The Tipra Indigenous Students Federation (TISF), the student wing of TIPRA Motha Party (TMP), which is Tripura's main opposition party on Monday blocked road and rail routes in various parts of the state to show protest against the Tripura Board of Secondary Education (TBSE)’s decision of not allowing tribal students appearing for the Kokborok language papers to write answers in the ‘Roman’ script.
The blockade begins from Monday morning with a large section of agitators of TISF gathering infront of the Chief Minister’s residence here at Agartala Banamalipur, while many others were seen picketing in various parts of the state to disrupt vehicular movement along the National Highways and train movement. The pickets burnt tyres to block roads and show their protest.
Over 15 agitators, who were raising a slogan seeking ‘Roman’ script for Kokborok language in the upcoming board exams of Madhyamik and Higher Secondary of Kokborok language infront of the CM’s residence, were detained by the police.
According to the report, protestors raised road blockades in as many as 33 locations in eight districts, while trains were stopped in three spots as part of their scheduled road and rail blockade program for an indefinite period to press for the demand.
On the other hand, the delegates of BJP-IPFT on Sunday evening met the Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha in his official residence in connection with the script issue of Kokborok. The BJP State Secretary, Devid Debbarma, who among other delegates were present in the meeting said that the Chief Minister had assured that the students appearing in the board examinations will not face any problem and the government is sympathetic to the students.
He also stated that the Chief Minister Dr Saha has already stated the issue in the last Assembly session and sent a letter to CBSE requesting to allow both Bengali and Roman script for Kokborok, and in the case of TBSE, it has already been clarified.
Issue of deportation of illegal immigrants receiving consideration at highest level, SC told
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Tuesday apprised the Supreme Court that the issue of deportation of illegal immigrants is receiving consideration at the highest executive level and a decision is likely to be taken soon.
CPI-M announces new 80-member West Bengal committee, Md Salim named state Secretary for second term
The CPI-M, at the conclusion of its 27th state conference on Tuesday, announced the new 80-member state committee in West Bengal with Politburo member Md Salim unanimously re-elected state Secretary for a second term.
HM Shah upbeat on Madhya Pradesh's approach to accrue Rs 30 lakh crore in 2 days
The Global Investors Summit 2025, convened in Madhya Pradesh, saw participation from over 200 companies, representatives from 50 countries and attracted a huge investment of more than 30 lakh crore rupees.
TN CM Stalin calls all-party meet on March 5 to discuss delimitation issue
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, on Tuesday called for an all-party meeting on March 5 to discuss the issue of delimitation, which threatens to reduce Tamil Nadu’s representation in Parliament.
Surrendered militants block National Highway in Tripura; clears way as officials intervene
Around 100 surrendered militants of different outfits on Tuesday blocked National Highway-8, the surface lifeline of Tripura, demanding the fulfillment of their long-standing demands, including the withdrawal of all court cases against them and the proper implementation of the tripartite agreement signed with them.
With 2.73 pc in Mizoram & 1.37 pc in Nagaland, HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate top in India
The HIV/AIDS adult (15 to 49 years) prevalence rate in two northeastern states -- Mizoram and Nagaland is much higher than the national prevalence rate of 0.20 per cent, officials said on Tuesday.
1984 anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court awards life sentence to Sajjan Kumar in murder case
A Delhi court on Tuesday awarded life sentence to former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in connection with the killing of a father-son duo in the Saraswati Vihar area on November 1, 1984, during the anti-Sikh riots.
Eager to join Assam’s transformational journey: Gautam Adani
Assam is on a path to greatness amid several ongoing transformative projects and we are honoured to walk this path alongside you, Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, said here on Tuesday.