29 tourism projects sanctioned for northeast in 2014
New Delhi : The ministry of tourism has sanctioned 29 tourism projects for the northeastern states in 2014, Parliament was informed Wednesday.
Union Minister of...
Odisha villagers meet Oram, seek tribal status
Bhubaneswar : A Jhodia community delegation from Odisha Friday submitted a memorandum to union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram in New Delhi, seeking tribal...
Dalit, tribals can perform as good as others: PM
Noida : People from the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes will perform as well as others if they are given the opportunity, Prime Minister...
Assam ministers resign, CM to reconstitute cabinet
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Monday convened a meeting of the council of ministers, following which all the ministers resigned to pave...
Anti-Terrorism convention: No place for terror in Islam, scholars assert
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Scholars, intellectuals and activists from different parts of the country attending an anti-terrorism convention here came down heavily on attempts by Hindu fundamentalist to malign Muslims in the name of terrorism in India, Assam in particular.
Two village headmen shot dead in Kashmir
Srinagar : Two sarpanches (village headmen) of adjoining villages in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district were shot dead by separatist guerrillas in separate attacks...
Tripura tribals take out mammoth rally against Citizenship Bill
Agartala, Jan 30 (IANS) Several tribal parties led by the Congress held a joint rally near here on Wednesday to protest against the Citizenship...
EC probing BJP’s ‘communal party’ tag in Tripura school books
Agartala : The Election Commission of India is probing the BJP being tagged a "communal party" in the textbooks of government schools in Left-ruled...
Marathi writer Kavita Mahajan passes away at the age of 51
By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net
Marathi writer, poet and translator Kavita Mahajan passed away in Pune at the age of 51. The cause of her death...
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...
Tripura editor found guilty in triple murder case
Agartala : An Agartala court Monday found a Tripura newspaper editor-cum-owner guilty in a year-old triple murder case, a government lawyer said.
Kripankur Chakraborty, additional...
Assam government spent Rs.9 cr on militants during ceasefire
Guwahati : The Assam government Monday revealed that it has spent over Rs.9 crore this year on settlement camp for cadres of the militant...
Lifetime achievement award to Manipuri Muslim Writer Mohd Abdur Rahman
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.
मोदी जी! क्या लड़कियां सिर्फ़ अचार बेचने के लिए हैं?
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
इन दिनों सोशल मीडिया पर पीएम नरेन्द्र मोदी का एक बयान पर काफी कुछ शेयर किया जा रहा है, जिसमें उन्होंने कहा...
Brahminical environmentalism the reason behind attack on FRA: Abhay F. Xaxa
Text and video by Atul Anand, TwoCircles.net
On February 28, 2019, Birsa Ambedkar Phule Student’s Association (BAPSA) at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi organised a...
‘कभी ब्राहमण भी खाते थे गो-मांस’
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...
Bedlam in Tripura assembly over crimes against women
By IANS,
Agartala : The opposition Congress created a huge ruckus in the Tripura assembly Tuesday, alleging that the Left Front government has failed to...
Top officials urge Reang tribal refugees in Tripura to return home
Agartala/Aizawl : Officials of the Centre and two state governments on Saturday asked Reang tribal refugees, sheltered in North Tripura district for the last...
Northeast is India’s economic corridor: Jitender Singh
New Delhi : Describing the northeast as the "economic corridor of India", Minister of State for Development of the Northeastern Region (DoNER) Jitendra Singh...
Modi greets Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur on statehood day
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday greeted the people of Meghalaya, Tripura and Manipur on their statehood day.
Greeting the people of Meghalaya,...
Attacks on northeast people, threat to society: President
Canchipur (Manipur) : Expressing sadness over attacks on youths from the northeastern region in the national capital, President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday said the "pluralistic...
Tribals call for shutdown in Jharkhand over land acts
Ranchi : Tribal organisations in Jharkhand have called for a shutdown on Friday to protest against the amendments in two land acts by the...
MyFacts’ move to Assam governor seeking solution to BTAD trouble
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Named MyFacts (Muslim Youths Forum Against Communalism, Terrorism and Sedition), a group that initially met through Facebook got together in the city and decided their action plan towards a solution of the ongoing violence in Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD).
Naga activists call for changes in male-dominated society
By IANS,
New Delhi : Naga activists and scholars Wednesday robustly called for changes in the male-dominated society of Nagaland state, saying that it barred...
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...
Meet Seral Murmu, a tribal filmmaker telling untold stories of tribals through his films
By Nazish Hussain, TwoCircles.net
Thirty-four-year-old Seral Murmu hails from Ghatsila in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, a place known for copper mining. While growing up...
Rajnath visits Bangladesh border in Tripura
Agartala : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh accompanied by his deputy, Kiren Rijiju, Saturday visited the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura and discussed issues with...
Northeast India turns to Myanmar, Bangladesh for rice
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : Transport bottlenecks have forced India's northeastern states to procure much needed rice from neighbouring Myanmar and Bangladesh.
The Indian government has...
Tripura government asked to form SIT to probe chit fund firms
Agartala : The Tripura High Court on Thursday asked the state government to set up a Special Investigating Team (SIT) to probe the activities...
Land Acquisition Bill takes away rights of farmers and pits them against ‘Make in...
By Dr Rahul Pandey and Dr Sandeep Pandey, Citizen News Service,
Since the past several months we have seen the NDA government aggressively pushing through changes in land acquisition policy, first in the form of Ordinance in December 2014 and then, as it was passed as a Bill with nine changes in Lok Sabha but faced roadblock in Rajya Sabha, re-promulgating it before its expiry in April 2015. With the government calling the Bill pro-farmer and pro-development and most of opposition parties and social activists opposing it as anti-farmer, it is useful to sieve through the noise and look at the changes proposed and what existed earlier.
Assam’s MY-FACTS to act as facilitator for implementation of govt. schemes
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Guwahati based organization MY-FACTS (Muslim Youth’s Forum Against Communalism, Terrorism, and Sedition) has decided on 31st March to act as facilitator for implementation of government schemes in Assam following a special meeting of the core committee at Hatigaon in the city, presided over by Tanishi Inam.
Seminar by Islamic Research & Dawah Centre in Manipur
By Dr Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Islamic Research & Dawah Centre (IRDC) organised a three-day seminar on the topic ‘Be a Role Model on Parenting, Teaching & Goal Setting’ to instill Islamic values among the followers of the faith in Manipur.
Former union minister P.R. Kyndiah dead
Shillong : Veteran Congress leader and former union minister Patty Ripple Kyndiah passed away here on Thursday night following cardiac arrest, a family member...
Mahbubul Hoque receives Educlusion award in Singapore
By TCN News,
Guwahati: Mahbubul Hoque, Chancellor of University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya and Chairman of ERD Foundation has received the Educlusion Award bestowed by Engineering Watch, India’s most prestigious community of Engineering Stake holders on 15th September 2014 on the occasion of Engineers Day.
In Ambedkar University, an afternoon of Dalit assertion and pride with Ginni Mahi
By Pritam Singh Tinna, Twocircles.net
Music events are part and parcel of every University campus, but on February 1, the Ambedkar University campus students witnessed...
Anti-terror convention in Assam by Jamiat
By TwoCircles.net staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Even as the protests are going on across Assam against the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) for its alleged involvement with Islamic fundamentalist, the party is looking for an investigation from the union home ministry.
Ex-ULFA rebels want cases withdrawn
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...
Seven die in Madhya Pradesh heat wave
Seoni (Madhya Pradesh) : At least seven people have died and about 110 have taken ill due to the intense heat wave in Seoni...
Manipur remembers Maulana Azad on National Education Day
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.
Human skulls found in Manipur school complex
Imphal : Eight human skulls were recovered from an abandoned Manipur school complex where paramilitary forces had set up a base camp during the...
Gogoi seeks Rs.1,000 crore central package for flood-hit Assam
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...
Manipur’s second Lok Sabha seat votes Thursday
Imphal : Eight candidates are in the fray in Thursday's poll to Manipur's second Lok Sabha constituency with issues like misgovernance, unemployment and drug...
Decision on new administrative units has shaken PDP: Omar
By IANS,
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said Tuesday that the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) has been shaken by his...
Saradha scam: CBI’s second chargesheet names Trinamool leader, Assam singer
Kolkata : The CBI Monday filed its second chargesheet in the multi-crore-rupee Saradha chit fund scam, naming company chairman Sudipta Sen, his close aide...
Northeast can help improve India-Bangladesh ties: Dipu Moni
Agartala : Tripura and other northeastern states can play a vital role to further improve relations between India and Bangladesh, former Bangladesh foreign minister...
‘Chalo Thiruvananthapuram’ will bring forth issues of Dalits and Adivasis, expose Kerala model of...
By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net
Thiruvananthapuram: On the lines of Chalo Una movement in Gujarat followed by Chalo Udupi in Karnataka, Kerala will see the Chalo...
Development, Environment and the Tribal of Maghuwapara
By Abdul Kalam Azad,
The history of human civilization is same as the history of change and development. The advent of renaissance and industrial revolution in seventeen century opened up the scope of change and development beyond imagination. The science and technology played a vital role in this whole journey. But history also tells us that a certain section of society always remains outside the ambit of such change and development process. This alienation is sometimes deliberate as well as forceful. We observe such alienation of tribals of northeast region of India from development process. During colonial period British Raj distinguished the tribals from the people living in the valleys. The colonial rulers were less bothered about development interventions in tribal dominated areas as most of those areas were not economically viable as far as revenue collection was concerned. Sociologists opine that such alienation is one of the major reasons for the current unrest in this region. But today we are going to discuss another aspect of exclusive development model and its impacts on the marginalized tribal groups.
Trooper guns down five colleagues, kills self
Srinagar: A trooper fatally shot dead five of his colleagues and then turned the gun on himself following a heated argument in north's Kashmir...
Maoists call for shutdown, torch tractors in Bihar
Patna : Maoists called for a two-day shutdown beginning Tuesday in Bihar over the killing of their men and burnt down eight tractors and...
No proof that tobacco causes cancer: BJP MP
Tezpur (Assam) : BJP MP Ram Prasad Sarmah said on Friday that there was no proof that smoking tobacco led to cancer.
The MP from...
NPP releases ‘People’s Document’ for Meghalaya polls
Jowai (Meghalaya), (IANS): National People's Party President Conrad K. Sangma on Thursday released the People's Document for Meghalaya at an election rally here.
The "People's...
Dimapur burns as rape accused hanged by protestors
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Dimapur (Nagaland): In a hair rising incident, a rape accused was paraded naked in streets, lynched and later hanged in full public glare at Dimapur, the capital of northeastern state of Nagaland, on Thursday.
The incident was widely reported by local television channels and also those from the neighbouring Assam. Police said, one Syed Sarif Khan had allegedly raped a girl on February 24. Following the complaint lodged by the girl, police arrested Khan from his residence.
Will Congress’ faith in dynastic politics save it in Dima Hasao?
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Haflong: Dima Hasao, the least populated district of Assam, goes to polls on April 4 and like most of the state,...
‘Foreign investment needed to harness power potential of Northeast’
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : Without foreign investment, the vast power potential of the northeastern region could not be leveraged, says the man heading the...
Border alert ahead of Modi’s northeast visit
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...
Meghalaya tribals oppose Jaypee getting power project
Shillong: Tribals in Meghalaya Monday opposed the handing over the proposed construction 240 MW Umngot hydro electric project to Jaypee Group, saying that it...
Two Bodo militants killed in Assam
Guwahati : Two hardcore Bodo militants were killed in a joint operation by security forces in Assam's Sonitpur district, an official said on Wednesday.
Based...
Mosques and churches are mere buildings, says BJP leader Subramanian Swamy
FIR lodged against him in Assam for trying to incite communal anger
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, rather known for making outrageous statements has once again triggered a controversy by terming mosques and churches as mere buildings during his visit to Guwahati. This time even his own party men tried to shy away from the controversial leader.
CBI raids Rose Valley offices in Tripura, seizes documents
Agartala : Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) teams on Wednesday raided seven Tripura offices of Kolkata-based Rose Valley Group, a chit fund company,...
Assam oppose to visa free entry for Bangladeshi proposal
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: After Assam government opposed to the proposal of the Narendra Modi government to let Bangladeshi nationals without visa, several political and social organizations have reacted strongly against it. The state government earlier said it has opposed a proposal from the centre to give visa-free entry to Bangladeshi nationals below 18 years and above 65 years of age.
Modi’s One Year : Environmental protection still awaits balance
Although the number of actual clearances given on paper for infrastructure projects are not much different compared to the UPA rule, the NDA rule...
Is the media painting a true picture about Assam’s displaced Muslims?
By Abdul Kalam Azad,
Guwahati: The role of media in perceptualising risk is very crucial; especially when the risk is augmented by deadliest terrorist organization with double edged potentiality to create disaster in anywhere in the world.
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...
Tripura girls were raped, killed: Police
Agartala : Almost two weeks after two teenaged girls were found dead in Sipahijala district of Tripura, police Tuesday said they did not commit...
No proposal to ban cow slaughter in northeast: Ram Madhav
Shillong : There is no proposal to ban cow slaughter in the eight northeastern states, BJP general secretary Ram Madhav said on Wednesday.
However, the...
Kashmiri Pandits commemorate 25 years of exile
Srinagar : Commemorating 25 years of their migration, a group of Kashmiri Pandits staged a symbolic protest here Monday, urging the central and state...
Collectibles, tribal art up for auction
New Delhi : An ethnic betel leaf and tobacco box, M.F.Husain's pen and ink drawings on post cards and a wooden gramophone are among...
Three militants surrender in Tripura
Agartala : A top militant of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) along with two other rebels have surrendered in Tripura, police said...
Dr Syed Ahmed sworn in as Governor of Manipur
By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Dr Syed Ahmed was sworn in as the 16th Governor of Manipur at the Durbar Hall of Raj Bhavan here on 16th May 2015. Chief Justice of Manipur High Court Laxmi Kanta Mohapatra administered the oath of office and secrecy to Dr Syed Ahmad. Chief Secretary of the State P.C. Lawmkunga presided the swearing-in-ceremony.
Ajmal Foundation’s talent search for 2015 held
By TCN News,
Guwahati: 70,856 students across seven North Eastern states of India and West Bengal took the prestigious Ajmal National Talent Search Examination (ANTSE) 2015 held across 1,089 exam centres in the region on Sunday, and a good performance in it could change their life in more ways than one.
The ANTSE had assumed significance as a popular talent search examination in the North East India to start with and now its reach is spreading beyond the region while the aim is to cover all of India in the near future, a press statement by Ajmal Foundation said.
Democratising journalism: Giving remote tribal areas a voice
By Shubhranshu Choudhary,
The story is a bit topsy-turvy these days as far as journalism education goes, especially in the tribal areas in Central India. Instead of rural students coming to teachers in cities, teachers are going to 'adivasi haats' or weekly markets.
Notification for Nagaland poll issued, shutdown called for Thursday
Kohima (IANS): The Election Commission of India on Wednesday issued the notification for the February 27 elections to the 60-member Nagaland Assembly despite civil...
Cow Slaughter, Beef Ban: The Lackluster Obsessions of Assam CM
Sandipan Talukdar, TwoCircles.net
Mohen Morang’s family owns over 80 buffaloes and 50 cows in their cattle shed near Bamun Chapori, located in the Golaghat district...
Curfew in 25 Assam villages following clash
Guwahati: Indefinite curfew was Thursday clamped in 25 villages in Assam's Darrang district after 13 people were injured in a clash between two groups,...
Tripura to hold panchayat elections in July
Agartala : Elections for panchayats in Left-ruled Tripura would be held in July, the state election commission announced Monday.
"We have initiated the process for...
BJP central team to submit report on Tripura to PM
Agartala : A BJP central team Tuesday said it would submit to the prime minister its report on the situation in Tripura following attacks...
Assam doctor to attend programme at the UN
By TCN News,
Guwahati: Doctor Syed Iftikar Ahmed, chairman of Guwahati-based NGO ‘AIDS Prevention Society’ and a member of Lions Club of Narangi has been invited to attend the Lions Day programme at the United Nations’ headquarters in New York.
Modi convenes CMs meet on new plan panel
Agartala : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has convened a meeting of chief ministers in New Delhi Dec 7 to seek their views on the...
Rajnath visits Myanmar border, reviews Manipur situation
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...
Tripura Gramin Bank posts profit for second successive year
Agartala : The Tripura Gramin Bank (TGB) has posted a net profit of Rs.82.69 crore, the highest among the regional rural banks (RRBs) in...
20 dead, over 400 ill in Tripura malaria outbreak
Agartala : At least 20 people have died and over 400 fallen ill due to the outbreak of malaria in northern Tripura, a minister...
Rajnath stresses on security for north-easterners in Delhi
New Delhi : Home Minister Rajnath Singh Monday said the people belonging to the north-eastern region of the country and living in Delhi should...
‘Time for introspection,’ advise thinkers to minority community
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.
Major dies in accident during operation in Kashmir
Srinagar : A major of the Indian army died in a accident Monday while on a operation against separatist guerrillas in Jammu and Kashmir's...
First tribal woman takes oath as Jharkhand governor
Ranchi : Draupadi Murmu on Monday took oath as the ninth governor of Jharkhand, the first tribal woman to occupy the position in the...
Odisha to conserve 700 sacred groves to protect tribal culture
By Chinmaya Dehury
Bhubaneswar : An integral part of tribal culture, 700 sacred groves in Odisha -- out of 2,100 identified by the state government...
Kargil freezes at -17, rain, snow forecast in Kashmir
By IANS,
Srinagar : Ladakh's Kargil town was the coldest place in Jammu and Kashmir at minus 16.8 degrees Thursday and Kashmir Valley is expected...
New health scheme for the poor launched in Tripura
Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura Wednesday launched a new health scheme to provide financial aid to poor families for treatment of...
Only BJP can free Assam from illegal immigration: Amit Shah
Guwahati : BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday expressed confidence that his party will win next year's assembly polls in Assam and assured that...
Chamling pitches for ST status for 11 Sikkimese Nepali communities
Gangtok (IANS): Making a strong pitch for granting of Scheduled Tribe status to 11 Sikkimese Nepali communities, an issue which has been lying unresolved...
Assam blames centre for law and order problem
Guwahati : Facing criticism over the blast in Dibrugarh and recovery of a powerful bomb in a train, the Assam government Tuesday said the...
Nagaland Police chief surprised at media reports ruling out rape
Dimapur/Guwahati : The Nagaland Police chief on Wednesday expressed surprise over a section of the media reporting that the union home ministry had ruled...
Meghalaya presents deficit budget
Shillong : Announcing levy of export fee on forest products in Meghalaya, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Wednesday presented a Rs.527 crore deficit budget for...
‘Afzal Guru deserved the same reprieve’
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.
Hindus, Christians celebrate Christmas in Meghalaya
Shillong : Christians in Meghalaya Thursday celebrated Christmas with fervour and spirit, exchanging greetings and gifts with friends and relatives.
Hindus also joined in the...
Violence declined during our government: Omar Abdullah
By IANS,
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday said violence across the state has declined by 71 percent since the present...
CPI-M opposes move to drop special category status to northeast
Visakhapatnam : The Communist Party of India-Marxist has demanded that the central government immediately abandon any move to withdraw the special category status to...
Assam bandh over Indo-Bangla land deal draws mixed response
Guwahati : The 10-hour Assam bandh on Thursday against the central government's decision to hand over the state's land to Bangladesh evoked a mixed...
Security to be tightened along Tripura border
Agartala : To ensure trouble-free elections to the Tripura tribal autonomous council and in view of the current political turmoil in neighbouring Bangladesh, security...
Kashmir government increases employees retirement age to 60
Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir government Tuesday enhanced the retirement age of its employees to 60 years from the existing 58.
The decision was...
Omar promises introspection over poll rout
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah Sunday said he would connect to the people of the state at large to introspect...
Freedom heroes from the northeast remembered
By IANS,
New Delhi : Little known heroes from the country's northeast played valiant roles during the freedom struggle, reversing a myth - like many...
Inspired village headman now focuses on nomadic tribes
By Priyanka
New Delhi : Sunil Jaglan, a Haryana village headman whose online drive for the girl child went viral on Twitter after...
“Celebration of love and harvest amid Covid-19,” How Bhil tribes of Gujarat celebrate Holi
The Bhil tribal belt of Gujarat celebrates Holi according to their rituals. The celebration of Holi is integral in the Bhil tribe as it...
Mafia running Odisha, looting state’s wealth: Rahul
Semiliguda/Nabrangpur (Odisha) : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Monday said a mafia was running the state government and looting the mineral wealth of Odisha.
"The...
Two Manipuri youths attacked in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi : Two youths from the northeast were beaten up here late Sunday, a few days after the death of Arunachal Pradesh...
Punjab CM to chair skill development meet in Shillong
Shillong : Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal will chair the first regional consultation meeting of the sub group of chief ministers on skill...
Assam’s Bodoland all set for polls on April 8
Guwahati : The stage is set for Wednesday's elections to Assam's Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), an autonomous administrative unit that looks into development issues...
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...
Tripura voters’ gender ratio exceeds national average
Agartala : At 963 females to 1,000 males in the electoral rolls, Tripura's gender ratio is higher than the national average of 908 and...
Centre plans to revoke MGNREGA: Tripura CM
Agartala : The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre is contemplating revocation of the rural job guarantee scheme MGNREGA...
Opposition parties condemn dissolution of Arunachal assembly
Guwahati : Opposition parties in Arunachal Pradesh Friday condemned the dissolution of the assembly by the governor and termed it a most undemocratic move.
Governor...
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes issues notice to BHU over faulty recruitment process
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Taking note of the several wrongful recruitments done at the Banaras Hindu University on posts reserved for schedule castes, schedule tribes,...
Northeast committee meets DU vice chancellor
New Delhi : A committee examining the concerns of people from the northeastern states living in other parts of India, Thursday met Delhi University...
Prisoner’s body handed over to Pakistan
By IANS,
Jammu : The body of a Pakistani prisoner who was found hanging in a jail here Feb 22 will be handed over Monday...
Irom Sharmila to tie the knot
Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu), (IANS): Finally, Irom Sharmila, the indefatigable fighter against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Manipur, has decided to tie the...
Army rescues 38 stranded people in Kashmir
Srinagar : The army has rescued 38 people stranded due to heavy snowfall and avalanches in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, a defence spokesman...
Protests over tribal refugees voting in Mizoram LS poll
Aizawl/Agartala: Five NGOs and youth organisations in Aizawl have launched protest rallies against the Election Commission's decision to allow tribal refugees in Tripura's relief...
Probe ordered into booth capturing allegations in Manipur
Guwahati : Manipur's chief electoral officer Thursday ordered a probe into the allegations of booth capturing and rigging in some polling booths during the...
10 gunned down in two Assam attacks
Guwahati : At least 10 people were killed and four injured when suspected militants opened indiscriminate fire in two Assam villages Thursday night, police...
Bhimayana: Where Gond Art Breathes and Ambedkar Speaks – A Visual Rebellion Against Caste...
“Democracy has not eradicated caste. It has entrenched and modified it. That is why it is time to read Ambedkar.”
– Arundhati Roy, The Doctor...
Tripura magistrate sacked for misconduct, inefficiency
Agartala : A judicial magistrate in Tripura was sacked for misconduct and inefficiency, a Tripura law department official said here on Tuesday.
"Sub-divisional judicial magistrate...
Two Meghalaya policemen killed in blast
Shillong : Two police constables were killed and two others were injured Friday in a bomb blast triggered by insurgents in Meghalaya.
"ULFA (United Liberation...
Stars of North-East donate blankets to homeless in Guwahati
By TCN News
GUWAHATI : The 'Stars of North East' (SoNE) undertook a blanket distribution project targeting the poor of Guwahati on Friday night....
“Adivasis lost a great servant,” tribal rights activist Father Stan remembered
Stanislaus Lourduswamy, popularly known as Stan Swamy, was an Indian Roman Catholic priest, a member of the Jesuit order, and a tribal rights activist...
Chandan Boro: Son of a sweeper from Assam selected for Football training in Germany
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net
Udalguri, Assam: Harisinga is a sleepy town in Assam’s Udalguri district along the India-Bhutan international border. Handicapped by insurgency till...
MIM appeals supporters to join Mumbai’s Dalit mass protest on July 22
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: In yet another attempt to portray it to be the party of Muslims and Dalits, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen...
Withdraw AFSPA from the northeast, say rights groups
Guwahati/Shillong : Human rights organisations from different parts of the northeast states have yet again reiterated that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA),...
Send back tribal refugees to Mizoram: Tripura urges centre
Agartala : The Tripura government on Tuesday again urged the central government to take steps to send over 31,000 tribal refugees back to Mizoram...
Anti-national activities go down in Assam: Government
Guwahati : The Assam government Tuesday said intensified security measures have led to a steep fall in anti-national activities of fundamentalist forces in the...
Mass protest in Assam’s BTAD after killing of a student leader
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: The Mushalpur area of Baksa district in Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) witnessed mass protest on Thursday following the killing of one student leader Manoj Das on Wednesday evening.
‘Achche din’ only for PM, not for common people: Assam CM
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying 'achche din' (good days) have come only...
Three of tribal family hacked to death in Ranchi
Ranchi : Three members of a tribal family, including two minors, were hacked to death and two others were injured on the outskirts of...
Manipur Chief Minister inaugurates orientation programme for Haj pilgrims
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Chief Minister of Manipur Okram Ibobi Singh inaugurated the three-day orientation programme for haj pilgrims at a function held on August 26, 2014 at the campus of Minority Girls' Hostel at Hafiz Hatta, Imphal .
250 Bangladeshi tribals seek refuge in Tripura
Agartala : Over 250 Bangladeshi tribals, mostly Buddhists and Hindus, have entered Tripura seeking refuge after ethnic clashes with non-tribal Muslims in their country,...
India losing green cover faster than ever, warns study
Sydney: The world's forests have shrunk by three percent since 1990 - an area equivalent to the size of South Africa - and...
Even as artistes begin peace initiatives, centre declares Assam ‘disturbed area’
By A Ghiasuddin, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: For cartoonist duo Sunder Mohan Murmu and Amrith Basumatary, it’s time to use their art work to unite the...
Muslims of BTAD are exiled in their own land post 2012 riots
By Nilim Dutta,
N 26˚ 30’ 10.4”
E 90˚ 01’ 24.9”
If one types in the above location coordinates into the ‘search’ in Google Earth, it immediately takes one to the image of an empty field somewhere in Gossaigaon Revenue Circle of Kokrajhar District, one of the four Districts in the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) of Assam, in the satellite topographic imagery dated 3 May 2010.
Tripura’s second LS seat votes Saturday
Agartala : The second Lok Sabha seat in India's lone Left-ruled state Tripura goes to the polls Saturday. The other seat voted April 7.
The...
Subsidised edible oil, pulses through PDS in Tripura
Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura will provide subsidised edible mustard oil and masoor dal (red lentils) under the public distribution system...
Arrests of Human rights activists and intellectuals across India strongly condemned
By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Prominent activists’ and public intellectuals’ houses were raided and the activists and intellectuals who were critical of the government were arrested...
“Lives of many Muslims ruined due to false terror charges”
By TCN News,
Gulbarga (Karnataka): The lives of many Indians have been ruined and their youth snatched away in the name of terrorism even as Muslims, Tribals and Dalits are mostly implicated in false cases due to prejudiced police, politics, media, prosecution and the society in general, Ajit Sahi, well known political analyst and a journalist, said.
India’s religious minorities and Dalits weep alone
By John Dayal,
India’s several religious minorities weep alone when they are in pain. So to do the Dalits and the Indigenous people, called...
Shutdown paralyses life in Manipur
Imphal : A 38-hour shutdown which began early on Friday, paralysed normal life across Manipur.
The shutdown has been called by activists pressing for the...
Three held for assaulting Manipuri youth in Bangalore
Bangalore : Three people were arrested Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a Manipuri youth at an eatery here for refusing to speak with them in...
Sharmila wants to become Manipur CM to remove AFSPA
By Iboyaima Laithangbam
Imphal : Irom Sharmila, who is set to end her 16-year-long fast, said on Tuesday that she wants to become Chief...
Congress condemns Assam violence, blames BJP for ‘communal agenda’
New Delhi : The Congress Saturday condemned the violence in Assam and blamed the BJP and its leader Narendra Modi for creating a "communal...
Powerful bomb found in Assam train
Guwahati : A powerful bomb was found in the compartment of a local train at a railway station near Guwahati Monday, a day after...
Army helicopter crashes in Nagaland, none hurt
Dimapur (Nagaland) : A Cheetah helicopter of the army crashed Monday in western Nagaland. Two pilots and an army official on board escaped unhurt,...
Allocation for SC, ST, minorities gets boost in budget
New Delhi, (IANS) : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday that the government will give special importance to implementation of schemes for the...