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Assam students protest land swap deal with Bangladesh

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Guwahati : A major students' organisation in Assam Tuesday launched a state-wide protest opposing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement to go ahead with the...

नरकंकालों पर खड़ा होता कनहर बांध – 1

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By सिद्धान्त मोहन, TwoCircles.net, [किस तरह हर नियम की अनदेखी करने के बाद उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार आदिवासियों के जीवन के साथ खेल रही है?] सोनभद्र: जब समाजवादी पार्टी ने जनता परिवार में विलय स्वीकार कर कमान खुद के हाथ में ले ली, तो वे यह भूल गए कि उन्हें अपने उन एजेंडों पर टिके रहना है जिनकी बिना पर वे किसानों, दलितों और आदिवासियों के करीब हैं. विकास की परिभाषा ने उन सभी एजेंडों को मटियामेट कर दिया और विकास की दौड़ में उत्तर प्रदेश की सपा सरकार द्वारा उठाये गए कदम गुजरात या मध्य प्रदेश की सरकारों द्वारा उठाए गए कदमों से किसी हाल में भिन्न नहीं हैं. कनहर नदी से जुड़ी हुई कनहर सिंचाई परियोजना के तहत बाँध निर्माण की सचाई आप सभी जान चुके हैं. [पढ़िए पिछली स्टोरी – अकथ कहानी कनहर की ] अब ज़रूरी यह है कि मौजूदा हालातों के साथ-साथ मामले के असल प्रशासनिक रवैया भी जाना जाए और दर्ज किया जाए.

Pakistan to resume cross-border trade in Kashmir

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By IANS, Islamabad : Pakistan said Thursday it has decided to resume cross-border trade in Kashmir after weeks of suspension over the arrest of a...

Agartala airport to be made international airport

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Agartala : The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has completed preliminary work to upgrade Agartala airport as an international airport to boost the region's...

दलित साहित्य समारोह, दूसरे साहित्य समारोह के बीच में एक अलग पहचान

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मीना कोटवाल, Twocircles.net दिल्ली। देश में कई तरह के साहित्यिक समारोह होते हैं। लेकिन पिछले दो साल से दिल्ली में दलित साहित्य समारोह का आयोजन किया...

Tribal health issues to be targeted separately

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New Delhi : Separating tribal health issues from the mainstream, malaria, sickle cell anaemia, nutrition and maternal and child health would now be targeted...

BJP central team to submit report on Tripura to PM

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Agartala : A BJP central team Tuesday said it would submit to the prime minister its report on the situation in Tripura following attacks...

PM announces compensation for Assam, Meghalaya flood victims

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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday condoled the loss of lives due to floods in Assam and Meghalaya and sanctioned ex-gratia relief...

FIR against 17 Tripura officials for siphoning NHM fund

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Agartala : An FIR has been lodged against 17 Tripura government officials, including five chief medical officers (CMOs), in connection with the siphoning of...

Assam: JIH offers houses for BTAD victims

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: A team of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) is visiting the eastern and north eastern India to take stock of the plight of the minority communities in the region and the various welfare activities undertaken by it for addressing some of the problems affecting the minorities.

“Snooping won’t deter us,” say Indian journalists, activists listed on Pegasus snoop list

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Jharkhand based freelance journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh, his wife Ipsa Satakshi, Ludhiana based journalist Jaspal Singh Heran and Chhattisgarh based activist Degree Prasad Chouhan...

Five policemen injured in Meghalaya bomb blast

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Shillong : Five policemen were injured Friday in a bomb blast triggered by militants in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district, bordering Bangladesh. "GNLA (Garo National...

CM Okram Ibobi Singh leading in Manipur

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New Delhi, (IANS): Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh was leading in Thoubal constituency, as counting of votes polled in the assembly elections progressed...

Bangladesh seeks to supply rice to northeast India: Tripura minister

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By Sujit Chakraborty , Agartala: In one more sign of warming cross-border ties, Bangladesh says it is keen to supply rice to food-deficient northeastern states...

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...

250 Bangladeshi tribals seek refuge in Tripura

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Agartala : Over 250 Bangladeshi tribals, mostly Buddhists and Hindus, have entered Tripura seeking refuge after ethnic clashes with non-tribal Muslims in their country,...

Mass protest in Assam’s BTAD after killing of a student leader

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: The Mushalpur area of Baksa district in Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) witnessed mass protest on Thursday following the killing of one student leader Manoj Das on Wednesday evening.

Gondi language: A bridge to Maoist heartland?

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By Shilpa Raina, New Delhi : Conventional wisdom has it that economic development can overcome the Maoist challenge. Now there's another powerfull and emotive method...

Minority students’ in Assam appeal for peace

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Even as they lodged a unique protest by shaving off their heads after the latest killings in three districts, minority students under the aegis of the All Bodoland Territorial Council Minority Students’ Union (ABMSU) have sought lasting peace in Assam on the eve of the New Year.

Meghalaya toll 46, Rijiju to visit flood-hit areas Saturday

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Shillong : The toll following floods and landslides in Meghalaya has risen to 46 while 10 people are still missing, officials said Friday. Union Minister...

SC postpones hearing on Meghalaya CM’s tribal status

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Shillong : The Supreme Court Monday put off a hearing to decide the tribal status of Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma as one of...

Nine arrested for branding Assam athlete a witch

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Guwahati : Nine people, including seven women, have been arrested on charges of criminal conspiracy for branding an Assam athlete as a witch, police...

Assam districts gear up for by-polls

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Guwahati : Hectic campaigning is on in Assam's three assembly segments - Silchar, Lakhipur and Jamunamukh - that will go to by-election Sep 13. In...

West Bengal government afraid of CBI probe: Manik Sarkar

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Kolkata/Agartala : Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar Monday said the Trinamool Congress-led West Bengal government is afraid of a CBI probe into the chit...

MP: Three arrested for vandalising, torching church in Narmadapuram

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Some religious texts and furniture were destroyed in the fire and the word 'Ram' was written on the wall inside the prayer hall. Huneza...

The Great Illusion: How Misframed Adivasi Forest Rights Threaten Culture and Conservation ?

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When Adivasi land rights are framed as tickets to government handouts, both cultural traditions and nature conservation hang in the balance, explains Dipika Adhikari,...

EC to hold ‘wake up’ campaign in Jammu

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By IANS, Jammu: The Election Commission Saturday announced the "Wake up Jammu" campaign in an effort to increase voter participation in the Lok Sabha elections. In...

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...

Centre to help Assam, Nagaland ease tensions

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New Delhi : Home Minister Rajnath Singh Wednesday promised all help to Chief Ministers Tarun Gogoi of Assam and T.R. Zeliang of Nagaland to...

Gogoi seeks Rs.1,000 crore central package for flood-hit Assam

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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...

CPI-M to protest against MGNREGA fund cuts

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Agartala : The CPI-M will organise demonstrations across the country, including at parliament house in New Delhi Nov 26, to protest against the curtailment...

Give job to victim’s kin: Court

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By IANS, Agartala: The Tripura High Court has directed the state government to provide a job to a woman whose father was killed by the...

Collectibles, tribal art up for auction

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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...

Mizoram CM pays tribute to policemen killed in attack

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Aizawl : Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla, his cabinet colleagues, legislators and officials on Sunday paid their last respects to the three Mizoram policemen...

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...

Seed companies involved in child labour in India, reveals study

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: In a shocking revelation, a study has pointed out the grim realities on the use of...

AAMSU urges AIUDF not to use the name of Allah for politics

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: All Assam Minorities Students’ Union (AAMSU) has urged All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) not to use religion for...

Parts of northeast cut off as Meghalaya blockade continues

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Agartala : The northeastern states of Tripura, Mizoram, parts of Manipur and southern Assam remained cut off from the rest of India for the...

Erosion eradicates hopes and aspirations of people in Assam

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Barpeta (Assam): Elections occur on regular intervals since independence with so many faces at the helm but what does not change is the fate of deprived people. Take the example of thousand odd people of Barpeta district’s remotest area called Gomfulbari and its neighboring locations. Even now when the country is electing the Members of Parliament these fateful people are confused and rather worried whom to vote and what to expect.

Tripura cop suspended after assault on BJP leaders

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Agartala : A police sub-inspector, tasked with providing security to Tripura BJP leaders, was suspended for negligence of duty after they were allegedly assaulted...

There is hope among apprehension from BJP government

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Even as the BJP sweeps the 16th Lok Sabha polls in the country, a section of the people are still apprehensive that it might have a negative impact. They raise the question on the secularism of Narendra Modi and the saffron party with that now sees more involvement of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) more than ever. But they are still hopeful of better days with BJP winning as many as seven seats in Assam.

Petition seeks justice for author whose book was banned by Jharkhand government

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter A petition on Change.org has been launched to demand justice for Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar, a doctor and the author of book...

Tripura militant outfit keen to surrender, talks held

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

Chattisgarsh: Church vandalised during protest in Narayanpur, senior cop injured

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This comes two weeks after Christian families were allegedly assaulted and driven away following coordinated attacks in over a dozen villages in the...

Tribals in Maharashtra agitate for implementation of welfare schemes

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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.

Rajnath visits Myanmar border, reviews Manipur situation

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Imphal/Agartala : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and his deputy Kiren Rijiju Friday visited India-Myanmar border in Manipur and discussed border trade with the...

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...

Former Mizoram chief minister Brigadier Sailo dies at 93

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Aizawl : Veteran Mizo leader and former Mizoram chief minister Brigadier T. Sailo died at a private hospital here following heart failure. He was...

Gogoi lashes out at Modi

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By IANS, Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Monday said his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi was an "irresponsible leader" and worker of RSS whose...

MY FACTS research journal from North-East launched

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By TwoCircle.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: ‘MY FACTS’, A Peer Reviewed Multidisciplinary Annual Journal’ is a reality now for a bunch of youngsters under the banner MY-FACTS – Muslim Youth Forum Against Communalism, Terrorism and Sedition.

Tribals allege harassment by anti-poaching guards near Kaziranga National Park

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By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Bokakhat: Residents of Agoratoli village, located on the outskirts of the Kaziranga National Park (Eastern Range) have alleged harassment and intimidation...

Amnesty International urges Chhattisgarh authorities to protect Adivasis protesting against private companies

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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...

गुमनाम और हाशिए से दूर हैं ‘वन गुर्जर’

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आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net सहारनपुर: सहारनपुर से बिजनौर तक फैले जंगलो के ऊंचे पहाड़ी इलाके में लाखों वन गुर्जर रहते है. ये लोग जानवरों के...

Militant killed, seven arrested in Assam

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Guwahati : A joint team of the army and Assam Police Tuesday killed a Karbi militant and arrested seven others from different rebel outfits,...

Historians to develop syllabi, bridge knowledge gap on Northeast

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Shillong : Concerned over a knowledge gap about the Northeast over decades that has created stereotypes and increased misunderstandings, historians and scholars met here...

Kashmir revokes stipendiary recruitment policy

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Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday revoked its controversial stipendiary recruitment policy following feedback gathered by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on his...

Two injured in bomb explosion in Meghalaya

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Shillong : Two people were injured on Monday morning after militants hurled a crude bomb at a petrol pump in Meghalaya's West Khasi Hills...

Mizoram refugees want durable solution to ethnic issue

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Agartala : Mizoram's displaced Reang tribals, sheltered in six refugee camps in Tripura for about 17 years, Wednesday urged a central government team to...

अकथ कहानी कनहर की

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कनहर सोन की सहायक नदी है. उत्तर प्रदेश के सबसे बड़े जिले सोनभद्र का क्षेत्रफल 6788 वर्ग किलोमीटर है, जिसके आधे से भी ज़्यादा हिस्सा घने जंगलों से घिरा हुआ है. यहां की आबादी का एक बड़ा हिस्सा आदिवासियों का है. इन आदिवासियों को रिजर्व फॉरेस्ट एक्ट के अनुच्छेद 4 व 20 ने उनके मूलभूत वनाधिकारों से वंचित रखा है.

10 injured as train derails in Assam

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Guwahati : At least 10 people were injured after a passenger train derailed in Assam on Saturday morning. Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) officials said five...

Compensate ‘shooting incident’ victims, NHRC tells Assam

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Guwahati : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday asked the Assam government to pay Rs.5 lakh each to the next of kin of...

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

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release Rs 1,000 crore as immediate relief to flood-hit Assam.

TCN Interview: “My purpose as a filmmaker is to bring stories of marginalised into...

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In this interview with TwoCircles.net, acclaimed documentary filmmaker Somnath Waghmare talks about the production of films and the social landscape that constitutes film-making...

Nido Tania killing: Judicial custody of accused extended

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By IANS, New Delhi : A court here Tuesday extended the judicial custody of the four people allegedly involved in the Nido Tania killing case...

Will act against forceful conversions: Tripura CM

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Agartala : Tripura's Left Front government would not tolerate any forceful religious conversions and would take strict action against any such move, Chief Minister...

BJP to protest against eviction of tribals in Tripura

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Agartala: The BJP on Tuesday said it would soon launch a stir if Tripura's Left Front government evicted tribals to set up a firing...

Left Front links Modi’s comments to Assam ethnic riots

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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...

Delhi court takes cognizance of chargesheet in Nido Tania case

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New Delhi : A court here Saturday took cognizance of a chargesheet filed by the CBI against seven people over the death of 19-year-old...

वीडियो रिपोर्ट : अब वन गुर्जरों की जंगल से ज़मीन की और जाने की...

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आसमोहम्मद कैफ़। Twocircles.net हिमाचल ,उत्तराखंड और उत्तर प्रदेश की शिवालिक रेंज में लाखों वन गुर्जर रहते हैं वो पशुपालन करते हैं और दूध को बाजार...

Centuries-old puja transforms Tripura’s ancient capital

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By Sujit Chakraborty, Puran Habeli (Tripura) : Colourful marquees, illuminations, religious rites and the chanting of 'mantras' amid the beating of drums will turn Puran...

Tripura to increase number of women police personnel

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Agartala : The Tripura government will increase the number of women police personnel to one-third of the total strength, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said...

Assam violence: Tribal bodies call Bengal shutdown, BJP demands NIA probe

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Siliguri : Two tribal bodies Thursday called a shutdown in parts of northern West Bengal Saturday in protest against the ghastly militant attacks in...

Assam violence: Toll rises to 40

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Guwahati : The toll in Tuesday's militant attacks in Assam's Kokrajhar and Sonitpur districts has risen to 40, officials said Wednesday. Union Home Minister Rajnath...

11 killed in avalanche, house collapses in Kashmir

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

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...

Army rescues 38 stranded people in Kashmir

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Srinagar : The army has rescued 38 people stranded due to heavy snowfall and avalanches in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, a defence spokesman...

Three bullet-riddled bodies found in Meghalaya

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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...

Assam CM asks projects proposal of MsDP

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has asked the state Minority Affairs minister Dr. Nazrul Islam to submit projects proposal focusing on education, health and skill development to the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs for allocation of funds under the Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) for implementation during the 12th Five Year Plan.

BJP hails revocation of AFSPA from Tripura, credits Modi

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New Delhi : The BJP on Thursday hailed the Tripura government's decision to revoke the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), which gives security...

The 40-year wait of a community to start life outside the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve

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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...

Tripura tops list for giving rural jobs for fifth year

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

No question of dividing Tripura: Chief minister

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Agartala : Tripura's Left Front government would not allow any attempt to divide the northeastern state, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said here Monday, asserting...

Security tightened in Tripura, Assam for Durga Puja

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Agartala/Silchar : Armed with sophisticated weapons and electronic gadgets, a large number of security personnel have been deployed in Tripura and Assam for the...

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...

Political heat increases in Assam as first phase of poll nears

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: With the first phase of the Lok Sabha election is approaching on April 7 for the five seats in Assam, political parties have geared up their preparation in the midst of speculation, controversies and allegations. For these five seats mostly of the upper Assam, several big guns are featured including two union ministers – DoNER minister Paban Singh Ghatowar and union minister of state for tribal affairs Ranee Narah.

Tribal leader to join Tripura cabinet

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Agartala : CPI-M legislator and senior tribal leader Naresh Chandra Jamatia will be inducted in the Left Front ministry next week, an official release...

70 fall ill after eating ‘prasad’ in Tripura

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Agartala : Around 70 people, including women and children, fell sick after eating 'prasad' - offering to deity - in Tripura, an official said...

Central BJP team visits Tripura after attacks

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Agartala : A central team of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday visited Tripura to take stock of the situation following attacks on party...

Modi flags off Meghalaya’s first train, compares northeast to Lakshmi

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Guwahati : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday flagged off the first passenger train from Mendipathar in Meghalaya to Dudhnoi in Assam, thereby putting Meghalaya...

Sharmila wants to become Manipur CM to remove AFSPA

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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...

Hindus, Christians celebrate Christmas in Meghalaya

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Shillong : Christians in Meghalaya Thursday celebrated Christmas with fervour and spirit, exchanging greetings and gifts with friends and relatives. Hindus also joined in the...

SC bans Tamil Nadu bull fights

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday banned Tamil Nadu's centuries-old Jallikattu bull fights. A bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose also...

Garo rebels causing serious concern: Meghalaya governor

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Shillong : Meghalaya Governor K.K. Paul Friday expressed concern over the growing influence of the outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), a rebel outfit,...

Separatist shutdown partially affects life in Srinagar

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

Tracing shadow footprints: Development and lives of Purulia’s Santhal people – Part II

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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...

Modi’s northeast fare: Train line, power unit and two fests

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By Sujit Chakraborty, Agartala/Guwahati : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be spending four busy days on his maiden visit to the northeast where he will...

Lok Sabha polls to be held in five phases in Kashmir

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Jammu : Elections to Jammu and Kashmir's six Lok Sabha seats would be held in five phases beginning April 10, the state's chief electoral...

Tribal students confined to hostels during Jharkhand shutdown

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Ranchi : Tribal students were on Friday confined to their hostels in Jharkhand to prevent them from taking part in the shutdown called by...

Hasina thanks Tripura CM for backing land swap deal

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Agartala : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has thanked Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar for backing the India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) that the...

Bodruddoja Saikh: The coach behind more than 75 medals won by Paralympians of West...

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By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net Sometimes, adversity comes in the form of poverty, illiteracy and malnutrition. On other occasions, it comes in the form of...

Assam records 12 percent polling in first two hours

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Guwahati : People queued up at polling booths in Assam's five constituencies as balloting began in the first phase of the Lok Sabha election...

Assam celebrates R-Day, CM outlines new schemes

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Guwahati : The 66th Republic Day was celebrated across Assam Monday with enthusiasm, with people ignoring threats from militants. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi unfurled the...

Rajasthan grants 5% quota to Gujjars, wants Centre to amend Constitution

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Jaipur, Feb 13 (IANS) The Rajasthan government on Wednesday passed the Reservation Amendment Bill 2019 in the Assembly, which promises 5 per cent reservation...

10 injured in Assam blasts

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By IANS, Guwahati : At least 10 people were injured when militants triggered two blasts in Assam's Kamrup district Monday evening, a day ahead of...

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...

Assam Congress MLA arrested in auto theft racket

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Guwahati : Congress legislator Rumi Nath was arrested on Tuesday for her alleged nexus with the notorious kingpin of auto thefts Anil Chauhan, police...

PM launches SC/ST hub, women get ‘charkhas’ at Ludhiana event

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ArrayLudhiana : Launching the National SC/ST Hub and the ZED (Zero-Defect, Zero-Effect) Scheme for the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector here on...

New Rural Livelihood scheme for Northeast to benefit tribals: DoNER Minister

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New Delhi, (IANS): The new Rural Livelihood scheme for the Northeast will primarily benefit the tribals and the lower socio economic groups including women in...

Militant killed in Kashmir gunfight

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By IANS, Srinagar : One separatist guerrilla was killed Sunday in a gunfight between security forces and militants in north Kashmir's Baramulla district, an official...

John urges NorthEast fans to throng stadium for support

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Shillong : Bollywood actor John Abraham, co-owner of NorthEast United FC (NEUFC), Wednesday urged his Shillong fans to throng the Indira Gandhi stadium in...

Manipur Governor resigns

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By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: The Governor of Manipur Vinod Kumar Duggal tendered his resignation on August 28, 2014. He is the 9th Governor appointed by the United Progressive Front Government to resign since the National Democratic Front assumed office in May 2014.

Save Sharmila campaign condemns rape of 3 women by Army personnel in Assam

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By TCN News, New Delhi: In another shocking incident, it has been reported that on 6th April, 6 Indian Army jawans raped 3 women in Khorsim Athor village in Anjukpani in Assam. It has been reported that the jawans on patrol reached the village and allegedly took a 13-year-old to the neighboring jungle. The girl's mother and another relative later reached the site to rescue her. According to reports, the jawans then raped the other two women as well.

Naga insurgents losing steam, says Indian Army

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By Subir Bhaumik, Agartala : The Indian Army is confident of handling any fresh violence unleashed by a Naga separatist faction operating from its bases...

Meghalaya IAS officer attacked

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Shillong : A senior IAS official in Meghalaya had a narrow escape when unidentified militants attacked him, a police official said Friday. Chinmay P. Gotmare,...

Mary Kom to be brand ambassador of north-east

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New Delhi/Agartala : The central government will appoint Olympic medallist boxer M.C. Mary Kom as the brand ambassador for north-east India to promote the...

Bengal woman found living with father’s corpse

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Kolkata : A tribal woman in West Bengal's Burdwan district was found living with the decomposed body of her father, police said on Sunday. This...

UPSC topper Ira Singhal motivates NE students

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Ira Singhal, the first differently abled woman to top the civil services examination advised the young students to keep...

डेल्टा मेघवाल और उसके पिता का दर्द…

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net नोखा (राजस्थान) : मेरे लिए आपने आप में एक बेहद मुश्किल काम था. मैं डेल्टा मेघवाल के पिता से रूबरू था....

Former union minister P.R. Kyndiah dead

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Shillong : Veteran Congress leader and former union minister Patty Ripple Kyndiah passed away here on Thursday night following cardiac arrest, a family member...

Delhi Police’s new FB, Twitter pages for northeast people

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By Alok Singh, IANS, New Delhi : Faced with criticism over its perceived lack of sensitivity and outreach to the northeast community in the capital,...

NPP releases ‘People’s Document’ for Meghalaya polls

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Jowai (Meghalaya), (IANS): National People's Party President Conrad K. Sangma on Thursday released the People's Document for Meghalaya at an election rally here. The "People's...

CK Janu’s decision to ally with NDA in Kerala draws ire from other tribal...

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By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net Kozhikode: Kerala Adivasi leader CK Janu’s decision to side with the NDA and contest from the Wayanad seat has drawn criticism...

Yasin Malik detained during Srinagar protest

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Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik was detained here Friday during a separatist protest march. Malik and over 200...

Two Andhra tribal girls gang raped, villagers seek to cover up

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Visakhapatnam, (IANS): Two tribal girls were gang raped by eight men in a village in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam district and village elders tried to...

Assam MLA’s relative arrested in Meghalaya

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Shillong : A relative of an Assam legislator was arrested in Meghalaya for his involvement in the abduction of a State Bank of India...

Protest demonstrations by dalits and adivasi intensifies over Kanhar dam construction

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By TwoCircles.net, Staff Reporter Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh): In a move intended to protest the alleged illegal land acquisition by the Uttar Pradesh government...

Tripura to set up elephant reserve

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Agartala : The Tripura government would set up an elephant reserve in the mountainous northeastern state to conserve wild elephants, a minister said here...

Official in police custody for embezzling Rs.4 c

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Agartala : A Tripura education department official, who was arrested from West Bengal Saturday for embezzling over Rs.4 crore from a central scheme, was...

A story of Manipur when it started to simmer (Book Review)

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By M.R. Narayan Swamy, Title: On A Clear Day You Can See India; Author: C. Balagopal, Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India; Pages: 203; Prices: Rs.299

Tripura CM to skip Modi’s swearing-in

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Agartala : Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar will not attend the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as India's next prime minister because he has...

Odisha villagers meet Oram, seek tribal status

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Bhubaneswar : A Jhodia community delegation from Odisha Friday submitted a memorandum to union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram in New Delhi, seeking tribal...

Tripura to abolish open defecation in two years

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Agartala : WIth the help of the central government's flagship rural jobs scheme MGNREGS, the Tripura government has embarked upon fully abolishing open defecation...

Have guts, amend Constitution: Mamata dares BJP

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Kolkata : Coming down heavily on forced religious conversions West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in a veiled attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party...

Tripura tops in voluntary blood donation

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Agartala : Tripura has maintained its top position for the sixth consecutive year in voluntary blood donation in the country, Tripura Chief Minister Manik...

Veteran Gandhian Janardan Pathak passes away

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By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net, Guwahati: The man who was among the very few last living persons to have personally met and interacted with Mahatma Gandhi, the 94 year old Janardan Pathak of Assam breathed his last on Monday night in his residence in Karbi Anglong’s Diphu.

‘ST status to new Assam communities will destroy existing tribes’

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New Delhi : The central government's proposal to grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six advanced and populous communities in Assam will destroy...

India’s religious minorities and Dalits weep alone

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By John Dayal, India’s several religious minorities weep alone when they are in pain. So to do the Dalits and the Indigenous people, called...

Teenager’s death due to anaemia exposes rampant malnutrition among Kerala’s Adivasi students

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By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net Kozhikode: The death of a teenager due to malnutrition in Attappady, the largest Adivasi settlement in Kerala, has once again...

दिल्ली में मणिपुरी छात्रों पर पुलिसिया बर्बरता

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सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net दिल्ली: सबसे पहले हम पाठकों को बताना चाहते हैं कि इस खबर के साथ लगी हुई तस्वीरें थोड़ी आपत्तिजनक हो सकती हैं. दिल्ली में बीते 7 जून को मणिपुर ट्राइबल फोरम के सदस्यों ने तीन विवादास्पद बिलों के विरोध में मणिपुर भवन पर प्रदर्शन शुरू किया. इस प्रदर्शन के दौरान दिल्ली पुलिस और मणिपुर राइफ़ल्स के जवानों द्वारा प्रदर्शनकारी नागरिकों पर जमकर लाठीचार्ज किया गया, जिसमें लगभग 15 लोग घायल हुए हैं.

Tears of pain and fear on Christmas: Bodo militants’ horror engulfs Assam’s Bodo majority...

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Since 1990, over 2200 people have been killed by Bodo militants By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati/Sonitpur: Helena Kisku is one of the displaced taking shelter at the Xamukjuli Church in Sonitpur district. It is Christmas time. But rather than celebrations, the 35-year-old mother with young children is occupied with graver concerns.

New health scheme for the poor launched in Tripura

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Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura Wednesday launched a new health scheme to provide financial aid to poor families for treatment of...

No Modi wave, says Manik Sarkar

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Agartala : There is no "Modi wave" in the country, Tripura Chief Minsiter and Marxist leader Manik Sarkar said Monday, referring to BJP's prime...

Kashmiri students claim ragged, beaten up in Ghaziabad institute

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Ghaziabad : Students from Kashmir in a local educational institute here complained that they were beaten up and ragged by seniors while the institute's...

Kerala mourns the demise of ‘Doctor of Poor’

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Dr P C Shanavas, popularly known as ‘Doctor of Poor’ was under severe stress after he was ‘punished’ by back-to-back transfers for daring to stand against corrupt health department officials and medicine mafia. By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Kozhikode: The death of the doctor working among the tribes and poor men shocked the beneficiaries of his philanthropic activities. Native of Vadapuram in Malappuram district, Dr P C Shanavas, popularly known as ‘Doctor of Poor’, died on Saturday due to cardiac attack that occurred on his way back to home from Kozhikode.