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Nearly three years after chit fund scam, Adivasis of Tapi remain at a loss...

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By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Almost a year ago, just as Indians across the nation were returning from work or sitting at home on the evening...

Notification for first phase of polls issued in Assam, Tripura

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Agartala/Guwahati : The notification for the first of the nine-phased Lok Sabha polls was issued Friday with this the process to constitute the 16th...

Bengal governor takes charge of Meghalaya, says won’t talk politics

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Shillong : West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi, who Tuesday took additional charge of Meghalaya, said he does not talk politics in Bengal and...

In Arunachal, tribal taboos are conservation devices

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By Sweta Daga "My Naba (father) always says you can't challenge nature. If you challenge nature, you are asking for trouble. When you see a...

BSF brings smiles to children with cleft lips

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By Sujit Chakraborty, Agartala : Tasked with "Duty unto death", the paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF), which guards the frontiers in rain and shine, day...

Erasing tolerance? HAF’s changes can only be described as ahistorical edits to history books

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The HAF and its allies may have PR machinery and hundreds of thousands of dollars in their war chest to selectively change textbooks, but...

Andhra rice starts reaching Tripura via Bangladesh

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Agartala : The second consignment of 5,000 tonnes of rice ferried in three small ships from Visakhapatnam port in Andhra Pradesh started arriving in...

‘Peaceful poll conduct, preventing infiltration challenges for J&K police’

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Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir director general of police (DGP) Ashok Prasad Tuesday said the peaceful conduct of Lok Sabha and assembly elections this...

Bangladesh’s instability affects India: Tripura CM

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Agartala : If there is any turmoil in Bangladesh, it also affects India's peace, stability and integrity, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said. "If there...

Manipur court orders release of Irom Sharmila

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Imphal : A Manipur court Tuesday asked the state government to release activist Irom Sharmila Chanu, on indefinite fast for over 13 years, in...

Christian leaders meet Rajnath Singh, ask for protection and safeguarding places of worship

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By TCN News New Delhi: The All India Christian Council held a national Christian leaders meeting in New Delhi with the Home Minister...

Centre to promote tourism in tribal circuit of Chhattisgarh

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New Delhi : Union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma on Wednesday said the central government will assist in the development of a tribal circuit...

One man’s extraordinary mission to uplift tribal children

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By Jatindra Dash, Bhubaneswar : He is hailed as a "god" by children of poor tribals of Odisha, a man who sought to overcome the...

“Lives of many Muslims ruined due to false terror charges”

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By TCN News, Gulbarga (Karnataka): The lives of many Indians have been ruined and their youth snatched away in the name of terrorism even as Muslims, Tribals and Dalits are mostly implicated in false cases due to prejudiced police, politics, media, prosecution and the society in general, Ajit Sahi, well known political analyst and a journalist, said.

Report exposes ‘roots of atrocities’ against Muslims in Assam

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

BSF rescues boy from traffickers in Assam

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Dhubri (Assam) : Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, guarding the India-Bangladesh border, have rescued a minor boy from the clutches of traffickers along the...

Elephant scare, firing near Meghalaya booths

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Shillong: Voting picked up Wednesday for the two Lok Sabha seats in Meghalaya, even as the of firing of blanks was reported near a...

Qureshi sworn in as Mizoram governor

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Aizawl : Academician Aziz Qureshi, who was transferred from Uttarakhand, was sworn in as the 15th governor of Mizoram here Friday. Justice Michael Zothankhuma of...

Tripura wants better bus services from northeast

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Agartala : The Tripura government Tuesday reiterated it would launch direct bus services between the northeastern states and Kolkata via Bangladesh for easy ferrying...

Civil society in Assam urges the govt to seize the arms

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By TwoCircles.net staff reporter, Guwahati: After National Democratic Front of Bodoland’s (NDFB) (Sangbijit faction) denial in the involvement in the violence in the Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD), a section of people set their target towards Bodoland People’s Party (BPF). Assam minister for Border areas development Siddique Ahmed has already demanded that action should be taken against BPF.

CPI-M plenum to stress deepening links with people: Yechury

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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...

Continuous rains in April leave residents of West Jaintia Hills flummoxed and counting losses

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By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Shnonpdeng: When a resident of Shnonpdeng, West Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, looks at rain and says, “This is unprecedented,” you have to...

IIT, IIM MP faces challenge on Sikkim seat

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Gangtok: Prem Das Rai, the only parliamentarian with IIT and IIM degrees, is facing a challenge from a newly formed outfit in Sikkim's sole...

Medical negligence can be criminal offence: Tripura HC

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Agartala : The Tripura High Court has observed that medical negligence can be termed a criminal offence, a lawyer said here Friday. "A doctor in...

IAF lifts 425 stranded passengers between Leh and Jammu

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Jammu : The Indian Air Force Friday lifted 425 stranded passengers between Leh town of Jammu and Kashmir's Ladakh region and Jammu city on...

Mahasweta was keen to be cremated at Gujarat tribal village: Activist Ganesh Devy

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By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata : An indefatigable crusader for tribal rights, eminent litterateur Mahasweta Devi was keen to be laid to rest at Tejgadh,...

PDP protests Farooq Abdullah’s remarks

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

Meghalaya groups oppose Tibetan refugees enrolment as voters

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Shillong : Meghalaya's powerful pressure groups - the Khasi Students' Union (KSU) and the Federation of Khasi Jaintia and Garo People (FKJGP) - Friday...

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...

Congress-BJP syndicate forcibly divided Andhra: Mamata

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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...

Activists mark Irom Sharmila’s 15 years of anti-AFSPA protest

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Kolkata : Branding as "draconian" the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) that gives sweeping powers to the armed forces to deal with terrorism,...

World Tribal Day: 2-day tribal fair in Jharkhand showcases tribal artworks, culture

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The two-day tribal fair held at Morhabadi ground in Ranchi saw boisterous music, mouth-watering cuisines, tribal artworks and discussions on tribal history and affairs. Sami...

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...

Judicial probe ordered into Dimapur lynching; DC, SP suspended

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Dimapur (Nagaland) : The Nagaland government Friday ordered a judicial probe into Thursday's incident of a mob breaking into the high-security central jail here...

Rahul Gandhi to campaign in four northeastern states

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Shillong : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will Tuesday begin his campaign in four states of the northeast for the Lok Sabha elections. Elaborate security...

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...

Ruckus continues in J&K assembly for second day

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By IANS, Jammu : Opposition legislators Wednesday again disrupted the proceedings of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly session now going on in winter capital Jammu. Legislators...

Inspired village headman now focuses on nomadic tribes

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By Priyanka New Delhi : Sunil Jaglan, a Haryana village headman whose online drive for the girl child went viral on Twitter after...

Tripura legislator is dead

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Agartala : Veteran communist leader of Tripura and sitting CPI-M legislator Sudhir Das died at a hospital in New Delhi Sunday following a heart...

Is Chhattisgarh a ‘Police State’ of Democratic India?

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By Pushkar Raj, A ‘police state’ is said to be one where citizens experience living, freedom of movement and expression of opinion subject to police...

Have not accepted home minister’s resignation: Meghalaya CM

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Shillong : Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Monday said that he is yet to accept the resignation of his woman Home Minister Roshan Warjri. "She...

Assam suffers huge losses in this year’s flood

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Assam has suffered huge losses in terms of lives, property, cropped land, dwelling units and infrastructure in three waves of flood this season. The last deluge wreaked havoc in Kamrup and Goalpara claiming several lives and leaving behind a trail of destruction.

These Tribes in India celebrate Liberation Day not Independence Day

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By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net As many as 150 tribes across India observe 31st August as ‘ Liberation Day’ or ‘Vimukti Divas’ because it was on...

Debate on inner line permit at ADBU

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By Ririsasa Laloo, Guwahti: The Social Work Department of Assam Don Bosco University, (ADBU) Azara Guwahati held a debate on “Inner Line Permit (ILP) is a step towards Development of the North East Region” on 11th August.

Allocation for SC, ST, minorities gets boost in budget

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New Delhi, (IANS) : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday that the government will give special importance to implementation of schemes for the...

NHRC asks Maharashtra to explain deaths of 500 tribal schoolgirls

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Mumbai, (IANS) : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Maharashtra government to explain reports of sexual abuse and mystery deaths of...

Northeast to be made commercial hub of Southeast Asia: Centre

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Agartala : Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said Saturday India's northeast region would be made a "trading and commercial hub of...

CPI-M leads in Tripura

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Agartala : The ruling CPI-M Friday took early lead over the Congress in the two Lok Sabha seats in Left-ruled Tripura, officials said here. Forest...

Three Bangladeshis beaten to death by Tripura villagers

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Agartala : Indian villagers hacked to death three Bangladeshi nationals Sunday in a village on the India-Bangladesh border in western Tripura, police said. "The three...

Modi Government’s development plans systematically erasing Tribal identity

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By Rajaraman Sundaresan for TwoCircles.net, Democracy in many ways is a collection of plural spaces which involves civil rights groups, protest movements,...

Lot needs to be done on roads in northeast: Minister

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New Delhi : Admitting that India is much behind China in building roads along the border areas in the northeast, DoNER Minister Gen V.K....

Why are Jharkhand’s tribals demanding a separate religious code?

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The fight for the Sarna Adivasi religious code is quite old. On November 11, 2020, Jharkhand Assembly passed a resolution asking for a separate...

New FM channels for northeast region

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Agartala : New FM radio channels will be set up in five towns of northeastern states along the Bangladesh border to reach out to...

‘Modi stands to negate everything enshrined in constitution’

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Srinagar : Formally launching his party's poll campaign in the Valley, National Conference (NC) patron Farooq Abdullah said Wednesday Narendra Modi stands to negate...

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...

One-day solidarity fast to mark 14 year of Irom Sharmila’s struggle at Jantar Mantar

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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.

Nagaland CM files Lok Sabha nomination

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Kohima : Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio Thursday filed his nomination papers for the Lok Sabha polls from the lone parliamentary constituency in the...

Sharmila to quit politics but continue fight against AFSPA

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Imphal, (IANS): Handed a humiliating defeat on her maiden foray into electoral politics, Manipur's human rights activist Irom Sharmila on Saturday announced she would...

Centre reviewing condition of northeast rivers: Uma Bharti

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Siliguri : Intending to utilise the water resources in India's northeast for the country's benefit, the centre has started reviewing the condition of the...

अत्याचार की टोकरी में दलित और मुसलमान

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आसिफ इकबाल मुस्लिम जमातों और नेताओं की ओर से यह बात बहुत पहले से कही जाती रही है कि आतंकवाद के नाम पर मुसलमानों की...

Jananeta Irabot remembered on 118th birth anniversary

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By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: A procession carrying the portrait of Hijam Irabot among other events marked the 118th birth anniversary of Lamyanba Hijam Irabot observed across the state. Considered as the father of modern Manipur, Irabot was a versatile personality who made his mark as a writer, politician, journalist and a true revolutionary. Irabot, born on September 30, 1896, stood up boldly and fought relentlessly against all kinds of exploitation prevalent during the period.

NGT maintains ban on coal mining in Meghalaya

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Shillong : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Friday maintained its ban on coal mining in Meghalaya, contending that right to life was far more...

Students in Guwahati get training in social media

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By Risa Laloo, TwoCircles.net, Guwahati: Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU) held a three days’ workshop on Social Media Immersion from 4th -6th August for the post graduate students of Mass communication and Educational Leadership.

Himachal Pradesh: Is incompatible development damaging the state’s ecology, leading to natural calamities?

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Several reports and statements by the local organizations, scholars, and activists have time and again warned against the impracticability of making large-scale hydropower projects...

CPI-M threatens stir if new Tripura governor crosses limit

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

In Sunderbans, implementation of Forest Rights Act remains a mere pipe-dream

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In the first of the four part-series, we look at the livelihood challenges that trouble the people of Sunderbans, West Bengal. Although famed for...

India, Bangladesh to step up joint border patrolling

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Agartala : Border guards of India and Bangladesh would intensify their joint patrolling, officials said here Sunday following a two-day district-level border meet. "The BSF...

Three militants surrender in Tripura

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Agartala : A top militant of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) along with two other rebels have surrendered in Tripura, police said...

35 years and counting: Adivasis who lost all their land to Machannala Dam in...

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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...

Congress, NC tie up for Lok Sabha polls

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Jammu : The ruling National Conference (NC) and Congress alliance in Jammu and Kashmir has forged an electoral alliance for the Lok Sabha polls,...

Dalit, Adivasi protestors released, say they will not be intimidated

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Claiming that the government is trying to suppress agitating dalit and adivasi voices, the 30-odd dalit and adivasi activists released from police custody said they will not be intimidated and will not compromise on their fundamental rights.

Six killed, 10 injured in Tripura road accidents

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Agartala : At least six people were killed and 10 others injured in separate road accidents in Tripura, police said here Saturday. "Three people died...

Meghalaya policeman held with explosives from Delhi-bound train

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Shillong : An official of the armed police in Meghalaya was Monday arrested from the Delhi-bound North East Express train at the Guwahati station...

Assam and Nagaland CMs advocate for amicable border solution

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: The Governments of Assam and Nagaland mutually agreed to resolve the border row amicably and to form a joint mechanism to work out a solution to the problem.

Lifetime achievement award to Manipuri Muslim Writer Mohd Abdur Rahman

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By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: Renowned Manipuri Muslim writer Mohd. Abdur Rahman (78) was awarded ICRA Lifetime Achivement Award 2014 for the extraordinary contribution he has made to Manipuri Literature over the years at a function organized jointly by Writers Union, Manipur (WUM) and Islamic Cultural & Research Association (ICRA), Manipur at Manipur Press Club, Imphal on June 28, 2014.

Meghalaya: Chief Minister Sangma hits out at Modi government for rejecting Church leader’s...

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Shillong (IANS): Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Thursday hit out at NDA Central government for rejecting the visa application of Baptist World Alliance...

Bangladesh to upgrade its mission in Agartala

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

Assam bandh over Indo-Bangla land deal draws mixed response

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Guwahati : The 10-hour Assam bandh on Thursday against the central government's decision to hand over the state's land to Bangladesh evoked a mixed...

Modi convenes CMs meet on new plan panel

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Agartala : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has convened a meeting of chief ministers in New Delhi Dec 7 to seek their views on the...

#TCN10: Some thoughts about the eventful journey

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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step: Chinese Philosopher Laozi By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net This month, TwoCircles.net – or TCN...

Go easy on protesters: Assam CM to police

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Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday instructed police to go easy on public protests and said baton-charge and firing should be...

Budget pro-rich, pro-corporate: Assam CM

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Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogol Saturday termed the union budget for 2015-16 "pro-rich and pro-corporate", while regional political party Asom Gana Parishad...

19 children rescued from traffickers in Assam

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Guwahati : NGO Child Line, in association with Assam Police, Wednesday rescued 19 children from the railway station here from a group of traffickers. All...

Overdue SC/ST Amendment bill passed after avoidable one year delay

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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...

Global activists demand a UN Declaration on elmination of Discrimination based on Work and...

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By TCN News The first Global Forum on Discrimination based on Work and Descent (DWD) was convened on 20-23 September in New York, which took...

Achyuta Samanta and the role of KISS in empowering Odisha’s tribals

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By Rajaraman Sundaresan for TwoCircles.net Between democracy and development as an idea, one feels that democracy in many ways has taken a back seat....

Former militant in fray in Bodo polls

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Guwahati : Former Bodo militant Bijoy Choudhury is among those contesting Wednesday's elections to pick a new body to govern Bodo-majority areas in Assam. A...

Giving a new life of dignity to the deserted elders

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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.

Assam PHE Chief Engineer BU Laskar no more

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Baha Uddin Laskar, Chief Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Assam, passed away at International Hospital in Guwahati after suffering a massive heart attack on Tuesday afternoon. He was 59.

Protests over Inner Line Permit issue halts normal life in Manipur

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Imphal: Unlike for most other citizens of the country, for Raees Ahmed, the ‘home-coming’ was ‘troublesome’ and rather a ‘curse’. The...

बस्तर में सुरक्षा बल और माओवादी मुठभेड़ में पिसती आम आदिवासी जिदंगियां, दूधमुंही बच्ची...

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Poonam Masih/ TwoCircles.net बस्तर। छत्तीसगढ़ के बस्तर में माओवादी और सुरक्षा बलों के बीच होने वाली मुठभेड़ अब एक आम घटना बन गई है। माओवाद...

Subsidised edible oil, pulses through PDS in Tripura

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Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura will provide subsidised edible mustard oil and masoor dal (red lentils) under the public distribution system...

Sikkim and Assam MPs most active northeast parliamentarians

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New Delhi : P.D.Rai, first-time MP of the Sikkim Democratic Front, has participated in the maximum number of parliamentary debates and Badruddin Ajmal, MP...

A keen contest for Kashmir’s Anantnag Lok Sabha seat

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Anantnag : Opposition PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti is locked in a bitter electoral battle with ruling NC candidate Mehboob Beg in this south Kashmir...

Nagaland is rich in gold, says geologist

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By K.S.Jayaraman, Bangalore : "There's gold in them thar hills" was a promotional campaign that ran in Georgia in the US for almost a century...

Three militants killed in Assam bomb blast

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Guwahati : Three militants of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) faction that is opposed to any talks were killed Friday in a...

Kerala tribal leader C.K. Janu floats new party

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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...

APCR condemns ‘complicit role of state’ in Father Stan Swamy’s death

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In a statement the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) said the UAPA and other draconian laws must be immediately repealed to end...

तारोन दोद्राई की सीखने की ये ललक आपको हौसलों से भर देगी

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प्रियंका सुबर्नो झारखंड के खूंटी ज़िला के तोरपा ब्लॉक, ज़रिया पंचायत, रंगरू टोली गांव में स्थित ‘विलेज लेवल सर्विस सेंटर’ (वी.एल.एस.सी.) ग्राम स्तर सेवा केंद्र...

Two more held in Manipuri youth stabbing case

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By IANS, New Delhi : Two more people, including a juvenile, were taken into custody Wednesday in connection with the stabbing of a Manipuri youth...

FIR against online rumour-mongers in Kashmir

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By IANS, Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir Police Sunday lodged an FIR against those spreading the rumour on social networking that the police force...

Tripura tops rural jobs scheme for fifth year

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Agartala : Tripura maintained its top position for the fifth consecutive year by providing 87 person-days' rural jobs per household during the 2013-14 fiscal,...

Zeliang sworn-in as Nagaland chief minister

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Kohima : Senior Naga People's Front (NPF) leader T.R.Zeliang was sworn-in as the 17th chief minister of Nagaland Saturday, a day after Neiphiu Rio...

Irom Sharmila released from custody, resumes fast

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Guwahati : Human rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanua "who has been fasting since 2000 demanding repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA),...

Breaking security cordon, Rahul charms people in Assam road show

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Guwahati : If BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi mesmerised people during his three-hour presence in Assam earlier this month, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi...

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...

Army conducts flag march in Assam’s troubled district

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Guwahati : Army Thursday conducted flag march in Assam's troubled Golaghat district near the border with Nagaland, even as a youth was injured when...

Modi wishes Arunachal, Mizoram on statehood day

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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday greeted the people of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram on their statehood day. Extending his greetings to the...

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...

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...

Pleasantly surprised by political awareness and hospitality of Afghans: Kashmiri Editor working in Kabul

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By M Reyaz, twoCircles.net, New Delhi: A very popular Pashto proverb says, “Khpal watan pa har cha Kashmir we (One’s motherland is dearer to everybody like Kashmir.” Kashmir and Afghanistan has natural connections, though now divided by man-made-boundaries.

Gauhati HC quashes disqualification of 3 NCP legislators

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Shillong : A division bench of the Gauhati High Court Wednesday set aside the order of Nagaland assembly Speaker Chotisuh Sazo disqualifying three NCP...

Appeal for free and fair election in Assam’s BTAD

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: As the Assam state election commission is planning to schedule the 3rd election for the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) for Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) elections in the last week of March in 2015, organisations including students’ bodies, have appealed the state and the central government to review the formation of council before the election.

Rainstorms hit Indian northeast, normal life

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Agartala/Aizawl/Imphal : Seasonal cyclonic rains and thunderstorms have hit northeastern states damaging houses and disrupting power supply and transport, officials said on Friday. The storms,...

Militant camp busted in Meghalaya

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By IANS, Shillong : A hideout of the United A'chik Liberation Army (UALA) was Tuesday busted in Meghalaya's insurgency-hit Garo Hills, police said. "We busted a...

Two militants killed, four arrested in Meghalaya

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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...

Tripura donates Rs.1 crore to flood-hit J&K

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Agartala : The Tripura government will contribute Rs.1 crore for the relief of flood-affected people of Jammu and Kashmir, a minister said here Wednesday. "Like...

AIUDF seeks investigation on alleged involvement with terror outfit

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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.

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

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

Nagaland to protect world’s longest-distance migratory falcons

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By Sujit Chakraborty, Kohima : India's northeastern state of Nagaland is determined to provide sanctuary to Amar falcons, known to be one of the world's...

Journalists’ Forum Assam condemns the beheading of journalist in Syria

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: The Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) has joined in the chorus of condemnations against the abduction, murder and subsequent uploading of the visual of beheading a journalist by the militants in the conflict-ridden Syria.

Dalits and Tribals call for Bharat Band on March 5

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

PA Sangma: Sagacity was the mark of first tribal Lok Sabha speaker

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By Nirendra Dev New Delhi : It was to the sagacity of his stint as a member of parliament for many years from Tura constituency...

छत्तीसगढ़: पुलिस ने 17 आदिवासियों को मारकर नक्सली मुठभेड़ की झूठी कहानी रची

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By अनुज श्रीवास्तव, TwoCircles.net साल 2012. मुख्यमंत्री रमनसिंह के नेतृत्व में छत्तीसगढ़ में भाजपा की सरकार थी. बीजापुर ज़िले के सारकेगुड़ा गाँव में 28-29 जून...

SSSC writes letter to MHA, PMO to repeal AFSPA

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC) has written a letter to the Prime Minister and the Home Minister to repeal...

Over 60 percent polling in Nagaland till 2 p.m.

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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...

Kashmiri Pandits commemorate 25 years of exile

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Srinagar : Commemorating 25 years of their migration, a group of Kashmiri Pandits staged a symbolic protest here Monday, urging the central and state...

Jharkhand CM loses temper, thrice in a day!

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Ranchi : After Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij's public show of anger, it's the turn of Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das to lose his...

Protest outside Nagaland House in Delhi against Dimapur Lynching demanding judicial probe

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Protesters submitted a memorandum to the Governor of Nagaland through the Resident Commissioner By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, New Delhi: Civil society groups organized a joint protest outside the Nagaland House in the national capital on Saturday condemning the last week’s lynching of a rape accused by a mob in Dimapur. Protesters later submitted a memorandum to the Governor of Nagaland through the Resident Commissioner.