2018 Tripura election will be remembered as an epoch-making one: Narendra Modi
Mar 03, 2018, at 09:37 pm
New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS): Welcoming BJP's landmark victory in Tripura, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the win in the state will be remembered as an 'epoch-making one'.
BJP storms Northeast with historic Tripura win, bags Nagaland; Cong ahead in Meghalaya
Mar 03, 2018, at 07:44 pm
Agartala/Kohima/Shillong, Mar 3 (IBNS): Creating history, the Modi wave dismantled the 25-year-long Left regime in Tripura and surged ahead in Nagaland to firm up its stronghold in the northeast belt even as Congress managed to emerge as the gainer of highest number of seats in Meghalaya.
People voted for change in Tripura: NE BJP in-charge Ram Madhav
Mar 03, 2018, at 05:45 pm
Tripura, Mar 3 (IBNS): After routing the Left in Tripura after 25 years, northeast BJP in-charge Ram Madhav said people of the state have voted for a change following the slogan "Chalo Paltai (Lets make a change)" raised by the saffron party ahead of the poll.
Mar 03, 2018, at 04:02 pm
Agartala, Mar 3 (IBNS): According to the trends of the poll result, the BJP has overtaken the incumbent Left in Tripura, media reports said.
Left-BJP neck-to-neck in Tripura, Meghalaya heads to hung Assembly, BJP surges in Nagaland
Mar 03, 2018, at 03:48 pm
Tripura/Shillong/Kohima, Mar 3 (IBNS): The Left and the BJP are in close contest in Tripura, Meghalaya is heading towards a hung Assembly while the BJP is leading in Nagaland, according to the trends of poll results in the three northeast states of India, media reports said.
Assembly polls: Left front marginally ahead in Tripura, Congress leading in Meghalaya
Mar 03, 2018, at 03:32 pm
Shillong/Agartala, Mar 3 (IBNS): A tough battle is being witnessed in Tripura where counting of votes for the Assembly polls is currently going on with ruling Left Front slightly ahead in 31 seats.
Assembly Polls: Left ahead slightly in Tripura, Congress lead in Meghalaya
Mar 03, 2018, at 02:50 pm
Shillong/Agartala, Mar 3 (IBNS): Early trends showed the Left and the BJP are fighting hard to capture seats in the Tripura Assembly as counting of votes is currently going in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura on Saturday.
Tripura witnesses tough fight between BJP, Left in early hours
Mar 03, 2018, at 02:38 pm
Shillong/Agartala, Mar 3 (IBNS): As counting of votes started on Saturday morning, the political battle in Tripura is getting intense with early trends showing both the BJP and the ruling Left Front closely fighting to capture the Assembly.
Counting of votes begin in Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland
Mar 03, 2018, at 02:13 pm
Shillong, Mar 3 (IBNS): Counting of votes is currently going in the assembly polls held in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland on Saturday.
Security bolstered in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland ahead of poll results on Saturday
Mar 03, 2018, at 12:07 am
Guwahati, Mar 2 (IBNS): Amid tight security, the counting of votes for the assembly polls in three north eastern states - Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland will be held on Saturday.
BJP to end Left regime in Tripura, say exit polls
Feb 28, 2018, at 04:39 pm
Agartala, Feb 28 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to terminate the 25 years of Left rule in the eastern state of Tripura, according to the exit polls.
Tripura Assembly poll campaign to end today
Feb 16, 2018, at 07:42 pm
Agartala, Feb 16 (IBNS): The campaign for the Tripura Assembly poll will end on Friday, media reports said.
Law and order situation in UP is under control: Yogi Adityanath
Feb 13, 2018, at 11:57 pm
Agartala, Feb 13 (IBNS): Campaigning in poll-bound Tripura, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said law and order in the state is under control.
BJP will form next government in Tripura: Amit Shah
Feb 12, 2018, at 04:36 pm
Agartala, Feb 12 (IBNS): With few days to go for the state poll, BJP President Amit Shah on Monday asserted that the next Tripura government will be formed by the saffron brigade.
PM Modi to address rallies in Tripura today
Feb 08, 2018, at 04:07 pm
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing two rallies in Tripura on Thursday, ahead of the assembly polls.
Tripura assembly poll: CM Manik Sarkar, four ministers and 20 Left Front MLAs file their nominations
Jan 30, 2018, at 02:12 am
Guwahati, Jan 29 (IBNS): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Monday filed his nomination for ensuring the assembly poll to be scheduled on Feb 18 next.
Congress announces candidate list for Meghalaya, Tripura polls
Jan 28, 2018, at 04:22 am
Guwahati, Jan 27 (IBNS) : Congress on Saturday announced the names of its candidates for Meghalaya and Tripura assembly polls to be held next month.
CPI-M central committee meet begins today, political tactics to be discussed
Jan 19, 2018, at 06:10 pm
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IBNS): At a time the BJP is becoming a threat to the incumbent CPI-M in both Kerala and Tripura, the Leftist party is going to discuss its political tactics in the central committee meet, beginning in Kolkata on Friday, media reports said.
Tripura to go to Assembly polls on Feb 18, Meghalaya and Nagaland on Feb 27
Jan 18, 2018, at 07:07 pm
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IBNS) : The Election Commission of India on Thursday announced dates for elections to the Assemblies of Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland.
Mamata condemns killing of journalist Sudip Datta Bhaumik in Tripura
Nov 22, 2017, at 12:31 am
Kolkata, Nov 21 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday condemned the killing of journalist Sudip Datta Bhaumik in North eastern Indian state Tripura, media reports said.
Another journalist killed in Tripura, one jawan arrested
Nov 21, 2017, at 11:33 pm
Guwahati, Nov 21 (IBNS) : Yet another journalist was killed in North eastern Indian state Tripura on Tuesday and it is the second journalist killing incident in the state in two months.
Jul 18, 2017, at 03:02 am
Guwahati, July 17 (IBNS) : By rejecting the party instruction, seven legislators, including six MLAs of Mamata Banerjee led Trinamool Congress (TMC) of the 60 members Tripura assembly, on Monday had voted for National Democratic Alliance (NDA)s presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind.
All six TMC legislators of Tripura make their appearance in BJP meeting in Guwahati
Jul 07, 2017, at 04:04 am
Guwahati, July 6 (IBNS): Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) faces huge set back in Tripura ahead of the assembly poll in the north eastern Indian state after all its six legislators of Tripura on Thursday had made their first appearance in a meeting of BJP in Guwahati to support National Democratic Alliance (NDA)’s presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind.
Apr 04, 2017, at 03:42 am
In their "eviction notice" sent on January 2, 2017, to media, the Biswamohan Debbarma faction of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT-BM), along with Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) and the People's Democratic Council of Karbi-Longri (PDCK), set March 31, 2017, as their deadline for Bengalis and Hindi speakers to quit Tripura, parts of Assam and West Bengal. The notice declared, "We strongly oppose heinous killings by Indian Army and rehabilitation programme for Bangladeshi Bengalis.. We hereby would like to notify Indian citizens (Bengali and Hindi speaking people) to quit Kamatapur (consisting parts of Assam and West Bengal), Karbi-Longri (Karbi Anglong Hill District in Assam), and Tripura." The notice was signed by KLO 'chairman' Jiban Singh Koch, NLFT-BM 'organising secretary' Sengphul Borok and PDCK 'chairman' J.K. Lijang. The trio is reported to be associated with the United Liberation Front of Western South East Asia (UNLFWESEA), a consortium of Northeast militant groups mentored by the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and the United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I).
Setback for Mamata: Over 400 TMC members in Tripura join BJP
Mar 24, 2017, at 03:11 am
Guwahati, Mar 23 (IBNS): After Manipur, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee faced another setback with over 400 party members including former chairman of the TMC Tripura unit joining Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday.
Tripura BJP protests against alleged murder of party worker
Mar 04, 2017, at 08:38 pm
Agartala, Mar 5 (IBNS): In Agartala, Tripura, BJP members, on Saturday, protested against the alleged murder of their worker, according to media reports.
By-elections 2016: Puducherry CM wins, CPI-M wins in Tripura
Nov 22, 2016, at 06:27 pm
Puducherry/Bhopal/Agartala, Nov 22 (IBNS): Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy won the Nellithoppe bypoll with a margin of 11,144 votes, defeating his nearest rival Om Sakthi Sekhar of AIADMK, according to media reports on Tuesday.
6.8 earthquake rocks Myanmar, tremors felt in parts of India
Aug 24, 2016, at 10:57 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/Guwahati, Aug 24 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale rocked Myanmar on Wednesday as tremors were felt in Indian states like West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Tripura and Assam as well as in neighbouring Bangladesh, officials said.
Feb 22, 2016, at 10:34 pm
As the State Government consolidated the stabilization process through 2015, Tripura emerged as the most peaceful State in the entire Northeastern region of India in terms of insurgency-related fatalities. While 273 such fatalities were recorded across the region, including 62 civilians, 49 Security Force (SF) personnel and 162 militants, Tripura did not account for single insurgency-linked death. Even Mizoram, one of the least insurgent-affected States in the region, and which has been at peace since the collapse of the insurgency in 1986, witnessed three fatalities (all SF personnel) in 2015.
Jun 01, 2015, at 09:41 pm
Research Assistant, Institute for Conflict Management The Tripura Government on May 27, 2015, announced its recommendation to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) to issue a notification for the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958, and the Disturbed Areas Act (DAA), 1967, from the State. The decision followed a go ahead from security agencies in the State.