Journalists’ body urges political parties to manifest their gestures towards media fraternity
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: As the nation prepares for the next general election, Journalists' Forum Assam (JFA) has urged all political parties to show their sincerity towards the implementation of various welfare schemes to media persons engaged in both print and electronic media. The Assam based scribes' body also insisted on enrolling a special protection laws for journalists on duty in the election manifestos of all political parties.
Assam Rifles an issue in Tripura tribal council polls
Agartala : Paramilitary Assam Rifles' role in dealing with decades old terrorism has become a major political issue in the May 3 polls to...
Pension scheme for 40 lakh families in UP
Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will launch a pension scheme for 40 lakh families, including those belonging to the Scheduled Castes...
‘Meghalaya has no records of Bangladeshis’
Shillong : Meghalaya has no record of Bangladeshis who entered the state on or before March 24, 1971, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said Thursday.
"While...
The killing silence and the enduring pain at Bosla village in Assam
By A Ghyasuddin, TwoCircles.net,
Karimganj (Assam): An eerie silence prevailed in Assam’s Bosla village in Karimganj district. The ill-fated family members of Syed Sarifuddin Khan who was lynched in Dimapur just a week ago, seem to seek help from any visitors ever since the horrific incident that rocked the country to their home.
Nagaland to protect world’s longest-distance migratory falcons
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...
Assamese student beaten up by Delhi college mates
New Delhi : A 21-year-old Delhi University undergraduate hailing from Assam was Tuesday beaten up by his fellow students inside the college canteen over...
Gondi language: A bridge to Maoist heartland?
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...
‘Once passed, proper implementation of the amended SC/ST bill more important’, says former secretary...
“NGOs and political parties claiming to work in the interest of SCs and STs must conduct programmes imparting awareness about the amendments made in...
Remembering the Nellie Massacre of 18 February 1983
By Nilim Dutta,
Even after three decades of the Nellie Massacre, Muslims in Assam continue to face violence and displacement. Muslim villagers in the Amguri Relief Camp in Chirang District of Assam in September 2012.
Five policemen injured in Meghalaya blast
Shillong : Five policemen were injured in a bomb blast triggered by the militants in Meghalaya late Tuesday night, police said on Wednesday.
The incident...
Odisha to conserve 700 sacred groves to protect tribal culture
By Chinmaya Dehury
Bhubaneswar : An integral part of tribal culture, 700 sacred groves in Odisha -- out of 2,100 identified by the state government...
Sharp reactions after rape accused lynched to death in Dimapur, alleged rape victim was...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Dimapur: A day after killing a rape accused Syed Sarif Uddin Khan in a most inhuman way by a mob lynching and hanging in Dimapur in India’s north-eastern state of Nagaland, people across the region have demanded justice for this barbaric act.
RIST welcomes meritorious engineering aspirants from low income families
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: The recently announced results of class 12 examination by the state and central boards have brought cheers among thousands of successful candidates in North East. While the students with sound financial background are planning to pursue their academic career according to their choice and realize their dreams, the students with limited financial background are beset with gloom and despair.
Mild earthquake hits northeast, Myanmar
Shillong : An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale Sunday jolted northeastern states and parts of Myanmar Sunday, authorities said.
The earthquake occurred at...
Assam CM presents Rs.265 crore deficit budget
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday presented a Rs.265.32 crore deficit budget for 2015-16. The main attraction of the budget were...
BTAD violence 2012: Delay in seeking Centre’s help escalated violence
One man Inquiry Commission records statement in Guwahati
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: The ill-famed violence between the Bodo tribe and Muslims in Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) in 2012 – which witnessed killing of more than hundred people and displaced at least four lakh villagers – could after all have been controlled faster but there was a huge lapse on the part of the administration, it was revealed on Friday.
Know the law: How to get bails
By Avani Bansal for TwoCircles.net
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Advocate Avani Bansal is currently a student doing Masters at Harvard Law School . She pursued MPhil in Law at...
Central BJP team visits Tripura after attacks
Agartala : A central team of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday visited Tripura to take stock of the situation following attacks on party...
Four year old girl struggles at GMCH after Bodo militants’ attack
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.
Modi arrives in Itanagar
Itanagar : Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Arunachal Pradesh capital Itanagar Friday to participate in the 29th foundation day of the hill state.
Modi...
Air, surface links to Kashmir Valley restored
Srinagar : Air services between the Kashmir Valley and the rest of the country were restored Thursday and the strategic Srinagar-Jammu highway was also...
President attended the 14th Convocation of Manipur University
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: President of India Pranab Mukherjee attended the 14th Convocation of Manipur University (MU) on April 29, 2014...
Sonia Gandhi urges NE CMs to include history and culture in syllabi
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi has asked Congress chief ministers of the northeast states to ensure that the changes in the NCERT syllabus on the history and culture of the northeastern states, as recommended by the Bezbaruah Committee, are meaningful.
Rise of political parties with religious identity is sad: Yogendra Yadav
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: Expelled Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Yogendra Yadav on Friday said the rise of political parties with religious identity in the country is unfortunate.
Addressing Swaraj Samvad, a dialogue on present and future of alternative politics in Guwahati, the renowned academic said that this development has proved that all the so-called secular political parties have failed.
In Hailakandi, a father-son duo might hold edge over their rivals
By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net
Hailakandi: The district of Hailakandi, Assam, has been a hotspot of political activity in the past few weeks, and...
Lt. Gen. Nirbhay Sharma sworn-in as Mizoram governor
Aizawl : Lt. General Nirbhay Sharma (retd.) was sworn in as the 17th governor of Mizoram at the Durbar Hall of Raj Bhavan here...
Manipuri youth’s Delhi attackers sent to police custody
New Delhi : A court here Tuesday sent the three youths arrested for killing a Manipuri BPO employee, to two days' police custody.
The employee,...
Tripura, Mizoram to implement food security act from April
Agartala/Aizawl : Tripura and Mizoram governments are computerising their Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) to implement the National Food Security Act from April, officials...
One killed, 3 injured in Assam blast
Guwahati : One person was killed and three others were injured Wednesday morning in a bomb blast, triggered by militants suspected to be from...
Jharkhand CM loses temper, thrice in a day!
Ranchi : After Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij's public show of anger, it's the turn of Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das to lose his...
Youth held for extortion bid against former Assam CM
By IANS,
Guwahati : A youth was arrested for trying to extort money from former Assam chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta in the name of...
Odisha villagers meet Oram, seek tribal status
Bhubaneswar : A Jhodia community delegation from Odisha Friday submitted a memorandum to union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram in New Delhi, seeking tribal...
BSF to probe killing of 3 Tripura tribals by its men
Agartala, (IANS): The Border Security Force (BSF) has ordered a court of inquiry into the killing of three tribals in firing by its troopers...
A story of Manipur when it started to simmer (Book Review)
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
India hands fresh list of insurgent camps to Bangladesh
Shillong : Bangladesh's border guards have promised firm action against insurgents from India's northeastern states taking shelter in that country, an Indian official said...
87 file papers for April 24 LS poll in Assam
Guwahati : A total of 87 candidates have filed nomination papers for the six Lok Sabha seats in Assam that will go to the...
Akhil Gogoi’s move to support BJP in election faces widespeared criticism from Muslims
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: President of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti Akhil Gogoi after getting bail from 29 days police and judicial custody brought out a list of non-Congress candidate from various political parties including BJP, AIUDF, AGP and left parties and described them as potential candidate to defeat Congress. Mr. Gogoi extended his support to those candidates including the six BJP candidates and instructed its cadres to mobilise voters in favour of them.
When fishermen were made Al Qaeda terrorist overnight in Assam
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.
Special unit for northeast people got 416 complaints, Delhi HC told
New Delhi: A special unit set up to register complaints from northeast people residing in Delhi submitted a status report in the Delhi High...
A book on history of Muslims in Manipur released at Imphal
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: A book titled, Nongsamei Puya (Pangal Khunthoklon), which records the history of Muslim settlement in Manipur, edited by M.A. Janab Khan and O. Bhogeswar Singh was released on October 23, 2014 at Manipur Press Club, Imphal.
जल-जंगल-जमीन, भेदभाव की सरकारी नीतियां के खिलाफ उतरे सैकड़ों दलित-आदिवासी
फ़हमीना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
पिछले साल दो अप्रैल को हुए भारत बंद के बाद फिर देश में भारत बंद रहा। 5 मार्च को होने वाले इस...
Bangladeshi influx into Assam to be poll issue: Venkaiah Naidu
Guwahati : The anti-Congress wave across India will also affect the Lok Sabha polls in the northeast, and influx from Bangladesh into Assam will...
‘Afzal Guru deserved the same reprieve’
By IANS,
Jammu : Mehbooba Mufti, who heads the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said Tuesday that parliament attack convict Afzal Guru deserved the same reprieve that has been given to Rajiv Gandhi assassins.
Minor Adivasi girl raped, murdered in West Bengal, locals hit the streets in protest
By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net
The gangrape and murder of a minor Adivasi girl in North Dinajpur in West Bengal has resulted in massive protests...
SC stays order to end 10,323 Tripura teachers jobs
Agartala : The Supreme Court Monday stayed a Tripura High Court order to terminate the jobs of 10,323 government teachers and allowed them to...
एससी-एसटी आरक्षण के वर्गीकरण के खिलाफ और समर्थन में सजातियों में छुआछूत है बड़ी...
Poonam Masih, TwoCircles.net
देश आजाद होने के बाद संविधान निर्माता डॉ. भीमराव अंबेडकर ने वंचित समुदाय के लिए आरक्षण की मांग करते हुए इसे संवैधानिक...
24 rebels arrested in Meghalaya
Shillong : Twenty-four rebels of the A'chik National Volunteers Council (ANVC-B) were arrested Saturday from their hideout in Garo Hills region of Meghalaya, police...
Save Sharmila campaign condemns rape of 3 women by Army personnel in Assam
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.
Suspended AIUDF MLA slams Ajmal for having soft corner for BJP
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.
Tourists in large numbers a dividend of peace: Omar
By IANS,
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday stressed the vast potential of the state for sports, adventure and pilgrim tourism,...
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...
Tripura CM to skip Modi’s swearing-in
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...
Kanhaiya Kumar, other leaders call for ‘non-cooperation movement’ against CAB and NRC in Kolkata...
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,...
Centre moots corporation develop roads in northeast
Agartala : The central government is considering to set up a corporation to develop roads and improve connectivity in the northeastern states, a Tripura...
Mizoram CM pays tribute to policemen killed in attack
Aizawl : Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla, his cabinet colleagues, legislators and officials on Sunday paid their last respects to the three Mizoram policemen...
Heroin seized, Myanmarese national held in Mizoram
Aizawl : Officials of the Mizoram excise and narcotics department have arrested a Myanmarese national and seized 44 grams of heroin, estimated to be...
First dengue case in Tripura
Agartala : The first confirmed case of dengue has been reported in Tripura, an official said here Wednesday.
"A man was found with dengue virus...
Congress-BJP syndicate forcibly divided Andhra: Mamata
By IANS,
Agartala : The Congress-BJP syndicate "undemocratically and forcibly divided" Andhra Pradesh and they are trying to sell the country, West Bengal Chief Minister...
Students across Mumbai come out in support of Fathima Latheef, JNU students
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
As the protests across both IIT Madras and JNU surged with more and more students coming out on the streets, hundreds...
President condoles the death of ex-Mizoram chief minister Brig. Sailo
New Delhi : President Paranab Mukherjee on Saturday condoled the death of former Mizoram chief minister Brig. T. Sailo, saying that it was an...
Tripura government employees to get more pay
Agartala : To pacify its aggrieved employees seeking central government pay scales, the Tripura government on Tuesday announced higher pay scales and allowances for...
Tripura cop suspended after assault on BJP leaders
Agartala : A police sub-inspector, tasked with providing security to Tripura BJP leaders, was suspended for negligence of duty after they were allegedly assaulted...
डेल्टा मेघवाल मरी नहीं, मारी गई है…
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
नोखा (राजस्थान) : डेल्टा मेघवाल कौन थी? उसमें ऐसा क्या था? जो सभी को अपनी ओर खींचता था? वो क्या कर...
‘Centre preparing vision document for NE hydrocarbon sector’
Guwahati : Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said the government is preparing a vision document for...
Why Are Tribals Opposing the Ken-Betwa Link Project? What Are Their Demands?
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...
Bravery award in name of Assam girl
Guwahati : The Assam government Sunday announced setting up of a bravery award in the name of a school girl who was killed by...
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...
Northeastern states’ boundary squabbles to be resolved
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala/Aizawl : The Modi government has taken the initiative to resolve the long pending boundary disputes between the northeastern states, officials said.
"Survey...
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...
UPA lacks political will to solve Naga issue: Rio
Shillong: Terming the Congress as a "communal party" for shielding certain communities, Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio Saturday also accused the UPA government of...
Northeast history, culture in NCERT books: Arunachal CM
By Raymond Kharmujai, IANS,
New Delhi : The central government has agreed to include geography, history and tradition and culture of the indigenous people of...
New Assam cabinet to be sworn-in Friday
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi will Friday reconstitute his council of ministers, a Congress leader said Thursday.
Gogoi Thursday sent a list of...
FIR against IAS officer, 15 others in Bihar SC/ST scholarship scam
Patna : An IAS officer, along with 15 other officials, was booked on Wednesday for alleged irregularities in disbursement of post-matric scholarship among...
Three killed, 11 injured in Mizoram road accident
Aizawl : Three people, including a Border Security Force (BSF) trooper, died and 11 others were injured in a road accident in Mizoram on...
EC firm on postal voting for Mizoram refugees in Tripura
Agartala/Aizawl : Despite opposition in Mizoram against allowing tribal refugees in Tripura's relief camps to cast postal ballots, the Election Commission (EC) is firm...
Modi convenes CMs meet on new plan panel
Agartala : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has convened a meeting of chief ministers in New Delhi Dec 7 to seek their views on the...
Assam records 12 percent polling in first two hours
Guwahati : People queued up at polling booths in Assam's five constituencies as balloting began in the first phase of the Lok Sabha election...
10 injured as train derails in Assam
Guwahati : At least 10 people were injured after a passenger train derailed in Assam on Saturday morning.
Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) officials said five...
Former President APJ Abdul Kalam to visit USTM on July 23
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Former President of India A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, will be visiting the University of Science & Technology, Meghalaya (USTM) shortly. The Missile Man of India will address the ‘North East College Principals’ Conclave (NCPC)-2014’ on July 23, 2014 at Techno City.
President condemns militant attacks in Assam
New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday condemned the militant attacks in Kokrajhar and Sonitpur districts of Assam.
"I am extremely saddened to learn about...
Bodies of Manipur activists killed in 2015 violence to be buried
Imphal, (IANS): Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Tuesday said the bodies of eight tribal activists killed in mob violence in September 2015...
ONGC starts supplying gas to Tripura power project
Agartala : The state-owned ONGC has started supplying gas to a 101 MW capacity power plant, commissioned by state-run NEEPCO, an official said here...
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...
Narayanan M Sankaran: A Ph.D. holder from Kerala who wants to instill Adivasi pride...
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net
Most people would be happy to find work after completing nearly a decade of higher education. But Narayanan M Sankaran, who...
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...
‘Northeast space centre not getting data from central agencies’
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...
Amnesty International urges Chhattisgarh authorities to protect Adivasis protesting against private companies
By TwoCircles.net Staff reporter
Raigarh: Amnesty International India on Sunday, January 14 said that the local authorities in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, should respect and protect the...
पातालकोट : जहां ज़मीन के अन्दर से पनपता है भारत का भविष्य
जावेद अनीस
छिंदवाड़ा जिले के तामिया ब्लॉक में स्थित पातालकोट मानो धरती के गर्भ में समाया है. तकरीबन 89 वर्ग किलोमीटर क्षेत्र में फैली यह...
Ask Bangladesh for better access, Tripura CM urges Modi
Agartala : Tripura has urged the prime minister to pursue Bangladesh so that it allows access to its water and land routes that could...
Collectibles, tribal art up for auction
New Delhi : An ethnic betel leaf and tobacco box, M.F.Husain's pen and ink drawings on post cards and a wooden gramophone are among...
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...
Meet Seral Murmu, a tribal filmmaker telling untold stories of tribals through his films
By Nazish Hussain, TwoCircles.net
Thirty-four-year-old Seral Murmu hails from Ghatsila in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, a place known for copper mining. While growing up...
People fleeing homes in Assam-Nagaland border areas: Gogoi
Guwahati : People living near the Assam-Nagaland border in Golaghat district are fleeing their homes after the death of a person and injuries to...
BJP showing fake love for Dalits, says BSP chief
Lucknow : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Tuesday accused the BJP of showing "fake love" for the Dalits. The BJP hit back,...
Two killed in Assam floods
Guwahati : At least two people have been killed in Assam in flash floods and landslides triggered by incessant rain for the past two...
AAMSU urges AIUDF not to use the name of Allah for politics
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...
Meghalaya opposition demand central rule, government defends record
Shillong : The opposition Meghalaya People's Front (MPF) Friday attacked the Congress government on the deteriorating law and order situation and demanded President's rule...
Only BJP can free Assam from illegal immigration: Amit Shah
Guwahati : BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday expressed confidence that his party will win next year's assembly polls in Assam and assured that...
Students Protest at UP Bhawan against Sedition Charges on Kashmiri Student
By Kashif Ahmed Faraz,
New Delhi: Several students protested UP Bhawan in the Capital against the harassment and eviction of Kashmiri students in Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut and the slapping of sedition charges against 67 Kashmiri students. The protesters included activists, students from universities, mostly from JNU and Kashmiri Students.
Is Chhattisgarh a ‘Police State’ of Democratic India?
By Pushkar Raj,
A ‘police state’ is said to be one where citizens experience living, freedom of movement and expression of opinion subject to police...
Tripura to abolish open defecation in two years
Agartala : WIth the help of the central government's flagship rural jobs scheme MGNREGS, the Tripura government has embarked upon fully abolishing open defecation...
USTM ‘Award of Excellence’ to Dr Saif Sheikh
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Although well settled in the United States of America as the Director of Neo Pharm Inc and Vice President of Jina Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Dr Saif Sheikh, a post-doctorate scientist from Purdue University, Johns Hopkins University, Pittsburg Medical Center, is still emotionally attached to his home country India.
Manipur to accord mega reception to Mary Kom
Imphal : The Manipur government will accord a grand reception to Asian Games gold medallist boxer M.C. Mary Kom on her return to her...
5 percent of Indian marriages inter-caste; in Mizoram, 55 percent
By Prachi Salve & Saumya Tewari
Christian-dominated Mizoram - 87 percent of the population is Christian - has the most inter-caste marriages in India, a...
Activists mark Irom Sharmila’s 15 years of anti-AFSPA protest
Kolkata : Branding as "draconian" the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) that gives sweeping powers to the armed forces to deal with terrorism,...
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...
Karnataka: Union cabinet gives ST status to ‘Parivara’ and ‘Talwara’ communities
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...
Meghalaya toll 46, Rijiju to visit flood-hit areas Saturday
Shillong : The toll following floods and landslides in Meghalaya has risen to 46 while 10 people are still missing, officials said Friday.
Union Minister...
Industrialisation behind mafia’s rise in Tripura: CM
By IANS,
Agartala : With the growing industrialisation and expansion of railways in Tripura, the mafia activities have also increased in the state, Chief Minister...
Amartya Sen group to prepare Tripura’s vision plan
Agartala : Pratichi Trust, founded and headed by Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen, will prepare a roadmap of Tripura's future development to make the...
Adivasis of Bastar demand justice for the slaughter of their children by security forces
TCN News
On 7th February 2019 in Tadiballa village of Bhairamgarh Tehsil, Bijapur district of Chattisgarh the police fired indiscriminately and killed 10 persons.
This appeared...
‘Modi stands to negate everything enshrined in constitution’
Srinagar : Formally launching his party's poll campaign in the Valley, National Conference (NC) patron Farooq Abdullah said Wednesday Narendra Modi stands to negate...
Nationalised banks need to increase credit-deposit rate in Assam: Gogoi
Guwahati : Nationalised banks operating in Assam needs to play a pro-active role for the development of the state and increase the credit-deposit ratio,...
Granting Habitat Rights a positive step towards recognising Tribal ownership of natural resources
By Raqib Hameed Naik and Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
The Baiga tribe in Madhya Pradesh have had good reason to look at any action from the...
May Day: ‘No way out of tea estates,’ housing woes, low wages compel workers...
Assam’s tea estates contribute to more than fifty percent of the total tea production in India. However, the workers working at these estates have...
Waiting with hope for justice after a year of massacre in Assam’s Baksa district
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: Life cannot be more cruel than this for Kashem Ali, the man who lost his daughter to the armed militants just when he was about to forget the pain of losing his mother and elder sister.In 1994 when Ali lost his mother and elder sister to militancy. On May 2, 2014 he could do nothing but to be a witness to the death of his five year old daughter’s death when armed militants opened fired indiscriminately in Assam’s Baksa district.
Meghalaya minister granted bail
Shillong : A court in Meghalaya Friday granted bail to state Minister Deborah Ch. Marak, who was charge sheeted for "hatching criminal conspiracy" with...
Uttarakhand governor transferred to Mizoram
New Delhi : Uttarakhand Governor Aziz Qureshi was Tuesday transferred to Mizoram, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said.
Meghalaya Governor Krishan Kant Paul, who holds additional...
Terrorists kidnap two tribal men in Tripura
Agartala : Militants have kidnapped two tribal men in Tripura, police said here Monday.
Police suspect that militants belonging to the outlawed National Liberation Front...
29 girls from poor families get government funds to marry
Jammu : A total of 29 girls from poor families in the hilly Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir were Wednesday given financial assistance...
SC to hear Tripura High Court’s order on teachers
New Delhi/Agartala : The Supreme Court, admitting a special leave petition (SLP) Monday, stayed Tripura High Court's order for framing a new employment policy...
आदिवासी बच्चों को उनकी जड़ों से अलग करते बस्तर के ये स्कूल
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
दंतेवाड़ा/सुकमा (छत्तीसगढ़) : बस्तर में चल रहे स्कूल ज्ञान के केंद्र होने के बजाय अज्ञान के कीड़े साबित होते जा रहे...
MY FACTS research journal from North-East launched
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.
Social Networking Forum solves water problems in Nashik; frees 11 Adivasi villages from drought
TCN News
Many villages in Maharashtra are facing water problems and have been as drought prone areas. The situations of Adivasi villages are taught to...
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...
Ex-ULFA rebels want cases withdrawn
Guwahati : An umbrella grouping of around 4,200 surrendered ULFA members Wednesday urged Assam Governor J.B. Patnaik to withdraw criminal cases pending against them...
Congress demands CBI probe into chit fund groups in Tripura
Agartala : The Congress on Saturday demanded a CBI probe into the activities of all illegal non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and chit fund organisations...
BJP central team to submit report on Tripura to PM
Agartala : A BJP central team Tuesday said it would submit to the prime minister its report on the situation in Tripura following attacks...
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...
Mary Kom to be brand ambassador of north-east
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...
Tripura is a start, AFSPA must go from every state: Save Sharmila campaign
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.
Assam, Tripura kick off balloting with high turnout
Guwahati/Agartala/New Delhi : India went to the polls Monday, with nearly six million people casting their vote in five constituencies in Assam and one...
CBI arrests chit fund executive in Tripura
Agartala : An executive of a chit fund has been arrested in Tripura by the CBI for allegedly collecting deposits of more than Rs.10...
Tribals want to get educated, make up for lost time
By Vishal Narayan
Jamshedpur : A feeling of resentment among tribals at being "cheated" by upper-caste Hindus, of being left out in the race...
Youth killed in police firing during Kashmir clash
Srinagar : A youth was killed in police firing while three people were injured Monday when a stone-pelting mob clashed with security forces in...
Assam to oppose Centre’s ban on recruitment: Gogoi
Guwahati : Assam will oppose the central government's ban on recruitment and will go ahead with filling up the vacant posts in the state,...
Kashmir Police to approach speaker for ex-minister’s arrest
By IANS,
Jammu : As Jammu and Kashmir Police failed to arrest former minister Shabir Ahmad Khan before midnight Sunday, they would now have to take Speaker Mubarak Gul's permission Monday for his arrest.
Congress flays Tripura over chit fund scam, seeks CBI probe
Kolkata: Accusing the Manik Sarkar government in Tripura of "shielding" and "benefitting" from Rose Valley, a ponzi firm under scanner for money laundering, the...
People in Assam clash with security forces over alleged rape
Diphu (Assam) : Several people, including policemen, were injured in Assam on Friday when a group of people clashed with security forces while protesting...
Badruddin Ajmal and Mahmod Madani inaugurated a private hospital in Manipur
By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Lok Sabha MP Maulana Badruddin Ajmal and General Secretary of Jamiat-ul-Ulema-i-Hind Maulana Mahmood Madani inaugurated a private hospital and research institute at Lilong, in Manipur, on October 26, 2014.
Shutdown, official restrictions affect life in Srinagar
By IANS,
Srinagar : Authorities continued restrictions in Srinagar city and some other major towns of Kashmir Monday for the second consecutive day to prevent separatist protests.
Eight millionaires in Meghalaya electoral battle
Shillong : Eight of the 10 candidates in the fray in Meghalaya's two parliamentary constituencies that go to polls Wednesday are millionaires.
The ruling Congress...
Subramanian Swamy slammed for communal statement in Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Several students’ groups and political parties in Assam have slammed senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy for his communally sensitive statements during his visit to the state.
State BJP has dismissed it as Swamy’s personal remarks.
Tripura legislator is dead
Agartala : Veteran communist leader of Tripura and sitting CPI-M legislator Sudhir Das died at a hospital in New Delhi Sunday following a heart...
NDA government cuts funding in rural jobs scheme in Tripura
Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura Wednesday expressed its discontent over slashing of funds under the MGNREGA rural employment scheme and urged...
India, Bangladesh agree to curb crimes along border
Agartala : India and Bangladesh have agreed share information and other details to curb trans-border crime, boost trade and improve people to people ties,...
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...
13 killed in Jharkhand train accident
Ranchi : At least 13 people were killed in Jharkhand when a train hit a vehicle at an unmanned crossing, police said on Tuesday.
The...
A record 85 percent voted Tripura
Agartala: A staggering 85 percent of the electorate voted in Tripura in the two-phase Lok Sabha election, officials said Sunday.
This is the highest voter...