Category: AGARTALA

Former Tripura Chief Minister and the BJP’s Rajya Sabha member Biplab Kumar Deb said that there is absolutely no anti-incumbency factor against the BJP or the Narendra Modi government in Tripura or the northeastern region.

Former BJP MLA and veteran lawyer Arun Chandra Bhowmik, who was expelled from the ruling party in November last year for anti-party activities, joined the Congress on Thursday.

Any dereliction of the order would invite stringent action under the existing criminal law in force, the order said, adding that all concerned should refrain from violating the law.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Thursday took on the opposition Communist party over their slogan to save democracy and said that the oppositions are left with no issue for the ensuing Lok Sabha election.

The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer in Tripura has received 15 complaints of Model Code of Conduct violations from different political parties and has suspended five government officials since the MCC was enforced in the state from March 16.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to visit Manipur and Tripura next week to further intensify the ongoing Lok Sabha election campaign in the northeastern states, party sources said on Thursday.

Top security officials said that special measures are also being taken along the international borders with Myanmar, Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, and Nepal.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah would visit Tripura next week to further spearhead the campaign for the coming Lok Sabha elections, party sources said.

Addressing an election rally at Bagma, Deb said that the tribals in Tripura have already come out from the communist’s grip and they are no more to vote for them, who failed to meet their aspirations during the last 25 years of their rule in the state.

To facilitate senior citizens, those aged 80 and above, and those with 40 per cent disabilities, the state election commission has begun Home Voting for the 1st phase of Lok Sabha election in West Tripura Parliamentary Constituency from Wednesday.

In the latest incident that occurred last night, a gang of thieves struck the school and made away with a gas pipeline, meter, and other materials from outside the mid-day meal room, though they could not gain entry into the room itself.

In anticipation of the upcoming by-election in the Ramnagar assembly constituency, BJP candidate Dipak Majumder has intensified his campaign efforts, taking to the streets of Krishnanagar area with fervor.

The Pradesh Congress Committee on Wednesday wrote a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner of Election Commission of India, Rajiv Kumar, demanding to proper inquiry and action against Sub-division Magistrate of Mohanpur in West District

Tripura Police have arrested two individuals and seized cannabis worth Rs. 55 lakh as they attempted to smuggle it using a fake ambulance in Kumarghat, under Unakoti District.

Acting on a tip-off regarding a group of youths involved in the sale and purchase of narcotics in the Krishnanagar area, officers from the West Agartala Police Station conducted a targeted raid.

The opposition CPI(M) state secretary and the leader of opposition Jitendra Choudhury on Tuesday accused the BJP candidate for East parliamentary constituency Kriti Singh Debbarma over allegedly calling the CPI(M) as ‘Party of killers’

The Pradesh Congress Committee today filed an FIR against three persons for allegedly destroying the party’s campaign material in Radhanagar area of Agartala city.

To ensure uninterrupted electricity supply in Tripura amidst the monsoon season, Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL) in collaboration with Tripura Power Transmission Limited (TPTL), has allocated funds amounting to Rs 16 lakh 88 thousand for the renovation project.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Tuesday cautioned voters to distance themselves from the INDI alliance of CPIM and Congress, stating that both parties no longer have coherent policies.

In the midst of the impending Lok Sabha elections, Tripura Police have apprehended two Rohingya individuals along with three Indian accomplices from Uttam Bhakra Chowmuhani in Sepahijala District.

Tripura Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Manik Saha on Tuesday said that the presence of a massive crowd in the election rallies confirmed the party candidates' victory in the northeastern state's two Parliamentary seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

CPI-M's Tripura Secretary Jitendra Chaudhury on Tuesday said that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections are not only about forming a government but also protecting the nation, its democracy and the Constitution.

Former Tripura Chief Minister and CPI-M politburo member Manik Sarkar said on Tuesday that the upcoming Lok Sabha elections will be a battle between the BJP-led NDA and the people of India.

Over 1,280 kg Ganja (marijuana) valued at Rs 5.76 crore was seized from a Guwahati-bound truck at Ambassa in Tripura's Dhalai district, police said on Tuesday.

Tripura Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Manik Saha on Monday said the unprecedented response from the people of Tripura and other parts of the country confirm that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will get a third consecutive term.