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...
Uncertainty looms large over the camp inmates of BTAD violence
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Narayanguri (Baksa): It’s been two weeks since the carnage broke out in Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) which witnessed more than 45 deaths of villagers and the situation is getting normal but the affected people too much worried to be normal. The people who have been living at Narayanguri camp under Gobardhan police station in Baska district are not sure if they will ever return to their native villages.
‘कभी ब्राहमण भी खाते थे गो-मांस’
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
रांची (झारखंड) : अखिल भारतीय आदिवासी धर्म परिषद के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष व संयुक्त बिहार के पूर्व विधान पार्षद छत्रपति शाही मुंडा...
Meghalaya floods: Death toll rises to 55
Shillong : The death toll in the recent flash floods and landslides in Meghalaya has risen to 55 with the recovery of three more...
Sonia woos tribals in Madhya Pradesh
Sidhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday spoke about the various social security schemes launched by the UPA government, in her bid to woo the...
Assam waives entertainment tax on ‘Mary Kom’
Guwahati : The Assam government Wednesday announced exemption of entertainment tax on "Mary Kom", a new Bollywood movie on the World champion woman boxer...
Assam youth beaten up in Delhi, hospitalised
New Delhi : A 21-year-old student from Assam was allegedly beaten up by some residents of south Delhi's Amar Colony, police said Monday, denying...
Delhi court takes cognizance of chargesheet in Nido Tania case
New Delhi : A court here Saturday took cognizance of a chargesheet filed by the CBI against seven people over the death of 19-year-old...
New Assam cabinet to be sworn-in Friday
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi will Friday reconstitute his council of ministers, a Congress leader said Thursday.
Gogoi Thursday sent a list of...
Meghalaya floods toll rises to 37
Shillong : The toll in floods and landslides triggered by incessant rain in Meghalaya has risen to 37, while more than 20 people are...
Send back tribal refugees to Mizoram: Tripura urges centre
Agartala : The Tripura government on Tuesday again urged the central government to take steps to send over 31,000 tribal refugees back to Mizoram...
Irom Sharmila not allowed to vote in Manipur
Imphal: Human rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu, who has been on a fast for 13 years against a special, stringent anti-terror act in Manipur,...
More Indo-French science collaborations for Northeast
Kolkata : Working with India's leading research centres, the Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (CEFIPRA) is seeking more scientific partnerships for...
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...
Nido Tania’s parents to meet PM and home minister
By IANS,
New Delhi : The family members of Arunachal Pradesh student Nido Tania, who died after being beaten up by shopkeepers here, will meet...
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...
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...
Rijiju allays concerns over China’s dam on Brahmaputra
New Delhi : As China announced the completion of a hydropower dam on the Brahmaputra river, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju...
World Bank aid for power projects in northeast India
Agartala : The World Bank would provide the major share of a Rs.5,111 crore project to develop and expand infrastructure in the power sector...
Tripura college principal held for molesting student
Agartala : The principal of a government degree college in Tripura has been arrested for molesting a girl student, police said here Sunday.
"Police arrested...
Centre to fix support prices for 10 forest produce: Oram
Bhubaneswar : The central government would soon announce minimum support prices for 10 minor forest produce to protect tribals from exploitation, union Tribal Affairs...
Rubber cultivation to be boosted in Tripura
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : To meet India's growing demand for natural rubber, the government is giving greater impetus to rubber cultivation in areas like...
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...
Meghalaya CM to share dais with Modi Saturday after political spat
Shillong : Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, who had said Narendra Modi would never become the prime minister, would share the dais with him...
Beniwal sacked, Duggal new Mizoram Governor
New Delhi : The Narendra Modi government Wednesday sacked Kamla Beniwal as Mizoram's governor, an official statement said.
Former union home secretary Vinod Kumar Duggal,...
More than 1300 riot affected families from BTAD are yet to be rehabilitated
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Even as Assam government has admitted that over 1,300 families, who were affected during the ethnic clashes in the Bodoland...
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...
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...
Assam: JIH offers houses for BTAD victims
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: A team of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) is visiting the eastern and north eastern India to take stock of the plight of the minority communities in the region and the various welfare activities undertaken by it for addressing some of the problems affecting the minorities.
Modi flags off Meghalaya’s first train, compares northeast to Lakshmi
Guwahati : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday flagged off the first passenger train from Mendipathar in Meghalaya to Dudhnoi in Assam, thereby putting Meghalaya...
Odisha villagers meet Oram, seek tribal status
Bhubaneswar : A Jhodia community delegation from Odisha Friday submitted a memorandum to union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram in New Delhi, seeking tribal...
AIUDF slams defamation case against News X
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Guwahati: The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has slammed a criminal defamation case against a private news channel which had recently broadcast news about party’s alleged involvement with Jehadi elements.
Easter celebrated in Meghalaya
Shillong : Christians in Meghalaya Sunday joined their brethren the world over in celebrating Easter.
Believers throngeed Cathedrals and other churches in the Christian-majority state...
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...
Chandan Boro: Son of a sweeper from Assam selected for Football training in Germany
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net
Udalguri, Assam: Harisinga is a sleepy town in Assam’s Udalguri district along the India-Bhutan international border. Handicapped by insurgency till...
Only slogans and programmes will not help, time for implementation: Nagaland MP Neiphiu Rio
By Nirendra Dev
New Delhi : In terms of policies and programmes and creating slogans, there is no shortcoming in the Narendra Modi government, but...
Rajasthan tribal women learn candle making under project ‘Sakhi’
Udaipur : Hindustan Zinc's project "Sakhi" has been empowering dozens of rural and tribal women in Rajasthan's Zawar region, near here, by teaching...
President attended the 14th Convocation of Manipur University
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: President of India Pranab Mukherjee attended the 14th Convocation of Manipur University (MU) on April 29, 2014...
Militancy-hit people in Tripura threaten stir
Agartala : Militancy-hit people on Thursday threatened to organise a massive stir in Tripura if the state government did not rehabilitate them properly.
Over 3,000...
CPI-M demands quota for SC, ST in private sector
Visakhapatnam : The Communist Party of India-Marxist on Thursday demanded reservations for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in the private sector and...
Panchayati Raj to end violence in BTAD, says the Assam Governor
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: A 15-member delegation representing three different organisations viz Samajwadi Party Assam, All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushwarat, and Jamaat-e-Islami Hind met the Governor of Assam Janaki Ballabh Pattanayak at the Raj Bhawan in Guwahati on Sunday to submit separate memorandums and apprise him about the ground realities of the prevailing situation in the BTAD area. The Governor gave the delegation a very patient hearing and spent more than an hour sharing viewpoints with them.
Manipur bills: Tribals intensify protest as confrontation looms ahead
By Iboyaima Laithangbam
Imphal : As the fate of the three controversial bills passed by the Manipur assembly continues to hang in balance, the tribal...
Will protest sexual assault of doctor, says Mirwaiz
By IANS,
Srinagar : Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairman of the moderate Hurriyat group, Thursday said demonstrations will be held to protest the sexual assault of...
Two blasts in Assam on Republic Day, no injuries
Guwahati : Suspected militants from the anti-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom Monday triggered two blasts near Digboi town in Tinsukia...
Rain, snow claim 17 lives in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu : At least 17 people have died and 1,922 houses damaged due to heavy snowfall and rain in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister...
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...
GSI to look for coal reserves in Tripura
Agartala : The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has undertaken a diverse study after a coal-like substance was found in Tripura, an official said...
PDP protests Farooq Abdullah’s remarks
Srinagar : The PDP Tuesday organised a protest march here against union minister Farooq Abdullah's remark allegedly calling Kashmris "maha chors" (big thieves). Abdullah...
Plight of tribal communities during COVID-19
By Faheem Muhammed M.P
As the world is facing the most dreadful pandemic of modern times, the indigenous population across the globe are exposed to...
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...
Nellie 1983: No justice even after 32 years for Nellie massacre victims
"In Nellie, time stands still. No socio-economic development has taken place in the area. Where and how to get justice for the victims?
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: It has been 32 years. Though the world has witnessed a sea change around him, nothing has changed for Sirajuddin Ahmed. The pain and agony still haunts him and he says, it will probably continue till his last breath.
PDP, National Conference will clash in Baramulla
By Sheikh Qayoom,
Baramulla : The main contest in this Lok Sabha constituency in the northern part of Jammu and Kashmir will be between the...
Kashmir’s ex-minister told to appear before police
By IANS,
Srinagar : Granting interim relief to Shabir Ahmad Khan, a former minister accused by a woman doctor of sexual harassment, the Jammu and...
Andhra minister’s son surrenders in molestation case
Hyderabad : Ravela Susheel, son of Andhra Pradesh's Minister for Social and Tribal Welfare Ravela Kishore Babu, surrendered before Hyderabad police on Sunday over...
In Goalpara, a tribal theatre troupe connects people with the nature thanks to Sukracharya...
By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net
Goalpara: The idea of theatre has different connotations and meaning for different people. In its most basic form, it...
Civil society hold Candle March for permanent peace in Assam’s BTAD
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: People from different walks of life from different parts of the state staged a demonstration in Guwahati seeking permanent peace in Assam’s volatile Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) which has witnessed around 45 deaths in the recent violence. Under the banner of Concerned Citizens of Assam, they also submitted memorandum to the Prime Minister and Assam governor seeking their intervention in this regard.
Manipur Chief Minister inaugurates orientation programme for Haj pilgrims
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Chief Minister of Manipur Okram Ibobi Singh inaugurated the three-day orientation programme for haj pilgrims at a function held on August 26, 2014 at the campus of Minority Girls' Hostel at Hafiz Hatta, Imphal .
Tribal Affairs Ministry gets Rs 5,329 crore in Budget
New Delhi, (IANS) : The Tribal Affairs Ministry has been allocated Rs 5,329 crore -- almost 10 per cent more than the previous year --...
JUH Maharashtra bears all expenses of marriage of girl whose father was lynched by...
By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net
On July 1, 2018, the family of Bharat Bhonsle were left stunned, broken and distraught after they were informed that Bharat...
Tripura to increase number of women police personnel
Agartala : The Tripura government will increase the number of women police personnel to one-third of the total strength, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said...
Mizoram to take back its tribal citizens from Tripura after 18 years
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala/Aizawl : Following pressure from the union home ministry and the Tripura government, Mizoram has finally agreed to take back all the...
Tribals allege harassment by anti-poaching guards near Kaziranga National Park
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Bokakhat: Residents of Agoratoli village, located on the outskirts of the Kaziranga National Park (Eastern Range) have alleged harassment and intimidation...
I surrendered to Indian police before arrest: Bangladesh ex-minister
Shillong : Salahuddin Ahmed, a former Bangladesh minister and the spokesman of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has claimed he had willingly surrendered...
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...
LS Poll 2014: Prospects of ten parties’ regional front in Northeast India
By Syed Ali Mujtaba,
Northeast India is one of the most neglected regions in the country. The reason being there are not enough MPs from there to make their voice felt in the Parliament. The attention of the central government is more towards containing the insurgency rather than focus on the development of the region.
सवालों के प्रहार तले डेल्टा मेघवाल की मौत
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
नोखा (राजस्थान) : राजस्थान के बीकानेर जिले के नोखा में स्थित ‘श्री जैन आदर्श कन्या शिक्षक-प्रशिक्षण महाविद्यालय’ के परिसर में हुई...
Meghalaya mapping areas to tap wind energy
Shillong : Power-starved Meghalaya is preparing "wind energy density maps" to identify regions in the mountainous state where wind energy could be tapped to...
Dalits and Tribals call for Bharat Band on March 5
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Tribals and Dalits have called for a nation wide bandh tomorrow march 5th, 2019, Tuesday to protest the SC order for eviction of...
Kanhaiya Kumar, other leaders call for ‘non-cooperation movement’ against CAB and NRC in Kolkata...
By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net
The streets of Kolkata witnessed a massive protest march against the Centre’s move on the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) 2019,...
After long peace, Mizoram facing terror again
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Aizawl : Nearly 30 years after Mizoram embraced peace, there are signs that terrorism may be raising its "disturbing" head in the...
Curfew in Meghalaya after clash over custodial death
Shillong : Curfew was imposed in certain areas of Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district Thursday following a violent clash over the death of a...
Assam based scribe body demands for clemency to Al-Jazeera journalists
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Joining the international chorus for the FreeAJStaff campaign, an Indian scribes’ body has demanded an immediate release of all journalists, who have been jailed in Egypt for allegedly ‘producing false reports on Egypt in collaboration with the banned Muslim Brotherhood group endangering Egypt's national security’.
Assam violence: Toll rises to 40
Guwahati : The toll in Tuesday's militant attacks in Assam's Kokrajhar and Sonitpur districts has risen to 40, officials said Wednesday.
Union Home Minister Rajnath...
Students suffer as schools, colleges damaged in Meghalaya floods
Shillong : The recent flash floods and landslides in Garo Hills in Meghalaya which have claimed over 55 lives have also severely affected educational...
Manipur’s first Chief Minister Md Alimuddin remembered
By Dr Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Md Alimuddin, the first Chief Minister of Manipur after it attained statehood, was remembered on the 42nd foundation day of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Centre, which later developed into Manipur University (MU).
Report exposes ‘roots of atrocities’ against Muslims in Assam
Report by Indo-American group IAMC shows repeated episodes of mass violence since 1993 were planned and politically motivated, urges action to prevent ethnic cleansing.
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), an advocacy group based in the United States, has released a report that exposes the roots of the mass violence in Assam in 2012 and 2014, in which hundreds of lives have been lost and over a half million people were displaced.
Nagaland CM files Lok Sabha nomination
Kohima : Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio Thursday filed his nomination papers for the Lok Sabha polls from the lone parliamentary constituency in the...
SC notice on racial attacks on people from northeast
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central and the state governments on two PILs seeking setting up of...
BJP government muzzling voice of poor: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the Narendra Modi government of muzzling the voice of the poor, tribals and...
Sangma bats for smaller states
By Raymond Kharmujai,
Tura (Meghalaya) : Former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno Agitok Sangma, a nine-time MP who is returning to national politics through the Lok...
Quran, Assamese, English and Computers, madrassas teach them all
By A Ghiasuddin, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: Madrassas across the country earned a bad name after the Burdwan bomb blast in October. Allegations, including by sections of the media, flew in thick and fast that anti-national lessons are taught at madrassas and that these institutions are a hub of terror.
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...
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...
Modi greets Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur on statehood day
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday greeted the people of Meghalaya, Tripura and Manipur on their statehood day.
Greeting the people of Meghalaya,...
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...
Bodo council polls in Assam on April 8
Guwahati : Elections to the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) that runs the administration in four districts of Assam's Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) will...
Meghalaya toll 46, Rijiju to visit flood-hit areas Saturday
Shillong : The toll following floods and landslides in Meghalaya has risen to 46 while 10 people are still missing, officials said Friday.
Union Minister...
Eight injured in Tripura mob attack
Agartala : At least eight people, including three policemen, were injured when mob attacked government and ruling CPI-M offices in Tripura and clashed with...
Pakistan to resume cross-border trade in Kashmir
By IANS,
Islamabad : Pakistan said Thursday it has decided to resume cross-border trade in Kashmir after weeks of suspension over the arrest of a...
13 killed in Jharkhand train accident
Ranchi : At least 13 people were killed in Jharkhand when a train hit a vehicle at an unmanned crossing, police said on Tuesday.
The...
Will end fast, marry and contest elections, says Irom Sharmila
Imphal : Irom Sharmila, who had long been on a hunger fast against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, on Tuesday surprised people with...
Irom Sharmila set free, says will continue struggle against AFSPA
Imphal : Human rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu, on indefinite fast in Manipur for nearly 14 years, walked free Wednesday with tears in her...
Journalist held in Assam for insurgent links
Guwahati : A news correspondent with a satellite TV channel of Assam has been arrested for his alleged links with Bodo insurgents, police said...
Violence declined during our government: Omar Abdullah
By IANS,
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday said violence across the state has declined by 71 percent since the present...
Bengal woman found living with father’s corpse
Kolkata : A tribal woman in West Bengal's Burdwan district was found living with the decomposed body of her father, police said on Sunday.
This...
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...
Keep your promise, don’t change land act: Tribal leaders to PM
Ranchi : Tribal leaders of Jharkhand have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to keep his promise of not changing the land act in...
Two LeT guerrillas killed in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar : Two foreign guerrillas of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit were killed and one Indian army officer was injured Monday in a gunfight in...
Dilution of SC/ST Act can erode faith in judiciary: Amnesty
New Delhi, (IANS): The dilution of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act can erode the faith of the historically marginalised communities...
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...
Bangladesh to upgrade its mission in Agartala
Agartala : India has conveyed its concurrence to Bangladesh for the latter to upgrade its diplomatic mission in Tripura capital Agartala to an assistant...
‘अस्तित्व, अस्मिता और जनआन्दोलन’ के मुद्दे पर 2-4 दिसंबर को पटना में जमावड़ा
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पटना : जन आन्दोलनों का राष्ट्रीय समन्वय यानी एनएपीएम का 11 वां राष्ट्रीय अधिवेशन 2-4 दिसंबर को पटना के ऐतिहासिक अंजुमन इस्लामिया हॉल...
Two decades on, tribals’ repatriation to Mizoram from Tripura uncertain
By Sujit Chakraborty
Agartala/Aizawl : Despite Supreme Court directions and the Union Home Ministry's initiative, the repatriation of tribal refugees from Tripura to Mizoram...
सिंगरौली : क्या यहां जनतंत्र कॉर्पोरेटतंत्र बन चुका है?
TwoCircles.net News Desk
सिंगरौली : ‘पिछले दस सालों से हम कंपनी से अपनी जीविका, आवास और मुआवजे की मांग कर रहे हैं, लेकिन कंपनी लगातार...
Improper implementation of RTE Act a cause of concern: Former Member of Planning Commission
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Caritas India in a joint collaboration of Peoples’ Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) organized a National level interface on...
Seminar by Islamic Research & Dawah Centre in Manipur
By Dr Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Islamic Research & Dawah Centre (IRDC) organised a three-day seminar on the topic ‘Be a Role Model on Parenting, Teaching & Goal Setting’ to instill Islamic values among the followers of the faith in Manipur.
Nagaland CM slams Manipur for passing ‘anti-tribal’ bills
Imphal : Nagaland Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang on Sunday flayed the Manipur government for passing three "anti-tribal" bills in the assembly, and termed it...
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...
Three of tribal family hacked to death in Ranchi
Ranchi : Three members of a tribal family, including two minors, were hacked to death and two others were injured on the outskirts of...
Killings in Assam condemnable: Amnesty
New Delhi : The killing of unarmed civilians by Bodo militants in Assam "is highly condemnable and shows contempt for human lives", Amnesty International...
Panic-stricken Tripura woman dies after quake
Agartala : A 35-year-old woman died of heart attack after she panicked during the earthquake in Tripura, an official said here on Sunday.
"Krishna Sinha...
Police searches at slums in Hyderabad spark fear among slum dwellers
The recent searches carried out by police in several slums in Hyderabad has drawn the ire of the slum-dwellers, who are predominantly Muslim, Dalits...
President accepts resignation of Manipur governor
New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday accepted the resignation of V.K. Duggal as the governor of Manipur and Mizoram.
A Rashtrapati Bhavan press communique...
Endangered languages in Karnataka to be documented
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) will document tribal, non-tribal and non-scheduled languages of Karnataka spoken by less than...
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...
Go Green Masjid campaign launched in Manipur on World Environment Day
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Like in other parts of the globe, World Environment Day was celebrated in different parts of Manipur on June 5, 2014. The day was observed by Government institutions and civil bodies by organizing awareness programmes and planting tree saplings.
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...
Mamata condemns Assam attacks
Kolkata : In a veiled attack on BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday said comments by "aspirants...
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...
Centre, Meghalaya sign peace accord with Garo rebels
New Delhi/Shillong : The central and Meghalaya governments Wednesday signed a peace agreement with the two factions of the A'chik National Volunteers Council (ANVC),...
Christian parliamentarians form strategy to counter attacks
New Delhi : Concerned over the growing attacks on the Christian community across India, 19 Christian MPs on Friday met here and chalked out...
Railways to connect all northeastern states by 2020
Silchar (Assam) : The railways hope to connect all the eight states in India's northeast by 2020.
"We would connect all the states of the...
Mizoram takes steps to repatriate tribal refugees
Aizawl/Agartala : Mizoram has undertaken a fresh initiative to take back the tribal refugees sheltering in neighbouring Tripura for the past 17 years after...
Congress chief writes to Assam CM on NCERT syllabus
Guwahati : Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has directed the Assam government to be ready to make representations to the centre to ensure that changes...
Fraternity Movement demands justice for Payal Tadwi
By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net
The Fraternity Movement Kerala organized protest gatherings in the government medical colleges in the state demanding justice for Dr Payal Tadwi,...
Powerful bomb found in Assam train
Guwahati : A powerful bomb was found in the compartment of a local train at a railway station near Guwahati Monday, a day after...
Sharp reactions after rape accused lynched to death in Dimapur, alleged rape victim was...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Dimapur: A day after killing a rape accused Syed Sarif Uddin Khan in a most inhuman way by a mob lynching and hanging in Dimapur in India’s north-eastern state of Nagaland, people across the region have demanded justice for this barbaric act.
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...
Two policemen killed in Meghalaya militant ambush
Shillong : Two policemen were killed and three injured Tuesday when tribal militants ambushed them in Meghalaya, officials said.
Heavily armed suspected militants of the...
Manipuri youth stabbed, robbed in Delhi, four juveniles held
By IANS,
New Delhi : A 22-year-old youth from Manipur was stabbed and robbed here early Tuesday, in the third incident in a fortnight of...
NBT to boost tribal literature in northeast
Agartala : The National Book Trust (NBT) has taken an ambitious plan to boost tribal literature in northeast India, trust chairman Baldeo Bhai Sharma...
Soni Sori’s condition out of danger
New Delhi: Tribal teacher-turned-leader Soni Sori, who was attacked with acid and is undergoing medical treatment at the Apollo hospital here, is out of...
Irom Sharmila, youth from war zones to join global peace fest
Chandigarh : Manipur's Irom Chanu Sharmila and other civil rights activists, as well as youth from war-ravaged countries like Syria, Afghanistan and Libya, will...
Maoists kill tribal in Odisha
Bhubaneswar : Maoist guerrillas killed a tribal man in Odisha by slitting his throat after accusing him of being a police informer, an official...
Marriage feast leaves 35 ill in Tripura
Agartala : Thirty-five people were taken ill and admitted to various hospitals after eating at a marriage feast in Tripura Sunday night, an official...
Curfew lifted in Assam’s troubled district
Guwahati : Indefinite curfew imposed in Assam's troubled Golaghat district, along the border with Nagaland, was lifted Friday for 12 hours as it remained...
Tribal law violates constitution: outgoing Tripura chief justice
Agartala : The customary law of tribal communities practised in some northeastern states violate provisions of the Indian Constitution, Tripura High Court's outgoing Chief...
Tech exclusion in India during pandemic relief measures leaves marginalised in lurch
How the marginalised communities struggled to gain access to relief materials during the pandemic due to ABBA systems
By Suchitra, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: Premsila Toppo is...
Rs.20,000 crore road projects announced for northeast
Guwahati : The central government will spend Rs.20,000 crore for the development of roads in the northeastern states this year, Union Road Transport, Highways...
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...
Police raid residence of Tripura official over scam
Agartala : Tripura Police Monday raided the residence of a civil service official here and seized some documents related to a multi-crore scam, police...
Over 69 percent turnout in Meghalaya
Shillong : Over 69 percent of Meghalaya's 15.67 lakh-strong electorate cast their votes for the two Lok Sabha seats in the mountainous northeastern state,...
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...
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...
Tripura ‘haat’ along India-Bangladesh border to open Jan 13
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : The first border market, locally called 'haat', in Tripura and the third along the India-Bangladesh frontier is likely to be...
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...
Rajnath to visit Assam
New Delhi : Home Minister Rajnath Singh Wednesday said he will visit Assam following an attack by militants that left around 40 people dead...
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...
Andhra rice to reach Tripura via Bangladesh next week
Agartala : Five thousand tonnes of rice ferried in three small ships from Visakhapatnam port in Andhra Pradesh will arrive in Tripura via the...
Bangladesh allows transit of foodgrain to northeast India
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : In a highly significant move that was evidently cleared at the highest level, Bangladesh is allowing India to ferry foodgrain...