Research fellowship hiked for others; SC/ST, minority scholars feel let down by govt’s biased...
By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: Research fellows belonging to the scheduled caste, scheduled tribes and minority communities across the country are feeling let down alleging that the central government overlooked them from the recent fellowship hike that their counterparts from other categories received.
Former Assam police chief commits suicide
Guwahati : Former Assam police chief Shankar Baruah shot himself dead here Wednesday, police said.
Police said the former director general of police shot himself...
Manipur hills simmer with tension as tribals resent bills
By Aroonim Bhuyan,
New Delhi: The hills of Manipur continue to simmer with tension ever since the state assembly, in a specially convened session on...
SSSC writes letter to MHA, PMO to repeal AFSPA
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC) has written a letter to the Prime Minister and the Home Minister to repeal...
Why Kaziranga farmers believe they get a raw deal in the name of conservation
Text and Video by Amit Kumar and Saptarshi Gogoi
Nandeshwar Pegu is a farmer in his 70s and supports his large family in Belogudi village....
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...
Assam oppose to visa free entry for Bangladeshi proposal
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: After Assam government opposed to the proposal of the Narendra Modi government to let Bangladeshi nationals without visa, several political and social organizations have reacted strongly against it. The state government earlier said it has opposed a proposal from the centre to give visa-free entry to Bangladeshi nationals below 18 years and above 65 years of age.
When peace hopes gave way to despair in Assam, Nagaland
By Rupesh Dutta
New Delhi : Amid renewed incidents of violence, the year 2016 proved that peace in Nagaland and Assam will remain...
Protests erupt in Kashmir town
By IANS,
Srinagar : Clashes erupted Tuesday in north Kashmir's Kupwara town between police and civilian protestors after seven guerrillas were killed in the district...
NDFB killings: Death toll rises to 76; Assam tense, para-military deployed
Home Minister Rajnath Singh to visit locations
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: The situation in Assam remained tense on Wednesday with the recovery of more bodies of Assam villagers, who were massacred by the Bodo militants opened indiscriminate fire targeting adivasi people.
Union Budget continues to ignore real issues of Dalits and Adivasis: NCDHR
By TCN News
New Delhi: The Union Budget looks like a “very glossed over budget” for Dalits and Adivasis with reduction in allocations for key...
Go Green Masjid campaign launched in Manipur on World Environment Day
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Like in other parts of the globe, World Environment Day was celebrated in different parts of Manipur on June 5, 2014. The day was observed by Government institutions and civil bodies by organizing awareness programmes and planting tree saplings.
Aadhaar linkage threatens voter exclusion among Dalits, Adivasis
Lakhs of people are victims of deprivation ever since mandatory Aadhaar-linking to various social security benefits was introduced. Countless such Catch-22 like cases...
Curfew in Meghalaya after clash over custodial death
Shillong : Curfew was imposed in certain areas of Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district Thursday following a violent clash over the death of a...
PM, wife to vote in Assam
Guwahati : The prestigious Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency, which is going to the polls April 24, will see two VVIPs casting their ballot -...
नवादा के कझिया गांव में सामंतों ने लगाया महादलितों के घरों में आग, वाम...
TwoCircles.net News Desk
पटना : नवादा ज़िले के अकबरपुर प्रखंड अन्तर्गत कझिया गाँव में वर्षों से बसे लगभग एक सौ महादलितों के घर में सामंती...
Gauhati HC quashes disqualification of 3 NCP legislators
Shillong : A division bench of the Gauhati High Court Wednesday set aside the order of Nagaland assembly Speaker Chotisuh Sazo disqualifying three NCP...
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.
Congress accuses RSS of trafficking tribal girls in Assam
New Delhi : The Congress on Saturday alleged that three affiliates of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) were involved in trafficking of 31...
Parrikar reviews anti-terror operations in Assam
Guwahati : Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, on a trip to Assam on Saturday, reviewed the security preparedness and status of ongoing anti-terror operations here.
On...
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...
Three held for assaulting Manipuri youth in Bangalore
Bangalore : Three people were arrested Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a Manipuri youth at an eatery here for refusing to speak with them in...
Have not accepted home minister’s resignation: Meghalaya CM
Shillong : Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Monday said that he is yet to accept the resignation of his woman Home Minister Roshan Warjri.
"She...
‘Shadi Bureau’ of minority welfare launched in Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: ‘Shadi Bureau (SB)’ of Minority Welfare Society (MWS) was launched by Muktar Hussain Ahmed Choudhury, former Additional Commissioner of Taxes, Government of Assam & President, MWS at the Murshidul Alom Memorial Hall in Dispur on Sunday at the Senior Women’s Meet hosted the Ladies’ Wing of the MSW.
Dalits oppose invitation to ‘only’ upper caste speakers for yearly memorial lecture at Ambedkar...
By TCN News,
New Delhi: The members of Dalit Bahujan Adivasi Collective have written an open letter to the Vice Chancellor, Ambedkar University, Delhi (AUD)...
Ismail Hussain harmony award presented to Hiren Gohain
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Char Chapori Sahitya Parishad (CCSP), a literary body of Assam which represents the Muslims living on the riverine areas of the state presented litterateur Ismail Hussain memorial Harmony Award to noted intellectual and scholar Dr Hiren Gohain.
40 tribals to be special guests at R-Day celebrations
New Delhi (IANS): The central government has invited 40 tribals from various parts of the country as special guests for this year's Republic Day...
Pro-ILP agitationists in Manipur protest police high-handedness
Imphal : A woman, who was badly injured while taking part in a demonstration favouring Inner Line Permit (ILP) system for Manipur, has started...
Amarnath pilgrims to get prepaid SIM cards
Jammu : Pilgrims for this year's annual Amarnath Yatra will get prepaid mobile SIM cards for seven days for enhanced telecom facilities during the...
TCN questions for Narendra Modi
By TwoCircles.net team,
New Delhi: BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has opened up for interviews and he is being interviewed by number of TV...
Assam Muslims meet against Islamic terror groups
By TwoCirciles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: At a time when the terrorist outfits claiming to be Islamic fundamentalist including Al-Qaida and others are purportedly trying to spread their wings in various locations of the country, the image of the religion has gone from bad to worst. The situation became more tensed after six persons were arrested by police from Assam’s Barpeta district for having direct or indirect involvement with Burdwan blast in West Bengal.
The uneasiness of children of trouble-torn zone in Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Baksa (Assam): With the death toll rose up to 40 of the carnage in Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) in Assam, children are to found to be highly affected. So far 14 bodies are of children and as of now 10 are still missing which could be dead as well. Even in the camps at Narayanguri in Baksa district, children are the worst sufferers.
Three bullet-riddled bodies found in Meghalaya
Shillong : Three bullet-riddled bodies were found Thursday in Meghalaya's Garo Hills region, police said.
A police spokesperson said the trio were gunned down Wednesday...
What really happened in Dimapur?
Anger against illegal Bangladeshi immigrants spills over to take rape accused person’s life
By A Ghyasuddin, TwoCircles.net,
A lot has been said by many but the fact remains that there was a serious breach of law and order by Nagaland government and the outcome was killing of an under trial rape accused in a most horrifying way for a modern world.
Families refuse to bury dead in Assam
Guwahati : Relatives of those killed in India's northeastern Assam state have refused to bury their dead, demanding that the state's chief minister, Tarun...
Making democracy work when the roads don’t: Voting in Katlicherra, Hailakandi
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Hailakandi: The first thing that strikes you about Hailakandi, Assam, is that given the condition of the roads in its neighbouring...
Mahasweta was keen to be cremated at Gujarat tribal village: Activist Ganesh Devy
By Sahana Ghosh
Kolkata : An indefatigable crusader for tribal rights, eminent litterateur Mahasweta Devi was keen to be laid to rest at Tejgadh,...
दलितों, आदिवासियों और मुस्लिमों को जेल ही दे पाया है हमारा लोकतंत्र – शिवमूर्ति
By TCN News,
लखनऊ : रिहाई मंच के तत्वावधान में ‘अवैध गिरफ्तारी विरोध दिवस’ के तहत यूपी प्रेस क्लब लखनऊ में ‘अवैध गिरफ्तारियां और इंसाफ का संघर्ष’ विषयक सेमिनार का आयोजन किया गया.
Modi hasn’t fulfilled promises, says Assam CM
Guwahati : Though the Narendra Modi government has completed six months in office, yet none of his pre-poll promises have been fulfilled so far,...
Protesting tribal students lock Manipur varsity gate
Imphal : The tribal students' union of Manipur University on Tuesday locked the main gate of the campus as part of its agitation against...
New Congress chief in Tripura
Agartala ; Congress President Sonia Gandhi has appointed MLA Birjit Sinha as president of Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee to strengthen the party organisation in...
नरकंकालों पर खड़ा होता कनहर बांध – 2
By सिद्धान्त मोहन, TwoCircles.net,
दो सालों बाद होने वाले चुनावों के लिए बांध को रिपोर्ट कार्ड में शामिल करने के लिए समाजवादी पार्टी क्या नीति अपना रही है और दुद्धी, सोनभद्र के अस्पतालों में घायलों का आंखों-देखा हाल...
[इस सीरीज़ की पिछली कहानियां – अकथ कहानी कनहर की और नरकंकालों पर खड़ा होता कनहर बांध – 1]
Agartala airport to be made international airport
Agartala : The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has completed preliminary work to upgrade Agartala airport as an international airport to boost the region's...
Christian leaders meet Rajnath Singh, ask for protection and safeguarding places of worship
By TCN News
New Delhi: The All India Christian Council held a national Christian leaders meeting in New Delhi with the Home Minister...
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...
Militants kidnap two tribals in Tripura
Agartala : Militants have kidnapped two tribal youths in Tripura, police said here Monday.
The incident took place Sunday when around eight heavily armed NLFT...
Enrolment ratio in higher education in the northeast low
Agartala : The Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education is very low in the northeast region and it can be improved by setting...
सिंगरौली : क्या यहां जनतंत्र कॉर्पोरेटतंत्र बन चुका है?
TwoCircles.net News Desk
सिंगरौली : ‘पिछले दस सालों से हम कंपनी से अपनी जीविका, आवास और मुआवजे की मांग कर रहे हैं, लेकिन कंपनी लगातार...
Bengal encephalitis outbreak: Medical college principal suspended
Siliguri : The West Bengal government Monday suspended the principal of the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital for his alleged negligence in connection...
Tribal blocks to get Rs.10 crore each for development
New Delhi: The government Tuesday launched a programme under which Rs.10 crore will be provided to each block for the development of various facilities...
Northeast’s development high priority for Modi government
New Delhi : Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the northeast later this month, the ministry for Development of North Eastern Region...
President to attend University convocation in Mizoram
Aizawl : President Pranab Mukherjee arrived here on Thursday afternoon on a two-day tour to the northeastern state of Mizoram. He will be chief...
Meghalaya presents deficit budget
Shillong : Announcing levy of export fee on forest products in Meghalaya, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Wednesday presented a Rs.527 crore deficit budget for...
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...
Erasing tolerance? HAF’s changes can only be described as ahistorical edits to history books
The HAF and its allies may have PR machinery and hundreds of thousands of dollars in their war chest to selectively change textbooks, but...
Allocation for SC, ST, minorities gets boost in budget
New Delhi, (IANS) : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday that the government will give special importance to implementation of schemes for the...
Seven from Assam dead in Nepal quake
Guwahati : Seven people from Assam were killed in the devastating earthquake in Nepal and their bodies were being brought from the Himalayan nation...
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...
Northeast boy shot at in Delhi
New Delhi : A boy from the northeast was fired at and injured by a motorbike-borne masked assailant, police said Friday.
The attack took place...
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...
Devotees gather at Jalaluddin Auliya Dargah in Guwahati for spiritual discourse
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Over a thousand devotees, both men and women, attended the Deeni Jalsa Waz Mehfil or a spiritual discourse programme held at Dargah Hafizia Madrassa of Shah Jalaluddin Auliya at Dwaranda, Panjabari Road in Guwahati on Sunday.
Terror plot averted in Meghalaya
Shillong : Seven insurgents were arrested in Meghalaya Thursday, as police averted a plot to carry out an explosion in the assembly constituency of...
Meghalaya police officer arrested for molesting minor
Shillong : A Meghalaya police officer was arrested for molesting a minor girl, an officer said Monday.
Prosecuting Inspector Alarick J. Sangma was nabbed Sunday...
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...
SC pulls up Assam for laxity over illegal Bangladeshi migrants
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the Assam government for filing a vague and unsatisfactory affidavit and questioned its seriousness...
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...
Curfew on in Meghalaya, home minister appeals for calm
Shillong : Curfew continued Friday in parts of Meghalaya where mob violence erupted following death of a suspected militant in police custody. Meanwhile, Meghalaya...
Tribal girl alleges ragging in Bengal
Kolkata : Ragged and threatened by two of her college seniors for months with hostel authorities turning a deaf ear to her plight, a...
CPI-M condemns Assam killings
New Delhi : The CPI-M Wednesday urged the government to take "firm action" and dismantle Bodo militants after they massacred over 40 tribals, including...
Two injured in bomb explosion in Meghalaya
Shillong : Two people were injured on Monday morning after militants hurled a crude bomb at a petrol pump in Meghalaya's West Khasi Hills...
Tripura to increase number of women police personnel
Agartala : The Tripura government will increase the number of women police personnel to one-third of the total strength, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said...
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...
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...
Over 80 percent voting in Tripura gram panchayat polls
Agartala : Over 80 percent of the 1.1 million electors Tuesday cast their votes in the elections to the three-tier gram panchayat in Left-ruled...
Kashmir youth killed in security force firing, probe ordered
Srinagar : A youth was killed in firing by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district Friday after a clash with protesters, police...
Will the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill 2014 provide succor to Dalits and...
Govt urged to pass SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill 2014 in the current session
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Urging the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to keep his pre-poll promise to the SC/ST communities, the National Coalition for Strengthening SCs & STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (NCSPA) has demanded the government to pass the pending Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill 2014 in the current session of the Parliament.
Civil society in Assam urges the govt to seize the arms
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.
Eagerly looking forward to northeast visit: PM
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who begins his four-day visit to the northeast Saturday, said he is "eagerly looking forward to the...
Tribal panchayats eye MP-MLA funds for farmers’ widows, orphans
Yavatmal (Maharashtra), (IANS): More than 160 tribal panchayats from different districts in the state passed resolutions demanding that MPs and MLAs look after the welfare...
MyFacts’ move to Assam governor seeking solution to BTAD trouble
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Named MyFacts (Muslim Youths Forum Against Communalism, Terrorism and Sedition), a group that initially met through Facebook got together in the city and decided their action plan towards a solution of the ongoing violence in Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD).
Will Congress’ faith in dynastic politics save it in Dima Hasao?
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Haflong: Dima Hasao, the least populated district of Assam, goes to polls on April 4 and like most of the state,...
Farooq’s comment sparks ruckus in Kashmir assembly
Jammu : There was a ruckus in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly Monday over union minister and former state chief minister Farooq Abdullah's comments...
DU’s educational train journey to northeast
New Delhi : Nine hundred students and 100 teachers from Delhi University will travel to all the eight northeastern states to enrich the students'...
Easter celebrated in Meghalaya
Shillong : Christians in Meghalaya Sunday joined their brethren the world over in celebrating Easter.
Believers throngeed Cathedrals and other churches in the Christian-majority state...
Odisha minister says unaware of tribals’ killing; opposition flays government
Bhubaneswar: Even as Odisha's tribal welfare minister on Sunday said he was unaware of the killing of five tribal villagers in Kandhamal district, the...
Attack on human rights defenders Soni Sori
By TCN News,
Geedam (Chattisgarh): Reports are emerging that Soni Sori, the adivasi leader from Bastar, was attacked by few unidentified men in Geedam, Chattisgarh....
Wanted: a 73rd-like amendment to Constitution
By Parveen Qamar,
India is included among developing nations. Of course, there are areas where we have achieved much better results than expectations but there are areas which, even after 68 years of Independence, remain neglected.
Christian leaders want govt to intervene in Chattisgarh village panchayat ban
By TCN News
Bastar: Christian leaders have criticized the decisions by a number of village panchayats in Chattisgarh than effectively bans the entry of Christian...
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...
Manipuri student robbed in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi : A 20-year-old Manipuri student was robbed by three unidentified men when he went to buy a recharge coupon for his...
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...
Criminal tracking network being set up in Tripura
Agartala : A Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) is being set up in Tripura as part of a nation-wide project to keep...
Nagabanda massacre and the other side of Assamese intelligentsia
By Abdul Kalam Azad,
Morigaon, Assam: Nagabanda High School is one of the oldest educational institutes of Morigaon district of Assam. The school is situated near the Nagabanda Bazar, about 15 KMs from the district headquarter. The healthy rural market, the nicely planted trees at Nagabanda Junior College, huge playground with pavilion and the green agricultural fields surrounding the area make it scenic and beautiful. But who knows Nagabanda is carrying a huge amount of pain and agony?
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.
Verdict against Naga militant for triple murder March 24
New Delhi : A court here Wednesday fixed March 24 for delivering the verdict in a case against alleged militant Hopeson Ningshen, who is...
Northeast presence in Delhi Police: Just 39
By Alok Singh,
New Delhi : The northeast has an almost negligible presence in Delhi Police - just 39 personnel, or a mere 0.05 percent,...
Taiwan keen to help Mizoram in agriculture
Aizawl : Taiwan is keen to help Mizoram in developing its agriculture and in value-addition of bamboo and capacity-building of human resource in the...
Ground Report: Struggle of Isolated Kelhadiya Village in East UP Where Tribals Drink Water...
Pawan Kumar Maurya, TwoCircles.net
Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh): Tribal villagers in the isolated hills of Kelhadiya, located about 130 km from Varanasi (Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary...
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...
Northeast MPs condemn killing of Manipuri man
New Delhi : The North East MPs Forum (NEMPF) Tuesday condemned the killing of a 29-year-old Manipuri man in the national capital and demanded...
After winning Assam, BJP eyes Imphal civic body
Imphal : After convincingly riding to power in the Assam assembly elections, the BJP is hoping for a reprise in the June 2 polls...
Left Front links Modi’s comments to Assam ethnic riots
Kolkata : Linking Narendra Modi's comments to the ethnic riots in Assam, West Bengal's Left Front chairman Biman Bose Sunday alleged the BJP's prime...
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...
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...
Development not insurgency key issue in northeast
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala/Guwahati : With regional parties failing to prove themselves in the northeast, both the Congress and the BJP have launched their best...
Tripura government reduces tax on aviation fuel
Agartala : The Tripura government Friday reduced the value-added tax (VAT) on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) by four percent, a minister here said, following...
Improper implementation of RTE Act a cause of concern: Former Member of Planning Commission
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Caritas India in a joint collaboration of Peoples’ Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) organized a National level interface on...
Gogoi blames Centre for Assam violence
Guwahati : The central government was to blame for the recent violence in Assam that left 79 people dead and rendered over two lakh...
Two Manipuri youths attacked in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi : Two youths from the northeast were beaten up here late Sunday, a few days after the death of Arunachal Pradesh...
Assam polls get over Thursday
Guwahati : Over 9.4 million people are eligible to exercise their franchise in the third and final phase of the Lok Sabha polls in...
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)...
Magisterial probe begins into Agartala violence
Agartala : A magisterial probe into the ethnic violence in Agartala in which 24 persons were injured and 17 vehicles badly damaged on August...
Gun battle erupts between Garo rebels, security men
Shillong : An intense gun battle erupted in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills district Thursday, as security forces launched a crackdown on a militant hideout,...
After two phases of polling, Assam celebrates Rongali Bihu
Guwahati : After two phases of hectic campaigning and balloting for the Lok Sabha polls in Assam, the state Monday got into a exuberant...
Police searches at slums in Hyderabad spark fear among slum dwellers
The recent searches carried out by police in several slums in Hyderabad has drawn the ire of the slum-dwellers, who are predominantly Muslim, Dalits...
Give up violence, Gogoi tells militants
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Friday urged militants to shed violence as tens of thousands braved rains and a boycott call by militants...
Campaign launched by Bihar govt aims to curtail drop-out rate among tribal children
After an order by the Patna High Court to address the high drop-out rate of tribal children in the state, the government in Bihar...
Explosion rocks school building in Kashmir
Srinagar : An explosion occurred Tuesday inside a school building in a Baramulla village where a polling station is being set up for Wednesday's...
Muslims at bottom of higher education ladder, alongside backward tribes
By Charu Bahri
Despite almost trebling in the decade ending 2010 -- from 5.2 per cent to 13.8 percent -- the rate of Muslim enrolment...
Two killed in police firing in Manipur
Imphal : Two people were killed in Manipur when police opened fire at demonstrators who were protesting two-month old ban under Section 144 CrPc...
Tribal organisation rallies against amendment in Land Act, conversion law
Ranchi, (IANS): A tribal organisation held a rally in Ranchi on Monday against the Jharkhand government's Anti-Conversion Bill and its proposed amendments in the 2013...
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...
The 40-year wait of a community to start life outside the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.netGudalur, Tamil Nadu: The Indian experience of wildlife and forest conservation has been synonymous with forced evictions, mostly of tribals, from...
Assam-Nagaland border in chaos: Police firing kills protestors in Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Curfew was clamped following the death of three protestors in police firing in Assam’s Golaghat district on Wednesday. The unruly protestors ransacked the police vehicles and others forcing the police to open fire. The Army is flag marching the area.
BSF to deploy women troopers along borders
By IANS,
Agartala : Indian border guards will soon deploy women troopers in the northeast frontiers to deal with the trans-border crimes involving women, officials...
No relief for Soni Sori: Brother-in-law, sister, picked up for interrogation
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter
Delhi: Having barely recovered from a brutal attack on her face by assailants, Soni Sori, the human rights activist from Chattisgarh,...
Assam transparent in utilising central funds: CM
Guwahati : The Assam government was complying with all norms for maintaining transparency in utilising central funds, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said on Monday.
Gogoi...
Rebel ANVC factions to surrender arms: Meghalaya CM
Shillong : Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Friday said rebels of the two factions of the A'chik National Volunteers Council (ANVC) will lay down...
250 Bangladeshi tribals seek refuge in Tripura
Agartala : Over 250 Bangladeshi tribals, mostly Buddhists and Hindus, have entered Tripura seeking refuge after ethnic clashes with non-tribal Muslims in their country,...
Tainted ex-minister in Kashmir on the run?
By Sheikh Qayoom, IANS,
Srinagar : The hunt for a disgraced former Jammu and Kashmir minister accused of sexual assault has become a joke of...
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...
Northeast can set off India’s second Green Revolution: ICAR director Ngachan
By Sujit Chakraborty
Agartala : The mountainous northeastern region, which comprises eight states, occupies eight percent of India's land area and is home to four...
Bodo council polls in Assam on April 8
Guwahati : Elections to the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) that runs the administration in four districts of Assam's Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) will...
Congress alleges Rs.500 crore scam in Tripura
Agartala : The opposition Congress in Left-ruled Tripura Monday alleged that Rs.400-500 crore have been embezzled in the last two financial years, and that...
Garo rebels causing serious concern: Meghalaya governor
Shillong : Meghalaya Governor K.K. Paul Friday expressed concern over the growing influence of the outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), a rebel outfit,...
NDFB killings: Assam erupts in protest, anger
Diff organisations condemn the killers of humanity
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati/New Delhi: With the death toll rising up to 76 in the brutal massacre by the Bodo Militants in Assam, several organizations have come together and sought Centre’s control/intervention to contain the situation.
Assam’s Barak valley voters boycott voting demanding better facility
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Even as Assam witnessed a polling percentage of 75 % in the three constituencies in Karimganj, Silchar and Autonomous District constituencies, a section of people boycotted the poll as a sign to express their displeasure towards the political parties. Meet the people of Udharbond area of Silchar constituency who have boycotted the voting on Saturday as they are not satisfied with the approach of the government or the representatives towards their plight.
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...
Gogoi seeks Rs.1,000 crore central package for flood-hit Assam
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Friday sought a special package of Rs.1,000 crore from the Centre to begin rehabilitation work in the...
Manipur readies for district council polls
Imphal : Political parties in Manipur have stepped up campaigning for the June 1 elections to the six Autonomous District Councils (ADC) in the...
Parties welcome poll announcement in Kashmir
Jammu/Srinagar : Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday welcomed the announcement for the Lok Sabha polls while separatists said it has no bearing...
Probe UP police firing on tribals, say green activists
New Delhi : Green activists on Friday demanded an independent inquiry into the incident of firing and cane-charging by police against tribals in Uttar...
No one convicted for rhino poaching in Assam in five years
Guwahati : Although hundreds of rhinos have been poached in various areas of Assam, including the high-security Kaziranga National Park, no one has been...
Why are Jharkhand’s tribals demanding a separate religious code?
The fight for the Sarna Adivasi religious code is quite old. On November 11, 2020, Jharkhand Assembly passed a resolution asking for a separate...
Curfew continues in Kashmir’s Pulwama, situation peaceful
By IANS,
Srinagar : Curfew continued Friday in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama town where clashes had erupted between people and the security forces Thursday following...
Three militants surrender in Tripura
Agartala : A top militant of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) along with two other rebels have surrendered in Tripura, police said...
Over 1000 activists, concerned citizens call for immediate release of Hidme Markam, ending state...
Human rights defender and environmental activist Hidme Markam has been in jail for over 40 days now. She was arrested on March 9 by...
Northeast gets Rs.2,362 crore, promise to mainstream the region
New Delhi : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday announced a budget allocation of Rs.2,362.74 crore for the Northeast and promised to bring the region...
Congress attacks Odisha government over killings of tribals
Bhubaneswar : The Congress party on Sunday attacked Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over the "killing of innocent tribal people in the name of...
Criminalisation of politics: Meghalaya lawmakers demand NIA probe
Shillong : Opposition legislators in Meghalaya Tuesday demanded a probe by the NIA into politicians hobnobbing with militants, even as Chief Minister Mukul Sangma...