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Seven Assembly seats across six states to go to bypolls on September 5

The seats to go to polls include Dumri in Jharkhand, Puthuppally in Kerala, Boxanagar and Dhanpur in Tripura, Bageshwar in Uttarakhand, Ghosi in Uttar Pradesh, and Dhupguri in West Bengal

CPIM known for murder, rape, violence, deception: Tripura CM Manik Saha

Manik Saha led a massive three-kilometre-long Padyatra in the 20-Boxanagar Assembly Constituency in favour of BJP candidate Tofajjal Hossian

Mudslide blocks Sonapur tunnel, traffic to Tripura, Mizoram cut off

A mudslide caused by incessant rainfall blocked the Sonapur tunnel on NH 6 in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on Saturday blocking traffic movement to Tripura, Mizoram and Assam's Barak valley, police said. The mudslide was caused by incessant rainfall in the state in the past 24 hours. Two vehicles were stuck in the mudslide, Superintendent of Police, Jagpal S Dhanoa told PTI. He said the NHAI was informed for necessary clearance and to make sure traffic on the important NH 6 connecting to three other north eastern states flow normally. Earthmovers and personnel were put to work to clear the debris and the stuck vehicles, an NHAI official said.

Priyanka Gandhi likely to visit violence-hit Manipur soon: Congress leader

Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is likely to visit violence-hit Manipur and Tripura soon, a party leader said on Monday. Senior Congress MLA of Tripura Sudip Roy Barman said he has already spoken to the her regarding the visit. "I have already spoken to our leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and she is scheduled to visit Manipur and Tripura very soon," he told reporters at the state Congress headquarters here. He said that during her Tripura visit, the Congress leader will visit Tripureswari temple in Gomati district. Roy Barman, who was inducted into the Congress Working Committee (CWC) as a permanent invitee, was felicitated by his supporters at the party office. He is the first Congress leader from Tripura to be inducted into the CWC, the party's top decision-making body. "My inclusion in CWC is not only a matter of personal pride, but also the pride of the Congress leaders and workers who have been fearlessly working in the northeastern state," he said. State Congres

People will reject Congress due to unruly behaviour in by-polls: Tripura CM

The BJP has announced its candidates for the September 5 bypolls to Dhanpur and Boxanagar assembly constituencies in Tripura's Sepahijala district

BJP announces candidates for September 5 Tripura assembly bypolls

The BJP has announced its candidates for the September 5 bypolls to Dhanpur and Boxanagar assembly constituencies in Tripura's Sepahijala district, a party leader said here on Wednesday. The party nominated Taffajal Hussain for the Boxanagar assembly seat and Bindu Debnath for the Dhanpur segment, he said. Hussain is a local leader of Boxanagar, while Debnath is the party's mandal president in Dhanpur. Senior leaders are going to Boxanagar and Dhanpur to begin booth-level campaign from today. Our candidates will file nomination papers on Thursday," Tripura BJP's media in-charge Sunit Sarkar said. The bypoll to the Boxanagar constituency was necessitated due to the death of CPI(M) MLA Samsul Haque. Union Minister Pratima Bhoumik's resignation as the MLA of Dhanpur necessitated the by-election to that seat. The CPI(M)-led Left Front has fielded Kaushik Chanda and Mijan Husain as its nominees for Dhanpur and Boxanagar assembly constituencies respectively. The last date for filing t

Govt working for overall development, aiming at 8% growth: Tripura CM

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday said his government has been working for the overall development of the state and aims at achieving 8 per cent growth in the current financial year. The BJP-IPFT government, in its budget for the 2023-24 fiscal, laid emphasis on all fronts ranging from health, infrastructure building and education to farmers' welfare, he said during the Independence Day celebration at Assam Rifles ground here. As the people have reposed faith in us, the BJP-IPFT coalition has formed the government for the second time. We will surely respect the people's aspirations in the years to come," he said. Claiming that the state's development is on the "right path", the chief minister said Tripura had registered an 8.5 per cent growth in the 2022-23 financial year. "The government aims at achieving an eight per cent annual growth during the 2023-24 fiscal, exceeding the projected national figure. The outlay in sectors like health, education, agriculture and triba

CPI(M), Cong hold talks on Tripura bypolls to avoid split in anti-BJP votes

Leaders of the opposition Tipra Motha, CPI(M) and Congress on Saturday met to strategise for the by-election to the two assembly seats in Tripura, in which they are looking to avoid a split of the anti-BJP votes. By-elections will be held in the Dhanpur and Boxanagar seats in Sepahijala district on September 5. Following the meeting, leader of opposition Animesh Debbarma of the Tipra Motha said a preliminary discussion was held on the bypolls. "Today, we held a preliminary discussion with CPI(M) and Congress on the upcoming by-elections. Our main intention is to avoid a split of anti-BJP votes," he told reporters. Debbarma said the result of the assembly election, held in February, was not as per their expectations even as the BJP secured less than 40 per cent votes. "We don't want to repeat the same in the by-elections. I have heard the views of both CPI(M) and Congress, and will place them before our leadership for taking a final call on it," he said. "The Tipra Motha wants to

Tripura CM asks officials to ensure uninterrupted power supply to the state

The CM further directed the department to play an active role to installing solar panels at GB Pant, IGM, and TMC hospitals

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Tripura CM claims Rohingyas using state as corridor for passage elsewhere

Other than a zero-tolerance policy against the mafia, the CM stressed the use of advanced technologies at all police stations across the state

INDIA name unjustified, illogical, Tripura CM Saha hits out at Oppn bloc

Addressing BJP workers at an event in Agartala on Sunday, CM Saha said, "India is a nation that thrives on unity in diversity, and any attempt to distort its name for political gains is condemnable"

Tripura CM Saha assures repair of damaged India-Bangladesh border fence

Further, according to the statement, the CM, during his visit to the border area, interacted with the locals and heard their problems

Over 150 dengue cases reported in Tripura, CM chairs review meeting

Further, in a Facebook post, CM Saha wrote, "Dengue fever has been reported in a few places, including Dhanpur, in the past few days

Manipur issue to be solved; BJP making inroads in Tripura tribal belt: Saha

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha who led the BJP to power in Tripura earlier this year believes that the problems in the neighbouring state of Manipur will be solved in due course. In an exclusive interview to PTI, Saha also claimed the BJP has been making inroads into the tribal belt in the state which till now has been in the iron grip of a tribal outfit Tipra Motha, which he feels is suffering from its own problems. It (troubles) has happened before in Manipur. I do believe in due course the matter (ethnic clashes) will be solved, said the 70-year-old chief minister. His own state, which has a long history of tribal insurgency and massacres, earlier this week witnessed demonstrations by Kuki and other tribes in the Jampui hills protesting the ongoing violence in Manipur. The four-year-old Tipra Motha led by Prodyut Manikya Debbarma, a scion of the former ruling family of the state, and by Bijoy Kumar Hrangkhawl, a former militant, has been in talks with the Tripura government a

FM Nirmala Sitharaman on two-day visit to Assam, Tripura from Friday

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will embark on a two-day visit to Assam and Tripura from Friday, an official release said. She will participate in an investiture ceremony for conferring Presidential Awards for Specially Distinguished Record of Service to officers and staff of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) in Guwahati. The Presidential Award of Appreciation Certificate, which was announced on this year's Republic Day, will be awarded to 29 officers and staff of CBIC. They were selected on the basis of their exemplary performance in their respective field of service over the years. The awardees selected this year include officers from all cadres of the service, who have consistently performed with distinction in their various assignments, including prevention of smuggling, detection of tax evasion, detection of trade-based money laundering and foreign exchange violations, besides contributions in tax policy formulation, revenue mobilisation, automat

Uproar in Tripura assembly as 5 MLAs suspended; Oppn stages walkout twice

The Tripura Assembly on Friday witnessed uproarious scenes as opposition members protested and walked out twice over the Speaker's decision to suspend five MLAs and not to allow a discussion on a ruling BJP MLA allegedly watching a pornographic clip inside the house in the last session. As the opposition legislators protested in the well, Speaker Biswa Bandhu Sen suspended five of them for the day. It prompted the opposition members to stage a walkout. Sen, however, withdrew the suspension order after some time following a request by Chief Minister Manik Saha. The five MLAs returned to the House but insisted that action be taken against the ruling party MLA for his "misconduct". When the Speaker refused, the opposition walked out of the House for the second time. CPI(M) legislator Nayan Sarkar, Congress member Sudip Roy Barman and three Tipra Motha MLAs - Brishaketu Debbarma, Nandita Reang and Ranjit Debbarma - were suspended for "creating disturbances" during the proceedings on th

5 Tripura MLAs suspended from assembly for 'disrupting' budget proceedings

Five MLAs were suspended from the Tripura assembly on Friday for "disrupting" the House proceedings, following which opposition parties staged a walkout, an official said. Assembly Speaker Biswa Bandhu Sen suspended CPI(M) legislator Nayan Sarkar, Congress' Sudip Roy Barman and three Tipra Motha MLAs for the day for "creating disturbances" during the budget proceedings, he said. The three suspended Tipra Motha legislators are Brishaketu Debbarma, Nandita Reang and Ranjit Debbarma. Tipra Motha MLA Animesh Debbarma sought a discussion on the "misconduct" of BJP legislator Jadab Lal Nath who was allegedly caught watching pornography on his mobile phone in the assembly in March. Debbarma wanted to bring an adjournment motion on the issue but the Speaker did not allow him to do so and asked Finance Minister Pranajit Singha Roy to place the state budget for the current fiscal. Irked by the Speaker's decision, Tipra Motha lawmakers started the protest, demanding discussion on the Jadab L

Permanent resident certificate made mandatory for Tripura govt jobs

Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday said 'Permanent Resident of Tripura Certificate' (PRTC) will be mandatory for applying to jobs in all state government departments and semi-government bodies. He said the decision was taken by the state cabinet to provide more opportunities to the people of Tripura, and this will be in addition to the other requirements already in force. "As a part of the State government's ongoing effort to provide employment to the youth of the State of Tripura, the Cabinet has decided that the PRTC would be required while making applications for government and semi government jobs," he said in a Facebook post. "This step has been taken to provide more opportunities to the people of the State. It may be noted that this requirement of a document is in addition to other requirements already in force," he added. Earlier, Congress MLA Sudip Roy Barman met Tripura Public Service Commission (TPSC) chairman Kush Kumar Sharma to make PRTC mandatory for appearing in al

Tipra Motha chief Debbarma quits politics, says want to work for the people

Earlier, Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma had said that he will quit politics after the February 16 Tripura assembly elections and will never seek votes as "Bubagra" (king)