Agartala airport to be made international airport
Agartala : The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has completed preliminary work to upgrade Agartala airport as an international airport to boost the region's...
Northeast India’s development will help Bangladesh: Minister
Dhaka : Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali said development of India's northeastern region would also benefit his country.
"It will ultimately be a...
Congress will do well in the northeast: Goa ex-CM
Shillong : Former Goa chief minister Luizinho Faleiro Friday exuded confidence that the northeastern states would contribute more seats to the Congress kitty, and...
Saddened by Assam attacks, says Mamata
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday condemned the "heinous" militant attacks in Assam and said her government will continue to support...
“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...
Congress wins in Jharkhand by-poll
Ranchi : The Congress on Thursday won Jharkhand's Lohardaga assembly by-election.
Congress candidate Sukhdeo Bhagat won the seat, defeating BJP-backed All Jharkhand Students Union's (AJSU)...
Avoid lethal measures to control mobs: Assam CM
Guwahati : Firing should be avoided as far as practicable while controlling mob violence, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has said.
Gogoi advocated measures to...
Can’t remain deprived, suppressed for long: ADC members of Manipur
New Delhi : Members of Manipur's six autonomous district councils Friday staged a protest at Jantar Mantar here demanding that provisions of the Sixth...
25 candidates in fray for Assam bypolls
Guwahati : A total of 25 candidates are in the fray for Saturday's bypolls in Assam's three legislative assembly constituencies - Silchar, Lakhipur and...
The killing silence and the enduring pain at Bosla village in Assam
By A Ghyasuddin, TwoCircles.net,
Karimganj (Assam): An eerie silence prevailed in Assam’s Bosla village in Karimganj district. The ill-fated family members of Syed Sarifuddin Khan who was lynched in Dimapur just a week ago, seem to seek help from any visitors ever since the horrific incident that rocked the country to their home.
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...
‘Tripura tribal council to be made model autonomous body’
Agartala : The Tripura tribal council will be be made a model autonomous body in the northeast India, ensuring alround development of tribals, its...
Legislator injured in Jammu and Kashmir assembly ruckus
By IANS,
Jammu : A lawmaker from opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was injured during a ruckus in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly Tuesday after...
Cellular firm has no idea about Pashmina, stop ad, says Kashmir
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Monday asked the central government to stop an advertisement by a popular cellular company that shows a Pashmina shawl...
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,...
Nearly two-third voters cast ballots in Mizoram
Aizawl: Nearly two-thirds of the voters cast their ballots Friday for the lone Lok Sabha seat and in a by-poll for an assembly segment...
Final Arunachal turnout figures only by Friday evening: CEO
Itanagar : The final turnout in Arunachal Pradesh, where simultaneous elections to the mountainous, border state's two Lok Sabha seats and the state assembly...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Congress does not care for poor, tribals, says Modi
Bhubaneswar : Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said Friday the Congress party does not care for the poor and tribals...
Rs.10,000 crore for power transmission in northeast
Guwahati : The union power ministry has rolled out a Rs.10,000 crore project to strengthen the transmission and distribution network in the the eight...
People fleeing homes in Assam-Nagaland border areas: Gogoi
Guwahati : People living near the Assam-Nagaland border in Golaghat district are fleeing their homes after the death of a person and injuries to...
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...
Nagabanda massacre and the other side of Assamese intelligentsia
By Abdul Kalam Azad,
Morigaon, Assam: Nagabanda High School is one of the oldest educational institutes of Morigaon district of Assam. The school is situated near the Nagabanda Bazar, about 15 KMs from the district headquarter. The healthy rural market, the nicely planted trees at Nagabanda Junior College, huge playground with pavilion and the green agricultural fields surrounding the area make it scenic and beautiful. But who knows Nagabanda is carrying a huge amount of pain and agony?
Five militants killed in past 24 hours in Meghalaya
Shillong : Five militants have been killed in the past 24 hours in the insurgency-ridden Garo Hills region in Meghalaya, including two ASAK militants...
SSSC writes letter to MHA, PMO to repeal AFSPA
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC) has written a letter to the Prime Minister and the Home Minister to repeal...
Attack on human rights defenders Soni Sori
By TCN News,
Geedam (Chattisgarh): Reports are emerging that Soni Sori, the adivasi leader from Bastar, was attacked by few unidentified men in Geedam, Chattisgarh....
J&K withdraws red beacons for top officials
By IANS,
Jammu : The Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday forbade the use of red beacons on the official vehicles of the chief secretary, the...
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...
Tripura to arrange for Modi’s Teachers’ Day address
Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura would make arrangements so that school students can listen to the live telecast of Prime Minister...
Union Budget continues to ignore real issues of Dalits and Adivasis: NCDHR
By TCN News
New Delhi: The Union Budget looks like a “very glossed over budget” for Dalits and Adivasis with reduction in allocations for key...
Assam suffers huge losses in this year’s flood
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Assam has suffered huge losses in terms of lives, property, cropped land, dwelling units and infrastructure in three waves of flood this season. The last deluge wreaked havoc in Kamrup and Goalpara claiming several lives and leaving behind a trail of destruction.
For Assamese media, every Muslim is a potential terrorist
By Aban Abrar Biplob for TwoCircles.net
The recent terrorist attack in Dhaka, allegedly by the Islamic State (ISIS), has seen the Assam Government...
Lightning kills two in Tripura
Agartala : A school student and a woman were killed and five other people injured in lightning strikes in Tripura, official said here on...
92 chit funds flee Tripura: Minister
Agartala : At least 92 unauthorised Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and chit funds have fled Tripura after illegally collecting huge amounts of money from...
तलवार की धार पर छत्तीसगढ़ के पत्रकार
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
दंतेवाड़ा (छत्तीसगढ़) : छत्तीसगढ़ के बस्तर इलाक़े में चौथे खंभे की हालत बेहद ही दयनीय है. नक्सली इलाक़े में जान-जोखिम...
Security tightened in Tripura, Assam for Durga Puja
Agartala/Silchar : Armed with sophisticated weapons and electronic gadgets, a large number of security personnel have been deployed in Tripura and Assam for the...
Guwahati, Srinagar at highest earthquake risk
By Chaitanya Mallapur,
Guwahati and Srinagar are the two Indian cities at highest risk of being devastated by an earthquake, with 36 other cities in areas prone to earthquakes, according to government data.
Guwahati and Srinagar fall in what is called “very severe intensity zone”, or zone V, the highest-risk earthquake zone.
Three drug peddlers arrested in Tripura, heroin seized
Agartala : Tripura Police arrested three members of an inter-state drug peddlers' gang and seized around 900 grams of heroin from them, police said...
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...
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...
Air Marshal S.B. Deo new chief of Eastern Air Command
Shillong : Air Marshal S.B. Deo Thursday took over as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Air Command at a ceremony here.
Air Warriors...
बस्तरिया आदिवासी संस्कृति का हिस्सा नहीं है “दीपावली”
By राकेश दर्रो, TwoCircles.net
यह कहना गलत नहीं होगा कि आदिवासी संस्कृति का हिस्सा नहीं है दीपों का पर्व दीपावली क्योंकि बस्तरिया आदिवासी दीपावली पर्व...
Modi, BJP draw flak in Assam over Land Swap Deal with B’desh
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Reacting strongly over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement over the Land Swap Deal with Bangladesh, political parties and other organizations in the state have termed the Prime Minister nothing short of ‘enemy of Assam’.
Women forest dwellers recount struggles, stories of resistance in Mumbai event
By Daisy K, TwoCircles.net
Even though there exist laws to protect forest dwellers in the country, residents, especially women, continue to face severe forms of...
With no institutional mechanisms, discrimination and harassment are everyday ordeals for tribal students
By Daisy K, TwoCircles.net
In yet another kind of institutionalised murder, Dr. Payal Tadvi, a 26 year old Post Graduate Student at Mumbai’s famed BYL...
Court acquits Irom Sharmila of suicide charge
New Delhi : A court here on Wednesday acquitted Irom Sharmila, who has been on a 15-year-long hunger strike to press for the repeal...
Efforts and appeal for making NRC update smooth in Assam
By A Ghiyasuddin, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: The updating of National Register of Citizens (NRC) is the major development taking place in Assam at the present time.
National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a document containing the names of Indian citizens prepared in 1951. Unique to the state of Assam, this document was prepared to distinguish Indian citizens from illegal migrants from then East Pakistan. The 1951 NRC certificate, along with the electoral roll in the voters’ list of 1966 and 1971 are the two important documents required to prove the citizenship in Assam, where propaganda about illegal Bangladeshi is rampant and often violent.
Assam transparent in utilising central funds: CM
Guwahati : The Assam government was complying with all norms for maintaining transparency in utilising central funds, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said on Monday.
Gogoi...
PM Modi’s one year in office: hopes and broken dreams for Northeast
By A Ghiyasuddin, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: It has been one year since Narendra Modi ‘stormed’ in New Delhi. There were fanfare and hope. But now they feel the broken promises are too heavy. Many in the north-eastern states were extremely hopeful that the Narendra Modi government would at least settle a few issues which the previous government could not do.
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...
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...
Nagaland governor quits, protests transfer
Agartala/Thiruvananthapuram : Nagaland Governor Vakkom B. Purushothaman, who held additional charge as Tripura governor, resigned Friday protesting that he was not consulted on his...
Kerala Police to induct 200 tribals
Thiruvananthapuram : The Kerala Police has created 200 posts of constables for tribals, a state minister said Friday.
Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said this is...
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...
Tears of pain and fear on Christmas: Bodo militants’ horror engulfs Assam’s Bodo majority...
Since 1990, over 2200 people have been killed by Bodo militants
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati/Sonitpur: Helena Kisku is one of the displaced taking shelter at the Xamukjuli Church in Sonitpur district. It is Christmas time. But rather than celebrations, the 35-year-old mother with young children is occupied with graver concerns.
Voting sluggish in Arunachal
Itanagar: Balloting in simultaneous elections to Arunachal Pradesh's two Lok Sabha seats and the state assembly was sluggish in the first three hours, with...
Parliamentary panel slams JNU on SC/ST vacancies
New Delhi : A parliamentary panel has flayed the JNU administration for what it said was "insouciant attitude" on faculty vacancies meant to be...
Bengal governor takes charge of Meghalaya, says won’t talk politics
Shillong : West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi, who Tuesday took additional charge of Meghalaya, said he does not talk politics in Bengal and...
Meghalaya seeks exemption from central mining laws
Shillong:The Meghalaya assembly has passed a resolution urging the central government to issue a presidential notification, repealing central laws related to mining in the...
Pandemonium in Odisha assembly over PESA Act violation
Bhubaneswar : Pandemonium prevailed in Odisha assembly on Wednesday over the alleged violation of PESA Act for formation of Rourkela Municipal Corporation (RMC), even...
First dengue case in Tripura
Agartala : The first confirmed case of dengue has been reported in Tripura, an official said here Wednesday.
"A man was found with dengue virus...
डेल्टा मेघवाल मरी नहीं, मारी गई है…
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
नोखा (राजस्थान) : डेल्टा मेघवाल कौन थी? उसमें ऐसा क्या था? जो सभी को अपनी ओर खींचता था? वो क्या कर...
Attack on Soni Sori is an attempt to suppress the voice of voiceless: CLMC
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Condemning the attack on Adivasi activist Soni Sori, Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee (CLMC), a Hyderabad-based civil rights group has criticized...
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.
Centre pursuing issues of northeast on mission mode: Sitharaman
Aizawl : Union Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the central government would pursue all matters related to India's northeast region on...
Himachal Pradesh: Is incompatible development damaging the state’s ecology, leading to natural calamities?
Several reports and statements by the local organizations, scholars, and activists have time and again warned against the impracticability of making large-scale hydropower projects...
Boston: Organizations protested against arrests of activists, journalists and intellectuals in India
TCN News
Several community organizations in the Boston area came together on the evening of June 8 to protest the arbitrary arrests of Surendra Gadling,...
Social justice ministry spent 54% of budget on SC scholarships
New Delhi, (IANS) : The central government on Thursday said around 54 per cent of the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry's budgetary allocation in...
Over 38,000 eligible to vote in Tripura by-poll
Agartala : Over 38,000 voters are eligible to cast their votes in the Manu assembly by-poll in Tripura Saturday, an official said here Thursday.
Tripura...
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...
Meghalaya groups oppose Tibetan refugees enrolment as voters
Shillong : Meghalaya's powerful pressure groups - the Khasi Students' Union (KSU) and the Federation of Khasi Jaintia and Garo People (FKJGP) - Friday...
AIUDF seeks investigation on alleged involvement with terror outfit
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Even as news reports created sensation about the alleged involvement of All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) with Islamic fundamentalist across the region, the AIUDF on Friday asked the Union Home Minister for a proper investigation.
Over one lakh people affected by Meghalaya floods
Shillong : More than one lakh people were affected in Meghalaya Monday after the swollen Brahmaputra and Jingiram rivers submerged several villages, an official...
Meghalaya adopts new developmental initiatives
Tura/Shillong : Chief Minister Mukul Manda Sangma Monday said that the government has adopted a new paradigm of developmental initiatives to bring in rapid...
Politicans playing dirty over displaced Bodos in BTAD: Promising Land Patta inside Forest
By Abdul Kalam Azad
Assam: This is election time in Assam and political parties are not leaving any stone unturned to get as much...
Militant killed, seven arrested in Assam
Guwahati : A joint team of the army and Assam Police Tuesday killed a Karbi militant and arrested seven others from different rebel outfits,...
Militants in fatigues attack army camp in Kashmir, shot dead
Jammu: Three militants, dressed in army uniforms, Friday attacked an army camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district riding a goods vehicle they hijacked at gunpoint, but were shot dead after a gunfight. A soldier and the vehicle's driver and another occupant were also killed.
Meghalaya official unhurt in militant attack
By IANS,
Shillong : A Meghalaya government official had a close shave Monday when Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants fired at his vehicle in...
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,...
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...
One body found of kidnapped traders in Assam’s BTAD
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: In yet another incident of violence in Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD), one petty businessman was found dead on Saturday after he was kidnapped along with four others on Friday by suspected militants of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Songbijit).
Nagaland tops in Lok Sabha voter turnout
Agartala : The highest turnout of voters in the Lok Sabha election was recorded in the northeastern state of Nagaland, with 87.82 percent of...
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...
One killed, over 25 injured in Assam blast
Guwahati : One person was killed and over 25 others were injured in an explosion in Assam's Dibrugarh district Sunday evening, police said.
Dibrugarh Superintendent...
Foundation stone of a market complex in Muslim concentrated area in Manipur laid
By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Lok Sabha MP Dr. Thokchom Meinya laid the foundation stone of Muhamuddin Shah Central Market Complex at Kshetrigao, a Muslim concentrated area in Imphal East District on October 3, 2014.
The function was also graced by Rajya Sabha MP Haji Abdus Salam, Parliamentary Secretary of Department of Minorities & OBCs Md. Amin Shah, President of Manipur Pradesh Youth Congress (MPYC) Amir Hussain, President of Kshetrigao Block Congress Committee Yaima Kabui and President of Athletic Brothers’ Association (ABA), Kshetrigao, Md. Qutubuddin alias Bakar.
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...
Manipur bids farewell to its governor
Imphal : The Manipur government Friday accorded a ceremonial farewell to outgoing Governor Vinod Kumar Duggal, who submitted his resignation to President Pranab Mukherjee...
दिल्ली में मणिपुरी छात्रों पर पुलिसिया बर्बरता
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
दिल्ली: सबसे पहले हम पाठकों को बताना चाहते हैं कि इस खबर के साथ लगी हुई तस्वीरें थोड़ी आपत्तिजनक हो सकती हैं. दिल्ली में बीते 7 जून को मणिपुर ट्राइबल फोरम के सदस्यों ने तीन विवादास्पद बिलों के विरोध में मणिपुर भवन पर प्रदर्शन शुरू किया. इस प्रदर्शन के दौरान दिल्ली पुलिस और मणिपुर राइफ़ल्स के जवानों द्वारा प्रदर्शनकारी नागरिकों पर जमकर लाठीचार्ज किया गया, जिसमें लगभग 15 लोग घायल हुए हैं.
Tripura, Mizoram to implement food security act from April
Agartala/Aizawl : Tripura and Mizoram governments are computerising their Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) to implement the National Food Security Act from April, officials...
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...
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...
BSF to sensitise troopers along India-Bangladesh border
Agartala : BSF Director General D.K. Pathak has asked the commanders and top officials of the force to sensitise troopers and maintain close relations...
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...
Bodies of Manipur activists killed in 2015 violence to be buried
Imphal, (IANS): Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Tuesday said the bodies of eight tribal activists killed in mob violence in September 2015...
IAF lifts 425 stranded passengers between Leh and Jammu
Jammu : The Indian Air Force Friday lifted 425 stranded passengers between Leh town of Jammu and Kashmir's Ladakh region and Jammu city on...
Five arrested for false news on social media
Aizawl : The Mizoram police have arrested five persons, including a young woman, for spreading false information on social media, police said Friday.
"Ruth Chalthansawmi,...
Two Manipuri youths attacked in Delhi, three held
New Delhi : Two Manipuri students were attacked with a scissor, stones and iron rods by three people, two of them juveniles, when the...
Five policemen injured in Meghalaya bomb blast
Shillong : Five policemen were injured Friday in a bomb blast triggered by militants in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district, bordering Bangladesh.
"GNLA (Garo National...
National Green Tribunal halts DRDO construction activity in Challakere Amrut Mahal Kavals
By TCN News
Bangalore: Justice Mr. M. Chockalingam (Judicial Member) and Prof. Dr. R. Nagendran (Expert Member) constituting the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone Bench),...
वाह रे मोदी बजट! दलित-आदिवासियों का हक़ भी मार लिया!
Afroz Alam Sahil, TwoCircles.net
प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी भले ही अरूण जेटली द्वारा पेश किए गए बजट को गांव, गरीब और किसान समर्थक बजट बता रहे...
Kashmir’s ex-minister to appear before police in sex case
By IANS,
Srinagar : Shabir Ahmad Khan, a former minister accused by a woman doctor of sexual harassment, arrived in Srinagar Thursday to present himself...
Adivasi villages in Jharkhand, Odisha face severe neglect, reveals new report
The report titled “Status of Adivasi Livelihoods 2021” highlights the difficulties and scarcities faced by the tribal communities.
Muhammed Nihad PV | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI —...
Assam Rifles an issue in Tripura tribal council polls
Agartala : Paramilitary Assam Rifles' role in dealing with decades old terrorism has become a major political issue in the May 3 polls to...
Children and the elderly in Jharkhand March for Forest and Land Rights
Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Close to 10000 people including children, men, women and even senior citizens of tribal communities from 20 districts of Jharkhand came together...
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...
One killed, four injured in Leh blast
Srinagar : One person was killed and four injured in Jammu and Kashmir's Leh town when a shell went off while labourers were collecting...
Nagaland governor takes additional charge of Tripura
Agartala : Nagaland Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya Monday took additional charge as the governor of Tripura.
Acharya was sworn-in as the state's 15th governor by...
Two-thirds voting for 2nd Tripura seat
Agartala: Two-third of the voters Saturday cast their ballots till afternoon for the second Lok Sabha seat in Left-ruled Tripura, an official said.
Around 66...
Agartala stops power, water supply to Bengal chift fund firm
Agartala : The Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Wednesday cut off the electricity and water supply lines to Tripura head office of Kolkata-based Rose...
Tripura to register battery-operated rickshaws
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : Tripura will probably be the first state in India to provide registration and licences to a new but popular mode...
Lok Sabha polls to be held in five phases in Kashmir
Jammu : Elections to Jammu and Kashmir's six Lok Sabha seats would be held in five phases beginning April 10, the state's chief electoral...
HR groups, activists, scholars seek action against Hindutva groups for issuing threats to Mangalore...
Scores of human rights organizations, activists and scholars have written an open letter to Mangalore district administration in Karnataka seeking action against Hindutva groups...
Disarm Bodo militants to end mass violence in Assam, urge Indian Americans
IAMC condemns killing of Adivasis, reiterates recommendations made in its recent report on ethnic violence in Assam.
By TCN News,
Washington DC: The Indian American Muslim Council ( IAMC ), a US based advocacy group, has condemned the brutal violence in Assam during the last one week, leading to the brutal killing of 76 people, burning of houses and the displacement of hundreds of others.
Sonia to take final call on Meghalaya leadership issue: Faleiro
Shillong : Congress president Sonia Gandhi will take the final decision on the demand of certain party legislators for removal of Mukul Sangma as...
Born Poor, Mauled to Death: Tribal Infants Allegedly Killed by Rats in MP’s Largest...
Adnan Ali, TwoCircles.net
Bhopal: An appalling incident has come to light from Indore in Madhya Pradesh, exposing criminal negligence and the collapse of basic healthcare...
‘Rubber cultivation in northeast vital to meet demand’
Agartala : The Rubber Board has decided to expand cultivation of rubber in non-traditional areas of northeastern region to meet the increasing demand, an...
Ruckus continues in J&K assembly for second day
By IANS,
Jammu : Opposition legislators Wednesday again disrupted the proceedings of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly session now going on in winter capital Jammu.
Legislators...
Encourage marginalised sections in higher judiciary, says outgoing CJI
New Delhi: Outgoing Chief Justice of India P.Sathasivam Friday said that rules and criteria in the appointment of judges should be relaxed for giving...
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...
Don’t harass tourists, tour operators tell northeast rebels
Shillong : A confederation of tour operators in India's northeastern states Monday appealed to various rebel groups in the region not to harass tourists...
Tribals to Form Political Party in Kerala
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net,
Thiruvananthapuram: Tribals in Kerala have remained on the periphery of the state's politics, since they have never been paid...
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...
Tribal boys in Wayanad under POCSO threat
By Shafeeq Hudawi
Kozhikode: Babu, a 21-year-old from the Paniya community, came out of jail in March after spending close to three months in jail....
India, Bangladesh to step up joint border patrolling
Agartala : Border guards of India and Bangladesh would intensify their joint patrolling, officials said here Sunday following a two-day district-level border meet.
"The BSF...
Northeast by-polls: I-T teams to check on black money
Agartala : The Income Tax (I-T) department will deploy teams in Assam, Tripura and Sikkim to keep a tab on the use of black...
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...
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...
Rajnath Singh reviews Manipur situation
New Delhi : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Wednesday reviewed the situation in Manipur ahead of an economic blockade called by some Naga organisations.
At...
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...
Army wasn’t late in reacting to Bodo attack: Parrikar
New Delhi : Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has denied that the army was late in reacting to the attack by Bodo militants in Assam,...
Meghalaya IAS officer attacked
Shillong : A senior IAS official in Meghalaya had a narrow escape when unidentified militants attacked him, a police official said Friday.
Chinmay P. Gotmare,...
Tripura protest condemns killing of Bangladeshi-American writer
Agartala : Intellectuals, singers, writers and political activists staged a protest here on Sunday to denounce the killing of a Bangladeshi-American blog-writer in Dhaka...
नक्सल इलाक़ों में नोटबंदी का ‘आतंक’
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
झारखंड/छत्तीसगढ़: नोटबंदी ने आम लोगों को बेहाल कर रखा है. और जिनके पास काला धन है, वे रोज़ काले को सफ़ेद...
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...
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...
Police hand in Dimapur jailbreak suspected
By TwoCircles.net staff Reporter,
Dimapur (Nagaland): What can be termed as highly crucial, it is reported that Police may be complicit in the jailbreak, before the unruly mob the lynched Syed Sarif Uddin Khan, the rape accused in Dimapur.
Quoting high officials of home department NDTV reported that there is a strong suspicion of ‘complicity of policemen’.
Tania died of serious internal injuries, court told
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court was informed Monday by the city police that 19-year-old Arunachal Pradesh student Nido Tania died because...
Left Front links Modi’s comments to Assam ethnic riots
Kolkata : Linking Narendra Modi's comments to the ethnic riots in Assam, West Bengal's Left Front chairman Biman Bose Sunday alleged the BJP's prime...
Opposition walks out of J&K assembly
By IANS,
Jammu : Opposition parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the National Panthers Party (NPP), Sunday walked out...
Assam CM asks security forces to deal firmly with BTAD situation
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi instructed the Police to deal firmly with the situation in the wake of gunning down of innocent persons by suspected NDFB(S) militants at Narsingbari and Balapara Tulsibil under BTAD last night. Altogether 11 persons were killed that include four at Narsingbari under Baksa district and seven at Balapara Tulsibil in Gossaigaon.
Documentary film on Forest Man Jadav Payeng of Assam gets award at Cannes
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: A documentary film on the life of Jadav Payeng, the man who single-handedly created a forest on the Brahmaputra sandbar in Jorhat won award at Cannes.
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.
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...
Left parties join hands ahead of polls in northeast
Imphal : Joining hands ahead of elections in some northeastern states, the left parties have called for unity among themselves to stamp out corruption...
Assam CM urges PM to solve issues bothering his state
By TwoCircles.net Staffer,
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at New Delhi and sought his assistance in solving several problems of the state – including the issue of fundamental activities – at the present hour.
Assam violence toll rises to 31
Guwahati : The toll in the savage attacks by Bodo militants in Assam rose to 31 Sunday with tension prevailing and the curfew imposed...
Sangma wins Tura, Congress victorious in Shillong
Shillong : Former Lok Sabha speaker Purno Sangma has made his way back to national politics by winning the Tura Lok Sabha seat, while...