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नर्मदा बांध के खिलाफ़ आदिवासियों की विशाल पदयात्रा

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By TwoCircles.Net staff reporter, खलघाट: मध्य प्रदेश के निमाड़ क्षेत्र में विस्थापित किसानों, मजदूरों और मछुवारों ने जीवन अधिकार यात्रा शुरू की है. यह जीवन...

Modi confers award on Tripura block for financial inclusion

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Agartala : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday conferred an award on Tripura's Mandwai block where every tribal family has a bank account. Mandwai block's...

Meghalaya wants to gain from China’s ageing population

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Shillong : With an eye to China's ageing workforce, Meghalaya Thursday decided to set up three skill development centres to train youths to help...

‘Northeast space centre not getting data from central agencies’

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Shillong : The North East Space Application Centre (NE-SAC), set up by the Centre to develop high-tech infrastructure support for the northeastern states, is...

India to improve relationship with eastern neighbours: Minister

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Shillong : The Indian government Friday stressed the need to improve its relationship with its neighbouring countries bordering the eight northeastern states. "We would like...

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...

Reservations and Muslims in Telugu States

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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...

Pakistan to resume cross-border trade in Kashmir

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By IANS, Islamabad : Pakistan said Thursday it has decided to resume cross-border trade in Kashmir after weeks of suspension over the arrest of a...

Congress condemns Assam violence, blames BJP for ‘communal agenda’

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New Delhi : The Congress Saturday condemned the violence in Assam and blamed the BJP and its leader Narendra Modi for creating a "communal...

294 days and counting: Why Churachandpur refuses to bury its dead

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By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Churachandpur, Manipur: September 1 started like every other day at work for Chingneihoih, 22, from Churachandpur. For the...

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...

Nido Tania’s parents meet Rahul Gandhi

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By IANS, New Delhi : Parents of Nido Tania, who died after being beaten up by shopkeepers here, met Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday...

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...

‘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...

World Bank aid for power projects in northeast India

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Agartala : The World Bank would provide the major share of a Rs.5,111 crore project to develop and expand infrastructure in the power sector...

Manipur Catholic schools shut down after threats

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Imphal (IANS): All the Christian missionary schools in and around Imphal, Manipur, remained shut indefinitely for the second day on Tuesday following threats from...

Prisoner’s body handed over to Pakistan

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By IANS, Jammu : The body of a Pakistani prisoner who was found hanging in a jail here Feb 22 will be handed over Monday...

Assam violence victims refuse to bury dead, demand justice

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Guwahati : People in two Assam villages have refused to bury those killed in violence unleashed by suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB)...

Northeast MGNREGS employees to launch stir to hike wages

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Agartala : Over 13,000 employees employed in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in northeastern states would launch a stir from...

We have been displaced thrice, will not allow it again: Geetha, leader of Adivasi...

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

Nagaland tops in Lok Sabha voter turnout

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Agartala : The highest turnout of voters in the Lok Sabha election was recorded in the northeastern state of Nagaland, with 87.82 percent of...

Separated by a barbed wire, torn apart by politics: Families on the LOC

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Hunderman Brok (Kargil) : A barbed wire can often represent the idea of security, but...

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...

Huge turnout in Lok Sabha polls in northeast India

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Shillong/Itanagar/Kohima/Imphal: India's four northeastern states witnessed brisk polling in the Lok Sabha election Wednesday, with Nagaland recording 82.5 percent voter turnout and Manipur as...

Rajnath flays Congress for lack of development in NE

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Guwahati : BJP president Rajnath Singh Sunday charged the Congress with not doing anything to develop the northeast region. "It is the Congress party which...

Probe UP police firing on tribals, say green activists

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New Delhi : Green activists on Friday demanded an independent inquiry into the incident of firing and cane-charging by police against tribals in Uttar...

Ex-ULFA rebels want cases withdrawn

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Guwahati : An umbrella grouping of around 4,200 surrendered ULFA members Wednesday urged Assam Governor J.B. Patnaik to withdraw criminal cases pending against them...

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...

Over 38,000 eligible to vote in Tripura by-poll

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Agartala : Over 38,000 voters are eligible to cast their votes in the Manu assembly by-poll in Tripura Saturday, an official said here Thursday. Tripura...

Will ensure Kashmiri Pandits go back with dignity: President

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New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee Monday said the government will ensure that the Kashmiri Pandits return to the Valley with full “dignity” and...

Assam youth feel development can bring solution to every problem

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: When it comes to the issues for fighting elections for the political parties, it can be vary which are often politically motivated to influence the emotion of the people in various ways but what really people expect from these political parties hardly given the due importance.

HC restrains P.A. Sangma from using defamatory statement against Meghalaya CM

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New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Thursday restrained former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma from repeating defamatory statements against Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul...

Poll staff airlifted, others trekking to remote Ladakh areas

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Leh (Jammu and Kashmir) : Polling parties and election materials were dispatched Sunday to six far-flung polling stations of Leh district in Jammu and...

Yasin Malik detained during Srinagar protest

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Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik was detained here Friday during a separatist protest march. Malik and over 200...

Congress attacks BJP over MP tribals advertisement

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New Delhi : Attacking the central government for forgetting to observe the World Tribal Day, a Congress MP on Tuesday also pointed out a...

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...

सोनी सोरी पर पुलिस द्वारा हमले की कोशिश

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TCN News बस्तर: आज छत्तीसगढ़ के आदिवासी मानवाधिकारों के लिए संघर्ष कर रही सोनी सोरी पर पुलिस ने हमले की कोशिश की है. जब यह...

Congress, NC tie up for Lok Sabha polls

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Jammu : The ruling National Conference (NC) and Congress alliance in Jammu and Kashmir has forged an electoral alliance for the Lok Sabha polls,...

Centre to promote tourism in tribal circuit of Chhattisgarh

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New Delhi : Union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma on Wednesday said the central government will assist in the development of a tribal circuit...

Manipur observes the 70th anniversary of Battle of Imphal (WW-II), 1944

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By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: Manipur is observing the 70th anniversary of Battle of Imphal, one of the most historic battles of the Second World War (WW-II) fought in 1944. The inaugural ceremony of the 3-month commemoration of the Battle of Imphal was held on March 23, 2014 at Manipur Film Development Corporation (MFDC) Auditorium at Imphal. The anniversary programmes will continue till June 28. Various programmes will be held at the sites where Allied forces and Japanese soldiers fought fierce battles.

Tribal refugees in Tripura cast postal ballot for Mizoram

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Agartala: Reang tribal refugees, sheltered in seven camps in Tripura for the past 17 years after fleeing from their villages in neighbouring Mizoram, Tuesday...

A prisoner dies every 5.5 hours in India: Report

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New Delhi : A human rights group on Tuesday said one prisoner dies every 5.5 hours in Indian jails and that there are three...

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...

Meghalaya floods toll rises to 52, NDRF suspends operations

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Shillong : The death toll in the recent flash floods and landslides in Meghalaya has risen to 52, officials said Sunday. Meanwhile, the National Disaster...

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...

Tripura orders magisterial probe into police firing on tribal youths

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Agartala, Jan 10 (IANS) The BJP-led Tripura government on Thursday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the police firing on Tuesday injuring six tribal youths,...

Two killed in Meghalaya landslides

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Shillong : Two people were killed, three others injured and over 100 rendered homeless after torrential rains triggered landslides at various places across Meghalaya...

35 years and counting: Adivasis who lost all their land to Machannala Dam in...

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By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Over the past few years, the Indian state has faced increasing resistance from Adivasis across the nation over land acquisition and...

Assam’s AGP not happy with poll dates

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Guwahati : Assam's regional party Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) Wednesday expressed unhappiness at the Lok Sabha poll dates announced by the Election Commission, while...

Super-luxury resort in Kashmir’s Meadow of Flowers

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By Sheikh Qayoom, Gulmarg : As this world-famous resort prepares to host a record number of tourists this year, Gulmarg's only 5-star luxury property, the...

Manipuri women assault case: Fifth accused granted bail

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By IANS, New Delhi : A court here Thursday granted bail to a man accused of assaulting two Manipuri women, saying four accused facing the...

Karnataka: Union cabinet gives ST status to ‘Parivara’ and ‘Talwara’ communities

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New Delhi, (IANS): The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the inclusion of the communities 'Parivara' and 'Talawara' in the...

‘Meghalaya has no records of Bangladeshis’

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Shillong : Meghalaya has no record of Bangladeshis who entered the state on or before March 24, 1971, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said Thursday. "While...

Students learn to be job providers

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By TCN News, Guwahati: A group of Engineering students concluded a three day “Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp” at Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU) Azara campus, 20-22 March. Some 100 students of second, fourth, sixth and eight semesters participated in the camp organized in collaboration with Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, and sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi.

LED lights to illuminate Agartala

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Agartala : The Tripura government has initiated a move to illuminate Agartala through LED lights, replacing sodium vapour and other lamps to save energy...

Persecution of activists an expression of fascism say Indian Americans

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By TCN News: The Alliance for Justice And Accountability (AJA), an umbrella coalition of progressive organizations across the United States, today condemned the attacks against...

Tribal refugees in Tripura repatriated to Bangladesh

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Agartala : Bangladesh has taken back the tribals who have been sheltering in the Indian state of Tripura since Monday following an ethnic strife...

Soldier hurt in militant grenade attack in Assam

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Guwahati : A soldier was injured when suspected militants lobbed a grenade at an army camp in Assam's Chirang district, police said Friday. The incident...

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,...

‘Attacks on northeasterners due to lack of knowledge of region’

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By Raymond Kharmujai, Shillong : The language barrier and lack of knowledge of the culture and identity of the people of the eight northeastern states...

‘I am not here by luck. I am equal to everyone else’ says lone...

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This is the second of the three-part series of stories documenting caste discrimination against Dalit, Bahujan and Adivasi students /faculty at the Mahatma Gandhi...

Northeast by-polls: I-T teams to check on black money

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Agartala : The Income Tax (I-T) department will deploy teams in Assam, Tripura and Sikkim to keep a tab on the use of black...

Manipuri woman found dead in Delhi

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New Delhi : A 20-year-old Manipuri woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her rented accommodation here Thursday, police said. Aben Sofia was found...

Adivasi girl branded ‘mentally ill’ for speaking against discrimination finally allowed to continue her...

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By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter Thiruvananthapuram: After suffering for many months, Athira, a tribal student of College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram (CET), is finally upbeat, and for...

Tripura calls for restoration of funds under central schemes

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Agartala : Tripura has urged the Centre to restore the funds allocated under central schemes after the latter curtailed funds required for the construction...

Renewal of land lease for army opposed in Kashmir

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Srinagar : Residents living near an army firing range land held a demonstration here, demanding a written assurance from the state government that it...

Adivasi, Muslim and Dalit organizations jointly hoist national flag and condemn growing atrocities

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By TCN News, Jaipur: As many as fifteen Dalit, Muslim and Adivasi organizations jointly celebrated Independence Day here and hold a program in favour of...

Colonial hangover ails workers of Assam’s tea industry

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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.

Border alert ahead of Modi’s northeast visit

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Agartala : Security forces are keeping a strict vigil along India's border with Bangladesh and Myanmar ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to...

Over 80 percent voting in Tripura gram panchayat polls

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Agartala : Over 80 percent of the 1.1 million electors Tuesday cast their votes in the elections to the three-tier gram panchayat in Left-ruled...

Assam Pradesh Congress Committee hosts iftar congregation in Guwahati

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) organised a grand iftar get-together on Thursday evening at the New MLA Hostel in the State Capital Complex at Dispur Guwahati. About 300 persons from different walks of life, including Minister and MLAs, took part in the iftar congregation.

CM Okram Ibobi Singh leading in Manipur

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New Delhi, (IANS): Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh was leading in Thoubal constituency, as counting of votes polled in the assembly elections progressed...

HC sore about inadequate publicity of northeast helpline

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New Delhi : Expressing displeasure over adequate publicity not being given to the helpline set up for northeast people to prevent offences against them,...

Congress will fight injustice to Dalits, tribals, says Rahul

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Mhow (Madhya Pradesh): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the NDA government over "centralisation" of power and de-recognition of a student group...

Global Rainbow Foundation to work with Ajmal Foundation

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Global Rainbow Foundation (GRF), known for its various developmental works world-wide, has expressed its willingness to work together with Assam’s Ajmal Foundation to spread education among the poor people. Taking part in a seminar GRF founding chairman Armoogum Parsuramen said that they are ready to extent any kind of support for higher education in this part of the country.

13 killed in Jharkhand train accident

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Ranchi : At least 13 people were killed in Jharkhand when a train hit a vehicle at an unmanned crossing, police said on Tuesday. The...

CK Janu’s decision to ally with NDA in Kerala draws ire from other tribal...

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By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net Kozhikode: Kerala Adivasi leader CK Janu’s decision to side with the NDA and contest from the Wayanad seat has drawn criticism...

Endangered languages in Karnataka to be documented

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By IANS, New Delhi : The Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) will document tribal, non-tribal and non-scheduled languages of Karnataka spoken by less than...

अकथ कहानी कनहर की

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कनहर सोन की सहायक नदी है. उत्तर प्रदेश के सबसे बड़े जिले सोनभद्र का क्षेत्रफल 6788 वर्ग किलोमीटर है, जिसके आधे से भी ज़्यादा हिस्सा घने जंगलों से घिरा हुआ है. यहां की आबादी का एक बड़ा हिस्सा आदिवासियों का है. इन आदिवासियों को रिजर्व फॉरेस्ट एक्ट के अनुच्छेद 4 व 20 ने उनके मूलभूत वनाधिकारों से वंचित रखा है.

Tripura college principal held for molesting student

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Agartala : The principal of a government degree college in Tripura has been arrested for molesting a girl student, police said here Sunday. "Police arrested...

Godna’s Decline: The Baiga Tribe’s Struggle to Preserve a Vanishing Tradition in a Modern...

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Hamaad Habibullah & Anamika Yadav TwoCircles.net Samarlin Agriya, a young Adivasi woman from the Baiga tribe, received her first tattoo at the age of 10....

Two-year-old girl raped in Meghalaya

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Shillong : A two-year-old girl is in critical condition after she was raped by her uncle in a Meghalaya village, police said Friday. The...

Crime going up in Assam, says minister

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Guwahati : The number of those killed in Assam has been steadily increasing, from 1,321 in 2011, to 1,368 in 2012 and 1,383 in...

Journalists’ Forum Assam condemns the beheading of journalist in Syria

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: The Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) has joined in the chorus of condemnations against the abduction, murder and subsequent uploading of the visual of beheading a journalist by the militants in the conflict-ridden Syria.

Rainstorm hits normal life in Tripura, Mizoram

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Agartala/Aizawl : Overnight seasonal cyclonic rains and thunder storms disrupted power supply and surface transport movement besides damaging a large number of houses in...

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.

Assam transparent in utilising central funds: CM

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Guwahati : The Assam government was complying with all norms for maintaining transparency in utilising central funds, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said on Monday. Gogoi...

When Baduria and Basirhat burnt, Uttar Dinajpur rose in protests too against the rape...

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By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net In the first week of July, Bengal was engulfed in communal tension, with the North 24 Parganas simmering with incidents...

100 tribal study centres to be set up in Wayanad district of Kerala

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Kozhikode: As many as hundred tribal study centres will be established in Wayanad in a bid to bring a qualitative...

Assam violence act of certain group cadres: Shinde

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New Delhi : Asserting that last week's violence in Assam was the act of "cadres of certain group", Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Sunday appealed...

BSF to deploy women troopers along borders

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By IANS, Agartala : Indian border guards will soon deploy women troopers in the northeast frontiers to deal with the trans-border crimes involving women, officials...

IAF Sukhoi SU-30 combat jetcrashes in Assam, pilots safe

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Guwahati : A frontline Sukhoi SU-30MKI combat jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Assam's Nagaon district at 12.30 p.m. on Tuesday,...

Curfew in Srinagar after youth’s killing

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Srinagar : A curfew was imposed in some parts of the Srinagar city to maintain law and order following a youth's killing in firing...

टीसीएन 2021 : साल भर हम उठाते रहे वंचितों और पिछड़ों की आवाज़,पढ़िए...

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बीते वर्ष, 2021, में कई तरह की बदलती हुई राजनीतिक और सामाजिक गतिविधियां देखने को मिली। इस बदलती परिस्थिति में, हाशिए पर खड़े...

Craft of northeast resembles that of Latin America: Study

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New Delhi : Pottery, textiles and spiritual exercises prevalent in India's northeast closely resemble that of the equally forested interior belts of Latin America,...

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...

FCI plans to import rice from Myanmar for northeast

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Guwahati : The Food Corporation of India (FCI) may soon import rice from Myanmar to India's northeastern states, an official said here Monday. Pinuel Basumatary,...

Tripura protest condemns killing of Bangladeshi-American writer

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Agartala : Intellectuals, singers, writers and political activists staged a protest here on Sunday to denounce the killing of a Bangladeshi-American blog-writer in Dhaka...

Tears of pain and fear on Christmas: Bodo militants’ horror engulfs Assam’s Bodo majority...

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Since 1990, over 2200 people have been killed by Bodo militants By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati/Sonitpur: Helena Kisku is one of the displaced taking shelter at the Xamukjuli Church in Sonitpur district. It is Christmas time. But rather than celebrations, the 35-year-old mother with young children is occupied with graver concerns.

World Bank’s social enterprises in three NE states

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By IANS, Shillong : The World Bank Wednesday launched its $1 million 2014 India Development Marketplace for implementing innovative service delivery in Meghalaya, Mizoram and...

NIA searches Jamaat operative’s house in Assam

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Guwahati : A team from the NIA Monday searched the house of Shahnur Alom, an absconding operative of the Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), in...

Rajasthan tribal women learn candle making under project ‘Sakhi’

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Udaipur : Hindustan Zinc's project "Sakhi" has been empowering dozens of rural and tribal women in Rajasthan's Zawar region, near here, by teaching...

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...

Crime Records also prove rise in atrocities against SC/ST in Kerala

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By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net Kozhikode: If statistics from National Crime Records Bureau are taken into consideration, it becomes clear Kerala has been...

Tripura, Mizoram officials summoned over refugee repatriation

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Agartala/Aizawl : The union home ministry has summoned Tripura and Mizoram officials to New Delhi Jan 30 to discuss the repatriation of Mizoram's tribal...

तलवार की धार पर छत्तीसगढ़ के पत्रकार

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net दंतेवाड़ा (छत्तीसगढ़) : छत्तीसगढ़ के बस्तर इलाक़े में चौथे खंभे की हालत बेहद ही दयनीय है. नक्सली इलाक़े में जान-जोखिम...

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...

Assam toll rises to 71, Rajnath reviews situation

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Guwahati : The toll in the violence unleashed by Bodo militants rose to 71 Wednesday, even as Home Minister Rajnath Singh, accompanied by two...

No regrets for Modi remark: Mukul Sangma

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Shillong : Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Thursday said he does not regret his remark that Narendra Modi will never become the prime minister...

Will Kashmir’s ‘Kingdom of Amity’ ever be reclaimed?

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By Sheikh Qayoom, Srinagar : The Shivratri festival, which used to be a grand integrative occasion for the majority Muslim and the minority Kashmiri Pandit...

Tribal women can inherit property, rules Himachal HC

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Shimla : Setting aside almost a century old customary law that allows only men to inherit ancestral property if it is not bequeathed, the...

Andhra rice starts reaching Tripura via Bangladesh

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Agartala : The second consignment of 5,000 tonnes of rice ferried in three small ships from Visakhapatnam port in Andhra Pradesh started arriving in...

Christian parliamentarians form strategy to counter attacks

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New Delhi : Concerned over the growing attacks on the Christian community across India, 19 Christian MPs on Friday met here and chalked out...

‘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...

Pro-ILP agitationists in Manipur protest police high-handedness

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Imphal : A woman, who was badly injured while taking part in a demonstration favouring Inner Line Permit (ILP) system for Manipur, has started...

Assam’s helpline for those stranded in Kashmir

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Guwahati : Assam Police Monday launched two helpline numbers to assist people from the state whose relatives are stranded in flood-hit Jammu and Kashmir. The...

‘Afzal Guru deserved the same reprieve’

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By IANS, Jammu : Mehbooba Mufti, who heads the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said Tuesday that parliament attack convict Afzal Guru deserved the same reprieve that has been given to Rajiv Gandhi assassins.

Despite mid-day meal, attendance lags in Agartala’s government schools

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By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala : Despite the lure of a mid-day meal, low attendance in Tripura's government schools is a "cause of concern" while enrollment...

Northeast gets Rs.2,362 crore, promise to mainstream the region

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New Delhi : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday announced a budget allocation of Rs.2,362.74 crore for the Northeast and promised to bring the region...

Pomp, pageantry mark R-Day across India

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Jammu/Kolkata/Guwahati/Chennai/Panaji/Imphal : Republic Day was Monday celebrated across India with gaiety and patriotic fervour, as leaders stressed the need of rooting out corruption and working for development and asked insurgents to shun violence. The day was largely peaceful, barring two blasts in Assam and four in Manipur.

Mizoram CM discusses refugee issue with home secretary

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Aizawl : The Mizoram government has asked the union home ministry to take up with the Election Commission the issue of deleting from the...

NDA’s biggest challenge dealing with Kashmir issue: Mufti

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Jammu : Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and PDP leader Mufti Muhammad Sayeed Monday said dealing with the sensitive issue related to...

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...

Assam honours SC, breaks tradition on animal fights

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Guwahati : Assam Thursday broke a more than a century-old tradition to honour the Supreme Court ban on animal fights. The state stayed away...

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....

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...

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...

Congress slams government over Maharashtra governor’s transfer

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New Delhi : The Congress Sunday said the government was exercising its power in an "extremely arbitrary manner" over the transfer of Maharashtra governor...

24 rebels arrested in Meghalaya

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Shillong : Twenty-four rebels of the A'chik National Volunteers Council (ANVC-B) were arrested Saturday from their hideout in Garo Hills region of Meghalaya, police...

Seven guerrillas killed in Kashmir gunbattle

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By IANS, Srinagar : Seven separatist guerrillas were Monday killed by security forces in an operation in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence...

Sonowal blames Gogoi for not availing budget benefits

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Guwahati : Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Sarbananda Sonowal Saturday blamed Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi's Congress government for not...

A story of Manipur when it started to simmer (Book Review)

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By M.R. Narayan Swamy, Title: On A Clear Day You Can See India; Author: C. Balagopal, Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India; Pages: 203; Prices: Rs.299

Maid’s decomposed body found in army colonel’s house

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Guwahati : The highly decomposed body of a maid was on Thursday recovered from the servants' quarter of an army Colonel in Assam's Jorhat...

Adivasi women of UP’s Sonbhadra district attacked and arrested by Police for claiming Forest...

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By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net For more than a month, the Adivasis, especially women, of Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra district have been facing police and administrative atrocities...

Two decades on, tribals’ repatriation to Mizoram from Tripura uncertain

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By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala/Aizawl : Despite Supreme Court directions and the Union Home Ministry's initiative, the repatriation of tribal refugees from Tripura to Mizoram...

NCP candidate arrested for damaging EVM

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By IANS, Shillong : An NCP leader was arrested for instigating a mob to damage an electronic voting machine (EVM) during the Jaintia Hills Autonomous...

Government accepts report on safety of northeastern people

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New Delhi : The government has accepted the recommendations of a committee that has suggested immediate measures to ensure the safety of people from...

छत्तीसगढ़: पुलिस ने 17 आदिवासियों को मारकर नक्सली मुठभेड़ की झूठी कहानी रची

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By अनुज श्रीवास्तव, TwoCircles.net साल 2012. मुख्यमंत्री रमनसिंह के नेतृत्व में छत्तीसगढ़ में भाजपा की सरकार थी. बीजापुर ज़िले के सारकेगुड़ा गाँव में 28-29 जून...

So much for pregnant women: Five ambulances, just one driver in Hazratbal, Srinagar

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircle.net, Hazratbal/Srinagar: The Primary Health Centre (PHC) at Hazratbal caters to the medical needs of a population of 82,721 in the Hazratbal block consisting predominantly urban and a small proportion of rural and tribal areas.

Pleasantly surprised by political awareness and hospitality of Afghans: Kashmiri Editor working in Kabul

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By M Reyaz, twoCircles.net, New Delhi: A very popular Pashto proverb says, “Khpal watan pa har cha Kashmir we (One’s motherland is dearer to everybody like Kashmir.” Kashmir and Afghanistan has natural connections, though now divided by man-made-boundaries.

In J&K, Gujjar community threatens state-wide agitation against alleged rape and murder of eight-year-old...

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Jammu: On Thursday, January 18, Jammu and Kashmir woke up to a terrible news of the death of an eight-year-old...

Bodos kill 65 in Assam, three die in police firing

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Guwahati : Three people were killed in Assam Wednesday when police fired at thousands of angry adivasis who took to the streets, a day...

Northeast presence in Delhi Police: Just 39

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By Alok Singh, New Delhi : The northeast has an almost negligible presence in Delhi Police - just 39 personnel, or a mere 0.05 percent,...

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...

Students from Assam volunteer for flood victims in Kashmir

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By Sabin Sebastian, TwoCircles.net, Guwahati: A group of Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU) social work students did their one month internship (November 2014) in Jammu and Kashmir to help the flood affected people under the leadership of Catholic Social Service Society (CSSS) of the Diocese of Jammu and Kashmir.

Guerrilla hideout busted in Kashmir

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Jammu : The army Saturday busted a guerrilla hideout in the hilly Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir and recovered a large cache of...

“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...

Srinagar curfew continues for third day

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Srinagar : Curfew continued for the third day in seven areas of Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar Saturday though public transport ran and...

Now, SC/STs in Delhi can apply for employment loan via app

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New Delhi, (IANS): The Delhi government will launch a mobile application on Saturday through which Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Other Backward Classes, minorities, and handicapped...

Will the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill 2014 provide succor to Dalits and...

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Govt urged to pass SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill 2014 in the current session By TCN News, New Delhi: Urging the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to keep his pre-poll promise to the SC/ST communities, the National Coalition for Strengthening SCs & STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (NCSPA) has demanded the government to pass the pending Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill 2014 in the current session of the Parliament.