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...
Wrong perception of northeast as conflict zone: Meghalaya CM
Kolkata : India's northeast was perceived as a 'conflict zone' due to the negative media coverage, Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said Monday, and...
No mandatory arrest for offences under SC/ST Act, says SC
New Delhi, (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the arrest of a accused under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of...
Three-day conference on “Tribal situation in India” starts at the Indira Gandhi National Tribal...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh): On Monday, January 29, the 47th Annual Conference of the Indian Anthropological Society on the theme ‘Tribal Situation...
CPI-M plenum to stress deepening links with people: Yechury
Kolkata : Describing the CPI-M as a "revolutionary party with a mass line", its general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Saturday said the five-day party...
Mission Indradhanush launched in northeastern states
Agartala : The Mission Indradhanush, an immunisation programme, was launched on Tuesday in 33 districts of northeastern states to vaccinate children by 2020, an...
Parliamentary panel slams JNU on SC/ST vacancies
New Delhi : A parliamentary panel has flayed the JNU administration for what it said was "insouciant attitude" on faculty vacancies meant to be...
Tripura malaria toll rises to 28
Agartala : With the death of three more children, the toll in the outbreak of malaria in Tripura has risen to 28, a minister...
Terror attack averted in Assam, two militants nabbed
Guwahati : A terror attack was Thursday averted in Assam when a joint team of the army and Assam Police arrested two Bodo militants...
North-eastern people not ‘second class citizens’: Sangma
Shillong : North-eastern people are not "second class citizens" of India, former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno.A.Sangma said here Saturday.
"We are no less than others....
Saradha scam: CBI quizzes former Assam minister
Kolkata : Senior Congress leader and former Assam minister Anjan Dutta was Monday grilled by the CBI in connection with the multi-crore-rupee Saradha scam.
Dutta,...
Bodo party may ally with BJP
Guwahati : The Bodoland Peoples' Front (BPF), a long time ally of the ruling Congress party in Assam, Friday said it might sever its...
Condemning the massacre of Muslims in BTAD, AMU students organised peace march
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Aligarh: Students of the Aligarh Muslim University condemned the targeted killings of innocent Muslims of Bengali origin in the Bodoland Territorial Autonomous Districts (BTAD) of Assam. On Sunday the students of the University organised a peace-march and lighted candles in the campus.
Chhattisgarh: What made tribal Christians flee from their villages amid anti-Christian violence?
The tribal Christians from various villages in Chhattisgarh allege large-scale violence against them because of their allegiance to the Christian faith forcing them to...
Eight Bodo militants nabbed in Assam
Guwahati : Eight hardcore Bodo militants, including a mastermind behind the massacre of adivasis in December, were Tuesday arrested in Assam's Chirang district along...
Vulnerability of Andaman’s tribals brought alive through fiction
New Delhi: Attempting to reach out to a wider audience and highlight the vulnerabilities of tribal communities of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands who...
Army wasn’t late in reacting to Bodo attack: Parrikar
New Delhi : Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has denied that the army was late in reacting to the attack by Bodo militants in Assam,...
A generation born in displacement with no land rights: Vallabh Sagar Dam and its...
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Over the past few years, the Indian state has faced increasing resistance from Adivasis across the nation over land acquisition and...
14 prominent citizens of Assam honoured with ERDF Excellence Awards
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Keeping alive its decade long tradition, the Education Research & Development Foundation (ERDF) honoured 14 eminent senior citizens of Assam for their outstanding contributions in different fields of public life.
Tripura to register battery-operated rickshaws
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : Tripura will probably be the first state in India to provide registration and licences to a new but popular mode...
22nd anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition observed in Manipur
By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Like in other parts of India, the 22nd anniversary of the demolition of Babri Masjid was observed in Manipur too. The anniversary was observed by All India Imam Council (AIIC), Manipur chapter on December 6, 2014 at the Conference Hall of Lilong Haoreibi College at Lilong.
Civil bodies in Manipur against dismantling of mosque
By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Different civil society organizations in Manipur have raised objection to the allotment of land including an area where a mosque stands in Ukhrul district for the construction of District and Session Court.
Northeast India turns to Myanmar, Bangladesh for rice
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : Transport bottlenecks have forced India's northeastern states to procure much needed rice from neighbouring Myanmar and Bangladesh.
The Indian government has...
India to improve relationship with eastern neighbours: Minister
Shillong : The Indian government Friday stressed the need to improve its relationship with its neighbouring countries bordering the eight northeastern states.
"We would like...
Dalits, Adivasis in India pushed out of higher education during Covid-19, new report finds...
A new study by National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) has found out that with stark social divides, the pandemic has visibilised and...
‘Over 35 percent rural Indians still illiterate’
New Delhi: Over 35 percent of Indians in rural areas are illiterate, with Rajasthan home to 47.58 percent of the unlettered, Socio Economic and...
…और मैंने नोखा को ‘डेल्टा’ के लिए लड़ते हुए देखा
दलित छात्रा डेल्टा मेघवाल की उनके कॉलेज परिसर में हुई विवादित मौत पर देश भर में चर्चा और चिंता है. कॉलेज-प्रशासन जहां इसे आत्महत्या...
Bengal court sends arrested KLO leaders to police custody
By IANS,
Siliguri : A West Bengal court Monday sent three KLO militants including its vice president Tom Adhikary and finance secretary Nilambar Rajbanshi to...
Two militants killed, four arrested in Meghalaya
By IANS,
Shillong : Two militants were killed and four arrested in Meghalaya Wednesday, police said.
"Two A'chik National Volunteers Council (ANVC-B) cadres were gunned down...
Eight millionaires in Meghalaya electoral battle
Shillong : Eight of the 10 candidates in the fray in Meghalaya's two parliamentary constituencies that go to polls Wednesday are millionaires.
The ruling Congress...
Rs.53,000 crore allotted for development of northeast: Harsimrat
GangtoK : The central government has allocated Rs.53,000 crore in the 2015-16 budget for development of the northeastern states and has also proposed to...
Mizoram governor takes additional charge of Tripura
Agartala : Mizoram Governor Vakkom B. Purushothaman Monday took additional charge as the governor of Tripura.
Purushothaman was sworn-in by Tripura High Court Chief Justice...
Aadivasi’s cultural identity in Jharkhand’s under assault
By Vidya Bhushan Rawat
As I boarded the Rajdhani express from New Delhi for Parasnath for my intended visit to Jharkhand...
Delayed Mizoram budget in state assembly Nov 11
Aizawl : The delayed budget session of the Mizoram assembly will begin Nov 11 with the state finance minister expected to table the annual...
Assam MPs raise voice on Dimapur lynching incident in Parliament
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
Guwahati: Rising in one voice, members of Parliament (MPs) from Assam – those from Congress and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) – have raised the issue of cruel mob lynching at Dimapur earlier in the month and demanded a stop to racial profiling in the line of language and religion.
SC to hear Tripura High Court’s order on teachers
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...
Attenborough had plans to make Khasi documentary in Meghalaya
By Raymond Kharmujai,
Shillong : Tribal Khasi philanthropist Honsen Lyngdoh, who was closely associated with Richard Attenborough's Oscar-winning film 'Gandhi', said the late British director...
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...
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...
‘अस्तित्व, अस्मिता और जनआन्दोलन’ के मुद्दे पर 2-4 दिसंबर को पटना में जमावड़ा
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पटना : जन आन्दोलनों का राष्ट्रीय समन्वय यानी एनएपीएम का 11 वां राष्ट्रीय अधिवेशन 2-4 दिसंबर को पटना के ऐतिहासिक अंजुमन इस्लामिया हॉल...
Three militants killed in Assam bomb blast
Guwahati : Three militants of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) faction that is opposed to any talks were killed Friday in a...
BJP wants to divide Jharkhand society with non-tribal CM: Nitish
Patna: Senior JD-U leader Nitish Kumar Friday accused the BJP of trying to divide society in Jharkhand by naming non-tribal Raghubar Das as the...
Northeastern youth protests in Delhi: Opportunity to bridge the gap
By Ninglun Hanghal, IANS,
Last week, Delhi witnessed a large turnout of youth from northeastern India - comprising eight states - to protest against the...
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...
Meghalaya district polls: A lucky draw decides winner
Shillong : The ruling Congress in Meghalaya Thursday won the highest number of seats in the two autonomous district councils elections, with one of...
Camps to verify names in voters list March 9
Agartala : The Election Commission has decided to hold special camps Sunday in polling stations across the country to facilitate people to verify their...
Three northeastern states celebrate foundation day
Agartala/Imphal : The northeastern states of Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya Wednesday organised numerous programmes and events to celebrate their 43rd foundation day.
Prime Minister Narendra...
Only BJP can free Assam from illegal immigration: Amit Shah
Guwahati : BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday expressed confidence that his party will win next year's assembly polls in Assam and assured that...
Congress leads in one seat in Manipur
Imphal : Ruling Congress party Friday took lead in one of two Lok Sabha constituencies in Manipur while opposition Naga Peoples Front (NPF) was...
Militants kidnap two tribals in Tripura
Agartala : Militants have kidnapped two tribal men in Tripura, police said Friday.
Police suspect that the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants might...
Two-thirds of Jammu electorate vote by 3 p.m.
Jammu : Two-thirds of the electorate had exercised their franchise by 3 p.m. Thursday for the Jammu Lok Sabha seat even as queues could...
Country going forward, Left-ruled Tripura backwards: Rahul
Agartala : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said while the rest of India is moving ahead, the Left-ruled Tripura is moving back.
"The Congress-led...
Meghalaya seeks exemption from central mining laws
Shillong:The Meghalaya assembly has passed a resolution urging the central government to issue a presidential notification, repealing central laws related to mining in the...
Chakma tribals observe ‘black day’
Agartala : Around 7.5 lakh Chakma tribals observed a 'black day' on Wednesday to protest the occupation of their original homeland in the Chittagong...
Giving a new life of dignity to the deserted elders
By A Ghiyasuddin, TwoCircles.net,
Nalbari (Assam): At the ripe old age of 82, Sarifuddin Ahmed is a solitary soul, although he lives in the midst of a crowded locality. He owns nothing; he has no one that he can call his own. Till recently he was forced to spend days on streets.
Militant killed, seven arrested in Assam
Guwahati : A joint team of the army and Assam Police Tuesday killed a Karbi militant and arrested seven others from different rebel outfits,...
Extortionist carrying toy pistol arrested in Srinagar
Srinagar : An alleged extortionist who was found to be carrying a fake pistol during a routine check was arrested here, police said Tuesday.
Muhammad...
‘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...
Suspected guerrilla killed in Kashmir
By IANS,
Srinagar : Security forces Wednesday shot dead a suspected separatist guerrilla in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district, officials said.
Police sources said the motorcycle-borne...
Tripura legislator is dead
Agartala : Veteran communist leader of Tripura and sitting CPI-M legislator Sudhir Das died at a hospital in New Delhi Sunday following a heart...
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...
Manipur Governor released Belinda Morse’s biography of Ethel Grimwood
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: The Governor of Manipur V.K. Duggal released the Indian edition of Lady Belinda Morse's book “Calamity & Courage: A Heroine of the Raj” at the Durbar Hall of Raj Bhavan on April 20, 2014. The book narrates the life and ordeal of Ethel Grimwood, wife of the Political Agent of Manipur Frank St.C. Grimwood (1888-1891), ICS, and the political development that led to the Anglo-Manipuri War of 1891. The book was published in 2008 by Book Guild Publishing, London.
New Delhi is northeasterners’ favourite job destination
By Natalia Ningthoujam,
New Delhi : Abhijit K. Borah moved here from Guwahati in search of a better future. He says Delhi has a lot...
MIM appeals supporters to join Mumbai’s Dalit mass protest on July 22
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: In yet another attempt to portray it to be the party of Muslims and Dalits, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen...
Congress-BJP syndicate forcibly divided Andhra: Mamata
By IANS,
Agartala : The Congress-BJP syndicate "undemocratically and forcibly divided" Andhra Pradesh and they are trying to sell the country, West Bengal Chief Minister...
Increase in funds for Dalits, Tribals in Union Budget
New Delhi (IANS): The allocation of funds for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) has been increased to Rs 56,619 crore and Rs...
BJP to woo Dalits, farmers; Modi urges workers to focus on development
New Delhi : The two-day BJP national executive meeting concluded here on Sunday with the ruling party drawing up a roadmap on making development...
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...
Congress not doing any good for people: Nagaland CM
Shillong: The Congress was not doing any good for the people and the populist schemes launched by the outgoing UPA government were meant to...
Key issues addressed during North East Teachers Congress at USTM
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Assessment of higher education through the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, vacant staff positions across universities and growing influence of the IT in education sector were some of the scores of several key issues discussed at the national seminar on ‘Changing Scenario in Academic Performance & Audit’ organized during the second North East Teachers Congress (NETC).
Bhagwati seeks to contest from Tezpur in Assam
By IANS,
New Delhi : J. Bhagwati, a former Indian high commissioner to Britain, has sought the Congress nomination for the Tezpur Lok Sabha seat,...
NIA chief in Assam, to visit violence-hit areas Wednesday
Guwahati : NIA chief Sharad Kumar reached Assam Tuesday to take stock of the central agency's probe into the recent violence in Assam that...
Chhattisgarh: BJP leader among five arrested for attack on church in Narayanpur
On January 2, a mob vandalised a church after around 2000 people, mostly Adivasis held a public meeting in protest in against alleged...
Foundation stone of a market complex in Muslim concentrated area in Manipur laid
By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Lok Sabha MP Dr. Thokchom Meinya laid the foundation stone of Muhamuddin Shah Central Market Complex at Kshetrigao, a Muslim concentrated area in Imphal East District on October 3, 2014.
The function was also graced by Rajya Sabha MP Haji Abdus Salam, Parliamentary Secretary of Department of Minorities & OBCs Md. Amin Shah, President of Manipur Pradesh Youth Congress (MPYC) Amir Hussain, President of Kshetrigao Block Congress Committee Yaima Kabui and President of Athletic Brothers’ Association (ABA), Kshetrigao, Md. Qutubuddin alias Bakar.
Centre pursuing issues of northeast on mission mode: Sitharaman
Aizawl : Union Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the central government would pursue all matters related to India's northeast region on...
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...
Protests in Itanagar over leak of state civil service paper
Itanagar : Hundreds of candidates appearing for the Arunachal Pradesh civil service exams staged a protest here Tuesday demanding an inquiry into the alleged...
Delhi to have special hostels for northeast students
New Delhi : The central government Wednesday proposed to set up special hostels for students from the northeast region studying in Delhi.
Development of North...
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...
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...
Subsidised edible oil, pulses through PDS in Tripura
Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura will provide subsidised edible mustard oil and masoor dal (red lentils) under the public distribution system...
Bangladesh to take back tribal refugees
Agartala : Bangladesh has agreed to take back over 350 of its tribals who have been sheltering in the Indian state of Tripura since...
Jharkand’s Bamboo artisans experience livelihood crunch amid lockdown, worry for future of profession
By Nazish Hussain, TwoCircles.net
Jaggarnath Mahli of Hesal village, situated 20 kilometres from Ranchi city, makes bamboo articles for a living. Due to the coronavirus...
Medical negligence can be criminal offence: Tripura HC
Agartala : The Tripura High Court has observed that medical negligence can be termed a criminal offence, a lawyer said here Friday.
"A doctor in...
North East Church body demands judicial enquiry
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: Council of Baptist Churches in North East India (CBCNEI), one of the major bodies of Church in the country has expressed serious concern at the increasing attack on the minority community’s institutions which include schools and place of worships in the country.
Activists across the nation slam Assam government for failing to control militants
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: With the innocent lives being killed at the gun point by some brainless activity of armed militants loyal to the Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in Assam, people from across the country have condemned it. If the state government has failed to protect the lives of common people in Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD), on the other hand the locals alleged of police and administration atrocity on the villagers.
NCHRO demands judicial enquiry into arrests of adivasi youths in Jharkhand
By Pervez Bari for TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: A Fact Finding Committee of NCHRO (National Confederation of Human Rights Organisation), which visited Jharkhand on March 23...
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...
Rajasthan grants 5% quota to Gujjars, wants Centre to amend Constitution
Jaipur, Feb 13 (IANS) The Rajasthan government on Wednesday passed the Reservation Amendment Bill 2019 in the Assembly, which promises 5 per cent reservation...
World Bank aid for power projects in Tripura
Agartala : The World Bank would provide Rs.1,376 crore to create infrastructure in the power sector in Tripura, an official said here on Wednesday.
State-owned...
DoNER minister to discuss development with northeast CMs
Shillong : DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh will Friday meet the governors and the chief ministers of all eight northeastern states here to brainstorm on...
Railway focus on extending connectivity to NE states
By IANS,
New Delhi : In a bid to bring the country's northeastern states within the railway network, the Indian Railways are now on course...
End attacks on people from northeast: Mizoram assembly
Aizawl : The Mizoram assembly Tuesday passed a resolution urging an end to "discrimination and violence" against people from the northeastern region.
"People of northeastern...
Dalits and Tribals call for Bharat Band on March 5
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Tribals and Dalits have called for a nation wide bandh tomorrow march 5th, 2019, Tuesday to protest the SC order for eviction of...
Seven killed in Tripura road accident
Agartala : At least seven members, including four children, of a family were killed and another injured in a road mishap in Tripura, police...
Northeast is India’s economic corridor: Jitender Singh
New Delhi : Describing the northeast as the "economic corridor of India", Minister of State for Development of the Northeastern Region (DoNER) Jitendra Singh...
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...
Karnataka to vote Thursday for all 28 Lok Sabha seats
Bangalore : Karnataka will Thursday vote to elect its representatives from all the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state.
Polling will be held in...
Jamia proposes museum on northeast
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Jamia Millia Islamia Monday said it has submitted a proposal to the human resource development ministry to establish a...
Assam to host DGPs conference amid terror threat
Guwahati : Amidsta threat by militant outfits and violence by ULFA, Assam will host the 49th All India DGPs and IGPs conference here from...
China-made power tillers seized in Tripura
Agartala : Four power tillers and a huge quantity of spare parts, all made in China, were seized from a house of a former...
Incentivise banks for opening branches in Chhattisgarh’s tribal areas: CM
New Delhi, (IANS): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Sunday said the Centre should incentivise private commercial banks for opening branches in remote tribal...
BJP team to visit Tripura
Agartala : A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) team will visit Tripura next week to look into the alleged political violence in the Left-ruled state,...
Veteran politician of Manipur Md. Helaluddin Khan passed away
By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Former Minister and veteran politician of Manipur Md. Helaluddin Khan passed away on April 25, 2014 at his residence at Lilong Haoreibi Makha Leikai, in Thoubal District, due to an illness. He was elected to the Manipur Legislative Assembly from the Lilong Assembly Constituency four times. He also held various portfolios including the Department of Revenue and Irrigation & Flood Control as Cabinet Minister. He was 70. The last rite was performed on April 25.
Three kids of a family burnt alive in Mizoram
Aizawl : Three minor children of a tribal family, including a girl, were burnt alive and one was seriously injured in Mizoram as their...
Kerala Police to induct 200 tribals
Thiruvananthapuram : The Kerala Police has created 200 posts of constables for tribals, a state minister said Friday.
Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said this is...
Trial run on June 1-3 of Agartala-Kolkata bus via Bangladesh
Agartala : The trial run of a bus service between Agartala and Kolkata via Bangladesh will be held on June 1-3, a minister said...
Over 60 percent polling in Nagaland till 2 p.m.
Kohima: Clear weather encouraged enthusiastic voters in Nagaland's lone Lok Sabha constituency on Wednesday, with more than 60 percent of the ballots cast till...
Six millionaires, two paupers in fray in Tripura
Agartala : Six of the 25 candidates vying for Tripura's two Lok Sabha seats are 'crorepatis' (multi-millionaires) according to the affidavits filed along with...
Northeast India’s development will help Bangladesh: Minister
Dhaka : Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali said development of India's northeastern region would also benefit his country.
"It will ultimately be a...
Legislator injured in Jammu and Kashmir assembly ruckus
By IANS,
Jammu : A lawmaker from opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was injured during a ruckus in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly Tuesday after...
Legislator slaps J&K assembly marshal
By IANS,
Jammu : The Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly Wednesday witnessed an ugly scene when an opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legislator slapped a...
Decentralisation needed to tackle corruption: Rahul Gandhi
By IANS,
Guwahati : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said Tuesday that decentralisation of power is essential to tackle corruption.
Addressing a rally in Assam, Gandhi...
ONGC starts supplying gas to Tripura power project
Agartala : The state-owned ONGC has started supplying gas to a 101 MW capacity power plant, commissioned by state-run NEEPCO, an official said here...
Purifying Your Wealth and Targeting Poverty and Inequality
By Althaf Shajahan,
Running regressions and making sense of data is my job. We were working on a sort of data analysis where we had to consider different socio-economic groups and using data on three variables, viz. household income, consumption and assets which would together measure something we may term us material well-being and compute an inequality adjusted index value for each group. As expected, Dalits, Adivasis and Muslims fared the worst. Yeah! What’s new in this? Sachar report and every possible report speak about this. Well here, the index needs to be explained. Our index measures household indicators of well. While it aggregates across all the members of the groups, it discounts for the inequality among the members. (Refer the original computations in the figure below ). While searching the data for Muslim cases, I did see observations on Muslim community members who belong to the top percentiles and quintiles of either income or wealth. It is this inequality that makes me mull over. Intra-community inequality is not the concern of the state. While it is possible for Muslims as citizens of this nation to ask for state support and schemes citing their vulnerability as much as Dalits or Adivasis are, public policy may or may not consider it. But the inbuilt poverty and inequality targeting systems needs to be looked at.
Tripura: CPI-M women members at record number
Agartala : The strength of women members of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Tripura rose to a record 26 percent against 12...
Former President APJ Abdul Kalam to visit USTM on July 23
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Former President of India A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, will be visiting the University of Science & Technology, Meghalaya (USTM) shortly. The Missile Man of India will address the ‘North East College Principals’ Conclave (NCPC)-2014’ on July 23, 2014 at Techno City.
12-hour shutdown against killings hits life in Assam
Guwahati : A 12-hour dawn-to-dusk shutdown Friday called to denounce the killing of a large number of tribals by Bodo militants affected normal life...
Over 15 lakh vote in Assam’s Bodo council polls
Guwahati : Over 15 lakh people on Wednesday cast their votes in elections to the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) in four Bodo-majority districts in...
Stars of North-East donate blankets to homeless in Guwahati
By TCN News
GUWAHATI : The 'Stars of North East' (SoNE) undertook a blanket distribution project targeting the poor of Guwahati on Friday night....
‘Everyday life pictures will help understand northeast better’
By IANS,
New Delhi : There have always been only exotic pictures of the northeastern states presented, so there is a need to present more...
Voting picks up slightly in Kashmir’s Anantnag
Anantnag : With electors coming out in many areas of Anantnag in the afternoon to exercise their franchise, the poll percentage in this Jammu...
Mild earthquake hits northeast, Myanmar
Shillong : An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale Sunday jolted northeastern states and parts of Myanmar Sunday, authorities said.
The earthquake occurred at...
Manipuri women assault case: Fifth accused granted bail
By IANS,
New Delhi : A court here Thursday granted bail to a man accused of assaulting two Manipuri women, saying four accused facing the...
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...
Amartya Sen group to prepare Tripura’s vision plan
Agartala : Pratichi Trust, founded and headed by Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen, will prepare a roadmap of Tripura's future development to make the...
Is the media painting a true picture about Assam’s displaced Muslims?
By Abdul Kalam Azad,
Guwahati: The role of media in perceptualising risk is very crucial; especially when the risk is augmented by deadliest terrorist organization with double edged potentiality to create disaster in anywhere in the world.
International heli-skiing challenge begins in Gulmarg
By IANS,
Srinagar : Around 200 skiers from the US, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada and India turned up for the first international...
Cross-LoC trade stand-off resolved, trucks to roll on again
By IANS,
Srinagar : The stand-off between India and Pakistan over the cross-LoC trade has ended and the detained vehicles of the two sides are...
Congress leads in lone Mizoram seat
Aizawl : The ruling Congress candidate and incumbent Lok Sabha member C.L. Ruala was Friday leading by 10,000 votes over Robert Romawia Royte of...
Dharmapuri rape: Adivasi girl dies of injuries but police arrests activists for raising the...
By Ira Anbazhagan, TwoCircles.net
A week ago, the rape and the subsequent death of an Adivasi minor girl shocked Tamil Nadu. And even as the...
Four months of protest: Struggle continues for Kerala adivasis for their own land
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net,
Thiruvananthapuram: On Wednesday, when Kerala observed the World Human Rights Day with rallies, seminars and talks, a vulnerable section – adivasis, hailing from various tribal settlement – were left out of celebrations.
Mob beats three militants to death in Assam
Guwahati : Three militants of Meghalaya-based outfit United Achik Liberation Army (UALA) were Tuesday beaten to death by villagers in Assam's Goalpara district, police...
Cabinet nod for strengthening T&D systems in 2 northeast states
New Delhi : In a move to strengthen the weak intra-state transmission and distribution (T&D) systems in the north-eastern states, a Cabinet panel Monday...
Schedule Tribe across Tamil Nadu except for one district: The curious case of Erode...
By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net
Erode: Some refer to it as a bureaucratic mistake, while others blame it to caste politics, yet for 30,000 people of...
Northeastern states’ boundary squabbles to be resolved
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala/Aizawl : The Modi government has taken the initiative to resolve the long pending boundary disputes between the northeastern states, officials said.
"Survey...
66-Year-Old Jharkhand Man a Beacon of Hope for Abandoned Girls
Tauseef Ahmad/ TwoCircles.net
Hari Ram Pandey, a 66-year-old man from Deogarh in Jharkhand, has been raising abandoned girls on his own for the past two...
USTM to strengthen e-learning and e-teaching in North East
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: The entire education system in the strife-affected BTAD has come to almost a standstill. Even though the death toll keeps mounting by the day and gets a space in the media, there is no one to tell the story of the sufferings of the students as schools remain closed and teachers away from their homes in search of safety and security. This aspect of the BTAD crisis came to limelight during the Junior College Principals Meet 2014 (JCPM-2014) hosted by the University of Science & Technology Meghalaya (USTM) in association with the Regional Institute of Science & Technology (RIST) on the outskirts of the city on Saturday.
North Eastern Council to meet in Delhi
Agartala : The North Eastern Council (NEC) will meet in New Delhi on April 9 and 10 to discuss the funding of various projects...
CM takes stock of latest situation in camps of BTAD, 6 more bodies recovered
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi visited Narayanguri and Balapara in Baksa and Kokrajhar’s Gossaigaon subdivision to take stock of the latest law and order situation and to meet the violence affected people on Wednesday.
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...
Migrant Pandits throng Khirbhawani shrine in Kashmir
Srinagar : Hundreds of migrant Kashmiri Pandits Friday thronged the Mata Khirbhawani shrine in Kashmir's Ganderbal district for an annual festival.
Kashmiri Hindus -- young...
Modi greets Nagaland on statehood day
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday greeted Nagaland on its statehood day.
"On Nagaland's Statehood Day, I convey my greetings to the people...
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...
UPA believed in work rather than empty talk: Manmohan Singh
Guwahati : Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said his UPA government had always believed in work rather than empty talk and the...
BPO employee from Manipur beaten to death in Delhi
New Delhi : A BPO employee hailing from Manipur was beaten to death here in a brutal attack reminiscent of one on a student...
Manipur’s second Lok Sabha seat votes Thursday
Imphal : Eight candidates are in the fray in Thursday's poll to Manipur's second Lok Sabha constituency with issues like misgovernance, unemployment and drug...
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...
Natarajan was propped up when I attacked Modi: Rahul
New Delhi : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said his former fellow party leader Jayanthi Natarajan was propped up against him after he...
Jihadists trying to raise women’s wing in Assam: Gogoi
Guwahati : Jihadist forces were trying to raise a women's wing in Assam, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said Tuesday.
Two districts - Barpeta and Nalbari...