AGARTALA: An important meeting was held at the Bharatiya Janata Party’s state office here on Wednesday in the presence of Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha, bringing together senior party leaders to deliberate on organisational and political matters concerning the state unit. The meeting comes at a time when the party has been actively engaged on […]
AGARTALA: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) staged a protest demonstration at Battala in the capital on Wednesday, demanding the cancellation of the proposed India-US trade agreement, with effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump being burnt during the programme. The demonstration was part of a nationwide protest called by the SKM
AGARTALA: The Bharatiya Janata Party organised a protest march on Wednesday against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s “despicable” agitation staged in front of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official residence in New Delhi, with the demonstration culminating in a tense stand-off near Congress Bhavan. The march began from the BJP’s state office and wound through several roads
AGARTALA: The Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee, NSUI and Youth Congress jointly organised a protest demonstration here on Wednesday against the alleged police lathi-charge on agitating students and youth, who have been protesting over 152 question paper leaks and examination irregularities, including in NEET and re-NEET, over the past 12 years under the Modi government. Activists
TELIAMURA: A daring theft at the Water Resource Division office under the PWD Department in Teliamura Sub-Division has raised serious questions over the security arrangements at government offices, after thieves broke into the premises and made away with valuable equipment on Tuesday night. The theft came to light on Wednesday when, despite a government holiday
AGARTALA: A heavy contingent of police personnel was deployed at Congress Bhavan on Wednesday in view of a BJP procession taken out in the city, as part of the party’s nationwide counter-mobilisation against Congress’s protests over Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s detention and the NEET-UG paper leak row. Similar BJP marches were reported from several
KAILASAHAR: The Kailasahar District Congress laid siege to the local police station on Wednesday, protesting the alleged police crackdown on students participating in the ongoing agitation in Delhi and the detention of several leaders, including Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. Kailasahar MLA Birajit Sinha and District Congress President Badruzzaman led the demonstration, joined by a
AGARTALA: Chief Secretary J.K. Sinha was admitted to a private hospital on Wednesday after experiencing a sudden health issue, prompting Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha to personally monitor the situation and assure the public that the senior bureaucrat is in stable condition. The Chief Minister visited the hospital to enquire about the Chief Secretary’s health
SIPAHIJALA: A chartered accountant, along with his wife, was allegedly attacked by a group of miscreants on the road in front of Golaghati Sipahijala School while the couple was returning home, triggering fresh concerns over the deteriorating law and order situation in the state. According to reports, the assailants, believed to be under the influence
AGARTALA: The All India Democratic Students’ Organisation (AIDSO), All India Democratic Youth Organisation (AIDYO) and All India Mahila Sanskritik Sangathan (AIMSS) jointly staged a protest demonstration near City Centre here on Wednesday, condemning the police crackdown on agitating protesters in Delhi. Activists of the three organisations gathered at the venue carrying banners and placards, raising
