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...
Birsa Munda and Eklavya remembered and celebrated at Jalgaon
By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net
Jalgaon (Maharashtra)
On the occasion of "World indigenous Day "(Jagatik Adivasi Diwas) on 9th August as many as seven thousand Adivasi activists...
Kis Kis Ko Qaid Karoge: Delhi to witness a protest against arrest of Dalit...
By TCN News:
We are living in strange times where speaking out the truth, demanding your rights, standing up against injustices and atrocities are seen...
Manipur to get 400 kw power project: DoNER minister
Imphal : DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday announced that Manipur would get a 400 KW power project at an estimated cost of Rs.124...
Young Muslim body builder felicitated in Manipur
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Muslim Council Manipur (MCM) felicitated 21 year old national body building title holder Md. Awaysh Khan at a function organized at Manipur Press Club, Majorkhul in Imphal on March 8, 2014.
Anti-leprosy activist since 1948 honoured by Assam
Guwahati : A 94-year-old social activist, who dedicated his life to fighting leprosy in Assam's Karbi Anglong district since 1948, was Wednesday honoured by...
Maoists call for shutdown, torch tractors in Bihar
Patna : Maoists called for a two-day shutdown beginning Tuesday in Bihar over the killing of their men and burnt down eight tractors and...
Ebola virus: Tripura, Mizoram take preventive measures
Agartala/Aizawl : The Tripura and Mizoram governments have taken a number of preventive measures to check spread of deadly Ebola disease, officials from both...
‘Campaign against AFSPA to continue to Manipur’
Imphal : Days after the Supreme Court held that the army or police cannot use excessive force under the provisions of AFSPA or the...
Saddened by Assam attacks, says Mamata
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday condemned the "heinous" militant attacks in Assam and said her government will continue to support...
Curfew in 25 Assam villages following clash
Guwahati: Indefinite curfew was Thursday clamped in 25 villages in Assam's Darrang district after 13 people were injured in a clash between two groups,...
Assam orders probe into labourers’ death in Meghalaya
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday has asked additional chief secretary S. Meora to probe the death of 14 labourers from...
BSF to probe killing of 3 Tripura tribals by its men
Agartala, (IANS): The Border Security Force (BSF) has ordered a court of inquiry into the killing of three tribals in firing by its troopers...
Gogoi lashes out at Modi
By IANS,
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Monday said his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi was an "irresponsible leader" and worker of RSS whose...
No firearms to be given to violence-hit people: Gogoi
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Monday said the government would not provide firearms to the people affected by violence in the Bodoland...
Godna’s Decline: The Baiga Tribe’s Struggle to Preserve a Vanishing Tradition in a Modern...
Hamaad Habibullah & Anamika Yadav TwoCircles.net
Samarlin Agriya, a young Adivasi woman from the Baiga tribe, received her first tattoo at the age of 10....
Tripura militant outfit to hold talks with governments
Agartala : Militant outfit National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) will hold tripartite talks with the central and Tripura governments in Shillong on April...
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.
Three people killed in Tripura road mishap
Agartala : At least three people were killed and 17 others were critically injured when two passenger jeeps collided in Tripura, police said here...
Assam’s rebel minister Himanta Biswa Sarma quits
Guwahati : Assam's rebel minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Monday resigned from the state cabinet, saying it was not possible "mentally, physically and politically" to...
Rescued tribal kids sent back homes in Assam, Tripura
Agartala : The 19 tribal children rescued from Guwahati railway station in Assam by security forces and Childline, an NGO, have been handed over...
AFSPA: License to kill!
By Syed Mohammad Aamir Ali,
“People crushed by laws, have no hopes but from power. If the laws are their enemies, they will be enemies to the law; and those who have much to hope and nothing to lose will always be dangerous,” Edmund Burke
In Post-9/11 scenario the countries in the first world such as Britain and America, which contributed significantly in the modern definition of liberal democracy are busy waging wars and promulgating draconian laws in the name of protecting democracy. It is heartening to see that in a relatively backward country such as India, not only the human rights and civil liberties movement but even mainstream political parties are resisting and creating public opinion against such acts.
Congress to get more seats in northeast: Mukul Sangma
Shillong : Exuding confidence that northeastern states would contribute more seats to the Congress' kitty, Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Wednesday reiterated that his...
Assam violence: 102 police cases filed, NIA probe begins
Guwahati: Assam Police has registered 102 cases over the recent violence that left 81 people dead and over two lakh homeless, while the NIA...
Amid COVID-19 lockdown, Adivasis in West Bengal find themselves cash-strapped, uncertain for future
By Rezwan Myenuddin, TwoCircles.net
West Bengal: As the majority of Indian families are coping with the pandemic and finding it difficult to earn a decent...
Eight Assam Rifles men killed in Nagaland militant attack
Dimapur/Kohima : Eight Assam Rifles personnel were killed, six injured and another four reported missing on Sunday when militants triggered a powerful blast and...
Five militants killed in past 24 hours in Meghalaya
Shillong : Five militants have been killed in the past 24 hours in the insurgency-ridden Garo Hills region in Meghalaya, including two ASAK militants...
NDFB militants trigger massacre in Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Guwahati: As the year approached the end, yet another massacre triggered by the militants loyal to Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) rocked the region.
13 held in Assam witch-hunting case
Guwahati: At least 13 people were arrested Saturday for their alleged involvement in the murder of three members of a family in Assam...
North-East students bag four medals at AFMI convention in Kerala
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: A total of 122 rank holder students of class X and XII board examinations belonging to the minority communities drawn from 22 states of India received gold, silver and bronze medals at the 23rd Annual International Convention on Education organised by the American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin (AFMI).
Corruption cases witnessed rise in Jharkhand: NCRB
Ranchi, (IANS): Jharkhand has witnessed 36.13 per cent rise in corruption cases while crimes against women have dipped slightly, according to the National Crime Record...
Rijiju arrives in Assam to review law and order situation
Guwahati : Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju arrived here Saturday to take stock of the law and order situation after Karbi...
One-day solidarity fast to mark 14 year of Irom Sharmila’s struggle at Jantar Mantar
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Irom Sharmila entered her 15th year of hunger-strike against the draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) that has led to gross human rights' violations in North-East and Jammu & Kashmir on 5th November. To mark the beginning of the 15th year of her struggle for democracy and justice, Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC) along with other like-minded organisations like Azaadi Bachao Aandolan, B P Mehta foundation and other human rights' groups and individuals observed one-day solidarity fast at Jantar Mantar.
Disruptions continue in Jharkhand Assembly over amendments in land acts
Ranchi : The third working day of Jharkhand Assembly's winter session was also a wash out due to disruptions over the BJP government's move...
Tripura power projects capacity to be augmented
Agartala : The generation capacity of three power plants in Tripura will be augmented by 62 MW without increasing fuel consumption, an official said...
Love for language of an Urdu teacher in Guwahati
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Ibrahim Ali is the lone warrior in his field. He fights all alone for his love and he will dedicate his life this way. His love is a language, one of the sweetest – Urdu.
He is one of the prime reasons why many students and professionals come to learn Urdu at Guwahati’s Mother Ayesha High School.
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...
Manipur tribals to observe unity day on Aug 31
Imphal : A Manipur activist group will observe "Tribal Unity Day" on August 31 to remember nine people who were killed in early September...
Tribal villages not to cooperate with Meghalaya government
Shillong: Tribal village chiefs in eastern part of Meghalaya on Saturday decided to end cooperation with the state government until it legally empowers the...
Amnesty International urges Chhattisgarh authorities to protect Adivasis protesting against private companies
By TwoCircles.net Staff reporter
Raigarh: Amnesty International India on Sunday, January 14 said that the local authorities in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, should respect and protect the...
Withdraw AFSPA from the northeast, say rights groups
Guwahati/Shillong : Human rights organisations from different parts of the northeast states have yet again reiterated that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA),...
Over 400 human trafficking victims rescued in Assam
Guwahati : Assam Police has rescued 422 victims of human trafficking, mostly minors, and arrested 281 offenders since 2011, according to the Criminal Investigation...
‘Inside the heart of the conflict’, a new book on Bastar & Kashmir challenges...
A new book ‘Flaming Forest, Wounded Valley: Stories From Bastar and Kashmir’ by author and journalist Freny Manecksha investigates how places can be drastically...
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...
Waiting with hope for justice after a year of massacre in Assam’s Baksa district
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: Life cannot be more cruel than this for Kashem Ali, the man who lost his daughter to the armed militants just when he was about to forget the pain of losing his mother and elder sister.In 1994 when Ali lost his mother and elder sister to militancy. On May 2, 2014 he could do nothing but to be a witness to the death of his five year old daughter’s death when armed militants opened fired indiscriminately in Assam’s Baksa district.
Modi announces relief for Assam victims
New Delhi : Expressing grief over the killings in Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday announced ex-gratia of Rs.2 lakh each to families of...
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...
Assam records 12 percent polling in first two hours
Guwahati : People queued up at polling booths in Assam's five constituencies as balloting began in the first phase of the Lok Sabha election...
Nagaland Police chief surprised at media reports ruling out rape
Dimapur/Guwahati : The Nagaland Police chief on Wednesday expressed surprise over a section of the media reporting that the union home ministry had ruled...
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...
Assam floods: 67 dead, Rajnath to visit flood-hit areas Wednesday
Guwahati : Sixty-seven people have been killed in the floods in Assam's Brahmaputra Valley even as Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of State...
Rainstorm hits normal life in Tripura, Mizoram
Agartala/Aizawl : Overnight seasonal cyclonic rains and thunder storms disrupted power supply and surface transport movement besides damaging a large number of houses in...
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...
PA Sangma: Sagacity was the mark of first tribal Lok Sabha speaker
By Nirendra Dev
New Delhi : It was to the sagacity of his stint as a member of parliament for many years from Tura constituency...
Kargil freezes at -17, rain, snow forecast in Kashmir
By IANS,
Srinagar : Ladakh's Kargil town was the coldest place in Jammu and Kashmir at minus 16.8 degrees Thursday and Kashmir Valley is expected...
Tripura to set up new varsity
Agartala : The Left Front government will set up a state university in Tripura and this will be taken up in the budget session...
Kerala tribal leader C.K. Janu floats new party
Alappuzha (Kerala) : Tribal leader C.K. Janu on Wednesday announced the formation of a new political party which would be part of the BJP-led...
Protect violence-hit children of Assam: NGO
New Delhi : An NGO working for child rights Wednesday urged the government to provide protection to about 800 children in Assam affected by...
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.
MP: Three arrested for vandalising, torching church in Narmadapuram
Some religious texts and furniture were destroyed in the fire and the word 'Ram' was written on the wall inside the prayer hall.
Huneza...
पोस्ट-मैट्रीक छात्रवृति हेतु ऑनलाइन आवेदन की आज आख़िरी तारीख़, बढ़ाने की हो रही है...
TwoCircles.net News Desk
पटना : सरकार द्वारा छात्रों को पोस्ट मैट्रीक छात्रवृति (अनुसूचित जाति/अनुसूचित जनजाति) हेतु ऑनलाइन आवेदन की अंतिम तिथि 17 मार्च 2016 तक...
You have strengthened our resolve to continue fighting: Press Release from Students of University...
By TCN News
Hyderabad: The Joint Action Committee for Social Justice condemns in the strongest terms the brutal physical and sexual assaults unleashed...
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...
Centre to blame for arms flow: Meghalaya CM
Shillong : A day after the Centre warned Meghalaya over the deteriorating law and order situation in Garo Hills, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Thursday...
Will Kashmir’s ‘Kingdom of Amity’ ever be reclaimed?
By Sheikh Qayoom,
Srinagar : The Shivratri festival, which used to be a grand integrative occasion for the majority Muslim and the minority Kashmiri Pandit...
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,...
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....
Adivasis from Chhattisgarh march to save their habitats from ‘hazards of coal mining’
Nearly 350 residents from the villages of central Chhattisgarh are on a 300-km long march that started on October 2 to reach the capital...
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...
Assam CM unveils Angel Fund for first-generation entrepreneurs
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi unveiled the Angel Fund floated to help first generation entrepreneurs and skilled youths aspiring to set up micro and small enterprises in the state on Friday.
A joint statement of concerned citizens condemn the Massacre in Assam, demand action
By TCN News,
New Delhi: In a Statement by Civil Society Groups, Activists and Concerned Citizens have expressed their “profound sense of grief and alarm over the gruesome massacre of Bengali-speaking Muslims on 2nd May.” They have demanded immediate arrest of Pramila Rani Brahma, constitution of an SIT for fair probe, deployment of more Paramilitary Forces to ensure security of the Non-Bodo people, adequate compensation and rehabilitation packages.
Assam violence victims refuse to bury dead, demand justice
Guwahati : People in two Assam villages have refused to bury those killed in violence unleashed by suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB)...
A record 85 percent voted Tripura
Agartala: A staggering 85 percent of the electorate voted in Tripura in the two-phase Lok Sabha election, officials said Sunday.
This is the highest voter...
Sonowal blames Gogoi for not availing budget benefits
Guwahati : Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Sarbananda Sonowal Saturday blamed Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi's Congress government for not...
One body found of kidnapped traders in Assam’s BTAD
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: In yet another incident of violence in Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD), one petty businessman was found dead on Saturday after he was kidnapped along with four others on Friday by suspected militants of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Songbijit).
‘New funding pattern cost Assam over Rs.7,000 crore’
Guwahati : The central government's delinking of several centrally-sponsored schemes and changing the funding pattern in some of them has cost Assam over Rs.7,000...
Collectibles, tribal art up for auction
New Delhi : An ethnic betel leaf and tobacco box, M.F.Husain's pen and ink drawings on post cards and a wooden gramophone are among...
CBI arrests chit fund executive in Tripura
Agartala : An executive of a chit fund has been arrested in Tripura by the CBI for allegedly collecting deposits of more than Rs.10...
Chaos in Tripura assembly on chit fund issue
Agartala : The Tripura assembly witnessed chaos Monday as opposition members disrupted the proceedings demanding the government inform the house about the amount of...
Modi government committed to OBC reservation, say Rajnath, Ananth Kumar
New Delhi : The Narendra Modi government on Monday asserted that it is committed to reservation for Other Backward Class (OBC) with Union Home...
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...
Indian Americans condemn Saudi award for Prime Minister Modi
Award defies logic given Modi’s record before and after taking office as Prime Minister
By TCN News,
Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), an advocacy...
Tribals in Maharashtra agitate for implementation of welfare schemes
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Mumbai: Number of tribals from Nandurbar, Jalgaon and Dhule districts agitated under the banner of 'Lok Sangarsh Morcha' before the tribal development commissionerate in Nashik city demanding better implementation of Forest Rights Act and improved infrastructure in areas inhabited by them.
No swine flu in Tripura, girl tests positive in Nagaland
Agartala/Kohima : There has been no case of swine flu so far in Tripura, but the state is on full alert to deal with...
Meghalaya wants to gain from China’s ageing population
Shillong : With an eye to China's ageing workforce, Meghalaya Thursday decided to set up three skill development centres to train youths to help...
President condoles deaths in Assam, Meghalaya floods
New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday condoled the loss of lives due to floods in Meghalaya and Assam. He wished speedy recovery for...
‘Afzal Guru deserved the same reprieve’
By IANS,
Jammu : Mehbooba Mufti, who heads the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said Tuesday that parliament attack convict Afzal Guru deserved the same reprieve that has been given to Rajiv Gandhi assassins.
Tripura officer suspended for ordering schools to buy CM’s book
Agartala : The Tripura government has suspended a senior officer and cautioned another for issuing an order to purchase books written by the chief...
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...
Rahul Gandhi kicks-off campaign for Lok Sabha polls in Manipur
By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: AICC Vice-President Rahul Gandhi kicked-off the party’s campaign for Lok Sabha polls by addressing a public meeting at the Wangjing Kadampokpi Ground in Thoubal district of Manipur on March 19, 2014.
सोनभद्र: कोई नहीं चाहता कि आदिवासी अपनी ज़मीन पर चुनाव लड़े
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
ओबरा(सोनभद्र): संविधान की भाषा में आदिवासी से ज्यादा जनजाति शब्द प्रचलित है, और आरक्षण की भाषा में बात करें तो जनजातियां अनुसूचित...
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...
Bodo faction threatens to quit peace process
Guwahati : The pro-talk NDFB faction Friday threatened to pull out of the peace process if the government does not release its president Ranjan...
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...
Strong reactions from different sections after Rajya Sabha election in Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: After the results of Rajya Sabha for three seats were declared for Assam, the entire state has expressed anger and dissatisfaction at the action of certain MLAs for allegedly ‘betraying’ their party.
Shutdown paralyses life in Manipur
Imphal : A 38-hour shutdown which began early on Friday, paralysed normal life across Manipur.
The shutdown has been called by activists pressing for the...
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...
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...
SC dismisses plea challenging Meghalaya CM’s tribal status
Shillong/New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition challenging the Scheduled Tribe status of Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Manda Sangma.
A division bench...
Top tourism award warms the cockles of J&K hearts
By IANS,
New Delhi : Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday bagged "The best state in the country for comprehensive development of tourism" award.
Union minister for human...
Minority Welfare Society felicitates outstanding students in Guwahati
By TwoCircles.net Staff reporter,
Guwahati: Speaking as the chief guest at the students felicitation programme organised by the Minority Welfare Society (MWS) in Guwahati, Abu Saleh Najmuddin, former Health Minister of Assam said, “Any community that does not accord importance to education is bound to remain backward. A community’s empowerment can come only from acquiring information and knowledge.”
NCDHR expresses alarm at NITI Aayog’s claims of not being able to monitor Schedule...
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter
New Delhi: The National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights has expressed disappointment at a recent news item which...
नक्सल इलाक़ों में नोटबंदी का ‘आतंक’
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
झारखंड/छत्तीसगढ़: नोटबंदी ने आम लोगों को बेहाल कर रखा है. और जिनके पास काला धन है, वे रोज़ काले को सफ़ेद...
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...
Tripura to hold local bodies poll in July
Agartala : The much expected and politically significant election to the three-tier gram panchayats in Tripura would be held July 15, an official said...
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...
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...
Over 4 lakh affected by Assam floods
Guwahati : A man and a child were killed even as over four lakh people continued to reel under floods caused by surging waters...
Nine arrested for torturing Assam woman as ‘witch’
Guwahati : Nine people were arrested Wednesday in Assam's Sivasagar district for torturing a woman and branding her a 'witch', police said.
The incident took...
Manipur hills tension: Tribal leaders meet president
New Delhi: In the backdrop of the violence and subsequent tension in the hills of Manipur following the passing of three contentious bills by...
AIUDF seeks investigation on alleged involvement with terror outfit
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Even as news reports created sensation about the alleged involvement of All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) with Islamic fundamentalist across the region, the AIUDF on Friday asked the Union Home Minister for a proper investigation.
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...
Nagaland governor takes additional charge of Tripura
Agartala : Nagaland Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya Monday took additional charge as the governor of Tripura.
Acharya was sworn-in as the state's 15th governor by...
Assam’s BTAD volatile after recovery of four dead bodies
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: After 48 hours, three more bodies of petty businessmen were recovered from Beki River in Assam’s Baksa district which is under Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) on Sunday thus making the toll of deaths to four.
Tracing shadow footprints: Development and lives of Purulia’s Santhal people – Part II
By Sukanya Roy, TwoCircles.net
Purulia: I still feel that I invited myself to the village of Murguma. Not because Lakshmi Mura was reluctant out of...
One killed, five injured in Manipur blast
Imphal : A 28-year-old youth was killed and five others were injured when unidentified militants triggered a bomb blast here Monday, police said.
"Naresh Sahani,...
Tripura parties oppose demand for separate state by tribals
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...
Nine arrested for branding Assam athlete a witch
Guwahati : Nine people, including seven women, have been arrested on charges of criminal conspiracy for branding an Assam athlete as a witch, police...
Militants kill four policemen in Meghalaya
Shillong : Four policemen were killed and two others injured in Meghalaya on Tuesday when tribal militants ambushed a police team in South Garo...
HR groups, activists, scholars seek action against Hindutva groups for issuing threats to Mangalore...
Scores of human rights organizations, activists and scholars have written an open letter to Mangalore district administration in Karnataka seeking action against Hindutva groups...
Anti-national activities go down in Assam: Government
Guwahati : The Assam government Tuesday said intensified security measures have led to a steep fall in anti-national activities of fundamentalist forces in the...
‘Road linking Tripura with Bangladesh to be developed’
Agartala : A 51-km four-lane road will be developed to enable carriage of people and material for northeast India via Bangladesh, a visiting Bangladeshi...
‘We’re Not Begging — We’re Demanding What’s Ours’: Odisha’s Koraput Tribals Fight for Kendu...
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...
Manipur’s madrasa teachers demand pending salary for 18 months before Eid
By Dr Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Madrasa teachers from Manipur have threatened to intensify their agitation, including if needed, self immolation, if the state government failed to clear before Eid-ul-Zuha – on October 6 – their salaries pending for 18 months. Several Muslim civil society organization have stepped in for the cause too.
Man arrested for raping deaf woman in Tripura
Agartala: A man was arrested for raping a 32-year-old deaf and dumb woman, police said here Tuesday.
"Ajit Nama, aged 30, raped a deaf and...
Meghalaya official unhurt in militant attack
By IANS,
Shillong : A Meghalaya government official had a close shave Monday when Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants fired at his vehicle in...
71 percent Mizoram refugees in Tripura cast postal ballot
Agartala/Aizawl: Around 71 percent tribal refugee voters, living in Tripura for the past 17 years after fleeing their villages in Mizoram, have voted by...
Assam man sets himself ablaze demanding land rights
By IANS,
Guwahati : A man set himself ablaze outside the Assam capital complex in Dispur Monday protesting the state's refusal to give land pattas...
Brahminical environmentalism the reason behind attack on FRA: Abhay F. Xaxa
Text and video by Atul Anand, TwoCircles.net
On February 28, 2019, Birsa Ambedkar Phule Student’s Association (BAPSA) at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi organised a...
Maid’s decomposed body found in army colonel’s house
Guwahati : The highly decomposed body of a maid was on Thursday recovered from the servants' quarter of an army Colonel in Assam's Jorhat...
Gogoi hails centre’s move to prioritise migrants’ issue
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Tuesday hailed the central government's move to prioritise the issue of infiltration and illegal migration into the...
Quakes hit India’s northeast
Agartala/Aizawl : Three earthquakes, one of moderate intensity, hit India's northeastern region Thursday night and Friday, an official said. There are no reports of...
Stern action will be taken against militants: Nagaland governor
Agartala/Kohima : Nagaland Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya on Monday, condemning the killing of eight security personnel in the state, said the government would initiate...
NHRC summons Bastar I.G. Kalluri over murder complaints against four activists, including Nandini Sundar
By TCN News
The National Human Rights Commission has noted and taken suo motu cognizance of "the nationwide outcry and protest on IG of...
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...
Ideas sought for northeast people’s security
By IANS,
New Delhi : The union home ministry Monday said individuals and organisations keen to share their suggestions on enhancing security of people from...
One more tribal child dies in Kerala; 16th since January
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net,
Kozhikode: Amidst concerns about the ill-health and malnutrition among tribal children, one more infant died at Attappady in Palakkd district....
Transport strike affects life in Tripura
Agartala : Normal life in Tripura was affected on Thursday as all means of public transport stayed off the roads in support of a...
Overdue SC/ST Amendment bill passed after avoidable one year delay
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: A full one year after its introduction, the long overdue amendments to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes...
Alumnus CEO of Don Bosco tells students how to own a company
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: An entrepreneur from Nagaland who made it big in the national scene is back in the region with a mission to launch the IT revolution in the remotest and challenging areas of northeast India.
Bodies of Manipur activists killed in 2015 violence to be buried
Imphal, (IANS): Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Tuesday said the bodies of eight tribal activists killed in mob violence in September 2015...
Come Saturday, Meghalaya will be on rail map
Shillong : Bijay K. Marak, the first train driver among Garo tribesmen, will be a happy man Saturday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags...
Meghalaya on railways’ map
New Delhi : Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu Thursday said Meghalaya has joined the railway network and Arunachal Pradesh has been linked with the...
One killed, four injured in Leh blast
Srinagar : One person was killed and four injured in Jammu and Kashmir's Leh town when a shell went off while labourers were collecting...
National Green Tribunal halts DRDO construction activity in Challakere Amrut Mahal Kavals
By TCN News
Bangalore: Justice Mr. M. Chockalingam (Judicial Member) and Prof. Dr. R. Nagendran (Expert Member) constituting the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone Bench),...
Adivasis in MP accuse mob of forcibly entering homes, beating women, demand action
The Adivasi women issued a stern warning to the government and administration, declaring that should they fail to take action on those responsible for...
Four militants get life sentence for Agartala blasts
Agartala : Four militants were sentenced to life imprisonment by a West Tripura District Court on Tuesday for their involvement in a series of...
Sharmila wants to become Manipur CM to remove AFSPA
By Iboyaima Laithangbam
Imphal : Irom Sharmila, who is set to end her 16-year-long fast, said on Tuesday that she wants to become Chief...
Tribal party’s lone voice for a separate state in Tripura
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : A tribal-based political party has stepped up its agitation for a separate state to be carved out of Tripura.
The Indigenous...
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...