Category: WEST TRIPURA

• AGARTALA
• JIRANIA
• MOHANPUR
• Khumulwng

In a significant development that has ignited excitement and anticipation among the residents of Tripura, the state is set to be added to the international civil aviation map on September 17.

The decision was taken during a high-level meeting which was held on the management of public assets in the meeting room of the Secretariat under the direction of Chief Minister Professor (Dr.) Manik Saha. Chief Secretary JK Sinha presided over the meeting.

“On interrogation they stated they are into Indian Territory near Madhupur area from Sepahijala district and they are going to Delhi. All apprehended persons were taken into custody”, said police.

The CPIM today wrote a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Puneet Agarwal demanding precautionary measures for ensuring free and fair by-election for the 20-Boxanagar and 23 Dhanpur Assembly constituencies.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha commended the dedicated efforts of BJP Karyakartas in ensuring victory for the party in the upcoming by-elections. The by-elections for the Dhanpur and Boxanagar Assembly Constituencies are scheduled for September 5.

In a fervent declaration, former Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma exuded unwavering optimism, asserting that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is poised for an imminent triumph in the forthcoming by-elections.

The India Meteorological Department on Thursday said that increase in rainfall activity over East and adjoining central India from Saturday while isolated heavy rainfall activity is likely over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Andaman and Nicobar Islands

The former Chief Minister and Politburo member Manik Sarkar on Thursday castigated the ruling BJP-led coalition government in Tripura and alleged that the government is averse to the development of the state and failed completely to meet people’s expectation.

The ruling BJP on Thursday castigated the opposition CPI-M and alleged that the party leaders are indulged in provoking minorities in the poll bound constituencies of Boxanagar and Dhanpur in the run up of the bye-elections.

On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan on Wednesday, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said that women's safety, security and empowerment remain the top priorities of the BJP-led state government, adding that any crime against women will not be tolerated.

The security forces have seized huge quantities of heroin worth Rs 15.59 crore and arrested seven drug peddlers during the past 24 hours in Mizoram and Tripura, officials said on Wednesday.

NFR’s chief PRO Sabyasachi De said that a joint team of RPF and Government Railway Police (GRP), during routine checking, detected suspicious activity of a group of people at the Dharmanagar railway station on Monday night.

Former Chief Minister and MP Rajya Sabha Biplab Kumar Deb today said that since he assumed the charge of MP, he has sanctioned Rs 3.39 crore for 10 projects in the state.

“The day-long programme will be held at Kumarghat PWD ground on September 17 next, where the Central ministers including the BJP leaders of the North-East region of the country will take part,” said MLA Bhagaban Chandra Das on Tuesday.

“The staff of the Central Correctional Facility who brought Babul to hospital has said that he fell from stairs. The dead body has injury marks on the head and blood stains on the nose, mouth and ears”, said the Doctor.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Tuesday said that the victory of the BJP in the upcoming by-election is now only a matter of time, as the people's support and faith in the party is clearly visible.

Tripura Police seized cannabis worth Rs 5 lakh and apprehended a person in Bhagalpur, near the Indo-Bangladesh international border on the outskirts of Agartala city, late on Monday night.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said that isolated heavy rainfall activity is likely to continue over Andaman-Nicobar Islands, Northeast India and extreme south Peninsular India during next five days while a fresh rainfall spell is likely over parts of East India from Saturday.

A three-member team from the Election Commission of India (ECI) held a series of meetings with Tripura officials on Monday to review the preparations for the by-elections to two Assembly seats on September 5.

The Additional District and Sessions Court of West District on Monday sentenced a government employee of the state health department of 10 years of Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) for raping a woman in the year 2019.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Monday welcomed over 200 voters of different opposition parties ahead of the election at Boxanagar and expressed his confidence of sweeping the bye-elections in both the Boxanagar and Dhanpur assembly constituency.

The distribution ceremony took place at the BSF Tripura Frontier headquarters, at Shalbagan. Inspector General of the Border Security Force (BSF), the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), and other officials from different security units were present at the function.

In an incident on Monday, the Government Railway Police apprehended six individuals of Rohingya nationality at Dharmanagar Railway Station, located in the North district of Tripura.

Highlighting a pivotal stride towards women's empowerment, Sushanta Chowdhury, the Minister of Food and Civil Supply, affirmed today that the Tripura government is actively spearheading initiatives to amplify women's engagement in society and bolster income generation.

In the meeting, Sub- Divisional Magistrate emphasized on maintaining the atmosphere of peace among the common people in the respective areas during the by-election process of these 2 assembly constituencies to be held on September 5.