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Northeast boy shot at in Delhi

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New Delhi : A boy from the northeast was fired at and injured by a motorbike-borne masked assailant, police said Friday. The attack took place...

‘Bangladesh brick kilns hit by ban on Meghalaya coal mining’

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Shillong : Production has been hit in thousands of brick kilns in Bangladesh that are dependent on coal from Meghalaya following an interim ban...

US team tours India’s northeast

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Agartala : A US delegation now touring India’s northeast will reach Tripura Monday. The delegation, headed by Consul General Helen LaFave, had earlier visited Meghalaya...

‘Tripura tribal council to be made model autonomous body’

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Agartala : The Tripura tribal council will be be made a model autonomous body in the northeast India, ensuring alround development of tribals, its...

Jaitley announces packages for SCs, STs

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

Heatwave in northeast affects power generation, crops

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Agartala/Guwahati : A heatwave, coupled with absence of rain, has affected power generation and crop production besides affecting normal life in the northeastern region. "The...

National Green Tribunal halts DRDO construction activity in Challakere Amrut Mahal Kavals

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By TCN News Bangalore: Justice Mr. M. Chockalingam (Judicial Member) and Prof. Dr. R. Nagendran (Expert Member) constituting the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone Bench),...

Irom Sharmila to tie the knot

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Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu), (IANS): Finally, Irom Sharmila, the indefatigable fighter against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Manipur, has decided to tie the...

Erosion affected people at government door step seeking help in Assam

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Erosion has been the toughest hurdle in their lives so far. After losing to land and properties to river erosion, many have been left with nothing but to spend nights on the embankments in many districts of Assam.

Breaking security cordon, Rahul charms people in Assam road show

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Guwahati : If BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi mesmerised people during his three-hour presence in Assam earlier this month, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi...

Inspired village headman now focuses on nomadic tribes

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By Priyanka New Delhi : Sunil Jaglan, a Haryana village headman whose online drive for the girl child went viral on Twitter after...

Gogoi blames Centre for Assam violence

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Guwahati : The central government was to blame for the recent violence in Assam that left 79 people dead and rendered over two lakh...

Reservation unrest in Manipur varsity

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Imphal : The issue of reservation seems to have polarised the students of Manipur University here after the University Grants Commission (UGC) slashed the...

Three of tribal family hacked to death in Ranchi

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Ranchi : Three members of a tribal family, including two minors, were hacked to death and two others were injured on the outskirts of...

Blast in Meghalaya, no casualties

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By IANS, Shillong : Suspected rebels of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) Tuesday night triggered a blast at a petrol pump in Meghalaya but...

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

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

Five policemen injured in Meghalaya blast

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

Assam to use associated gas to generate power

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Guwahati : The Assam government is planning to use associated gas, which were hitherto being burnt, for generating power, Industries and Power minister Pradyut...

India Inc. cries foul at Congress’s job quota promise

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New Delhi : The Congress Wednesday repeated its promise to provide quotas in private sector for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes if...

Measures to reclaim Waqf properties in Assam initiated

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: The Assam Waqf board has declared to put pressure on the state government to enforce the amended (Act 27 of 2013) to the state’s Waqf Act, 1995 to reclaim encroached waqf properties across Assam.

India initiates work to link Northeast with Bangladesh port

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By Sujit Chakraborty, Agartala : India has taken the first steps to construct a Rs.70 crore ($11.5 million) bridge over the Feni river in Tripura...

Over 15 lakh vote in Assam’s Bodo council polls

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Guwahati : Over 15 lakh people on Wednesday cast their votes in elections to the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) in four Bodo-majority districts in...

Emerge as creative leaders: Kalam to IIM students

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Shillong : Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Thursday urged students of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM)-Shillong to emerge as creative leaders to bring...

Subsidised edible oil, pulses through PDS in Tripura

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Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura will provide subsidised edible mustard oil and masoor dal (red lentils) under the public distribution system...

‘We were promised rehabilitation,’ 40 families homeless after railway demolishes Ranchi slum

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Nearly 40 families, most of whom Dalits and Adivasis, were rendered homeless after railways destroyed their basti on December 28 last month. Aquilur Rahman...

BJP, AIUDF two sides of the same coin: Asom Gana Parishad

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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.

Jharkand’s Bamboo artisans experience livelihood crunch amid lockdown, worry for future of profession

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By Nazish Hussain, TwoCircles.net Jaggarnath Mahli of Hesal village, situated 20 kilometres from Ranchi city, makes bamboo articles for a living. Due to the coronavirus...

Disruptions continue in Jharkhand Assembly over amendments in land acts

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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...

Assam Rifles an issue in Tripura tribal council polls

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Agartala : Paramilitary Assam Rifles' role in dealing with decades old terrorism has become a major political issue in the May 3 polls to...

Mizoram CM pays tribute to policemen killed in attack

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

Birth anniversary of Irom Sharmila observed with token hunger strike at Jantar Mantar

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By TCN News, New Delhi: A day long fast was organized here at Jantar Mantar on the call of Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign, Association of Protection of Civil Rights, Lok Raj Sangathan and Students Islamic Organisation of India to support Irom Sharmila and to demand repeal of AFSPA. Many people participated and observed the hunger strike.

In Wayanad Kerala, Adivasi Dalit students are on indefinite strike for better representation in...

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By Sukanya Roy, TwoCircles.net Sulthan Bathery: Since 28 September, members and students of the Adi Sakthi Summer School, an Adivasi Dalit students’ collective that facilitates...

Preparation for higher education of madrassa students

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

Nearly three years after chit fund scam, Adivasis of Tapi remain at a loss...

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By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Almost a year ago, just as Indians across the nation were returning from work or sitting at home on the evening...

“Celebration of love and harvest amid Covid-19,” How Bhil tribes of Gujarat celebrate Holi

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The Bhil tribal belt of Gujarat celebrates Holi according to their rituals. The celebration of Holi is integral in the Bhil tribe as it...

India needs anti-racist law: CPI-M

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By IANS, New Delhi : The CPI-M Wednesday asked the government to unveil an anti-racist law to curb attacks similar to those on people from...

Banking services hit in the northeast

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By IANS, Agartala/Guwahati : Banking services have been severely affected in the northeastern region for the second day Tuesday as most of the major banks...

Attenborough had plans to make Khasi documentary in Meghalaya

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By Raymond Kharmujai, Shillong : Tribal Khasi philanthropist Honsen Lyngdoh, who was closely associated with Richard Attenborough's Oscar-winning film 'Gandhi', said the late British director...

चौपट संस्कृति में तीन फ़िल्में

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सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net यह बहस बड़ी है कि असम और अरुणाचल प्रदेश के बाद का समूचा पूर्वोत्तर भारत ‘भारत’ है भी या नहीं? लेकिन इसे...

Protect violence-hit children of Assam: NGO

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New Delhi : An NGO working for child rights Wednesday urged the government to provide protection to about 800 children in Assam affected by...

Kashmiri Pandits threaten ‘fast unto death’

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Srinagar : Dozens of migrant Kashmiri Pandits Wednesday held a peaceful protest here against what they called callous attitude of the central and state...

Anil Sarkar, Tripura’s communist leader dies at 76

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Agartala : Septuagenarian Communist leader of Tripura and poet Anil Sarkar died at the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) in New Delhi...

Assam CM urges PM to solve issues bothering his state

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By TwoCircles.net Staffer, Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at New Delhi and sought his assistance in solving several problems of the state – including the issue of fundamental activities – at the present hour.

Three tribals killed, two hurt in Tripura BSF firing

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

MIM appeals supporters to join Mumbai’s Dalit mass protest on July 22

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By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Mumbai: In yet another attempt to portray it to be the party of Muslims and Dalits, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen...

Mulayam to contest from Azamgarh also

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Lucknow : Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav will be contesting from two constituencies in the Lok Sabha polls - Mainpuri and Azamgarh. Announcing Mulayam...

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

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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...

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

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

Bird flu in Manipur, culling of fowl starts

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Imphal : Bird flu or avian influenza has resurfaced in northeastern state of Manipur and the culling of poultry fowl began on Monday, official...

Adivasis of Bastar demand justice for the slaughter of their children by security forces

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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...

Tribal woman killed in front of her children in Meghalaya

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Shillong : A 35-year-old tribal Garo woman was shot dead in front of her children in Meghalaya by members of an outlawed militant group...

‘Discover North East Yatra’ ends

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

Jananeta Irabot remembered on 118th birth anniversary

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By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: A procession carrying the portrait of Hijam Irabot among other events marked the 118th birth anniversary of Lamyanba Hijam Irabot observed across the state. Considered as the father of modern Manipur, Irabot was a versatile personality who made his mark as a writer, politician, journalist and a true revolutionary. Irabot, born on September 30, 1896, stood up boldly and fought relentlessly against all kinds of exploitation prevalent during the period.

BJP ally in Jharkhand attacks Modi over tribal land rights

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Ranchi : BJP ally All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) on Saturday directly attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly going back on his solemn...

Seven from Assam dead in Nepal quake

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Guwahati : Seven people from Assam were killed in the devastating earthquake in Nepal and their bodies were being brought from the Himalayan nation...

Tripura party merges with BJP

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Agartala : The BJP Monday got a shot in its arm in Left-ruled Tripura with a local political party merging with the party while...

President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed’s house gutted by fire

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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.

डेल्टा मेघवाल और उसके पिता का दर्द…

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

Assam BJP leader quits, blames Modi-Shah, corruption

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Guwahati : A senior leader of the BJP's Assam unit and national executive member has quit the party, blaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party...

Kashmiri Pandits commemorate 25 years of exile

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Srinagar : Commemorating 25 years of their migration, a group of Kashmiri Pandits staged a symbolic protest here Monday, urging the central and state...

Srinagar, the most high profile seat in Kashmir

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By Sheikh Qayoom, Srinagar : With 1.2 million voters spread over 15 assembly constituencies, the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency is the most prestigious among the...

Assam CM asks security forces to deal firmly with BTAD situation

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi instructed the Police to deal firmly with the situation in the wake of gunning down of innocent persons by suspected NDFB(S) militants at Narsingbari and Balapara Tulsibil under BTAD last night. Altogether 11 persons were killed that include four at Narsingbari under Baksa district and seven at Balapara Tulsibil in Gossaigaon.

MPs don’t have enough funds for Modi’s pet schemes

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By Sreeparna Chakrabarty, New Delhi : Insistence on using MPLADS funds for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet schemes of Clean India and adopting a village...

Assam bandh over Indo-Bangla land deal draws mixed response

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Guwahati : The 10-hour Assam bandh on Thursday against the central government's decision to hand over the state's land to Bangladesh evoked a mixed...

109 mn job seekers need to upgrade skills: Badal

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Shillong : Around 109 million new job seekers have to upgrade their skills, while another 460 million people have to be re-skilled and up-skilled...

Assamese cultural activist invited in Bangladesh event

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: In what can be termed as a landmark endeavour, Guwahati-based cultural activist, documentation consultant and curator of the Guwahati International Music Festival, Aiyushman Dutta, has been invited to join a first-ever documentation project of the centuries-old ‘Dol Purnima Utsab’ of the Bauls to be held from March 14-17 in Kushtia, Bangladesh this year.

Meghalaya Police announces reward for capture of militants

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Shillong : Meghalaya Police Wednesday announced a cash reward of Rs.10 lakh for the capture of militants belonging of the Garo National Liberation Army...

Nagaland CM slams Manipur for passing ‘anti-tribal’ bills

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Imphal : Nagaland Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang on Sunday flayed the Manipur government for passing three "anti-tribal" bills in the assembly, and termed it...

Tripura’s royal rulers wanted to merge with Pakistan: Manik Sarkar

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Agartala : A section of the then ruling Tripura royal family had tried to merge the erstwhile princely state with East Pakistan (now Bangladesh),...

Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio leading

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Kohima : Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio was Friday leading by around 30,000 votes in the lone Lok Sabha constituency in the state against...

Dam-displaced tribal students of Narmada Jeevanshalas celebrated Balmela with gusto

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By TCN News, Gopalpur (district Nandurbar, Maharashtra): Around 600 tribal children and students (studying at primary level) from nine Narmada Jeevanshalas participated in the 16th annual Balmela (Children’s fair) – from February 12 to 15 – here with gusto and renewed enthusiasm.

Nido killing: One more sent to judicial custody

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By IANS, New Delhi : One more person, arrested for the death of Arunachal Pradesh student Nido Tania, was presented before a court here Tuesday...

Meghalaya to consult centre on Garo peace talks

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Shillong : Meghalaya will consult the central government to initiate peace talks with the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebel outfit, state Home Minister...

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

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

Mahmood Madani slams Assam govt for failing to protect its people

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Maulana Mahmood Madani of Jamiat Ulama e Hind (JUH) has condemned the recent killings of Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) while holding both the state and central government for responsible for the massacre. Talking to reporters the general secretary of JUH also sought for a permanent solution to this problem in Assam.

Protesting tribal students lock Manipur varsity gate

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Imphal : The tribal students' union of Manipur University on Tuesday locked the main gate of the campus as part of its agitation against...

Manipur tribals to observe unity day on Aug 31

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Imphal : A Manipur activist group will observe "Tribal Unity Day" on August 31 to remember nine people who were killed in early September...

Northeast India to be made gateway of Southeast Asia: Modi

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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...

Avoid lethal measures to control mobs: Assam CM

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Guwahati : Firing should be avoided as far as practicable while controlling mob violence, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has said. Gogoi advocated measures to...

Muslim man beheaded after interview by media in Myanmar

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Nay Pyi Taw : A Muslim man in northern Rakhine state of Myanmar was found beheaded after he was interviewed by journalists, State Counsellor...

Waterfalls, tribals and animals be damned: Why the proposed Athirapally dam is a disaster...

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This is the first in a two-part series on the proposed Athirapally dam in the Thrissur district of Kerala, and how it will destroy...

Policemen beaten up by soldiers in Kashmir’s Sonamarg

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Srinagar : Some Indian Army personnel Friday allegedly beat up three policemen during a scuffle in Sonamarg hill station in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal...

‘कभी ब्राहमण भी खाते थे गो-मांस’

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net रांची (झारखंड) : अखिल भारतीय आदिवासी धर्म परिषद के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष व संयुक्त बिहार के पूर्व विधान पार्षद छत्रपति शाही मुंडा...

IIT, IIM MP faces challenge on Sikkim seat

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Gangtok: Prem Das Rai, the only parliamentarian with IIT and IIM degrees, is facing a challenge from a newly formed outfit in Sikkim's sole...

Attack on teacher in Assam: BJP Yuvamorcha president arrested

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By Mustafa A. Barbhuiya, TwoCircles.net, On a successful lead by Officer in-charge Prafulla Borgohain, a breakthrough was made in the case of attack on the ambulance carrying lynched college teacher in Karimganj district of Assam. An FIR was filed by Sub-Inspector Swapan Kumar Nath of Karimganj Police who was escorting the ambulance in Silchar City Police where the incidence had happened.

Marriage feast leaves 35 ill in Tripura

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Agartala : Thirty-five people were taken ill and admitted to various hospitals after eating at a marriage feast in Tripura Sunday night, an official...

Tripura tribal council polls on May 3

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Agartala : Elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) will be held on May 3, it was announced here on Tuesday. "The...

Commission chief flays Jharkhand over SC welfare schemes

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Ranchi : National Commission for Scheduled Castes chairperson P.L. Punia on Wednesday flayed the Jharkhand government over the non-implementation of welfare schemes for the...

Assam’s six lakh tribal kids to be screened for anaemia

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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...

People may not respect parliament any more: India’s oldest lawmaker

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By Raymond Kharmujai, IANS, Imphal : Rishang Keishing, 94, arguably India's - perhaps the world's - oldest lawmaker who has served four terms in parliament,...

Christmas celebrated with zeal and fervour in northeast

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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...

Northeast people to light candles to honour Modi

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Guwahati : Thousands of people from the northeast will light candles in their homes and offices across the country to show their respect for...

70 Indian border markets to be open to Bangladeshis

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By Sujit Chakraborty, Agartala : India intends to set up 70 markets, colloquially called 'haats', on its border where Bangladeshis and Indians will be able...

Anti-Terrorism convention: No place for terror in Islam, scholars assert

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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.

Cry for bringing peace in Assam’s BTAD through review of BTC

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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.

Tripura parties threaten agitations for tribal state

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

Tribal groups aghast with no mention of relief for Adivasis in PM’s Atma-Nirbhar Bharat

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TCN News Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an economic package of Rs. 20 lakh crores for a “self-reliant” India on Tuesday with no mention of...

Mizoram teacher arrested for sexually abusing 32 students

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Aizawl : A government school teacher was arrested in Mizoram on charges of raping and sexually abusing 32 students, police said here Friday. "Saichal village...

One-day solidarity fast to mark 14 year of Irom Sharmila’s struggle at Jantar Mantar

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Irom Sharmila entered her 15th year of hunger-strike against the draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) that has led to gross human rights' violations in North-East and Jammu & Kashmir on 5th November. To mark the beginning of the 15th year of her struggle for democracy and justice, Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC) along with other like-minded organisations like Azaadi Bachao Aandolan, B P Mehta foundation and other human rights' groups and individuals observed one-day solidarity fast at Jantar Mantar.

People in NE feeling let down by Modi government

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: It is not even one month the hopeful people who voted for a change towards ‘achche din’ have started to feel the heat. People, especially in Assam seem unhappy with the course of action since the Narendra Modi government has taken the oath on May 26. If Modi’s green signal to dams in Bhutan has raised many eye brows in the state, his proposal to let Bangladeshi nations in India without visa doubled the anger. It is one of those moments when sweet turned into sour.

Assam CM failed to handle jihadi issue: Sonowal

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Guwahati : Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Friday expressed concern over the increase in activities of Islamist terror networks in Assam, and said Chief Minister...

मध्यप्रदेश: पुलिस कस्टडी में आदिवासी की मौत, परिवार लगा रहा हत्या का आरोप!

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सतीश भारतीय, TwoCircles.net खंडवा। बीते दिनों 23 अगस्त को खंडवा के पंधाना थाने से एक आत्महत्या का मामला सामने आया है। बताया जा रहा है कि...

Central Government’s Move to Seize of ‘Pandaram’ Land Ignites Fear and Tension in Lakshadweep

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Mohammed Ramees, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: India’s smallest union territory, Lakshadweep Islands, has been tense following the central government’s action to take possession of 'pandaram' land, a...

Yasin Malik arrested, JKLF march halted

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Srinagar : Police Monday intercepted a pro-independence march by the JKLF here and arrested its chairman Yasin Malik and around a dozen supporters. Malik appeared...

Beef, pork, and elections: A subjective commentary

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

People fleeing homes in Assam-Nagaland border areas: Gogoi

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Guwahati : People living near the Assam-Nagaland border in Golaghat district are fleeing their homes after the death of a person and injuries to...

Bodies of abducted people found in Assam

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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...

Birsa Munda and Eklavya remembered and celebrated at Jalgaon

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By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net Jalgaon (Maharashtra) On the occasion of "World indigenous Day "(Jagatik Adivasi Diwas) on 9th August as many as seven thousand Adivasi activists...

Child-tracing portal hit by poor infrastructure in northeast

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Guwahati : Lack of computers in many police stations and poor internet connectivity have stopped police in many northeastern states from uploading data in...

71 percent Mizoram refugees in Tripura cast postal ballot

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Agartala/Aizawl: Around 71 percent tribal refugee voters, living in Tripura for the past 17 years after fleeing their villages in Mizoram, have voted by...

Develop Nagaland to its unique position: Sumitra Mahajan

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Kohima : Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan Saturday asked the Nagaland government to develop this scenic mountainous state to its special and unique position...

Assam govt to hand over cases related to alleged terror activities to NIA

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Writer, Guwahati: Assam government on Saturday decided to hand over cases related to alleged jihadi activities in the state to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). A law and order review meeting convened by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi at his office chamber decided to hand over the cases to the NIA so that the cases could be probed thoroughly as it has international ramification.

Assam blames centre for law and order problem

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Guwahati : Facing criticism over the blast in Dibrugarh and recovery of a powerful bomb in a train, the Assam government Tuesday said the...

Indian farmer abducted by Bangladeshi nationals

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Agartala : Tension erupted along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura after Bangladeshi nationals kidnapped an Indian farmer in retaliation to the arrest of a...

China will have to give up its expansionist mindset: Modi

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By IANS, Itanagar: Taking on China over a sensitive foreign policy issue, BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Saturday said Beijing will have to give...

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

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Pawan Kumar Maurya, TwoCircles.net Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh): Tribal villagers in the isolated hills of Kelhadiya, located about 130 km from Varanasi (Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary...

JMB trains Assamese men to carry out attacks: Assam DG

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Guwahati : Assamese youths have undergone a training under the Islamic terror network Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to carry out attacks, Director General of...

One killed, over 25 injured in Assam blast

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Guwahati : One person was killed and over 25 others were injured in an explosion in Assam's Dibrugarh district Sunday evening, police said. Dibrugarh Superintendent...

Militant killed in Kashmir gunfight

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

Go easy on protesters: Assam CM to police

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Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday instructed police to go easy on public protests and said baton-charge and firing should be...

Kashmir governor reviews arrangements for Vaishno Devi pilgrims

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Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra reviewed the arrangements made at the Katra railway station for pilgrims to the Mata Vaishno Devi...

Government will make more women, minorities literate: Irani

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New Delhi : HRD Minister Smriti Irani Monday conveyed her government's commitment to make more and more women and members from SC, ST and...

Kerala tribal leader C.K. Janu floats new party

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Alappuzha (Kerala) : Tribal leader C.K. Janu on Wednesday announced the formation of a new political party which would be part of the BJP-led...

Meghalaya, Tripura seek centre’s nod for selling surplus power

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Guwahati : Tripura and Meghalaya, which border Bangladesh, have sought the central government's permission to sell surplus electricity generated in the states to the...

Equality, diversity, inclusion: a new concept of future museums

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Dr Fatma Faheem Every year on 18 May since 1977, the International Museum Day is observed to raise awareness among people about museums, which are...

Tripura to increase number of women police personnel

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

Left Front links Modi’s comments to Assam ethnic riots

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Kolkata : Linking Narendra Modi's comments to the ethnic riots in Assam, West Bengal's Left Front chairman Biman Bose Sunday alleged the BJP's prime...

Militant camp busted in Meghalaya

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By IANS, Shillong : A hideout of the United A'chik Liberation Army (UALA) was Tuesday busted in Meghalaya's insurgency-hit Garo Hills, police said. "We busted a...

Tripura officer suspended for ordering schools to buy CM’s book

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Agartala : The Tripura government has suspended a senior officer and cautioned another for issuing an order to purchase books written by the chief...

Unified Naga Council calls on Rajnath Singh

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New Delhi : A delegation of Nagas from Manipur, representing the Unified Naga council, called on the Home Minister Rajnath Singh here Wednesday, a...

Youth killed in police firing during Kashmir clash

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Srinagar : A youth was killed in police firing while three people were injured Monday when a stone-pelting mob clashed with security forces in...

Maharashtra governor transferred

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

Mission Bhartiyam condemns the expulsion of Kashmiri students over cheering for Pak cricket team

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Mission Bhartiyam, has condemned the expulsion of 60 Kashmiri students from a University in Meerut over what has been termed as “anti-national” support to the Pakistani cricket team.

11 students debarred from Ghaziabad institute hostel

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Ghaziabad : A Ghaziabad institute Friday debarred 11 Kashmiri and non-Kashmiri students from its hostel after they were found to be indulging in violence,...

Efforts on to repatriate Bangladeshi tribals

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Agartala : Indian officials were trying to repatriate Bangladeshi tribals who have entered Tripura seeking refuge after ethnic violence erupted in their country, officials...

Manipuri man’s killing: One more arrested

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New Delhi : One more person was arrested Tuesday in connection with the murder of a 29-year-old Manipuri man here, bringing the total number...

Eight injured in Tripura mob attack

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Agartala : At least eight people, including three policemen, were injured when mob attacked government and ruling CPI-M offices in Tripura and clashed with...

Pakistani refugees in Jammu to vote for BJP

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Jammu : The 100,000-strong Pakistani refugees here have announced their support to the BJP candidate in what is being seen as a crucial step...

13 years later, ‘Iron Lady’ Sharmila refuses to give up

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By Ninglun Hanghal, Malom (Manipur) : "Iron Lady" Sharmila Chanu completes Sunday 13 years of hunger strike that she began after the massacre of 10...

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

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

Odisha to invest Rs.1,000 crore for tribals’ development

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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...

Guwahati, Srinagar at highest earthquake risk

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