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Mosques and churches are mere buildings, says BJP leader Subramanian Swamy

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FIR lodged against him in Assam for trying to incite communal anger By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, rather known for making outrageous statements has once again triggered a controversy by terming mosques and churches as mere buildings during his visit to Guwahati. This time even his own party men tried to shy away from the controversial leader.

NHPC helps martyred Assam Police Officer Gulzar Hussain’s family

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Hundreds bid tearful adieu to Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) of Assam’s Sonitpur District, Gulzar Hussain, at his hometown on January 28, 2014. If the 21 gun salute brought more tears to the family, friends, and relatives of the 37 year old dynamic Police Officer, the State Police promised not to let go his sacrifice waste. But that’s all.

‘Jungle Raj’ in Rajasthan

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By IndScribe One after the other, shocking incidents of crimes and atrocities on the Dalits are being reported from Rajasthan. The latest incident has occurred in...

More rice for Tripura via Bangladesh?

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Agartala : The Indian government may ferry another 35,000 tonnes of rice for Tripura via Bangladesh as train services in the northeastern states have...

‘An institute like KISS should be banned for what it does to tribal children,...

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By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net The Kalinga Intitute of Social Sciences (KISS) has often been presented as an ideal model for ensuring that tribal children are...

Srinagar, the most high profile seat in Kashmir

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By Sheikh Qayoom, Srinagar : With 1.2 million voters spread over 15 assembly constituencies, the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency is the most prestigious among the...

Congress makes false promises: Modi

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Itanagar : BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Monday accused the Congress of making false promises to the people. Addressing an election rally here, Modi...

Only BJP can free Assam from illegal immigration: Amit Shah

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Guwahati : BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday expressed confidence that his party will win next year's assembly polls in Assam and assured that...

Dalit Sahitya Samman Sammelan held at Imphal

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By Dr Syed Ahmed, TwoCircles.net, Imphal: Awards were conferred to as many as 80 persons working in different fields in recognition of their dedication to...

JMB trains Assamese men to carry out attacks: Assam DG

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Guwahati : Assamese youths have undergone a training under the Islamic terror network Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to carry out attacks, Director General of...

Minority students’ body asks government to take action against fundamentalists in Assam

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: More than 500 All BTC Minority Students Union (ABMSU) on Thursday staged a demonstration against the anti-social elements who are trying to bring division in the society in the name of religion and slammed the state government for its failure in check the violence and illegal activities in the state that have increased in recent time.

Christians hold mass protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi against ‘attacks on churches’

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The demonstrators protested against the recent spate of violence faced by Christians in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka and other places...

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...

Gujarat Adivasis object to Govt’s “misuse” of tribal development funds for Ram temple visit...

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Neglecting Adivasi deities, rituals and culture, the Gujarat government announced an aid of Rs. 5000 to tribals for a trip to the Ram temple...

टीसीएन 2021 : साल भर हम उठाते रहे वंचितों और पिछड़ों की आवाज़,पढ़िए...

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बीते वर्ष, 2021, में कई तरह की बदलती हुई राजनीतिक और सामाजिक गतिविधियां देखने को मिली। इस बदलती परिस्थिति में, हाशिए पर खड़े...

Mizoram students to protest frequent changes of governors

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Aizawl : The students' organisations in Mizoram would hold protests here next week against frequent changes of governors in the state, a statement said...

Two Manipuri youths attacked in Delhi

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By IANS, New Delhi : Two youths from the northeast were beaten up here late Sunday, a few days after the death of Arunachal Pradesh...

Curfew in Poonch after clashes

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Jammu : Curfew was imposed in Jammu Friday following tension between two communities. Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew in Poonch town of Jammu region as...

Will Kashmir’s ‘Kingdom of Amity’ ever be reclaimed?

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By Sheikh Qayoom, Srinagar : The Shivratri festival, which used to be a grand integrative occasion for the majority Muslim and the minority Kashmiri Pandit...

On Quit India Day, Modi-Shivraj asked to quit Narmada Valley

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By TCN News Bhopal: Narmada valley reverberated with the slogan “Modi-Shivraj Go Back” – “Hamare Gaon me Hamaara Raj, Vaapis Jao Modi Shivraj”. The slogan...

International heli-skiing challenge begins in Gulmarg

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By IANS, Srinagar : Around 200 skiers from the US, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada and India turned up for the first international...

NRC updation to be completed by 2016 end in Assam

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: The process of NRC Updation in Assam has made progress as per schedule and is expected to ensure final publication of the updated NRC within December, 2016, according to a state government release. Powers to take decisions on operational issues, however, have been delegated by the Registrar General of India (RGI) to an empowered NRC Committee of the State Government on 17/06/14.

Chhattisgarh: BJP leader among five arrested for attack on church in Narayanpur

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On January 2, a mob vandalised a church after around 2000 people, mostly Adivasis held a public meeting in protest in against alleged...

In Meghalaya, end of mining activity has workers facing an uncertain future

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By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Ladrymbai (East Jaintia Hills): For Mohammed Abdullah, May 15 is an important, and probably a life-changing, date. The 45-year-old, a...

The blame game and RS election in Assam

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

CPI-M condemns Assam killings

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New Delhi : The CPI-M Wednesday urged the government to take "firm action" and dismantle Bodo militants after they massacred over 40 tribals, including...

India hands fresh list of insurgent camps to Bangladesh

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Shillong : Bangladesh's border guards have promised firm action against insurgents from India's northeastern states taking shelter in that country, an Indian official said...

Mizoram launches cleanliness drive

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Aizawl : The Congress-ruled Mizoram government Friday launched a massive state-wide cleanliness programme in order to make it the cleanest state in India. Mizoram Chief...

Tripura tops list for giving rural jobs for fifth year

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Agartala : Tripura has kept its top position for the fifth consecutive year for offering 66 person-days so far in the current fiscal in...

Two Bodo militants killed in Assam

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Guwahati : Two hardcore Bodo militants were killed in a joint operation by security forces in Assam's Sonitpur district, an official said on Wednesday. Based...

Seminar on Tribal literature and Tribal poet meet to grace Sahitya Akademi’s ‘Annual Festival...

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: This year, Sahitya Akademi’s ‘Annual Festival of Letters’ will feature a seminar on Oral and Tribal literature and...

North East Racial Attack, Can It Be STOPPED?

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By Madhu Chandra, Utterly socked and indeed panic at the unprecedented hate crimes against the people from North East India in Delhi and now in other mega cities of India. A man from Manipur brutally attacked for not able to speak Kannada in Bangalore on 16 October, two other men from Nagaland attacked in Gurgaon on 17 October – threatening the entire North East people to leave Gurgaon and a young from Mizoram murdered in South Delhi on 17 October. These attacks are the unprecedented hate crimes against North East people for last almost a decade in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR).

24,517 J&K youth provided government jobs in 2012-2013

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By IANS, Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir government provided government jobs to over 24,000 youth during 2012-2013. Minister for Labour and Employment Ajay Sadhotra Friday told...

Central Government’s Move to Seize of ‘Pandaram’ Land Ignites Fear and Tension in Lakshadweep

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Mohammed Ramees, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: India’s smallest union territory, Lakshadweep Islands, has been tense following the central government’s action to take possession of 'pandaram' land, a...

Bodo council polls in Assam on April 8

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

12-hour strike stalls life in Tripura

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Agartala : A 12-hour shut down, called by the ruling CPI-M as well as the opposition Congress over the killing of two men, crippled...

Tribal farmer commits suicide in Jharkhand over burnt crop

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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...

Wanted: a 73rd-like amendment to Constitution

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By Parveen Qamar, India is included among developing nations. Of course, there are areas where we have achieved much better results than expectations but there are areas which, even after 68 years of Independence, remain neglected.

Adivasi villages in Jharkhand, Odisha face severe neglect, reveals new report

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The report titled “Status of Adivasi Livelihoods 2021” highlights the difficulties and scarcities faced by the tribal communities. Muhammed Nihad PV | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI —...

Farmers ‘crack whip’ on Maharashtra government

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

Congress does not care for poor, tribals, says Modi

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Bhubaneswar : Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said Friday the Congress party does not care for the poor and tribals...

Ignorance leads to TB spreading in Assam’s tea gardens

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By Azera Parveen Rahman, Tezpur (Assam) : Tuberculosis (TB) has become a major problem in Assam's tea gardens, often leading to the death of workers. Experts say ignorance among workers and poor management response are to blame.

Jihadists trying to raise women’s wing in Assam: Gogoi

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Guwahati : Jihadist forces were trying to raise a women's wing in Assam, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said Tuesday. Two districts - Barpeta and Nalbari...

K.K. Paul takes oath as acting Mizoram governor

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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...

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...

Motorsports: Ali, Musthafa start favourites

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Dimapur (Nagaland) : National championship leaders S.K. Ajgar Ali and navigator MK Mohammed Musthafa headline the JK Tyre Hornbill Rally, which will be run...

Tripura gets new chief secretary

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Agartala : G. Kameswara Rao Thursday took over as new chief secretary of Tripura. He succeeded Sanjay Kumar Panda, who will join the central government...

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...

Four killed, 27 injured in Meghalaya storm

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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...

‘We’re Not Begging — We’re Demanding What’s Ours’: Odisha’s Koraput Tribals Fight for Kendu...

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Mohsina Malik, TwoCircles.net Koraput (Odisha): Kendu or Tendu leaf is more than just a forest product for tribal communities across the country. It is their...

Tribal organisation rallies against amendment in Land Act, conversion law

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Ranchi, (IANS): A tribal organisation held a rally in Ranchi on Monday against the Jharkhand government's Anti-Conversion Bill and its proposed amendments in the 2013...

Tripura college principal held for molesting student

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

Opposition corners Tripura government for not honouring Dipa Karmakar

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Agartala : The opposition Congress legislators Monday castigated the Left Front government for not giving due importance to Dipa Karmakar, who excelled with a...

India to improve relationship with eastern neighbours: Minister

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Shillong : The Indian government Friday stressed the need to improve its relationship with its neighbouring countries bordering the eight northeastern states. "We would like...

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

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

Jharkhand: For last 56 days, Adivasis are on hunger-strike against ‘illegal’ mining; govt unmoved

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While the government of India makes claims of Sab Ka Vikaas (Development for everyone)—the concerns and voices of Dalits and Adivasis are often...

Bengal has made arrangements to help Assam tribals: Mamata

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Kolkata : Tribals from Assam are coming over to West Bengal for shelter after the killings in the northeastern state, West Bengal Chief Minister...

PM to vote in Assam

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Guwahati : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is among the over nine million people who are eligible to vote Thursday for Assam's six Lok Sabha...

Ajmal Group of Colleges shines in HS Final

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: The Management of Ajmal Foundation has congratulated all the achiever students of Ajmal Group of Colleges for their outstanding performance in the HS Final Examination-2014. “All of you really made us proud and we wish that all of you will carry a touch of humanity wherever you go for pursuing your higher education and build a successful career for yourself,” said Khasrul Islam, Manager, Ajmal Foundation in a message to the students, adding “We also acknowledge and congratulate the sincere and dedicated efforts of the principals, teaching staff and non-teaching staff of Ajmal Group of Colleges without which this journey towards excellence wouldn’t have been possible.” It may be mentioned here that Ajmal Group has 14 colleges spread across Assam.

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...

11 students debarred from Ghaziabad institute hostel

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Ghaziabad : A Ghaziabad institute Friday debarred 11 Kashmiri and non-Kashmiri students from its hostel after they were found to be indulging in violence,...

Guwahati youth’s effort to make students read valuable books

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: He must get a pat on his back for his enormous effort that too done single-handedly to bring a change among the students. He is Imran Hussain of Guwahati who has initiated to install the reading culture among the youths of the region with his dream project called Bibliophilia Café.

Meghalaya students protest sexual harassment in varsity

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Shillong : Students and faculty members of the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) Wednesday gave a three-day ultimatum demanding the termination of a professor...

World Bank’s social enterprises in three NE states

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By IANS, Shillong : The World Bank Wednesday launched its $1 million 2014 India Development Marketplace for implementing innovative service delivery in Meghalaya, Mizoram and...

Tripura tribal council goes to first EVM polls on May 3

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By Sujit Chakraborty, Agartala : With more tribal autonomy being viewed as a key issue, Tripura is set to hold its first EVM election on...

Tripura block’s incredible feat in financial inclusion

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By Sujit Chakraborty, Agartala : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will confer an award on Tripura's Mandwai block on April 21 in New Delhi for best...

Tripura CM urges agricultural scientists to stop farmers’ suicides

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

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

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

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...

Separatist shutdown partially affects life in Srinagar

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Srinagar : A separatist called shutdown partially affected life in Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Srinagar on Monday. Private transport, government offices, banks and post...

Tripura militant outfit keen to surrender, talks held

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

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...

Congress attacks BJP over MP tribals advertisement

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New Delhi : Attacking the central government for forgetting to observe the World Tribal Day, a Congress MP on Tuesday also pointed out a...

In Pictures: The last Bhil Adivasi folk artists of Gujarat

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The Bhil Adivasi folk musicians of the Narmada district in western Indian state of Gujarat are facing extinction as these musicians and artists are...

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...

In a first, two seats reserved for ST candidates in upcoming UP elections

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By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net For the first time in Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, two assembly seats—Obra and Dudhi in Sonbhadra district have been reserved for...

Assam CM terms budget ‘most disappointing’

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Guwahati : Expressing dissatisfaction over the union budget, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Thursday said it was the "most disappointing". "There is no indication of...

‘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...

Assam CM seeks Rs 1,000 crore for flood from centre

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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.

Bangladeshi officials enter India, sent back

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

There’s a slice of Manipur around the world

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By Iboyaima Laithangbam Imphal : Umang Lai, the sylvan god of Manipur, is also present in Myanmar. And that's because several centuries ago many Manipuris...

UPA lacks political will to solve Naga issue: Rio

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Shillong: Terming the Congress as a "communal party" for shielding certain communities, Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio Saturday also accused the UPA government of...

Dimapur lynching raised in Rajya Sabha

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ArrayNew Delhi : The lynching of a rape accused in Nagaland's Dimapur town was raised in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday with MPs questioning...

Akhil Gogoi’s move to support BJP in election faces widespeared criticism from Muslims

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: President of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti Akhil Gogoi after getting bail from 29 days police and judicial custody brought out a list of non-Congress candidate from various political parties including BJP, AIUDF, AGP and left parties and described them as potential candidate to defeat Congress. Mr. Gogoi extended his support to those candidates including the six BJP candidates and instructed its cadres to mobilise voters in favour of them.

Assam may get tough laws to deal with witch-hunting

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Guwahati : Assam may soon have tougher laws to deal with the menace of witch-hunting over which 140 people have been killed since 2002. A...

40 tribals to be special guests at R-Day celebrations

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New Delhi (IANS): The central government has invited 40 tribals from various parts of the country as special guests for this year's Republic Day...

Tribal refugees in Tripura repatriated to Bangladesh

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Agartala : Bangladesh has taken back the tribals who have been sheltering in the Indian state of Tripura since Monday following an ethnic strife...

Northeast MPs condemn killing of Manipuri man

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New Delhi : The North East MPs Forum (NEMPF) Tuesday condemned the killing of a 29-year-old Manipuri man in the national capital and demanded...

Congress bags 31 of the 59 reserved seats in Rajasthan; BJP falls from 53...

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter With the Congress all set to return to power in Rajasthan after five years, the reign of Vasundhara Raje will come...

Assam polls get over Thursday

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

Take Kashmir migrants into confidence: Rajnath to officials

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New Delhi : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has asked his ministry officials to take Kashmiri migrants into confidence and work on measures for...

68 rebels of tribal outfit surrender in Meghalaya

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Tura (Meghalaya) : As many as 68 rebels of the United A'chik Liberation Army in Meghalaya on Thursday surrendered before the authorities, marking the...

Terror attack averted in Assam, two militants nabbed

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Guwahati : A terror attack was Thursday averted in Assam when a joint team of the army and Assam Police arrested two Bodo militants...

Refugees don’t leave Tripura for Mizoram

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Agartala/Aizawl : The much-awaited repatriation of tribal refugees from Tripura didn't resume Tuesday as the displaced men and women refused to go back to...

India, Bangladesh officials, border guards to work jointly

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Aizawl : The district administrations and border guards of India and Bangladesh would deal jointly with various border issues and crimes, officials said here...

Tripura holds peaceful polls to tribal council

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Agartala : Over 85 percent of the 758,554 electors cast their votes on Sunday in the elections to the 30-member Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous...

Encourage marginalised sections in higher judiciary, says outgoing CJI

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New Delhi: Outgoing Chief Justice of India P.Sathasivam Friday said that rules and criteria in the appointment of judges should be relaxed for giving...

“Adivasis lost a great servant,” tribal rights activist Father Stan remembered

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Stanislaus Lourduswamy, popularly known as Stan Swamy, was an Indian Roman Catholic priest, a member of the Jesuit order, and a tribal rights activist...

Ask Bangladesh for better access, Tripura CM urges Modi

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

Rijiju reviews law and order situation in Assam

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Guwahati : The central government Saturday agreed to deploy five units of CRPF's elite Cobra battalion to launch counter insurgency operations in Assam, where...

Rajnath flays Congress for lack of development in NE

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Guwahati : BJP president Rajnath Singh Sunday charged the Congress with not doing anything to develop the northeast region. "It is the Congress party which...

Tourists in large numbers a dividend of peace: Omar

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By IANS, Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday stressed the vast potential of the state for sports, adventure and pilgrim tourism,...

Crime going up in Assam, says minister

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Guwahati : The number of those killed in Assam has been steadily increasing, from 1,321 in 2011, to 1,368 in 2012 and 1,383 in...

Mizoram refugee votes to be counted in Tripura

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Agartala/Aizawl : In view of the reported threats from NGOs in Aizawl, the Lok Sabha postal ballots of tribal refugees of Mizoram living in...

SC notice to Rajasthan on plea by tribal women

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New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Rajasthan's Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police on a petition by...

Quake hits northeast

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By IANS, Shillong: A low intensity earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale shook India's northeastern states Sunday night, officials said. The quake occurred around 10.35...

One killed, 3 injured in Assam blast

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Guwahati : One person was killed and three others were injured Wednesday morning in a bomb blast, triggered by militants suspected to be from...

J & K Youth congress organizes programs in support of congress-NC candidate Madan Lal...

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By TCN News, Sundarbani (J&K): J&K Youth Congress organized several events at Nowshera & Sunderbani districts in Jammu and Kashmir in support of Congress-NC candidate for Lok Sabha elections Madan Lal Sharma on 30th March. State president of J&K Youth Congress, Shahnawaz Choudhary,and All India Election Commissioner, NSUI, Iftkhar Ahmed, were present.

A village where no leader came to campaign for elections: The story of Khagrabari,...

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By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Khagrabari: On April 8, Narendra Modi was in Barpeta for campaigning, but for a village in Baksa district, about 30 kms...

All vacant posts for SC/ST will soon be filled: Kejriwal

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New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said all vacant posts meant for SC/STs would soon be filled. "We will ensure that...

Adivasi, Muslim and Dalit organizations jointly hoist national flag and condemn growing atrocities

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By TCN News, Jaipur: As many as fifteen Dalit, Muslim and Adivasi organizations jointly celebrated Independence Day here and hold a program in favour of...

29 girls from poor families get government funds to marry

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Jammu : A total of 29 girls from poor families in the hilly Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir were Wednesday given financial assistance...

Grant citizenship rights to Chakmas, Hajongs in Arunachal, says SC

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the central and Arunachal Pradesh governments to confer the citizenship rights on the "eligible" Chakmas and...

294 days and counting: Why Churachandpur refuses to bury its dead

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By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Churachandpur, Manipur: September 1 started like every other day at work for Chingneihoih, 22, from Churachandpur. For the...

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...

Tripura parties oppose demand for separate state by tribals

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Agartala, (IANS): Tripura's ruling CPI-M on Friday accused the BJP of "instigating" a tribal party to hold a rail and road blockade from July...

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...

Saradha scam: CBI’s second chargesheet names Trinamool leader, Assam singer

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Kolkata : The CBI Monday filed its second chargesheet in the multi-crore-rupee Saradha chit fund scam, naming company chairman Sudipta Sen, his close aide...

Cow Slaughter, Beef Ban: The Lackluster Obsessions of Assam CM

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Sandipan Talukdar, TwoCircles.net Mohen Morang’s family owns over 80 buffaloes and 50 cows in their cattle shed near Bamun Chapori, located in the Golaghat district...

Northeast CMs’ meet to decide roadmap for development

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

Jharkhand Elections 2024: Despite Govt Claims, No Compensation for Tribals Killed in IED Blasts

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Poonam Masih, TwoCircles.net Ranchi: The situation of tribals in Jharkhand can be understood through the historical lens of the state’s formation. When Jharkhand was carved out...

11 killed in avalanche, house collapses in Kashmir

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Srinagar/Jammu : Eleven people were killed Wednesday in avalanches and house collapses in different parts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. A senior police officer...

Manipuri, Sri Lankan among medal winners at Bhatkhande convocation

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Lucknow : Musicians from across the country as well as from abroad would attend the fourth convocation of the Bhatkhande Musical University in the...

Assam tea workers to get Rs.169 minimum daily wage

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Guwahati : The government of Assam has fixed Rs.169 as the minimum daily wage for unskilled tea plantation workers in the state. According to a...

Two months after being attacked by SFI cadre, Dalit student continues to wait for...

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By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net This is the third and final part of a three-part series of stories documenting caste discrimination against Dalit, Bahujan and...

JKLF protest march in Srinagar against youth’s killing

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Srinagar : Pro-Azadi Jammu and Kashmir Front (JKLF) activists took out a protest march in summer capital Srinagar Monday against the killing of a...

Repatriation of Tribal refugees from Tripura to start next week

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

May Day: ‘No way out of tea estates,’ housing woes, low wages compel workers...

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Assam’s tea estates contribute to more than fifty percent of the total tea production in India. However, the workers working at these estates have...

Assam to hand over jihadi activities cases to NIA

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Guwahati : Assam will hand over cases related to jihadi activities in the state to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi...

Heatwave in northeast affects power generation, crops

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Agartala/Guwahati : A heatwave, coupled with absence of rain, has affected power generation and crop production besides affecting normal life in the northeastern region. "The...

Police searches at slums in Hyderabad spark fear among slum dwellers

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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...

AGP protests centre’s move on land swap with Bangladesh

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Guwahati : Assam's regional party Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) Tuesday held protest demonstrations across the state protesting the central government's decision to hand over...

Attacks on northeast people, threat to society: President

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Canchipur (Manipur) : Expressing sadness over attacks on youths from the northeastern region in the national capital, President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday said the "pluralistic...

China will have to give up its expansionist mindset: Modi

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By IANS, Itanagar: Taking on China over a sensitive foreign policy issue, BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Saturday said Beijing will have to give...

BSF to probe killing of 3 Tripura tribals by its men

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Agartala, (IANS): The Border Security Force (BSF) has ordered a court of inquiry into the killing of three tribals in firing by its troopers...

Chhattisgarh: Right-Wing Push to Demolish Churches in Bastar Amid Christmas Celebrations

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Poonam Masih, TwoCircles.net Bastar: Right-wing groups, including the Surv Adivasi Samaj and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), have intensified their campaign against the Christian community....

Tribal villages not to cooperate with Meghalaya government

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Shillong: Tribal village chiefs in eastern part of Meghalaya on Saturday decided to end cooperation with the state government until it legally empowers the...

Meghalaya minister granted bail

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Shillong : A court in Meghalaya Friday granted bail to state Minister Deborah Ch. Marak, who was charge sheeted for "hatching criminal conspiracy" with...

Tripura tribal party snaps ties with Congress

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Agartala : In a significant political development, the Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT), a tribal-based state party, has snapped its ties with main...

Congress attacks Odisha government over killings of tribals

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Bhubaneswar : The Congress party on Sunday attacked Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over the "killing of innocent tribal people in the name of...

Tribal girl alleges ragging in Bengal

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Kolkata : Ragged and threatened by two of her college seniors for months with hostel authorities turning a deaf ear to her plight, a...

SC to hear Tripura High Court’s order on teachers

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New Delhi/Agartala : The Supreme Court, admitting a special leave petition (SLP) Monday, stayed Tripura High Court's order for framing a new employment policy...

Incentivise banks for opening branches in Chhattisgarh’s tribal areas: CM

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New Delhi, (IANS): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Sunday said the Centre should incentivise private commercial banks for opening branches in remote tribal...

Jamia Millia Islamia VC promises collaboration with USTM

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: North Eastern Universities should take lead to start courses like Disaster Management in order to sort out the problems of floods and earthquakes and to deal effectively with such Natural Disasters this is what felt by Prof Talat Ahmad, Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia in Guwahati on Saturday.