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Amarnath Yatra to begin June 28

Jammu : The annual yatra to the Himalayan cave shrine of Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district will start on June 28, it...

Uncertainty looms large over the camp inmates of BTAD violence

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Narayanguri (Baksa): It’s been two weeks since the carnage broke out in Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) which witnessed more than 45 deaths of villagers and the situation is getting normal but the affected people too much worried to be normal. The people who have been living at Narayanguri camp under Gobardhan police station in Baska district are not sure if they will ever return to their native villages.

‘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...

Meghalaya floods: Death toll rises to 55

Shillong : The death toll in the recent flash floods and landslides in Meghalaya has risen to 55 with the recovery of three more...

Sonia woos tribals in Madhya Pradesh

Sidhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday spoke about the various social security schemes launched by the UPA government, in her bid to woo the...

Assam waives entertainment tax on ‘Mary Kom’

Guwahati : The Assam government Wednesday announced exemption of entertainment tax on "Mary Kom", a new Bollywood movie on the World champion woman boxer...

Assam youth beaten up in Delhi, hospitalised

New Delhi : A 21-year-old student from Assam was allegedly beaten up by some residents of south Delhi's Amar Colony, police said Monday, denying...

Delhi court takes cognizance of chargesheet in Nido Tania case

New Delhi : A court here Saturday took cognizance of a chargesheet filed by the CBI against seven people over the death of 19-year-old...

New Assam cabinet to be sworn-in Friday

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

Meghalaya floods toll rises to 37

Shillong : The toll in floods and landslides triggered by incessant rain in Meghalaya has risen to 37, while more than 20 people are...

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...

Irom Sharmila not allowed to vote in Manipur

Imphal: Human rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu, who has been on a fast for 13 years against a special, stringent anti-terror act in Manipur,...

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...

Patna HC axes SC/ST quota in promotions

Patna : The Patna High Court on Monday quashed Bihar's decision to provide reservation in promotions to the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) government employees. After...

Nido Tania’s parents to meet PM and home minister

By IANS, New Delhi : The family members of Arunachal Pradesh student Nido Tania, who died after being beaten up by shopkeepers here, will meet...

Assam district tense after militants abduct four

Guwahati : Tension prevailed in Baksa district of Assam Saturday following the abduction of four people by suspected Bodo militants, police said. Cadres of the...

Centre committed to tackle Left-wing extremism: Rajnath

New Delhi : The central government was firmly committed to tackling Left-wing extremism and was implementing a multi-pronged strategy for the purpose, Home Minister...

Rijiju allays concerns over China’s dam on Brahmaputra

New Delhi : As China announced the completion of a hydropower dam on the Brahmaputra river, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju...

World Bank aid for power projects in northeast India

Agartala : The World Bank would provide the major share of a Rs.5,111 crore project to develop and expand infrastructure in the power sector...

Tripura college principal held for molesting student

Agartala : The principal of a government degree college in Tripura has been arrested for molesting a girl student, police said here Sunday. "Police arrested...

Centre to fix support prices for 10 forest produce: Oram

Bhubaneswar : The central government would soon announce minimum support prices for 10 minor forest produce to protect tribals from exploitation, union Tribal Affairs...

Rubber cultivation to be boosted in Tripura

By Sujit Chakraborty, Agartala : To meet India's growing demand for natural rubber, the government is giving greater impetus to rubber cultivation in areas like...

Three big signing for NorthEast United

Shillong : NorthEast United Football Club Wednesday announced the signing of Portuguese defender Miguel Garcia, Zambian midfielder Kondwani Mtonga and Greek goalkeeper Alexandros Tzvoras...

Meghalaya CM to share dais with Modi Saturday after political spat

Shillong : Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, who had said Narendra Modi would never become the prime minister, would share the dais with him...

Beniwal sacked, Duggal new Mizoram Governor

New Delhi : The Narendra Modi government Wednesday sacked Kamla Beniwal as Mizoram's governor, an official statement said. Former union home secretary Vinod Kumar Duggal,...

More than 1300 riot affected families from BTAD are yet to be rehabilitated

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Even as Assam government has admitted that over 1,300 families, who were affected during the ethnic clashes in the Bodoland...

Did anti-Dalit WhatsApp messages shared among Savarnas trigger the violence during Bharat Bandh?

By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net The foundations of the Bharat Bandh, which took place on April 2, was laid on March 20, when the Supreme Court...

Assam honours SC, breaks tradition on animal fights

Guwahati : Assam Thursday broke a more than a century-old tradition to honour the Supreme Court ban on animal fights. The state stayed away...

Assam: JIH offers houses for BTAD victims

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: A team of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) is visiting the eastern and north eastern India to take stock of the plight of the minority communities in the region and the various welfare activities undertaken by it for addressing some of the problems affecting the minorities.

Modi flags off Meghalaya’s first train, compares northeast to Lakshmi

Guwahati : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday flagged off the first passenger train from Mendipathar in Meghalaya to Dudhnoi in Assam, thereby putting Meghalaya...

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...

AIUDF slams defamation case against News X

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Guwahati: The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has slammed a criminal defamation case against a private news channel which had recently broadcast news about party’s alleged involvement with Jehadi elements.

Easter celebrated in Meghalaya

Shillong : Christians in Meghalaya Sunday joined their brethren the world over in celebrating Easter. Believers throngeed Cathedrals and other churches in the Christian-majority state...

CPI-M threatens stir if new Tripura governor crosses limit

Agartala : Tripura's ruling CPI-M on Thursday threatened to launch a mass movement if newly appointed Governor Tathagata Roy crosses his constitutional limit. "We welcome...

Chandan Boro: Son of a sweeper from Assam selected for Football training in Germany

By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net Udalguri, Assam: Harisinga is a sleepy town in Assam’s Udalguri district along the India-Bhutan international border. Handicapped by insurgency till...

Only slogans and programmes will not help, time for implementation: Nagaland MP Neiphiu Rio

By Nirendra Dev New Delhi : In terms of policies and programmes and creating slogans, there is no shortcoming in the Narendra Modi government, but...

Rajasthan tribal women learn candle making under project ‘Sakhi’

Udaipur : Hindustan Zinc's project "Sakhi" has been empowering dozens of rural and tribal women in Rajasthan's Zawar region, near here, by teaching...

President attended the 14th Convocation of Manipur University

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...

Militancy-hit people in Tripura threaten stir

Agartala : Militancy-hit people on Thursday threatened to organise a massive stir in Tripura if the state government did not rehabilitate them properly. Over 3,000...

CPI-M demands quota for SC, ST in private sector

Visakhapatnam : The Communist Party of India-Marxist on Thursday demanded reservations for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in the private sector and...

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.

Manipur bills: Tribals intensify protest as confrontation looms ahead

By Iboyaima Laithangbam Imphal : As the fate of the three controversial bills passed by the Manipur assembly continues to hang in balance, the tribal...

Will protest sexual assault of doctor, says Mirwaiz

By IANS, Srinagar : Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairman of the moderate Hurriyat group, Thursday said demonstrations will be held to protest the sexual assault of...

Two blasts in Assam on Republic Day, no injuries

Guwahati : Suspected militants from the anti-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom Monday triggered two blasts near Digboi town in Tinsukia...

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...

Tribals to Form Political Party in Kerala

By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net, Thiruvananthapuram: Tribals in Kerala have remained on the periphery of the state's politics, since they have never been paid...

GSI to look for coal reserves in Tripura

Agartala : The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has undertaken a diverse study after a coal-like substance was found in Tripura, an official said...

PDP protests Farooq Abdullah’s remarks

Srinagar : The PDP Tuesday organised a protest march here against union minister Farooq Abdullah's remark allegedly calling Kashmris "maha chors" (big thieves). Abdullah...

Plight of tribal communities during COVID-19

By Faheem Muhammed M.P As the world is facing the most dreadful pandemic of modern times, the indigenous population across the globe are exposed to...

Rio quits, Zeliang to be new Nagaland CM

Kohima : Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has submitted his resignation to Governor Ashwani Kumar after his election to the Lok Sabha. He will...

Nellie 1983: No justice even after 32 years for Nellie massacre victims

"In Nellie, time stands still. No socio-economic development has taken place in the area. Where and how to get justice for the victims? ​​By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net, Guwahati: It has been 32 years. Though the world has witnessed a sea change around him, nothing has changed for Sirajuddin Ahmed. The pain and agony still haunts him and he says, it will probably continue till his last breath.

PDP, National Conference will clash in Baramulla

By Sheikh Qayoom, Baramulla : The main contest in this Lok Sabha constituency in the northern part of Jammu and Kashmir will be between the...

Kashmir’s ex-minister told to appear before police

By IANS, Srinagar : Granting interim relief to Shabir Ahmad Khan, a former minister accused by a woman doctor of sexual harassment, the Jammu and...

Andhra minister’s son surrenders in molestation case

Hyderabad : Ravela Susheel, son of Andhra Pradesh's Minister for Social and Tribal Welfare Ravela Kishore Babu, surrendered before Hyderabad police on Sunday over...

In Goalpara, a tribal theatre troupe connects people with the nature thanks to Sukracharya...

By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net Goalpara: The idea of theatre has different connotations and meaning for different people. In its most basic form, it...

Civil society hold Candle March for permanent peace in Assam’s BTAD

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: People from different walks of life from different parts of the state staged a demonstration in Guwahati seeking permanent peace in Assam’s volatile Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) which has witnessed around 45 deaths in the recent violence. Under the banner of Concerned Citizens of Assam, they also submitted memorandum to the Prime Minister and Assam governor seeking their intervention in this regard.

Manipur Chief Minister inaugurates orientation programme for Haj pilgrims

By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: Chief Minister of Manipur Okram Ibobi Singh inaugurated the three-day orientation programme for haj pilgrims at a function held on August 26, 2014 at the campus of Minority Girls' Hostel at Hafiz Hatta, Imphal .

Tribal Affairs Ministry gets Rs 5,329 crore in Budget

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

JUH Maharashtra bears all expenses of marriage of girl whose father was lynched by...

By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net On July 1, 2018, the family of Bharat Bhonsle were left stunned, broken and distraught after they were informed that Bharat...

Tripura to increase number of women police personnel

Agartala : The Tripura government will increase the number of women police personnel to one-third of the total strength, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said...

Mizoram to take back its tribal citizens from Tripura after 18 years

By Sujit Chakraborty, Agartala/Aizawl : Following pressure from the union home ministry and the Tripura government, Mizoram has finally agreed to take back all the...

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

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...

I surrendered to Indian police before arrest: Bangladesh ex-minister

Shillong : Salahuddin Ahmed, a former Bangladesh minister and the spokesman of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has claimed he had willingly surrendered...

In J&K, Gujjar community threatens state-wide agitation against alleged rape and murder of eight-year-old...

By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Jammu: On Thursday, January 18, Jammu and Kashmir woke up to a terrible news of the death of an eight-year-old...

LS Poll 2014: Prospects of ten parties’ regional front in Northeast India

By Syed Ali Mujtaba, Northeast India is one of the most neglected regions in the country. The reason being there are not enough MPs from there to make their voice felt in the Parliament. The attention of the central government is more towards containing the insurgency rather than focus on the development of the region.

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...

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...

Dalits and Tribals call for Bharat Band on March 5

TCN News Tribals and Dalits have called for a nation wide bandh tomorrow march 5th, 2019, Tuesday to protest the SC order for eviction of...

Kanhaiya Kumar, other leaders call for ‘non-cooperation movement’ against CAB and NRC in Kolkata...

By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net The streets of Kolkata witnessed a massive protest march against the Centre’s move on the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) 2019,...

After long peace, Mizoram facing terror again

By Sujit Chakraborty, Aizawl : Nearly 30 years after Mizoram embraced peace, there are signs that terrorism may be raising its "disturbing" head in the...

Curfew in Meghalaya after clash over custodial death

Shillong : Curfew was imposed in certain areas of Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district Thursday following a violent clash over the death of a...

Assam based scribe body demands for clemency to Al-Jazeera journalists

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Joining the international chorus for the FreeAJStaff campaign, an Indian scribes’ body has demanded an immediate release of all journalists, who have been jailed in Egypt for allegedly ‘producing false reports on Egypt in collaboration with the banned Muslim Brotherhood group endangering Egypt's national security’.

Assam violence: Toll rises to 40

Guwahati : The toll in Tuesday's militant attacks in Assam's Kokrajhar and Sonitpur districts has risen to 40, officials said Wednesday. Union Home Minister Rajnath...

Students suffer as schools, colleges damaged in Meghalaya floods

Shillong : The recent flash floods and landslides in Garo Hills in Meghalaya which have claimed over 55 lives have also severely affected educational...

Manipur’s first Chief Minister Md Alimuddin remembered

By Dr Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: Md Alimuddin, the first Chief Minister of Manipur after it attained statehood, was remembered on the 42nd foundation day of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Centre, which later developed into Manipur University (MU).

Report exposes ‘roots of atrocities’ against Muslims in Assam

Report by Indo-American group IAMC shows repeated episodes of mass violence since 1993 were planned and politically motivated, urges action to prevent ethnic cleansing. By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), an advocacy group based in the United States, has released a report that exposes the roots of the mass violence in Assam in 2012 and 2014, in which hundreds of lives have been lost and over a half million people were displaced.

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...

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...

BJP government muzzling voice of poor: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the Narendra Modi government of muzzling the voice of the poor, tribals and...

Sangma bats for smaller states

By Raymond Kharmujai, Tura (Meghalaya) : Former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno Agitok Sangma, a nine-time MP who is returning to national politics through the Lok...

Quran, Assamese, English and Computers, madrassas teach them all

By A Ghiasuddin, TwoCircles.net, Guwahati: Madrassas across the country earned a bad name after the Burdwan bomb blast in October. Allegations, including by sections of the media, flew in thick and fast that anti-national lessons are taught at madrassas and that these institutions are a hub of terror.

Politicans playing dirty over displaced Bodos in BTAD: Promising Land Patta inside Forest

By Abdul Kalam Azad Assam: This is election time in Assam and political parties are not leaving any stone unturned to get as much...

Country-wide voter awareness campaign starts

Agartala : The information and broadcasting ministry will organise exhibitions in 480 locations across the country as part of its voter awareness campaign, an...

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,...

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...

Bodo council polls in Assam on April 8

Guwahati : Elections to the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) that runs the administration in four districts of Assam's Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) will...

Meghalaya toll 46, Rijiju to visit flood-hit areas Saturday

Shillong : The toll following floods and landslides in Meghalaya has risen to 46 while 10 people are still missing, officials said Friday. Union Minister...

Eight injured in Tripura mob attack

Agartala : At least eight people, including three policemen, were injured when mob attacked government and ruling CPI-M offices in Tripura and clashed with...

Pakistan to resume cross-border trade in Kashmir

By IANS, Islamabad : Pakistan said Thursday it has decided to resume cross-border trade in Kashmir after weeks of suspension over the arrest of a...

13 killed in Jharkhand train accident

Ranchi : At least 13 people were killed in Jharkhand when a train hit a vehicle at an unmanned crossing, police said on Tuesday. The...

Will end fast, marry and contest elections, says Irom Sharmila

Imphal : Irom Sharmila, who had long been on a hunger fast against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, on Tuesday surprised people with...

Irom Sharmila set free, says will continue struggle against AFSPA

Imphal : Human rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu, on indefinite fast in Manipur for nearly 14 years, walked free Wednesday with tears in her...

Journalist held in Assam for insurgent links

Guwahati : A news correspondent with a satellite TV channel of Assam has been arrested for his alleged links with Bodo insurgents, police said...

Violence declined during our government: Omar Abdullah

By IANS, Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday said violence across the state has declined by 71 percent since the present...

Bengal woman found living with father’s corpse

Kolkata : A tribal woman in West Bengal's Burdwan district was found living with the decomposed body of her father, police said on Sunday. This...

Tripura voters’ gender ratio exceeds national average

Agartala : At 963 females to 1,000 males in the electoral rolls, Tripura's gender ratio is higher than the national average of 908 and...

Keep your promise, don’t change land act: Tribal leaders to PM

Ranchi : Tribal leaders of Jharkhand have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to keep his promise of not changing the land act 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...

Dilution of SC/ST Act can erode faith in judiciary: Amnesty

New Delhi, (IANS): The dilution of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act can erode the faith of the historically marginalised communities...

Arunachal, Kashmir are India’s, China told

New Delhi : India has clearly told China that Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir "are integral and inalienable parts of India", Defence Minister...

Bangladesh to upgrade its mission in Agartala

Agartala : India has conveyed its concurrence to Bangladesh for the latter to upgrade its diplomatic mission in Tripura capital Agartala to an assistant...

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

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

Two decades on, tribals’ repatriation to Mizoram from Tripura uncertain

By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala/Aizawl : Despite Supreme Court directions and the Union Home Ministry's initiative, the repatriation of tribal refugees from Tripura to Mizoram...

सिंगरौली : क्या यहां जनतंत्र कॉर्पोरेटतंत्र बन चुका है?

TwoCircles.net News Desk सिंगरौली : ‘पिछले दस सालों से हम कंपनी से अपनी जीविका, आवास और मुआवजे की मांग कर रहे हैं, लेकिन कंपनी लगातार...

Improper implementation of RTE Act a cause of concern: Former Member of Planning Commission

By TCN News, New Delhi: Caritas India in a joint collaboration of Peoples’ Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) organized a National level interface on...

Seminar by Islamic Research & Dawah Centre in Manipur

By Dr Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: Islamic Research & Dawah Centre (IRDC) organised a three-day seminar on the topic ‘Be a Role Model on Parenting, Teaching & Goal Setting’ to instill Islamic values among the followers of the faith in Manipur.

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...

Deficient rain hits tea production in northeast India

By Sujit Chakraborty, Agartala : Two northeastern states - Assam and Tripura - among India's five largest tea producing states are facing a huge production...

Three of tribal family hacked to death in Ranchi

Ranchi : Three members of a tribal family, including two minors, were hacked to death and two others were injured on the outskirts of...

Killings in Assam condemnable: Amnesty

New Delhi : The killing of unarmed civilians by Bodo militants in Assam "is highly condemnable and shows contempt for human lives", Amnesty International...

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...

Police searches at slums in Hyderabad spark fear among slum dwellers

The recent searches carried out by police in several slums in Hyderabad has drawn the ire of the slum-dwellers, who are predominantly Muslim, Dalits...

President accepts resignation of Manipur governor

New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday accepted the resignation of V.K. Duggal as the governor of Manipur and Mizoram. A Rashtrapati Bhavan press communique...

Endangered languages in Karnataka to be documented

By IANS, New Delhi : The Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) will document tribal, non-tribal and non-scheduled languages of Karnataka spoken by less than...

Over 500 people from northeast enroll as Delhi voters

New Delhi : The Election Commission received 550 new electoral forms after organising a day-long enrollment campaign for the people from the northeast here...

Go Green Masjid campaign launched in Manipur on World Environment Day

By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: Like in other parts of the globe, World Environment Day was celebrated in different parts of Manipur on June 5, 2014. The day was observed by Government institutions and civil bodies by organizing awareness programmes and planting tree saplings.

Guerrilla hideout busted in Kashmir

Jammu : The army Saturday busted a guerrilla hideout in the hilly Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir and recovered a large cache of...

Mamata condemns Assam attacks

Kolkata : In a veiled attack on BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday said comments by "aspirants...

The search for Isolation quotient of the collective development

By Rajaraman Sundaresan for TwoCircles.net Society at large today, is caught up with too many ideas. Confusion and complexity are part of any diverse society...

Centre, Meghalaya sign peace accord with Garo rebels

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),...

Christian parliamentarians form strategy to counter attacks

New Delhi : Concerned over the growing attacks on the Christian community across India, 19 Christian MPs on Friday met here and chalked out...

Railways to connect all northeastern states by 2020

Silchar (Assam) : The railways hope to connect all the eight states in India's northeast by 2020. "We would connect all the states of the...

Mizoram takes steps to repatriate tribal refugees

Aizawl/Agartala : Mizoram has undertaken a fresh initiative to take back the tribal refugees sheltering in neighbouring Tripura for the past 17 years after...

Congress chief writes to Assam CM on NCERT syllabus

Guwahati : Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has directed the Assam government to be ready to make representations to the centre to ensure that changes...

Fraternity Movement demands justice for Payal Tadwi

By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net The Fraternity Movement Kerala organized protest gatherings in the government medical colleges in the state demanding justice for Dr Payal Tadwi,...

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...

Sharp reactions after rape accused lynched to death in Dimapur, alleged rape victim was...

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Dimapur: A day after killing a rape accused Syed Sarif Uddin Khan in a most inhuman way by a mob lynching and hanging in Dimapur in India’s north-eastern state of Nagaland, people across the region have demanded justice for this barbaric act.

SC/ST Bank sought on lines of Mahila Bank

New Delhi : The All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations -- Parisangh -- urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to open a separate bank with...

Two policemen killed in Meghalaya militant ambush

Shillong : Two policemen were killed and three injured Tuesday when tribal militants ambushed them in Meghalaya, officials said. Heavily armed suspected militants of the...

Manipuri youth stabbed, robbed in Delhi, four juveniles held

By IANS, New Delhi : A 22-year-old youth from Manipur was stabbed and robbed here early Tuesday, in the third incident in a fortnight of...

NBT to boost tribal literature in northeast

Agartala : The National Book Trust (NBT) has taken an ambitious plan to boost tribal literature in northeast India, trust chairman Baldeo Bhai Sharma...

Soni Sori’s condition out of danger

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...

Irom Sharmila, youth from war zones to join global peace fest

Chandigarh : Manipur's Irom Chanu Sharmila and other civil rights activists, as well as youth from war-ravaged countries like Syria, Afghanistan and Libya, will...

Maoists kill tribal in Odisha

Bhubaneswar : Maoist guerrillas killed a tribal man in Odisha by slitting his throat after accusing him of being a police informer, an official...

Marriage feast leaves 35 ill in Tripura

Agartala : Thirty-five people were taken ill and admitted to various hospitals after eating at a marriage feast in Tripura Sunday night, an official...

Curfew lifted in Assam’s troubled district

Guwahati : Indefinite curfew imposed in Assam's troubled Golaghat district, along the border with Nagaland, was lifted Friday for 12 hours as it remained...

Tribal law violates constitution: outgoing Tripura chief justice

Agartala : The customary law of tribal communities practised in some northeastern states violate provisions of the Indian Constitution, Tripura High Court's outgoing Chief...

Tech exclusion in India during pandemic relief measures leaves marginalised in lurch

How the marginalised communities struggled to gain access to relief materials during the pandemic due to ABBA systems By Suchitra, TwoCircles.net  New Delhi: Premsila Toppo is...

Rs.20,000 crore road projects announced for northeast

Guwahati : The central government will spend Rs.20,000 crore for the development of roads in the northeastern states this year, Union Road Transport, Highways...

Meghalaya opposition demand central rule, government defends record

Shillong : The opposition Meghalaya People's Front (MPF) Friday attacked the Congress government on the deteriorating law and order situation and demanded President's rule...

Police raid residence of Tripura official over scam

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

Over 69 percent turnout in Meghalaya

Shillong : Over 69 percent of Meghalaya's 15.67 lakh-strong electorate cast their votes for the two Lok Sabha seats in the mountainous northeastern state,...

Northeast cultural centres will sensitise people: Experts

New Delhi : As crimes against people from the northeast continue to rise in the national capital and other cities, experts Friday stressed that...

Essar may open Jharkhand mine next year

New Delhi : Indian conglomerate Essar Group's power arm, Essar Power, on Wednesday said that it may open its Jharkhand coal mine for production...

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

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...

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...

Rajnath to visit Assam

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

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...

Andhra rice to reach Tripura via Bangladesh next week

Agartala : Five thousand tonnes of rice ferried in three small ships from Visakhapatnam port in Andhra Pradesh will arrive in Tripura via the...

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...
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