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SC orders more central police forces to be sent for Tripura municipal polls

The Supreme Court directed the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to provide two additional companies of the Central Armed Police Forces to secure every polling booth during the Tripura municipal polls

Tripura civic body elections begin amid accusations of violence

Amid accusations of political violence, civic polls to Tripura's 14 municipalities began on Thursday. TMC officials on Thursday claimed that a party worker was beaten up in ward number 5 in Agartala, the state capital. However, the police could not confirm any untoward incidents. CPI(M) state secretary Jiten Chaudhary also alleged that the ruling party was indulging in voter intimidation in south Tripura district and obstructing party workers from functioning freely. However, the ruling BJP denied these allegations and its spokesperson Nabendu Bhattacharya on Thursday said Utsaber mejaj e vote hocche (Vote has begun on a celebratory spirit). The run-up to the polls, which should have been a humdrum affair, became a cause celebre after it was marred by violence, arrests, sit-ins in far-away Delhi and a Supreme Court intervention asking officials to ensure peaceful polling. The electoral battle has the ruling BJP locked in battle with the Trinamool Congress which is foraying into th

SC to hear contempt plea of TMC over law, order situation in Tripura today

The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear a contempt plea of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which claimed that the law and order situation in Tripura is "worsening" by the day

Will meet PM, raise issues of Tripura violence: Mamata Banerjee

BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh dubbed her allegations as baseless

TMC MPs meet Amit Shah on alleged police violence in Tripura

A delegation of TMC MPs met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday alleging police violence in Tripura. The legislators who were sitting on a dharna outside the Ministry of Home Affairs since Monday morning were given an appointment to meet Shah in the afternoon. "We told him in detail how leaders were being arrested and MPs being beaten up. He told us that he had spoken to the Tripura CM on phone yesterday and assured us that he would seek a report from the state," TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee. Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Santanu Sen, Kalyan Banerjee, Derek O'Brien, Mala Roy 11 other MPs were part of the delegation that met Shah. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who is scheduled to land in Delhi in the evening is also planning to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue. Hitting out at Shah, the TMC chief said the Union home minister "is yet to show courtesy" and meet the TMC MPs who have been seeking an audience with him over the violence in Tripura. "During my visit to Del

Tripura violence: False case against Saayoni Ghosh, says Sushmita Dev

Trinamool Congress MP Sushmita Dev on Monday said that a false case has been lodged against the party's Youth Congress chief Saayoni Ghosh

TMC MPs hold protest outside MHA against police action in Tripura

A delegation of TMC MPs on Monday sat on a dharna outside the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) here over alleged police brutality and arrest of its youth leader in Tripura. The MPs also raised slogans against the home minister and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demanded an appointment with Amit Shah. We want the home minister to listen to us. Both Shah and Modi need to answer for the violence that is happening in Tripura, said TMC leader Sukhendu Sekhar Ray. TMC MP Saugata Ray said the protests were also against the arrest of party's youth leader Sayani Ghosh in Tripura. The party alleged "mayhem" in BJP-ruled Tripura as Ghosh was arrested by the police and accused of attempt to murder. Party chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is also expected to arrive here later in the day. The Tripura Police on Sunday arrested actor-turned TMC leader Ghosh on charges of attempt to murder after she allegedly disrupted a meeting of state Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb by shout

Press Council seeks Tripura's comments on arrest of 2 women journalists

The Press Council of India (PCI) took cognizance of the arrest of two women journalists by the Tripura Police and called for the state government's comments on the matter.

Editors Guild, IWPC condemn detention of women journalists by Assam Police

Police officials in both states have confirmed that Samriddhi Sakunia and Swarna Jha, journalists with HW News Network, who went to Tripura to write on recent communal incident, were detained

Two women journalists named in FIR in Tripura detained by Assam Police

Two women journalists, who came to Tripura to write on the recent communal incidents in Tripura were detained by Assam police at Karimganj's Neelam Bazar, police officials confirmed

PM transfers first instalment of PMAY-G to 147,000 beneficiaries in Tripura

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday transferred the first instalment of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G) to more than 1.47 lakh beneficiaries of Tripura via video conferencing.

PM to transfer first PMAY-G installment to beneficiaries in Tripura today

PM Narendra Modi will transfer the first instalment of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G) to more than 1.47 lakh beneficiaries of Tripura.

BJP wins 112 out of 334 seats uncontested in Tripura civic polls

This will be the first civic election that the BJP will face after coming to power in the border state in 2018

'Truth cannot be silenced': Rahul Gandhi flays use of UAPA in Tripura

He also attacked the BJP, saying its favourite cover-up tactic is "shooting the messenger "

Tripura opposition condemns police action against SC lawyers, others

In the aftermath of Tripura police acting against 102 people including SC lawyers, activists, the opposition Congress and CPI(M) as well as human rights bodies lambasted the state government

Tripura police books 4 SC lawyers under UAPA for abetting disharmony

The lawyers have also been served notices asking them to appear before police by November 10 for questioning, Superintendent of Police of West Tripura district Manik Das said.

TMC will form government in Tripura in 2023 elections: Abhishek Banerjee

All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday claimed his party would form the Government in Tripura in the 2023 state assembly elections

Tripura aware of Mamata's appeasement politics, won't accept TMC: Sonkar

Ahead of 2023 Tripura assembly elections,BJP state in-charge Vinod Sonkar said that people of Tripura neither accepted TMC in previous elections not are they going to accept it now

Tripura Civic elections on November 25; counting on November 28

Tripura State Election Commission (SEC) has announced the election to 20 urban local bodies, including Agartala Municipal Corporation in all the eight districts in the state on November 25.Tripura SEC ML Dey in a press conference here on Friday said, "The poll date for civic bodies in the state is scheduled to be held on November 25 from 7 am to 4 pm. Counting will be held on November 28, which will commence from 8 am.""The notification of the election will be issued on October 27. Submission of nomination papers will continue till November 3 and the date of scrutiny has been fixed on November 5. Withdrawal of nomination is November 8 till 3 pm," the SEC stated."The entire process of elections is slated to end on December 4," he added.

Party MP Susmita Dev attacked in Tripura, car damaged: TMC

Trinamool Congress Friday said that party MP Susmita Dev was brutally attacked at Amtali area near here and sustained injuries when she along with party workers and I-PAC employees