Meghalaya, Tripura seek centre’s nod for selling surplus power
Guwahati : Tripura and Meghalaya, which border Bangladesh, have sought the central government's permission to sell surplus electricity generated in the states to 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...
Seven Maoists, including 5 women killed in Maharashtra police encounter
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), (IANS): At least seven suspected Maoists, including five women, were killed in a gun-battle near Zinganur forests here on Wednesday, official sources said.
The...
Four militants get life sentence for Agartala blasts
Agartala : Four militants were sentenced to life imprisonment by a West Tripura District Court on Tuesday for their involvement in a series of...
SC notice to Rajasthan on plea by tribal women
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Rajasthan's Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police on a petition by...
Mizoram Governor Aziz Qureshi sacked
New Delhi : Mizoram Governor Aziz Qureshi was sacked on Saturday, officials said.
President Pranab Mukherjee directed that "Qureshi shall cease to hold the office...
Super-luxury resort in Kashmir’s Meadow of Flowers
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...
Northeastern youth protests in Delhi: Opportunity to bridge the gap
By Ninglun Hanghal, IANS,
Last week, Delhi witnessed a large turnout of youth from northeastern India - comprising eight states - to protest against the...
Congress makes false promises, Sonia let marines go: Modi
Itanagar/Guwahati : BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Monday launched a scathing attack on the Congress, accusing the party of making "false promises", and...
Modi confers award on Tripura block for financial inclusion
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...
Manipur readies for district council polls
Imphal : Political parties in Manipur have stepped up campaigning for the June 1 elections to the six Autonomous District Councils (ADC) in the...
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,...
Students Protest at UP Bhawan against Sedition Charges on Kashmiri Student
By Kashif Ahmed Faraz,
New Delhi: Several students protested UP Bhawan in the Capital against the harassment and eviction of Kashmiri students in Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut and the slapping of sedition charges against 67 Kashmiri students. The protesters included activists, students from universities, mostly from JNU and Kashmiri Students.
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...
Nitish, legislators reach Delhi; Manjhi announces quotas
Patna/New Delhi : Aiming to put pressure on Bihar Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi for inviting him to form the next government in the state,...
North East Church body demands judicial enquiry
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: Council of Baptist Churches in North East India (CBCNEI), one of the major bodies of Church in the country has expressed serious concern at the increasing attack on the minority community’s institutions which include schools and place of worships in the country.
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...
CPI-M needs new leadership to recover politically
By Samir Kar Purkayastha,
The CPI-M has decided to hold its 2015 party congress in Kolkata instead of Agartala, capital of the only state now ruled by the party. Tripura is far off, more difficult and expensive to reach, reasoned the party leaders while picking Kolkata. While the 1,000-odd delegates would miss out on a chance to see for themselves the workings of the party in a state where it has held on for years, the Kolkata congress may be seen as an opportunity to boost the morale of activists in West Bengal, where not a day passes without reports of desertion from the Marxist ranks.
J & K Youth congress organizes programs in support of congress-NC candidate Madan Lal...
By TCN News,
Sundarbani (J&K): J&K Youth Congress organized several events at Nowshera & Sunderbani districts in Jammu and Kashmir in support of Congress-NC candidate for Lok Sabha elections Madan Lal Sharma on 30th March. State president of J&K Youth Congress, Shahnawaz Choudhary,and All India Election Commissioner, NSUI, Iftkhar Ahmed, were present.
Mizoram to take back its tribal citizens from Tripura after 18 years
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala/Aizawl : Following pressure from the union home ministry and the Tripura government, Mizoram has finally agreed to take back all the...
More rice for Tripura via Bangladesh?
Agartala : The Indian government may ferry another 35,000 tonnes of rice for Tripura via Bangladesh as train services in the northeastern states have...
Tripura power projects capacity to be augmented
Agartala : The generation capacity of three power plants in Tripura will be augmented by 62 MW without increasing fuel consumption, an official said...
Assam athlete falls victim to witch hunting, survives
Guwahati : An athlete, who brought laurels to Assam in the past, fell victim early this week to witch hunting in Karbi Anglong district...
Adivasi, Muslim and Dalit organizations jointly hoist national flag and condemn growing atrocities
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...
तीर कमान से लैस ग्रामीणों के विरोध के बावजूद दंतेवाड़ा जिले के पोटाली में...
By मंगल कुंजम, TwoCircles.net
छत्तीसगढ़ दंतेवाड़ा :- जिले से दूर नक्सल प्रभावित अरनपुर थाना क्षेत्र में नए कैम्प खोलने को लेकर इलाके के ग्रामीण लगातार...
BJP, Congress, AIUDF win one seat each in Assam bypolls
Guwahati : The BJP, the Congress and Lok Sabha member Badaruddin Ajmal's AIUDF party Tuesday won one assembly seat each in the byelections in...
Militants kidnap two tribals in Tripura
Agartala : Militants have kidnapped two tribal youths in Tripura, police said here Monday.
The incident took place Sunday when around eight heavily armed NLFT...
Veteran politician of Manipur Md. Helaluddin Khan passed away
By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Former Minister and veteran politician of Manipur Md. Helaluddin Khan passed away on April 25, 2014 at his residence at Lilong Haoreibi Makha Leikai, in Thoubal District, due to an illness. He was elected to the Manipur Legislative Assembly from the Lilong Assembly Constituency four times. He also held various portfolios including the Department of Revenue and Irrigation & Flood Control as Cabinet Minister. He was 70. The last rite was performed on April 25.
नरकंकालों पर खड़ा होता कनहर बांध – 1
By सिद्धान्त मोहन, TwoCircles.net,
[किस तरह हर नियम की अनदेखी करने के बाद उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार आदिवासियों के जीवन के साथ खेल रही है?]
सोनभद्र: जब समाजवादी पार्टी ने जनता परिवार में विलय स्वीकार कर कमान खुद के हाथ में ले ली, तो वे यह भूल गए कि उन्हें अपने उन एजेंडों पर टिके रहना है जिनकी बिना पर वे किसानों, दलितों और आदिवासियों के करीब हैं. विकास की परिभाषा ने उन सभी एजेंडों को मटियामेट कर दिया और विकास की दौड़ में उत्तर प्रदेश की सपा सरकार द्वारा उठाये गए कदम गुजरात या मध्य प्रदेश की सरकारों द्वारा उठाए गए कदमों से किसी हाल में भिन्न नहीं हैं. कनहर नदी से जुड़ी हुई कनहर सिंचाई परियोजना के तहत बाँध निर्माण की सचाई आप सभी जान चुके हैं. [पढ़िए पिछली स्टोरी – अकथ कहानी कनहर की ] अब ज़रूरी यह है कि मौजूदा हालातों के साथ-साथ मामले के असल प्रशासनिक रवैया भी जाना जाए और दर्ज किया जाए.
PDP, National Conference will clash in Baramulla
By Sheikh Qayoom,
Baramulla : The main contest in this Lok Sabha constituency in the northern part of Jammu and Kashmir will be between 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...
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...
Three killed, 11 injured in Mizoram road accident
Aizawl : Three people, including a Border Security Force (BSF) trooper, died and 11 others were injured in a road accident in Mizoram on...
Andhra minister’s son surrenders in molestation case
Hyderabad : Ravela Susheel, son of Andhra Pradesh's Minister for Social and Tribal Welfare Ravela Kishore Babu, surrendered before Hyderabad police on Sunday over...
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...
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...
Tripura students, teachers thrilled after hearing Modi
Agartala : Students and teachers in Tripura are excited after hearing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's live address to students on Teachers' Day Friday.
"We are...
75 rescued after avalanche hits north Kashmir
Srinagar : Seventy-five people were rescued in north Kashmir's Kupwara district while efforts are on to rescue another 25 after an avalanche hit a...
Assam mourns as prominent academician Mohd Taher no more
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: Mohammad Taher – one of the brightest stars of academics from the region, author of more than 30 books and editor of two volumes of the Asomiya Biswakoch (Assamese encyclopedia) – is no more.
The 84-year-old scholar left for heavenly abode on Tuesday leaving hundreds in a state of sorrow. His janaja was performed on Wednesday in Guwahati in the presence of his family, relatives and well-wishers.
Renewal of land lease for army opposed in Kashmir
Srinagar : Residents living near an army firing range land held a demonstration here, demanding a written assurance from the state government that it...
Compensation only after long battle by acid attack victim in Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: The state authorities of Assam have ordered compensation for the acid victims following an urgent appeal by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) for immediate intervention and financial assistance to a survivor of acid attack as per the guidelines issued by the Supreme Court of India in 2013.
Tribal blocks to get Rs.10 crore each for development
New Delhi: The government Tuesday launched a programme under which Rs.10 crore will be provided to each block for the development of various facilities...
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...
Become envoys of peace and development, president tells tribal youth
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee Friday said tribal youths should become "ambassadors of peace and development" and become "active participants" in the development agenda...
Mission Indradhanush launched in northeastern states
Agartala : The Mission Indradhanush, an immunisation programme, was launched on Tuesday in 33 districts of northeastern states to vaccinate children by 2020, an...
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...
Nagaland CM wins trust vote
Kohima : Nagaland Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang Thursday won a trust vote by garnering 59 votes in the 60-member assembly, thus ending a month-long...
A record 85 percent voted Tripura
Agartala: A staggering 85 percent of the electorate voted in Tripura in the two-phase Lok Sabha election, officials said Sunday.
This is the highest voter...
Assam to set up ‘Green Brigade’ to ensure cleanliness
Guwahati : Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat campaign, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Sunday announced the setting up of...
Tripura withdraws school book that tags BJP a communal party
Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura has decided to withdraw the government school textbook in which the BJP was tagged as a...
Schedule Tribe across Tamil Nadu except for one district: The curious case of Erode...
By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net
Erode: Some refer to it as a bureaucratic mistake, while others blame it to caste politics, yet for 30,000 people of...
Tripura tops for sixth year in providing rural jobs
Agartala : The Left-ruled Tripura maintained its top position for the sixth consecutive year by providing 88 person-days' rural jobs per household under the...
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...
Migrant Pandits throng Khirbhawani shrine in Kashmir
Srinagar : Hundreds of migrant Kashmiri Pandits Friday thronged the Mata Khirbhawani shrine in Kashmir's Ganderbal district for an annual festival.
Kashmiri Hindus -- young...
Amid election heat, Sonia-Modi in war of words
Nuh/Itanagar/Guwahati : The Congress-BJP war of words escalated Monday, with Congress president Sonia Gandhi charging the BJP with indulging in "politics of hate" and...
Debate on inner line permit at ADBU
By Ririsasa Laloo,
Guwahti: The Social Work Department of Assam Don Bosco University, (ADBU) Azara Guwahati held a debate on “Inner Line Permit (ILP) is a step towards Development of the North East Region” on 11th August.
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.
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...
Pakistan to resume cross-border trade in Kashmir
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...
Assam CM failed to handle jihadi issue: Sonowal
Guwahati : Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Friday expressed concern over the increase in activities of Islamist terror networks in Assam, and said Chief Minister...
Ibobi meets Modi, Rajnath; seeks Naga accord copy
Imphal/New Delhi: Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on Saturday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi,...
Release Assam journalist from custody: Amnesty
Guwahati : Amnesty International India Tuesday asked the Assam government to release a journalist from custody and guarantee him a fair trial after he...
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...
Opposition wants Dogri TV channel
By IANS,
Jammu : Opposition legislators Tuesday walked out of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly demanding the setting up of a Dogri television channel in...
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...
Nagaland polls contest between Nagas, outside forces: NPF chief
Kohima, Feb 12 (IANS): Nagaland's ruling NPF chief Shurhozelie Liezietsu on Monday said the February 27 assembly election is not just a contest between...
Non-tribal residents of Ranchi facing eviction from homes
Ranchi : More than a lakh non-tribal residents of Ranchi district in Jharkhand are set to lose their homes if an administrative order to...
Manipur to accord mega reception to Mary Kom
Imphal : The Manipur government will accord a grand reception to Asian Games gold medallist boxer M.C. Mary Kom on her return to her...
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...
Auto-driver shot dead in Meghalaya
Shillong : An auto-rickshaw driver was shot dead in Meghalaya by two unidentified assailants Sunday, police said.
The incident took place in Chepagre village in...
China will have to give up its expansionist mindset: Modi
By IANS,
Itanagar: Taking on China over a sensitive foreign policy issue, BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Saturday said Beijing will have to give...
BJP wants removal of ‘Muslim’ tag from tribes
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: In a tricky development, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Assam Pradesh Minority Morcha has insisted that the followers of Islam in the state should not be called Muslims. The minority morcha said they should be recognised by their identity as tribes so as to avail facilities given by the constitution of India and to give proper identity.
Rs.20,000 crore road projects announced for northeast
Guwahati : The central government will spend Rs.20,000 crore for the development of roads in the northeastern states this year, Union Road Transport, Highways...
50 per cent of tribal land acquired over the years: Rameshwar Oraon
By Nityanand Shukla
Ranchi : More than 50 per cent of the land owned by tribals has been acquired for a variety of...
Rahul promises to create 100 mn jobs
Kohima : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday promised to create "100 million jobs" for the unemployed youth of the northeastern states if his...
Quake hits northeast India, neighbouring countries
Agartala/Aizaw : A strong quake rocked the entire northeastern and eastern India and adjoining countries on Tuesday, a meteorology department official said.
There are no...
Young Muslim body builder felicitated in Manipur
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Muslim Council Manipur (MCM) felicitated 21 year old national body building title holder Md. Awaysh Khan at a function organized at Manipur Press Club, Majorkhul in Imphal on March 8, 2014.
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...
Gun battle erupts between Garo rebels, security men
Shillong : An intense gun battle erupted in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills district Thursday, as security forces launched a crackdown on a militant hideout,...
Beniwal sacked, Duggal new Mizoram Governor
New Delhi : The Narendra Modi government Wednesday sacked Kamla Beniwal as Mizoram's governor, an official statement said.
Former union home secretary Vinod Kumar Duggal,...
Assam violence: 102 police cases filed, NIA probe begins
Guwahati: Assam Police has registered 102 cases over the recent violence that left 81 people dead and over two lakh homeless, while the NIA...
Assam BJP leader quits, blames Modi-Shah, corruption
Guwahati : A senior leader of the BJP's Assam unit and national executive member has quit the party, blaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party...
Cabinet approves telecom plan for northeast
New Delhi : The union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday gave its approval for implementing a Comprehensive Telecom Development Plan for...
Sonowal blames Gogoi for not availing budget benefits
Guwahati : Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Sarbananda Sonowal Saturday blamed Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi's Congress government for not...
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...
SC notice on racial attacks on people from northeast
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central and the state governments on two PILs seeking setting up of...
Congress makes false promises: Modi
Itanagar : BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Monday accused the Congress of making false promises to the people.
Addressing an election rally here, Modi...
Congress calls Tripura strike over police baton charge
Agartala : The Congress in Tripura Monday called a 12-hour shutdown in the Left-ruled state Nov 20 to protest a police baton charge on...
Adivasis from Chhattisgarh march to save their habitats from ‘hazards of coal mining’
Nearly 350 residents from the villages of central Chhattisgarh are on a 300-km long march that started on October 2 to reach the capital...
Stand-up India to benefit 2.5 lakh SC/ST, women entrepreneurs
New Delhi : The government here on Friday said the Stand-up India Scheme will benefit 2.5 lakh Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe members and women entrepreneurs.
“The...
Thousands pay respect to NSG commando Niranjan E.K.
Bengaluru : Thousands of people paid tributes to martyred National Security Guard (NSG) commando Lieutenant Colonel Niranjan E.K. on Monday at his residence in...
Militant involved in Assam attacks gunned down
Guwahati : A militant involved in the Dec 23 massacre in Assam's Kokrajhar district was Saturday gunned down by security forces, a day after...
Gujarat police detain tribal activists ahead of Sardar Patel’s statue inauguration
Ahmedabad, Oct 30 (IANS) Apprehending protests, the Gujarat police on Tuesday detained several tribal leaders and activists in the Narmada district ahead of the...
US to encourage businessmen to invest in northeast: Envoy
Agartala : The US government and its diplomatic missions in India will encourage American businessmen to invest in India's resource-rich northeast region, a top...
Three people killed in Tripura road mishap
Agartala : At least three people were killed and 17 others were critically injured when two passenger jeeps collided in Tripura, police said here...
NGT maintains ban on coal mining in Meghalaya
Shillong : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Friday maintained its ban on coal mining in Meghalaya, contending that right to life was far more...
Lt. Gen. Nirbhay Sharma sworn-in as Mizoram governor
Aizawl : Lt. General Nirbhay Sharma (retd.) was sworn in as the 17th governor of Mizoram at the Durbar Hall of Raj Bhavan here...
Not Modi but Gogoi magic will click: Gogoi
Guwahati : "Modi magic will not work here. It is Tarun Gogoi's magic that will work here," Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said Monday.
He...
Nagaland CM files Lok Sabha nomination
Kohima : Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio Thursday filed his nomination papers for the Lok Sabha polls from the lone parliamentary constituency in the...
Peace activists honoured at Aaina’s anniversary function
By TCN News
Guwahati: Syed Abdul Malik, one of the greatest litterateurs of Assam, and Mohammad Taher, eminent academician who passed away recently, both posthumous, were among the seven personalities from the state honoured for their unstinted work for promotion of peace, brotherhood and understanding among people.
No discrimination on basis of caste, religion: Rajnath Singh
Gurgaon : In the wake of increasing attacks on people from the northeast in other parts of India, union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Thursday...
Tripura CM urges agricultural scientists to stop farmers’ suicides
Agartala : Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar urged the scientific community in the agriculture and allied sectors to take suitable measures to stop farmers'...
Poll official killed, voting in Kashmir’s Anantnag 28 percent
Anantnag : A polling official was killed and five others injured in an attack by separatist gurrillas after polling Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir's...
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...
Greater Kakching Churches Fellowship Celebrates the Advent Christmas
Two pioneering Christians of Kakching felicitated
By TCN News,
Kakching (Manipur): Greater Kakching Churches Fellowship felicitated first two pioneering Christians of Kakching on the occasion of Advent Christmas Celebration at the Kakching Library and Information Centre Auditorium.
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...
Two-thirds of Jammu electorate vote by 3 p.m.
Jammu : Two-thirds of the electorate had exercised their franchise by 3 p.m. Thursday for the Jammu Lok Sabha seat even as queues could...
After long peace, Mizoram facing terror again
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Aizawl : Nearly 30 years after Mizoram embraced peace, there are signs that terrorism may be raising its "disturbing" head in the...
आदिवासियों को बेदख़ल करके झारखंड सरकार की सोना लूटने की तैयारी
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
तमाड़ (रांची) : रांची ज़िला तमाड़ क्षेत्र का लूंगटू गांव मैदान… यहां लोग सुबह से बैठकर शहर से आने वाले अपने...
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...
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...
Country’s first Child Protection Day observed in Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Assam has showed the way to the country when it became the first state in India to observe Child Protection Day on Tuesday, March 4. Marked by celebrations across all the districts of the state, a central function was held at the TRP Indoor Stadium, Ulubari.
SC stays order to end 10,323 Tripura teachers jobs
Agartala : The Supreme Court Monday stayed a Tripura High Court order to terminate the jobs of 10,323 government teachers and allowed them to...
Tripathi to be sworn in as Mizoram governor April 4
Aizawl : West Bengal and Bihar governor K.N. Tripathi, given the additional charge of Mizoram, will be sworn in here on April 4, officials...
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.
Tripura tops rural jobs scheme for fifth year
Agartala : Tripura maintained its top position for the fifth consecutive year by providing 87 person-days' rural jobs per household during the 2013-14 fiscal,...
CPI-M candidate wins Tripura seat with record margin
Agartala : Ruling CPI-M candidate Pravat Chowdhury Tuesday won the Manu assembly seat in southern Tripura, defeating his nearest Congress rival Mailafru Mog by...
BPO employee from Manipur beaten to death in Delhi
New Delhi : A BPO employee hailing from Manipur was beaten to death here in a brutal attack reminiscent of one on a student...
Hasina thanks Tripura CM for backing land swap deal
Agartala : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has thanked Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar for backing the India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) that the...
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...
Unified Naga Council calls on Rajnath Singh
New Delhi : A delegation of Nagas from Manipur, representing the Unified Naga council, called on the Home Minister Rajnath Singh here Wednesday, a...
नर्मदा बांध के खिलाफ़ आदिवासियों की विशाल पदयात्रा
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...
Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio leading
Kohima : Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio was Friday leading by around 30,000 votes in the lone Lok Sabha constituency in the state against...
One killed, five injured in Manipur blast
Imphal : A 28-year-old youth was killed and five others were injured when unidentified militants triggered a bomb blast here Monday, police said.
"Naresh Sahani,...
Six killed, 10 injured in Tripura road accidents
Agartala : At least six people were killed and 10 others injured in separate road accidents in Tripura, police said here Saturday.
"Three people died...
As election approaches in Kerala, parties go all out to woo Adivasi voters in...
By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net
Kozhikode: With battle lines drawn for the upcoming assembly polls, campaigns of both the United Democratic Front and...
Craft of northeast resembles that of Latin America: Study
New Delhi : Pottery, textiles and spiritual exercises prevalent in India's northeast closely resemble that of the equally forested interior belts of Latin America,...
Tripura CM to skip Modi’s swearing-in
Agartala : Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar will not attend the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as India's next prime minister because he has...
100 Tripura students fall ill after taking deworming tablets?
Agartala : Around 100 school students in Tripura fell ill Wednesday and were admitted to a hospital. Officials suspect the students fell sick after...
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.
Annual award in memory of lone AGP Muslim Minister Shahidul Alam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Shahidul Alam Choudhury, who had a very humble background, came to limelight in 1985 when he was sworn in as a cabinet minister in the AGP government of Assam. He was the lone minister from the Barak Valley in the cabinet. He shone over the political sky of Barak valley for nearly three decades until his death in November 2012.
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...
Magisterial probe ordered into Srinagar youth’s killing
Srinagar : A magisterial probe was Friday ordered into Wednesday's firing in the Jammu and Kashmir capital in which a youth was killed and...
CPA team appeals for civil society action for peace in BTAD
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: A five-member fact finding team from Centre for Policy Analysis (CPA) New Delhi visited the strife torn BTAD on Saturday and met a few representatives of the civil society in Guwahati on Sunday morning prior to their return to Delhi. The team consisted of Harsh Mander, Anand Sahay, Seema Mustafa, Satish Jacob, and Prof Anuradha Chenoy. CPA believes that the 'alternative' is the major part of the truth which is generally not spoken of in the mainstream and there is no one mainstream in India but multiple streams.
Still studying uranium project in Meghalaya: Minister
Shillong : Union Minister of State for Atomic Energy Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday that his department was still studying the proposed mining of...
SC to hear Tripura High Court’s order on teachers
New Delhi/Agartala : The Supreme Court, admitting a special leave petition (SLP) Monday, stayed Tripura High Court's order for framing a new employment policy...
Minority students’ in Assam appeal for peace
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Even as they lodged a unique protest by shaving off their heads after the latest killings in three districts, minority students under the aegis of the All Bodoland Territorial Council Minority Students’ Union (ABMSU) have sought lasting peace in Assam on the eve of the New Year.
HRD ministry makes criteria easier for appointment of Urdu teachers in schools
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
New Delhi: The criteria for the appointment of Urdu teachers in schools have been modified to make it more flexible for the expansion of Urdu language.
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),...
Man held for attempting to bury daughter alive
Agartala : Police have arrested a man on the charges of attempting to bury his nine-year-old daughter alive in Tripura, an official said here...
Security forces, ethnic army clash near Myanmar-Bangladesh border
Yangon: Heavy fighting between security forces and the Arakan ethnic army occurred near the Myanmar-Bangladesh border.
The fighting came a day ahead of the resumption...
Assam’s Bodoland elections and after: The fall of BPF and the rise of AIUDF
The ever increasing gap between the Bodo tribe and non-Bodo people living in the BTAD has also had an impact in the polls unlike the previous one.
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Guwahati: After emerging as the single largest party with 20 seats out of 40 in this year’s election, the Bodoland People’s Party (BPF) is all set to administer the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) in Assam for the third consecutive term.
Irom Sharmila appears in Delhi court
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Irom Sharmila, the Manipuri activist who has been on a hunger-strike for 14 years for repealing AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act), appeared for the hearing at Patiala House Court, in the national capital. She was produced here in a case where she sat on fast on Jantar Mantar, New Delhi in the year 2006, but was charged section 309 of IPC for attempting to commit suicide.
Love for language of an Urdu teacher in Guwahati
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Ibrahim Ali is the lone warrior in his field. He fights all alone for his love and he will dedicate his life this way. His love is a language, one of the sweetest – Urdu.
He is one of the prime reasons why many students and professionals come to learn Urdu at Guwahati’s Mother Ayesha High School.
Malaria continues havoc in Tripura, toll now 41
Agartala : The deaths in a malaria outbreak in Tripura have risen to 41, including 31 children, a minister said here Sunday.
Over 22,000 people...
Meghalaya: Chief Minister Sangma hits out at Modi government for rejecting Church leader’s...
Shillong (IANS): Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Thursday hit out at NDA Central government for rejecting the visa application of Baptist World Alliance...
Christmas celebrated with zeal and fervour in northeast
Aizawl/Kohima/Agartala : Christmas was celebrated Thursday across northeast India with special prayers, hymns, and mass in churches, besides the traditional spread of delicious food.
Over...
Exports from Northeast can help its development
Guwahati : India should focus on the export potential of the northeastern region to neighbouring countries to free it from poverty and backwardness, speakers...
‘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...