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Days after an attack on an IAF convoy in J&K's Poonch district left one dead and a major security sweep was initiated, firing exchanges were taking place between security forces and terrorists in the district on Friday, officials said.

Tripura Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Friday said that the unprecedented response from people in West Bengal proves the support of the people for BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

A Delhi court on Friday ordered the framing of charges of sexual harassment, using force to outrage women's modesty, and criminal intimidation against BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in case of female wrestlers' harassment.

Tripura Police arrested five individuals and seized brown sugar from Agartala city on Friday when they were selling these contraband items near MBB College.

In a big relief to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Supreme Court on Friday ordered him to be released on interim bail in the excise policy case till June 1. A bench presided over by Justice Sanjiv Khanna said that the AAP supremo will have to surrender on June 2.

Assuring that the rights of SC, ST, and OBC communities would be protected under his leadership, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, slammed Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) for trying to "divide and manipulate" reservation policies for its political gains.

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a plea filed by Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin seeking directions to consolidate various FIRs and complaints lodged against him over his controversial statements on 'Sanatan Dharm'.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav and AAP MP Sanjay Singh addressed their first joint rally of the INDIA bloc in Kannauj on Friday.

The officials said that this incident has links in Pakistan and a Russian server was used to create a sense of panic and fear in the city. The threat mail was sent from a Russian domain (.ru). More information is awaited.

The Tripura High Court on Thursday directed the state government to provide gratuity benefits to all Anganwadi workers and helpers after their retirement, a senior lawyer said.

In a bid to improve the quality of education and performance of teachers and students, the Tripura government would soon introduce the e-attendance system for teachers and students in all 4,912 government schools, an official said on Thursday.

Addressing a press conference here at Agartala Press Club on Thursday, the member secretary of the Tripura State Legal Service Authority Jhuma Datta Chowdhury said that over 17000 cases will be taken up in this Lok Adalat for disposal.

In response to escalating prices of onions and potatoes following the disruption in movements of good trains, the Sadar Sub-Divisional Magistrate Manik Lal Das has taken decisive action to alleviate the burden on consumers.

Food and Civil Supply Minister and Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury stated on Thursday that the state government is in constant communication with Indian Oil and the Ministry of Railways to address the fuel crisis prevailing in the state.

The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has initiated the installation of towers to provide coverage to the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) habitats and tourist destinations in Tripura where mobile networks have not yet reached.

The Tata-owned Air India will operate 20 Air India Express (AIX) routes to help the latter amid an ongoing strike by cabin crew members, said an airline official on Thursday.

“The Chief Minister is personally monitoring the situation. He has asked the state officials to maintain close contact with the NFR engineers and officials to know the progress of the ongoing work,” an official said.

In the attack on the two-vehicle IAF convoy at Surankote tehsil in Poonch district, one air warrior named Corporal Vikky Pahade was killed, while four other IAF personnel were injured.

Several Chief Ministers and leaders from the northeastern states condemned Congress leader Sam Pitroda's remark on the 'colour of citizens' and demanded his apology.

The Bhavan's Tripura Vidya Mandir on Wednesday observed Rabindra Jayanti in remembrance of world poet Rabindranath Tagore's birthday, where students and faculties of both the shifts participated.

A joint operation by the Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) recovered 25 kg of ganja from Agartala railway station and arrested one person hailing from Rajasthan.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha is set to actively participate in campaigning on May 09 for BJP candidates in the Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal, as confirmed by party sources today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday alleged that the Congress wants to bring a legislation to snatch reservations for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), and Backward Classes (BCs) and give them to Muslims.

Hours after Congress leader Sam Pitroda's remark on the 'colour of citizens' stirred a major controversy and left the party red-faced, the latter got into a damage control mode and issued a clarification.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday slammed the Congress party and its senior leader Sam Pitroda over the latter's alleged racist remarks, warning that he would not tolerate "such insult on the basis of skin colour" and that any such further comments could harm the unity of the nation.