Asean MPs urge Myanmar to protect Muslim minority
Nay Pyi Taw : Asean Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) urged the Myanmar government to end discrimination against the Muslim minority in Myanmar.
The call...
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...
Congress demands CBI probe into chit fund groups in Tripura
Agartala : The Congress on Saturday demanded a CBI probe into the activities of all illegal non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and chit fund organisations...
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...
Establishment of Block Institute of Teachers Education lagging in Minority Concentrated Blocks
By Amjad Suri and Mohammed Imteyaz Ahmed for Twocircles.net
The Sarvasiksha Abhiyan (SSA) was introduced in 2000 to bridge the gap between the social...
State wide protest after militants kill 16 year school girl in Assam
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.
Srinagar, the most high profile seat in Kashmir
By Sheikh Qayoom,
Srinagar : With 1.2 million voters spread over 15 assembly constituencies, the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency is the most prestigious among the...
Mizoram refugee votes to be counted in Tripura
Agartala/Aizawl : In view of the reported threats from NGOs in Aizawl, the Lok Sabha postal ballots of tribal refugees of Mizoram living in...
Former Assam police chief commits suicide
Guwahati : Former Assam police chief Shankar Baruah shot himself dead here Wednesday, police said.
Police said the former director general of police shot himself...
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...
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...
Special programmes for northeast students
New Delhi : Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani Thursday said the government has designed two programmes specifically keeping in mind students from...
AIUDF slams defamation case against News X
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Guwahati: The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has slammed a criminal defamation case against a private news channel which had recently broadcast news about party’s alleged involvement with Jehadi elements.
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.
Opposition parties condemn dissolution of Arunachal assembly
Guwahati : Opposition parties in Arunachal Pradesh Friday condemned the dissolution of the assembly by the governor and termed it a most undemocratic move.
Governor...
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...
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.
“Snooping won’t deter us,” say Indian journalists, activists listed on Pegasus snoop list
Jharkhand based freelance journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh, his wife Ipsa Satakshi, Ludhiana based journalist Jaspal Singh Heran and Chhattisgarh based activist Degree Prasad Chouhan...
Protect violence-hit children of Assam: NGO
New Delhi : An NGO working for child rights Wednesday urged the government to provide protection to about 800 children in Assam affected by...
Assam CM terms budget ‘most disappointing’
Guwahati : Expressing dissatisfaction over the union budget, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Thursday said it was the "most disappointing".
"There is no indication of...
Gondi language: A bridge to Maoist heartland?
By Shilpa Raina,
New Delhi : Conventional wisdom has it that economic development can overcome the Maoist challenge. Now there's another powerfull and emotive method...
Transport strike affects life in Tripura
Agartala : Normal life in Tripura was affected on Thursday as all means of public transport stayed off the roads in support of a...
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...
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.
Sonia to take final call on Meghalaya leadership issue: Faleiro
Shillong : Congress president Sonia Gandhi will take the final decision on the demand of certain party legislators for removal of Mukul Sangma as...
Explosion rocks school building in Kashmir
Srinagar : An explosion occurred Tuesday inside a school building in a Baramulla village where a polling station is being set up for Wednesday's...
India to improve relationship with eastern neighbours: Minister
Shillong : The Indian government Friday stressed the need to improve its relationship with its neighbouring countries bordering the eight northeastern states.
"We would like...
दंतेवाड़ा: तिरंगे को लाल सलाम
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
दंतेवाड़ा (छत्तीसगढ़): बस्तर में आदिवासियों के निर्मम दमन, लोकतान्त्रिक अधिकारों के हनन, सैन्यीकरण तथा संसाधन की लूट के ख़िलाफ़ मानवाधिकार कार्यकर्ता...
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...
Congress-BJP syndicate forcibly divided Andhra: Mamata
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...
Tribal health issues to be targeted separately
New Delhi : Separating tribal health issues from the mainstream, malaria, sickle cell anaemia, nutrition and maternal and child health would now be targeted...
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...
Kis Kis Ko Qaid Karoge: Delhi to witness a protest against arrest of Dalit...
By TCN News:
We are living in strange times where speaking out the truth, demanding your rights, standing up against injustices and atrocities are seen...
People in Assam clash with security forces over alleged rape
Diphu (Assam) : Several people, including policemen, were injured in Assam on Friday when a group of people clashed with security forces while protesting...
Centre to help Assam, Nagaland ease tensions
New Delhi : Home Minister Rajnath Singh Wednesday promised all help to Chief Ministers Tarun Gogoi of Assam and T.R. Zeliang of Nagaland to...
Centre moots corporation develop roads in northeast
Agartala : The central government is considering to set up a corporation to develop roads and improve connectivity in the northeastern states, a Tripura...
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...
No proposal to ban cow slaughter in northeast: Ram Madhav
Shillong : There is no proposal to ban cow slaughter in the eight northeastern states, BJP general secretary Ram Madhav said on Wednesday.
However, the...
Tripura cop suspended after assault on BJP leaders
Agartala : A police sub-inspector, tasked with providing security to Tripura BJP leaders, was suspended for negligence of duty after they were allegedly assaulted...
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...
Official in police custody for embezzling Rs.4 c
Agartala : A Tripura education department official, who was arrested from West Bengal Saturday for embezzling over Rs.4 crore from a central scheme, was...
5000 people from 40 villages in Maharashtra gather to demand justice for Dr. Payal...
By Imran Inamdar, Twocircles.net
Jalgao (Maharashtra)
With the intention to send a strong message to the government authorities, as many as five thousand Adivasi activists including...
Assam, Nagaland agree to resolve border crisis: Rijiju
Guwahati : Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju Thursday said a joint mechanism would be worked out soon to defuse prevailing...
Tribal leader to join Tripura cabinet
Agartala : CPI-M legislator and senior tribal leader Naresh Chandra Jamatia will be inducted in the Left Front ministry next week, an official release...
Kashmir acid attack convict gets 10 years jail
By IANS,
Srinagar : A local court here Friday sentenced an acid attack convict to 10 years in jail, holding him guilty of attempted murder...
Nagaland lynching: Grief turns into anger at Khan’s Bosla village in Assam
Brothers reluctant to resume business in Dimapur
By A Ghyasuddin, TwoCircles.net,
Bosla village, Karimganj (Assam): Many things have been said, many pieces have been written about them. As the time gradually passes, their grief seems to have turned into seething anger here at Bosla village in the Karimganj district – home of the Dimapur rape accused Syed Sarif Uddin Khan.
Tribal refugees in Tripura cast postal ballot for Mizoram
Agartala: Reang tribal refugees, sheltered in seven camps in Tripura for the past 17 years after fleeing from their villages in neighbouring Mizoram, Tuesday...
Central Government’s Move to Seize of ‘Pandaram’ Land Ignites Fear and Tension in Lakshadweep
Mohammed Ramees, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: India’s smallest union territory, Lakshadweep Islands, has been tense following the central government’s action to take possession of 'pandaram' land, a...
AIUDF wants flood to be declared as national calamity
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has urged the central government to declare flood and erosion as national calamity. Slamming the Assam government for misuse of the funds meant for the development of the poor people, AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal also appealed to the central government to monitor the utilization of the funds sanctioned by the central government.
Two more interlocutors shortlisted for Naga peace talks
By IANS,
Kohima : The central government has shortlisted two more people for appointment as the interlocutor for the peace talks with the separatist National...
Medha Patkar lends support to agitating landless tribals in Kerala
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Thiruvananthapuram: Following the talks between activist and Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar with state ministers on Monday, tribal activists are hopeful that there seems a solution in sight for the long pending issue of tribals agitating for their land for over 150 days. Patkar also visited the ongoing stand-up protest of the tribals.
Death toll in Meghalaya blast rises to three
Shillong : The death toll in the IED blast triggered by insurgents in Meghalaya has risen to three with one more policeman succumbing to...
Ideas sought for northeast people’s security
By IANS,
New Delhi : The union home ministry Monday said individuals and organisations keen to share their suggestions on enhancing security of people from...
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...
Manipur tribals to observe unity day on Aug 31
Imphal : A Manipur activist group will observe "Tribal Unity Day" on August 31 to remember nine people who were killed in early September...
Crime rate declines in Tripura by 18 percent
Agartala : Tripura witnessed a substantial 18 percent reduction in overall crime, including crime against women, during the past one year, it was announced...
SC to hear plea seeking SIT probe into Nido Tania’s death
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Supreme Court will Friday hear a plea by a group of lawyers seeking direction to the central government to...
Maoists kill tribal in Odisha
Bhubaneswar : Maoist guerrillas killed a tribal man in Odisha by slitting his throat after accusing him of being a police informer, an official...
Camps to verify names in voters list March 9
Agartala : The Election Commission has decided to hold special camps Sunday in polling stations across the country to facilitate people to verify their...
Erosion affected people at government door step seeking help in Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Erosion has been the toughest hurdle in their lives so far. After losing to land and properties to river erosion, many have been left with nothing but to spend nights on the embankments in many districts of Assam.
Tripura tops for sixth year in providing rural jobs
Agartala : The Left-ruled Tripura maintained its top position for the sixth consecutive year by providing 88 person-days' rural jobs per household under the...
Only BJP can free Assam from illegal immigration: Amit Shah
Guwahati : BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday expressed confidence that his party will win next year's assembly polls in Assam and assured that...
सोनी सोरी पर पुलिस द्वारा हमले की कोशिश
TCN News
बस्तर: आज छत्तीसगढ़ के आदिवासी मानवाधिकारों के लिए संघर्ष कर रही सोनी सोरी पर पुलिस ने हमले की कोशिश की है. जब यह...
Assam shootout: NHRC seeks Rs.25 lakh compensation
By IANS,
Guwahati : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Thursday recommended to the union home ministry to pay Rs.5 lakh each to the families...
Seed companies involved in child labour in India, reveals study
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: In a shocking revelation, a study has pointed out the grim realities on the use of...
PM asked to talk to Myanmar over freedom movement sites
Guwahati: With Manmohan Singh visiting Myanmar next week, the Assam branch of the All India Patriotic Forum has urged the prime minister to talk...
Tainted ex-minister in Kashmir on the run?
By Sheikh Qayoom, IANS,
Srinagar : The hunt for a disgraced former Jammu and Kashmir minister accused of sexual assault has become a joke of...
Modi greets Nagaland on statehood day
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday greeted Nagaland on its statehood day.
"On Nagaland's Statehood Day, I convey my greetings to the people...
Bodo party may ally with BJP
Guwahati : The Bodoland Peoples' Front (BPF), a long time ally of the ruling Congress party in Assam, Friday said it might sever its...
Congress bags 31 of the 59 reserved seats in Rajasthan; BJP falls from 53...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
With the Congress all set to return to power in Rajasthan after five years, the reign of Vasundhara Raje will come...
Militants kill trooper in Tripura
Agartala : A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper was shot dead by militants in Tripura, police said Friday.
The attack, the first terrorist killing of...
Overdue SC/ST Amendment bill passed after avoidable one year delay
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: A full one year after its introduction, the long overdue amendments to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes...
India initiates work to link Northeast with Bangladesh port
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : India has taken the first steps to construct a Rs.70 crore ($11.5 million) bridge over the Feni river in Tripura...
BJP Minority Morcha donates clothes to poor on eve of Eid
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: The Minority Morcha of Assam BJP on Friday distributed clothes among the poor people after Friday prayers in Guwahati. The BJP leadership also urged for special prayers to be conducted across the state for peace and harmony.
Chandan Boro: Son of a sweeper from Assam selected for Football training in Germany
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net
Udalguri, Assam: Harisinga is a sleepy town in Assam’s Udalguri district along the India-Bhutan international border. Handicapped by insurgency till...
BJP to woo Dalits, farmers; Modi urges workers to focus on development
New Delhi : The two-day BJP national executive meeting concluded here on Sunday with the ruling party drawing up a roadmap on making development...
‘Centre preparing vision document for NE hydrocarbon sector’
Guwahati : Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said the government is preparing a vision document for...
Better coordination between army, police in Kashmir: Government
By IANS,
New Delhi : The army and Jammu and Kashmir Police have now better means to transmit information about terrorist alerts, parliament was told...
Irom Sharmila set free, says will continue struggle against AFSPA
Imphal : Human rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu, on indefinite fast in Manipur for nearly 14 years, walked free Wednesday with tears in her...
Meghalaya minister granted bail
Shillong : A court in Meghalaya Friday granted bail to state Minister Deborah Ch. Marak, who was charge sheeted for "hatching criminal conspiracy" with...
Arbitrary land acquisition in the name of Sports University at Manipur
By Noorshafi A K for TwoCircles.net,
The Narendra Modi government’s recent decision to set up national-level Sports Academies has been highly appreciated and is being welcomed with applause and happiness in the sport loving state of Manipur.
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...
NCHRO demands judicial enquiry into arrests of adivasi youths in Jharkhand
By Pervez Bari for TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: A Fact Finding Committee of NCHRO (National Confederation of Human Rights Organisation), which visited Jharkhand on March 23...
Meghalaya CM has violated poll code, says Sangma’s party
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...
Amarnath Yatra to begin June 28
Jammu : The annual yatra to the Himalayan cave shrine of Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district will start on June 28, it...
Crime going up in Assam, says minister
Guwahati : The number of those killed in Assam has been steadily increasing, from 1,321 in 2011, to 1,368 in 2012 and 1,383 in...
‘An institute like KISS should be banned for what it does to tribal children,...
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
The Kalinga Intitute of Social Sciences (KISS) has often been presented as an ideal model for ensuring that tribal children are...
Leela Santhosh: Kerala’s first Adivasi filmmaker who wants to tell the real stories of...
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net
Kerala is often presented as one of the most equitable states in the nation; a state where (at least relatively) your...
Toll in Assam-Nagaland border firing now 11
Guwahati : The toll in a firing incident near the Assam-Nagaland border in Golaghat district of Assam rose to 11 Friday with the recovery...
Reception given to 3 newly elected MPs of Manipur
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: The Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) gave the newly elected three Members of the Parliament of the State - Lok Sabha MPs Dr. Th. Meinya, Thangso Baite and Rajya Sabha MP Haji Abdul Salam - a warm reception on June 26, 2014 at a function organized at the Congress Bhavan, Imphal.
Seminar on Tribal literature and Tribal poet meet to grace Sahitya Akademi’s ‘Annual Festival...
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...
Parts of northeast cut off as Meghalaya blockade continues
Agartala : The northeastern states of Tripura, Mizoram, parts of Manipur and southern Assam remained cut off from the rest of India for the...
Kashmir government increases employees retirement age to 60
Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir government Tuesday enhanced the retirement age of its employees to 60 years from the existing 58.
The decision was...
Tripura to arrange for Modi’s Teachers’ Day address
Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura would make arrangements so that school students can listen to the live telecast of Prime Minister...
Mizoram CM pays tribute to policemen killed in attack
Aizawl : Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla, his cabinet colleagues, legislators and officials on Sunday paid their last respects to the three Mizoram policemen...
In Goalpara, a tribal theatre troupe connects people with the nature thanks to Sukracharya...
By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net
Goalpara: The idea of theatre has different connotations and meaning for different people. In its most basic form, it...
Woman killed in Tripura for practising witchcraft
Agartala : A 55-year-old tribal woman was killed by her neighbours in Tripura for allegedly practising witchcraft, police said here on Tuesday.
Kanyapati Debbarma, a...
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...
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...
Women take part in great numbers in training programme
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: As many as 30 women trainees passed out from the first 90-day ‘Placement linked skill training programme’ under the ‘Swarna Jayanti Swarojgar Yojana (SJSRY) – principally aimed at the urban unemployed women – here on Tuesday.
Meghalaya seeks exemption from central mining laws
Shillong:The Meghalaya assembly has passed a resolution urging the central government to issue a presidential notification, repealing central laws related to mining in the...
IAF chief reviews security of northeastern region
Shillong : Indian Air Force chief Arup Raha Thursday reviewed the security scenario with special reference to India's northeast with officers of the Eastern...
Tripura wants liberal central assistance for small states
Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura wants Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government should be generous to provide economic support to small...
100 tribal study centres to be set up in Wayanad district of Kerala
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Kozhikode: As many as hundred tribal study centres will be established in Wayanad in a bid to bring a qualitative...
Protests erupt in Kashmir town
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...
दिल्ली में मणिपुरी छात्रों पर पुलिसिया बर्बरता
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
दिल्ली: सबसे पहले हम पाठकों को बताना चाहते हैं कि इस खबर के साथ लगी हुई तस्वीरें थोड़ी आपत्तिजनक हो सकती हैं. दिल्ली में बीते 7 जून को मणिपुर ट्राइबल फोरम के सदस्यों ने तीन विवादास्पद बिलों के विरोध में मणिपुर भवन पर प्रदर्शन शुरू किया. इस प्रदर्शन के दौरान दिल्ली पुलिस और मणिपुर राइफ़ल्स के जवानों द्वारा प्रदर्शनकारी नागरिकों पर जमकर लाठीचार्ज किया गया, जिसमें लगभग 15 लोग घायल हुए हैं.
Dalit Sahitya Samman Sammelan held at Imphal
By Dr Syed Ahmed, TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Awards were conferred to as many as 80 persons working in different fields in recognition of their dedication to...
Migrant Pandits throng Khirbhawani shrine in Kashmir
Srinagar : Hundreds of migrant Kashmiri Pandits Friday thronged the Mata Khirbhawani shrine in Kashmir's Ganderbal district for an annual festival.
Kashmiri Hindus -- young...
Meghalaya for power exchange to meet shortfall
By IANS,
Shillong : Power-starved Meghalaya has decided to go in for a power exchange arrangement with the 726 MW gas-based plant at Palatana to...
FIR against online rumour-mongers in Kashmir
By IANS,
Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir Police Sunday lodged an FIR against those spreading the rumour on social networking that the police force...
Extortionist carrying toy pistol arrested in Srinagar
Srinagar : An alleged extortionist who was found to be carrying a fake pistol during a routine check was arrested here, police said Tuesday.
Muhammad...
Nagaland CM condemns Manipuri man’s killing in Delhi
Kohima : Condemning the killing of a 29-year-old Manipuri man in Delhi, Nagaland Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang Tuesday urged the personal intervention of Home...
A village where no leader came to campaign for elections: The story of Khagrabari,...
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Khagrabari: On April 8, Narendra Modi was in Barpeta for campaigning, but for a village in Baksa district, about 30 kms...
Bangladesh to upgrade its mission in Agartala
Agartala : India has conveyed its concurrence to Bangladesh for the latter to upgrade its diplomatic mission in Tripura capital Agartala to an assistant...
छत्तीसगढ़ के आदिवासियों का पसंदीदा आहार है बीफ़
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
सुकमा (छत्तीसगढ़) : छत्तीसगढ़ में बीफ आपको ढ़ूंढे नहीं मिलेगा, मगर आदिवासियों के बीच ये बेहद ही लोकप्रिय है....
Students in Kozhikode extend Ramadan relief to Tribal people
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net
Kozhikode: For Muslims, Ramadan is month of charity and relief. If the figures with Muslim organisations are taken into account, crores...
Assam’s Bodoland elections and after: The fall of BPF and the rise of AIUDF
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.
10 gunned down in two Assam attacks
Guwahati : At least 10 people were killed and four injured when suspected militants opened indiscriminate fire in two Assam villages Thursday night, police...
22nd anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition observed in Manipur
By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Like in other parts of India, the 22nd anniversary of the demolition of Babri Masjid was observed in Manipur too. The anniversary was observed by All India Imam Council (AIIC), Manipur chapter on December 6, 2014 at the Conference Hall of Lilong Haoreibi College at Lilong.
Guerrilla hideout busted in Kashmir
Jammu : The army Saturday busted a guerrilla hideout in the hilly Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir and recovered a large cache of...
Tripura college principal held for molesting student
Agartala : The principal of a government degree college in Tripura has been arrested for molesting a girl student, police said here Sunday.
"Police arrested...
BJP, Congress, AIUDF win one seat each in Assam bypolls
Guwahati : The BJP, the Congress and Lok Sabha member Badaruddin Ajmal's AIUDF party Tuesday won one assembly seat each in the byelections in...
Assam floods: CM urges centre to raise ex-gratia
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Wednesday appealed to union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to raise the ex-gratia for families of those killed...
Congress calls Tripura strike over police baton charge
Agartala : The Congress in Tripura Monday called a 12-hour shutdown in the Left-ruled state Nov 20 to protest a police baton charge on...
Over 38,000 eligible to vote in Tripura by-poll
Agartala : Over 38,000 voters are eligible to cast their votes in the Manu assembly by-poll in Tripura Saturday, an official said here Thursday.
Tripura...
Boston: Organizations protested against arrests of activists, journalists and intellectuals in India
TCN News
Several community organizations in the Boston area came together on the evening of June 8 to protest the arbitrary arrests of Surendra Gadling,...
Strong reaction by civil society; immediate action sought
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Political parties, students’ organizations and civil society have raised its voice against the brutal killing of innocent villagers by armed militants of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD). All have condemned the incident as barbaric and sought for strict punishment.
CM Okram Ibobi Singh leading in Manipur
New Delhi, (IANS): Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh was leading in Thoubal constituency, as counting of votes polled in the assembly elections progressed...
As report suggests Naga girl was not raped civil society hold state government responsible
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Dimapur (Nagaland): After the brutal incident of killing of a rape accused by an unruly mob in full public glare in Dimapur, activists and various organizations have held the Nagaland government and administration responsible for ‘conspiracy’, especially as it is emerging now that the girl was not raped.
92 chit funds flee Tripura: Minister
Agartala : At least 92 unauthorised Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and chit funds have fled Tripura after illegally collecting huge amounts of money from...
Probe UP police firing on tribals, say green activists
New Delhi : Green activists on Friday demanded an independent inquiry into the incident of firing and cane-charging by police against tribals in Uttar...
Craft of northeast resembles that of Latin America: Study
New Delhi : Pottery, textiles and spiritual exercises prevalent in India's northeast closely resemble that of the equally forested interior belts of Latin America,...
Central BJP team visits Tripura after attacks
Agartala : A central team of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday visited Tripura to take stock of the situation following attacks on party...
North Eastern Council to meet in Delhi
Agartala : The North Eastern Council (NEC) will meet in New Delhi on April 9 and 10 to discuss the funding of various projects...
Youth Congress will fight for the rights of refugees: J&K Pyc
By TCN News,
Jammu: After the successful completion of agitation for 73rd Amendment and empowerment of Panchayats in Jammu and Kashmir, several delegations of refugees and refugee leaders Rajeev Chuni, Labha Ram Gandhi and Capt. Yudhveer Singh met J&K Youth Congress committee and urged the J&K Pradesh Youth Congress to fight for their rights also.
Bodo militant gunned down in Assam
Guwahati : Security forces in Assam have shot dead a Bodo militant who was to carry out recruitment drives for his outfit, an official...
‘Shadi Bureau’ of minority welfare launched in Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: ‘Shadi Bureau (SB)’ of Minority Welfare Society (MWS) was launched by Muktar Hussain Ahmed Choudhury, former Additional Commissioner of Taxes, Government of Assam & President, MWS at the Murshidul Alom Memorial Hall in Dispur on Sunday at the Senior Women’s Meet hosted the Ladies’ Wing of the MSW.
Tripura tribal council goes to first EVM polls on May 3
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : With more tribal autonomy being viewed as a key issue, Tripura is set to hold its first EVM election on...
Northeast committee meets DU vice chancellor
New Delhi : A committee examining the concerns of people from the northeastern states living in other parts of India, Thursday met Delhi University...
Manipur observes the 70th anniversary of Battle of Imphal (WW-II), 1944
By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Manipur is observing the 70th anniversary of Battle of Imphal, one of the most historic battles of the Second World War (WW-II) fought in 1944. The inaugural ceremony of the 3-month commemoration of the Battle of Imphal was held on March 23, 2014 at Manipur Film Development Corporation (MFDC) Auditorium at Imphal. The anniversary programmes will continue till June 28. Various programmes will be held at the sites where Allied forces and Japanese soldiers fought fierce battles.
Anti-caste poet Lokshahir Shantanu Kamble passes away in Nashik at the age of 39
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...
Dalits, tribals call for ‘hunkar’ rally against MP government
Bhopal : Protesting against "harassment and exploitation" by the Madhya Pradesh government, Dalits and tribal groups under an umbrella organisation on Sunday called for...
One killed, 3 injured in Assam blast
Guwahati : One person was killed and three others were injured Wednesday morning in a bomb blast, triggered by militants suspected to be from...
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...
Bengal animal house to serve east, northeast India
Kolkata : The Bose Institute's state-of-the-art animal house and research facility is set to supply strains of small laboratory animals for research to the...
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...
Mizoram, Meghalaya to light up Tripura during Puja
Agartala : In a goodwill gesture, Mizoram and Meghalaya will provide 55 MW of electricity to Tripura during Durga Puja, a Tripura minister said...
New institution to replace Brahmaputra Board: Uma Bharti
Shillong : Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti Wednesday said a new institution will replace the 34-year-old Brahmaputra Board to take up integrated water...
Appeal to stop illegal animal fights in Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: An animal rights NGO has asked the Assam chief minister to bring a stop to the illegal practices of buffalo fighting and bulbul fighting during events scheduled for Magh Bihu celebrations between January 14 and 16 in various districts, mainly Sivasagar, Nagaon, Morigaon and Kamrup across Assam.
Mission Bhartiyam condemns the expulsion of Kashmiri students over cheering for Pak cricket team
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Mission Bhartiyam, has condemned the expulsion of 60 Kashmiri students from a University in Meerut over what has been termed as “anti-national” support to the Pakistani cricket team.