Maoists abduct seven tribals in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Seven tribals, including a village head and a former block chairperson, were abducted by Maoists in Odisha's Malkangiri district, police said on Tuesday.
They...
Manipur Catholic schools shut down after threats
Imphal (IANS): All the Christian missionary schools in and around Imphal, Manipur, remained shut indefinitely for the second day on Tuesday following threats from...
A police officer campaigns against a social evil in Assam
By Rupesh Dutta, IANS,
New Delhi : Determined to end a social evil that still haunts rural and backward areas of Assam, a police officer's...
Manipur’s madrasa teachers demand pending salary for 18 months before Eid
By Dr Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Madrasa teachers from Manipur have threatened to intensify their agitation, including if needed, self immolation, if the state government failed to clear before Eid-ul-Zuha – on October 6 – their salaries pending for 18 months. Several Muslim civil society organization have stepped in for the cause too.
Gujjar-Bakerwal villages in J&K facing water blockade following protests over rape of 8-year-old girl,...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Kathua: As protests against the alleged rape and murder of an eight-year-old tribal girl intensify across the Jammu and Kashmir,...
Take Kashmir migrants into confidence: Rajnath to officials
New Delhi : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has asked his ministry officials to take Kashmiri migrants into confidence and work on measures for...
Purifying Your Wealth and Targeting Poverty and Inequality
By Althaf Shajahan,
Running regressions and making sense of data is my job. We were working on a sort of data analysis where we had to consider different socio-economic groups and using data on three variables, viz. household income, consumption and assets which would together measure something we may term us material well-being and compute an inequality adjusted index value for each group. As expected, Dalits, Adivasis and Muslims fared the worst. Yeah! What’s new in this? Sachar report and every possible report speak about this. Well here, the index needs to be explained. Our index measures household indicators of well. While it aggregates across all the members of the groups, it discounts for the inequality among the members. (Refer the original computations in the figure below ). While searching the data for Muslim cases, I did see observations on Muslim community members who belong to the top percentiles and quintiles of either income or wealth. It is this inequality that makes me mull over. Intra-community inequality is not the concern of the state. While it is possible for Muslims as citizens of this nation to ask for state support and schemes citing their vulnerability as much as Dalits or Adivasis are, public policy may or may not consider it. But the inbuilt poverty and inequality targeting systems needs to be looked at.
Peace pact with Meghalaya rebel outfit before cabinet: Official
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...
Gogoi’s visits to 18 countries cost exchequer Rs.43 lakh
Guwahati : Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi's official overseas trips to 18 countries since assuming office in 2001 cost the state exchequer Rs.43,44,353 but yielded...
Assam’s helpline for those stranded in Kashmir
Guwahati : Assam Police Monday launched two helpline numbers to assist people from the state whose relatives are stranded in flood-hit Jammu and Kashmir.
The...
Ajmal Foundation programme for minority youth commences in Guwahati
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.
Rajnath visits Myanmar border, reviews Manipur situation
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...
Sluggish voting in Srinagar
Srinagar : Only 17 percent votes were polled in the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency Wednesday, officials said.
The turnout at 46.5 percent was the highest...
Lack of fund mars Tripura’s rights panel plan
Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura, despite its will, was not able to form human rights commission due to lack of fund...
Congress calls Tripura strike over police baton charge
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...
A doctor’s ‘jihad’ to popularize birth control among Assam’s Muslims
By Aditya Sarma,
Guwahati : Any talk of birth control had once been taboo for Muslims, particularly the uneducated Muslims living in remote areas of...
Will end fast, marry and contest elections, says Irom Sharmila
Imphal : Irom Sharmila, who had long been on a hunger fast against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, on Tuesday surprised people with...
Rajnath expresses concern over Islamist terrorism
Guwahati : Islamist terrorism has touched the Indian subcontinent and it is a matter of concern for the country, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said...
सोनी सोरी पर पुलिस द्वारा हमले की कोशिश
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बस्तर: आज छत्तीसगढ़ के आदिवासी मानवाधिकारों के लिए संघर्ष कर रही सोनी सोरी पर पुलिस ने हमले की कोशिश की है. जब यह...
Did anti-Dalit WhatsApp messages shared among Savarnas trigger the violence during Bharat Bandh?
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
The foundations of the Bharat Bandh, which took place on April 2, was laid on March 20, when the Supreme Court...
Sushma Swaraj’s helicopter fails to land in Shillong
Shillong : The helicopter in which External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was travelling in Meghalaya Friday failed to land here due to poor visibility,...
Hanging by the leaves: Overwork, meager income, price rise mars livelihood of these Adivasi...
By Nazish Hussain, TwoCircles.net
Every morning the daily market area of Ranchi is occupied by scores of women coming from rural areas in the periphery...
Centre to help Assam, Nagaland ease tensions
New Delhi : Home Minister Rajnath Singh Wednesday promised all help to Chief Ministers Tarun Gogoi of Assam and T.R. Zeliang of Nagaland to...
To Heaven and Back
By Shalim M Hussain
As campaigning for the 2016 Assam assembly polls was gaining steam in the warm and wet spring, Sunny and his friends...
Modi promotes northeast as tourist destination
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday sought to promote India's northeast as a tourist destination and urged people to visit the region...
Modi flags off Meghalaya’s first train, compares northeast to Lakshmi
Guwahati : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday flagged off the first passenger train from Mendipathar in Meghalaya to Dudhnoi in Assam, thereby putting Meghalaya...
92 chit funds flee Tripura: Minister
Agartala : At least 92 unauthorised Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and chit funds have fled Tripura after illegally collecting huge amounts of money from...
Congress list has wrong candidate for Meghalaya’s Tura
Shillong: In a goof-up, the first list of Congress candidates for the Lok Sabha polls has the name of Meghalaya Sports Minister Zenith Sangma...
Amnesty’s annual report criticizes India for ‘growing intolerance’
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: Amnesty International in its annual report released today has accused India of supporting a climate of intolerance by cracking...
Anti-Terrorism convention: No place for terror in Islam, scholars assert
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Scholars, intellectuals and activists from different parts of the country attending an anti-terrorism convention here came down heavily on attempts by Hindu fundamentalist to malign Muslims in the name of terrorism in India, Assam in particular.
Sonia woos tribals in Madhya Pradesh
Sidhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday spoke about the various social security schemes launched by the UPA government, in her bid to woo the...
Reduction in scholarship allocation for Dalit students a major concern, shows that Dalits, Adivasis...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
The Union Budget presented today by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley received sharp criticism from the National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights...
Abide by model code of conduct, J&K political parties told
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir chief electoral officer (CEO) Umang Narula Friday asked political parties to abide by the model code of conduct during...
Special programmes for northeast students
New Delhi : Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani Thursday said the government has designed two programmes specifically keeping in mind students from...
“Celebration of love and harvest amid Covid-19,” How Bhil tribes of Gujarat celebrate Holi
The Bhil tribal belt of Gujarat celebrates Holi according to their rituals. The celebration of Holi is integral in the Bhil tribe as it...
‘I am not here by luck. I am equal to everyone else’ says lone...
This is the second of the three-part series of stories documenting caste discrimination against Dalit, Bahujan and Adivasi students /faculty at the Mahatma Gandhi...
Opposition walks out of J&K assembly
By IANS,
Jammu : Opposition parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the National Panthers Party (NPP), Sunday walked out...
Two militants killed, four arrested in Meghalaya
By IANS,
Shillong : Two militants were killed and four arrested in Meghalaya Wednesday, police said.
"Two A'chik National Volunteers Council (ANVC-B) cadres were gunned down...
Two policemen killed in Meghalaya militant ambush
Shillong : Two policemen were killed and three injured Tuesday when tribal militants ambushed them in Meghalaya, officials said.
Heavily armed suspected militants of the...
Jihadists trying to raise women’s wing in Assam: Gogoi
Guwahati : Jihadist forces were trying to raise a women's wing in Assam, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said Tuesday.
Two districts - Barpeta and Nalbari...
A village where no leader came to campaign for elections: The story of Khagrabari,...
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Khagrabari: On April 8, Narendra Modi was in Barpeta for campaigning, but for a village in Baksa district, about 30 kms...
Rajasthan tribal women learn candle making under project ‘Sakhi’
Udaipur : Hindustan Zinc's project "Sakhi" has been empowering dozens of rural and tribal women in Rajasthan's Zawar region, near here, by teaching...
14 prominent citizens of Assam honoured with ERDF Excellence Awards
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Keeping alive its decade long tradition, the Education Research & Development Foundation (ERDF) honoured 14 eminent senior citizens of Assam for their outstanding contributions in different fields of public life.
Modi lauds Tripura’s success over terrorism: CM
Agartala : Prime Minister Narendra Modi is keen to tell the other states the Left-ruled Tripura's success vis-a-vis four decades of terrorism, Chief Minister...
Two-year-old girl raped in Meghalaya
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...
Entrepreneur Habib Chowdhury spreading aroma in Laos to strengthen India’s ‘look east’ policy
Chowdhury is the founding chairman of HSMM Group that has become the largest Agarwood and Agar based Product’s Company in South East Asia from a humble background in Assam.
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: Lao People’s Democratic Republic (LPDR) is a small yet beautiful country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west.
Medical negligence can be criminal offence: Tripura HC
Agartala : The Tripura High Court has observed that medical negligence can be termed a criminal offence, a lawyer said here Friday.
"A doctor in...
In Pictures: The last Bhil Adivasi folk artists of Gujarat
The Bhil Adivasi folk musicians of the Narmada district in western Indian state of Gujarat are facing extinction as these musicians and artists are...
CPA team appeals for civil society action for peace in BTAD
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: A five-member fact finding team from Centre for Policy Analysis (CPA) New Delhi visited the strife torn BTAD on Saturday and met a few representatives of the civil society in Guwahati on Sunday morning prior to their return to Delhi. The team consisted of Harsh Mander, Anand Sahay, Seema Mustafa, Satish Jacob, and Prof Anuradha Chenoy. CPA believes that the 'alternative' is the major part of the truth which is generally not spoken of in the mainstream and there is no one mainstream in India but multiple streams.
Why are Jharkhand’s tribals demanding a separate religious code?
The fight for the Sarna Adivasi religious code is quite old. On November 11, 2020, Jharkhand Assembly passed a resolution asking for a separate...
BSF trooper, civilian driver killed in Tripura attack
Agartala : A BSF trooper and a civilian driver were killed, while another man was injured Monday when militants fired at them in Tripura,...
IMRC initiative for Assam’s needy families, beneficiaries happy to receive aid
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.
‘Scheduled Tribe status demand may ignite communal carnage’
Imphal : A Manipur group which is demanding implementation of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system in Manipur to regulate the entry and stay...
Seven die in Madhya Pradesh heat wave
Seoni (Madhya Pradesh) : At least seven people have died and about 110 have taken ill due to the intense heat wave in Seoni...
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...
Youth Congress will fight for the rights of refugees: J&K Pyc
By TCN News,
Jammu: After the successful completion of agitation for 73rd Amendment and empowerment of Panchayats in Jammu and Kashmir, several delegations of refugees and refugee leaders Rajeev Chuni, Labha Ram Gandhi and Capt. Yudhveer Singh met J&K Youth Congress committee and urged the J&K Pradesh Youth Congress to fight for their rights also.
Togadia prevented from making speeches in Assam
Guwahati : Assam Police Thursday prevented Praveen Togadia from delivering speeches in two places in the state, even as Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said...
Omar Abdullah takes responsibility for defeat, undecided on stepping down
Srinagar : Expressing shock over the rout of the Congress-National Conference (NC) ruling alliance in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday took...
Standing struggle by Kerala adivasis ends; state agrees to most of their demands
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Thiruvananthapuram: After 162 days, the Standing Struggle staged by the adivasis demanding rightful ownership of their lands came to a successful end on Thursday.
Started under the aegis of the Adivasi Gothra Maha Sabha (AGMS), the struggle ended following an assurance given by the meeting of the ministerial committee to agree to the demands raised by the tribal community.
Tripura to get rice from Andhra Pradesh via Bangladesh Thursday
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : Rice from southern India to Tripura via Bangladesh is likely to reach here Thursday, bringing to fruition a three-year-long diplomatic...
Release Assam journalist from custody: Amnesty
Guwahati : Amnesty International India Tuesday asked the Assam government to release a journalist from custody and guarantee him a fair trial after he...
Amit Shah greeted with ‘beef party’ and bandh in Shillong
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: BJP president Amit Shah on Wednesday was greeted with ‘beef party’ and a bandh during his maiden visit to Meghalaya.
The protestors comprising of different communities shouted slogans and displayed placards mocking the BJP president.
Assam CM unveils Angel Fund for first-generation entrepreneurs
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi unveiled the Angel Fund floated to help first generation entrepreneurs and skilled youths aspiring to set up micro and small enterprises in the state on Friday.
Paper trail to be used in Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya
Shillong : The voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) system will be used for the first time in the Lok Sabha elections in Nagaland,...
Seminar draws roadmap for minority women’s education in North East
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: The University of Science & Technology Meghalaya (USTM) hosted a national seminar on ‘Educational status of Minority Women in North East India: Challenges & Future Prospects’ in Techno City in the outskirts of Guwahati. The event was supported by the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs.
Rajnath flays Congress for lack of development in NE
Guwahati : BJP president Rajnath Singh Sunday charged the Congress with not doing anything to develop the northeast region.
"It is the Congress party which...
Mizoram refugees want durable solution to ethnic issue
Agartala : Mizoram's displaced Reang tribals, sheltered in six refugee camps in Tripura for about 17 years, Wednesday urged a central government team to...
Maoists kill tribal man in Odisha
Bhubaneswar : Maoist guerrillas have killed a tribal man in Odisha by slitting his throat after accusing him of being a police informer, an...
Soni Sori’s condition out of danger
New Delhi: Tribal teacher-turned-leader Soni Sori, who was attacked with acid and is undergoing medical treatment at the Apollo hospital here, is out of...
Telangana CM’s help for tribal girl to become pilot
Hyderabad : A few days after extending financial assistance to a Muslim woman pilot for her advanced training, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao...
Northeast India to be made gateway of Southeast Asia: Modi
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Palatana (Tripura) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said the northeastern region of India would be made a gateway of Southeast Asia.
The...
Bangladesh seeks to supply rice to northeast India: Tripura minister
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...
Left, Trinamool name candidates in Tripura
Agartala : The ruling Left Front and the Trinamool Congress Thursday announced their candidates for the two Lok Sabha seats in Tripura.
Forest, Industries and...
‘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...
75 rescued after avalanche hits north Kashmir
Srinagar : Seventy-five people were rescued in north Kashmir's Kupwara district while efforts are on to rescue another 25 after an avalanche hit a...
BSF to sensitise troopers along India-Bangladesh border
Agartala : BSF Director General D.K. Pathak has asked the commanders and top officials of the force to sensitise troopers and maintain close relations...
In Ambedkar University, an afternoon of Dalit assertion and pride with Ginni Mahi
By Pritam Singh Tinna, Twocircles.net
Music events are part and parcel of every University campus, but on February 1, the Ambedkar University campus students witnessed...
Assam singer faces gender discrimination; barred from performance as she refused putting traditional chadar
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: Even as several measures are being taken in minimizing the gender discrimination in the country, a female singer in Assam was barred from performing at a function, allegedly for not wearing a particular kind of dress.
SC notice on reservation in legislatures
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the central and the state governments on a PIL seeking increase the SC/ST...
John urges NorthEast fans to throng stadium for support
Shillong : Bollywood actor John Abraham, co-owner of NorthEast United FC (NEUFC), Wednesday urged his Shillong fans to throng the Indira Gandhi stadium in...
Meghalaya flood toll now 39
Shillong : The toll due to the massive floods in Meghalaya has risen to 39, an official said Thursday.
Health authorities in the flood-ravaged Garo...
Assam’s six lakh tribal kids to be screened for anaemia
Guwahati:The union tribal affairs ministry will cover at least six lakh tribal children in Assam under its sickle cell anaemia screening programme within this...
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.
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...
Nagaland is rich in gold, says geologist
By K.S.Jayaraman,
Bangalore : "There's gold in them thar hills" was a promotional campaign that ran in Georgia in the US for almost a century...
160 northeast youths to join Delhi Police: Rijiju
New Delhi : Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju Tuesday announced 160 youths from northeast states would be inducted into Delhi Police.
Rijiju...
Militants finally free telecom professional
Aizawl : A telecom professional from Kolkata who was abducted by militants in November 2013 has been finally freed in Mizoram, police said Thursday.
Deep...
Dimapur burns as rape accused hanged by protestors
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Dimapur (Nagaland): In a hair rising incident, a rape accused was paraded naked in streets, lynched and later hanged in full public glare at Dimapur, the capital of northeastern state of Nagaland, on Thursday.
The incident was widely reported by local television channels and also those from the neighbouring Assam. Police said, one Syed Sarif Khan had allegedly raped a girl on February 24. Following the complaint lodged by the girl, police arrested Khan from his residence.
Meghalaya floods: Death toll rises to 55
Shillong : The death toll in the recent flash floods and landslides in Meghalaya has risen to 55 with the recovery of three more...
Congress, NC tie up for Lok Sabha polls
Jammu : The ruling National Conference (NC) and Congress alliance in Jammu and Kashmir has forged an electoral alliance for the Lok Sabha polls,...
India, Myanmar to start border trade through Mizoram
Aizawl : India and Myanmar would soon start formal border trade through the northeastern state of Mizoram, a senior state government official said here...
Assam CM lays foundation stone of North East’s first College of Horticulture
By TCN News,
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi stressed on the need of developing the agriculture sector in the state as he laid the foundation stone of College of Horticulture at Lakhopur in Nalbari district which is the first of its kind in the northeast.
ULFA plot to trigger blasts ahead of Modi visit unearthed
Guwahati : Insurgent outfit ULFA had planned to carry out serial blasts and other subversive activities here ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled...
In Arunachal, tribal taboos are conservation devices
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...
Manipur to get 400 kw power project: DoNER minister
Imphal : DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday announced that Manipur would get a 400 KW power project at an estimated cost of Rs.124...
Tripura girls were raped, killed: Police
Agartala : Almost two weeks after two teenaged girls were found dead in Sipahijala district of Tripura, police Tuesday said they did not commit...
Left parties join hands ahead of polls in northeast
Imphal : Joining hands ahead of elections in some northeastern states, the left parties have called for unity among themselves to stamp out corruption...
Girl killed in Tripura hostel fire
Agartala : In a tragic incident, a seven-year-old girl was burnt to death and 10 other students were injured when their school hostel caught...
68 rebels of tribal outfit surrender in Meghalaya
Tura (Meghalaya) : As many as 68 rebels of the United A'chik Liberation Army in Meghalaya on Thursday surrendered before the authorities, marking the...
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.
Vulnerability of Andaman’s tribals brought alive through fiction
New Delhi: Attempting to reach out to a wider audience and highlight the vulnerabilities of tribal communities of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands who...
Three of tribal family hacked to death in Ranchi
Ranchi : Three members of a tribal family, including two minors, were hacked to death and two others were injured on the outskirts of...
Essar may open Jharkhand mine next year
New Delhi : Indian conglomerate Essar Group's power arm, Essar Power, on Wednesday said that it may open its Jharkhand coal mine for production...
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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.
Is the media painting a true picture about Assam’s displaced Muslims?
By Abdul Kalam Azad,
Guwahati: The role of media in perceptualising risk is very crucial; especially when the risk is augmented by deadliest terrorist organization with double edged potentiality to create disaster in anywhere in the world.
Forced conversion in Bengal, claims Trinamool; VHP denies
Kolkata: West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress Wednesday claimed that over 100 Christians were converted by the VHP in Rampurhat in Birbhum district. The Hindu...
10 gunned down in two Assam attacks
Guwahati : At least 10 people were killed and four injured when suspected militants opened indiscriminate fire in two Assam villages Thursday night, police...
Assam teen writes novel on ‘Generation Gap’
Tawhid Laskar, 16, is believed to be the youngest writer in Assam and undoubtedly the youngest Muslim debut writer of the region
By Maruf Alom,
Hojai (Assam): Simple, soft spoken, shy in nature but confident in outlook, thin in shape; this is all about a teenager of Hojai – a tiny town of Assam. During my last visit home in March 2015, I met him for the first time.
One killed, four injured in Leh blast
Srinagar : One person was killed and four injured in Jammu and Kashmir's Leh town when a shell went off while labourers were collecting...
Go Green Masjid campaign launched in Manipur on World Environment Day
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Like in other parts of the globe, World Environment Day was celebrated in different parts of Manipur on June 5, 2014. The day was observed by Government institutions and civil bodies by organizing awareness programmes and planting tree saplings.
11 arrested for Kerala tribal youth’s murder
Thrissur (Kerala), (IANS): The Kerala Police on Saturday said it has arrested nine more persons in connection with the murder of a 27-year-old "mentally unfit"...
Tracing shadow footprints: Development and lives of Purulia’s Santhal people – Part I
By Sukanya Roy, TwoCircles.net
Purulia: As I walk down the Gurabera village in West Bengal’s western-most district of Purulia, bordering Jharkhand, Anita Mandi, 10, is...
Bedlam in Tripura assembly over crimes against women
By IANS,
Agartala : The opposition Congress created a huge ruckus in the Tripura assembly Tuesday, alleging that the Left Front government has failed to...
Trial run of Guwahati-Shillong-Dhaka bus flagged off
Shillong : The trial run of the Guwahati-Shillong-Dhaka passenger bus service was flagged off Wednesday from Assam's main ciy of Guwahati. The trial run...
Meghalaya tribals oppose Jaypee getting power project
Shillong: Tribals in Meghalaya Monday opposed the handing over the proposed construction 240 MW Umngot hydro electric project to Jaypee Group, saying that it...
Court orders release of Iron Lady Irom Sharmila of Manipur
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: A Manipur court has ordered the release of ‘Prisoner of Conscience’ Irom Sharmila because there were no grounds for charging her with attempted suicide is a legal and moral victory for the activist and her 13 year-long hunger strike on Tuesday.
Farooq’s comment sparks ruckus in Kashmir assembly
Jammu : There was a ruckus in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly Monday over union minister and former state chief minister Farooq Abdullah's comments...
Manipur’s second Lok Sabha seat votes Thursday
Imphal : Eight candidates are in the fray in Thursday's poll to Manipur's second Lok Sabha constituency with issues like misgovernance, unemployment and drug...
EC to hold ‘wake up’ campaign in Jammu
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...
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...
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...
Irom Sharmila tells court she wants to settle in life
New Delhi : Human rights activist Irom Sharmila Wednesday told a court hearing a case of attempted suicide during her fast-unto-death at Jantar Mantar...
Education a constitutional right, says Adv Prakash Ambedkar; calls for rally to Vidhan Sabha...
By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net
As the students’ strike in Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) entered the 18th day, Advocate Prakash Ambedkar, National President, BHARIP...
Nido Tania’s parents meet Rahul Gandhi
By IANS,
New Delhi : Parents of Nido Tania, who died after being beaten up by shopkeepers here, met Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday...
Cooch Behar tribal women to float new handicrafts company
Kolkata : A hundred tribal women in the district of Cooch Behar in West Bengal are gearing up to float a new company next...
Nagaland lynching: Grief turns into anger at Khan’s Bosla village in Assam
Brothers reluctant to resume business in Dimapur
By A Ghyasuddin, TwoCircles.net,
Bosla village, Karimganj (Assam): Many things have been said, many pieces have been written about them. As the time gradually passes, their grief seems to have turned into seething anger here at Bosla village in the Karimganj district – home of the Dimapur rape accused Syed Sarif Uddin Khan.
छत्तीसगढ़: पुलिस ने 17 आदिवासियों को मारकर नक्सली मुठभेड़ की झूठी कहानी रची
By अनुज श्रीवास्तव, TwoCircles.net
साल 2012. मुख्यमंत्री रमनसिंह के नेतृत्व में छत्तीसगढ़ में भाजपा की सरकार थी. बीजापुर ज़िले के सारकेगुड़ा गाँव में 28-29 जून...
NBT to boost tribal literature in northeast
Agartala : The National Book Trust (NBT) has taken an ambitious plan to boost tribal literature in northeast India, trust chairman Baldeo Bhai Sharma...
Interaction on leadership skills at Maryam Ajmal Women College in Hojai
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Coinciding with the time when India is getting ready to welcome new leaders to run the country, Maryam Ajmal Women’s College of Science and Technology (MAWCST) at Hojai, about 200 km from state capital Guwahati, organised an interactive session on ‘Leadership Skills’ recently for the benefit of students of the college and their counterparts in other colleges administered by the Ajmal Foundation, one of the leading education NGOs of the North East.
Name Delhi road after Assam saint: Gogoi urges Kejriwal
New Delhi : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday met his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal and urged him to name a road in...
Will my valley remain green? Many Kashmiris wonder
By Sheikh Qayoom,
Srinagar : As the Kashmir countryside turns lush green with the paddy growing season, one wonders whether the farmers' greed for wealth...
Take up dam issue with China, Gogoi urges Modi
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take up the issue of China's construction of dams...
Pakistan to resume cross-border trade in Kashmir
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...
States must develop innovative tourism services: Naik
Shillong : Tourism Minister Shripad Yesso Naik Tuesday urged states to develop innovative tourism products and services while noting concerted efforts are required to...
Odisha to invest Rs.1,000 crore for tribals’ development
Bhubaneswar : Odisha plans to invest around Rs.1,000 crore in the next two years to improve the living standards vulnerable tribal groups in the...
Politicans playing dirty over displaced Bodos in BTAD: Promising Land Patta inside Forest
By Abdul Kalam Azad
Assam: This is election time in Assam and political parties are not leaving any stone unturned to get as much...
Congress wins in Jharkhand by-poll
Ranchi : The Congress on Thursday won Jharkhand's Lohardaga assembly by-election.
Congress candidate Sukhdeo Bhagat won the seat, defeating BJP-backed All Jharkhand Students Union's (AJSU)...
Naga insurgents losing steam, says Indian Army
By Subir Bhaumik,
Agartala : The Indian Army is confident of handling any fresh violence unleashed by a Naga separatist faction operating from its bases...
Civil society fact finding team illegally detained by UP Police
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Sonbhadra: A civil society fact finding team, comprising of journalists and rights activists was briefly detained by Uttar Pradesh Police on...
Protesting tribal students lock Manipur varsity gate
Imphal : The tribal students' union of Manipur University on Tuesday locked the main gate of the campus as part of its agitation against...
President to visit Assam, Arunachal Pradesh
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...
NIA chief visits violence-hit areas in Assam
Guwahati : NIA chief Sharad Kumar Thursday visited some of the violence-affected areas in Assam's Kokrajhar district and reviewed the investigation into the militant...
पोस्ट-मैट्रीक छात्रवृति हेतु ऑनलाइन आवेदन की आज आख़िरी तारीख़, बढ़ाने की हो रही है...
TwoCircles.net News Desk
पटना : सरकार द्वारा छात्रों को पोस्ट मैट्रीक छात्रवृति (अनुसूचित जाति/अनुसूचित जनजाति) हेतु ऑनलाइन आवेदन की अंतिम तिथि 17 मार्च 2016 तक...
Manipuri Muslim girl students’ union celebrates foundation day
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: The All Manipur Muslim Girl Students’ Union (AMMGSU) observed its seventh foundation day on August 30, 2014 at Kuki Inn, Imphal.
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...
Fresh quake hits northeast India, neighbouring countries
Agartala/Aizawl : Fresh quake rocked the entire northeastern India and adjoining areas on Sunday, a Met official said.
There are no immediate report of loss...
#TCN10: Some thoughts about the eventful journey
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step: Chinese Philosopher Laozi
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
This month, TwoCircles.net – or TCN...
Assam CM seeks Rs 1,000 crore for flood from centre
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.
Bodo faction threatens to quit peace process
Guwahati : The pro-talk NDFB faction Friday threatened to pull out of the peace process if the government does not release its president Ranjan...
Meghalaya MLA wants CBI probe into politician-militant nexus
Shillong : Saleng Sangma, a Garo legislator in Meghalaya, Monday asked Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to initiate a CBI probe into the politician-militant...