Category: AGARTALA

Former Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said on Saturday that the Communists who were in power in Tripura for 25 years cannot even find a candidate to contest the Tripura West Lok Sabha seat.

The former Chief Minister of the then Left front government and also the CPI(M) Politburo member Manik Sarkar on Saturday campaigned for the Congress and I.N.D.I.A bloc candidate Ashish Kumar Saha here at Agartala Bankumar bazar and asked the CPI(M) leaders and workers to vote for the Congress leader Ashish Kumar Saha in the upcoming Lok Sabha election.

This list features 40 prominent figures who will be actively campaigning for their candidate, Asish Kumar Saha, contesting from the West Parliamentary Constituency.

A woman was apprehended by Tripura Police in Agartala City's Guala Basti, near the Khejur Bagan area, for her alleged involvement in drug trafficking. Identified as Kala Devi, she had reportedly been operating covertly in the trade for an extended period.

Terming CPI(M) and Congress sinking ships, Tripura Agriculture and Power Minister and senior BJP leader Ratan Lal Nath on Saturday said that candidates of both these parties would lose their security deposit in the two Lok Sabha seats of the state.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Friday took a dig at the opposition CPI(M) and the Congress party over unleashing terror tactics in Tripura during the past elections and claimed that the PM Modi-led government has shown real democracy with violence-free elections.

The meeting discussed how the party’s IT cell should manage poll-related information and ensure a digital presence of the party across the nation to ensure its victory in the LS Polls.

In a devastating incident on the Assam Agartala National Highway, a head-on collision between a long-haul lorry and a passenger-laden vehicle has left five individuals injured.

In preparation for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly by-elections, the Ramnagar constituency is set to deploy two Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) per polling station, allowing voters to cast their ballots for both elections simultaneously.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Friday criticized the opposition political parties for exploiting minority communities as vote banks by keeping them economically disadvantaged.

The BJP has unveiled its roster of 40 star campaigners, including prominent figures such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and BJP National President JP Nadda, who are set to canvass in Tripura for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and by-polls.

The Election Commission has suspended a Special Police Officer (SPO) in the West Tripura Parliamentary constituency for participating in election campaigns, violating the model code of conduct, officials said on Friday.

The annual Chaitra Mela commenced on Thursday along the Rajdhani Shakuntala Road, Orient Choumuhni, and Shishu Udyan, as small traders began setting up their stalls brimming with various wares.

In a significant breakthrough, the Government Railway Police (GRP) successfully thwarted a ganja trafficking attempt at Agartala railway station.

In anticipation of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, Force State gears up with intensified security measures to ensure a smooth and peaceful democratic process.

On this occasion, Dr. Saha also welcomed 1500 voters from 370 families who joined the BJP inspired by the ideals of PM Modi.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Thursday took a dig at the opposition CPI(M) party in Tripura and alleged that people of Tripura had witnessed murder, violence and anti-social activities during the last 35 years rule of the Communist party in the state.

A total of 18 candidates, including two women, are in the fray for Tripura's two Lok Sabha seats but the main contest is expected to be between the candidates of the ruling BJP and INDIA bloc.

An Indian villager was killed and another injured after the BSF fired to disperse a "mob of attackers" along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura's Sepahijala district, officials said on Thursday.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Wednesday accompanied BJP West Bengal President and candidate from Balurghat constituency Sukanta Majumdar in filing his nomination paper.

The leader of opposition and I.N.D.I.A bloc convenor of the Tripura unit Jitendra Choudhury on Wednesday took a dig at the ruling BJP and said, “If BJP under the leadership of Narendra Modi returns to power in 2024, there will be no more elections to be held in the country and elections will be turned into a selection.”

Two TSR battalions, comprising around 2,000 personnel, including officers, have been posted in the national capital under the Delhi Police's authority since 2019 and in South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) in Chhattisgarh since 2022.

To educate citizens, electors, and voters about the electoral process, the District Election Officer of the West Tripura district on Tuesday organized a flagship programme of Election Commission of India – Systematic Voter’s Education and Electoral Participations (SVEEP)- 2024 here at Agartala.

The BJP candidate for West Tripura Lok Sabha constituency and former Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the opposition CPI(M) and the Congress party and labelled their alliance – I.N.D.I.A. bloc as ‘unholy’ for the people of Tripura.

Residents of Bidyabil in Asharambari assembly constituency took to the streets in protest over a week-long electricity outage, amid scorching temperatures. The demonstration resulted in the blocking of the Khowai-Kamalpur 208 National Highway,