Category: tripura

Governor Indra Sena Reddy Nallu embarked on a visit to the industrial units of the Tripura Forest Development and Plantation Corporation Limited (TFDPC) situated in Nagicherra.

The Chief Electoral Officer, Puneet Agarwal, embarked on a comprehensive inspection of election readiness across Gomati and South Districts of Agartala, emphasizing law enforcement and security measures, particularly given the significant international border shared with Bangladesh by both districts.

Deb pointed out the absence of Manik Sarkar, a four-time Chief Minister and Politburo member of CPI(M), during the filing of nominations, suggesting Sarkar's opposition to the alliance with Congress.

The Leader of Opposition and also the CPI(M) state secretary Jitendra Chaudhury on Thursday accused the Returning Officer of the West Parliamentary constituency of the Lok Sabha Dr Vishal Kumar over his ‘discriminatory’ attitude towards the opposition parties.

The party on Wednesday appointed Rajya Sabha MP and former Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma as the election in-charge for Maharashtra while former Haryana BJP chief O.P. Dhankar has been appointed for Delhi.

In a demonstration of frustration over persistent neglect by local authorities, residents of Srinathpur  village in Kailashahar staged a protest by blocking the Baburbazar-Hirachara road from Wednesday morning.

In a significant political development, over two hundred voters from various opposition parties made a pivotal shift to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during a joining meeting held at the state BJP office.

In a significant development, the Tripura Police of Belonia police station has apprehended three individuals allegedly involved in ganja trafficking after facing criticism for delays in their arrest.

Dipak Majumder, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for the 7th Ramnagar assembly constituency, submitted his nomination papers amidst an overwhelming show of support from party workers and enthusiastic citizens.

Dr. Vishal Kumar, the Returning Officer for the West Parliamentary Lok Sabha Constituency, announced on Wednesday that a total of nine nominations had been filed for the upcoming elections in the constituency.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Wednesday said that the oppositions had begun to tremble after witnessing the gathering of BJP, Indigenous People's Front of Tripura, and Tipra Motha together and the support of people.

Former Chief Minister and West Tripura parliamentary candidate for Lok Sabha election Biplab Kumar Deb submitted his nomination paper with the Returning Officer of the district with an eye to take on the I.N.D.I.A bloc.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha are the two leaders from Northeast who are in the 40-member list of BJP star campaigners who will be campaigning for the saffron party for the Lok Sabha election in West Bengal.

The Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala on Tuesday celebrated Independence and National Day of the neighbouring Bangladesh nation and recalled Tripura’s contribution in 1971 Bangladesh liberation war.

Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar will join the nomination filing by the I.N.D.I.A. bloc candidate and congress state president Ashish Kumar Saha on Wednesday.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Monday slammed the CPIM and Congress for engaging in politics driven by their own vested interests, while ignoring the issues faced by the people in the state.

A teenage girl was rescued by Tripura Police from Gujarat's Ahmedabad, over three months after she was kidnapped from the state by a youth, a police official said.

Officials said that three of the four bodies of fishermen were recovered on Sunday and the fourth body was recovered by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel.

The Additional Director General, BSF (Eastern Command), Ravi Gandhi who was on a three day visit in Tripura has reviewed the current security scenario and discussed various operational and administrative aspects of border management.

He also emphasized that the BJP always believes in work rather than empty rhetoric, contrasting it with CPIM, which used to make big promises but never delivered for the people.

An official from the State Emergency Operation Centre disclosed that an initial financial assistance of Rs 1.10 lakh has been disbursed. Despite the devastation, the official reassured that all rivers in the state are currently flowing below flood levels.

In a significant move, the Directorate of Elementary Education (DEE) in Tripura has recently decided to disallow the use of pen and paper tests for evaluating children aged between 3 and 6 years at the pre-primary level.

Governor Indrasena Reddy Nallu inaugurated the programme here at Agartala Raj Bhavan and stressed on generating more awareness about TB. He called for a collective effort in ending the TB disease and make the state free from TB.

The Chief Minister said that the so-called INDIA bloc is an opportunistic alliance practically they have no faith in each other, adding “how they would do welfare of the people when the parties have no confidence among themselves.”

Addressing the election rally of BJP Yuva Morcha here at Agartala, Dr Saha said, “In I.N.D.I.A, ‘A’ has departed, and as elections progress, other elements will fade away, leaving only ‘I’ in place.”