CPI-M to form all India Dalit front in November
Agartala : The CPI-M will form an All India Dalit Exploitation Liberation Manch (AIDELM) Nov 27 in New Delhi, a party politburo member has...
Tripura tribal party snaps ties with Congress
Agartala : In a significant political development, the Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT), a tribal-based state party, has snapped its ties with main...
Congress list has wrong candidate for Meghalaya’s Tura
Shillong: In a goof-up, the first list of Congress candidates for the Lok Sabha polls has the name of Meghalaya Sports Minister Zenith Sangma...
Yasin Malik arrested, JKLF march halted
Srinagar : Police Monday intercepted a pro-independence march by the JKLF here and arrested its chairman Yasin Malik and around a dozen supporters.
Malik appeared...
Meghalaya to consult centre on Garo peace talks
Shillong : Meghalaya will consult the central government to initiate peace talks with the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebel outfit, state Home Minister...
Notification for first phase of polls issued in Assam, Tripura
Agartala/Guwahati : The notification for the first of the nine-phased Lok Sabha polls was issued Friday with this the process to constitute the 16th...
Debate on inner line permit at ADBU
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.
PM to vote in Assam
Guwahati : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is among the over nine million people who are eligible to vote Thursday for Assam's six Lok Sabha...
Nido Tania killing: Accused’s judicial custody extended
New Delhi : A court here Tuesday extended, till April 7, the judicial custody of the four people allegedly involved in Arunachal Pradesh student...
Kerala mourns the demise of ‘Doctor of Poor’
Dr P C Shanavas, popularly known as ‘Doctor of Poor’ was under severe stress after he was ‘punished’ by back-to-back transfers for daring to stand against corrupt health department officials and medicine mafia.
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Kozhikode: The death of the doctor working among the tribes and poor men shocked the beneficiaries of his philanthropic activities. Native of Vadapuram in Malappuram district, Dr P C Shanavas, popularly known as ‘Doctor of Poor’, died on Saturday due to cardiac attack that occurred on his way back to home from Kozhikode.
Northeast people to light candles to honour Modi
Guwahati : Thousands of people from the northeast will light candles in their homes and offices across the country to show their respect for...
Infant sold for Rs.1,000 in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: A tribal man allegedly sold his two-month-old infant to a woman in Odisha's Malkangiri district for Rs.1,000 to eke out a living and...
Minority students’ body asks government to take action against fundamentalists in Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: More than 500 All BTC Minority Students Union (ABMSU) on Thursday staged a demonstration against the anti-social elements who are trying to bring division in the society in the name of religion and slammed the state government for its failure in check the violence and illegal activities in the state that have increased in recent time.
Five killed in Tripura accident
Agartala : Five people, including three young women, were killed and over 20 others injured when their van fell into a gorge in Tripura,...
Hope against hope for BTAD riot victims in Assam rendered homeless
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Wahidur Rahman, a petty businessman who used to deal in books has faith in democracy but he is finding it tough to live his life in the relief camps for more than a year. Wahidur who hails from remotest part of Dhubri district’s Gauripur of Assam has been stuck in relief camps along with his family members one after another.
Assam-Agra transmission line to help north India this summer
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : A 1,800 km transmission line from Assam to Agra is likely to provide some relief to electricity-starved north India this...
Northeast braves boycott call, celebrates Independence Day
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...
Adivasis have protected the forest and the next generation of people says Neetisha Xalxo
Text and video by Atul Anand, TwoCircles.net
On February 28, 2019, Birsa Ambedkar Phule Student’s Association (BAPSA) at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi organized a...
Tribal groups aghast with no mention of relief for Adivasis in PM’s Atma-Nirbhar Bharat
TCN News
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an economic package of Rs. 20 lakh crores for a “self-reliant” India on Tuesday with no mention of...
Militants kidnap two tribals in Tripura
Agartala : Militants have kidnapped two tribal youths in Tripura, police said here Monday.
The incident took place Sunday when around eight heavily armed NLFT...
How Binesh Balan, an Adivasi, fought the Kerala bureaucracy to achieve his dream of...
By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net
As a student from the Mavilan Tribe in Kerala, Binesh Balan knew that studying, and achieving his dreams, was never going...
Rebel ANVC factions to surrender arms: Meghalaya CM
Shillong : Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Friday said rebels of the two factions of the A'chik National Volunteers Council (ANVC) will lay down...
Voting sluggish in Arunachal
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...
Tripura power projects capacity to be augmented
Agartala : The generation capacity of three power plants in Tripura will be augmented by 62 MW without increasing fuel consumption, an official said...
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...
Release Assam journalist from custody: Amnesty
Guwahati : Amnesty International India Tuesday asked the Assam government to release a journalist from custody and guarantee him a fair trial after he...
Emerge as creative leaders: Kalam to IIM students
Shillong : Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Thursday urged students of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM)-Shillong to emerge as creative leaders to bring...
Protest outside Nagaland House in Delhi against Dimapur Lynching demanding judicial probe
Protesters submitted a memorandum to the Governor of Nagaland through the Resident Commissioner
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: Civil society groups organized a joint protest outside the Nagaland House in the national capital on Saturday condemning the last week’s lynching of a rape accused by a mob in Dimapur. Protesters later submitted a memorandum to the Governor of Nagaland through the Resident Commissioner.
Tripura wants better bus services from northeast
Agartala : The Tripura government Tuesday reiterated it would launch direct bus services between the northeastern states and Kolkata via Bangladesh for easy ferrying...
A month after Jharkhand journalist’s murder, killers remain at large
TCN News
Exactly a month ago, Amit Topno, a journalist from Khunti, Jharkhand was shot at point blank range and his body discovered later in...
Nearly two-third voters cast ballots in Mizoram
Aizawl: Nearly two-thirds of the voters cast their ballots Friday for the lone Lok Sabha seat and in a by-poll for an assembly segment...
Mass protest in Assam’s BTAD after killing of a student leader
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: The Mushalpur area of Baksa district in Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) witnessed mass protest on Thursday following the killing of one student leader Manoj Das on Wednesday evening.
10 injured in Assam blasts
By IANS,
Guwahati : At least 10 people were injured when militants triggered two blasts in Assam's Kamrup district Monday evening, a day ahead of...
Centuries-old puja transforms Tripura’s ancient capital
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Puran Habeli (Tripura) : Colourful marquees, illuminations, religious rites and the chanting of 'mantras' amid the beating of drums will turn Puran...
Northeast to have air ambulances soon
Guwahati : Patients from difficult-to-access locations in the landlocked northeastern states can heave a sigh of relief, as a Guwahati-based hospital is planning to...
NCM member Capt Praveen Davar reviews minority welfare schemes in Manipur
The importance and urgency of the modernization of madrasas and promotion of Urdu language was highlighted during the review meeting.
By Dr Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: During his three day visit here, Capt Praveen Davar, member of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) and member in-charge of Manipur, reviewed the implementation of the PM’s New 15-Point Programme for the welfare of the minorities and the Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) in the state.
In Sunderbans, implementation of Forest Rights Act remains a mere pipe-dream
In the first of the four part-series, we look at the livelihood challenges that trouble the people of Sunderbans, West Bengal. Although famed for...
Tripura government reduces tax on aviation fuel
Agartala : The Tripura government Friday reduced the value-added tax (VAT) on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) by four percent, a minister here said, following...
Meghalaya HC bans media coverage of shutdowns, rallies
Shillong : The Meghalaya High Court has banned the media from publishing statements by organisations that call for shutdowns or rallies in the state,...
Manipur groups warn of retaliation against Naga blockade
By IANS
Imphal: Assam-based organisations of Manipuri people on Wednesday warned of retaliation if the Naga-imposed indefinite economic blockade of Manipur is not withdrawn soon.
"All...
Crime Records also prove rise in atrocities against SC/ST in Kerala
By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net
Kozhikode: If statistics from National Crime Records Bureau are taken into consideration, it becomes clear Kerala has been...
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...
Delhi HC concerned over violence against northeasterners
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Thursday expressed strong displeasure at the government for failing to prevent violence against people from the northeast...
Tobacco, fuel to be dearer in Meghalaya
Shillong : Tobacco, petroleum and limestone are set to become more expensive in Meghalaya as the Congress government levied fresh taxes on them in...
Educational development seminar for minority students held in Guwahati
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.
Minorities Rights Day observed at Manipur
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.
Separatist shutdown partially affects life in Srinagar
Srinagar : A separatist called shutdown partially affected life in Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Srinagar on Monday.
Private transport, government offices, banks and post...
West Bengal government afraid of CBI probe: Manik Sarkar
Kolkata/Agartala : Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar Monday said the Trinamool Congress-led West Bengal government is afraid of a CBI probe into the chit...
Assam floods: 67 dead, Rajnath to visit flood-hit areas Wednesday
Guwahati : Sixty-seven people have been killed in the floods in Assam's Brahmaputra Valley even as Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of State...
Rain, snow claim 17 lives in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu : At least 17 people have died and 1,922 houses damaged due to heavy snowfall and rain in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister...
Six injured in Meghalaya IED blast
Shillong : Six people, three of them women, were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded at a market complex in Meghalaya on...
Two Manipuri youths attacked in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi : Two youths from the northeast were beaten up here late Sunday, a few days after the death of Arunachal Pradesh...
Notification for Nagaland poll issued, shutdown called for Thursday
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...
Global Rainbow Foundation to work with Ajmal Foundation
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.
New Delhi is northeasterners’ favourite job destination
By Natalia Ningthoujam,
New Delhi : Abhijit K. Borah moved here from Guwahati in search of a better future. He says Delhi has a lot...
‘कभी ब्राहमण भी खाते थे गो-मांस’
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
रांची (झारखंड) : अखिल भारतीय आदिवासी धर्म परिषद के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष व संयुक्त बिहार के पूर्व विधान पार्षद छत्रपति शाही मुंडा...
Modi greets Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur on statehood day
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday greeted the people of Meghalaya, Tripura and Manipur on their statehood day.
Greeting the people of Meghalaya,...
Panchayati Raj to end violence in BTAD, says the Assam Governor
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: A 15-member delegation representing three different organisations viz Samajwadi Party Assam, All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushwarat, and Jamaat-e-Islami Hind met the Governor of Assam Janaki Ballabh Pattanayak at the Raj Bhawan in Guwahati on Sunday to submit separate memorandums and apprise him about the ground realities of the prevailing situation in the BTAD area. The Governor gave the delegation a very patient hearing and spent more than an hour sharing viewpoints with them.
Assam bandh: Normal life hit; over 70 detained, released
Guwahati : Normal life was affected across Assam Friday in the wake of a Bajrang Dal-sponsored 12-hour dawn-to-dusk bandh to press for the arrest...
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...
‘Denial of BC community certificate to converted Muslims deprival of fundamental rights’: Madras HC
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Chennai: In an unprecedented judgement, Madras High Court has held that a Hindu backward class (BC) woman shall be considered...
Rescued Tripura tribal kids to be sent back home
Agartala : Sixteen of the 19 children rescued from the Guwahati railway station by the Assam Police CID and Childline, an NGO, belong to...
PM Jan Dhan Yojana launched in Tripura
Agartala : Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar Thursday launched the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) in Tripura to cover all households of the...
Environmental issues hit ONGC’s gas exploration in Tripura
Agartala : State-owned ONGC found huge gas reserves in the Trishna area of southern Tripura 14-years ago but couldn't proceed as it is yet...
Nagaland CM slams Manipur for passing ‘anti-tribal’ bills
Imphal : Nagaland Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang on Sunday flayed the Manipur government for passing three "anti-tribal" bills in the assembly, and termed it...
CPI-M hails ‘outstanding’ victory in Tripura
New Delhi : The CPI-M on Wednesday hailed the Left Front's sweeping victory in elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC),...
Terror plot averted in Meghalaya
Shillong : Seven insurgents were arrested in Meghalaya Thursday, as police averted a plot to carry out an explosion in the assembly constituency of...
‘Once passed, proper implementation of the amended SC/ST bill more important’, says former secretary...
“NGOs and political parties claiming to work in the interest of SCs and STs must conduct programmes imparting awareness about the amendments made in...
Meghalaya tribesmen to approach UN over India-Bangladesh land deal
Shillong: Describing the ratification of the land swap deal between India and Bangladesh as violation of the human rights of the indigenous people, tribal...
Minority students in Assam seek early solution to BTAD crisis
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: All Assam Minority Students’ Union (AAMSU), a students’ body of the state said that the victory of independent candidate Naba Kumar Sarania from Kokrajhar seat is the outcome of the sufferings of people in Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) over the years. AAMSU also alleged that the state government has not done enough to seize the illegal arms in the BTAD besides demanding white paper from the home department regarding this.
Telangana CM’s help for tribal girl to become pilot
Hyderabad : A few days after extending financial assistance to a Muslim woman pilot for her advanced training, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao...
तीर कमान से लैस ग्रामीणों के विरोध के बावजूद दंतेवाड़ा जिले के पोटाली में...
By मंगल कुंजम, TwoCircles.net
छत्तीसगढ़ दंतेवाड़ा :- जिले से दूर नक्सल प्रभावित अरनपुर थाना क्षेत्र में नए कैम्प खोलने को लेकर इलाके के ग्रामीण लगातार...
The BJP won in UP. Can we please get rid of the facade called...
By Mushtaque Rahamat for Twocircles.net
The elevation of Yogi Adityanath to be the next Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh has finally obliterated the oft-repeated differentiation...
Assam may get tough laws to deal with witch-hunting
Guwahati : Assam may soon have tougher laws to deal with the menace of witch-hunting over which 140 people have been killed since 2002.
A...
नक्सलियों के काले झंडे की जगह गोमपाड़ में तिरंगा फहराएंगी सोनी सोरी
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...
More Bodo terrorists nabbed in Assam
Guwahati : Two terrorists and three ground workers of a Bodo militant group, responsible for killing over 75 people in Assam last year, were...
Kargil freezes at -17, rain, snow forecast in Kashmir
By IANS,
Srinagar : Ladakh's Kargil town was the coldest place in Jammu and Kashmir at minus 16.8 degrees Thursday and Kashmir Valley is expected...
Adivasis of Bastar demand justice for the slaughter of their children by security forces
TCN News
On 7th February 2019 in Tadiballa village of Bhairamgarh Tehsil, Bijapur district of Chattisgarh the police fired indiscriminately and killed 10 persons.
This appeared...
Stars of North-East donate blankets to homeless in Guwahati
By TCN News
GUWAHATI : The 'Stars of North East' (SoNE) undertook a blanket distribution project targeting the poor of Guwahati on Friday night....
‘Modi stands to negate everything enshrined in constitution’
Srinagar : Formally launching his party's poll campaign in the Valley, National Conference (NC) patron Farooq Abdullah said Wednesday Narendra Modi stands to negate...
Eight millionaires in Meghalaya electoral battle
Shillong : Eight of the 10 candidates in the fray in Meghalaya's two parliamentary constituencies that go to polls Wednesday are millionaires.
The ruling Congress...
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...
Can Modi swing Jammu for the BJP?
By Sheikh Qayoom,
Jammu : It's a constituency the Congress has won eight times and which it currently holds. The BJP has won Jammu - its 1.76 million voters making it the largest among the six Lok Sabha constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir - thrice and could just come up trumps this time around thanks to the Narendra Modi factor.
Tribal varsity aims to mainstream tribal youth: President
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...
Bodo faction threatens to quit peace process
Guwahati : The pro-talk NDFB faction Friday threatened to pull out of the peace process if the government does not release its president Ranjan...
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...
Manipuri man’s killing: One more arrested
New Delhi : One more person was arrested Tuesday in connection with the murder of a 29-year-old Manipuri man here, bringing the total number...
नवादा के कझिया गांव में सामंतों ने लगाया महादलितों के घरों में आग, वाम...
TwoCircles.net News Desk
पटना : नवादा ज़िले के अकबरपुर प्रखंड अन्तर्गत कझिया गाँव में वर्षों से बसे लगभग एक सौ महादलितों के घर में सामंती...
A story of Manipur when it started to simmer (Book Review)
By M.R. Narayan Swamy,
Title: On A Clear Day You Can See India; Author: C. Balagopal, Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India; Pages: 203; Prices: Rs.299
Ebola virus: Tripura, Mizoram take preventive measures
Agartala/Aizawl : The Tripura and Mizoram governments have taken a number of preventive measures to check spread of deadly Ebola disease, officials from both...
Malkangiri: Who is responsible for deaths of more than 120 Adivasi children?
By Akash Poyam for Adivasi Resurgence
Up until now, Japanese Encephelitis (JE) has caused more than 120 deaths (Official numbers, real deaths could be...
10 NDFB cadres killed, over 300 nabbed in five months: DGP
Guwahati : During the five-month security operation against the anti-talks faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants, 10 members of the...
Tripura tribal council polls on May 3
Agartala : Elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) will be held on May 3, it was announced here on Tuesday.
"The...
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...
आदिवासियों को बेदख़ल करके झारखंड सरकार की सोना लूटने की तैयारी
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
तमाड़ (रांची) : रांची ज़िला तमाड़ क्षेत्र का लूंगटू गांव मैदान… यहां लोग सुबह से बैठकर शहर से आने वाले अपने...
Poll official killed, five injured in Kashmir guerrilla attack
Srinagar : One polling officer was killed and five others were injured Thursday in an attack by separatist guerrillas on a polling staff party...
Auto-driver shot dead in Meghalaya
Shillong : An auto-rickshaw driver was shot dead in Meghalaya by two unidentified assailants Sunday, police said.
The incident took place in Chepagre village in...
Poet Mohammad Sahid Chowdhury felicitated at Imphal
By Dr Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: All Manipur Muslim (Meitei-Pangal) Welfare Association (AMPWA) has felicitated Mohammad Sahid Chowdhury, the renowned Manipuri Muslim poet from Barak valley of Assam.
He was felicitated at a function held at Hafiz Hatta here on May 11, 2015.
Assam CM unveils Angel Fund for first-generation entrepreneurs
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi unveiled the Angel Fund floated to help first generation entrepreneurs and skilled youths aspiring to set up micro and small enterprises in the state on Friday.
Tripura tribal council polls: Vote counting on Wednesday
Agartala : The votes for the 30-member Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) would be counted on Wednesday, an official said here on...
Modi promises new dawn for NE; says will carry forward the work started by...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Slamming the UPA government and especially the Congress for neglecting the cause of the northeast, Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Prime...
11 abducted Assamese still untraced
Agartala/Aizawl : The 11 Assam people, who were kidnapped by militants Oct 10 from Mizoram along the inter-state border with Tripura, are still untraced,...
Assam celebrates R-Day, CM outlines new schemes
Guwahati : The 66th Republic Day was celebrated across Assam Monday with enthusiasm, with people ignoring threats from militants.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi unfurled the...
Youth killed in police firing during Kashmir clash
Srinagar : A youth was killed in police firing while three people were injured Monday when a stone-pelting mob clashed with security forces in...
Over 4 lakh affected by Assam floods
Guwahati : A man and a child were killed even as over four lakh people continued to reel under floods caused by surging waters...
‘हम उस समय तक अज़ान देते रहेंगे जब तक बाबरी मस्जिद में अज़ान शुरू...
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...
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.
Assam government spent Rs.9 cr on militants during ceasefire
Guwahati : The Assam government Monday revealed that it has spent over Rs.9 crore this year on settlement camp for cadres of the militant...
Odisha villagers meet Oram, seek tribal status
Bhubaneswar : A Jhodia community delegation from Odisha Friday submitted a memorandum to union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram in New Delhi, seeking tribal...
Protests in Northeast demanding apology from Modi on ‘immigrant’ tag
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: The entire northeast erupted in protest following Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Vision Document for the forthcoming Delhi election that mentioned the people of north-eastern region as ‘immigrants’.
Students, different organizations and political parties across the region took out protest rallies and burnt effigies. They also demanded unconditional apology from the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Hyderabad MP Owaisi clashes with Najma Heptulla in Lok Sabha
New Delhi : Two senior leaders, Asaduddin Owaisi of Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) and union Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla, clashed fiercely in the Lok...
Assam students protest land swap deal with Bangladesh
Guwahati : A major students' organisation in Assam Tuesday launched a state-wide protest opposing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement to go ahead with the...
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...
Normalcy returning to Dimapur
Guwahati/ Dimapur : The situation in Nagaland's commercial hub Dimapur was slowly returning to normal on Friday even though section 144 continues to be...
Captive IAF man rescued in Meghalaya
Guwahati : An air force personnel, held hostage in West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, was Thursday rescued in a joint operation by Assam...
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...
As election approaches in Kerala, parties go all out to woo Adivasi voters in...
By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net
Kozhikode: With battle lines drawn for the upcoming assembly polls, campaigns of both the United Democratic Front and...
Jharkhand government told to pay Rs 1 lakh for minor tribal’s custodial death
Ranchi : The Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday ordered the state government to pay Rs 1 lakh as compensation within 24 hours to the...
Government mulling review petition in SC/ST Act case
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The government is mulling to file a review petition in the Supreme Court pertaining to the apex courts order that...
Will Kashmir’s ‘Kingdom of Amity’ ever be reclaimed?
By Sheikh Qayoom,
Srinagar : The Shivratri festival, which used to be a grand integrative occasion for the majority Muslim and the minority Kashmiri Pandit...
North East Racial Attack, Can It Be STOPPED?
By Madhu Chandra,
Utterly socked and indeed panic at the unprecedented hate crimes against the people from North East India in Delhi and now in other mega cities of India. A man from Manipur brutally attacked for not able to speak Kannada in Bangalore on 16 October, two other men from Nagaland attacked in Gurgaon on 17 October – threatening the entire North East people to leave Gurgaon and a young from Mizoram murdered in South Delhi on 17 October. These attacks are the unprecedented hate crimes against North East people for last almost a decade in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR).
ULFA plot to trigger blasts ahead of Modi visit unearthed
Guwahati : Insurgent outfit ULFA had planned to carry out serial blasts and other subversive activities here ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled...
Intervene in coal mining ban, Meghalaya leaders to president
Shillong : Congress leaders from Meghalaya Thursday met President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi to seek his immediate intervention over the National Green Tribunal's...
Manipur, Tripura get separate IAS, IPS cadres
Agartala : With the creation of separate Manipur and Tripura cadres for All India Cadre Services (AICS) officers, the administration in both states would...
40 tribals to be special guests at R-Day celebrations
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...
Gogoi urges Paresh Baruah to join politics
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...
‘Foreign investment needed to harness power potential of Northeast’
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : Without foreign investment, the vast power potential of the northeastern region could not be leveraged, says the man heading the...
Residents of ‘cleanest village in Asia’ praise Modi’s mission
Shillong : Khasi tribesmen of Meghalaya's Mawlynnong, often described as one of "the cleanest villages in Asia", Thursday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for...
Dam-displaced tribal students of Narmada Jeevanshalas celebrated Balmela with gusto
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.
In Meghalaya, end of mining activity has workers facing an uncertain future
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Ladrymbai (East Jaintia Hills): For Mohammed Abdullah, May 15 is an important, and probably a life-changing, date. The 45-year-old, a...
AFSPA: License to kill!
By Syed Mohammad Aamir Ali,
“People crushed by laws, have no hopes but from power. If the laws are their enemies, they will be enemies to the law; and those who have much to hope and nothing to lose will always be dangerous,” Edmund Burke
In Post-9/11 scenario the countries in the first world such as Britain and America, which contributed significantly in the modern definition of liberal democracy are busy waging wars and promulgating draconian laws in the name of protecting democracy. It is heartening to see that in a relatively backward country such as India, not only the human rights and civil liberties movement but even mainstream political parties are resisting and creating public opinion against such acts.
Meghalaya tribals oppose Jaypee getting power project
Shillong: Tribals in Meghalaya Monday opposed the handing over the proposed construction 240 MW Umngot hydro electric project to Jaypee Group, saying that it...
Assam CM concerned over militant activities in northeast
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday expressed concern over the attacks on security forces by militant groups in the northeast region...
‘Northeast space centre not getting data from central agencies’
Shillong : The North East Space Application Centre (NE-SAC), set up by the Centre to develop high-tech infrastructure support for the northeastern states, is...
Budget pro-rich, pro-corporate: Assam CM
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogol Saturday termed the union budget for 2015-16 "pro-rich and pro-corporate", while regional political party Asom Gana Parishad...
One-day solidarity fast to mark 14 year of Irom Sharmila’s struggle at Jantar Mantar
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.
Two killed in Assam floods
Guwahati : At least two people have been killed in Assam in flash floods and landslides triggered by incessant rain for the past two...
66-Year-Old Jharkhand Man a Beacon of Hope for Abandoned Girls
Tauseef Ahmad/ TwoCircles.net
Hari Ram Pandey, a 66-year-old man from Deogarh in Jharkhand, has been raising abandoned girls on his own for the past two...
Bangladesh allows transit of foodgrain to northeast India
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : In a highly significant move that was evidently cleared at the highest level, Bangladesh is allowing India to ferry foodgrain...
Elections for Mizoram, Arunachal Rajya Sabha seats June 19
Aizawl/Itanagar : Elections for the two Rajya Sabha seats in Congress-ruled Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh will be held June 19, officials said Tuesday.
The tenure...
Curfew in 25 Assam villages following clash
Guwahati: Indefinite curfew was Thursday clamped in 25 villages in Assam's Darrang district after 13 people were injured in a clash between two groups,...
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More Indo-French science collaborations for Northeast
Kolkata : Working with India's leading research centres, the Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (CEFIPRA) is seeking more scientific partnerships for...
Assam’s rebel minister Himanta Biswa Sarma quits
Guwahati : Assam's rebel minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Monday resigned from the state cabinet, saying it was not possible "mentally, physically and politically" to...
Tribal girl alleges ragging in Bengal
Kolkata : Ragged and threatened by two of her college seniors for months with hostel authorities turning a deaf ear to her plight, a...
Gogoi seeks Rs.1,000 crore central package for flood-hit Assam
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Friday sought a special package of Rs.1,000 crore from the Centre to begin rehabilitation work in the...
Army conducts flag march in Assam’s troubled district
Guwahati : Army Thursday conducted flag march in Assam's troubled Golaghat district near the border with Nagaland, even as a youth was injured when...
Army wasn’t late in reacting to Bodo attack: Parrikar
New Delhi : Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has denied that the army was late in reacting to the attack by Bodo militants in Assam,...
Gogoi hails centre’s move to prioritise migrants’ issue
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Tuesday hailed the central government's move to prioritise the issue of infiltration and illegal migration into the...
A record 85 percent voted Tripura
Agartala: A staggering 85 percent of the electorate voted in Tripura in the two-phase Lok Sabha election, officials said Sunday.
This is the highest voter...