Five arrested for false news on social media
Aizawl : The Mizoram police have arrested five persons, including a young woman, for spreading false information on social media, police said Friday.
"Ruth Chalthansawmi,...
Assam government decides to provide refugee status to Bangladeshi nationals
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: In a major development, Assam government has decided to give refugee status to the Bangladeshi nationals who have crossed the border fearing persecution in that country. This was decided in a cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
Indian Americans condemn Saudi award for Prime Minister Modi
Award defies logic given Modi’s record before and after taking office as Prime Minister
By TCN News,
Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), an advocacy...
Portable water contamination sensor developed
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.
Sluggish voting in Srinagar
Srinagar : Only 17 percent votes were polled in the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency Wednesday, officials said.
The turnout at 46.5 percent was the highest...
After Lalu, Nitish, Manjhi also want caste census data release
Patna: A day after Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad, Bihar Chief minister Nitish Kumar and his predecessor Jitan Ram Manjhi on Monday...
नरकंकालों पर खड़ा होता कनहर बांध – 2
By सिद्धान्त मोहन, TwoCircles.net,
दो सालों बाद होने वाले चुनावों के लिए बांध को रिपोर्ट कार्ड में शामिल करने के लिए समाजवादी पार्टी क्या नीति अपना रही है और दुद्धी, सोनभद्र के अस्पतालों में घायलों का आंखों-देखा हाल...
[इस सीरीज़ की पिछली कहानियां – अकथ कहानी कनहर की और नरकंकालों पर खड़ा होता कनहर बांध – 1]
Jananeta Irabot remembered on 118th birth anniversary
By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: A procession carrying the portrait of Hijam Irabot among other events marked the 118th birth anniversary of Lamyanba Hijam Irabot observed across the state.
Considered as the father of modern Manipur, Irabot was a versatile personality who made his mark as a writer, politician, journalist and a true revolutionary. Irabot, born on September 30, 1896, stood up boldly and fought relentlessly against all kinds of exploitation prevalent during the period.
‘Scheduled Tribe status demand may ignite communal carnage’
Imphal : A Manipur group which is demanding implementation of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system in Manipur to regulate the entry and stay...
Educate Delhiites about grievances of northeast people: HC
By IANS,
New Delhi : Stating that people should "cultivate the ability to live together", the Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the city government to...
Nagaland CM files Lok Sabha nomination
Kohima : Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio Thursday filed his nomination papers for the Lok Sabha polls from the lone parliamentary constituency in the...
Ruckus continues in J&K assembly for second day
By IANS,
Jammu : Opposition legislators Wednesday again disrupted the proceedings of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly session now going on in winter capital Jammu.
Legislators...
Dimapur lynching raised in Rajya Sabha
ArrayNew Delhi : The lynching of a rape accused in Nagaland's Dimapur town was raised in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday with MPs questioning...
Two killed in police firing in Manipur
Imphal : Two people were killed in Manipur when police opened fire at demonstrators who were protesting two-month old ban under Section 144 CrPc...
Disruptions continue in Jharkhand Assembly over amendments in land acts
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...
Backward classes panel for quota in private sector
New Delhi : The National Commission of Backward Classes has written to the social justice ministry to bring a bill for providing 27 percent...
BTAD violence 2012: Delay in seeking Centre’s help escalated violence
One man Inquiry Commission records statement in Guwahati
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: The ill-famed violence between the Bodo tribe and Muslims in Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) in 2012 – which witnessed killing of more than hundred people and displaced at least four lakh villagers – could after all have been controlled faster but there was a huge lapse on the part of the administration, it was revealed on Friday.
Oil spill in Tripura river, water treatment plants shut
Agartala : An oil spill at a hydel project in Tripura has forced the authorities to shut down many water treatment plants, causing a...
NPP wants Meghalaya CM to quit over student’s death
Shillong : Meghalaya's opposition National People's Party (NPP) Wednesday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Mukul Sangma and Home Minister Roshan Warjri over the...
FIR against 17 Tripura officials for siphoning NHM fund
Agartala : An FIR has been lodged against 17 Tripura government officials, including five chief medical officers (CMOs), in connection with the siphoning of...
1,000-hour bandh in two Assam districts
Guwahati : An 1,000-hour bandh in Assam's Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao districts demanding an autonomous state affected normal life Monday.
The bandh called by...
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...
There is hope among apprehension from BJP government
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.
Tripura donates Rs.1 crore to flood-hit J&K
Agartala : The Tripura government will contribute Rs.1 crore for the relief of flood-affected people of Jammu and Kashmir, a minister said here Wednesday.
"Like...
‘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...
Five policemen injured in Meghalaya blast
Shillong : Five policemen were injured in a bomb blast triggered by the militants in Meghalaya late Tuesday night, police said on Wednesday.
The incident...
Man crossing LoC held by army, handed over to police
Jammu : The Indian army Sunday apprehended a man who crossed the Line of Control (LoC) into India in Poonch district of Jammu and...
Repatriate refugees to Mizoram: Tripura
Agartala : The Tripura government and a Lok Sabha member from the state have once again urged the central government to take steps to...
You have strengthened our resolve to continue fighting: Press Release from Students of University...
By TCN News
Hyderabad: The Joint Action Committee for Social Justice condemns in the strongest terms the brutal physical and sexual assaults unleashed...
Meghalaya CM asks militants to give up violence
Shillong : Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Friday asked militants to give up violence and promised steps to check illegal immigration from Bangladesh.
Sangma made...
Manipuris paid homage to martyrs of Anglo-Manipuri War of 1891
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Manipuris throughout the globe paid homage to the heroes who laid down their lives for their motherland in the historic Anglo-Manipuri War of 1891 on August 13, 2014. The day is observed every year as Patriots' Day in the State.
Northeast committee meets DU vice chancellor
New Delhi : A committee examining the concerns of people from the northeastern states living in other parts of India, Thursday met Delhi University...
Curfew relaxed in Meghalaya
Shillong : Curfew was Saturday relaxed for eight hours in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district, two days after it was imposed following mob violence...
छत्तीसगढ़ के आदिवासियों का पसंदीदा आहार है बीफ़
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
सुकमा (छत्तीसगढ़) : छत्तीसगढ़ में बीफ आपको ढ़ूंढे नहीं मिलेगा, मगर आदिवासियों के बीच ये बेहद ही लोकप्रिय है....
Modi’s One Year : Environmental protection still awaits balance
Although the number of actual clearances given on paper for infrastructure projects are not much different compared to the UPA rule, the NDA rule...
IIT, IIM MP faces challenge on Sikkim seat
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 undecided about new chief secretary
Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura is yet undecided on naming successor to chief secretary Sanjay Kumar Panda, who will join the...
Tripura tribal council goes to first EVM polls on May 3
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : With more tribal autonomy being viewed as a key issue, Tripura is set to hold its first EVM election on...
Assam CM seeks Rs 1,000 crore for flood from centre
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release Rs 1,000 crore as immediate relief to flood-hit Assam.
Tripura officer suspended for ordering schools to buy CM’s book
Agartala : The Tripura government has suspended a senior officer and cautioned another for issuing an order to purchase books written by the chief...
Manipur insurgents order shutdown to protest Modi’s visit
Imphal (IANS): The Coordinating Committee (Corcom) formed by six proscribed underground organisations in Manipur on Tuesday called for a 17-hour shutdown in Manipur to...
48 students fall ill after eating mid-day meal in Tripura
Agartala : At least 48 students, including girls, fell ill and were admitted to hospital after eating mid-day meal in a school in Tripura,...
Manipuri PhD student murdered in Delhi
New Delhi : A Manipuri pursuing his PhD was found dead, lying in a pool of blood with his throat slit at his residence...
Security forces, ethnic army clash near Myanmar-Bangladesh border
Yangon: Heavy fighting between security forces and the Arakan ethnic army occurred near the Myanmar-Bangladesh border.
The fighting came a day ahead of the resumption...
Attacks on northeast people, threat to society: President
Canchipur (Manipur) : Expressing sadness over attacks on youths from the northeastern region in the national capital, President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday said the "pluralistic...
कठुआ पीड़िता के बकरवाल समाज से इस लड़के ने लिखी कामयाबी की दास्तान…
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
मुसलमानों के गुर्जर बकरवाल आदिवासी समाज से ये अब तक की सबसे बेहतरीन कहानी है. इस बकरवाल समाज के अतुल...
Five new high court judges appointed, four more soon: Kashmir government
By IANS,
Jammu : The Jammu and Kashmir government Thursday said that five high court judges were appointed last year and four more vacancies are...
Bird flu in Manipur, culling of fowl starts
Imphal : Bird flu or avian influenza has resurfaced in northeastern state of Manipur and the culling of poultry fowl began on Monday, official...
“Snooping won’t deter us,” say Indian journalists, activists listed on Pegasus snoop list
Jharkhand based freelance journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh, his wife Ipsa Satakshi, Ludhiana based journalist Jaspal Singh Heran and Chhattisgarh based activist Degree Prasad Chouhan...
Kashmir governor’s address to legislature disrupted
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...
Super-luxury resort in Kashmir’s Meadow of Flowers
By Sheikh Qayoom,
Gulmarg : As this world-famous resort prepares to host a record number of tourists this year, Gulmarg's only 5-star luxury property, the...
Congress moves EC, seeks probe into Irom Sharmila’s allegations
New Delhi, (IANS): The Congress on Wednesday moved the Election Commission demanding a probe into allegations by civil rights activist Irom Sharmila that she...
‘Campaign against AFSPA to continue to Manipur’
Imphal : Days after the Supreme Court held that the army or police cannot use excessive force under the provisions of AFSPA or the...
HC sore about inadequate publicity of northeast helpline
New Delhi : Expressing displeasure over adequate publicity not being given to the helpline set up for northeast people to prevent offences against them,...
Police kill two near Assam-Nagaland border, judicial probe ordered
Guwahati : Two people were killed Wednesday when police fired at protestors in Assam near the border with Nagaland, leading to curfew in Golaghat...
Hanging by the leaves: Overwork, meager income, price rise mars livelihood of these Adivasi...
By Nazish Hussain, TwoCircles.net
Every morning the daily market area of Ranchi is occupied by scores of women coming from rural areas in the periphery...
Northeast activists demand action against khap panchayat
By IANS,
New Delhi : Students and activists from the northeast Monday met Delhi Police officials demanding action against a khap panchayat that threatened to...
Tripura protest condemns killing of Bangladeshi-American writer
Agartala : Intellectuals, singers, writers and political activists staged a protest here on Sunday to denounce the killing of a Bangladeshi-American blog-writer in Dhaka...
Nurse says police asked her to settle issue with molestation accused
Srinagar : A nurse who filed a molestation complaint against four senior officials of the Jammu and Kashmir health department Saturday alleged that police...
Have guts, amend Constitution: Mamata dares BJP
Kolkata : Coming down heavily on forced religious conversions West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in a veiled attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party...
Maulana Abul Hussain Sabiri, first North-East India Jamaat member, no more
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.
Muslim man beheaded after interview by media in Myanmar
Nay Pyi Taw : A Muslim man in northern Rakhine state of Myanmar was found beheaded after he was interviewed by journalists, State Counsellor...
Tribal farmer commits suicide in Jharkhand over burnt crop
Ranchi, (IANS): A 55-year-old tribal farmer, Buddhu Oraon, on Thursday committed suicide by jumping into a well after 80 quintals of his paddy crop was...
Dalit anger: BJP’s hard core is its own enemy
By Amulya Ganguli
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) owes much of its woes to the reluctance of its core constituency of urban, upper caste, conservative,...
Mizoram takes steps to achieve 100 percent literacy
Aizawl : The Mizoram government would undertaken all efforts to achieve 100 percent literacy in the north-eastern state, a minister said Wednesday.
"According to the...
Birth anniversary of Irom Sharmila observed with token hunger strike at Jantar Mantar
By TCN News,
New Delhi: A day long fast was organized here at Jantar Mantar on the call of Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign, Association of Protection of Civil Rights, Lok Raj Sangathan and Students Islamic Organisation of India to support Irom Sharmila and to demand repeal of AFSPA. Many people participated and observed the hunger strike.
‘North-east development delayed due to multiple factors’
New Delhi : Developmental activities in the north-eastern region are slow due to the non-completion of several projects within the stipulated time, Minister of...
Sudipto Sen presented in Siliguri court
Siliguri : The Saradha chit fund scam's purported mastermind Sudipto Sen was Wednesday presented in a court and given a copy of the chargesheet...
Tripura to hold local bodies poll in July
Agartala : The much expected and politically significant election to the three-tier gram panchayats in Tripura would be held July 15, an official said...
Four killed, 27 injured in Meghalaya storm
Shillong: Four people, including a six-month-old baby, were killed and at least 27 others injured in a cyclonic storm in Meghalaya's West Khasi Hills...
Track conversion to hit food supply to northeast from October
Agartala : The transport of foodgrains and other essentials to Tripura, Mizoram and other northeastern states "would be severely affected" following a 'mega block'...
75 rescued after avalanche hits north Kashmir
Srinagar : Seventy-five people were rescued in north Kashmir's Kupwara district while efforts are on to rescue another 25 after an avalanche hit a...
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...
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...
Assam transparent in utilising central funds: CM
Guwahati : The Assam government was complying with all norms for maintaining transparency in utilising central funds, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said on Monday.
Gogoi...
Assam violence: Tribal bodies call Bengal shutdown, BJP demands NIA probe
Siliguri : Two tribal bodies Thursday called a shutdown in parts of northern West Bengal Saturday in protest against the ghastly militant attacks in...
12 Bodo militants arrested in Assam
Guwahati : Twelve Bodo militants were Sunday arrested from three places in Assam along the international border with Bhutan, a day after an insurgent...
Amendements in mines bill will help tribals: Government
New Delhi : The government said on Friday that tribals will benefit from the mines act that parliament passed on Friday with two amendments...
People may not respect parliament any more: India’s oldest lawmaker
By Raymond Kharmujai, IANS,
Imphal : Rishang Keishing, 94, arguably India's - perhaps the world's - oldest lawmaker who has served four terms in parliament,...
Gujarat police detain tribal activists ahead of Sardar Patel’s statue inauguration
Ahmedabad, Oct 30 (IANS) Apprehending protests, the Gujarat police on Tuesday detained several tribal leaders and activists in the Narmada district ahead of the...
Indian scribe wants media to bridge rural, urban divide
By Arun Kumar,
Washington : An Indian journalist honoured by Foreign Policy magazine as one of 100 Leading Global Thinkers "for giving rural Indians a...
Zeliang sworn-in as Nagaland chief minister
Kohima : Senior Naga People's Front (NPF) leader T.R.Zeliang was sworn-in as the 17th chief minister of Nagaland Saturday, a day after Neiphiu Rio...
SC notice to Rajasthan on plea by tribal women
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Rajasthan's Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police on a petition by...
Replica gun stolen from Agartala war memorial
Agartala : A replica gun placed in a war memorial in Agartala, Tripura, has been stolen, police said on Thursday.
The war memorial is situated...
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...
Opposition walks out of J&K assembly
By IANS,
Jammu : Opposition parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the National Panthers Party (NPP), Sunday walked out...
‘Discover North East Yatra’ ends
Agartala : The first ever nine-month-long cultural extravaganza, the "Discover North East Yatra" ended here on Wednesday, having created a cultural bonding among the...
Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio leading
Kohima : Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio was Friday leading by around 30,000 votes in the lone Lok Sabha constituency in the state against...
AIM writes to President on BTAD violence
By TCN News,
Washington DC: In a letter addressed to his Excellency President Pranab Mukerjee, through Ambassador of India to US, Mr Jaishankar, Association of Indian Muslims of America (AIM) has expressed “anguish and alarm” at the massacre of Muslims of Bengali origin at the BTAD area of Assam.
Assam assembly to restrict car passes from May
Guwahati : The Assam assembly is planning to introduce from May 1 stricter guidelines for issuing car passes following detection of Congress legislator Rumi...
Christmas celebrated with zeal and fervour in northeast
Aizawl/Kohima/Agartala : Christmas was celebrated Thursday across northeast India with special prayers, hymns, and mass in churches, besides the traditional spread of delicious food.
Over...
BSF rescues boy from traffickers in Assam
Dhubri (Assam) : Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, guarding the India-Bangladesh border, have rescued a minor boy from the clutches of traffickers along the...
Send back tribal refugees to Mizoram: Tripura urges centre
Agartala : The Tripura government on Tuesday again urged the central government to take steps to send over 31,000 tribal refugees back to Mizoram...
Seven guerrillas killed in Kashmir gunbattle
By IANS,
Srinagar : Seven separatist guerrillas were Monday killed by security forces in an operation in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence...
Manipuri man’s killing: another attacker sent to police custody
New Delhi : A Delhi court Wednesday sent another youth, arrested in connection with the killing of a 29-year-old Manipuri BPO employee, to one...
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...
Hasina thanks Tripura CM for backing land swap deal
Agartala : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has thanked Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar for backing the India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) that the...
Assam Congress MLA arrested in auto theft racket
Guwahati : Congress legislator Rumi Nath was arrested on Tuesday for her alleged nexus with the notorious kingpin of auto thefts Anil Chauhan, police...
Protect violence-hit children of Assam: NGO
New Delhi : An NGO working for child rights Wednesday urged the government to provide protection to about 800 children in Assam affected by...
Heroin seized, Myanmarese national held in Mizoram
Aizawl : Officials of the Mizoram excise and narcotics department have arrested a Myanmarese national and seized 44 grams of heroin, estimated to be...
FIR against IAS officer, 15 others in Bihar SC/ST scholarship scam
Patna : An IAS officer, along with 15 other officials, was booked on Wednesday for alleged irregularities in disbursement of post-matric scholarship among...
National Conference vows to take on PDP
Srinagar : The ruling National Conference is bracing to take on a resurgent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in assembly elections due this year in...
Two LeT guerrillas killed in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar : Two foreign guerrillas of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit were killed and one Indian army officer was injured Monday in a gunfight in...
Militant involved in Assam attacks gunned down
Guwahati : A militant involved in the Dec 23 massacre in Assam's Kokrajhar district was Saturday gunned down by security forces, a day after...
Come Saturday, Meghalaya will be on rail map
Shillong : Bijay K. Marak, the first train driver among Garo tribesmen, will be a happy man Saturday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags...
Panic-stricken Tripura woman dies after quake
Agartala : A 35-year-old woman died of heart attack after she panicked during the earthquake in Tripura, an official said here on Sunday.
"Krishna Sinha...
Minister reviews progress of panel on northeasterners’ concerns
New Delhi : Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju Monday reviewed the progress made by the Bezbaruah Committee formed to look into...
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...
India, Bangladesh agree to curb crimes along border
Agartala : India and Bangladesh have agreed share information and other details to curb trans-border crime, boost trade and improve people to people ties,...
The myth of Hindu ‘minority’: Debunking right-wing propoganda
By Ram Puniyani for Twocircles.net
The biases and misconceptions about conversions and population growth have been used by communal forces to divide the society. This...
Assam Muslims meet against Islamic terror groups
By TwoCirciles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: At a time when the terrorist outfits claiming to be Islamic fundamentalist including Al-Qaida and others are purportedly trying to spread their wings in various locations of the country, the image of the religion has gone from bad to worst. The situation became more tensed after six persons were arrested by police from Assam’s Barpeta district for having direct or indirect involvement with Burdwan blast in West Bengal.
Militants finally free telecom professional
Aizawl : A telecom professional from Kolkata who was abducted by militants in November 2013 has been finally freed in Mizoram, police said Thursday.
Deep...
Special programmes for northeast students
New Delhi : Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani Thursday said the government has designed two programmes specifically keeping in mind students from...
Take Kashmir migrants into confidence: Rajnath to officials
New Delhi : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has asked his ministry officials to take Kashmiri migrants into confidence and work on measures for...
Mehbooba Mufti charges NC with village headman’s killing
Srinagar : Mehbooba Mufti, opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president, Friday accused the ruling National Conference (NC) of the murder of a PDP village...
Stand-up India to benefit 2.5 lakh SC/ST, women entrepreneurs
New Delhi : The government here on Friday said the Stand-up India Scheme will benefit 2.5 lakh Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe members and women entrepreneurs.
“The...
Notice to Assam government for baton charge on students
Guwahati : The Assam Human Rights Commission (AHRC) on Wednesday issued notice to the commissioner and secretary of the state home department over allegations...
सवालों के प्रहार तले डेल्टा मेघवाल की मौत
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
नोखा (राजस्थान) : राजस्थान के बीकानेर जिले के नोखा में स्थित ‘श्री जैन आदर्श कन्या शिक्षक-प्रशिक्षण महाविद्यालय’ के परिसर में हुई...
Rainstorms hit Indian northeast, normal life
Agartala/Aizawl/Imphal : Seasonal cyclonic rains and thunderstorms have hit northeastern states damaging houses and disrupting power supply and transport, officials said on Friday.
The storms,...
Three held for assaulting Manipuri youth in Bangalore
Bangalore : Three people were arrested Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a Manipuri youth at an eatery here for refusing to speak with them in...
Court acquits Irom Sharmila of suicide charge
New Delhi : A court here on Wednesday acquitted Irom Sharmila, who has been on a 15-year-long hunger strike to press for the repeal...
K.K. Paul takes oath as acting Mizoram governor
Aizawl : Meghalaya Governor Krishan Kant Paul Tuesday took additional charge as the governor of Mizoram.
Paul was sworn-in as the state's 14th governor by...
Manipuri student robbed in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi : A 20-year-old Manipuri student was robbed by three unidentified men when he went to buy a recharge coupon for his...
BJP ally in Jharkhand attacks Modi over tribal land rights
Ranchi : BJP ally All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) on Saturday directly attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly going back on his solemn...
Nepal quake: Assam forms special team to help victims
Guwahati : Days after the devastating earthquake in Nepal, Assam on Wednesday set up a special disaster management team for extending services to the...
Eight Assam Rifles men killed in Nagaland militant attack
Dimapur/Kohima : Eight Assam Rifles personnel were killed, six injured and another four reported missing on Sunday when militants triggered a powerful blast and...
From nomads to migrants, J&K Gujjars continue Ramadan fasting
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net,
Srinagar: Despite facing various health related ailments, Mohammad Iqbal, 60, a Gujjar, who migrates to Kashmir every year...
‘Attacks on northeasterners due to lack of knowledge of region’
By Raymond Kharmujai,
Shillong : The language barrier and lack of knowledge of the culture and identity of the people of the eight northeastern states...
Over 80 percent voting in Tripura gram panchayat polls
Agartala : Over 80 percent of the 1.1 million electors Tuesday cast their votes in the elections to the three-tier gram panchayat in Left-ruled...
One day ‘solidarity fast’ by Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign at Delhi on Nov 6
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Coinciding with the 15th year of the heroic struggle by Irom Sharmila Chanu against the AFSPA, the Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC) has organized a one-day solidarity fast and gathering in support of Irom Sharmila at Jantar Mantar here on Thursday, November 6.
Meghalaya mapping areas to tap wind energy
Shillong : Power-starved Meghalaya is preparing "wind energy density maps" to identify regions in the mountainous state where wind energy could be tapped to...
Centre plans to revoke MGNREGA: Tripura CM
Agartala : The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre is contemplating revocation of the rural job guarantee scheme MGNREGA...
Disarm Bodo militants to end mass violence in Assam, urge Indian Americans
IAMC condemns killing of Adivasis, reiterates recommendations made in its recent report on ethnic violence in Assam.
By TCN News,
Washington DC: The Indian American Muslim Council ( IAMC ), a US based advocacy group, has condemned the brutal violence in Assam during the last one week, leading to the brutal killing of 76 people, burning of houses and the displacement of hundreds of others.
24 rebels arrested in Meghalaya
Shillong : Twenty-four rebels of the A'chik National Volunteers Council (ANVC-B) were arrested Saturday from their hideout in Garo Hills region of Meghalaya, police...
Assam’s BTAD volatile after recovery of four dead bodies
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: After 48 hours, three more bodies of petty businessmen were recovered from Beki River in Assam’s Baksa district which is under Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) on Sunday thus making the toll of deaths to four.
SC notice on racial attacks on people from northeast
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central and the state governments on two PILs seeking setting up of...
Justice remains elusive dream for the victims of 2012 BTAD violence even after two...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Two years is a pretty long period for anything to change. But for a section of ill-fated people in Assam, it’s all the same as their pain continues to haunt them, in fact, in a more painful way. The bloody violence which broke out in Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) on July 20 in 2012 witnessed around 100 deaths and several lakhs were displaced but the victims did not get the justice.
Thousands pay respect to NSG commando Niranjan E.K.
Bengaluru : Thousands of people paid tributes to martyred National Security Guard (NSG) commando Lieutenant Colonel Niranjan E.K. on Monday at his residence in...
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...
Education a constitutional right, says Adv Prakash Ambedkar; calls for rally to Vidhan Sabha...
By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net
As the students’ strike in Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) entered the 18th day, Advocate Prakash Ambedkar, National President, BHARIP...
Powerful bomb found in Assam train
Guwahati : A powerful bomb was found in the compartment of a local train at a railway station near Guwahati Monday, a day after...
चौपट संस्कृति में तीन फ़िल्में
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
यह बहस बड़ी है कि असम और अरुणाचल प्रदेश के बाद का समूचा पूर्वोत्तर भारत ‘भारत’ है भी या नहीं? लेकिन इसे...
India needs anti-racist law: CPI-M
By IANS,
New Delhi : The CPI-M Wednesday asked the government to unveil an anti-racist law to curb attacks similar to those on people from...
Gondi language: A bridge to Maoist heartland?
By Shilpa Raina,
New Delhi : Conventional wisdom has it that economic development can overcome the Maoist challenge. Now there's another powerfull and emotive method...
Rijiju assures safe environment to people from northeast
New Delhi : Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju Sunday assured "safe working environment" across the country for the people from the...
Government accepts report on safety of northeastern people
New Delhi : The government has accepted the recommendations of a committee that has suggested immediate measures to ensure the safety of people from...
Nine arrested for torturing Assam woman as ‘witch’
Guwahati : Nine people were arrested Wednesday in Assam's Sivasagar district for torturing a woman and branding her a 'witch', police said.
The incident took...
Mizoram teacher arrested for sexually abusing 32 students
Aizawl : A government school teacher was arrested in Mizoram on charges of raping and sexually abusing 32 students, police said here Friday.
"Saichal village...
Assam’s MY-FACTS to act as facilitator for implementation of govt. schemes
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Guwahati based organization MY-FACTS (Muslim Youth’s Forum Against Communalism, Terrorism, and Sedition) has decided on 31st March to act as facilitator for implementation of government schemes in Assam following a special meeting of the core committee at Hatigaon in the city, presided over by Tanishi Inam.
Tripura brings onion, potato under Essential Commodities Act
Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura has decided to bring onion and potato under the Essential Commodities Act (ECA), 1955, to check...