AGARTALA: Tourism Minister Sushanta Chowdhury has reviewed preparations for the Seva Jyoti Kalash Yatra and the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, which will be held across all 8 districts of Tripura on October 7. The programmes are part of the month-long Seva Sankalp Abhiyan, held from September 17 to October 17 to mark 25 years of
AGARTALA: Voters in Tripura’s tribal areas turned out in strong numbers for the village committee elections under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), with turnout exceeding 81 per cent. Women voters outnumbered men at the polls. Polling was held for 2,950 seats across 587 village committees, after 1,644 seats had already been won
AGARTALA: The Tripura Cabinet has approved a 3 per cent increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for state government employees and pensioners, taking the total rate to 44 per cent. The latest revision follows the 5 per cent hike announced earlier this year, which lifted the rate to 41 per cent from
AGARTALA: TIPRA Motha founder Pradyot Kishore Debbarman has reaffirmed his decision to step away from active politics, while saying he will continue to work for the growth and development of the indigenous community. Debbarman, whose party is an ally of the ruling BJP, made the remarks during a Facebook live session on September 19. He
KHOWAI: A man identified as Motilal Karmakar died while running during a clash and police lathi charge outside a Village Committee vote counting centre at Champa Haor in Khowai district, according to reports. The incident has drawn strong reactions. Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha described the death as a matter of great regret. The trouble
AGARTALA: Tension marked the counting of votes in the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) Village Committee elections, with reports of protests and clashes emerging from several counting centres. According to the reports, unrest broke out at some centres during the counting process. At a few locations, police reportedly resorted to a lathi charge
AGARTALA: Chief Minister Manik Saha has described the outcome of the TTAADC Village Committee elections as a sign of a new Tripura, saying the result reflects public support for development and unity among communities. Reacting to the verdict, the Chief Minister said the mandate shows that voters in the tribal areas want progress and peaceful
AGARTALA: The Tipra Motha Party (TMP) has registered a commanding victory in the Village Committee elections of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), winning 2,803 of the 3,470 seats declared so far. The tally gives the party roughly 81 percent of the declared seats, a dominant majority in the council’s grassroots bodies across
Udaipur: Traffic on the Udaipur-Amarpur road came to a standstill on Tuesday after Tipra Motha workers and supporters staged a road blockade, demanding the immediate arrest of those involved in a recent shooting incident. Scores of party workers and supporters, including a large number of women, sat on the road, bringing vehicular movement to a
Agartala: Leaders of Tipra Motha on Tuesday approached the State Election Commission, Tripura, over the “Queen’s bullet” incident and gave the administration a 24-hour deadline to act. A delegation of party leaders reached the Commission’s office in Agartala and spoke to the media after the visit. They demanded prompt and impartial action in connection with
