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BJP recognises honesty, determination towards work: Tripura CM Manik Saha

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has said BJP gives recognition to honesty, interiority, and determination towards work. Speaking at a party programme in the Nalchar area of Sepahijala district on Thursday, the chief minister claimed he became a Rajya Sabha member because of his performance. I had doubled the number of party members as an in-charge of booth management and membership in Tripura. If you work for the party in a dedicated way, you will certainly get everything, Saha said. The 69-year-old dentist-turned politician currently is a Rajya Sabha MP and the BJP state president. He was elected as an MLA in the recently concluded bypoll. Previously, he held the post of president of Tripura Cricket Association (TCA). However, he is yet to take oath as a member of the Assembly. The chief minister said holding so many posts makes him eligible for inclusion of his name in a record book. Saha was sworn as the chief minister of Tripura after Biplab Kumar Deb abruptly resigned on

SC stays Tripura HC order seeking scrutiny of Mukesh Ambani's security

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Tripura High Court orders seeking to examine the security cover given to Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and his family

BJP bags 3 seats in Tripura bypolls, CM Manik Saha wins from Town Bordowali

BJP nominee Swapna Das (Paul) bagged the Surma (SC) seat thrashing her independent rival Baburam Satnami by a margin of 4583 votes

Counting underway for Tripura bypolls in 4 seats amid tight security

Counting of votes was underway for the by-elections to the four assembly seats in Tripura on Sunday amid tight security, officials said

BJP's Tripura ally IPFT to merge with Tipra Motha ahead of Assembly polls

The Indigenous People's Front of Tripura, an ally of the BJP in the North-eastern state, will merge with a regional political party Tipra Motha on July 2, a senior IPFT leader said

Moderate to brisk turnout in bypolls for 3 Lok Sabha, 7 assembly seats

While Punjab recorded over 22% polling till 1 pm in the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat, around 28% voters in Azamgarh and Rampur Lok Sabha seats in UP exercised their franchise in the first 6 hours of voting

TMC delegation to meet EC over Tripura violence ahead of bypolls

A delegation of Trinamool Congress MPs will call on the Election Commission of India Thursday to submit a memorandum in connection with the recent incidents of violence in Tripura, the party said

'Not just for 6-7 months': Manik Saha says he's BJP's 2023 Tripura CM face

Addressing a rally on Sunday night, Saha said the entire nation is watching the Town Bardowali assembly bypoll where he is the candidate.

22 candidates in fray for Tripura bypolls to 4 assembly seats including CM

The bypolls to the four assembly segments - Agartala, Town Bardowali, Surma and Jubarajnagar - will be held on June 23.

Tripura CM to contest polls 1st time; multi-cornered contest in 4 seats

In his around three-decade-long political career, Tripura CM Manik Saha for the first time would contest a direct election in the June 23 by-polls as he is not a member of the state assembly

Tripura gets first-ever virtual court for traffic e-challan cases

The first virtual court for traffic e-challan cases in Tripura was inaugurated by the Chief Justice of High Court of Tripura here on Wednesday. Justice S Talapatra, Justice T Amarnath Goud, Justice Arindam Lodh, Justice SG Chottapadhyay and senior state government officials were present at the inaugural function. Today is yet another red letter day for the High Court of Tripura as virtual court for traffic e-challan cases has come up. With this, the litigants don't need to come to the court to pay fine, Justice Mohanty said during the event. Asserting that litigants are the focus of the judiciary, the chief justice said, Whatever may be we are or working in whatever category - judges, registry and police officers - we all come under the umbrella of the Constitution. Everything we do or don't do is aimed at serving the people of our country. Justice Mohanty said e-court was introduced in the state so that litigants don't need to come to the court for justice. Tripura is one of the

Biplab Deb's resignation validates BJP govt in Tripura non-performing: TMC

TMC claimed Biplab Kumar Deb's resignation as Tripura CM substantiated its allegation that the BJP-led dispensation in the northeastern state has been a "non-performing" government

Indian Oil Corporation plans to transport fuel to Tripura via Bangladesh

PSU major Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) on Sunday said it is looking to transport fuel to Tripura through Bangladesh as the rail network has been totally snapped due to massive landslides in Assam

Tripura bypolls 'dress rehearsal', get ready to oust BJP govt: Manik Sarkar

Hitting out at the state government, Sarkar said it can't sustain its existence by changing the chief minister.

Biplab Deb ousted to divert people's anger against BJP misrule: CPI-M

Tripura CPI-M state secretary Jitendra Chowdhury said that Biplab Kumar Deb was ousted from the chief minister's post to divert the people's anger against the misrule of the BJP-led government

Former Tripura CM Biplab Deb's security cover downscaled, says police

Deb, who had stepped down as chief minister on May 14, however, is still being provided Z'-category security by the Ministry of Home Affairs

Newsmaker: What is the biggest challenge for Tripura's new CM Manik Saha?

The monsoons are here and parts of Tripura are still unreachable. This is the new CM's greatest challenge

Newsmaker: What is the biggest challenge for Tripura's new CM Manik Saha?

The monsoons are here and parts of Tripura are still unreachable. This is the new CM's greatest challenge

New Tripura CM Saha allocates portfolios, keeps Home, Health for himself

Allocating portfolios, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha kept key departments such as Home and Health to himself

Fake report in CIA's name against ex-Tripura CM: Biplab Deb's wife

Three days after Biplab Deb resigned as CM of Tripura, his wife Niti Deb has filed a police complaint, alleging that a fake report attributed to the CIA