Power transmission link via Bangladesh vital: Official
Agartala : A top power company official has suggested erecting power transmission lines for supply of electricity from the northeast region to other parts...
The Adivasi question in Uttar Pradesh
By Vidya Bhushan Rawat
Uttar Pradesh Assembly election dates have been announced. Parties will soon make promises but the condition of Kol adivasis in Bundelkhand...
Meghalaya to put power projects on fast track
Shillong : The Meghalaya government will put all power projects on fast track to meet the power shortfall in the mountainous state, Chief Minister...
Assam violence: Tribal bodies call Bengal shutdown, BJP demands NIA probe
Siliguri : Two tribal bodies Thursday called a shutdown in parts of northern West Bengal Saturday in protest against the ghastly militant attacks in...
Rajnath Singh asks militants in northeast to shun violence
Agartala : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Saturday said the government would not tolerate terrorist violence in the northeast, calling on militant outfits to...
Manipur observes the 70th anniversary of Battle of Imphal (WW-II), 1944
By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Manipur is observing the 70th anniversary of Battle of Imphal, one of the most historic battles of the Second World War (WW-II) fought in 1944. The inaugural ceremony of the 3-month commemoration of the Battle of Imphal was held on March 23, 2014 at Manipur Film Development Corporation (MFDC) Auditorium at Imphal. The anniversary programmes will continue till June 28. Various programmes will be held at the sites where Allied forces and Japanese soldiers fought fierce battles.
Peace pact with Meghalaya rebel outfit before cabinet: Official
By IANS,
Shillong : The union home ministry has referred the draft of the settlement agreement to be signed with Meghalaya's rebel A'chik National Volunteers...
Five held for attempting to rape woman in Meghalaya
Shillong : Five employees of a hotel here in the Meghalaya capital were arrested Tuesday on charges of attempting to rape a woman from...
Digital Deceit: How AI and Voice Apps Were Weaponised to Sexually Assault Tribal Girls...
Iqra Farrukh, TwoCircles.net
Bhopal: In a chilling revelation from Madhya Pradesh, technology has been weaponised for deceit and cruelty. Approximately 80 kilometers from Sidhi district headquarters, impoverished...
Chhattisgarh: How Padma Shri Awardee Pandi Ram is Shaping the Future of Tribal Art...
Poonam Masih, TwoCircles.net
Raipur (Chhattisgarh): At a time when traditions are fading with time, a man from Chhattisgarh is working tirelessly to preserve the rich...
Interaction on leadership skills at Maryam Ajmal Women College in Hojai
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Coinciding with the time when India is getting ready to welcome new leaders to run the country, Maryam Ajmal Women’s College of Science and Technology (MAWCST) at Hojai, about 200 km from state capital Guwahati, organised an interactive session on ‘Leadership Skills’ recently for the benefit of students of the college and their counterparts in other colleges administered by the Ajmal Foundation, one of the leading education NGOs of the North East.
Action plan worked out to get World Heritage tag for Assam’s Charaideo Moidam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Assam government has prepared an action plan to get the coveted World Heritage site tag for the historic Charaideo Moidam of Ahom era in Assam’s Sivasagar district.
Three northeastern states celebrate foundation day
Agartala/Imphal : The northeastern states of Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya Wednesday organised numerous programmes and events to celebrate their 43rd foundation day.
Prime Minister Narendra...
19 children rescued from traffickers in Assam
Guwahati : NGO Child Line, in association with Assam Police, Wednesday rescued 19 children from the railway station here from a group of traffickers.
All...
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...
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.
Record holder Arunachal mountaineer Anshu to climb Everest for breast cancer awareness
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: After creating world record for being the only mother to scale Mount Everest twice within the span of 10 days, Arunachal Pradesh mountaineer Anshu Jamsenpa is once again gearing up to climb the world’s highest peak. This time around Anshu is in a different mission to spread awareness on Breast cancer among her fellow countrymen.
Centre committed to tackle Left-wing extremism: Rajnath
New Delhi : The central government was firmly committed to tackling Left-wing extremism and was implementing a multi-pronged strategy for the purpose, Home Minister...
Soldier hurt in militant grenade attack in Assam
Guwahati : A soldier was injured when suspected militants lobbed a grenade at an army camp in Assam's Chirang district, police said Friday.
The incident...
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...
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...
Deficient rain hits tea production in northeast India
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : Two northeastern states - Assam and Tripura - among India's five largest tea producing states are facing a huge production...
NCM member Capt Praveen Davar reviews minority welfare schemes in Manipur
The importance and urgency of the modernization of madrasas and promotion of Urdu language was highlighted during the review meeting.
By Dr Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: During his three day visit here, Capt Praveen Davar, member of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) and member in-charge of Manipur, reviewed the implementation of the PM’s New 15-Point Programme for the welfare of the minorities and the Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) in the state.
Three tribals killed, two hurt in Tripura BSF firing
Agartala, (IANS): Three tribals, including a woman, were killed and two others injured in BSF firing in southern Tripura, an official here said.
"BSF troopers...
Students in Kozhikode extend Ramadan relief to Tribal people
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net
Kozhikode: For Muslims, Ramadan is month of charity and relief. If the figures with Muslim organisations are taken into account, crores...
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...
Manipuris pay homage to the martyrs of June 18 uprising
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: The people of Manipur paid homage to those who laid down their lives for the cause of safeguarding the territorial integrity of the state during the June 18, 2001 uprising against the extension of the cease fire agreement signed between Government of India and NSCN-IM on June 18, 2014.
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...
PDP legislator apologises for slapping marshal
By IANS,
Jammu : A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legislator who slapped a Jammu and Kashmir assembly marshal Wednesday apologised in the house Thursday.
Syed Bashir,...
A year later, Churachandpur’s dead remain in a morgue, awaiting justice
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Churachandpur/Delhi: Can the mood of a district of Manipur be replicated in the capital of the country? Maybe not, especially given...
Threat of eviction looms large over Adivasi, Dalit workers in Bhilai, HC issues interim...
By Sukanya Roy, TwoCircles.net
Bhilai: Misfortune befell the families of 150 workers, including 75 children, staying in Bijli Nagar and Anusuya Nagar of Hathkhoj basti, in...
Have not accepted home minister’s resignation: Meghalaya CM
Shillong : Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Monday said that he is yet to accept the resignation of his woman Home Minister Roshan Warjri.
"She...
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 —...
Quakes hit India’s northeast
Agartala/Aizawl : Three earthquakes, one of moderate intensity, hit India's northeastern region Thursday night and Friday, an official said. There are no reports of...
Tripura votes for second Lok Sabha seat Saturday
Agartala: Balloting takes place Saturday for Left ruled Tripura's second Lok Sabha seat.
The state's electorate voted for the other seat Monday.
Over 1.13 million voters...
Replica gun stolen from Agartala war memorial
Agartala : A replica gun placed in a war memorial in Agartala, Tripura, has been stolen, police said on Thursday.
The war memorial is situated...
Abide by model code of conduct, J&K political parties told
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir chief electoral officer (CEO) Umang Narula Friday asked political parties to abide by the model code of conduct during...
Northeast CMs’ meet to decide roadmap for development
Agartala : DoNER Minister Gen. (retd) V.K. Singh would meet the chief ministers of all eight northeastern states in Guwahati Aug 21-22 to decide...
Tribal refugees in Tripura repatriated to Bangladesh
Agartala : Bangladesh has taken back the tribals who have been sheltering in the Indian state of Tripura since Monday following an ethnic strife...
How an Adivasi Youth outfit plans to give a tough fight to the BJP...
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
With Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan set for assembly elections later this year, all political parties are gearing up for elections...
It is the duty of all secular and democratic groups to foil designs of...
By TCN News,
Bhopal (MP): All India Muslim Majlis-E-Mushawarat (AIMMM), an apex forum of Muslim organizations and institutions of national eminence held a meeting of...
Backward classes panel for quota in private sector
New Delhi : The National Commission of Backward Classes has written to the social justice ministry to bring a bill for providing 27 percent...
Essar may open Jharkhand mine next year
New Delhi : Indian conglomerate Essar Group's power arm, Essar Power, on Wednesday said that it may open its Jharkhand coal mine for production...
Sharmila files papers from Manipur’s Thoubal seat
Imphal, (IANS): 'Iron Lady' Irom Sharmila on Thursday filed her nomination papers to contest from Thoubal constituency in the Manipur assembly elections.
"I am fighting...
CPI-M threatens stir if new Tripura governor crosses limit
Agartala : Tripura's ruling CPI-M on Thursday threatened to launch a mass movement if newly appointed Governor Tathagata Roy crosses his constitutional limit.
"We welcome...
Protect violence-hit children of Assam: NGO
New Delhi : An NGO working for child rights Wednesday urged the government to provide protection to about 800 children in Assam affected by...
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...
75% of all children out of school are Dalits, Adivasis and Muslims
By Afroz Alam Sahil, Twocircles.net
New Delhi: A reply to a questioned asked in the Rajya Sabha has brought forth alarming statistics in...
Over 500 people from northeast enroll as Delhi voters
New Delhi : The Election Commission received 550 new electoral forms after organising a day-long enrollment campaign for the people from the northeast here...
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...
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...
Incentivise banks for opening branches in Chhattisgarh’s tribal areas: CM
New Delhi, (IANS): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Sunday said the Centre should incentivise private commercial banks for opening branches in remote tribal...
Country-wide voter awareness campaign starts
Agartala : The information and broadcasting ministry will organise exhibitions in 480 locations across the country as part of its voter awareness campaign, an...
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...
Tripura party merges with BJP
Agartala : The BJP Monday got a shot in its arm in Left-ruled Tripura with a local political party merging with the party while...
SC/ST Bank sought on lines of Mahila Bank
New Delhi : The All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations -- Parisangh -- urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to open a separate bank with...
Nagaland lynching: Grief turns into anger at Khan’s Bosla village in Assam
Brothers reluctant to resume business in Dimapur
By A Ghyasuddin, TwoCircles.net,
Bosla village, Karimganj (Assam): Many things have been said, many pieces have been written about them. As the time gradually passes, their grief seems to have turned into seething anger here at Bosla village in the Karimganj district – home of the Dimapur rape accused Syed Sarif Uddin Khan.
PM asked to talk to Myanmar over freedom movement sites
Guwahati: With Manmohan Singh visiting Myanmar next week, the Assam branch of the All India Patriotic Forum has urged the prime minister to talk...
UPSC topper Ira Singhal motivates NE students
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Ira Singhal, the first differently abled woman to top the civil services examination advised the young students to keep...
Bravery award in name of Assam girl
Guwahati : The Assam government Sunday announced setting up of a bravery award in the name of a school girl who was killed by...
Curfew in Srinagar after youth’s killing
Srinagar : A curfew was imposed in some parts of the Srinagar city to maintain law and order following a youth's killing in firing...
Meghalaya CM’s office least functioning in state: MLA
Shillong : The Meghalaya Chief Minister's Office was one of the least functioning offices in the state due to the regular absence of Chief...
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...
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.
Tripura CPI-M holds on to rural bastion in panchayat polls
Agartala : The ruling CPI-M in Tripura Friday retained its rural bastion by securing absolute majority in 275 of the 591 gram panchayats and...
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.
दलितों, आदिवासियों और मुस्लिमों को जेल ही दे पाया है हमारा लोकतंत्र – शिवमूर्ति
By TCN News,
लखनऊ : रिहाई मंच के तत्वावधान में ‘अवैध गिरफ्तारी विरोध दिवस’ के तहत यूपी प्रेस क्लब लखनऊ में ‘अवैध गिरफ्तारियां और इंसाफ का संघर्ष’ विषयक सेमिनार का आयोजन किया गया.
Anil Sarkar, Tripura’s communist leader dies at 76
Agartala : Septuagenarian Communist leader of Tripura and poet Anil Sarkar died at the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) in New Delhi...
BJP wants to divide Jharkhand society with non-tribal CM: Nitish
Patna: Senior JD-U leader Nitish Kumar Friday accused the BJP of trying to divide society in Jharkhand by naming non-tribal Raghubar Das as the...
Delhi’s northeast community takes creative route to raise awareness
By Shradha Chettri,
New Delhi : With drawings, pop songs and photographs, people from the northeast are displaying their creative side to sensitise the people...
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...
The youth of Manipur has the potential to inspire the whole nation, says PM...
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Addressing a gathering Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the youth of Manipur has the potential to inspire the whole nation with their excellence in sports so they should be rescued from the menace of drugs. Referring to the issue of unemployment in the North-Eastern states, he expressed that the whole North-Eastern region has the prospects to emerge as a hub of call centres.
35 in Tripura ill after eating prasad
Agartala : At least 35 people, including several women, fell sick after eating prasad in Tripura, an official said Friday. At least 20 of...
Mizoram to get its first medical college soon
Aizawl: A 100-seat medical college will come up soon in the northeastern state of Mizoram, an official said here Saturday.
"Mizoram government has signed a...
Tripura to abolish open defecation in two years
Agartala : WIth the help of the central government's flagship rural jobs scheme MGNREGS, the Tripura government has embarked upon fully abolishing open defecation...
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...
AIUDF: The broken dreams and lost hopes of minorities in Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: For Ashraful Hussain, the party was a ray of hope for the downtrodden and underprivileged people of the society. Now, he is quite dejected and rather angry at times. He hoped finally somebody was there to take care of the neglected minorities of the state but after several years it turned out to be another broken dream.
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,...
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,...
294 days and counting: Why Churachandpur refuses to bury its dead
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Churachandpur, Manipur: September 1 started like every other day at work for Chingneihoih, 22, from Churachandpur. For the...
Overdue SC/ST Amendment bill passed after avoidable one year delay
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: A full one year after its introduction, the long overdue amendments to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes...
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...
Assam Congress MLA jailed over 2011 assault
Guwahati :In yet another embarrassment for the ruling Congress in Assam, a court on Thursday sent a former minister, who had earlier defied several...
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...
Dimapur lynching: SIO West Bengal team demands high level inquiry
SIO team meets Nagaland Dy Resident Commissioner at Kolkata
By TCN News,
New Delhi: A delegation of the West Bengal unit of Students Islamic Organisation (SIO) met Nagaland deputy Resident Commissioner here on the ongoing burning issue of brutal lynching to death in Dimapur a person suspected by Nagas to have raped a Naga girl.
‘Once passed, proper implementation of the amended SC/ST bill more important’, says former secretary...
“NGOs and political parties claiming to work in the interest of SCs and STs must conduct programmes imparting awareness about the amendments made in...
Have guts, amend Constitution: Mamata dares BJP
Kolkata : Coming down heavily on forced religious conversions West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in a veiled attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party...
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...
Arunachal, Kashmir are India’s, China told
New Delhi : India has clearly told China that Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir "are integral and inalienable parts of India", Defence Minister...
Tension continues over Dimapur lynching; SMS blockage extended
Dimapur : Simmering tension continued on Monday in Nagaland's commercial hub of Dimapur where a mob broke into a jail and lynched a rape accused on March 5. Many 'non-local' people have temporarily left the town, while SMS and MMS services continued to be restricted in a bid to control spread of rumours on the social media.
Northeast cultural centres will sensitise people: Experts
New Delhi : As crimes against people from the northeast continue to rise in the national capital and other cities, experts Friday stressed that...
Panel to interact with northeast people in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Home Ministry Friday said a panel, formed to look into the concerns of northeast people, will hold interactions with...
Christians hold mass protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi against ‘attacks on churches’
The demonstrators protested against the recent spate of violence faced by Christians in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka and other places...
Wrong perception of northeast as conflict zone: Meghalaya CM
Kolkata : India's northeast was perceived as a 'conflict zone' due to the negative media coverage, Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said Monday, and...
Farooq’s comment sparks ruckus in Kashmir assembly
Jammu : There was a ruckus in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly Monday over union minister and former state chief minister Farooq Abdullah's comments...
Congress will fight injustice to Dalits, tribals, says Rahul
Mhow (Madhya Pradesh): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the NDA government over "centralisation" of power and de-recognition of a student group...
BSF trooper, civilian driver killed in Tripura attack
Agartala : A BSF trooper and a civilian driver were killed, while another man was injured Monday when militants fired at them in Tripura,...
Centre to hold meeting of NE chief ministers on terror: Rijiju
Shillong : The central government would soon hold a meeting with all chief ministers of the eight northeastern states to discuss the security threat...
Third ‘border haat’ along India-Bangladesh frontier opens
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Srinagar (Tripura) : Tripura's first "border haat" - the third such market along India's frontier with Bangladesh - was inaugurated here Tuesday...
Kashmir governor reviews arrangements for Vaishno Devi pilgrims
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra reviewed the arrangements made at the Katra railway station for pilgrims to the Mata Vaishno Devi...
Continuous rains in April leave residents of West Jaintia Hills flummoxed and counting losses
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Shnonpdeng: When a resident of Shnonpdeng, West Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, looks at rain and says, “This is unprecedented,” you have to...
State Govt failed to protect people: Assam Minister on BTAD violence
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
Guwahati: The state government has failed to control the law and order situation in the Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) in Assam as more bodies were found on Saturday morning in Baksa district taking the death toll to 32. Meanwhile, police has detained 22 people so far in the connection for interrogation.
NGOs in Assam under police scanner over jihadi link
Guwahati : The Assam Police and NIA have intensified their search for absconding Burdwan blast suspect Shahnur Alom, and police Wednesday said they were...
New FM channels for northeast region
Agartala : New FM radio channels will be set up in five towns of northeastern states along the Bangladesh border to reach out to...
Raghubar Das first non-tribal to become Jharkhand CM
Ranchi : Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Raghubar Das took oath here Sunday as Jharkhand's 10th chief minister, the first non-tribal to do...
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...
Meghalaya opposition demand central rule, government defends record
Shillong : The opposition Meghalaya People's Front (MPF) Friday attacked the Congress government on the deteriorating law and order situation and demanded President's rule...
Tribals in Bengal to use Facebook for development
Kolkata : Taking their friendship from the virtual to the real world, more than 600 "educated and privileged" Facebook users belonging to West Bengal's...
Muslim’s literary body organises annual meet at Imphal
By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Writers’ Union, Manipur, a literary body of the Muslims in Manipur organized its 15th Annual Meet at Dave Literature Centre in D.M. College Campus, here on February 8.
The function was graced by Maulana Mubarak Ali and Azrun Kabir as Chief Guest and President respectively. It was attended by members of the union, Muslim writers and representatives of different civil society organizations of the State.
Tripura seeks access to Bangladesh ports
Agartala : The Tripura government will ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi to persuade Bangladesh to provide access to its water and land routes to...
Assam wants asylum for victims of religious persecution
Guwahati : The Assam government Wednesday decided to request the Centre to frame a policy for granting asylum on humanitarian grounds to people who...
India’s youngest bank Bandhan to empower women, rural folk
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : Innovative microfinance company Bandhan will operate as a bank from October next year and focus on empowering women and rural...
Government accepts report on safety of northeastern people
New Delhi : The government has accepted the recommendations of a committee that has suggested immediate measures to ensure the safety of people from...
Naga accord not to ignore other states’ interests: Centre
Guwahati: The Naga peace accord will not bypass the interests of other states sharing boundaries with Nagaland, union Minister of State for Home Kiren...
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...
Amarnath Yatra to begin June 28
Jammu : The annual yatra to the Himalayan cave shrine of Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district will start on June 28, it...
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...
Vulnerability of Andaman’s tribals brought alive through fiction
New Delhi: Attempting to reach out to a wider audience and highlight the vulnerabilities of tribal communities of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands who...
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...
Northeastern students protest near parliament
By IANS,
New Delhi : Over 50 students from the northeast, protesting the violence on people from the region in the capital, sought to march...
Assam honours SC, breaks tradition on animal fights
Guwahati : Assam Thursday broke a more than a century-old tradition to honour the Supreme Court ban on animal fights. The state stayed away...
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...
Making democracy work when the roads don’t: Voting in Katlicherra, Hailakandi
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Hailakandi: The first thing that strikes you about Hailakandi, Assam, is that given the condition of the roads in its neighbouring...
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...
In Hailakandi, a father-son duo might hold edge over their rivals
By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net
Hailakandi: The district of Hailakandi, Assam, has been a hotspot of political activity in the past few weeks, and...
155 from Assam in quake-hit Nepal, 65 untraceable
Guwahati : At least 155 people from Assam were stranded in Nepal where a massive earthquake on Saturday wreaked devastation. While 90 people have...
Meghalaya students protest sexual harassment in varsity
Shillong : Students and faculty members of the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) Wednesday gave a three-day ultimatum demanding the termination of a professor...
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...
Curfew continues in Kashmir’s Pulwama, situation peaceful
By IANS,
Srinagar : Curfew continued Friday in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama town where clashes had erupted between people and the security forces Thursday following...
Modern slavery: Adivasi labourers in Gujarat’s sugarcane fields
Every year more than two lakh Adivasis from the Maharashtra-Gujarat border region immigrate to work in sugar mills as sugarcane harvesters—but without any...
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...
1,000-hour bandh in Assam districts lifted
Guwahati : A 1,000-hour bandh in Assam's Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao districts demanding an autonomous state was Friday lifted following an assurance from...
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,...
Nido Tania killing: Four accused’s judicial custody extended
New Delhi : A court here Tuesday extended, for 14 days, the judicial custody of the four people allegedly involved in Arunachal Pradesh student...
Northeast activists demand action against khap panchayat
By IANS,
New Delhi : Students and activists from the northeast Monday met Delhi Police officials demanding action against a khap panchayat that threatened to...
Sahitya Akademi’s ‘Bhasha Samman’ awards announced
New Delhi : The Sahitya Akademi's prestigious Bhasha Samman will be conferred on two scholars who have contributed significantly to the enrichment of classical...
‘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...
Omar visits injured legislator in hospital
By IANS,
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday visited a government hospital here to enquire about the health of injured opposition...
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...
Van Versus Vikas: New documentary dismantles mythology of India’s “progress” from worldview of Adivasi...
The film chronicles the resistance of an Adivasi family, along with other city activists and residents, to stop the Mumbai Metro Rail project...
Seven killed in Tripura road accident
Agartala : At least seven members, including four children, of a family were killed and another injured in a road mishap in Tripura, police...
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...
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...
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...
Criminal tracking network being set up in Tripura
Agartala : A Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) is being set up in Tripura as part of a nation-wide project to keep...
Tracing shadow footprints: Development and lives of Purulia’s Santhal people – Part I
By Sukanya Roy, TwoCircles.net
Purulia: As I walk down the Gurabera village in West Bengal’s western-most district of Purulia, bordering Jharkhand, Anita Mandi, 10, is...
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...
Northeast gets Rs.2,362 crore, promise to mainstream the region
New Delhi : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday announced a budget allocation of Rs.2,362.74 crore for the Northeast and promised to bring the region...
May Day: ‘No way out of tea estates,’ housing woes, low wages compel workers...
Assam’s tea estates contribute to more than fifty percent of the total tea production in India. However, the workers working at these estates have...
SC pulls up Assam for laxity over illegal Bangladeshi migrants
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the Assam government for filing a vague and unsatisfactory affidavit and questioned its seriousness...