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Odisha to conserve 700 sacred groves to protect tribal culture

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By Chinmaya Dehury Bhubaneswar : An integral part of tribal culture, 700 sacred groves in Odisha -- out of 2,100 identified by the state government...

Bangladesh seeks access from India to battle rebels

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Shillong : Bangladesh has urged India to allow Bangladeshi security forces to enter the Chittagong Hills Tract from Tripura to launch a crackdown on...

BSF to sensitise troopers along India-Bangladesh border

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Agartala : BSF Director General D.K. Pathak has asked the commanders and top officials of the force to sensitise troopers and maintain close relations...

Modi promotes northeast as tourist destination

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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday sought to promote India's northeast as a tourist destination and urged people to visit the region...

Garo Hills situation disturbing, says Centre

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Shillong : The central government Wednesday warned Meghalaya over the deteriorating law and order situation in the state's Garo Hills region where militants are...

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...

Only BJP can free Assam from illegal immigration: Amit Shah

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Guwahati : BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday expressed confidence that his party will win next year's assembly polls in Assam and assured that...

Child kills six-year-old in Tripura

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Agartala : A child killed a six-year-old in Tripura while playing, police said on Friday. "A six-and-a-half-year-old child killed a six-year-old on Thursday with a...

Assam CM, governor clash over Assam poaching issue

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Guwahati : The debate between Assam Governor P.B. Acharya and Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi over the killings of one-horned rhinos gained steam on Monday...

Lifetime achievement award to Manipuri Muslim Writer Mohd Abdur Rahman

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By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: Renowned Manipuri Muslim writer Mohd. Abdur Rahman (78) was awarded ICRA Lifetime Achivement Award 2014 for the extraordinary contribution he has made to Manipuri Literature over the years at a function organized jointly by Writers Union, Manipur (WUM) and Islamic Cultural & Research Association (ICRA), Manipur at Manipur Press Club, Imphal on June 28, 2014.

Dimapur lynching raised in Rajya Sabha

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ArrayNew Delhi : The lynching of a rape accused in Nagaland's Dimapur town was raised in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday with MPs questioning...

Gogoi lashes out at Modi

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By IANS, Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Monday said his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi was an "irresponsible leader" and worker of RSS whose...

Northeast’s traditional environmental knowledge important: Expert

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Kolkata : The traditional environmental knowledge from India's northeast and northern regions, particularly the Himalayas, integrated with modern science is important for battling climate...

Union Budget continues to ignore real issues of Dalits and Adivasis: NCDHR

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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...

How illegal stone quarries are destroying Adivasi villages of Tapi district

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By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Ashokbhai Gamit is a farmer in Vaghpani village of Vyara Taluka, Tapi District. As a farmer, he carries a lot of...

NCHRO demands judicial enquiry into arrests of adivasi youths in Jharkhand

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By Pervez Bari for TwoCircles.net New Delhi: A Fact Finding Committee of NCHRO (National Confederation of Human Rights Organisation), which visited Jharkhand on March 23...

Shoes hurled at Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das

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Ranchi : Shoes were hurled at Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das and black flags were shown to hi at a programme in Kharsawa on...

Infant sold for Rs.1,000 in Odisha

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Bhubaneswar: A tribal man allegedly sold his two-month-old infant to a woman in Odisha's Malkangiri district for Rs.1,000 to eke out a living and...

Tribals in Maharashtra angered with state’s assurance to other communities to include in ST...

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By A. Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Mumbai: Tribals categorized as Scheduled Tribes (ST) in Maharashtra state have threatened to launch a massive protest against any move to include communities like Dhangar, Koli and Koshti into the Scheduled Tribes (ST) fold. Tribals were raising objections against media reports claiming that Devendra Phadnavis and Sharad Pawar assured members of different communities of including them under the ST category.

Dimapur lynching: SIO West Bengal team demands high level inquiry

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SIO team meets Nagaland Dy Resident Commissioner at Kolkata By TCN News, New Delhi: A delegation of the West Bengal unit of Students Islamic Organisation (SIO) met Nagaland deputy Resident Commissioner here on the ongoing burning issue of brutal lynching to death in Dimapur a person suspected by Nagas to have raped a Naga girl.

Manipur Governor resigns

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By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: The Governor of Manipur Vinod Kumar Duggal tendered his resignation on August 28, 2014. He is the 9th Governor appointed by the United Progressive Front Government to resign since the National Democratic Front assumed office in May 2014.

14 prominent citizens of Assam honoured with ERDF Excellence Awards

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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.

Kashmir vice chancellor’s murder accused arrested – after 24 years

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Srinagar : One of the men involved in the 1990 abduction and murder of then Kashmir University Vice Chancellor Masheer-ul-Haq has been arrested here...

Justice remains elusive dream for the victims of 2012 BTAD violence even after two...

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Two years is a pretty long period for anything to change. But for a section of ill-fated people in Assam, it’s all the same as their pain continues to haunt them, in fact, in a more painful way. The bloody violence which broke out in Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) on July 20 in 2012 witnessed around 100 deaths and several lakhs were displaced but the victims did not get the justice.

Tripura wants liberal central assistance for small states

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Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura wants Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government should be generous to provide economic support to small...

Communal hostility up in BJP rule: Sarkar

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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 central team to submit report on Tripura to PM

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Agartala : A BJP central team Tuesday said it would submit to the prime minister its report on the situation in Tripura following attacks...

A keen contest for Kashmir’s Anantnag Lok Sabha seat

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Anantnag : Opposition PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti is locked in a bitter electoral battle with ruling NC candidate Mehboob Beg in this south Kashmir...

J&K legislators protest denial of red beacons

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By IANS, Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir legislators across party lines argued they are entitled to have red beacons on their official vehicles and walked...

Qureshi sworn in as Mizoram governor

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Aizawl : Academician Aziz Qureshi, who was transferred from Uttarakhand, was sworn in as the 15th governor of Mizoram here Friday. Justice Michael Zothankhuma of...

Give up violence, Gogoi tells militants

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Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Friday urged militants to shed violence as tens of thousands braved rains and a boycott call by militants...

Will protest sexual assault of doctor, says Mirwaiz

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By IANS, Srinagar : Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairman of the moderate Hurriyat group, Thursday said demonstrations will be held to protest the sexual assault of...

Guwahati youth’s effort to make students read valuable books

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: He must get a pat on his back for his enormous effort that too done single-handedly to bring a change among the students. He is Imran Hussain of Guwahati who has initiated to install the reading culture among the youths of the region with his dream project called Bibliophilia Café.

Gun battle erupts between Garo rebels, security men

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Shillong : An intense gun battle erupted in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills district Thursday, as security forces launched a crackdown on a militant hideout,...

Tripura malaria toll rises to 28

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Agartala : With the death of three more children, the toll in the outbreak of malaria in Tripura has risen to 28, a minister...

Over 500 non-residents pushed back from Mizoram

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Aizawl : Mizoram police have pushed back more than 500 non-residents for not possessing valid inner line permits (ILP), an official said here Tuesday. The...

Militants kill four policemen in Meghalaya

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Shillong : Four policemen were killed and two others injured in Meghalaya on Tuesday when tribal militants ambushed a police team in South Garo...

Killing of Manipuri youth raised in parliament

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New Delhi : The killing of a Manipuri BPO employee was raised in parliament Tuesday with the government assuring that efforts were on to...

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....

CBI to grill former Tripura editor in Saradha scam

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Agartala : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to grill Tripura-based former newspaper editor and owner Sushil Chowdhury in connection with Saradha...

Rajnath visits Myanmar border, reviews Manipur situation

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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...

Farooq Abdullah faces tough challenge in Srinagar

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Srinagar : Retaining Srinagar is a tough call for the 78-year old National Conference patron and thrice Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah....

Leela Santhosh: Kerala’s first Adivasi filmmaker who wants to tell the real stories of...

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By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net Kerala is often presented as one of the most equitable states in the nation; a state where (at least relatively) your...

Over 1000 activists, concerned citizens call for immediate release of Hidme Markam, ending state...

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Human rights defender and environmental activist Hidme Markam has been in jail for over 40 days now. She was arrested on March 9 by...

Aaranyak joins hands with USTM for research on wildlife

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By TCN News, Guwahati: University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM), the first state private university on Science and Technology in the entire northeast region, has signed an MoU with Aaranyak, a Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation working on the conservation of biodiversity in North East India at the conference hall of USTM.

One killed, three injured in Assam blast

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Guwahati : One person was killed and three injured after a bomb went off at a village in Assam on Sunday, officials said. The explosion...

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...

CPI-M leads in Tripura

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Agartala : The ruling CPI-M Friday took early lead over the Congress in the two Lok Sabha seats in Left-ruled Tripura, officials said here. Forest...

Dilution of SC/ST Act can erode faith in judiciary: Amnesty

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New Delhi, (IANS): The dilution of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act can erode the faith of the historically marginalised communities...

Mizoram not dumping ground for governors: Gen. V.K. Singh

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New Delhi : Former army chief and now union minister Gen. V.K. Singh (retd) Monday said Mizoram was not a "dumping ground" for governors...

Special status of northeast states must continue: Tripura CM

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By Sujit Chakraborty, Agartala : Cutting across political lines, chief ministers of eight northeastern states, ruled by Congress, Left and regional parties, have urged Prime...

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

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

Anti-BJP wave blowing in Northeast

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: India’s northeastern region is witnessing wind of change and it is a bit too early. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at New Delhi has utterly failed to impress the people of the region with their actions so far, rather they are angry.

After driving across India, Khasi woman eyes Mongol Rally

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By Raymond Kharmujai, Shillong : Driving a seven hp two-stroke engine for 4,110 km in 20 days is not an easy task, but Miatmon Sooting, a single mother to a seven-year-old, should be proud enough that she completed the race in an auto-rickshaw in 15 days. It's given her the confidence to eye the gruelling Mongol Rally.

Kamla Beniwal likely to leave Mizoram Friday

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

70 fall ill after eating ‘prasad’ in Tripura

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Agartala : Around 70 people, including women and children, fell sick after eating 'prasad' - offering to deity - in Tripura, an official said...

Meghalaya students protest sexual harassment in varsity

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

AIUDF wants flood to be declared as national calamity

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has urged the central government to declare flood and erosion as national calamity. Slamming the Assam government for misuse of the funds meant for the development of the poor people, AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal also appealed to the central government to monitor the utilization of the funds sanctioned by the central government.

Five arrested for false news on social media

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Aizawl : The Mizoram police have arrested five persons, including a young woman, for spreading false information on social media, police said Friday. "Ruth Chalthansawmi,...

Tribal law violates constitution: outgoing Tripura chief justice

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Agartala : The customary law of tribal communities practised in some northeastern states violate provisions of the Indian Constitution, Tripura High Court's outgoing Chief...

Minorities Rights Day observed at Manipur

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By Dr Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: With an aim to strengthen the cause of the minorities, the Minorities Rights Day was observed in Manipur too by the Manipur State Minorities Commission (MSMC). Graced by Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh, the function was held on December 18 at the Maharaja Chandrakirti Auditorium, near Palace Compound, here.

Mamata condemns Assam attacks

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

Tribals protest in Ahmedabad demanding implementation of FRA, MNREGA

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Ahmedabad, Feb 12 (IANS) Hundreds of tribals from six districts of Gujarat gathered here at the Sabarmati riverfront and took out a rally demanding...

SC to hear Tripura High Court’s order on teachers

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New Delhi/Agartala : The Supreme Court, admitting a special leave petition (SLP) Monday, stayed Tripura High Court's order for framing a new employment policy...

Tobacco, fuel to be dearer in Meghalaya

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Shillong : Tobacco, petroleum and limestone are set to become more expensive in Meghalaya as the Congress government levied fresh taxes on them in...

Standing struggle by Kerala adivasis ends; state agrees to most of their demands

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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.

UPSC topper Ira Singhal motivates NE students

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Ira Singhal, the first differently abled woman to top the civil services examination advised the young students to keep...

Anti-national activities go down in Assam: Government

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

Quakes hit India’s northeast

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Agartala/Aizawl : Three earthquakes, one of moderate intensity, hit India's northeastern region Thursday night and Friday, an official said. There are no reports of...

Man crossing LoC held by army, handed over to police

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Jammu : The Indian army Sunday apprehended a man who crossed the Line of Control (LoC) into India in Poonch district of Jammu and...

Delhi Police’s new FB, Twitter pages for northeast people

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By Alok Singh, IANS, New Delhi : Faced with criticism over its perceived lack of sensitivity and outreach to the northeast community in the capital,...

Separatist shutdown partially affects life in Srinagar

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Srinagar : A separatist called shutdown partially affected life in Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Srinagar on Monday. Private transport, government offices, banks and post...

JUH Maharashtra bears all expenses of marriage of girl whose father was lynched by...

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By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net On July 1, 2018, the family of Bharat Bhonsle were left stunned, broken and distraught after they were informed that Bharat...

आदिवासी बच्चों को उनकी जड़ों से अलग करते बस्तर के ये स्कूल

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net दंतेवाड़ा/सुकमा (छत्तीसगढ़) : बस्तर में चल रहे स्कूल ज्ञान के केंद्र होने के बजाय अज्ञान के कीड़े साबित होते जा रहे...

Tripura votes for second Lok Sabha seat Saturday

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Agartala: Balloting takes place Saturday for Left ruled Tripura's second Lok Sabha seat. The state's electorate voted for the other seat Monday. Over 1.13 million voters...

Manipur’s madrasa teachers demand pending salary for 18 months before Eid

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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.

Meghalaya minister granted bail

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Shillong : A court in Meghalaya Friday granted bail to state Minister Deborah Ch. Marak, who was charge sheeted for "hatching criminal conspiracy" with...

आदिवासियों को बेदख़ल करके झारखंड सरकार की सोना लूटने की तैयारी

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net तमाड़ (रांची) : रांची ज़िला तमाड़ क्षेत्र का लूंगटू गांव मैदान… यहां लोग सुबह से बैठकर शहर से आने वाले अपने...

Overdue SC/ST Amendment bill passed after avoidable one year delay

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, New Delhi: A full one year after its introduction, the long overdue amendments to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes...

The search for Isolation quotient of the collective development

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By Rajaraman Sundaresan for TwoCircles.net Society at large today, is caught up with too many ideas. Confusion and complexity are part of any diverse society...

‘Phir Ugana’: How Tribal Poet Parvati Tirkey Gave Voice to a Silenced Culture

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'I Wrote in the Language They Forgot—Now They Can’t Ignore Us', Says Jharkhand's Parvati Tirkey After Winning Sahitya Akademi Award First-of-Its-Kind Win: Parvati Tirkey’s ‘Phir...

Rajnath to visit Assam

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New Delhi : Home Minister Rajnath Singh Wednesday said he will visit Assam following an attack by militants that left around 40 people dead...

The Great Illusion: How Misframed Adivasi Forest Rights Threaten Culture and Conservation ?

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When Adivasi land rights are framed as tickets to government handouts, both cultural traditions and nature conservation hang in the balance, explains Dipika Adhikari,...

Garo rebels causing serious concern: Meghalaya governor

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Shillong : Meghalaya Governor K.K. Paul Friday expressed concern over the growing influence of the outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), a rebel outfit,...

Did anti-Dalit WhatsApp messages shared among Savarnas trigger the violence during Bharat Bandh?

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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...

Gogoi seeks Rs.1,000 crore central package for flood-hit Assam

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Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Friday sought a special package of Rs.1,000 crore from the Centre to begin rehabilitation work in the...

GSI to look for coal reserves in Tripura

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Agartala : The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has undertaken a diverse study after a coal-like substance was found in Tripura, an official said...

‘SC/ST left out of pro-corporate budget,’ rights group alleges

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Dalit and tribal groups do not seem very happy with the union budget, which they claimed is pro-rich. “Pursuing unabashedly and openly a pro-rich policy, the Modi Budget outlines a corporate vision of India that unashamedly eats into the budgetary allocations meant for the millions of its poorest and neediest citizens, the Dalits and Adivasis,” said the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) - Dalit Arthik Adhikar Andolan (DAAA), which works towards the elimination of caste-based discrimination.

Rijiju reviews law and order situation in Assam

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Guwahati : The central government Saturday agreed to deploy five units of CRPF's elite Cobra battalion to launch counter insurgency operations in Assam, where...

“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...

Northeast India’s development will help Bangladesh: Minister

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Dhaka : Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali said development of India's northeastern region would also benefit his country. "It will ultimately be a...

Irom Sharmila, youth from war zones to join global peace fest

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Chandigarh : Manipur's Irom Chanu Sharmila and other civil rights activists, as well as youth from war-ravaged countries like Syria, Afghanistan and Libya, will...

‘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...

Three SBI employees killed in Mizoram accident

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

Take up dam issue with China, Gogoi urges Modi

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

Minister reviews progress of panel on northeasterners’ concerns

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New Delhi : Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju Monday reviewed the progress made by the Bezbaruah Committee formed to look into...

FIR against 17 Tripura officials for siphoning NHM fund

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Agartala : An FIR has been lodged against 17 Tripura government officials, including five chief medical officers (CMOs), in connection with the siphoning of...

Police raid residence of Tripura official over scam

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Agartala : Tripura Police Monday raided the residence of a civil service official here and seized some documents related to a multi-crore scam, police...

Tribals in Bengal to use Facebook for development

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Kolkata : Taking their friendship from the virtual to the real world, more than 600 "educated and privileged" Facebook users belonging to West Bengal's...

Manipuri student killed by friend in Delhi

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New Delhi : A 21-year-old Manipuri student was killed by a friend from his own state who later surrendered at a police station, officials...

Manipur groups warn of retaliation against Naga blockade

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By IANS Imphal: Assam-based organisations of Manipuri people on Wednesday warned of retaliation if the Naga-imposed indefinite economic blockade of Manipur is not withdrawn soon. "All...

Nagaland villagers amazed as union minister inspects toilets

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Kohima : Tribal villagers in Nagaland on Sunday said they were amazed when Ram Kripal Yadav, union minister of state for drinking water and...

Essar may open Jharkhand mine next year

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New Delhi : Indian conglomerate Essar Group's power arm, Essar Power, on Wednesday said that it may open its Jharkhand coal mine for production...

Adivasi couple branded witches killed in Assam

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Guwahati : In yet another case of witch hunting in Assam, an elderly couple was killed by some villagers in Kokrajhar district Sunday night,...

Non-tribal residents of Ranchi facing eviction from homes

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Ranchi : More than a lakh non-tribal residents of Ranchi district in Jharkhand are set to lose their homes if an administrative order to...

Centre to hold meeting of NE chief ministers on terror: Rijiju

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Shillong : The central government would soon hold a meeting with all chief ministers of the eight northeastern states to discuss the security threat...

12-hour shutdown against killings hits life in Assam

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Guwahati : A 12-hour dawn-to-dusk shutdown Friday called to denounce the killing of a large number of tribals by Bodo militants affected normal life...

In Sunderbans, fishermen enter unchartered territories in search of livelihood

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In the second of the four-part series, we look at how the livelihoods of the fishing community is increasingly under threat to overfishing,...

‘Revert to Be Buried’: In Chhattisgarh, Even Death Offers Tribal Christians No Escape From...

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Poonam Masih, TwoCircles.net Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh): “What could I do? There was immense pressure on me to do ghar wapsi (homecoming or return to Hinduism). If...

ICMR to study large number of malaria deaths in northeast

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Agartala : A team of experts from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) would study the virulent form of malaria that has claimed...

Corporates will run India if Modi becomes PM: Gogoi

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Guwahati : Launching a fresh attack against Narendra Modi, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Thursday said big corporate houses will run the government...

Four Indian universities to introduce tribal language courses

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Agartala : Four universities in India, including Delhi University, will introduce tribal language courses from Jan 26 next year, Tripura governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya...

The myth of Hindu ‘minority’: Debunking right-wing propoganda

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By Ram Puniyani for Twocircles.net The biases and misconceptions about conversions and population growth have been used by communal forces to divide the society. This...

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...

Manipur remembers Maulana Azad on National Education Day

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By Dr Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: Various government agencies and private bodies in Manipur observed the National Education Day, which commemorates the birth anniversary of the great freedom fighter, eminent educationist and India’s first Union Minister of Education Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

After two phases of polling, Assam celebrates Rongali Bihu

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Guwahati : After two phases of hectic campaigning and balloting for the Lok Sabha polls in Assam, the state Monday got into a exuberant...

Lack of fund mars Tripura’s rights panel plan

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

One killed, three hurt in Assam-Nagaland border firing

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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...

FIR against IAS officer, 15 others in Bihar SC/ST scholarship scam

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Patna : An IAS officer, along with 15 other officials, was booked on Wednesday for alleged irregularities in disbursement of post-matric scholarship among...

Kis Kis Ko Qaid Karoge: Delhi to witness a protest against arrest of Dalit...

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By TCN News: We are living in strange times where speaking out the truth, demanding your rights, standing up against injustices and atrocities are seen...

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Medha Patkar lends support to agitating landless tribals in Kerala

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Thiruvananthapuram: Following the talks between activist and Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar with state ministers on Monday, tribal activists are hopeful that there seems a solution in sight for the long pending issue of tribals agitating for their land for over 150 days. Patkar also visited the ongoing stand-up protest of the tribals.

30 Tripura policemen injured in attack by tribal party activists

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Agartala, (IANS): Over 30 policemen were injured in Tripura on Tuesday when activists of a tribal party attacked them, alleging a woman has been abducted,...

‘Government working on Bezbarauh panel suggestions on northeast’

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New Delhi : Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju Friday said the government was on the job to get the recommendations of...

CPI-s women membership in Tripura at record level

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Agartala: Women constitute 26.49 percent of the CPI-M's members in Tripura, much more than the some 10 percent nationally, a party leader said on...

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...

Poet Mohammad Sahid Chowdhury felicitated at Imphal

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

The University is a Graveyard. Burn it down

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By Anubhuti Agnes Bara for TwoCircles.net “…It leads to no good if institutions that grant titles, qualifications, and other prerequisites for life or a profession...

‘Time for introspection,’ advise thinkers to minority community

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Eminent leaders and thinkers from different parts of the country exhorted the members of the minority Muslim community to introspect over their problems and remedies thereto during the one-day seminar cum workshop on ‘Socio-cultural, economic and educational backwardness of minority Muslims of India with special reference to Assam: causes and remedies’. This was organised by the Department of Persian Gauhati University and Justice & Equity Demand Samiti (JEDS) Assam at Phanidhar Dutta Seminar Hall, Gauhati University on Sunday.

Marginalised students of JNU can now speak for themselves: Bhupali Magare, President, BAPSA

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By Atul Anand and Dhrubo Jyoti for Twocircles.net Bhupali Magare, one of the students suspended from JNU for speaking out against the authoritarian decisions...

Four killed, 10 injured in Jammu hotel blaze

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By Sheikh Qayoom, Jammu : At least four people were killed and 10 others sustained burn injuries in a blaze at a hotel here Saturday...

Rajnath appeals for peace in Assam

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

How an Adivasi Youth outfit plans to give a tough fight to the BJP...

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By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net With Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan set for assembly elections later this year, all political parties are gearing up for elections...

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

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

Manipur bids farewell to its governor

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Imphal : The Manipur government Friday accorded a ceremonial farewell to outgoing Governor Vinod Kumar Duggal, who submitted his resignation to President Pranab Mukherjee...

Stars of North-East donate blankets to homeless in Guwahati

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By TCN News GUWAHATI : The 'Stars of North East' (SoNE) undertook a blanket distribution project targeting the poor of Guwahati on Friday night....

Kerala mourns the demise of ‘Doctor of Poor’

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Dr P C Shanavas, popularly known as ‘Doctor of Poor’ was under severe stress after he was ‘punished’ by back-to-back transfers for daring to stand against corrupt health department officials and medicine mafia. By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Kozhikode: The death of the doctor working among the tribes and poor men shocked the beneficiaries of his philanthropic activities. Native of Vadapuram in Malappuram district, Dr P C Shanavas, popularly known as ‘Doctor of Poor’, died on Saturday due to cardiac attack that occurred on his way back to home from Kozhikode.

Assam waives entertainment tax on ‘Mary Kom’

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Guwahati : The Assam government Wednesday announced exemption of entertainment tax on "Mary Kom", a new Bollywood movie on the World champion woman boxer...

Panel to interact with northeast people in Delhi

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By IANS, New Delhi : The Home Ministry Friday said a panel, formed to look into the concerns of northeast people, will hold interactions with...

For Assamese media, every Muslim is a potential terrorist

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By Aban Abrar Biplob for TwoCircles.net The recent terrorist attack in Dhaka, allegedly by the Islamic State (ISIS), has seen the Assam Government...

End attacks on people from northeast: Mizoram assembly

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Aizawl : The Mizoram assembly Tuesday passed a resolution urging an end to "discrimination and violence" against people from the northeastern region. "People of northeastern...

Christian leaders meet Rajnath Singh, ask for protection and safeguarding places of worship

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By TCN News New Delhi: The All India Christian Council held a national Christian leaders meeting in New Delhi with the Home Minister...

I will continue to fight against AFSPA, but through politics: Irom Sharmila

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By Aaquib Khan for Twocircles.net For the past decade and a half, Irom Chanu Sharmila’s name has been synonymous with peaceful resistance against State policies....

Amnesty’s annual report criticizes India for ‘growing intolerance’

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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...

PM asked to talk to Myanmar over freedom movement sites

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Guwahati: With Manmohan Singh visiting Myanmar next week, the Assam branch of the All India Patriotic Forum has urged the prime minister to talk...

Mizoram takes steps to repatriate tribal refugees

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Aizawl/Agartala : Mizoram has undertaken a fresh initiative to take back the tribal refugees sheltering in neighbouring Tripura for the past 17 years after...

Submit proposal to stop rhino poaching: Harsh Vardhan to Assam

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Guwahati : Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan Monday asked the Assam forest department to submit a scientific proposal to stop poaching of...

Manipuri Muslim women who took part in Nupi Lan of 1939 remembered

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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.

New TV channel for northeast: Jaitley

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New Delhi : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday announced a new 24X7 television channel for the northeast region. "A new channel named 'Arun Prabha', which...

Tripura CM flays BJP remark on ‘immigrants’

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Agartala : Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar Wednesday attacked the BJP for describing people from the northeast living in Delhi as "immigrants" -- a...