Category: WEST TRIPURA

• AGARTALA
• JIRANIA
• MOHANPUR
• Khumulwng

The opposition including the Left-Congress and the TIPRA Motha jointly decided to field the veteran Congress party MLA Gopal Chandra Roy as their joint candidate for the post of speaker of the Tripura State Legislative Assembly.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha, Monday chaired a review meeting of the Youth and Sports Affairs department here at the conference hall of the secretariat and said that the state has advanced infrastructure for the sports talents of the state.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha accompanied by former Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Verma, minister Sushatna Chowdhury, BJP state president Rajib Bhattacharjee and others joined the event to felicitate the party workers and leaders.

“I wholeheartedly thank Hon'ble PM Shri Narendra Modi ji & Hon'ble Union Minister of Jal Shakti Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat ji for sanctioning the fund. This will ensure piped drinking water to more household”, the Facebook post of CM reads.

The police official further said that they have arrested the drivers of the vehicle identified as Jahir Mia (33) of Dupuria village and Mahabul Alam (38) of Boxanagar and Piklu Bhowmik (37) of Bishalgarh under Sepahijala district.

The state aims to cover 12 lakh children under this campaign. On the occasion, the Chief Minister appreciated the active role of Balikamanch in South Tripura district to prevent child marriage and teenage pregnancy.

"Games and Sports" organized by Agartala Press Club is starting from 20th March. Like other years, Agartala Press Club is organizing annual sports competition along with indoor-outdoor games among its members.

“Following the rules the election of 2023-24 for the student council was held today. In which President, Vice president, and many other posts are there who all will be selected for the one year”, he said.

The Tribal Welfare Minister Bikash Debbarma said that the government is mulling to launch Van Dhan Vikas outlets in other districts as well, where the organic products made out of forest resources will be available.

During a “casual meeting” with the BGB officer, the BSF chief discussed various topics of mutual interest for effective border management, including measures to prevent drug and narcotics smuggling, a BSF PRO later informed in a statement.

The Coconut Development Board organized its North-Eastern Coconut Farmers’ meet for the first time here at Agartala on Friday to encourage the farmers of the state towards coconut farming and focused on widespread commercialization of coconut products.

Tripura Police has arrested two persons and seized a huge cache of cannabis worth Rs 4 lakh from Mungiakami under the Teliamura sub-division of Tripura’s Khowai district on Friday.

Senior Congress leader and MLA Sudip Roy Barman has claimed 60 percent people have voted against the BJP and the split of opposition vote share make way to BJP to form government again.

Jayanti Debbarma is the daughter of the former revenue minister and chief of the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) NC Debbarma. Jayanti contested from Asharambari Assembly Constituency from the ticket of IPFT but lost the election.

Later, after coming out from the oath-taking ceremony of TIPRA Motha MLA in Tripura Assembly, Pradyot said they are sitting in the opposition and they will have to work like a responsible opposition party.

TIPRA Motha Chairman Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma today has appointed a five-member team to evaluate the party’s performance in the recent Assembly elections and asked to submit a report within two months.

“Soon we will call a press conference and will let everyone know what our government has done in the last 5 years and will also tell you about the future planning. Our main aim is to make the Tripura best state of the country”, Nath added.

Shortly after the swearing-in ceremony, Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha, who on Thursday took oath of his office and secrecy as MLA, said that development is the key agenda of the government.

The veteran and opposition CPI(M) leader Jitendra Choudhury, Thursday took oath of his office and secrecy as MLA and said that the oppositions are ready to cooperate with the developmental works of the ruling BJP party.

The MLAs of BJP, IPFT and Congress have taken oath in the Assembly while CPIM MLAs took oath inside chamber of Pro-tem speaker. Assembly’s Pro-tem Speaker Binoy Bhushan Das administers the oath of office and secrecy to the MLAs.

In a shocking incident a class V student on Wednesday sustained severe injuries after an explosion in an abandoned toilet of a school in Sepahijala district of the state. The incident triggered panic among the locals of Kalsimura Gram Panchayat area under Kalamcherra police station.

Bhoumik was accompanied by Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare minister Ratan Lal Nath, while she tendered her resignation with the pro-tem speaker of the state legislative assembly Binay Bhushan Das.

Senior BJP legislator Binoy Bhusan Das on Wednesday took oath as the Pro-ten speaker of the Tripura State Legislative Assembly. Das, the MLA of Panisagar assembly constituency, is sworn in by the Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya at the Raj Bhavan here at Agartala.

The state level international day for women was observed here at Agartala Muktadhara auditorium on Tuesday with the minister for social education and social welfare Tinku Roy inaugurating the event here at Agartala Muktadhara auditorium.

Claiming that the main priority of BJP in the second term is only more development work, Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Tuesday participated in a mammoth victory rally on his home turf which is 8 Town Bordowali Assembly Constituency.