Tripura CPM calls opposition parties to unite to defeat BJP
Dec 02, 2022, at 04:47 pm
Agartala/UNI: The opposition CPM in Tripura called for a united fight to unseat the BJP-led government in upcoming assembly elections while demanding to Director General of Police to take action against SDPO Bishalgarh Rahul Das and Additional SP (Sepahijala) Randhir Debbarma for their inaction to prevent the murder of Shahid Mia (65).
Tripura: 30 people from BJP, Congress injured in clashes, CPI-M office vandalised
Nov 26, 2022, at 06:48 pm
Agartala/UNI: At least 30 people from both ruling BJP and opposition Congress were injured in two separate political clashes in Tripura while a CPI-M party office was vandalised in the last 24 hours, triggering tension across the state.
Tripura: Minor raped for 10 days in hostel
Nov 22, 2022, at 08:34 pm
Agartala: Police arrested a staff of a private convent school in North Tripura on Monday for allegedly raping a minor girl student for 10 consecutive days inside a hostel, the officials said on Tuesday.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar likely to visit Tripura on Nov 29
Nov 22, 2022, at 07:25 pm
Agartala/UNI: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar is likely to visit Tripura for a day on Nov 29 next to offer puja at Tripureswari temple.
Tripura: Two arrested in Agartala shooting incident
Oct 26, 2022, at 06:01 pm
Agartala/UNI: Two people were arrested Wednesday morning from the Agartala airport area in connection with the firing incident in front of a restaurant on VIP Road of the city on Tuesday night which left two youths injured in the bullets.
Tripura mulls NCB wing for investigation of narcotic cases
Sep 27, 2022, at 07:01 pm
Agartala/UNI: Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha Monday informed the assembly that the Tripura government had drawn the attention of the central government for setting up an investigation wing of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Agartala with the growing trend of drug abuse.
BJP top leader on Tripura tour to prepare party for assembly poll
Sep 24, 2022, at 06:20 pm
Agartala/UNI: BJP national general secretary (organization) B L Santosh arrived in Tripura on a two-day tour beginning Friday following massive dissidence among ruling party leaders and continuous desertion of the party by legislators and holding meetings with the party functionaries.
BJP nominates former Tripura CM Biplab Deb for Rajya Sabha polls
Sep 11, 2022, at 05:09 am
Agartala: BJP has nominated former Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb as a candidate for the by-election to the only Rajya Sabha seat in the state, media reports said.
Biplab Deb BJP's nominee for Tripura Rajya Sabha bypoll
Sep 10, 2022, at 06:02 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The BJP has announced former Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb as its nominee for the forthcoming by-elections to the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Tripura.
Tripura CM Manik Saha resigns as Rajya Sabha MP
Jul 04, 2022, at 07:47 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Tripura Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha Monday resigned as a Rajya Sabha MP.
CPI-M demands removal of RO of Tripura CM’s constituency
Jun 07, 2022, at 05:18 pm
Agartala/UNI: The opposition CPI-M Tuesday demanded the change of Returning Officer of Bardowali constituency – SDM Sadar accusing him of bias and directly connected with BJP.
Eight Rohingya detained in Tripura on their way to Bangladesh
Jun 03, 2022, at 07:09 pm
Agartala/UNI: As many as eight Rohingyas, including two women and five children, were detained at Bheluarchar locality of Sonamura in Sepahijala district of Tripura on Thursday on their way to Bangladesh from Delhi via Guwahati.
Tripura CPI-M accuses PM Modi of violating election code
May 31, 2022, at 05:14 pm
Agartala/UNI: A day after Election Commission of India (ECI) served notice to Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha for his alleged violation of model election code, opposition CPI-M Tuesday lodged complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for intentionally violating model code of conduct.
Tripura CM Manik Saha advises police not to be ‘hyper-active’ for VIP convoy
May 31, 2022, at 04:29 pm
Agartala/UNI: In the midst of controversy over the high security movement of his predecessor, Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha Monday alerted police not to be hyper-active on so called VIPs' convoys rather to facilitate the daily commuters and ensure their safety.
PM Modi wishes Manik Saha for taking oath as Tripura CM
May 15, 2022, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Sunday wished sixty-nine year old Professor of Dental Surgery in Tripura Medical College Manik Saha as he took oath as Tripura CM.
Manik Saha takes oath as 12th Tripura Chief Minister
May 15, 2022, at 06:57 pm
Agartala/UNI: BJP leader and professor of Dental Surgery in Tripura Medical College Manik Saha was sworn in as the 12th Chief Minister of Tripura on Sunday in a simple ceremony at the Raj Bhawan here
Rift widens in BJP as party veteran Jishnu Dev Varma goes incommunicado
May 15, 2022, at 05:48 pm
Agartala/UNI: The surprising change of Chief Minister in Tripura has left a sizable number of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and legislators disgruntled with some claiming that there was no consultation within the party before naming Manik Saha as Biplab Deb’s successor.
Two Tripura leaders, who quit BJP, join Congress
Feb 08, 2022, at 06:43 pm
Agartala/UNI: A day after resigning from the BJP and also as legislators, two senior Tripura politicians - Sudip Roy Barman and Ashis Kumar Saha - on Tuesday joined Congress at the party headquarters in New Delhi.
Police recover 2,360 kg of ganja along Assam-Tripura border, two held
Jan 31, 2022, at 07:38 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Police recovered a huge consignment of ganja approximately 2,360 kg in Assam’s Karimganj district along Assam-Tripura border on Sunday.
PM Modi to visit Manipur, Tripura today
Jan 04, 2022, at 04:09 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Manipur and Tripura on Tuesday to inaugurate and lay foundation stones of multiple projects in both the North Eastern states.
Tripura to reinforce Covid-19 protocol from New Year
Dec 25, 2021, at 10:03 pm
Agartala/UNI: The Tripura government on Saturday announced that strict Covid protocol will be reinforced across the state from Jan 1 next year, given the warning about the fresh spread of Coronavirus variant Omicron in the country and subsequent instruction of the central government to the states.
BJP sweeps Tripura civic polls with 217 seats, TMC bites dust with one seat
Nov 29, 2021, at 09:52 am
Agartala/IBNS: The ruling BJP Sunday swept the Tripura civic polls, winning 217 out of 222 seats, dealing a heavy blow to its opponents who had launched a scathing attack against Chief Minsiter Biplab Deb in a bid to prove its allegations of "misrule" and "poor governance" ahead of the 2023 assembly elections.
Tripura civic polls: Supreme Court asks Centre to deploy more forces in polling booths
Nov 25, 2021, at 05:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has asked the central government to deploy additional forces to secure polling booths in Tripura where civic polls are being held on Thursday, media reports said.
Tripura violence: Supreme Court seeks detailed security plan for civic polls from govt
Nov 23, 2021, at 05:59 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has sought a detailed security plan from Tripura govt for free and fair local civic polls in the backdrop of the violence in the state.
Tripura violence: Supreme Court to hear TMC plea today
Nov 23, 2021, at 04:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear the contempt petition filed by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) regarding deterioration of law and order in Tripura ahead of civic body elections in the northeast state.
Tripura 'violence': TMC MPs meet Amit Shah, submit memorandum
Nov 23, 2021, at 02:10 am
New Delhi/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday assured a delegation of Trinamool Congress MPs that he will take cognizance of the alleged incidents of violence in Tripura.
TMC runs show with drug mafias funding: Tripura CM Biplab Deb
Nov 22, 2021, at 07:42 pm
Agartala/UNI: Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has accused his West Bengal counterpart and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee of sheltering drug mafias in her state last evening in an election rally here.
Tripura violence: Supreme Court agrees to hear TMC's plea tomorrow
Nov 22, 2021, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court has said that it will hear the Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s plea seeking protection of its workers from the violence in Tripura on Tuesday.
Law and order crisis: Tripura police cancel roadshows and rallies in Agartala
Nov 22, 2021, at 06:07 pm
Agartala/UNI: With the deteriorating law and order situation in Agartala, Tripura police have cancelled all sorts of political gatherings including the scheduled roadshows of ruling BJP and opposition Trinamool Congress until further order except public meeting in the designated places, said IGP (Law and Order) Arindam Nath.
TMC leader Derek O'Brien hits out at BJP govt in Tripura over attack on party workers
Nov 22, 2021, at 03:29 am
New Delhi/UNI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O'Brien on Sunday hit out at the ruling BJP government in Tripura after seven of its party were injured in an attack allegedly by the saffron party cadres and termed it "fascist brutality'.