Northeast Elections : When women shine bright
Agartala/Shillong/Kohima: Women shine bright in the recent elections in three North Eastern states of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya, with 14 women elected to the state assemblies, overtopping the tally of only six women legislators in the previous houses.
Tripura: CPI-M-Cong alleges TIPRA Motha spoils their prospect, Pradyot feels reverse
Agartala/UNI: When CPI-M and Congress said the victory of BJP in the Tripura assembly election because of TIPRA Motha candidates, the latter party chairman and royal scion Pradyot Kishore Debbarman claimed the reverse saying BJP could have won around 50 seats in the 60 -members assembly if Motha was not in the fray.
Tripura: Veteran BJP MLA alleges factionalism within party
Agartala/UNI: The governing BJP in Tripura has continued been suffering from factional squabble even after winning the assembly election for the second term, as veteran saffron leader MLA and former minister Ramprasad Paul on Friday alleged a conspiracy hatched against him to ruin his career.
Agartala/IBNS/UNI: TIPRA Motha Chairman Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma on Wednesday said that the Union Home Minister Amit Shah has decided to appoint an interlocutor for the ‘constitutional solution’ of the indigenous people of Tripura.
Manik Saha takes oath as Tripura CM for second term
Agartala/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Manik Saha took oath as the Tripura Chief Minister for the second consecutive term after the saffron party returned to power in the recently concluded assembly elections.
Tripura: Five sentenced to life for gangrape
Agartala/UNI: A Tripura district court has sentenced five persons to life unto death for the gang rape of a housewife in November 2021.
BJP's Manik Saha re-elected as Tripura chief minister
Agartala,/IBNS/UNI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s legislative party re-elected Manik Saha as the Chief Minister in a meeting here amid pressure from a group within the party for Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Pratima Bhoumik.
Four arrested with arms in Tripura
Agartala/UNI: Police arrested four youths with two pistols in Kamalnagar village of Sonamura in Sepahijala district on Sunday, an official said on Monday.
'Talks with ex-royal Pradyot Debbarma's party only if...': Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Agartala: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is in Tripura and conducted post-poll alliance talks with Tipra Motha’s chief Pradyot Kishore Debbarma, said the discussion could resume but only after the ex-royal drops the demand for a separate state.
New govt in Tripura likely to be sworn in on March 8
Agartala/UNI: The new government in Tripura is likely to be sworn in on March 8, said Chief Minister Manik Saha of the outgoing BJP-led government in the state on Friday after tendering his resignation at Raj Bhawan.
'Will fight alone in 2024': Mamata Banerjee rules out any alliance
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday declared that the Trinamool Congress will fight the 2024 national election "alone with people's support".
'Results show people's strong faith in democracy': PM Modi on BJP's big win in northeast
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s good performance in the recently-concluded assembly elections in three northeast states shows people's solid trust in democracy and the democratic process.
Mamata Banerjee's TMC fails to make electoral inroads in Tripura, Meghalaya
New Delhi/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) failed to make much headway in either Meghalaya or Tripura in the recently concluded assembly elections in both states.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looks set to score a perfect victory in all three northeastern states with the win in Tripura and Nagaland while forming government in Meghalaya by renewing its alliance with Conrad Sangma.
BJP storm in Nagaland, ahead in Tripura, advantage NPP in Meghalaya
New Delhi/IBNS: The country's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set for a sweeping victory in Nagaland and marginally ahead in Tripura as the poll results are coming out on Thursday.