Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar likely to visit Tripura on Nov 29
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.