Category: WEST TRIPURA

• AGARTALA
• JIRANIA
• MOHANPUR
• Khumulwng

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Tuesday criticized the Congress and CPIM for failing to undertake any developmental work for the Janajati people despite their lengthy tenure in power.

Tripura Minister and senior BJP leader Ratan Lal Nath on Tuesday announced Rs 2 lakh reward for the polling stations in five Assembly constituencies which will record the highest percentage of votes in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

In response to various issues raised in the newspapers regarding election in 1-West Tripura Parliamentary constituency held on April 19 last, the Returning Officer assured that all the issues have been inquired and adequately addressed.

The opposition CPI-M, alleging booth capturing and rigging, on Monday reiterated its demand for countermanding of elections, and fresh voting, in Tripura West Parliamentary constituency,

With the cross-border crimes, especially illegal infiltration, emerging as the biggest challenge for the BSF in guarding the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura, at least 1018 illegal infiltrators were detained from the bordering areas of the state in one and half year starting from January previous year.

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday launched a scathing attack on the opposition CPI(M) and held the former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar responsible for the Rose Valley chit fund scam in Tripura.

"During their 25-year rule, the communists collected subscriptions from the poor, suppressed them, and looted them. Consequently, they fail to comprehend the plight of the impoverished," remarked Deb during an election rally held at Kalyanpur in the Khowai District.

Dr. Vishal Kumar, the Returning Officer overseeing the West Tripura Parliamentary Constituency, demonstrated empathy by personally visiting a dedicated poll worker currently recuperating at GB Hospital.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Monday slammed the CPI(M) for using janajati as a vote bank and said that the main agenda of the INDI alliance is to confuse the people.

The Election Commission (EC) has so far suspended 18 Tripura government staff for participating in political events and election campaigns in violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), an official said on Sunday.

On the night 7-Ramnagar assembly elections, a calamitous incident struck the Road No. 9 area adjacent to Durga Chaumuhani Bazar, as 22 shops fell victim to a mysterious blaze.

In a harrowing incident that has sent shockwaves through the community, a young woman was rescued after being allegedly abducted and drugged by miscreants promising marriage.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Sunday said that the people of the state have realized that the speeches and promises made by the INDI alliance for the elections are nothing but mere drama.

Ratan Lal Nath, the Power Minister of Tripura, led a crucial review meeting to guarantee continuous power supply during the ongoing election period.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Sunday criticized the CPIM for misleading people with promises of 'golden days' and leaving a debt burden of Rs 13,000 crore on the state.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Saturday said that after 2023, Tripura has created another history by holding a violence-free election.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Saturday said that the people of Tripura have extended massive support to the BJP for the overall development of the country.

Addressing a press conference here in his chamber on Friday evening, RO Dr Vishal Kumar said, “The voting turnout rested at 80.40% till 5 pm today and the figure is expected to cross the record of the previous Lok Sabha election which recorded 82.4%.”

At a time when the opposition I.N.D.I.A bloc had alleged of proxy voting and targeted the ruling BJP of turning the election into a farce, the ruling BJP on Friday thanked the election commission for ensuring peaceful voting.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha said on Friday that the INDI alliance has lost its ground, leading them to resort to making false and misleading allegations. Dr. Saha said this while traveling by train to participate in election programs in North District and Unakoti District.

Tripura witnessed around 79.83 per cent voter turnout registered till 5 p.m. in the Tripura West Lok Sabha seat on Friday in the first of the seven-phased general polls, as per the data provided by the Election Commission of India (ECI).

The electoral process for the initial phase in the West Parliamentary Constituency of Tripura commenced at 7 AM, bolstered by stringent security measures. By 3 PM, the voter turnout stood at 68.11%.

A 25-year-old man was arrested in Tripura while attempting to cross into Bangladesh illegally, officials said here on Friday, adding that he claimed to be a Pakistani-born Bangladeshi national who had travelled across India.

Slamming the I.N.D.I.A bloc, Chowdhury on Friday said, “Most of the leaders of the I.N.D.I.A bloc are presently in jail and hence the sinking ship of the bloc has no future. People rejected the I.N.D.I.A bloc and will surely vote for Narendra Modi for more development to the nation.”

He said, “People of Tripura had witnessed a complete free and fair and violence free poll in the last 2023 assembly election in Tripura. I do believe that this time too, peaceful voting will be ensured.”