Assam’s rebel minister Himanta Biswa Sarma quits
Guwahati : Assam's rebel minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Monday resigned from the state cabinet, saying it was not possible "mentally, physically and politically" to...
Parts of northeast cut off as Meghalaya blockade continues
Agartala : The northeastern states of Tripura, Mizoram, parts of Manipur and southern Assam remained cut off from the rest of India for the...
You have strengthened our resolve to continue fighting: Press Release from Students of University...
By TCN News
Hyderabad: The Joint Action Committee for Social Justice condemns in the strongest terms the brutal physical and sexual assaults unleashed...
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...
Farooq Abdullah faces tough challenge in Srinagar
Srinagar : Retaining Srinagar is a tough call for the 78-year old National Conference patron and thrice Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah....
Centre to promote tourism in tribal circuit of Chhattisgarh
New Delhi : Union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma on Wednesday said the central government will assist in the development of a tribal circuit...
Stand-up India to benefit 2.5 lakh SC/ST, women entrepreneurs
New Delhi : The government here on Friday said the Stand-up India Scheme will benefit 2.5 lakh Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe members and women entrepreneurs.
“The...
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...
‘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...
Congress stronghold Karimganj likely to be breached by BJP, AIUDF
By Amit Kumar for Twocircles.net
South Karimganj: Imagine if your party manages to win, with sizeable margins, all five assembly seats in an area...
Efforts on to repatriate Bangladeshi tribals
Agartala : Indian officials were trying to repatriate Bangladeshi tribals who have entered Tripura seeking refuge after ethnic violence erupted in their country, officials...
SC to hear plea seeking SIT probe into Nido Tania’s death
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Supreme Court will Friday hear a plea by a group of lawyers seeking direction to the central government to...
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.
World Bank’s social enterprises in three NE states
By IANS,
Shillong : The World Bank Wednesday launched its $1 million 2014 India Development Marketplace for implementing innovative service delivery in Meghalaya, Mizoram and...
No Modi wave, says Manik Sarkar
Agartala : There is no "Modi wave" in the country, Tripura Chief Minsiter and Marxist leader Manik Sarkar said Monday, referring to BJP's prime...
The 40-year wait of a community to start life outside the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.netGudalur, Tamil Nadu: The Indian experience of wildlife and forest conservation has been synonymous with forced evictions, mostly of tribals, from...
Man arrested for raping deaf woman in Tripura
Agartala: A man was arrested for raping a 32-year-old deaf and dumb woman, police said here Tuesday.
"Ajit Nama, aged 30, raped a deaf and...
Tribal votes a key factor in Assam polls
By Amitava Mukherjee
Both the BJP-led alliance and the Congress have left no stone unturned in securing tribal votes which may turn out to be...
Adivasi Women Continue to be Killed on Pretext of being a “Witch”
Sami Ahmad|TwoCircles.net
Sonamuni Murmu, 47, of Aswari village under Saraiyahat police station in Dumka district of Jharkhand, was forced to eat human excrement for allegedly...
Mizoram CM discusses refugee issue with home secretary
Aizawl : The Mizoram government has asked the union home ministry to take up with the Election Commission the issue of deleting from the...
Reservations and Muslims in Telugu States
By Shaik Amer Arafath for TwoCircles.net,
When our Constitution was framed, the framers made a special provision with intention to provide equal opportunity in the...
Saradha scam: CBI quizzes former Assam minister
Kolkata : Senior Congress leader and former Assam minister Anjan Dutta was Monday grilled by the CBI in connection with the multi-crore-rupee Saradha scam.
Dutta,...
Meghalaya presents deficit budget
Shillong : Announcing levy of export fee on forest products in Meghalaya, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Wednesday presented a Rs.527 crore deficit budget for...
PDP seeks governor’s intervention on ‘ignored areas’
By IANS,
Jammu : Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Wednesday appealed to Governor N.N. Vohra to intervene for creating new administrative units in areas ignored...
Tripura brings onion, potato under Essential Commodities Act
Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura has decided to bring onion and potato under the Essential Commodities Act (ECA), 1955, to check...
India to tighten vigil along Myanmar border
Agartala/Aizawl : India would strengthen vigil along its border with Myanmar to check drugs and arms smuggling besides movement of inimical elements, including militants,...
Dates announced for Assam by-polls
Guwahati : Bye-elections in three legislative assembly constituencies in Assam will take place Sep 13, the Election Commission announced Saturday.
Counting of votes will...
Manipur tribals to observe unity day on Aug 31
Imphal : A Manipur activist group will observe "Tribal Unity Day" on August 31 to remember nine people who were killed in early September...
Stars of North-East donate blankets to homeless in Guwahati
By TCN News
GUWAHATI : The 'Stars of North East' (SoNE) undertook a blanket distribution project targeting the poor of Guwahati on Friday night....
Police officer suspended in Kashmir
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Police Friday suspended a station house officer (SHO) in Anantnag district for giving false information to the media about...
Schoolgirl raped, murdered in Tripura
Agartala : A 16-year-old schoolgirl was raped and murdered in Tripura, police said here Friday.
"Tarubala Debbarma, a student of class six, was raped and...
Centre warns Meghalaya over law and order situation
By Raymond Kharmujai,
Shillong : The NDA government Wednesday warned the Congress government in Meghalaya over the deteriorating law and order situation in the state's...
No new taxes proposed in Kashmir budget
By IANS,
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather Thursday presented "tax-free" and "pro-people" budget for 2014-2015, terming it one which reflected...
Bangladesh border guards to tighten vigil along frontier
Agartala : The Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) would further tighten vigil along the India-Bangladesh border to check activities of the Indian militants, a Border...
Eight injured in Tripura mob attack
Agartala : At least eight people, including three policemen, were injured when mob attacked government and ruling CPI-M offices in Tripura and clashed with...
Maoists kill two more tribals in Andhra
Hyderabad : Maoists have gunned down two more tribals in Andhra Pradesh on the suspicion that they were acting as police informers, police said...
Ignorance leads to TB spreading in Assam’s tea gardens
By Azera Parveen Rahman,
Tezpur (Assam) : Tuberculosis (TB) has become a major problem in Assam's tea gardens, often leading to the death of workers. Experts say ignorance among workers and poor management response are to blame.
NPF, BJP, Congress to participate in Nagaland polls
Kohima (IANS): Three major political parties in poll-bound Nagaland -- the ruling Naga Peoples' Front (NPF), the BJP and the Congress -- have done...
Making democracy work when the roads don’t: Voting in Katlicherra, Hailakandi
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Hailakandi: The first thing that strikes you about Hailakandi, Assam, is that given the condition of the roads in its neighbouring...
Manipuri PhD student murdered in Delhi
New Delhi : A Manipuri pursuing his PhD was found dead, lying in a pool of blood with his throat slit at his residence...
29 tourism projects sanctioned for northeast in 2014
New Delhi : The ministry of tourism has sanctioned 29 tourism projects for the northeastern states in 2014, Parliament was informed Wednesday.
Union Minister of...
Man who spearheaded Garoland demand dead
Shillong : Garo National Council (GNC) legislator Clifford R. Marak, who spearheaded the political movement for creation of a separate Garoland state in Meghalaya,...
Tripura announces five percent DA for its employees
Agartala : To pacify its aggrieved employees seeking central pay scales, the Tripura government Wednesday announced an additional five percent dearness allowance for its...
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...
PA Sangma: Sagacity was the mark of first tribal Lok Sabha speaker
By Nirendra Dev
New Delhi : It was to the sagacity of his stint as a member of parliament for many years from Tura constituency...
NCDHR expresses alarm at NITI Aayog’s claims of not being able to monitor Schedule...
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter
New Delhi: The National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights has expressed disappointment at a recent news item which...
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...
Sangma bats for smaller states
By Raymond Kharmujai,
Tura (Meghalaya) : Former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno Agitok Sangma, a nine-time MP who is returning to national politics through the Lok...
Bengal woman found living with father’s corpse
Kolkata : A tribal woman in West Bengal's Burdwan district was found living with the decomposed body of her father, police said on Sunday.
This...
More buses to ply in Maoist-hit Odisha districts
Bhubaneswar : The Odisha government has decided to ply 30 more buses in the tribal-dominated and Maoist-affected districts to improve transport connectivity, an official...
BJP wants to divide Jharkhand society with non-tribal CM: Nitish
Patna: Senior JD-U leader Nitish Kumar Friday accused the BJP of trying to divide society in Jharkhand by naming non-tribal Raghubar Das as the...
Trooper guns down five colleagues, kills self
Srinagar: A trooper fatally shot dead five of his colleagues and then turned the gun on himself following a heated argument in north's Kashmir...
Centre extends Suspension of Operation agreement with NDFB (P)
New Delhi :The central government Friday extended an agreement to suspend operations against the pro-talk National Democratic Front of Boroland (Progressive) for six months,...
Migrant Pandits throng Khirbhawani shrine in Kashmir
Srinagar : Hundreds of migrant Kashmiri Pandits Friday thronged the Mata Khirbhawani shrine in Kashmir's Ganderbal district for an annual festival.
Kashmiri Hindus -- young...
Seven youths rape minor girl in Mizoram, arrested
Aizawl : Mizoram police arrested seven youths, including four minors, for gang raping a minor girl, police said here Tuesday.
"The accused youths gang raped...
Mass protest in Assam’s BTAD after killing of a student leader
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: The Mushalpur area of Baksa district in Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) witnessed mass protest on Thursday following the killing of one student leader Manoj Das on Wednesday evening.
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...
Modi’s first visit to northeast November-end
Agartala : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make his first visit to the northeast in November-end and will inaugurate the annual conference of state...
Two-thirds of Jammu electorate vote by 3 p.m.
Jammu : Two-thirds of the electorate had exercised their franchise by 3 p.m. Thursday for the Jammu Lok Sabha seat even as queues could...
Three militants surrender in Tripura
Agartala : A top militant of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) along with two other rebels have surrendered in Tripura, police said...
Asean MPs urge Myanmar to protect Muslim minority
Nay Pyi Taw : Asean Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) urged the Myanmar government to end discrimination against the Muslim minority in Myanmar.
The call...
Assam violence: Toll rises to 40
Guwahati : The toll in Tuesday's militant attacks in Assam's Kokrajhar and Sonitpur districts has risen to 40, officials said Wednesday.
Union Home Minister Rajnath...
नरकंकालों पर खड़ा होता कनहर बांध – 3
By सिद्धान्त मोहन, TwoCircles.net,
कैसे केवल उत्तर प्रदेश की ही नहीं, झारखंड और छत्तीसगढ़ की भी सरकारें आदिवासियों की समस्याओं को मुआवज़े की कीमत पर तौल रही हैं? क्या होगा कनहर बांध बनने से और राज्यों के बीच किस तरह तनाव पसरा हुआ है...
[इस सीरीज़ की पिछली कहानियां – अकथ कहानी कनहर की, नरकंकालों पर खड़ा होता कनहर बांध – 1 और नरकंकालों पर खड़ा होता कनहर बांध -2]
सोनभद्र: कनहर सिंचाई परियोजना पर ज़मीनी हकीकत को लेकर बहुत सारी सचाईयां उजागर हो चुकी हैं. विकास के नाम पर उत्तर प्रदेश की सपा सरकार जिस तरह से किसानों और आदिवासियों की अमूल्य संपदाओं से खेल रही है, ज़रूरी है कि पार्टी के रिपोर्ट कार्ड में वह भी शामिल हो.
Inner Line Permit issue has Biharis in Manipur on the edge
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Imphal, Manipur: Anil Kumar Gupta, 56, runs a tea stall in Imphal. Although his roots go back to...
Delhi’s northeast community takes creative route to raise awareness
By Shradha Chettri,
New Delhi : With drawings, pop songs and photographs, people from the northeast are displaying their creative side to sensitise the people...
Boy, 8, shoots elder brother dead in Mizoram
Aizawl : An eight-year-old boy shot dead his elder brother with their father's hunting gun in Mizoram, police said here Tuesday.
The incident took place...
Two blasts in Assam on Republic Day, no injuries
Guwahati : Suspected militants from the anti-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom Monday triggered two blasts near Digboi town in Tinsukia...
11 killed in avalanche, house collapses in Kashmir
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...
International heli-skiing challenge begins in Gulmarg
By IANS,
Srinagar : Around 200 skiers from the US, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada and India turned up for the first international...
Communal hostility up in BJP rule: Sarkar
Agartala : Communal violence has increased after the BJP-led government headed by Narendra Modi took power in India, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said...
BJP, AIUDF two sides of the same coin: Asom Gana Parishad
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: After concluding the first phase of Jatiya Setona Jatra – a journey among rural people across Assam – the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) leaders said the emergence of BJP and AIUDF will put Assam in danger because of religious polarization.
Disruptions continue in Jharkhand Assembly over amendments in land acts
Ranchi : The third working day of Jharkhand Assembly's winter session was also a wash out due to disruptions over the BJP government's move...
Kerala to bring new law to ensure quota for SC/ST in aided colleges
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net
Thiruvananthapuram: Taking note of the poor representation of teaching staff belonging to SC/ST sections in aided colleges in the...
Shillong to host 3rd edition of Northeast Tourism Mart
Shillong : This Meghalaya capital, dubbed the "Scotland of the East", is all set to host the third edition of the Northeast Tourism Mart...
After winning Assam, BJP eyes Imphal civic body
Imphal : After convincingly riding to power in the Assam assembly elections, the BJP is hoping for a reprise in the June 2 polls...
Agartala stops power, water supply to Bengal chift fund firm
Agartala : The Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Wednesday cut off the electricity and water supply lines to Tripura head office of Kolkata-based Rose...
Activists across the nation slam Assam government for failing to control militants
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.
Passport Seva Kendra opened at Imphal
The office would also benefit Muslims preparing to perform hajj
By Dr Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Opening of a passport office at Imphal is a dream comes true for the people of the state, said Chief Minister O Ibobi while inaugurating the office of Passport Seva Kendra here.
The function, organised by the Union Ministry of External Affairs on March 31, was attended by Gaikhangam, deputy chief minister; Thangso Baite, Lok Sabha MP; Haji Abdul Salam, Rajya Sabha MP; P C Lawmkunga, chief secretary; Mukesh K Pardeshi, joint secretary of Ministry of External Affairs, and Ajungla Jamir, Guwahati Regional Passport officer.
Peace Mission team hopeful of normalcy at the Assam-Nagaland border
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: A Joint Peace Mission Team comprising Church leaders of Assam and Nagaland, who have been constantly working to bring normalcy at the trouble torn Assam-Nagaland border met Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to apprise him about the recent development.
Northeast can help improve India-Bangladesh ties: Dipu Moni
Agartala : Tripura and other northeastern states can play a vital role to further improve relations between India and Bangladesh, former Bangladesh foreign minister...
…और मैंने नोखा को ‘डेल्टा’ के लिए लड़ते हुए देखा
दलित छात्रा डेल्टा मेघवाल की उनके कॉलेज परिसर में हुई विवादित मौत पर देश भर में चर्चा और चिंता है. कॉलेज-प्रशासन जहां इसे आत्महत्या...
11 dead, 32 wounded in Kashmir accident
By IANS,
Jammu : At least 11 people were killed and 32 others injured Sunday when an overloaded mini bus fell into a deep gorge...
Tripura voters’ gender ratio exceeds national average
Agartala : At 963 females to 1,000 males in the electoral rolls, Tripura's gender ratio is higher than the national average of 908 and...
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...
Tripura CM urges agricultural scientists to stop farmers’ suicides
Agartala : Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar urged the scientific community in the agriculture and allied sectors to take suitable measures to stop farmers'...
One killed, three hurt in Assam-Nagaland border firing
Guwahati : There was panic in the Uriamghat area in Assam's Golaghat district near the state's border with Nagaland Thursday when gunmen allegedly from...
Manipur hills simmer with tension as tribals resent bills
By Aroonim Bhuyan,
New Delhi: The hills of Manipur continue to simmer with tension ever since the state assembly, in a specially convened session on...
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...
“Snooping won’t deter us,” say Indian journalists, activists listed on Pegasus snoop list
Jharkhand based freelance journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh, his wife Ipsa Satakshi, Ludhiana based journalist Jaspal Singh Heran and Chhattisgarh based activist Degree Prasad Chouhan...
Assam flood death toll 32, more feared to be missing
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: At least 32 people have been killed during the last 48 hours due to flood in Assam’s Goalpara and Kamrup district following continuous rain occurred in Assam and Meghalaya.
Centre to hold meeting of NE chief ministers on terror: Rijiju
Shillong : The central government would soon hold a meeting with all chief ministers of the eight northeastern states to discuss the security threat...
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...
Encourage marginalised sections in higher judiciary, says outgoing CJI
New Delhi: Outgoing Chief Justice of India P.Sathasivam Friday said that rules and criteria in the appointment of judges should be relaxed for giving...
Manipuri Muslim women who took part in Nupi Lan of 1939 remembered
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: The 75th anniversary of Nupi Lan, or women’s agitation of 1904 and 1939, was observed in Manipur on Dec. 12, 2014. Many Muslim civil societies in Manipur urged State Government to recognise the Muslim women who took part in the women’s agitation of 1939.
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...
NIA chief in Assam, to visit violence-hit areas Wednesday
Guwahati : NIA chief Sharad Kumar reached Assam Tuesday to take stock of the central agency's probe into the recent violence in Assam that...
Three drug peddlers arrested in Tripura, heroin seized
Agartala : Tripura Police arrested three members of an inter-state drug peddlers' gang and seized around 900 grams of heroin from them, police said...
50 per cent of tribal land acquired over the years: Rameshwar Oraon
By Nityanand Shukla
Ranchi : More than 50 per cent of the land owned by tribals has been acquired for a variety of...
Christmas celebrated with zeal and fervour in northeast
Aizawl/Kohima/Agartala : Christmas was celebrated Thursday across northeast India with special prayers, hymns, and mass in churches, besides the traditional spread of delicious food.
Over...
Meghalaya Muslims celebrate Eid, offer prayers for Gaza
Shillong : Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, was Tuesday celebrated across Meghalaya, a predominantly Christian state, with prayers...
APCR condemns ‘complicit role of state’ in Father Stan Swamy’s death
In a statement the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) said the UAPA and other draconian laws must be immediately repealed to end...
Disarm Bodo militants to end mass violence in Assam, urge Indian Americans
IAMC condemns killing of Adivasis, reiterates recommendations made in its recent report on ethnic violence in Assam.
By TCN News,
Washington DC: The Indian American Muslim Council ( IAMC ), a US based advocacy group, has condemned the brutal violence in Assam during the last one week, leading to the brutal killing of 76 people, burning of houses and the displacement of hundreds of others.
Cry for bringing peace in Assam’s BTAD through review of BTC
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Slamming the Assam government for failing to protect the innocent people All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) demanded that the state government has no right to be in power. AIUDF also demanded that the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) under the leadership of Hagrama Mohilary should be reviewed for better law and order maintenance.
More rice for Tripura via Bangladesh?
Agartala : The Indian government may ferry another 35,000 tonnes of rice for Tripura via Bangladesh as train services in the northeastern states have...
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...
World Tribal Day: 2-day tribal fair in Jharkhand showcases tribal artworks, culture
The two-day tribal fair held at Morhabadi ground in Ranchi saw boisterous music, mouth-watering cuisines, tribal artworks and discussions on tribal history and affairs.
Sami...
Surge of foreign tourists in northeast
New Delhi : India's northeastern states saw a surge of foreign tourists in 2013 registering a growth of 27.9 percent over 2012, an official...
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.
Bodies of abducted people found in Assam
Guwahati : The bullet-riddled bodies of four people, who were abducted by suspected Bodo militants in Assam's Baksa district, have been found, while the...
Subsidised edible oil, pulses through PDS in Tripura
Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura will provide subsidised edible mustard oil and masoor dal (red lentils) under the public distribution system...
Manipuri women assault case: Fifth accused granted bail
By IANS,
New Delhi : A court here Thursday granted bail to a man accused of assaulting two Manipuri women, saying four accused facing the...
‘Government working on Bezbarauh panel suggestions on northeast’
New Delhi : Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju Friday said the government was on the job to get the recommendations of...
Three killed, 21 injured in Manipur blast
Imphal : Three people were killed and 21 others injured in a powerful blast at a market here in the Manipur capital on Wednesday,...
Manipuri youth stabbed, robbed in Delhi, four juveniles held
By IANS,
New Delhi : A 22-year-old youth from Manipur was stabbed and robbed here early Tuesday, in the third incident in a fortnight of...
Assam violence: Tribal bodies call Bengal shutdown, BJP demands NIA probe
Siliguri : Two tribal bodies Thursday called a shutdown in parts of northern West Bengal Saturday in protest against the ghastly militant attacks in...
Colonial hangover ails workers of Assam’s tea industry
By Azera Parveen Rahman,
Tezpur (Assam) : Colonial-style bungalows of Assam's expansive tea gardens and the British-era lifestyles of their executives paint a picture postcard of yore. Sadly, this hangover also extends to the poor living conditions of labourers - an issue now in the limelight after the World Bank said that it was probing the violation of workers' rights inthese plantations it jointly finances with Tata Global Beverages.
Your dream is our dream, Modi tells Gorkhas
Siliguri : BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Thursday shied away from mentioning "Gorkhaland", a separate state being demanded in northern West Bengal, but...
Tripura parties oppose demand for separate state by tribals
Agartala, (IANS): Tripura's ruling CPI-M on Friday accused the BJP of "instigating" a tribal party to hold a rail and road blockade from July...
One more tribal child dies in Kerala; 16th since January
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net,
Kozhikode: Amidst concerns about the ill-health and malnutrition among tribal children, one more infant died at Attappady in Palakkd district....
Assam violence victims refuse to bury dead, demand justice
Guwahati : People in two Assam villages have refused to bury those killed in violence unleashed by suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB)...
Nitish, legislators reach Delhi; Manjhi announces quotas
Patna/New Delhi : Aiming to put pressure on Bihar Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi for inviting him to form the next government in the state,...
Gogoi lashes out at Modi
By IANS,
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Monday said his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi was an "irresponsible leader" and worker of RSS whose...
Replica gun stolen from Agartala war memorial
Agartala : A replica gun placed in a war memorial in Agartala, Tripura, has been stolen, police said on Thursday.
The war memorial is situated...
Fraternity Movement demands justice for Payal Tadwi
By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net
The Fraternity Movement Kerala organized protest gatherings in the government medical colleges in the state demanding justice for Dr Payal Tadwi,...
India’s youngest bank Bandhan to empower women, rural folk
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : Innovative microfinance company Bandhan will operate as a bank from October next year and focus on empowering women and rural...
President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed’s house gutted by fire
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Once it was a meeting place of several big shots of the country including Indian first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru even before the time of independence. Now only silence prevails in the area amidst the echo of cry of the neighbours after the glorious history was gutted by fire at Guwahati’s Lakhtokia.
J & K Youth congress organizes programs in support of congress-NC candidate Madan Lal...
By TCN News,
Sundarbani (J&K): J&K Youth Congress organized several events at Nowshera & Sunderbani districts in Jammu and Kashmir in support of Congress-NC candidate for Lok Sabha elections Madan Lal Sharma on 30th March. State president of J&K Youth Congress, Shahnawaz Choudhary,and All India Election Commissioner, NSUI, Iftkhar Ahmed, were present.
Marriage feast leaves 35 ill in Tripura
Agartala : Thirty-five people were taken ill and admitted to various hospitals after eating at a marriage feast in Tripura Sunday night, an official...
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.
Malaria continues havoc in Tripura, toll now 41
Agartala : The deaths in a malaria outbreak in Tripura have risen to 41, including 31 children, a minister said here Sunday.
Over 22,000 people...
Tribal health issues to be targeted separately
New Delhi : Separating tribal health issues from the mainstream, malaria, sickle cell anaemia, nutrition and maternal and child health would now be targeted...
Union Budget continues to ignore real issues of Dalits and Adivasis: NCDHR
By TCN News
New Delhi: The Union Budget looks like a “very glossed over budget” for Dalits and Adivasis with reduction in allocations for key...
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.
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...
Taiwan keen to help Mizoram in agriculture
Aizawl : Taiwan is keen to help Mizoram in developing its agriculture and in value-addition of bamboo and capacity-building of human resource in the...
Delayed Mizoram budget in state assembly Nov 11
Aizawl : The delayed budget session of the Mizoram assembly will begin Nov 11 with the state finance minister expected to table the annual...
Ajmal Group of Colleges shines in HS Final
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: The Management of Ajmal Foundation has congratulated all the achiever students of Ajmal Group of Colleges for their outstanding performance in the HS Final Examination-2014. “All of you really made us proud and we wish that all of you will carry a touch of humanity wherever you go for pursuing your higher education and build a successful career for yourself,” said Khasrul Islam, Manager, Ajmal Foundation in a message to the students, adding “We also acknowledge and congratulate the sincere and dedicated efforts of the principals, teaching staff and non-teaching staff of Ajmal Group of Colleges without which this journey towards excellence wouldn’t have been possible.” It may be mentioned here that Ajmal Group has 14 colleges spread across Assam.
New minister inducted in Tripura
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...
परमाणु ऊर्जा के खिलाफ चुटका में संघर्ष जारी
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जबलपुर: कल तारीख 31 मई 2015 को चुटका परमाणु बिजली परियोजना के खिलाफ चुटका में हुई स्थानीय लोगों की विरोध सभा में...
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.
155 from Assam in quake-hit Nepal, 65 untraceable
Guwahati : At least 155 people from Assam were stranded in Nepal where a massive earthquake on Saturday wreaked devastation. While 90 people have...
Nellie 1983: No justice even after 32 years for Nellie massacre victims
"In Nellie, time stands still. No socio-economic development has taken place in the area. Where and how to get justice for the victims?
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: It has been 32 years. Though the world has witnessed a sea change around him, nothing has changed for Sirajuddin Ahmed. The pain and agony still haunts him and he says, it will probably continue till his last breath.
Mosques and churches are mere buildings, says BJP leader Subramanian Swamy
FIR lodged against him in Assam for trying to incite communal anger
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, rather known for making outrageous statements has once again triggered a controversy by terming mosques and churches as mere buildings during his visit to Guwahati. This time even his own party men tried to shy away from the controversial leader.
BSF brings smiles to children with cleft lips
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : Tasked with "Duty unto death", the paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF), which guards the frontiers in rain and shine, day...
North-East students bag four medals at AFMI convention in Kerala
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: A total of 122 rank holder students of class X and XII board examinations belonging to the minority communities drawn from 22 states of India received gold, silver and bronze medals at the 23rd Annual International Convention on Education organised by the American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin (AFMI).
Trinamool announces candidates from Manipur, Tripura and Jharkhand
Kolkata : Trinamool Congress Wednesday announced its six candidates for the northeastern states of Tripura and Manipur and the eastern state of Jharkhand.
In Tripura,...
Tripura tribal council goes to first EVM polls on May 3
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : With more tribal autonomy being viewed as a key issue, Tripura is set to hold its first EVM election on...
Increase in funds for Dalits, Tribals in Union Budget
New Delhi (IANS): The allocation of funds for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) has been increased to Rs 56,619 crore and Rs...
Muslim’s literary body organises annual meet at Imphal
By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Writers’ Union, Manipur, a literary body of the Muslims in Manipur organized its 15th Annual Meet at Dave Literature Centre in D.M. College Campus, here on February 8.
The function was graced by Maulana Mubarak Ali and Azrun Kabir as Chief Guest and President respectively. It was attended by members of the union, Muslim writers and representatives of different civil society organizations of the State.
“Want affected people to have security,” activists raise concern over world’s second-largest coal block...
The Deocha Pachami Harinsingha Dewanganj Coal Mine Project, in Birbhum, West Bengal is the second largest coal mining block in the world. While the...