Amidst widespread allegations by the opposition CPIM and Congress against the ruling BJP of launching attacks and preventing candidates from filing nominations for Panchayat Polls, Tripura BJP president Rajib Bhattacharya on Tuesday slammed the opposition for confusing people with fake allegations and said this is a tactic to contest the poll.
Seven more Bangladeshi nationals including two women, along with two Indian touts were arrested in Assam and Tripura on Tuesday for their illegal entry into India, officials said.
A four-member delegation of the Left front in Tripura met the Director General of Police on Monday and sought his intervention to ensure security for the candidates in filing their nomination papers for the ensuing panchayat election.
A four-member delegation from the ruling BJP, led by Social Welfare and Social Education Minister Tinku Roy, convened a peace meeting in the Gandatwisa sub-division of Tripura’s Dhalai District following the directives of Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha. The delegation assured the victims of swift financial assistance.
India’s Border Security Force (BSF) and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will do coordinated patrolling and conduct joint watch 24X7 along the borders to curb infiltration, exfiltration, smuggling and hostile activities, officials said on Monday.
Tripura Tourism Minister Sushanta Chowdhury and BJP State General Secretary Amit Rakshit announced this after the Election Commission set August 8 as the election date, triggering the Model Code of Conduct.
The 12-hour shutdown called by the Left parties in Tripura on Sunday to protest the murder of CPI-M candidate Badal Shil for the South Tripura Zilla Parishad in the August 8 Panchayat elections evoked little response in the state.
Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Sunday inaugurated the 7-day long traditional Kharchi Puja Festival here at Chaturdash Devta temple in Old Agartala at Khayerpur.
Tripura's opposition CPI-M-led Left Front called a 12-hour statewide shutdown on Sunday to protest against the murder of a CPI-M candidate for the South Tripura Zilla Parishad in the August 8 three-tier Gram Panchayats elections.
As ethnic tensions continued at tribal-dominated Ganda Twisa in Tripura’s Dhalai District on Saturday, authorities imposed prohibitory orders and deployed a huge contingent of security forces.
Addressing a press conference here in the conference hall of the DM office on Friday, the District Magistrate and also the District Election officer Dr Vishal Kumar said that the voting will begin from 7 AM and will continue till 4 Pm in Dukli, Old Agartala, Jirania, Mohanpur and Bamutia block in West Tripura district.
India's overall Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) score has shot up to 71 in 2023-24, compared to 66 in 2020-21 on the back of significant progress on eliminating poverty, providing decent work, economic growth, climate action and life on land, according to the NITI Aayog's SDG India Index released on Friday.
The Ministry of Rural Development has sanctioned 42 roads measuring 118.756 km with an estimated investment of Rs 114.32 crore to strengthen rural connectivity in Tripura.
Amid tightened security along the India-Bangladesh borders, 11 more Bangladeshi nationals were arrested in Tripura for illegal entry into India, officials said on Friday.
According to Barman, the BJP is resorting to violence because they are unable to win Panchayat seats through fair means. “They know they can't win a single Panchayat without resorting to violence,” he said.
Following the murder, police arrested seven individuals, including former club president Pradyut Dhar Chowdhury, Sushmita Sarkar, Uma Sarkar, Birchakra Ghosh, Sani Saha, Sandip Kar, and Rakesh Barman. Ghosh, Kar, and Rakesh Barman were apprehended in Kolkata.
With the issuance of the notification on Thursday, the process for the elections to the three-tier Gram Panchayats in Tripura has started with all parties busy selecting thousands of candidates and formulating strategies.
The Leader of Opposition and CPI(M) state secretary Jitendra Choudhury on Thursday discovered a scathing attack on the ruling BJP government in Tripura and alleged that since the formation of government, the BJP has been throttling the democratic rights of the people of this state.
In response to soaring prices of essential vegetables like potatoes and onions, exacerbated by transportation issues due to heavy rains in neighboring states, the Sadar Sub-Divisional Administration, Food Department and Weight Measurement Department launched a joint raid at Maharajganj market today.
According to police reports, a coordinated operation was conducted late Wednesday night by Assam Rifles and Tripura Police at the residence of Hussain Ali in Dharmanagar sub-division of North Tripura District, acting on confidential information.
Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL) has undertaken extensive preparations for the upcoming Kharchi Puja celebrations at Chaturddas Devata Temple, ensuring both safeties for devotees and uninterrupted power supply throughout the seven-day fair.
Barely three months after the sensational murder of a club secretary in Agartala, Tripura Police have arrested the prime accused, identified as Raju Barman from Assam. He was brought to Agartala today.
Tripura State AIDS Control Society Project Director Samarpita Dutta said that in 2022-23, sixty seven people including two students died and in 2023-24, forty four people died after being infected by HIV/AIDS.
He informed that the notification will be issued on July 11. The last date for making nominations is July 18, the date for scrutiny will be July 19, and the last date for withdrawal of candidature is July 22, he told reporters.
Under the TIPRA-HAM scheme, the beneficiaries will be getting a collateral-free low-interest loan for Electric Auto with a 20% subsidy from the TTAADC, said founder of the TTAADC’s ruling TIPRA Motha Pradyot Kishore Debbarma.
