Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Tuesday paid a floral tribute to the portrait of Indian Philosopher Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan to mark the Teachers’ Day celebration here at Agartala Rabindra Bhavan and said that teachers can play a crucial role towards imparting quality education to the students.
However, the CPI-M state Secretary Jitendra Choudhury claimed that due to the threats and intimidation of the ruling BJP cadres, the party’s polling agents could not operate in more than 50 per cent of the 110 polling stations in the two seats.
Amid heavy security, polling for the by-elections in Tripura's two Assembly constituencies of Boxanagar and Dhanpur is underway on Tuesday with over 40 per cent voter turnout recorded in the first four hours of balloting.
Union Minister of State, Pratima Bhoumik, shared her optimism about the BJP's success in the ongoing by-elections for the assembly constituencies of Dhanpur and Boxanagar in Tripura's Sepahijala district, areas that had been overlooked during the previous Left Front administration.
In a message posted on Facebook, CM Dr. Saha affirmed that the electoral processes for Boxanagar and Dhanpur assembly constituencies had officially commenced. He implored the residents of these two constituencies to participate with a sense of celebration, exercising their democratic rights.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) are set to take on each other in a direct clash, while the main opposition party TIPRA Motha stayed away from contesting the polls.
Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Monday visited the sites of ongoing construction works of the government under Light House and Township project work here at Agartala and instructed the officials to expedite the project works.
Among the injured, Mujibur Rahman, a resident of the Nayanjala area in Boxanagar, sustained severe injuries to his face and head. The other two youths who suffered injuries in the collision have been identified as Sanjib Sarkar and Rakibul Hossain.
Despite efforts to save her life, Meghla's condition continued to worsen, prompting a further referral to GB Hospital. Tragically, the young girl passed away inside the ambulance while en route to GB Hospital.
In a shocking turn of events during the Jhulan Yatra festivities at the revered Jagannath Ji temple premises, a food vendor has been exposed for using contaminated water from the temple pond and tap water in food preparation.
At the end of two weeks of a special Drive of Tripura Police against the Road Traffic Accidents, the weekly average of fatal accidents (deaths) have reduced by nearly 50 % while non-fatal accidents(injuries) have decreased by around 33% compared to weekly average accidents in the last three years.
In a significant drug bust, Assam Police in Churaibari Out post arrested a person of Tripura while smuggling cannabis using an oil tanker belonging to Bharat Petroleum Corporation and seized a substantial quantity of cannabis with a value of approximately Rs. 1.5 crore.
In a significant anti-narcotics operation conducted in the Tuimadhu area under Teliamura police station on Sunday, Tripura Police along with 71 battalion of CRPF successfully apprehended notorious drug kingpin Gani Mia and two of his associates.
In another major drug haul in less than two weeks, Tripura police on Saturday seized 1.3 kg heroin valued at Rs 10 crore after arresting a drug peddler at Damchera in northern Tripura, adjoining Mizoram.
The ruling BJP on Saturday expressed confidence of sweeping the bye-elections in Dhanpur and Boxanagar assembly constituency with ‘impressive’ majority and castigated the 35 years rule of the communist party in Tripura.
Chief Minister Prof. Dr Manik Saha on Saturday said that the people in the poll bound Dhanpur Assembly constituency have realized their mistakes and said that they will rectify it by giving vote to BJP in the upcoming by-election.
In another major drug haul in less than two weeks, Tripura police on Saturday seized 1.3 kg heroin valued at Rs 10 crore after arresting a drug peddler at Damchera in northern Tripura, adjoining Mizoram.
The Tripura Board of Secondary Education (TBSE) on Saturday announced results of ‘Bochor Bachao’ re-examination 2023. The re-examination was conducted for the students who flunked their board exams.
Appointed during the COVID pandemic, the contractual nurses of the AGMC and GBP Hospital on Friday agitated here at Agartala to press for their demand of regularization and warned the government of filing PIL in the High Court of their demands are not met.
Moreover, contesting this election as a united front is not possible from our end because the CPI-M had nominated their candidates unilaterally without any consultation to the Motha and Congress party.”
The highly anticipated rail connectivity project between Bangladesh and India, linking Akhaura in Bangladesh and Agartala in India, is set to be inaugurated virtually during the upcoming G20 Summit scheduled for September 9 to 10.
In a significant development that has ignited excitement and anticipation among the residents of Tripura, the state is set to be added to the international civil aviation map on September 17.
The decision was taken during a high-level meeting which was held on the management of public assets in the meeting room of the Secretariat under the direction of Chief Minister Professor (Dr.) Manik Saha. Chief Secretary JK Sinha presided over the meeting.
“On interrogation they stated they are into Indian Territory near Madhupur area from Sepahijala district and they are going to Delhi. All apprehended persons were taken into custody”, said police.
The CPIM today wrote a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Puneet Agarwal demanding precautionary measures for ensuring free and fair by-election for the 20-Boxanagar and 23 Dhanpur Assembly constituencies.
