tobacco, petroleum and limestone are set to become more expensive in Meghalaya as the Congress government levied fresh taxes on them in...

Manipuri students oppose ST status for Meiteis

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Imphal : The All Manipur Students Union (AMSU) has strongly objected to the demand for granting the Scheduled Tribes (ST) status to the Meiteis,...

Mobile court launched in Tripura

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Agartala : A mobile court has been flagged off in Tripura to resolve pending cases and to make people aware about the nitty-gritty of...

Rebel ANVC factions to surrender arms: Meghalaya CM

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Shillong : Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Friday said rebels of the two factions of the A'chik National Volunteers Council (ANVC) will lay down...

Despite mid-day meal, attendance lags in Agartala’s government schools

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By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala : Despite the lure of a mid-day meal, low attendance in Tripura's government schools is a "cause of concern" while enrollment...

In Hailakandi, a father-son duo might hold edge over their rivals

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By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net Hailakandi: The district of Hailakandi, Assam, has been a hotspot of political activity in the past few weeks, and...

डेल्टा मेघवाल और उसके पिता का दर्द…

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net नोखा (राजस्थान) : मेरे लिए आपने आप में एक बेहद मुश्किल काम था. मैं डेल्टा मेघवाल के पिता से रूबरू था....

Nido Tania case: HC issues notice over dropped charges

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New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the CBI on a plea of the father of deceased Arunachal Pradesh student...

Changing pattern of struggle against land acquisition in India

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By Soroor Ahmed, TwoCircles.net, Until the tribes and other weaker sections of the remote, and mineral-rich rough terrains of east-central India were getting displaced from...

अत्याचार की टोकरी में दलित और मुसलमान

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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...

Nagaland insurgency to be resolved in time-bound manner: CM

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By Raymond Kharmujai, Kohima : Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is "serious" and is looking at time-bound steps for an early resolution of the decades-old...

Northeast cultural centres will sensitise people: Experts

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New Delhi : As crimes against people from the northeast continue to rise in the national capital and other cities, experts Friday stressed that...

Tribal varsity aims to mainstream tribal youth: President

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Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh), (IANS): President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said the aim of the Indira Gandhi National Tribal University is to help tribal youth...

12 dead in Meghalaya floods

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Shillong : At least 12 people, including five children, have been killed in floods and landslides triggered by incessant rain in the Garo Hills...

Rajnath Singh reviews Manipur situation

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New Delhi : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Wednesday reviewed the situation in Manipur ahead of an economic blockade called by some Naga organisations. At...

Tribal party’s lone voice for a separate state in Tripura

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By Sujit Chakraborty, Agartala : A tribal-based political party has stepped up its agitation for a separate state to be carved out of Tripura. The Indigenous...

President-elect Droupadi Murmu revives new hope in her nondescript village

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101 years after the first tribal leader was elected to the legislature in pre-independent India, Odisha-born Droupadi Murmu from the Santhal community has been...

Gujjar-Bakerwal villages in J&K facing water blockade following protests over rape of 8-year-old girl,...

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Kathua: As protests against the alleged rape and murder of an eight-year-old tribal girl intensify across the Jammu and Kashmir,...

Anti-BJP wave blowing in Northeast

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: India’s northeastern region is witnessing wind of change and it is a bit too early. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at New Delhi has utterly failed to impress the people of the region with their actions so far, rather they are angry.

Quota for faculty members at IIMs on anvil: Javadekar

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Ahmedabad : The Union Human Resources Development Ministry is considering introducing reservation for faculty positions at Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). Union HRD Minister Prakash...

Assam CM’s son files nomination

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Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister's son Gourav Gogoi Wednesday filed his nomination papers to contest the Lok Sabha election from Kaliabor near Tezpur. Gourav Gogoi...

India’s space odyssey, slice of Nagaland: Durga puja variety

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By Sahana Ghosh, Kolkata : Twinkling rockets zooming off into space towards a reddish Mars, tribals keeping alive the unique iron craft in the backdrop...

Local aide of killed LeT guerrilla nabbed in Kashmir

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Srinagar : A guerrilla who tried to escape from a gunfight with security forces, in which a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist was killed, was Monday apprehended...

Manipuri student robbed in Delhi

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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...

SC bans Tamil Nadu bull fights

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday banned Tamil Nadu's centuries-old Jallikattu bull fights. A bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose also...

Anti-Terrorism convention: No place for terror in Islam, scholars assert

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Scholars, intellectuals and activists from different parts of the country attending an anti-terrorism convention here came down heavily on attempts by Hindu fundamentalist to malign Muslims in the name of terrorism in India, Assam in particular.

Tribal blocks to get Rs.10 crore each for development

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New Delhi: The government Tuesday launched a programme under which Rs.10 crore will be provided to each block for the development of various facilities...

Mamata condemns Assam attacks

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Kolkata : In a veiled attack on BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday said comments by "aspirants...

Nagaland governor takes additional charge of Tripura

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Agartala : Nagaland Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya Monday took additional charge as the governor of Tripura. Acharya was sworn-in as the state's 15th governor by...

Gogoi urges Paresh Baruah to join politics

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Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Wednesday asked the commander-in-chief of the anti-talk faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Paresh...

11 dead, 32 wounded in Kashmir accident

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By IANS, Jammu : At least 11 people were killed and 32 others injured Sunday when an overloaded mini bus fell into a deep gorge...

Give job to victim’s kin: Court

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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...

Ebola virus: Tripura, Mizoram take preventive measures

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Agartala/Aizawl : The Tripura and Mizoram governments have taken a number of preventive measures to check spread of deadly Ebola disease, officials from both...

Name Delhi road after Assam saint: Gogoi urges Kejriwal

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New Delhi : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday met his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal and urged him to name a road in...

Veteran politician of Manipur Md. Helaluddin Khan passed away

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By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: Former Minister and veteran politician of Manipur Md. Helaluddin Khan passed away on April 25, 2014 at his residence at Lilong Haoreibi Makha Leikai, in Thoubal District, due to an illness. He was elected to the Manipur Legislative Assembly from the Lilong Assembly Constituency four times. He also held various portfolios including the Department of Revenue and Irrigation & Flood Control as Cabinet Minister. He was 70. The last rite was performed on April 25.

Sangma bats for smaller states

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By Raymond Kharmujai, Tura (Meghalaya) : Former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno Agitok Sangma, a nine-time MP who is returning to national politics through the Lok...

Qureshi sworn in as Mizoram governor

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Aizawl : Academician Aziz Qureshi, who was transferred from Uttarakhand, was sworn in as the 15th governor of Mizoram here Friday. Justice Michael Zothankhuma of...

155 from Assam in quake-hit Nepal, 65 untraceable

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Guwahati : At least 155 people from Assam were stranded in Nepal where a massive earthquake on Saturday wreaked devastation. While 90 people have...

Surge of foreign tourists in northeast

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New Delhi : India's northeastern states saw a surge of foreign tourists in 2013 registering a growth of 27.9 percent over 2012, an official...

International heli-skiing challenge begins in Gulmarg

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By IANS, Srinagar : Around 200 skiers from the US, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada and India turned up for the first international...

Former Assam MP Ismail Hussain passes away

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Former MP and Assam minister Ismail Hussain passed away at the age of 65 after suffering from a prolonged illness in a private hospital in Guwahati on Friday. Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, in his condolence message, termed him to be man who always thought for the upliftment of the poor during his days as minister.

The killing silence and the enduring pain at Bosla village in Assam

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By A Ghyasuddin, TwoCircles.net, Karimganj (Assam): An eerie silence prevailed in Assam’s Bosla village in Karimganj district. The ill-fated family members of Syed Sarifuddin Khan who was lynched in Dimapur just a week ago, seem to seek help from any visitors ever since the horrific incident that rocked the country to their home.

Adivasi, Muslim and Dalit organizations jointly hoist national flag and condemn growing atrocities

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By TCN News, Jaipur: As many as fifteen Dalit, Muslim and Adivasi organizations jointly celebrated Independence Day here and hold a program in favour of...

Adivasi girl branded ‘mentally ill’ for speaking against discrimination finally allowed to continue her...

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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...

Malkangiri: Who is responsible for deaths of more than 120 Adivasi children?

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By Akash Poyam for Adivasi Resurgence Up until now, Japanese Encephelitis (JE) has caused more than 120 deaths (Official numbers, real deaths could be...

State wide protest after militants kill 16 year school girl in Assam

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Priya Basumatary was just another village girl living happily with her parents in the Dwimuguri locality under Runikhata police station in Chirang district in Assam. But one afternoon the 16 year old girl fell prey to the barbaric act of armed militants.

Tripura girls were raped, killed: Police

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Agartala : Almost two weeks after two teenaged girls were found dead in Sipahijala district of Tripura, police Tuesday said they did not commit...

‘हम उस समय तक अज़ान देते रहेंगे जब तक बाबरी मस्जिद में अज़ान शुरू...

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net नई दिल्ली: बाबरी मस्जिद विध्वंस की घटना को 24 वर्ष बीत गए हैं लेकिन दिल्ली में आज भी 6 दिसम्बर का...

Resurgence and resistance: Convention in TISS, Mumbai celebrates the stories of Adivasi women

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By Daisy K, TwoCircles.net Fourteen Adivasi women came together on stage to celebrate their struggles and victories at the Adivasi/Tribal women's convention held at Tata...

Meghalaya to put power projects on fast track

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Shillong : The Meghalaya government will put all power projects on fast track to meet the power shortfall in the mountainous state, Chief Minister...

Minorities Rights Day observed at Manipur

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By Dr Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: With an aim to strengthen the cause of the minorities, the Minorities Rights Day was observed in Manipur too by the Manipur State Minorities Commission (MSMC). Graced by Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh, the function was held on December 18 at the Maharaja Chandrakirti Auditorium, near Palace Compound, here.

Congress, NC tie up for Lok Sabha polls

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Jammu : The ruling National Conference (NC) and Congress alliance in Jammu and Kashmir has forged an electoral alliance for the Lok Sabha polls,...

Assam’s AGP not happy with poll dates

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Guwahati : Assam's regional party Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) Wednesday expressed unhappiness at the Lok Sabha poll dates announced by the Election Commission, while...

Gondi language: A bridge to Maoist heartland?

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By Shilpa Raina, New Delhi : Conventional wisdom has it that economic development can overcome the Maoist challenge. Now there's another powerfull and emotive method...

Congress-BJP syndicate forcibly divided Andhra: Mamata

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By IANS, Agartala : The Congress-BJP syndicate "undemocratically and forcibly divided" Andhra Pradesh and they are trying to sell the country, West Bengal Chief Minister...

Assam CM lays foundation stone of North East’s first College of Horticulture

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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.