Campaign to provide clothes to Dalit Adivasi children in Maharashtra during Ramadan a huge...
By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net
On May 24, TwoCircles.net published a story which showed a unique attempt to bring a smile to the faces of Dalit...
CPI-M to protest against MGNREGA fund cuts
Agartala : The CPI-M will organise demonstrations across the country, including at parliament house in New Delhi Nov 26, to protest against the curtailment...
Seven youths rape minor girl in Mizoram, arrested
Aizawl : Mizoram police arrested seven youths, including four minors, for gang raping a minor girl, police said here Tuesday.
"The accused youths gang raped...
The search for Isolation quotient of the collective development
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...
‘Left, farmers’ movement ignore distinction between peasants, labourers
Interview with Gita Ramaswamy, author of “Land, Guns, Caste, Woman—The Memoir of a Lapsed Revolutionary”
Aatika S | TwoCircles.net
In this interview, the author talks...
Assam assembly to restrict car passes from May
Guwahati : The Assam assembly is planning to introduce from May 1 stricter guidelines for issuing car passes following detection of Congress legislator Rumi...
Equality, diversity, inclusion: a new concept of future museums
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...
Assam’s helpline for those stranded in Kashmir
Guwahati : Assam Police Monday launched two helpline numbers to assist people from the state whose relatives are stranded in flood-hit Jammu and Kashmir.
The...
One more tribal child dies in Kerala; 16th since January
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net,
Kozhikode: Amidst concerns about the ill-health and malnutrition among tribal children, one more infant died at Attappady in Palakkd district....
India, Bangladesh officials, border guards to work jointly
Aizawl : The district administrations and border guards of India and Bangladesh would deal jointly with various border issues and crimes, officials said here...
Tourists in large numbers a dividend of peace: Omar
By IANS,
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday stressed the vast potential of the state for sports, adventure and pilgrim tourism,...
Improper implementation of RTE Act a cause of concern: Former Member of Planning Commission
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Caritas India in a joint collaboration of Peoples’ Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) organized a National level interface on...
Muslim’s literary body organises annual meet at Imphal
By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Writers’ Union, Manipur, a literary body of the Muslims in Manipur organized its 15th Annual Meet at Dave Literature Centre in D.M. College Campus, here on February 8.
The function was graced by Maulana Mubarak Ali and Azrun Kabir as Chief Guest and President respectively. It was attended by members of the union, Muslim writers and representatives of different civil society organizations of the State.
So much for pregnant women: Five ambulances, just one driver in Hazratbal, Srinagar
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.
Central officials urge tribal refugees in Tripura to return to Mizoram
Agartala : Officials of the Union Home Ministry and two state governments on Tuesday asked Reang tribal refugees, sheltered in Tripura for the last...
PM to launch start-up scheme for SCs/STs
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi, now on a visit to Saudi Arabia, will on Tuesday launch a scheme to promote entrepreneurship among...
Civil society groups express solidarity with Irom Sharmila, demand repeal of AFSPA
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net.
Guwahati: Several civil rights organizations and civilians have condemned the re-arrest of ‘Prisoner of Conscience’ Irom Sharmila by the Manipur police on Friday, January 23. Amnesty International India has also condemned the re-arrest of 23 January.
‘Revert to Be Buried’: In Chhattisgarh, Even Death Offers Tribal Christians No Escape From...
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...
Nine arrested for branding Assam athlete a witch
Guwahati : Nine people, including seven women, have been arrested on charges of criminal conspiracy for branding an Assam athlete as a witch, police...
30 Tripura policemen injured in attack by tribal party activists
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,...
Local aide of killed LeT guerrilla nabbed in Kashmir
Srinagar : A guerrilla who tried to escape from a gunfight with security forces, in which a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist was killed, was Monday apprehended...
Tribals protest in Ahmedabad demanding implementation of FRA, MNREGA
Ahmedabad, Feb 12 (IANS) Hundreds of tribals from six districts of Gujarat gathered here at the Sabarmati riverfront and took out a rally demanding...
Intervene in coal mining ban, Meghalaya leaders to president
Shillong : Congress leaders from Meghalaya Thursday met President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi to seek his immediate intervention over the National Green Tribunal's...
Colonial hangover ails workers of Assam’s tea industry
By Azera Parveen Rahman,
Tezpur (Assam) : Colonial-style bungalows of Assam's expansive tea gardens and the British-era lifestyles of their executives paint a picture postcard of yore. Sadly, this hangover also extends to the poor living conditions of labourers - an issue now in the limelight after the World Bank said that it was probing the violation of workers' rights inthese plantations it jointly finances with Tata Global Beverages.
NCHRO demands judicial enquiry into arrests of adivasi youths in Jharkhand
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...
India to tighten vigil along Myanmar border
Agartala/Aizawl : India would strengthen vigil along its border with Myanmar to check drugs and arms smuggling besides movement of inimical elements, including militants,...
John urges NorthEast fans to throng stadium for support
Shillong : Bollywood actor John Abraham, co-owner of NorthEast United FC (NEUFC), Wednesday urged his Shillong fans to throng the Indira Gandhi stadium in...
Maoists kill tribal man in Odisha
Bhubaneswar : Maoist guerrillas have killed a tribal man in Odisha by slitting his throat after accusing him of being a police informer, an...
Three army personnel killed in Arunachal ambush
Itanagar : At least three army personnel were killed and three others injured on Thursday when suspected militants ambushed their convoy in Arunachal Pradesh's...
Manipuri man’s killing: One more arrested
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...
Border crimes increased after use of non-lethal arms
Agartala : After the Indian border guards started using non-lethal weapons, crimes along the India-Bangladesh border have increased, an official said here Thursday.
The border...
Two decades on, tribals’ repatriation to Mizoram from Tripura uncertain
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...
Release jailed chairman for peace talks: Meghalaya outfit
By IANS,
Shillong : The Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), a rebel outfit in Meghalaya, Monday said it was ready for peace talks provided...
Two Kashmir policemen held for robbery
By IANS,
Srinagar : Two Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel were Monday arrested for involvement in a robbery here two days back and the looted...
Two injured in bomb explosion in Meghalaya
Shillong : Two people were injured on Monday morning after militants hurled a crude bomb at a petrol pump in Meghalaya's West Khasi Hills...
Youth groups call to boycott Mizoram polls
Aizawl/Agartala: Six NGOs and students' groups have called for a boycott of the April 9 Lok Sabha polls in Mizoram to protest the Election...
Flood havoc in Assam, cry for central government’s assistance
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: At least 24 people have been killed during the last 48 hours due to flood in Assam’s Goalpara and Kamrup district following continuous rain occurred in Assam and Meghalaya.
Malkangiri: Who is responsible for deaths of more than 120 Adivasi children?
By Akash Poyam for Adivasi Resurgence
Up until now, Japanese Encephelitis (JE) has caused more than 120 deaths (Official numbers, real deaths could be...
Court orders to release anti-AFSPA crusader Irom Chanu Sharmila
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: In a landmark judgment announced on August 19, 2014 the Court of Sessions Judge, Imphal East, dismissed the charge that anti-AFSPA crusader Irom Chanu Sharmila, who has been on fast for the last 14 years demanding repeal of AFSPA, was attempting to commit suicide and ordered the State Government to release her form custody. The verdict came after Sharmila filed a petition against an earlier order passed by Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Imphal East on June 4 last that charged her with attempt to commit suicide under Section 309 of IPC.
President condoles the death of ex-Mizoram chief minister Brig. Sailo
New Delhi : President Paranab Mukherjee on Saturday condoled the death of former Mizoram chief minister Brig. T. Sailo, saying that it was an...
Adivasi couple branded witches killed in Assam
Guwahati : In yet another case of witch hunting in Assam, an elderly couple was killed by some villagers in Kokrajhar district Sunday night,...
Manipur bills: Tribals intensify protest as confrontation looms ahead
By Iboyaima Laithangbam
Imphal : As the fate of the three controversial bills passed by the Manipur assembly continues to hang in balance, the tribal...
Sharp reactions after rape accused lynched to death in Dimapur, alleged rape victim was...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Dimapur: A day after killing a rape accused Syed Sarif Uddin Khan in a most inhuman way by a mob lynching and hanging in Dimapur in India’s north-eastern state of Nagaland, people across the region have demanded justice for this barbaric act.
Educate Delhiites about grievances of northeast people: HC
By IANS,
New Delhi : Stating that people should "cultivate the ability to live together", the Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the city government to...
Pro-ILP agitationists in Manipur protest police high-handedness
Imphal : A woman, who was badly injured while taking part in a demonstration favouring Inner Line Permit (ILP) system for Manipur, has started...
Plight of tribal communities during COVID-19
By Faheem Muhammed M.P
As the world is facing the most dreadful pandemic of modern times, the indigenous population across the globe are exposed to...
Meghalaya HC bans media coverage of shutdowns, rallies
Shillong : The Meghalaya High Court has banned the media from publishing statements by organisations that call for shutdowns or rallies in the state,...
Bappu Haji: An octogenarian who lives only to serve others
By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twociricles.net
For Bappu Haji, charity has never been an option; it is more of way of live. Nearly 40 years ago,...
Manipuri, Sri Lankan among medal winners at Bhatkhande convocation
Lucknow : Musicians from across the country as well as from abroad would attend the fourth convocation of the Bhatkhande Musical University in the...
Assam youth feel development can bring solution to every problem
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.
Scheduled Tribe status for six Assam communities
New Delhi : The committee formed to recommend communities of Assam for granting the Scheduled Tribe (ST) status will submit its report shortly, Minister...
Marriage feast leaves 35 ill in Tripura
Agartala : Thirty-five people were taken ill and admitted to various hospitals after eating at a marriage feast in Tripura Sunday night, an official...
Taking cue from Black Lives Matter, ‘Dalit, Minorities, Tribal Lives Matter’ campaign launched in...
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Taking a cue from the ongoing mass campaign Black Lives Matter, South Asian Minorities Lawyers Association has decided to launch a...
Unspent money for Dalits/tribals, $42.6 bn = 8 times agri budget
By Nikhil M. Babu
It was raining heavily last monsoon when Heerabai's youngest child, Seshkumari, 4, collapsed with a fever. The family could only...
After two phases of polling, Assam celebrates Rongali Bihu
Guwahati : After two phases of hectic campaigning and balloting for the Lok Sabha polls in Assam, the state Monday got into a exuberant...
Transferred from Maharashtra to Mizoram, Sankaranarayanan quits
Mumbai : Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan, who was early Sunday abruptly transferred to Mizoram for the rest of his term, has announced his resignation.
"I...
Rajasthan tribal women learn candle making under project ‘Sakhi’
Udaipur : Hindustan Zinc's project "Sakhi" has been empowering dozens of rural and tribal women in Rajasthan's Zawar region, near here, by teaching...
Nido Tania’s parents to meet PM and home minister
By IANS,
New Delhi : The family members of Arunachal Pradesh student Nido Tania, who died after being beaten up by shopkeepers here, will meet...
PM promises sports university for Manipur
Imphal : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said a sports university will be opened in Manipur.
The prime minister, speaking at the concluding function of...
‘Northeast space centre not getting data from central agencies’
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...
जल-जंगल-जमीन, भेदभाव की सरकारी नीतियां के खिलाफ उतरे सैकड़ों दलित-आदिवासी
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पिछले साल दो अप्रैल को हुए भारत बंद के बाद फिर देश में भारत बंद रहा। 5 मार्च को होने वाले इस...
Gogoi’s visits to 18 countries cost exchequer Rs.43 lakh
Guwahati : Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi's official overseas trips to 18 countries since assuming office in 2001 cost the state exchequer Rs.43,44,353 but yielded...
Guerrilla hideout busted in Kashmir
Jammu : The army Saturday busted a guerrilla hideout in the hilly Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir and recovered a large cache of...
World Bank’s social enterprises in three NE states
By IANS,
Shillong : The World Bank Wednesday launched its $1 million 2014 India Development Marketplace for implementing innovative service delivery in Meghalaya, Mizoram and...
Gauhati HC quashes disqualification of 3 NCP legislators
Shillong : A division bench of the Gauhati High Court Wednesday set aside the order of Nagaland assembly Speaker Chotisuh Sazo disqualifying three NCP...
Minorities Commission kicks off awareness campaigns in remote areas of Manipur
By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Manipur State Minorities Commission (MSMC) kicks off educational awareness campaign in the remote areas of the state. The first awareness camp was organized at Sangaiyumpham, a Muslim inhabited area of Thoubal district, on December 6, 2014.
Child kills six-year-old in Tripura
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...
GSI to look for coal reserves in Tripura
Agartala : The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has undertaken a diverse study after a coal-like substance was found in Tripura, an official said...
Muslim man beheaded after interview by media in Myanmar
Nay Pyi Taw : A Muslim man in northern Rakhine state of Myanmar was found beheaded after he was interviewed by journalists, State Counsellor...
SC notice on reservation in legislatures
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the central and the state governments on a PIL seeking increase the SC/ST...
Abide by model code of conduct, J&K political parties told
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir chief electoral officer (CEO) Umang Narula Friday asked political parties to abide by the model code of conduct during...
Assam cops get training to handle cases of witch hunting, trafficking
Guwahati : Police stations in Assam will soon have personnel with better knowledge of handling witch hunting, human trafficking and child labour cases.
The state...
Centre rejected Inner Line Permit in Tripura: Minister
Agartala : The central government rejected the introduction of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system in Tripura arguing that the current act is sufficient...
PDP legislator apologises for slapping marshal
By IANS,
Jammu : A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legislator who slapped a Jammu and Kashmir assembly marshal Wednesday apologised in the house Thursday.
Syed Bashir,...
35 in Tripura ill after eating prasad
Agartala : At least 35 people, including several women, fell sick after eating prasad in Tripura, an official said Friday. At least 20 of...
Chhattisgarh: How Padma Shri Awardee Pandi Ram is Shaping the Future of Tribal Art...
Poonam Masih, TwoCircles.net
Raipur (Chhattisgarh): At a time when traditions are fading with time, a man from Chhattisgarh is working tirelessly to preserve the rich...
Air, surface links to Kashmir Valley restored
Srinagar : Air services between the Kashmir Valley and the rest of the country were restored Thursday and the strategic Srinagar-Jammu highway was also...
Boycott separatist militants on Independence Day: Journalists’ Forum Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) has urged the people of northeast India to defy separatist militants’ diktat on celebrating the Independence Day (I-Day) with. The scribe’ body argues that every patriotic Indian should observe the I-Day (and also the Republic Day) to pay their heartiest tributes to the known & unknown martyrs of India’s freedom movement for their supreme sacrifices.
‘Government working on Bezbarauh panel suggestions on northeast’
New Delhi : Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju Friday said the government was on the job to get the recommendations of...
One killed in landslide in Jammu region
Jammu : One woman was killed and three others seriously injured in a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district...
Mulayam to contest from Azamgarh also
Lucknow : Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav will be contesting from two constituencies in the Lok Sabha polls - Mainpuri and Azamgarh.
Announcing Mulayam...
Manipur tribal areas begin strike to protest land and shops bills
Imphal: Even as the bitter row over three bills passed by the Manipur assembly and now awaiting presidential assent continues on, the tribal areas...
Manipuris want better education, job opportunities
By Natalia Ningthoujam,
Imphal : The people of Manipur, once ravaged by insurgency and still suffering from its residual strains, came out in full force...
Tripura to set up new varsity
Agartala : The Left Front government will set up a state university in Tripura and this will be taken up in the budget session...
Tripura militants kidnap three traders, driver in Mizoram
Agartala : Three Tripura traders and their driver were kidnapped by tribal guerrillas from Mizoram, police said here Sunday.
"Five businessmen from northern Tripura went...
Report exposes ‘roots of atrocities’ against Muslims in Assam
Report by Indo-American group IAMC shows repeated episodes of mass violence since 1993 were planned and politically motivated, urges action to prevent ethnic cleansing.
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), an advocacy group based in the United States, has released a report that exposes the roots of the mass violence in Assam in 2012 and 2014, in which hundreds of lives have been lost and over a half million people were displaced.
Kis Kis Ko Qaid Karoge: Delhi to witness a protest against arrest of Dalit...
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...
Security forces intensify hunt for Bodo militants
Guwahati : Security forces Friday stepped up operations against Bodo militants in Assam, after Home Minister Rajnath Singh ruled out talks with them after...
Four Indian universities to introduce tribal language courses
Agartala : Four universities in India, including Delhi University, will introduce tribal language courses from Jan 26 next year, Tripura governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya...
400 policemen will be killed for shooting 40 Maoists, warns ex-journalist
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), April 30 (IANS) Security forces in Maharashtra went in a tizzy on Monday following apprehensions expressed on Facebook that "400 cops will be...
Blaming state govt, Assam Wakf president Khaleque resigns
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Assam Wakf Board president Abdul Khalque has resigned from his position after BJP’s Minority Morcha’s serious allegations of mismanagement of the properties in the state even as the country is witnessing a wave of resignations. Khaleque, a former MLA of the Congress has also dared to face a CBI inquiry in this regard of fund mismanagement.
Tribal organisation rallies against amendment in Land Act, conversion law
Ranchi, (IANS): A tribal organisation held a rally in Ranchi on Monday against the Jharkhand government's Anti-Conversion Bill and its proposed amendments in the 2013...
Tripura troopers to be deployed for Haryana polls
Agartala : Five companies of Tripura State Rifles (TSR) troopers will be deployed in Haryana to facilitate peaceful state assembly elections Oct 15, an...
वीडियो रिपोर्ट : अब वन गुर्जरों की जंगल से ज़मीन की और जाने की...
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हिमाचल ,उत्तराखंड और उत्तर प्रदेश की शिवालिक रेंज में लाखों वन गुर्जर रहते हैं वो पशुपालन करते हैं और दूध को बाजार...
‘Meghalaya has no records of Bangladeshis’
Shillong : Meghalaya has no record of Bangladeshis who entered the state on or before March 24, 1971, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said Thursday.
"While...
Motorsports: Ali, Musthafa start favourites
Dimapur (Nagaland) : National championship leaders S.K. Ajgar Ali and navigator MK Mohammed Musthafa headline the JK Tyre Hornbill Rally, which will be run...
Kashmiri Pandits threaten ‘fast unto death’
Srinagar : Dozens of migrant Kashmiri Pandits Wednesday held a peaceful protest here against what they called callous attitude of the central and state...
Protests erupt in Kashmir town
By IANS,
Srinagar : Clashes erupted Tuesday in north Kashmir's Kupwara town between police and civilian protestors after seven guerrillas were killed in the district...
NCM member Capt Praveen Davar reviews minority welfare schemes in Manipur
The importance and urgency of the modernization of madrasas and promotion of Urdu language was highlighted during the review meeting.
By Dr Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: During his three day visit here, Capt Praveen Davar, member of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) and member in-charge of Manipur, reviewed the implementation of the PM’s New 15-Point Programme for the welfare of the minorities and the Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) in the state.
Modi congratulates new CM of Nagaland
New Delhi : Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi Saturday congratulated newly sworn-in Nagaland Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang.
"Congratulations to T.R. Zeliang on taking oath as...
Meghalaya wants to gain from China’s ageing population
Shillong : With an eye to China's ageing workforce, Meghalaya Thursday decided to set up three skill development centres to train youths to help...
Attack on teacher in Assam: BJP Yuvamorcha president arrested
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.
Bangladesh’s instability affects India: Tripura CM
Agartala : If there is any turmoil in Bangladesh, it also affects India's peace, stability and integrity, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said.
"If there...
NGOs in Assam under police scanner over jihadi link
Guwahati : The Assam Police and NIA have intensified their search for absconding Burdwan blast suspect Shahnur Alom, and police Wednesday said they were...
Northeast to have air ambulances soon
Guwahati : Patients from difficult-to-access locations in the landlocked northeastern states can heave a sigh of relief, as a Guwahati-based hospital is planning to...
Aaranyak joins hands with USTM for research on wildlife
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.
Dimapur lynching: Nagaland CM recommends CBI probe
Kohima : Nagaland Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang on Thursday said his government has decided to hand over the March 5 Dimapur lynching probe to...
Delayed Mizoram budget in state assembly Nov 11
Aizawl : The delayed budget session of the Mizoram assembly will begin Nov 11 with the state finance minister expected to table the annual...
CBI to grill former Tripura editor in Saradha scam
Agartala : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to grill Tripura-based former newspaper editor and owner Sushil Chowdhury in connection with Saradha...
Faggan Singh Kulaste: Tribal face of MP and BJP’s man for all seasons
New Delhi : Faggan Singh Kulaste, Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Mandla (Scheduled Tribes) reserved constituency in Madhya Pradesh, belongs to the class...
Former Assam CM resigns as AGP chief
Guwahati : Former Assam chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta Monday resigned as the president of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) after its debacle in...
Assam man sets himself ablaze demanding land rights
By IANS,
Guwahati : A man set himself ablaze outside the Assam capital complex in Dispur Monday protesting the state's refusal to give land pattas...
Terror plot averted in Meghalaya
Shillong : Seven insurgents were arrested in Meghalaya Thursday, as police averted a plot to carry out an explosion in the assembly constituency of...
Manipur hills simmer with tension as tribals resent bills
By Aroonim Bhuyan,
New Delhi: The hills of Manipur continue to simmer with tension ever since the state assembly, in a specially convened session on...
294 days and counting: Why Churachandpur refuses to bury its dead
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Churachandpur, Manipur: September 1 started like every other day at work for Chingneihoih, 22, from Churachandpur. For the...
A month after Jharkhand journalist’s murder, killers remain at large
TCN News
Exactly a month ago, Amit Topno, a journalist from Khunti, Jharkhand was shot at point blank range and his body discovered later in...
World Bank aid for power projects in northeast
Agartala : The World Bank would provide a major share of Rs.8,150 crore for improving power transmission system in six northeastern states, officials said...
24 more Myanmar nationals held in Tripura
Agartala : Twentyfour more Mayanmarese, including six women and 12 children, have been arrested for illegally entering Tripura, police said on Sunday.
Two Indians, including...
Will act against forceful conversions: Tripura CM
Agartala : Tripura's Left Front government would not tolerate any forceful religious conversions and would take strict action against any such move, Chief Minister...
CPI-s women membership in Tripura at record level
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...
Tracing shadow footprints: Development and lives of Purulia’s Santhal people – Part I
By Sukanya Roy, TwoCircles.net
Purulia: As I walk down the Gurabera village in West Bengal’s western-most district of Purulia, bordering Jharkhand, Anita Mandi, 10, is...
Separatist shutdown partially affects life in Srinagar
Srinagar : A separatist called shutdown partially affected life in Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Srinagar on Monday.
Private transport, government offices, banks and post...
President accepts resignation of Manipur governor
New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday accepted the resignation of V.K. Duggal as the governor of Manipur and Mizoram.
A Rashtrapati Bhavan press communique...
Arunachal votes for assembly, Lok Sabha Wednesday
Itanagar : Over 750,000 people in India's mountainous state of Arunachal Pradesh will Wednesday cast their ballot for simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha...
CPI-M condemns Assam killings
New Delhi : The CPI-M Wednesday urged the government to take "firm action" and dismantle Bodo militants after they massacred over 40 tribals, including...
Three killed in Manipur blast
Imphal : Three people were killed and four others injured when a powerful blast rocked Manipur's capital city Imphal Sunday, police said.
"An IED (improvised...
Assam CM concerned over militant activities in northeast
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday expressed concern over the attacks on security forces by militant groups in the northeast region...
Tripura to abolish open defecation in two years
Agartala : WIth the help of the central government's flagship rural jobs scheme MGNREGS, the Tripura government has embarked upon fully abolishing open defecation...
Go easy on protesters: Assam CM to police
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday instructed police to go easy on public protests and said baton-charge and firing should be...
Militants finally free telecom professional
Aizawl : A telecom professional from Kolkata who was abducted by militants in November 2013 has been finally freed in Mizoram, police said Thursday.
Deep...
Centre moots corporation develop roads in northeast
Agartala : The central government is considering to set up a corporation to develop roads and improve connectivity in the northeastern states, a Tripura...
Assam celebrates R-Day, CM outlines new schemes
Guwahati : The 66th Republic Day was celebrated across Assam Monday with enthusiasm, with people ignoring threats from militants.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi unfurled the...
Criminalisation of politics: Meghalaya lawmakers demand NIA probe
Shillong : Opposition legislators in Meghalaya Tuesday demanded a probe by the NIA into politicians hobnobbing with militants, even as Chief Minister Mukul Sangma...
Breaking security cordon, Rahul charms people in Assam road show
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...
AAMSU to go on hunger strike for the BTAD violence victims
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: The All Assam Minority Students’ Union (AAMSU) has urged the state government to pay attention to the families of the riot victims in Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) or the students’ body will go on hunger strike after August 15.
CPI-M condemns police firing on Dalits
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The CPI-M on Monday denounced the police firing on Dalit activists protesting against the Supreme Court's decision to dilute the...
11 dead, 32 wounded in Kashmir accident
By IANS,
Jammu : At least 11 people were killed and 32 others injured Sunday when an overloaded mini bus fell into a deep gorge...
Trinamool announces candidates from Manipur, Tripura and Jharkhand
Kolkata : Trinamool Congress Wednesday announced its six candidates for the northeastern states of Tripura and Manipur and the eastern state of Jharkhand.
In Tripura,...
Heatwave in northeast affects power generation, crops
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...
Assam CM unveils Angel Fund for first-generation entrepreneurs
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi unveiled the Angel Fund floated to help first generation entrepreneurs and skilled youths aspiring to set up micro and small enterprises in the state on Friday.
Criminal tracking network being set up in Tripura
Agartala : A Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) is being set up in Tripura as part of a nation-wide project to keep...
Anti-caste poet Lokshahir Shantanu Kamble passes away in Nashik at the age of 39
By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net
In a terrible jolt to the Ambedkarite movement in Maharashtra, Shahir Shantanu Kamble, a 39-year-old poet on whose life the...
Appeal for free and fair election in Assam’s BTAD
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: As the Assam state election commission is planning to schedule the 3rd election for the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) for Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) elections in the last week of March in 2015, organisations including students’ bodies, have appealed the state and the central government to review the formation of council before the election.
40 tribals to be special guests at R-Day celebrations
New Delhi (IANS): The central government has invited 40 tribals from various parts of the country as special guests for this year's Republic Day...
Tripura to drop cases against ex-guerrillas
Agartala : The Tripura government has decided to withdraw court cases against surrendered militants, except those of crimes committed against women, an official said...
Assam’s six lakh tribal kids to be screened for anaemia
Guwahati:The union tribal affairs ministry will cover at least six lakh tribal children in Assam under its sickle cell anaemia screening programme within this...
Northeast India gets its first solar power plant
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Monarchak (Tripura) : North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) has commissioned a five-MW solar power plant at Monarchak in Tripura, which will...
Central minister assures Himachal’s Hattee community tribal status
New Delhi : Union Tribal Development Minister Jual Oram has assured the Hattee community of Himachal Pradesh of the Scheduled Tribe status for its...
Modi hasn’t fulfilled promises, says Assam CM
Guwahati : Though the Narendra Modi government has completed six months in office, yet none of his pre-poll promises have been fulfilled so far,...
Another bomb explodes in Manipur
Imphal : A bomb exploded near the Manipur University in Imphal on Wednesday, hours after a four-year-old girl was injured when insurgents attacked a...