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Assam CM presents Rs.265 crore deficit budget

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Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday presented a Rs.265.32 crore deficit budget for 2015-16. The main attraction of the budget were...

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...

Elephant scare, firing near Meghalaya booths

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Shillong: Voting picked up Wednesday for the two Lok Sabha seats in Meghalaya, even as the of firing of blanks was reported near a...

Repatriation of Tribal refugees from Tripura to start next week

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Aizawl/Agartala : The much-awaited repatriation of tribal refugees from Tripura to Mizoram is likely to start next week, an official in Aizawl said Monday. Over...

Tribal Affairs Ministry gets Rs 5,329 crore in Budget

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New Delhi, (IANS) : The Tribal Affairs Ministry has been allocated Rs 5,329 crore -- almost 10 per cent more than the previous year --...

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...

President attended the 14th Convocation of Manipur University

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By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: President of India Pranab Mukherjee attended the 14th Convocation of Manipur University (MU) on April 29, 2014...

Coverage of Covid-19 vaccination of tribals in Gujarat half of the state average

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Gujarat has managed to fully vaccinate only thirty-five percent of its nine million tribal population which is half the rate of vaccination coverage of...

BJP to protest against eviction of tribals in Tripura

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Agartala: The BJP on Tuesday said it would soon launch a stir if Tripura's Left Front government evicted tribals to set up a firing...

Gujarat police detain tribal activists ahead of Sardar Patel’s statue inauguration

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Ahmedabad, Oct 30 (IANS) Apprehending protests, the Gujarat police on Tuesday detained several tribal leaders and activists in the Narmada district ahead of the...

Mehbooba Mufti charges NC with village headman’s killing

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Srinagar : Mehbooba Mufti, opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president, Friday accused the ruling National Conference (NC) of the murder of a PDP village...

Gogoi blames Centre for Assam violence

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Guwahati : The central government was to blame for the recent violence in Assam that left 79 people dead and rendered over two lakh...

Tripura militant outfit keen to surrender, talks held

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By Sujit Chakraborty, Agartala : Guerrillas of the outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) are keen to surrender if their demands are met, a...

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.

BJD MLA wants tribals rights upheld on Khandadhar mines

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Bhubaneswar : A ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) legislator has urged the Odisha government to recognise the forest rights of Pauri Bhuyan tribals, a...

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...

Assam polls get over Thursday

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Guwahati : Over 9.4 million people are eligible to exercise their franchise in the third and final phase of the Lok Sabha polls in...

Four year old girl struggles at GMCH after Bodo militants’ attack

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: The little girl was screaming at her bed at Guwahati Medical College Hospital. The four year old Taslima Khatun of Narasingbari village in Assam’s Baska district has lost her finger and received bullet injuries as armed militants of National Democratic Front of Bodoalnd (NDFB) opened fire killing four people in front of her on Thursday night.

Three kids of a family burnt alive in Mizoram

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Aizawl : Three minor children of a tribal family, including a girl, were burnt alive and one was seriously injured in Mizoram as their...

‘अस्तित्व, अस्मिता और जनआन्दोलन’ के मुद्दे पर 2-4 दिसंबर को पटना में जमावड़ा

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TCN News पटना : जन आन्दोलनों का राष्ट्रीय समन्वय यानी एनएपीएम का 11 वां राष्ट्रीय अधिवेशन 2-4 दिसंबर को पटना के ऐतिहासिक अंजुमन इस्लामिया हॉल...

Court defers hearing in case against Irom Sharmila

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New Delhi : A Delhi court on Monday posted for June 5 the hearing in a case against Manipur activist Irom Sharmila for attempting...

Two militants killed, four arrested in Meghalaya

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By IANS, Shillong : Two militants were killed and four arrested in Meghalaya Wednesday, police said. "Two A'chik National Volunteers Council (ANVC-B) cadres were gunned down...

Tribal activist attacked in Kerala

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By Shafeeq Hudawi Thiruvananthapuram: A few weeks after Soni Sori was attacked, a smilaar incident has been reported from in Kerala. Dhanya Raman, a noted...

Children and the elderly in Jharkhand March for Forest and Land Rights

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Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Close to 10000 people including children, men, women and even senior citizens of tribal communities from 20 districts of Jharkhand came together...

Journalist Mukesh Chandrakar: A Voice of Bijapur, Silenced Too Soon

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Poonam Masih, TwoCircles.net Mukesh Chandrakar was not just a name; it was the very identity of Bijapur (Chhattisgarh). For journalists, whether from India or abroad,...

Tripura party merges with BJP

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Agartala : The BJP Monday got a shot in its arm in Left-ruled Tripura with a local political party merging with the party while...

Voting and Elections ring hollow for Rajasthan’s landless nomadic tribes

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By Inder Bisht, TwoCircles.net Prabhu Kalbelia has been living with his family on the outskirts of Bemali village of Bhilwara district for the last forty...

MPs don’t have enough funds for Modi’s pet schemes

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By Sreeparna Chakrabarty, New Delhi : Insistence on using MPLADS funds for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet schemes of Clean India and adopting a village...

Young tribal woman inspires farming community to better livelihoods in Odisha

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By Chinmaya Dehury Koraput (Odisha): Raimati Ghiuria, a young tribal woman, not only proved to be a leader in conserving local traditional varieties of rice...

BJP to woo Dalits, farmers; Modi urges workers to focus on development

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New Delhi : The two-day BJP national executive meeting concluded here on Sunday with the ruling party drawing up a roadmap on making development...

Two Years of Narasingbari Killings: Heart-wrenching story of little Rashida

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Abdul Kalam Azad Today is the second anniversary of Narasingbari Killings. On 1st May, 2014, at around 8:00pm three people were killed and several injured....

MY FACTS research journal from North-East launched

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By TwoCircle.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: ‘MY FACTS’, A Peer Reviewed Multidisciplinary Annual Journal’ is a reality now for a bunch of youngsters under the banner MY-FACTS – Muslim Youth Forum Against Communalism, Terrorism and Sedition.

Portable water contamination sensor developed

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Two Assam Don Bosco University Researchers of the Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) Department at Don Bosco College of Engineering and Technology (DBCET) have developed an on-the-spot water contamination sensor that can assess whether the amount of metal ions present in water is in the range that is safe for human consumption.

Meghalaya mapping areas to tap wind energy

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Shillong : Power-starved Meghalaya is preparing "wind energy density maps" to identify regions in the mountainous state where wind energy could be tapped to...

Assam MPs raise voice on Dimapur lynching incident in Parliament

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By TwoCircles.net staff reporter, Guwahati: Rising in one voice, members of Parliament (MPs) from Assam – those from Congress and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) – have raised the issue of cruel mob lynching at Dimapur earlier in the month and demanded a stop to racial profiling in the line of language and religion.

Kashmir governor’s address to legislature disrupted

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By IANS, Jammu : There was chaos on the first day of the Jammu and Kashmir legislature's budget session Monday as opposition members disrupted Governor...

Poll official in Assam who cannot vote as he is D voter

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Barpeta: Most unexpected things often happen in India and the elections are also no exception from it. Like many others one Sahjahan Kaji of Assam’s Barpeta is also branded as a Doubtful voter or D voter for his ‘doubtful identity’ as an Indian citizen and he has been barred from voting since 1997.

Disruptions continue in Jharkhand Assembly over amendments in land acts

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Ranchi : The third working day of Jharkhand Assembly's winter session was also a wash out due to disruptions over the BJP government's move...

Tripura CM urges agricultural scientists to stop farmers’ suicides

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Agartala : Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar urged the scientific community in the agriculture and allied sectors to take suitable measures to stop farmers'...

Meghalaya to count votes under CCTV surveillance

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Shillong : Counting of votes for Meghalaya's two Lok Sabha seats will be done under CCTV surveillance, an election official said Wednesday. Over 69 percent...

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.

Indian farmer abducted by Bangladeshi nationals

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Agartala : Tension erupted along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura after Bangladeshi nationals kidnapped an Indian farmer in retaliation to the arrest of a...

Students from Assam volunteer for flood victims in Kashmir

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By Sabin Sebastian, TwoCircles.net, Guwahati: A group of Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU) social work students did their one month internship (November 2014) in Jammu and Kashmir to help the flood affected people under the leadership of Catholic Social Service Society (CSSS) of the Diocese of Jammu and Kashmir.

First dengue case in Tripura

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Agartala : The first confirmed case of dengue has been reported in Tripura, an official said here Wednesday. "A man was found with dengue virus...

70 fall ill after eating ‘prasad’ in Tripura

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Agartala : Around 70 people, including women and children, fell sick after eating 'prasad' - offering to deity - in Tripura, an official said...

200 environmental women defenders killed in 2017: Activists

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By Vishal Gulati Nairobi, (IANS): This year has been the deadliest for environmental women defenders, with 200 assignations reported across the globe, and most of them...

Can’t remain deprived, suppressed for long: ADC members of Manipur

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New Delhi : Members of Manipur's six autonomous district councils Friday staged a protest at Jantar Mantar here demanding that provisions of the Sixth...

BSF brings smiles to children with cleft lips

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By Sujit Chakraborty, Agartala : Tasked with "Duty unto death", the paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF), which guards the frontiers in rain and shine, day...

Three killed, 21 injured in Manipur blast

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Imphal : Three people were killed and 21 others injured in a powerful blast at a market here in the Manipur capital on Wednesday,...

75% of all children out of school are Dalits, Adivasis and Muslims

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By Afroz Alam Sahil, Twocircles.net New Delhi: A reply to a questioned asked in the Rajya Sabha has brought forth alarming statistics in...

Congress slams government over Maharashtra governor’s transfer

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New Delhi : The Congress Sunday said the government was exercising its power in an "extremely arbitrary manner" over the transfer of Maharashtra governor...

Notification for Nagaland poll issued, shutdown called for Thursday

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Kohima (IANS): The Election Commission of India on Wednesday issued the notification for the February 27 elections to the 60-member Nagaland Assembly despite civil...

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...

सोनभद्र का रामबाबु : वेटर के तौर पर अपमान झेला ,लोकडाउन में नौकरी...

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मोहम्मद आसिम। Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश के सबसे पिछड़े इलाकों में शुमार करने वाले आदिवासी बहुल क्षेत्र सोनभद्र के लाल ने कमाल जैसा कुछ कर दिया...

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...

Rajnath to visit Assam

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New Delhi : Home Minister Rajnath Singh Wednesday said he will visit Assam following an attack by militants that left around 40 people dead...

US to encourage businessmen to invest in northeast: Envoy

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Agartala : The US government and its diplomatic missions in India will encourage American businessmen to invest in India's resource-rich northeast region, a top...

5000 people from 40 villages in Maharashtra gather to demand justice for Dr. Payal...

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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...

DoNER minister to discuss development with northeast CMs

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Shillong : DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh will Friday meet the governors and the chief ministers of all eight northeastern states here to brainstorm on...

Debate on inner line permit at ADBU

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By Ririsasa Laloo, Guwahti: The Social Work Department of Assam Don Bosco University, (ADBU) Azara Guwahati held a debate on “Inner Line Permit (ILP) is a step towards Development of the North East Region” on 11th August.

Northeast MGNREGS employees to launch stir to hike wages

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Agartala : Over 13,000 employees employed in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in northeastern states would launch a stir from...

India’s youngest bank Bandhan to empower women, rural folk

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By Sujit Chakraborty, Agartala : Innovative microfinance company Bandhan will operate as a bank from October next year and focus on empowering women and rural...

The Great Illusion: How Misframed Adivasi Forest Rights Threaten Culture and Conservation ?

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When Adivasi land rights are framed as tickets to government handouts, both cultural traditions and nature conservation hang in the balance, explains Dipika Adhikari,...

Boston: Organizations protested against arrests of activists, journalists and intellectuals in India

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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,...

Gun battle erupts between Garo rebels, security men

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Shillong : An intense gun battle erupted in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills district Thursday, as security forces launched a crackdown on a militant hideout,...

Northeast people to light candles to honour Modi

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Guwahati : Thousands of people from the northeast will light candles in their homes and offices across the country to show their respect for...

Families dependent on minig in Meghalaya unable to get food

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Shillong : An organisation for coal miners and owners has said families dependent on mining have been finding it difficult to get two square...

Curfew in Srinagar after youth’s killing

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Srinagar : A curfew was imposed in some parts of the Srinagar city to maintain law and order following a youth's killing in firing...

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....

Students in Kozhikode extend Ramadan relief to Tribal people

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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...

‘Bangladesh brick kilns hit by ban on Meghalaya coal mining’

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Shillong : Production has been hit in thousands of brick kilns in Bangladesh that are dependent on coal from Meghalaya following an interim ban...

Stars of North-East donate blankets to homeless in Guwahati

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By TCN News GUWAHATI : The 'Stars of North East' (SoNE) undertook a blanket distribution project targeting the poor of Guwahati on Friday night....

Northeast’s traditional environmental knowledge important: Expert

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Kolkata : The traditional environmental knowledge from India's northeast and northern regions, particularly the Himalayas, integrated with modern science is important for battling climate...

Assamese cultural activist invited in Bangladesh event

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: In what can be termed as a landmark endeavour, Guwahati-based cultural activist, documentation consultant and curator of the Guwahati International Music Festival, Aiyushman Dutta, has been invited to join a first-ever documentation project of the centuries-old ‘Dol Purnima Utsab’ of the Bauls to be held from March 14-17 in Kushtia, Bangladesh this year.

Persecution of activists an expression of fascism say Indian Americans

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By TCN News: The Alliance for Justice And Accountability (AJA), an umbrella coalition of progressive organizations across the United States, today condemned the attacks against...

Nagaland polls contest between Nagas, outside forces: NPF chief

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Kohima, Feb 12 (IANS): Nagaland's ruling NPF chief Shurhozelie Liezietsu on Monday said the February 27 assembly election is not just a contest between...

Meghalaya urges Centre to ratify protocol with Bangladesh

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Shillong : The Meghalaya government on Monday urged the central government to ratify the land agreement protocol that was signed between India and Bangladesh...

Digital Deceit: How AI and Voice Apps Were Weaponised to Sexually Assault Tribal Girls...

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Iqra Farrukh, TwoCircles.net Bhopal: In a chilling revelation from Madhya Pradesh, technology has been weaponised for deceit and cruelty. Approximately 80 kilometers from Sidhi district headquarters, impoverished...

Militant camp busted in Meghalaya

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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...

Attack on teacher in Assam: BJP Yuvamorcha president arrested

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By Mustafa A. Barbhuiya, TwoCircles.net, On a successful lead by Officer in-charge Prafulla Borgohain, a breakthrough was made in the case of attack on the ambulance carrying lynched college teacher in Karimganj district of Assam. An FIR was filed by Sub-Inspector Swapan Kumar Nath of Karimganj Police who was escorting the ambulance in Silchar City Police where the incidence had happened.

Now, SC/STs in Delhi can apply for employment loan via app

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New Delhi, (IANS): The Delhi government will launch a mobile application on Saturday through which Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Other Backward Classes, minorities, and handicapped...

Saradha scam: CBI quizzes former Assam minister

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Kolkata : Senior Congress leader and former Assam minister Anjan Dutta was Monday grilled by the CBI in connection with the multi-crore-rupee Saradha scam. Dutta,...

Garo rebels causing serious concern: Meghalaya governor

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Shillong : Meghalaya Governor K.K. Paul Friday expressed concern over the growing influence of the outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), a rebel outfit,...

‘Meghalaya has no records of Bangladeshis’

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Shillong : Meghalaya has no record of Bangladeshis who entered the state on or before March 24, 1971, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said Thursday. "While...

एससी-एसटी आरक्षण के वर्गीकरण के खिलाफ और समर्थन में सजातियों में छुआछूत है बड़ी...

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Poonam Masih, TwoCircles.net देश आजाद होने के बाद संविधान निर्माता डॉ. भीमराव अंबेडकर ने वंचित समुदाय के लिए आरक्षण की मांग करते हुए इसे संवैधानिक...

“Halt the Hate”: Amnesty International’s new website to track and document hate crimes in...

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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...

Pakistani refugees in Jammu to vote for BJP

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Jammu : The 100,000-strong Pakistani refugees here have announced their support to the BJP candidate in what is being seen as a crucial step...

Kashmir vice chancellor’s murder accused arrested – after 24 years

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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...

Opposition wants Dogri TV channel

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By IANS, Jammu : Opposition legislators Tuesday walked out of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly demanding the setting up of a Dogri television channel in...

Woman killed in Tripura for practising witchcraft

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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...

Attenborough had plans to make Khasi documentary in Meghalaya

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By Raymond Kharmujai, Shillong : Tribal Khasi philanthropist Honsen Lyngdoh, who was closely associated with Richard Attenborough's Oscar-winning film 'Gandhi', said the late British director...

Manipur’s new governor takes charge

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Imphal : Former Congress leader and author Syed Ahmed on Saturday took charge as the 16th governor of Manipur. Manipur High Court Chief Justice Laxmikanta...

Bangladeshi officials enter India, sent back

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Agartala : Four Bangladeshi intelligence officials who illegally entered Tripura were beaten up by villagers but were allowed to go back after Indian officials...

Advise PM for ordinance on SC/ST protection, Mevani tells Athavale

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Gandhinagar, (IANS): Gujarat legislator and Dalit activist Jignesh Mevani on Monday asked Union Minister Ramdas Athavale to advise Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an ordinance...

Assam doctor to attend programme at the UN

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By TCN News, Guwahati: Doctor Syed Iftikar Ahmed, chairman of Guwahati-based NGO ‘AIDS Prevention Society’ and a member of Lions Club of Narangi has been invited to attend the Lions Day programme at the United Nations’ headquarters in New York.

NDFB cadre killed in Assam

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Guwahati : A joint team of the army and Assam Police on Monday killed a militant of the anti-talks faction of the National Democratic...

Nearly three years after chit fund scam, Adivasis of Tapi remain at a loss...

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By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Almost a year ago, just as Indians across the nation were returning from work or sitting at home on the evening...

Tribal health issues to be targeted separately

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New Delhi : Separating tribal health issues from the mainstream, malaria, sickle cell anaemia, nutrition and maternal and child health would now be targeted...

No permanent governors in five northeastern states

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By Sujit Chakraborty, Aizawl/Agartala : As many as five states in India's northeast -- Assam, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura -- do not have permanent...

Voting sluggish in Arunachal

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Itanagar: Balloting in simultaneous elections to Arunachal Pradesh's two Lok Sabha seats and the state assembly was sluggish in the first three hours, with...

Civil society in Assam urges the govt to seize the arms

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By TwoCircles.net staff reporter, Guwahati: After National Democratic Front of Bodoland’s (NDFB) (Sangbijit faction) denial in the involvement in the violence in the Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD), a section of people set their target towards Bodoland People’s Party (BPF). Assam minister for Border areas development Siddique Ahmed has already demanded that action should be taken against BPF.

Protests in Itanagar over leak of state civil service paper

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Itanagar : Hundreds of candidates appearing for the Arunachal Pradesh civil service exams staged a protest here Tuesday demanding an inquiry into the alleged...

Over 500 non-residents pushed back from Mizoram

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Aizawl : Mizoram police have pushed back more than 500 non-residents for not possessing valid inner line permits (ILP), an official said here Tuesday. The...

Tripura to get another varsity

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Agartala : The Left Front government will set up a university in Tripura and a legislation in this regard will be taken up in...

Northeast CMs’ meet to decide roadmap for development

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Agartala : DoNER Minister Gen. (retd) V.K. Singh would meet the chief ministers of all eight northeastern states in Guwahati Aug 21-22 to decide...

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...

More than 50 thousand students appear in talent search exam on Sunday

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Over 50,000 students, from class III to degree courses, in greater Guwahati appear in the Ajmal National Talent Search Examination (ANTSE) 2014 on Sunday, May 25, 2014 at Don Bosco School Panbazar and Sonaighuli, Pragjyotish English School Panbazar, Fairyland School Hatigaon, Maulana Azad Markaz Academy Satgaon, Angel’s Academy Kamakhya Gate and another 11 schools in the city that have been selected as venue for the ANTSE.

‘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...

Meghalaya Muslims celebrate Eid, offer prayers for Gaza

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Shillong : Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, was Tuesday celebrated across Meghalaya, a predominantly Christian state, with prayers...

Controversy thickens after Assam BJP leader found sheltering Burdwan accused, wife

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By TwoCircle.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Arrest of one of the most wanted suspected culprits involved in the October 2 Burdwan bomb blast from the state’ Nalbari district has added a twist in the already controversial story. Among others, the most controversial statement came from the suspected accused Sahanur Alom, when he disclosed his wife Suzena, also alleged to be carrying out terror activities, and his father-in-law Julmat Ali were staying at the farmhouse of a senior Assam BJP leader Bijon Mahajan located in city’s Hatigaon area.

Assam bandh over Indo-Bangla land deal draws mixed response

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Guwahati : The 10-hour Assam bandh on Thursday against the central government's decision to hand over the state's land to Bangladesh evoked a mixed...

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...

Bangladesh seeks access from India to battle rebels

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Shillong : Bangladesh has urged India to allow Bangladeshi security forces to enter the Chittagong Hills Tract from Tripura to launch a crackdown on...

आदिवासी समाज से आने वाले देश के पहले मेयर है विक्रम आहाके

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आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net मध्य प्रदेश की छिंदवाड़ा नगर निगम में कांग्रेस ने 18 साल बाद मेयर का चुनाव जीता हैं।‌ छिंदवाड़ा नगर निगम में कांग्रेस...

Farmers ‘crack whip’ on Maharashtra government

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Mumbai (IANS): For the second time in 10 months, Maharashtra farmers cracked the whip on the government to turn spotlight on the grave agrarian...

Guwahati, Srinagar at highest earthquake risk

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By Chaitanya Mallapur, Guwahati and Srinagar are the two Indian cities at highest risk of being devastated by an earthquake, with 36 other cities in areas prone to earthquakes, according to government data. Guwahati and Srinagar fall in what is called “very severe intensity zone”, or zone V, the highest-risk earthquake zone.

Tripura wants liberal central assistance for small states

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Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura wants Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government should be generous to provide economic support to small...

BPO employee from Manipur beaten to death in Delhi

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New Delhi : A BPO employee hailing from Manipur was beaten to death here in a brutal attack reminiscent of one on a student...

दंतेवाड़ा: तिरंगे को लाल सलाम

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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...

Three minors were brutal in attack on Nido Tania, says CBI

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By Amiya Kumar Kushwaha and Garima Tyagi, New Delhi : In the attack on 19-year-old Arunachal Pradesh student Nido Tania here in January, which caused...

Congress alleges Rs.500 crore scam in Tripura

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Agartala : The opposition Congress in Left-ruled Tripura Monday alleged that Rs.400-500 crore have been embezzled in the last two financial years, and that...

New Rural Livelihood scheme for Northeast to benefit tribals: DoNER Minister

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New Delhi, (IANS): The new Rural Livelihood scheme for the Northeast will primarily benefit the tribals and the lower socio economic groups including women in...

#TCN10: Some thoughts about the eventful journey

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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step: Chinese Philosopher Laozi By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net This month, TwoCircles.net – or TCN...

A joint statement of concerned citizens condemn the Massacre in Assam, demand action

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By TCN News, New Delhi: In a Statement by Civil Society Groups, Activists and Concerned Citizens have expressed their “profound sense of grief and alarm over the gruesome massacre of Bengali-speaking Muslims on 2nd May.” They have demanded immediate arrest of Pramila Rani Brahma, constitution of an SIT for fair probe, deployment of more Paramilitary Forces to ensure security of the Non-Bodo people, adequate compensation and rehabilitation packages.

NCHRO demands judicial enquiry into arrests of adivasi youths in Jharkhand

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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...

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...

EC to hold ‘wake up’ campaign in Jammu

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By IANS, Jammu: The Election Commission Saturday announced the "Wake up Jammu" campaign in an effort to increase voter participation in the Lok Sabha elections. In...

Nido Tania’s parents meet Rahul Gandhi

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By IANS, New Delhi : Parents of Nido Tania, who died after being beaten up by shopkeepers here, met Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday...

Manipuri Muslim Students organize Annual sports meet at Delhi

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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...

Tribal boys in Wayanad under POCSO threat

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By Shafeeq Hudawi Kozhikode: Babu, a 21-year-old from the Paniya community, came out of jail in March after spending close to three months in jail....

Camps to verify names in voters list March 9

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Agartala : The Election Commission has decided to hold special camps Sunday in polling stations across the country to facilitate people to verify their...

नर्मदा बांध के खिलाफ़ आदिवासियों की विशाल पदयात्रा

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By TwoCircles.Net staff reporter, खलघाट: मध्य प्रदेश के निमाड़ क्षेत्र में विस्थापित किसानों, मजदूरों और मछुवारों ने जीवन अधिकार यात्रा शुरू की है. यह जीवन...

Bodos kill 65 in Assam, three die in police firing

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Guwahati : Three people were killed in Assam Wednesday when police fired at thousands of angry adivasis who took to the streets, a day...

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...

Bikers protest discrimination against northeast people

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By IANS, Bangalore : About 200 motorcycle riders Sunday took part in a 14-km rally across the city protesting racial discrimination against people from the...

Ask Bangladesh for better access, Tripura CM urges Modi

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Agartala : Tripura has urged the prime minister to pursue Bangladesh so that it allows access to its water and land routes that could...

Rijiju assures safe environment to people from northeast

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New Delhi : Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju Sunday assured "safe working environment" across the country for the people from the...

Freedom heroes from the northeast remembered

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By IANS, New Delhi : Little known heroes from the country's northeast played valiant roles during the freedom struggle, reversing a myth - like many...

Manipuri women assault case: Fifth accused granted bail

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By IANS, New Delhi : A court here Thursday granted bail to a man accused of assaulting two Manipuri women, saying four accused facing the...

The blame game and RS election in Assam

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Suspended AIUDF MLA Majharbhuiyan says party chief Ajmal asked him to abstain. By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: After remaining in the centre of the...

Eight Assam Rifles men killed in Nagaland militant attack

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Dimapur/Kohima : Eight Assam Rifles personnel were killed, six injured and another four reported missing on Sunday when militants triggered a powerful blast and...

Power transmission link via Bangladesh vital: Official

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Agartala : A top power company official has suggested erecting power transmission lines for supply of electricity from the northeast region to other parts...

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...

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.