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Two schoolgirls hung from same rope in Assam

Silchar : Two schoolgirls were hung from the two ends of the same rope from a tree in Assam's Karimganj district, a killing reminiscent...

Cross-LoC trade stand-off resolved, trucks to roll on again

By IANS, Srinagar : The stand-off between India and Pakistan over the cross-LoC trade has ended and the detained vehicles of the two sides are...

Northeast braves boycott call, celebrates Independence Day

Agartala/Guwahati : Braving incessant rain and a boycott call by militants, the northeastern states Friday celebrated Independence Day with great zeal and enthusiasm. Despite the...

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...

India, Myanmar to start border trade through Mizoram

Aizawl : India and Myanmar would soon start formal border trade through the northeastern state of Mizoram, a senior state government official said here...

Poll code partly relaxed in some states

Agartala : The model code of conduct has been slightly relaxed in those states where polling has been completed, an official said here Wednesday. "Ministers...

BJP names candidate for Mainpuri LS seat

Agra : The BJP Wednesday named Prem Singh Shakya as its candidate for the Lok Sabha bye-election for the Mainpuri seat which was vacated...

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...

Northeast India to be made gateway of Southeast Asia: Modi

By Sujit Chakraborty, Palatana (Tripura) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said the northeastern region of India would be made a gateway of Southeast Asia. The...

Manipur records 74 percent polling

Imphal : Around 74 percent of the 874,000 voters cast their ballot Thursday for the second Lok Sabha seat in Manipur, officials said. An Election...

Guwahati youth’s effort to make students read valuable books

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: He must get a pat on his back for his enormous effort that too done single-handedly to bring a change among the students. He is Imran Hussain of Guwahati who has initiated to install the reading culture among the youths of the region with his dream project called Bibliophilia Café.

PM may spoil Rahul party in Northeast

By Jayanta Kumar Goswami, As the 16th Lok Sabha elections approach, people in the Northeast gear up to exercise their democratic franchise in a peaceful manner. Looking at the voters’ enthusiasm and importance of the 25 seats available in the region, stalwarts of almost all political parties, especially Congress and BJP have thronged the state capitals here to woo the voters.

परमाणु ऊर्जा के खिलाफ चुटका में संघर्ष जारी

TCN News जबलपुर: कल तारीख 31 मई 2015 को चुटका परमाणु बिजली परियोजना के खिलाफ चुटका में हुई स्थानीय लोगों की विरोध सभा में...

CPI-M leads in Tripura

Agartala : The ruling CPI-M Friday took early lead over the Congress in the two Lok Sabha seats in Left-ruled Tripura, officials said here. Forest...

Northeast to have air ambulances soon

Guwahati : Patients from difficult-to-access locations in the landlocked northeastern states can heave a sigh of relief, as a Guwahati-based hospital is planning to...

CM Okram Ibobi Singh leading in Manipur

New Delhi, (IANS): Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh was leading in Thoubal constituency, as counting of votes polled in the assembly elections progressed...

Assam’s rebel minister Himanta Biswa Sarma quits

Guwahati : Assam's rebel minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Monday resigned from the state cabinet, saying it was not possible "mentally, physically and politically" to...

Northeast India to get ready-made garment units

By Sujit Chakraborty, Agartala: The Indian government plans to set up ready-made garment manufacturing units in each of the eight northeastern states which, among other...

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...

Branded Witches, Beaten by Mobs, Burned Alive – In the Land of Goddesses, India’s...

Across India’s tribal villages, women continue to be hunted and killed as witches, while families watch in silence, fear or grief. Poonam Masih, TwoCircles.net Asansol (West...

Four Naga insurgents killed in Assam

Guwahati : Four cadres of Naga insurgent group NSCN-IM have been killed in Assam during joint operations by security forces, an official said Wednesday. The...

Assam district tense after militants abduct four

Guwahati : Tension prevailed in Baksa district of Assam Saturday following the abduction of four people by suspected Bodo militants, police said. Cadres of the...

CPI-M condemns police firing on Dalits

New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The CPI-M on Monday denounced the police firing on Dalit activists protesting against the Supreme Court's decision to dilute the...

Kashmiri students case: Clashes during protests, JKLF chief held

Srinagar : Sporadic clashes occurred Friday at some places in the Kashmir Valley over expulsion and police action against Kashmiri students in Uttar Pradesh's...

Militants kill trooper in Tripura

Agartala : A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper was shot dead by militants in Tripura, police said Friday. The attack, the first terrorist killing of...

Amnesty’s annual report criticizes India for ‘growing intolerance’

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, New Delhi: Amnesty International in its annual report released today has accused India of supporting a climate of intolerance by cracking...

‘Centre preparing vision document for NE hydrocarbon sector’

Guwahati : Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said the government is preparing a vision document for...

Gogoi thanks PM for including Assam in land swap deal

Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for re-including Assam in the land boundary agreement with Bangladesh. In...

Fact-finding team to Bastar reports cases of fake ecounters, arrests and rapes in the...

By TCN News A group comprising of Sanjay Parate, Secretary State CPI-M, Vineet Tiwari, Joshi-Adhikari Institute of Social Studies and CPI, New Delhi, Archana Prasad,...

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...

Irani announces varsity department to study culture of northeast tribes

Shillong : Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday announced the setting up of a separate department in the North Eastern Hill...

In pictures: Dalits, Adivasis protest across the nation against change in SC/ST Act

By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net The ruling of the Supreme Court of India pertaining to the Schedule Caste/ Schedule Tribe Act resulted in a “Bharat Bandh”...

India’s northeast is Natural Economic Zone: Modi

By Raymond Kharmujai, Kisama (Nagaland) : Describing India's northeast as a "Natural Economic Zone", Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday announced a slew of packages to...

JMB trains Assamese men to carry out attacks: Assam DG

Guwahati : Assamese youths have undergone a training under the Islamic terror network Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to carry out attacks, Director General of...

Dates announced for Assam by-polls

Guwahati : Bye-elections in three legislative assembly constituencies in Assam will take place Sep 13, the Election Commission announced Saturday. Counting of votes will...

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...

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...

You have strengthened our resolve to continue fighting: Press Release from Students of University...

By TCN News Hyderabad: The Joint Action Committee for Social Justice condemns in the strongest terms the brutal physical and sexual assaults unleashed...

Irom Sharmila tells court she wants to settle in life

New Delhi : Human rights activist Irom Sharmila Wednesday told a court hearing a case of attempted suicide during her fast-unto-death at Jantar Mantar...

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...

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...

NPP wants Meghalaya CM to quit over student’s death

Shillong : Meghalaya's opposition National People's Party (NPP) Wednesday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Mukul Sangma and Home Minister Roshan Warjri over the...

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...

Polling officials reach remote booths for April 17 polls

Siliguri : Polling officials Tuesday night reached 16 remote booths in the mountainous terrain of Darjeeling constituency for the first phase of Lok Sabha...

Mobile court launched in Tripura

Agartala : A mobile court has been flagged off in Tripura to resolve pending cases and to make people aware about the nitty-gritty of...

Delhi to have special hostels for northeast students

New Delhi : The central government Wednesday proposed to set up special hostels for students from the northeast region studying in Delhi. Development of North...

One man’s extraordinary mission to uplift tribal children

By Jatindra Dash, Bhubaneswar : He is hailed as a "god" by children of poor tribals of Odisha, a man who sought to overcome the...

‘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...

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...

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...

In J&K, Gujjar community threatens state-wide agitation against alleged rape and murder of eight-year-old...

By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Jammu: On Thursday, January 18, Jammu and Kashmir woke up to a terrible news of the death of an eight-year-old...

An Assam village making firecrackers for over 100 years

Guwahati : An Assam village has been making firecrackers for over a 100 years and has now got a logo that will help it...

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...

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,...

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...

NDFB cadre killed in Assam

Guwahati : A joint team of the army and Assam Police on Monday killed a militant of the anti-talks faction of the National Democratic...

Northeast groups demand anti-racism law

By IANS, New Delhi : Demanding a strong anti-racism law in India, NGOs and students unions from the northeastern region Monday blamed the central and...

विश्व स्वास्थ्य दिवस गुज़र गया, लेकिन इन आदिवासी महिला किसानों की किसी से न...

शैलेंद्र सिन्हा दुमका (झारखंड) : हर साल की तरह हमने कल यानी 7 अप्रैल ‘विश्व स्वास्थ्य दिवस’ मना लिया. सरकारी स्तर कई कार्यक्रम हुए जिनकी...

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...

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?

Establishment of Block Institute of Teachers Education lagging in Minority Concentrated Blocks

By Amjad Suri and Mohammed Imteyaz Ahmed for Twocircles.net The Sarvasiksha Abhiyan (SSA) was introduced in 2000 to bridge the gap between the social...

Assam, Nagaland agree to resolve border crisis: Rijiju

Guwahati : Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju Thursday said a joint mechanism would be worked out soon to defuse prevailing...

Patna HC axes SC/ST quota in promotions

Patna : The Patna High Court on Monday quashed Bihar's decision to provide reservation in promotions to the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) government employees. After...

Nagaland to protect world’s longest-distance migratory falcons

By Sujit Chakraborty, Kohima : India's northeastern state of Nagaland is determined to provide sanctuary to Amar falcons, known to be one of the world's...

PM, wife to vote in Assam

Guwahati : The prestigious Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency, which is going to the polls April 24, will see two VVIPs casting their ballot -...

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.

Government acting on incidents against northeast people: President

Aizawl : President Pranab Mukherjee said here on Friday that the central and Delhi governments have taken action to prevent "unacceptable" incidents involving people...

Former Assam CM resigns as AGP chief

Guwahati : Former Assam chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta Monday resigned as the president of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) after its debacle in...

National Science Day celebrated at Techno City

By TCN News, Guwahati: Around eighty Science models based on technology & innovation were displayed by young and budding engineers of Regional Institute of Science & Technology at the Techno City campus of 9th mile in Meghalaya on the occasion of National Science Day on Saturday, February 28.

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...

Modi promotes northeast as tourist destination

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday sought to promote India's northeast as a tourist destination and urged people to visit the region...

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,...

Tripura parties oppose demand for separate state by tribals

Agartala, (IANS): Tripura's ruling CPI-M on Friday accused the BJP of "instigating" a tribal party to hold a rail and road blockade from July...

Tears on Eid eve at BTAD relief camps in Assam

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: For Momiron Dewa, a 60 year old inmate at Narayanguri relief camp in Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD), the festival of Eid seems to be more pain than joy. Even as the followers of Islam celebrate the festivity of joy and gaiety, the poor lady is being haunted by the memory of her husband who was brutally killed by gunmen months back.

Did anti-Dalit WhatsApp messages shared among Savarnas trigger the violence during Bharat Bandh?

By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net The foundations of the Bharat Bandh, which took place on April 2, was laid on March 20, when the Supreme Court...

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...

Voting and Elections  ring hollow for Rajasthan’s landless nomadic tribes

By Inder Bisht, TwoCircles.net Prabhu Kalbelia has been living with his family on the outskirts of Bemali village of Bhilwara district for the last forty...

First-ever PG course on northeast welcomed

By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net , Guwahati: The move to include the Northeast in the post graduate course for the first time at Delhi based...

Manipuris paid homage to martyrs of Anglo-Manipuri War of 1891

By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: Manipuris throughout the globe paid homage to the heroes who laid down their lives for their motherland in the historic Anglo-Manipuri War of 1891 on August 13, 2014. The day is observed every year as Patriots' Day in the State.

Rainstorm hits normal life in Tripura, Mizoram

Agartala/Aizawl : Overnight seasonal cyclonic rains and thunder storms disrupted power supply and surface transport movement besides damaging a large number of houses in...

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...

CK Janu’s decision to ally with NDA in Kerala draws ire from other tribal...

By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net Kozhikode: Kerala Adivasi leader CK Janu’s decision to side with the NDA and contest from the Wayanad seat has drawn criticism...

Manipur Governor released Belinda Morse’s biography of Ethel Grimwood

By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: The Governor of Manipur V.K. Duggal released the Indian edition of Lady Belinda Morse's book “Calamity & Courage: A Heroine of the Raj” at the Durbar Hall of Raj Bhavan on April 20, 2014. The book narrates the life and ordeal of Ethel Grimwood, wife of the Political Agent of Manipur Frank St.C. Grimwood (1888-1891), ICS, and the political development that led to the Anglo-Manipuri War of 1891. The book was published in 2008 by Book Guild Publishing, London.

State shielding perpetrators, polarising communities, says Kashmir civil society group on rape and murder...

By TwoCircles.net Staff reporter The Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) on Wednesday, January 31 expressed serious apprehensions on the role of police...

Congress demands CBI probe into chit fund groups in Tripura

Agartala : The Congress on Saturday demanded a CBI probe into the activities of all illegal non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and chit fund organisations...

Schoolgirl raped, murdered in Tripura

Agartala : A 16-year-old schoolgirl was raped and murdered in Tripura, police said here Friday. "Tarubala Debbarma, a student of class six, was raped and...

One killed, 3 injured in Assam blast

Guwahati : One person was killed and three others were injured Wednesday morning in a bomb blast, triggered by militants suspected to be from...

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...

Bappu Haji: An octogenarian who lives only to serve others

By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twociricles.net For Bappu Haji, charity has never been an option; it is more of way of live. Nearly 40 years ago,...

Amarnath pilgrims to get prepaid SIM cards

Jammu : Pilgrims for this year's annual Amarnath Yatra will get prepaid mobile SIM cards for seven days for enhanced telecom facilities during the...

Accused doctors granted conditional bail in Payal Tadvi suicide abetment case

TCN News The Bombay High Court has granted conditional to all the 3 accused doctors Hema Ahuja, Bhakti Meher and Ankita Khandelwal arrested for abetting...

Even as artistes begin peace initiatives, centre declares Assam ‘disturbed area’

By A Ghiasuddin, TwoCircles.net, Guwahati: For cartoonist duo Sunder Mohan Murmu and Amrith Basumatary, it’s time to use their art work to unite the...

Badruddin Ajmal and Mahmod Madani inaugurated a private hospital in Manipur

By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: Lok Sabha MP Maulana Badruddin Ajmal and General Secretary of Jamiat-ul-Ulema-i-Hind Maulana Mahmood Madani inaugurated a private hospital and research institute at Lilong, in Manipur, on October 26, 2014.

Special status of northeast states must continue: Tripura CM

By Sujit Chakraborty, Agartala : Cutting across political lines, chief ministers of eight northeastern states, ruled by Congress, Left and regional parties, have urged Prime...

Rio quits, Zeliang to be new Nagaland CM

Kohima : Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has submitted his resignation to Governor Ashwani Kumar after his election to the Lok Sabha. He will...

Killing of Manipuri youth raised in parliament

New Delhi : The killing of a Manipuri BPO employee was raised in parliament Tuesday with the government assuring that efforts were on to...

Ask CBI to probe chit fund companies, Tripura to PM

Agartala : Tripura has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct the CBI to probe the activities of chit fund companies and unauthorised collection...

Role of Akram Hussain Saikia in the freedom struggle of India

Remembering the nationalist Muslim leader on the completion of the Birth Centenary Celebration By Nurur Rahim Majumdar, The role played by the Muslim nationalist leaders of Assam in the freedom struggle of India cannot be ignored. These Muslim nationalist leaders whether they are from Assam Valley or from Barak Valley have equally played their vital role in India’s struggle for freedom. Every movement whether it is Khilafat Movement or it is Quit India Movement (Bharat Chhodo Andolon or August Kranti) which was started as a Civil Disobedience movement in India in response to Mahatma Gandhi’s call for immediate Independence, the Muslim nationalist leaders of Assam equally responded to the call of Mahatma Gandhiji.

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...

#Notebandi frontlines: In tribal areas, low literacy & cellphone use; few ATMs

By Shreya Shah Dhar/Jhabua/Khargone (Madhya Pradesh): Santosh Bavash, 30, said he knew about the internet. "Ive heard it tells you about the future," he told...

Human skulls found in Manipur school complex

Imphal : Eight human skulls were recovered from an abandoned Manipur school complex where paramilitary forces had set up a base camp during the...

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...

Man gets life sentence for raping minor in Tripura

Agartala: A tribal was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Tripura for raping a 13-year-old girl, police said here Friday. "Dhananjoy Reang raped...

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...

Three big signing for NorthEast United

Shillong : NorthEast United Football Club Wednesday announced the signing of Portuguese defender Miguel Garcia, Zambian midfielder Kondwani Mtonga and Greek goalkeeper Alexandros Tzvoras...

Tripura legislator is dead

Agartala : Veteran communist leader of Tripura and sitting CPI-M legislator Sudhir Das died at a hospital in New Delhi Sunday following a heart...

Odisha to supply solar power to tribal schools

Bhubaneswar : Schools and hostels being run by Odisha's Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes development department will soon be given solar power-based electricity supply. Realising...

Preparation for higher education of madrassa students

By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net, Guwahati: What can be clearly termed as a correct step in the right direction, for the first time madrassa students in Assam are undergoing special training to enable themselves for higher studies. For the first time in Assam, Madrassa students are going to peruse higher studies from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).

BTAD violence 2012: Delay in seeking Centre’s help escalated violence

One man Inquiry Commission records statement in Guwahati By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net, Guwahati: The ill-famed violence between the Bodo tribe and Muslims in Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) in 2012 – which witnessed killing of more than hundred people and displaced at least four lakh villagers – could after all have been controlled faster but there was a huge lapse on the part of the administration, it was revealed on Friday.

Railway focus on extending connectivity to NE states

By IANS, New Delhi : In a bid to bring the country's northeastern states within the railway network, the Indian Railways are now on course...

Ajmal Group of Colleges shines in HS Final

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: The Management of Ajmal Foundation has congratulated all the achiever students of Ajmal Group of Colleges for their outstanding performance in the HS Final Examination-2014. “All of you really made us proud and we wish that all of you will carry a touch of humanity wherever you go for pursuing your higher education and build a successful career for yourself,” said Khasrul Islam, Manager, Ajmal Foundation in a message to the students, adding “We also acknowledge and congratulate the sincere and dedicated efforts of the principals, teaching staff and non-teaching staff of Ajmal Group of Colleges without which this journey towards excellence wouldn’t have been possible.” It may be mentioned here that Ajmal Group has 14 colleges spread across Assam.

Arunachal votes for assembly, Lok Sabha Wednesday

Itanagar : Over 750,000 people in India's mountainous state of Arunachal Pradesh will Wednesday cast their ballot for simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha...

Ajmal Foundation collaborates with UK based college for employment opportunities

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: The Ajmal Foundation in association of British Deputy High Commission, Kolkata has entered into collaborative arrangements to provide adequate communication and employability skills to the uneducated youths of Assam by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a 100 year old Birmingham (UK) based Bournnville College at Hojai in Assam’s Nagaon district recently.

Rough and ready justice

By Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam, Nobody sympathises with a rapist. All of us wish the worst to befall him: let him come under the wheels of a big truck. Or, even worse: let him be run over by a huge goods train and die a horrible death. Or, if we can be patient and wait for a while, let the law award him a life sentence. Better still: let the law hang him.

Eagerly looking forward to northeast visit: PM

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who begins his four-day visit to the northeast Saturday, said he is "eagerly looking forward to the...

Northeast MPs meet Bezbaruah panel

By IANS, New Delhi : Members of the Northeast MPs Forum Friday met the Bezbaruah Committee, set up by the union home ministry to look...

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...

One-way, one-stop office for northeasterners suggested

By Rupesh Dutta, New Delhi : An IPS officer belonging to the northeast in every city with a sizable population from the region, a one-stop...

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...

Toll in Assam-Nagaland border firing now 11

Guwahati : The toll in a firing incident near the Assam-Nagaland border in Golaghat district of Assam rose to 11 Friday with the recovery...

CM opposes extension of AFSPA to entire Arunachal

New Delhi : Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki on Friday said he urged the central government to review the decision to extend the...

Manipur court orders release of Irom Sharmila

Imphal : A Manipur court Tuesday asked the state government to release activist Irom Sharmila Chanu, on indefinite fast for over 13 years, in...

Kashmir revokes stipendiary recruitment policy

Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday revoked its controversial stipendiary recruitment policy following feedback gathered by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on his...

Army conducts flag march in Assam’s troubled district

Guwahati : Army Thursday conducted flag march in Assam's troubled Golaghat district near the border with Nagaland, even as a youth was injured when...

US dollars meant for arms seized in Mizoram

Aizawl : A man was arrested and $48,700, meant for buying illegal arms from Myanmar, were seized during an operation by security agencies along...

President to attend University convocation in Mizoram

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Irom Sharmila kicks off her poll campaign in Manipur

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SC postpones hearing on Meghalaya CM’s tribal status

Shillong : The Supreme Court Monday put off a hearing to decide the tribal status of Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma as one of...

70 Indian border markets to be open to Bangladeshis

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Do not spread rumours through social media: Nagaland CM

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Pakistan prisoner found hanging in Jammu jail

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Tribal party’s lone voice for a separate state in Tripura

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Centre will take up issue of minimum wages in tea gardens

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Delhi HC concerned over violence against northeasterners

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Assam Rifles an issue in Tripura tribal council polls

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Baramulla sees nearly 40 percent turnout, Ladakh 65 percent voting

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As Chirang goes to polls, Santhals, Bodos hope peace is prioritised, not politicised

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Government mulling review petition in SC/ST Act case

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Nationalised banks need to increase credit-deposit rate in Assam: Gogoi

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Quota for faculty members at IIMs on anvil: Javadekar

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CPI-M to form all India Dalit front in November

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Bhimayana: Where Gond Art Breathes and Ambedkar Speaks – A Visual Rebellion Against Caste...

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Corporates will run India if Modi becomes PM: Gogoi

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मोदी जी! क्या लड़कियां सिर्फ़ अचार बेचने के लिए हैं?

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Nagaland insurgency to be resolved in time-bound manner: CM

By Raymond Kharmujai, Kohima : Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is "serious" and is looking at time-bound steps for an early resolution of the decades-old...

Students in Kozhikode extend Ramadan relief to Tribal people

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Maulana Abul Hussain Sabiri, first North-East India Jamaat member, no more

A prolific poet, his Urdu poem Tarana-e-Assam is part of the 12th class curriculum of the state education board of Assam. By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Maulana Abul Hussain Mazumdar – popularly known as Sabiri Saab – the eminent Islamic scholar, writer as well as the first Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) member from the north-east India, has passed away.

Huge turnout in Lok Sabha polls in northeast India

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BJP riddled with protests over tickets to ‘outsiders’

Mainpuri : Despite the hype over BJP's prime ministerial hopeful Narendra Modi's campaign, the disappointment and heartburn caused by ticket distribution could hurt the...

Journalists’ Forum urges Nabam Tuki for ending Arunachal media deadlock

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Expressing concern over the ceasing of publications of all seven daily newspapers in Arunachal Pradesh for successive second day on Sunday, the Journalists' Forum Assam (JFA) has urged the authority to resolve the matter for the sake of thousands of esteemed readers.
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