Tripura

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Manik Saha sworn-in for second term as Tripura chief minister

PM Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP chief JP Nadda, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma were present on the occasion

08 Mar 2023 12:26 PM

BJP workers gather outside the party office during counting of votes for Tripura Assembly elections, in Agartala, Thursday, March 2, 2023. (PTI Photo)

BJP reaches halfway mark in Tripura and Nagaland, NPP ahead in Meghalaya

The ruling BJP was on course to retain power in Tripura as the party reached the halfway mark in the latest trends

02 Mar 2023 10:05 AM

Voters show their identification cards as they wait in queues to cast their votes at a polling booth during the Tripura Assembly elections, in Rajnagar, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Tripura records 32.06 per cent voter turnout till 11 am: EC

The fate of the 259 candidates will be sealed in the ongoing polls for 60 Assembly seats

16 Feb 2023 12:40 PM

'Nothing for BJP to hide': Amit Shah on opposition allegations over Adani row

Amit Shah has said that it will not be appropriate for him to comment on Adani row as the Supreme Court has taken cognizance of the matter

14 Feb 2023 10:50 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves at supporters during roadshow ahead of the Tripura Assembly elections, in Gomati district on Saturday, (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi calls Congress, Left poll pact in Tripura unholy

PM alleges they betrayed voters in poll-bound state

12 Feb 2023 6:52 AM

New Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha addresses his first press conference after taking oath of the office, in Agartala, Sunday, May 15, 2022. (PTI)

Tripura: Eleven MLAs to take oath as ministers

All the ministers of the Biplab Kumar Deb cabinet, barring Mevar Kumar Jamatia of IPFT, have been given a place in the new cabinet

16 May 2022 11:41 AM

Tripura Governor Satyadeo Narain administers oath to BJP leader Manik Saha as the new chief minister during his oath taking ceremony, in Agartala. (PTI Photo)

Manik Saha sworn in as Tripura chief minister

Will work for the people of Tripura, taking further the development agenda of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Saha said

15 May 2022 12:57 PM

BJP leader Manik Saha meets Tripura Governor Satyadev Narayan Arya and stakes claim to form the government, after being elected as Legislative Party Leader, at Raj Bhavan in Agartala. Union Minister Bhupender Yadav and former Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb is also seen. (PTI Photo)

Ahead of 2023 polls, Manik Saha replaces Biplab Deb as Tripura CM

The decision was taken as the BJP top brass had been receiving complaints of growing dissidence and the working style of the Biplab

15 May 2022 2:16 AM

Internet services have been suspended in Tripura for 48 hours from 2 pm on Tuesday in view of the ongoing protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, an official notification said. (Photo: ANI)

Tripura govt blocks internet services for 48 hours amid Citizenship Bill protests

Demonstrators raised slogans against the central government and demanded to keep the state out of the purview of the Bill.

10 Dec 2019 7:56 PM

The bodies of the deceased have been sent for the post-mortem examination. (Photo: Representational)

Tripura: Family of four commits suicide

The bodies of two children were found inside the tin house, who were suspected of being poisoned.

23 Nov 2019 7:36 PM

Despite the Tripura High Court banning sacrifice of animals and birds for religious reasons in all temples of the state, the practice continues unabated in the renowned Tripureswari temple in Gomati district. (Photo: Representational)

Tripura govt to move apex court over HC ban on animal sacrifice in temples

The High Court bench had directed all the district magistrates and superintendents of police of the state to ensure implementation of order.

01 Oct 2019 3:52 PM

Tripura: Man stole goat 41 years ago, arrested today

Police said that the accused along with his father had stolen a goat in 1978 from West Tripura district’s Ranir Bazar.

14 Sep 2019 8:43 PM

The tea grower said he would be earning Rs 5 lakh annually from the six hectares of tea plantation between the fencing and the zero line. (Photo: Representational)

Planter scripts unique tea tale along Indo-Bangla border

Deb's initiative is in compliance with the 1975 Border Agreement between BSF and then Bangladesh Rifles (BDR).

04 Aug 2019 2:10 PM

Bais, a former Minister in late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government and seven-time MP from Chhattisgarh, took oath as the 18th Governor of Tripura. (Photo: File)

Ramesh Bais takes charge as Governor of Tripura

CM Biplab Kumar Deb along with his Cabinet colleagues, several MLAs, and top officials were present during the oath-taking function.

29 Jul 2019 6:46 PM

The installation of CCTV camera worsened their falling marriage. (Photo: Representational)

Woman complains against husband over CCTVs in bedroom; he calls it ‘self-defence’

Ratna also claim that soon after their marriage, in-laws started to demand for dowry.

19 Jul 2019 5:55 PM

The police received information about the incident at midnight and rescued him. Later, he was admitted to a local hospital where he died from his injuries. (Representational Image)

Tripura man beaten to death on suspicion of being cattle thief

The victim was identified as Budhi Kumar Tripura.

04 Jul 2019 10:45 AM

He was speaking at an event to observe the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking at the Rabindra Shatabarshiki Bhawan in state capital Agartala. (Photo: File)

'Crime against women have reduced after we came to power,' says Tripura CM

The BJP-IPFT government in the north-eastern state had launched the ‘Nasha Mukta Tripura’ or Drug-free Tripura campaign.

26 Jun 2019 5:39 PM

ADB will provide Rs 1,650 crore, out of which 80 per cent will be grant-in-aid and the state will have to repay 20 per cent loan in due course of time.

ADB approves Rs 1,650 cr infrastructure projects in Tripura

The project will be taken up in Khowai, Ambassa, Dharmnagar, Kailashahar, Udaipur, Bishramganj and Belonia.

17 Jun 2019 9:48 AM

After the arrest, he was produced before a Delhi court on Thursday seeking a transit remand for interrogation and investigation into the case.(Photo: PTI)

Delhi man arrested for Facebook post on Tripura CM

The Tripura Police had arrested a journalist, Saikat Talapatra, in connection with a similar post on Facebook.

14 Jun 2019 1:21 PM

'If there is any party which has been in power for the longest duration it is Congress, it was Congress, which ruled the country after Independence from 1950 to 1977. I assure you that Modi Ji is going to break that record,' Madhav said. (Photo: ANI)

BJP will be in power till the 100th year of independence in 2047: Ram Madhav

The BJP national general secretary spoke at a rally that was held in Agartala.

08 Jun 2019 1:14 PM

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