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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...

Arbitrary land acquisition in the name of Sports University at Manipur

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By Noorshafi A K for TwoCircles.net, The Narendra Modi government’s recent decision to set up national-level Sports Academies has been highly appreciated and is being welcomed with applause and happiness in the sport loving state of Manipur.

CPI-M candidate wins Tripura seat with record margin

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Agartala : Ruling CPI-M candidate Pravat Chowdhury Tuesday won the Manu assembly seat in southern Tripura, defeating his nearest Congress rival Mailafru Mog by...

Compensation only after long battle by acid attack victim in Assam

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: The state authorities of Assam have ordered compensation for the acid victims following an urgent appeal by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) for immediate intervention and financial assistance to a survivor of acid attack as per the guidelines issued by the Supreme Court of India in 2013.

Two killed in Meghalaya landslides

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Shillong : Two people were killed, three others injured and over 100 rendered homeless after torrential rains triggered landslides at various places across Meghalaya...

Beef, pork, and elections: A subjective commentary

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By Yogesh Maitreya for TwoCircles.net, The political ground in India has always been caste-ridden. Candidates, who claim to play politics excluding these fundamental factors of sociology of India, only put voters in complete oblivion where voters are being lift up from their ground level identity and persuade to imagine their space in candidate’s utopian story-telling about changes, the changes which are mostly caste based matters to which utopian language wipes with its lucrative tongue.

Assam Muslims meet against Islamic terror groups

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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.

NHRC summons Bastar I.G. Kalluri over murder complaints against four activists, including Nandini Sundar

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By TCN News The National Human Rights Commission has noted and taken suo motu cognizance of "the nationwide outcry and protest on IG of...

Tripura parties threaten agitations for tribal state

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Agartala, (IANS): Two regional parties on Monday warned of agitations in support of their demand for a separate state for tribals in Tripura. "To highlight our...

Activists across the nation slam Assam government for failing to control militants

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: With the innocent lives being killed at the gun point by some brainless activity of armed militants loyal to the Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in Assam, people from across the country have condemned it. If the state government has failed to protect the lives of common people in Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD), on the other hand the locals alleged of police and administration atrocity on the villagers.

Take up dam issue with China, Gogoi urges Modi

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Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take up the issue of China's construction of dams...

CBI raids Rose Valley offices in Tripura, seizes documents

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Agartala : Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) teams on Wednesday raided seven Tripura offices of Kolkata-based Rose Valley Group, a chit fund company,...

Love for language of an Urdu teacher in Guwahati

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Ibrahim Ali is the lone warrior in his field. He fights all alone for his love and he will dedicate his life this way. His love is a language, one of the sweetest – Urdu. He is one of the prime reasons why many students and professionals come to learn Urdu at Guwahati’s Mother Ayesha High School.

Kidnapped SBI official in Meghalaya still untraced

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Shillong : The whereabouts of a State Bank of India (SBI) official kidnapped by militants eight days ago are still not known, while 42...

Voting starts Monday from northeast in India’s staggered election

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New Delhi : India's general election, to elect 543 members to the 16th Lok Sabha, or the House of People in the bicameral parliament,...

Five policemen injured in Meghalaya blast

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Shillong : Five policemen were injured in a bomb blast triggered by the militants in Meghalaya late Tuesday night, police said on Wednesday. The incident...

Tripura troopers for Nagaland Lok Sabha polls

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Agartala : Elite Tripura State Rifles (TSR) troopers will provide security during the April 9 Lok Sabha polls in Nagaland, an official said here...

Resurgence and resistance: Convention in TISS, Mumbai celebrates the stories of Adivasi women

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By Daisy K, TwoCircles.net Fourteen Adivasi women came together on stage to celebrate their struggles and victories at the Adivasi/Tribal women's convention held at Tata...

Assam may get tough laws to deal with witch-hunting

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Guwahati : Assam may soon have tougher laws to deal with the menace of witch-hunting over which 140 people have been killed since 2002. A...

Ajmal Foundation’s talent search for 2015 held

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By TCN News, Guwahati: 70,856 students across seven North Eastern states of India and West Bengal took the prestigious Ajmal National Talent Search Examination (ANTSE) 2015 held across 1,089 exam centres in the region on Sunday, and a good performance in it could change their life in more ways than one. The ANTSE had assumed significance as a popular talent search examination in the North East India to start with and now its reach is spreading beyond the region while the aim is to cover all of India in the near future, a press statement by Ajmal Foundation said.

#Notebandi frontlines: In tribal areas, low literacy & cellphone use; few ATMs

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By Shreya Shah Dhar/Jhabua/Khargone (Madhya Pradesh): Santosh Bavash, 30, said he knew about the internet. "Ive heard it tells you about the future," he told...

Thousands pay respect to NSG commando Niranjan E.K.

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Bengaluru : Thousands of people paid tributes to martyred National Security Guard (NSG) commando Lieutenant Colonel Niranjan E.K. on Monday at his residence in...

Assam toll rises to 71, Rajnath reviews situation

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Guwahati : The toll in the violence unleashed by Bodo militants rose to 71 Wednesday, even as Home Minister Rajnath Singh, accompanied by two...

Tension continues over Dimapur lynching; SMS blockage extended

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Dimapur : Simmering tension continued on Monday in Nagaland's commercial hub of Dimapur where a mob broke into a jail and lynched a rape accused on March 5. Many 'non-local' people have temporarily left the town, while SMS and MMS services continued to be restricted in a bid to control spread of rumours on the social media.

Indian tribal women’s ‘smart’ ride to economic self-reliance

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By Anurag Dey Sahebganj (Jharkhand), (IANS): Her thumbs flying fast over the touchscreen of her smartphone, Purnima Mahato, 35, of this tribal village in Jharkhand,...

Bedlam in Tripura assembly over crimes against women

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By IANS, Agartala : The opposition Congress created a huge ruckus in the Tripura assembly Tuesday, alleging that the Left Front government has failed to...

For Adivasi Muslims in Jharkhand, tribal surname holds key to availing land rights

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Adivasi Muslims in Jharkhand live a life of struggle as the tiny community fights to retain their tribal status which is key to their...

Experts highlight education in integrating northeast India

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New Delhi : Highlighting the problems and challenges faced by members of the northeast community, experts Sunday called for their integration through education, suggesting...

Three SBI employees killed in Mizoram accident

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Aizawl : Three employees of State Bank of India (SBI) were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Mizoram on Thursday,...

Cooch Behar tribal women to float new handicrafts company

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Kolkata : A hundred tribal women in the district of Cooch Behar in West Bengal are gearing up to float a new company next...

Tripura MP wants easy visa for Bangladeshis

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Agartala : A Lok Sabha member from Tripura Wednesday said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has assured him that her ministry would take steps...

AIUDF slams defamation case against News X

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Guwahati: The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has slammed a criminal defamation case against a private news channel which had recently broadcast news about party’s alleged involvement with Jehadi elements.

Cross-LoC trade stand-off resolved, trucks to roll on again

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By IANS, Srinagar : The stand-off between India and Pakistan over the cross-LoC trade has ended and the detained vehicles of the two sides are...

Muslim bodies in Manipur observed International Women’s Day

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By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: As in other parts the globe, International Women’s Day was observed in Manipur on March 8, 2014. Manipur State Commission for Women, Department of Social Welfare, political parties and different civil society organizations observed the day by deliberating on some of the pressing issues of women in the State.

NRC updation to be completed by 2016 end in Assam

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: The process of NRC Updation in Assam has made progress as per schedule and is expected to ensure final publication of the updated NRC within December, 2016, according to a state government release. Powers to take decisions on operational issues, however, have been delegated by the Registrar General of India (RGI) to an empowered NRC Committee of the State Government on 17/06/14.

Congress calls Tripura strike over police baton charge

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Agartala : The Congress in Tripura Monday called a 12-hour shutdown in the Left-ruled state Nov 20 to protest a police baton charge on...

Kanhaiya Kumar, other leaders call for ‘non-cooperation movement’ against CAB and NRC in Kolkata...

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By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net The streets of Kolkata witnessed a massive protest march against the Centre’s move on the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) 2019,...

Mamata condemns Assam attacks

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Kolkata : In a veiled attack on BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday said comments by "aspirants...

BJP loses assembly by-election in Nagaland

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Kohima : The BJP Monday lost the assembly by-election to its coalition partner Naga People's Front (NPF) candidate in Nagaland. Neiphrezo Keditsu, the NPF candidate...

Centre to sign peace accord with two Meghalaya rebel outfits

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Shillong : The Centre will sign a peace accord with two rebel outfits operating in the five districts of Garo Hills in Meghalaya next...

Top officials urge Reang tribal refugees in Tripura to return home

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Agartala/Aizawl : Officials of the Centre and two state governments on Saturday asked Reang tribal refugees, sheltered in North Tripura district for the last...

IMRC initiative for Assam’s needy families, beneficiaries happy to receive aid

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Morigaon (Assam): Akidun Nesha is more than happy to receive a helping hand as she has to strive hard to make her ends meet. Nesha, a widow who lives with her son in Assam’s Morigaon district, is grateful that Indian Muslim Relief and Charities (IMRC) reached out to her and many others like her across the state.

8 killed in Assam landslides, electrocution

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Guwahati : At least eight people, including three members of a family, were killed here due to landslides and flash floods triggered by incessant...

Militants kidnap two tribals in Tripura

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Agartala : Militants have kidnapped two tribal men in Tripura, police said Friday. Police suspect that the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants might...

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...

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...

Mizoram wants Rajnath’s help to resolve border row with Assam

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Aizawl : Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla has sought union Home Minister Rajnath Singh's intervention to resolve the Assam-Mizoram boundary dispute, an official said...

Karnataka: Union cabinet gives ST status to ‘Parivara’ and ‘Talwara’ communities

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New Delhi, (IANS): The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the inclusion of the communities 'Parivara' and 'Talawara' in the...

1,000-hour bandh in two Assam districts

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Guwahati : An 1,000-hour bandh in Assam's Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao districts demanding an autonomous state affected normal life Monday. The bandh called by...

Man held for attempting to bury daughter alive

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Agartala : Police have arrested a man on the charges of attempting to bury his nine-year-old daughter alive in Tripura, an official said here...

Cabinet nod for strengthening T&D systems in 2 northeast states

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New Delhi : In a move to strengthen the weak intra-state transmission and distribution (T&D) systems in the north-eastern states, a Cabinet panel Monday...

BJP’s rise in Manipur worries Congress

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By Iboyaima Laithangbam Imphal : The local body polls in Manipur on January 11 are viewed here as a keen fight between the ruling Congress...

Five killed in Tripura accident

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Agartala : Five people, including three young women, were killed and over 20 others injured when their van fell into a gorge in Tripura,...

Museum of World War II inaugurated at Imphal

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By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Imphal (1944) a war museum of the World War II was inaugurated by World War II Imphal Campaign Foundation at Imphal on April 4, 2014.

Probe ordered into booth capturing allegations in Manipur

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Guwahati : Manipur's chief electoral officer Thursday ordered a probe into the allegations of booth capturing and rigging in some polling booths during the...

Two-year-old girl raped in Meghalaya

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Shillong : A two-year-old girl is in critical condition after she was raped by her uncle in a Meghalaya village, police said Friday. The...

Jaitley announces packages for SCs, STs

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New Delhi : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday announced a mix of welfare plans and financial allocations to uplift people belonging to the scheduled...

PM to vote in Assam

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Guwahati : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is among the over nine million people who are eligible to vote Thursday for Assam's six Lok Sabha...

Kamla Beniwal likely to leave Mizoram Friday

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Aizawl : Sacked Mizoram governor Kamla Beniwal will leave for her home state Rajasthan Friday, an official Thursday said. "The outgoing governor would leave Aizawl...

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...

Ajmal Foundation programme for minority youth commences in Guwahati

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: All together 50 students from different minority communities of Muslim, Christian and Sikh have been identified by Ajmal Foundation for various coaching programmes under a scheme supported by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India.

New minister inducted in Tripura

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Agartala : Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar Friday inducted a new minister in his cabinet, an official said. Naresh Chandra Jamatia, Communist Party of India-Marxist...

Made to work as bonded labour, ‘fined’ Rs 1.5 lakh: The story of Jasgeer...

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By Amit Kumar This is the last of the four-part series on cases of Dalit atrocities in India which were brought up during a tribunal...

Charge-sheet to be filed in Srinagar food adulteration case

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By IANS, Srinagar : The Srinagar Municipal Corporation will Monday file a charge- sheet against three food processing companies for adulteration in a court here,...

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.

National Commission for Scheduled Tribes issues notice to BHU over faulty recruitment process

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By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net Taking note of the several wrongful recruitments done at the Banaras Hindu University on posts reserved for schedule castes, schedule tribes,...

Two policemen killed in Meghalaya militant ambush

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Shillong : Two policemen were killed and three injured Tuesday when tribal militants ambushed them in Meghalaya, officials said. Heavily armed suspected militants of the...

Poll official killed, voting in Kashmir’s Anantnag 28 percent

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Anantnag : A polling official was killed and five others injured in an attack by separatist gurrillas after polling Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir's...

Northeast to have air ambulances soon

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Guwahati : Patients from difficult-to-access locations in the landlocked northeastern states can heave a sigh of relief, as a Guwahati-based hospital is planning to...

DoNER minister to discuss development with northeast CMs

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Shillong : DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh will Friday meet the governors and the chief ministers of all eight northeastern states here to brainstorm on...

कठुआ पीड़िता के बकरवाल समाज से इस लड़के ने लिखी कामयाबी की दास्तान…

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net मुसलमानों के गुर्जर बकरवाल आदिवासी समाज से ये अब तक की सबसे बेहतरीन कहानी है. इस बकरवाल समाज के अतुल...

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...

Manipuri man’s killing: Five men sent to custody

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New Delhi : A Delhi court Thursday sent five men, arrested for the killing of a 29-year-old Manipuri BPO employee in the city, to...

तलवार की धार पर छत्तीसगढ़ के पत्रकार

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net दंतेवाड़ा (छत्तीसगढ़) : छत्तीसगढ़ के बस्तर इलाक़े में चौथे खंभे की हालत बेहद ही दयनीय है. नक्सली इलाक़े में जान-जोखिम...

दिल्ली की मलिन बस्तियों में रहने वाली इन लड़कियों के लिए शिक्षा भेदभाव से...

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सुप्रकाश मजूमदार । Twocircles.net सुबह उठ कर जानकी सबसे पहले खाना बनाने में अपनी माँ की मदद करती है। चूल्हा के पास, धुएं से खुद...

Preparation for higher education of madrassa students

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By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net, Guwahati: What can be clearly termed as a correct step in the right direction, for the first time madrassa students in Assam are undergoing special training to enable themselves for higher studies. For the first time in Assam, Madrassa students are going to peruse higher studies from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).

‘Discover North East Yatra’ ends

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Agartala : The first ever nine-month-long cultural extravaganza, the "Discover North East Yatra" ended here on Wednesday, having created a cultural bonding among the...

Assam to host DGPs conference amid terror threat

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Guwahati : Amidsta threat by militant outfits and violence by ULFA, Assam will host the 49th All India DGPs and IGPs conference here from...

Manipuri man’s killing: another attacker sent to police custody

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New Delhi : A Delhi court Wednesday sent another youth, arrested in connection with the killing of a 29-year-old Manipuri BPO employee, to one...

Auto-driver shot dead in Meghalaya

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Shillong : An auto-rickshaw driver was shot dead in Meghalaya by two unidentified assailants Sunday, police said. The incident took place in Chepagre village in...

Crowds cheer Modi in tribal Gujarat, but silent to other BJP leaders

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Limkheda (Gujarat) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday shed all security and proceeded in an open vehicle from the helipad, waving at the...

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...

Meghalaya students protest sexual harassment in varsity

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Shillong : Students and faculty members of the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) Wednesday gave a three-day ultimatum demanding the termination of a professor...

Tripura undecided about new chief secretary

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Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura is yet undecided on naming successor to chief secretary Sanjay Kumar Panda, who will join the...

Crime rate declines in Tripura by 18 percent

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Agartala : Tripura witnessed a substantial 18 percent reduction in overall crime, including crime against women, during the past one year, it was announced...

Five militants killed, terror plot foiled in Meghalaya

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Shillong : Five UALA rebels were killed and a police officer was injured in a gun battle Tuesday, even as security forces foiled a...

Maharashtra governor transferred

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New Delhi : K. Sankaranarayanan, the governor of Maharashtra, was Sunday transferred and appointed as the Mizoram governor for the remainder of his term,...

Poet Mohammad Sahid Chowdhury felicitated at Imphal

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By Dr Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: All Manipur Muslim (Meitei-Pangal) Welfare Association (AMPWA) has felicitated Mohammad Sahid Chowdhury, the renowned Manipuri Muslim poet from Barak valley of Assam. He was felicitated at a function held at Hafiz Hatta here on May 11, 2015.

Peace pact with Meghalaya rebel outfit before cabinet: Official

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By IANS, Shillong : The union home ministry has referred the draft of the settlement agreement to be signed with Meghalaya's rebel A'chik National Volunteers...

Suspended AIUDF MLA slams Ajmal for having soft corner for BJP

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Senior All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) leader and MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed accused party president Badruddin Ajmal of arrogance and using the minority vote bank of the party for own personal benefits after being suspended from the party on Tuesday.

Bringing tribals to mainstream top priority: Jual Oram

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New Delhi : Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram Tuesday said that bringing over 10 crore tribals to social mainstream and strengthening institutions for their...

Four year old girl struggles at GMCH after Bodo militants’ attack

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: The little girl was screaming at her bed at Guwahati Medical College Hospital. The four year old Taslima Khatun of Narasingbari village in Assam’s Baska district has lost her finger and received bullet injuries as armed militants of National Democratic Front of Bodoalnd (NDFB) opened fire killing four people in front of her on Thursday night.

Assam floods: CM urges centre to raise ex-gratia

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Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Wednesday appealed to union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to raise the ex-gratia for families of those killed...

Silchar civic board not to reinstall Teresa’s portrait

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Silchar (Assam) : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Silchar Municipal Board chairman Niharendra Narayan Thakur, who recently removed Mother Teresa's portrait from the board's...

Protests over tribal refugees voting in Mizoram LS poll

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Aizawl/Agartala: Five NGOs and youth organisations in Aizawl have launched protest rallies against the Election Commission's decision to allow tribal refugees in Tripura's relief...

Seminar by Islamic Research & Dawah Centre in Manipur

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By Dr Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: Islamic Research & Dawah Centre (IRDC) organised a three-day seminar on the topic ‘Be a Role Model on Parenting, Teaching & Goal Setting’ to instill Islamic values among the followers of the faith in Manipur.

NCM member Capt Praveen Davar reviews minority welfare schemes in Manipur

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The importance and urgency of the modernization of madrasas and promotion of Urdu language was highlighted during the review meeting. By Dr Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: During his three day visit here, Capt Praveen Davar, member of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) and member in-charge of Manipur, reviewed the implementation of the PM’s New 15-Point Programme for the welfare of the minorities and the Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) in the state.

92 chit funds flee Tripura: Minister

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Agartala : At least 92 unauthorised Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and chit funds have fled Tripura after illegally collecting huge amounts of money from...

Government says committed to development of northeast

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New Delhi : The government Thursday said it was "totally committed" to the overall development of the northeastern region. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi has advised...

‘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...

‘An institute like KISS should be banned for what it does to tribal children,...

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By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net The Kalinga Intitute of Social Sciences (KISS) has often been presented as an ideal model for ensuring that tribal children are...

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.

Assam wants asylum for victims of religious persecution

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Guwahati : The Assam government Wednesday decided to request the Centre to frame a policy for granting asylum on humanitarian grounds to people who...

Why Jharkhand’s Pathalgadi movement is worrying the state government

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Shukoh Albadar, TwoCircles.net Merely 40 km away from the Jharkhand’s state capital Ranchi, Khunti, a newly-carved out district is in the limelight across the national...

Anti-AFSPA campaigner Sharmila in Delhi, desires to meet Modi

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By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: Anti-AFSPA campaigner Irom Chanu Sharmila is in Delhi in connection with a case filed by Delhi Police against her for holding hunger-strike at Jantar Mantar in the National Capital in 2006 for which she will be produced before the Metropolitan Magistrate at Patiala on May 28. She left Imphal on May 27 accompanied by two jail staff, one doctor, three nurses of Jawahar Lal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) and two personnel of Manipur Police.

In a first, two seats reserved for ST candidates in upcoming UP elections

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By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net For the first time in Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, two assembly seats—Obra and Dudhi in Sonbhadra district have been reserved for...

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,...

Assam’s AGP to fight for existence in Lok Sabha polls

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Guwahati : The Lok Sabha polls in Assam will not be a mere battle of the ballot for the state's most prominent regional party...

Will end fast, marry and contest elections, says Irom Sharmila

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Imphal : Irom Sharmila, who had long been on a hunger fast against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, on Tuesday surprised people with...

Guwahati, Srinagar at highest earthquake risk

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By Chaitanya Mallapur, Guwahati and Srinagar are the two Indian cities at highest risk of being devastated by an earthquake, with 36 other cities in areas prone to earthquakes, according to government data. Guwahati and Srinagar fall in what is called “very severe intensity zone”, or zone V, the highest-risk earthquake zone.

New Congress chief in Tripura

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Agartala ; Congress President Sonia Gandhi has appointed MLA Birjit Sinha as president of Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee to strengthen the party organisation in...

Congress slams government over Maharashtra governor’s transfer

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New Delhi : The Congress Sunday said the government was exercising its power in an "extremely arbitrary manner" over the transfer of Maharashtra governor...

Meghalaya assembly session set to be stormy

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Shillong : The winter session of the Meghalaya assembly, starting Friday, is set to be stormy with the combined opposition Meghalaya People's Front (MPF)...

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...

Why Are Tribals Opposing the Ken-Betwa Link Project? What Are Their Demands?

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Satish Bhartiya, TwoCircles.net Bhopal: Ken-Betwa Link Project has been touted as a solution to water scarcity in the Bundelkhand region. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the...

Two Manipuri youths attacked in Delhi

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By IANS, New Delhi : Two youths from the northeast were beaten up here late Sunday, a few days after the death of Arunachal Pradesh...

Tripura orders magisterial probe into police firing on tribal youths

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Agartala, Jan 10 (IANS) The BJP-led Tripura government on Thursday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the police firing on Tuesday injuring six tribal youths,...

Congress will fight injustice to Dalits, tribals, says Rahul

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Mhow (Madhya Pradesh): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the NDA government over "centralisation" of power and de-recognition of a student group...

Rajnath Singh asks militants in northeast to shun violence

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Agartala : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Saturday said the government would not tolerate terrorist violence in the northeast, calling on militant outfits to...

‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ drive launched in Mizoram

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Aizawl : DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday launched the central government's nationwide "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao" (Save Girl-child, Educate Girl-child) campaign here. The minister...

Anti-national activities go down in Assam: Government

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Guwahati : The Assam government Tuesday said intensified security measures have led to a steep fall in anti-national activities of fundamentalist forces in the...

‘Northeast space centre not getting data from central agencies’

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Shillong : The North East Space Application Centre (NE-SAC), set up by the Centre to develop high-tech infrastructure support for the northeastern states, is...

Criminalisation of politics: Meghalaya lawmakers demand NIA probe

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Shillong : Opposition legislators in Meghalaya Tuesday demanded a probe by the NIA into politicians hobnobbing with militants, even as Chief Minister Mukul Sangma...

Rajnath appeals for peace in Assam

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New Delhi : Home Minister Rajnath Singh Wednesday appealed to all sections of society to maintain peace in Assam's Kokrajhar and Sonitpur districts, where...

NSUI gears up campaigning for Congress’s Lok Sabha election candidate, reaching out to the...

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By TCN News, Jammu: The state president of National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), Neeraj Kundan held a meeting in Govt. Maulana Azad Memorial Post Graduate (MAM) College, Jammu, in support of Congress-NC candidate Madan Lal Sharma, on 2nd April, Wednesday.

Rahul questions BJP’s plan on development in states

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Wangjing (Manipur) : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday questioned the BJP's plan to impose the Gujarat model of development on all states. He...

Three tribals killed, two hurt in Tripura BSF firing

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Agartala, (IANS): Three tribals, including a woman, were killed and two others injured in BSF firing in southern Tripura, an official here said. "BSF troopers...

Delayed Mizoram budget in state assembly Nov 11

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Aizawl : The delayed budget session of the Mizoram assembly will begin Nov 11 with the state finance minister expected to table the annual...

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.

Ground Report: Struggle of Isolated Kelhadiya Village in East UP Where Tribals Drink Water...

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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...

Bikers protest discrimination against northeast people

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By IANS, Bangalore : About 200 motorcycle riders Sunday took part in a 14-km rally across the city protesting racial discrimination against people from the...

President to visit Assam, Arunachal Pradesh

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New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Assam and Arunachal Pradesh Nov 20-21, it was announced Wednesday. On Thursday, the president will attend the...

Tripura is a start, AFSPA must go from every state: Save Sharmila campaign

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Welcoming the announcement of repeal of AFSPA from Tripura, the Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC) on Friday said it believes that the repeal of AFSPA from Tripura is a decision in favor of democracy and humanity.

भाजपा के मनुवादी सोच की अभिव्यक्ति है मधु मिश्रा का बयान

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Manipuri youth’s Delhi attackers sent to police custody

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New Delhi : A court here Tuesday sent the three youths arrested for killing a Manipuri BPO employee, to two days' police custody. The employee,...

Tribal panchayats eye MP-MLA funds for farmers’ widows, orphans

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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...

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.

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...

Lack of fund mars Tripura’s rights panel plan

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Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura, despite its will, was not able to form human rights commission due to lack of fund...

Trinamool announces candidates from Manipur, Tripura and Jharkhand

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Kolkata : Trinamool Congress Wednesday announced its six candidates for the northeastern states of Tripura and Manipur and the eastern state of Jharkhand. In Tripura,...

When fishermen were made Al Qaeda terrorist overnight in Assam

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Rustam Ali had a terrible time as he was picked up by police as terrorist having connection with Al Qaeda in Assam’s Majuli. So were Sherafat Ali and Dhiren Doley from Majuli who were detained by police and media immediately jumped to term them as terrorist element after the Al Jawahari’s video where the Al Qaeda leader also pronounced Assam’s name as their next target.