The chief minister's zero tolerance policy towards crime has ensured that the mafia is no longer contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the state. Some are dead, others are jailed and some have been convicted, making them ineligible to contest the polls.
Over 1,280 kg Ganja (marijuana) valued at Rs 5.76 crore was seized from a Guwahati-bound truck at Ambassa in Tripura's Dhalai district, police said on Tuesday.
Addressing a rally in support of BJP candidate Jitin Prasada in Pilibhit, the Prime Minister said that the Congress not only made efforts to stall the construction of the Ram Temple but even turned down the invitation to the consecration ceremony.
The West Bengal government has officially requested for an extension of the service of current Chief Secretary from the Union government, as BP Gopalika is officially scheduled to retire before the completion of the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, said sources in the state secretariat.
_alliance.jpg "MVA cracks seat-share formula, Uddhav Thackeray grabs maximum")
The Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance has finally sealed its long-drawn seat-sharing deal ‘amicably’ for the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, top leaders said here on Tuesday.
Three more Tripura government employees including a security personnel have been suspended for participating in political events and election campaigns in violations of the model code of conduct (MCC), officials said on Monday.
An incident of a man, with a gun tucked in his trousers, garlanding Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah while he was campaigning for the Congress in the Bengaluru South Constituency was reported on Monday, stirring controversy.
Tripura Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Manik Saha on Monday said the unprecedented response from the people of Tripura and other parts of the country confirm that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will get a third consecutive term.
Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Monday appealed to the voters of indigenous community people to keep trust in BJP and reject the ‘unholy’ Congress-CPI(M) alliance in the ensuing Lok Sabha election.
Following the protocol, the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF), Avinash Kanfade, extended financial assistance amounting to Rs 50, 000 to the deceased's family in the initial stage.
Dipak Majumder, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) nominated candidate for the 7th Ramnagar assembly constituency, commenced his door-to-door campaigning with fervor on Monday morning, starting from Meher Kalibari in the capital.
Biplab Kumar Deb, the BJP candidate for the West Tripura Lok Sabha seat, delivered a resolute address to a massive gathering at Khumulwng during the 'Nirbachani Janasabha' event, jointly organized by BJP, IPFT, and TIPRA Motha.
In a significant crackdown on illegal drug trade, the Tripura Police conducted a successful raid in the late hours of Sunday night and sezied over 7000 bottles of banned cough syrups worth Rs 50 lakh and arrested one.
In a heartbreaking turn of events, the lifeless body of twenty-year-old housewife Jayanti Debnath has been discovered under a bridge in the Baldakhal area of the capital.
In a fervent display of support for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates Biplab Kumar Deb and Kriti Singh Debbarma, lawyers took to the streets in Tripura, rallying behind the party's vision for development.
The Tripura Chief Secretary J K Sinha on Monday launched the ‘Mission Violence Free Elections 2024’ here at Agartala and advised all stakeholders to ensure peaceful voting in the upcoming Lok Sabha election by taking a cue from the 2023 assembly election.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a scathing attack at the Congress for turning down the invitation to attend the January 22 Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, while criticising the grand old party over its "appeasement tactics".
The Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shantanu Thakur, claimed on Monday that he received a threat letter from the terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) over the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
Tripura opposition leader Jitendra Choudhury said on Monday that the “BJP cheating people came to power in Tripura and for the past six years is befooling the ‘Aam Aadmi’ (common man)".
The incident underscores the persistent challenge of human-elephant conflicts in the northeastern states like Assam and Tripura, where encounters between humans and tuskers frequently occur due to habitat encroachment and resource scarcity.
Former Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Monday said that the alliance between Congress and Left parties would take the communists to ‘graveyard’ and even the CPI-M Tripura state Secretary would sell the state party headquarters building.
_MP_Sanjay_Raut.jpg "Sanjay Raut is khichdi scam kingpin, took bribes vide family, says Sanjay Nirupam")
In a startling revelation, sacked Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam on Monday alleged that Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut is the ‘kingpin’ of the infamous ‘khichdi scam’ for which he took bribes through his family members and business partners.
The party said that its ‘Nyay Patra’ is a blueprint and comprehensive vision for the future of the country. It also took umbrage over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks that the Congress manifesto has the stamp of the Muslim League.
A scuffle broke out between Trinamool Congress and BJP workers at Durgapur in West Burdwan District of West Bengal, on Monday.
_MLC_K._Kavitha_1.jpg "Delhi court denies interim bail to BRS leader K. Kavitha in excise policy case")
A Delhi court on Monday denied interim bail to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K. Kavitha in connection with a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam.
