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Dalits protest in Bihar against order on SC/ST Act

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*Patna (IANS): *Thousands of Dalit members on Monday staged protests across Bihar on Monday against the dilution of the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, disrupting rail...

State shielding perpetrators, polarising communities, says Kashmir civil society group on rape and murder...

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By TwoCircles.net Staff reporter The Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) on Wednesday, January 31 expressed serious apprehensions on the role of police...

Kidnapped SBI official in Meghalaya still untraced

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Shillong : The whereabouts of a State Bank of India (SBI) official kidnapped by militants eight days ago are still not known, while 42...

Farooq Abdullah faces tough challenge in Srinagar

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Srinagar : Retaining Srinagar is a tough call for the 78-year old National Conference patron and thrice Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah....

Army conducts flag march in Assam’s troubled district

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Guwahati : Army Thursday conducted flag march in Assam's troubled Golaghat district near the border with Nagaland, even as a youth was injured when...

Charge-sheet to be filed in Srinagar food adulteration case

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By IANS, Srinagar : The Srinagar Municipal Corporation will Monday file a charge- sheet against three food processing companies for adulteration in a court here,...

Karnataka to vote Thursday for all 28 Lok Sabha seats

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

First-ever PG course on northeast welcomed

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By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net , Guwahati: The move to include the Northeast in the post graduate course for the first time at Delhi based...

North East Church body demands judicial enquiry

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By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net, Guwahati: Council of Baptist Churches in North East India (CBCNEI), one of the major bodies of Church in the country has expressed serious concern at the increasing attack on the minority community’s institutions which include schools and place of worships in the country.

“Demarcation done without our consent,” say tribals as fresh violence erupts at IIT-Goa land...

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By Sutapa Baksi & Rishabh Jain, TwoCircles.net Goa: The conflict associated with the IIT Goa project that encompasses the village of Shel-Melauli in the Sattara...

Maulana Abul Hussain Sabiri, first North-East India Jamaat member, no more

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A prolific poet, his Urdu poem Tarana-e-Assam is part of the 12th class curriculum of the state education board of Assam. By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Maulana Abul Hussain Mazumdar – popularly known as Sabiri Saab – the eminent Islamic scholar, writer as well as the first Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) member from the north-east India, has passed away.

Congress makes false promises, Sonia let marines go: Modi

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Itanagar/Guwahati : BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Monday launched a scathing attack on the Congress, accusing the party of making "false promises", and...

Child kills six-year-old in Tripura

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Agartala : A child killed a six-year-old in Tripura while playing, police said on Friday. "A six-and-a-half-year-old child killed a six-year-old on Thursday with a...

Appeal to stop illegal animal fights in Assam

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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.

Dalits, Adivasi children locked out of education during Covid-19 lockdown: new report

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The report reveals that only 4% of Dalit and Adivasi children have been attending online classes regularly, as opposed to 15% of children overall. Suchitra...

Legislator slaps J&K assembly marshal

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By IANS, Jammu : The Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly Wednesday witnessed an ugly scene when an opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legislator slapped a...

Assam oppose to visa free entry for Bangladeshi proposal

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: After Assam government opposed to the proposal of the Narendra Modi government to let Bangladeshi nationals without visa, several political and social organizations have reacted strongly against it. The state government earlier said it has opposed a proposal from the centre to give visa-free entry to Bangladeshi nationals below 18 years and above 65 years of age.

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.

Assam floods: Seven dead, situation grim in two districts

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Guwahati : The flood situation has deteriorated in Assam's Dhemaji and Lakhimpur districts with seven deaths reported from the area where three lakh people...

Anfar Foundation distributes food packets on Ramadan in Assam

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Anfar Foundation, a Hojai based development organization in Assam in partnership with Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) reached out to 18,064 peoples in three districts of Nagaon, Morigaon and Sonitpur districts with Ramadan food packs.

Parts of northeast cut off as Meghalaya blockade continues

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Agartala : The northeastern states of Tripura, Mizoram, parts of Manipur and southern Assam remained cut off from the rest of India for the...

Tripura government asked to form SIT to probe chit fund firms

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Agartala : The Tripura High Court on Thursday asked the state government to set up a Special Investigating Team (SIT) to probe the activities...

BJP ally in Jharkhand attacks Modi over tribal land rights

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Ranchi : BJP ally All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) on Saturday directly attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly going back on his solemn...

Tripura ‘haat’ along India-Bangladesh border to open Jan 13

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By Sujit Chakraborty, Agartala : The first border market, locally called 'haat', in Tripura and the third along the India-Bangladesh frontier is likely to be...

Police vehicle kills three in Tripura

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Agartala : Three morning walkers were killed Saturday and two critically injured after being run over by a police vehicle in Tripura, police said...

Three army personnel killed in Arunachal ambush

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Itanagar : At least three army personnel were killed and three others injured on Thursday when suspected militants ambushed their convoy in Arunachal Pradesh's...

Centre, Meghalaya sign peace accord with Garo rebels

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New Delhi/Shillong : The central and Meghalaya governments Wednesday signed a peace agreement with the two factions of the A'chik National Volunteers Council (ANVC),...

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...

Police raid residence of Tripura official over scam

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Agartala : Tripura Police Monday raided the residence of a civil service official here and seized some documents related to a multi-crore scam, police...

Tripura to set up new varsity

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Agartala : The Left Front government will set up a state university in Tripura and this will be taken up in the budget session...

One killed, over 25 injured in Assam blast

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Guwahati : One person was killed and over 25 others were injured in an explosion in Assam's Dibrugarh district Sunday evening, police said. Dibrugarh Superintendent...

Over 1000 activists, concerned citizens call for immediate release of Hidme Markam, ending state...

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Human rights defender and environmental activist Hidme Markam has been in jail for over 40 days now. She was arrested on March 9 by...

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...

Tripura MP wants easy visa for Bangladeshis

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Agartala : A Lok Sabha member from Tripura Wednesday said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has assured him that her ministry would take steps...

‘Inside the heart of the conflict’, a new book on Bastar & Kashmir challenges...

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A new book ‘Flaming Forest, Wounded Valley: Stories From Bastar and Kashmir’ by author and journalist Freny Manecksha investigates how places can be drastically...

Assam to use associated gas to generate power

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Guwahati : The Assam government is planning to use associated gas, which were hitherto being burnt, for generating power, Industries and Power minister Pradyut...

Farooq’s comment sparks ruckus in Kashmir assembly

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Jammu : There was a ruckus in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly Monday over union minister and former state chief minister Farooq Abdullah's comments...

Manipur reshuffle row: Ministers claim majority support

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Imphal : Ministers in Congress-ruled Manipur say they have majority support in the party -- and so don't want to be axed at the...

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...

Crime Records also prove rise in atrocities against SC/ST in Kerala

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By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net Kozhikode: If statistics from National Crime Records Bureau are taken into consideration, it becomes clear Kerala has been...

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.

PDP complains to poll panel against Kashmiri minister

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Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir's Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Sunday lodged a complaint with Election Commission against Social Welfare Minister Sakina Itoo, of the...

Meghalaya CM asks militants to give up violence

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Shillong : Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Friday asked militants to give up violence and promised steps to check illegal immigration from Bangladesh. Sangma made...

Jharkhand to file review petition against SC order to remove tribals from forest land

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Ranchi, Feb 25 (IANS) Considering the demand of the political parties including the Opposition, the Jharkhand government has decided to file a review petition...

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

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

Quota for faculty members at IIMs on anvil: Javadekar

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

Students across Mumbai come out in support of Fathima Latheef, JNU students

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter As the protests across both IIT Madras and JNU surged with more and more students coming out on the streets, hundreds...

Tamil Nadu girl clears the path to become first doctor in her tribe

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While NEET has abetted several institutional murders of students hailing from the marginalized groups, 20-year-old student Sangavi from the Malasar tribal community in Coimbatore has...

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.

Stern action will be taken against militants: Nagaland governor

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Agartala/Kohima : Nagaland Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya on Monday, condemning the killing of eight security personnel in the state, said the government would initiate...

CPI-M hails ‘outstanding’ victory in Tripura

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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),...

Changing pattern of struggle against land acquisition in India

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

How JMM Triumphed in Jharkhand; Why BJP’s Polarisation and Infiltration Claims Fell Flat

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Poonam Masih, TwoCircles.net The results of the Jharkhand Assembly elections have surprised everyone. The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led INDIA alliance secured comfortable a majority, winning...

There is hope among apprehension from BJP government

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Even as the BJP sweeps the 16th Lok Sabha polls in the country, a section of the people are still apprehensive that it might have a negative impact. They raise the question on the secularism of Narendra Modi and the saffron party with that now sees more involvement of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) more than ever. But they are still hopeful of better days with BJP winning as many as seven seats in Assam.

Manipuri women assault: Three more accused get bail

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By IANS, New Delhi : A court here Friday granted bail to three people accused of assaulting two Manipuri women. Additional Sessions Judge Rajender Kumar Shastri...

UGC releases Rs 11 crore for TISS following students’ strike but not for Scholarship...

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter As the ongoing strike at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences enters its 27th day, the UGC announced the release of...

Tripura magistrate sacked for misconduct, inefficiency

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Agartala : A judicial magistrate in Tripura was sacked for misconduct and inefficiency, a Tripura law department official said here on Tuesday. "Sub-divisional judicial magistrate...

Odisha’s SC/ST MLAs plead with CM on reservation

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Bhubaneswar : The Odisha assembly on Friday witnessed an unusual scene when opposition MLAs belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Tribes fell at Chief...

Cabinet approves telecom plan for northeast

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New Delhi : The union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday gave its approval for implementing a Comprehensive Telecom Development Plan for...

CPI-M opposes move to drop special category status to northeast

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Visakhapatnam : The Communist Party of India-Marxist has demanded that the central government immediately abandon any move to withdraw the special category status to...

Minor Adivasi girl raped, murdered in West Bengal, locals hit the streets in protest

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By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net The gangrape and murder of a minor Adivasi girl in North Dinajpur in West Bengal has resulted in massive protests...

Muslim man beheaded after interview by media in Myanmar

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Nay Pyi Taw : A Muslim man in northern Rakhine state of Myanmar was found beheaded after he was interviewed by journalists, State Counsellor...

Mission Bhartiyam condemns the expulsion of Kashmiri students over cheering for Pak cricket team

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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.

“We are neglected as our vote share is less,” Tamil Nadu’s tribal minorities rue...

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Tamil Nadu has less than 1 per cent tribal population. The villagers of Kallar question if they have been neglected because their community has...

Sanitation minister inspects Meghalaya village

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Shillong : Ram Kripal Yadav, union minister of state for drinking water and sanitation, Sunday visited a village in Meghalaya, interacted with villagers and...

8 killed in Assam landslides, electrocution

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Guwahati : At least eight people, including three members of a family, were killed here due to landslides and flash floods triggered by incessant...

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...

Court orders to release anti-AFSPA crusader Irom Chanu Sharmila

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By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: In a landmark judgment announced on August 19, 2014 the Court of Sessions Judge, Imphal East, dismissed the charge that anti-AFSPA crusader Irom Chanu Sharmila, who has been on fast for the last 14 years demanding repeal of AFSPA, was attempting to commit suicide and ordered the State Government to release her form custody. The verdict came after Sharmila filed a petition against an earlier order passed by Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Imphal East on June 4 last that charged her with attempt to commit suicide under Section 309 of IPC.

वीडियो रिपोर्ट : अब वन गुर्जरों की जंगल से ज़मीन की और जाने की...

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PDP legislator apologises for slapping marshal

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By IANS, Jammu : A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legislator who slapped a Jammu and Kashmir assembly marshal Wednesday apologised in the house Thursday. Syed Bashir,...

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...

Soni Sori’s condition out of danger

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New Delhi: Tribal teacher-turned-leader Soni Sori, who was attacked with acid and is undergoing medical treatment at the Apollo hospital here, is out of...

Bodruddoja Saikh: The coach behind more than 75 medals won by Paralympians of West...

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By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net Sometimes, adversity comes in the form of poverty, illiteracy and malnutrition. On other occasions, it comes in the form of...

Tribals in Maharashtra angered with state’s assurance to other communities to include in ST...

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By A. Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Mumbai: Tribals categorized as Scheduled Tribes (ST) in Maharashtra state have threatened to launch a massive protest against any move to include communities like Dhangar, Koli and Koshti into the Scheduled Tribes (ST) fold. Tribals were raising objections against media reports claiming that Devendra Phadnavis and Sharad Pawar assured members of different communities of including them under the ST category.

Hope against hope for BTAD riot victims in Assam rendered homeless

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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.

Reservations and Muslims in Telugu States

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By Shaik Amer Arafath for TwoCircles.net, When our Constitution was framed, the framers made a special provision with intention to provide equal opportunity in the...

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

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

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

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By Azera Parveen Rahman, Dibrugarh (Assam) : They are perceptive, have no biases, are honest and don't mince their words. Articles by children reporters of...

Man held for attempting to bury daughter alive

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Agartala : Police have arrested a man on the charges of attempting to bury his nine-year-old daughter alive in Tripura, an official said here...

IIT, IIM MP faces challenge on Sikkim seat

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Gangtok: Prem Das Rai, the only parliamentarian with IIT and IIM degrees, is facing a challenge from a newly formed outfit in Sikkim's sole...

Tripura tops in voluntary blood donation

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Agartala : Tripura has maintained its top position for the sixth consecutive year in voluntary blood donation in the country, Tripura Chief Minister Manik...

‘कभी ब्राहमण भी खाते थे गो-मांस’

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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...

Families refuse to bury dead in Assam

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Guwahati : Relatives of those killed in India's northeastern Assam state have refused to bury their dead, demanding that the state's chief minister, Tarun...

PDP seeks governor’s intervention on ‘ignored areas’

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

MyFacts’ move to Assam governor seeking solution to BTAD trouble

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Named MyFacts (Muslim Youths Forum Against Communalism, Terrorism and Sedition), a group that initially met through Facebook got together in the city and decided their action plan towards a solution of the ongoing violence in Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD).

Assam’s six lakh tribal kids to be screened for anaemia

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Guwahati:The union tribal affairs ministry will cover at least six lakh tribal children in Assam under its sickle cell anaemia screening programme within this...

States must develop innovative tourism services: Naik

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

One land rights activist dies after self-immolation in Assam

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: One protestor of peasants’ body Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) died after receiving 90 per cent burn injuries following his act of self-immolation in demand of land rights in front of Assam secretariat on Monday.

Christian leaders meet Rajnath Singh, ask for protection and safeguarding places of worship

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By TCN News New Delhi: The All India Christian Council held a national Christian leaders meeting in New Delhi with the Home Minister...

Jharkand’s Bamboo artisans experience livelihood crunch amid lockdown, worry for future of profession

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By Nazish Hussain, TwoCircles.net Jaggarnath Mahli of Hesal village, situated 20 kilometres from Ranchi city, makes bamboo articles for a living. Due to the coronavirus...

BJP, Congress, AIUDF win one seat each in Assam bypolls

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Guwahati : The BJP, the Congress and Lok Sabha member Badaruddin Ajmal's AIUDF party Tuesday won one assembly seat each in the byelections in...

Bedlam in Tripura assembly over crimes against women

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By IANS, Agartala : The opposition Congress created a huge ruckus in the Tripura assembly Tuesday, alleging that the Left Front government has failed to...

SC notice to centre, states on extending SC/ST legislative quota

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notice to the central and state governments on a petition challenging the constitution's 95th amendment extending the...

यूपी में जंगलराज : दलित बस्ती में लगाई आग, दो मासूम जले

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TwoCircles.net News Desk लखनऊ : सीतापुर के लहरपुर थाने के पट्टी देहलिया गांव में दलित बस्ती के 35 घरों में आग लगाने और 2 मासूम...

Mild earthquake hits northeast, Myanmar

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Shillong : An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale Sunday jolted northeastern states and parts of Myanmar Sunday, authorities said. The earthquake occurred at...

Manipuri man attacked in Gurgaon, one detained

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Gurgaon : A man was detained for attacking a Manipuri man here Sunday night, police said Monday. Soizamuam, 39, and a cab driver, was attacked...

Repatriate refugees to Mizoram: Tripura

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Agartala : The Tripura government and a Lok Sabha member from the state have once again urged the central government to take steps to...

Tribal varsity aims to mainstream tribal youth: President

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

As election approaches in Kerala, parties go all out to woo Adivasi voters in...

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By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net Kozhikode: With battle lines drawn for the upcoming assembly polls, campaigns of both the United Democratic Front and...

President condoles the death of ex-Mizoram chief minister Brig. Sailo

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New Delhi : President Paranab Mukherjee on Saturday condoled the death of former Mizoram chief minister Brig. T. Sailo, saying that it was an...

Mizoram teacher arrested for sexually abusing 32 students

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Aizawl : A government school teacher was arrested in Mizoram on charges of raping and sexually abusing 32 students, police said here Friday. "Saichal village...

BSF rescues boy from traffickers in Assam

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Dhubri (Assam) : Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, guarding the India-Bangladesh border, have rescued a minor boy from the clutches of traffickers along the...

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...

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

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

Rebels abduct engineer, his driver in Mizoram

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Aizawl/Agartala : A Tripura-based terrorist outfit abducted a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) engineer and his driver in Mizoram, police said Tuesday. "Armed militants kidnapped Hokum...

Kashmiri Pandits threaten ‘fast unto death’

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Srinagar : Dozens of migrant Kashmiri Pandits Wednesday held a peaceful protest here against what they called callous attitude of the central and state...

Former Assam MP Ismail Hussain passes away

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

Mizoram church body says missionaries unhurt in quake

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Aizawl : Missionaries from the northeastern state of Mizoram who were working in Nepal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan and Sikkim when the massive earthquake...

Tripura’s royal rulers wanted to merge with Pakistan: Manik Sarkar

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Agartala : A section of the then ruling Tripura royal family had tried to merge the erstwhile princely state with East Pakistan (now Bangladesh),...

Pension scheme for 40 lakh families in UP

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Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will launch a pension scheme for 40 lakh families, including those belonging to the Scheduled Castes...

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...

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...

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...

Man gets life sentence for raping minor in Tripura

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Agartala: A tribal was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Tripura for raping a 13-year-old girl, police said here Friday. "Dhananjoy Reang raped...

Young Muslim body builder felicitated in Manipur

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By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: Muslim Council Manipur (MCM) felicitated 21 year old national body building title holder Md. Awaysh Khan at a function organized at Manipur Press Club, Majorkhul in Imphal on March 8, 2014.

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...

Manipur tribal areas begin strike to protest land and shops bills

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Imphal: Even as the bitter row over three bills passed by the Manipur assembly and now awaiting presidential assent continues on, the tribal areas...

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...

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...

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...

Billionaires, actors, farmers to vote in Maharashtra

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Mumbai : Billionaires, slum-dwellers, film stars, tribals, fisherfolk, farmers and migrants will decide the fate of 338 candidates contesting the Lok Sabha elections in...

NIA chief in Assam, to visit violence-hit areas Wednesday

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Guwahati : NIA chief Sharad Kumar reached Assam Tuesday to take stock of the central agency's probe into the recent violence in Assam that...

NGT upholds coal mining ban, lets mined pile to be carried

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Shillong : The National Green Tribunal Tuesday upheld its ban on coal mining in Meghalaya, but relaxed the guidelines for transportation of 6.3 million...

A generation born in displacement with no land rights: Vallabh Sagar Dam and its...

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By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Over the past few years, the Indian state has faced increasing resistance from Adivasis across the nation over land acquisition and...

Captive IAF man rescued in Meghalaya

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Guwahati : An air force personnel, held hostage in West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, was Thursday rescued in a joint operation by Assam...

New Assam cabinet to be sworn-in Friday

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Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi will Friday reconstitute his council of ministers, a Congress leader said Thursday. Gogoi Thursday sent a list of...

Modi announces relief for Assam victims

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New Delhi : Expressing grief over the killings in Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday announced ex-gratia of Rs.2 lakh each to families of...

Meghalaya to put power projects on fast track

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

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...

Giving a new life of dignity to the deserted elders

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By A Ghiyasuddin, TwoCircles.net, Nalbari (Assam): At the ripe old age of 82, Sarifuddin Ahmed is a solitary soul, although he lives in the midst of a crowded locality. He owns nothing; he has no one that he can call his own. Till recently he was forced to spend days on streets.

Bodo party may ally with BJP

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Guwahati : The Bodoland Peoples' Front (BPF), a long time ally of the ruling Congress party in Assam, Friday said it might sever its...

‘Government working on Bezbarauh panel suggestions on northeast’

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New Delhi : Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju Friday said the government was on the job to get the recommendations of...

Pro-Maoist tribal leader, five others get life terms

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Kolkata : Pro-Maoist tribal group Peoples' Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) convener Chhatradhar Mahato and five others were on Tuesday sentenced to life imprisonment...

Thousands pay respect to NSG commando Niranjan E.K.

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Bengaluru : Thousands of people paid tributes to martyred National Security Guard (NSG) commando Lieutenant Colonel Niranjan E.K. on Monday at his residence in...

Hundreds of thousands vote in India’s fifth phase of polls

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Panaji/Agartala/Gangtok/Guwahati : Hundreds of thousands cast their vote Saturday in four states in the fifth phase of elections, marking the halfway mark in India's...

Corporates will run India if Modi becomes PM: Gogoi

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Guwahati : Launching a fresh attack against Narendra Modi, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Thursday said big corporate houses will run the government...

How quotas help disadvantaged-caste students get higher education

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By Charu Bahri As many as 26 per cent male and 35 per cent female students from India’s most disadvantaged castes and tribes in 245...

Uma Nath Singh sworn in as Meghalaya HC chief justice

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Shillong : Justice Uma Nath Singh was on Thursday sworn in as chief justice of the Meghalaya High Court. Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi administered the...

940,000 people vote in Tripura

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Agartala : Around 940,000 people voted Saturday for the second Lok Sabha seat in Left-ruled Tripura, an official said. "Balloting took place in tribal reserve...

Kashmiri students claim ragged, beaten up in Ghaziabad institute

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Ghaziabad : Students from Kashmir in a local educational institute here complained that they were beaten up and ragged by seniors while the institute's...

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...

नरकंकालों पर खड़ा होता कनहर बांध – 1

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By सिद्धान्त मोहन, TwoCircles.net, [किस तरह हर नियम की अनदेखी करने के बाद उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार आदिवासियों के जीवन के साथ खेल रही है?] सोनभद्र: जब समाजवादी पार्टी ने जनता परिवार में विलय स्वीकार कर कमान खुद के हाथ में ले ली, तो वे यह भूल गए कि उन्हें अपने उन एजेंडों पर टिके रहना है जिनकी बिना पर वे किसानों, दलितों और आदिवासियों के करीब हैं. विकास की परिभाषा ने उन सभी एजेंडों को मटियामेट कर दिया और विकास की दौड़ में उत्तर प्रदेश की सपा सरकार द्वारा उठाये गए कदम गुजरात या मध्य प्रदेश की सरकारों द्वारा उठाए गए कदमों से किसी हाल में भिन्न नहीं हैं. कनहर नदी से जुड़ी हुई कनहर सिंचाई परियोजना के तहत बाँध निर्माण की सचाई आप सभी जान चुके हैं. [पढ़िए पिछली स्टोरी – अकथ कहानी कनहर की ] अब ज़रूरी यह है कि मौजूदा हालातों के साथ-साथ मामले के असल प्रशासनिक रवैया भी जाना जाए और दर्ज किया जाए.

CM opposes extension of AFSPA to entire Arunachal

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New Delhi : Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki on Friday said he urged the central government to review the decision to extend the...

BSF to deploy women troopers along borders

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By IANS, Agartala : Indian border guards will soon deploy women troopers in the northeast frontiers to deal with the trans-border crimes involving women, officials...

‘Denial of BC community certificate to converted Muslims deprival of fundamental rights’: Madras HC

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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...

Lalu vows to keep fighting for backward classes

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Patna: A day after the BJP and its allies slammed RJD chief Lalu Prasad for saying the upcoming assembly polls would be a "backward...

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....

Centre not consulting states on crucial issues: Sarkar

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Agartala : The Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government is not consulting state governments on crucial policy decisions, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said Wednesday. "The...

Adivasi Women Continue to be Killed on Pretext of being a “Witch”

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Sami Ahmad|TwoCircles.net Sonamuni Murmu, 47, of Aswari village under Saraiyahat police station in Dumka district of Jharkhand, was forced to eat human excrement for allegedly...

4 children in Assam orphaned due to flood, will move to ‘Children’s village’

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Though it was gloomy all around for the four ill-fated children of Boko in Kamrup district of Assam who lost their parents due to the devastating floods will, now they can expect a new dawn in the midst of crisis. All Thanks to the state government for taking their responsibility.