Agartala, April 6 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Monday asserted that people are increasingly aligning with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) due to its development-driven agenda, while sharply criticising opposition parties ahead of the upcoming Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) elections.Addressing an election rally at Dasda Bazar in North Tripura in support of BJP candidate Shailendra Nath, Saha said the party’s guiding principle is “nation first, then …
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New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Among the four states and a Union Territory going to polls this month, results of two – separated by a distance of almost 2,500 kms – will hold the key to revival of two of the country’s once-significant political forces. Going with the states, on-ground media reports and political pundits suggest that neither the Grand Old Party Congress, nor the once-kingmakers Left parties have any distant chances of gaining power in either Tamil Nadu or West Bengal.In Tamil Na…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Rajya Sabha MP from Kerala John Brittas has approached Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia seeking a grant of a paid holiday to postal employees on the day of the Assembly election on April 9. In a letter addressed to the Union Minister, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP sought an urgent intervention to enable postal employees to exercise their franchise.In his letter, Brittas expressed concern over instructions issued by the Kerala Postal Circ…
Agartala, April 4 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday urged people not to be misled by parties spreading “wrong messages” and called upon supporters of rival groups to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) while there is still time. The Chief Minister asserted that people are ready to form a “triple-engine government” in the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC). The 30-member TTAADC, comprising 28 elected representatives and two members nominat…
Agartala, April 3 (IANS) Opposition CPI (M)-led Left Front leaders on Friday alleged that the election authorities in Tripura are using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) without Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) units, reportedly brought from Madhya Pradesh, despite sufficient machines being available within the state. The 30-member Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), comprising 28 elected representatives and two members nominated by the state government, is sched…
Agartala, April 2 (IANS) In a clear sign of low female representation, only 4.62 per cent of the 173 candidates contesting the April 12 elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) are women.The autonomous council, set up in 1982 to promote the socio-economic development of tribal communities, is regarded as the state’s second most important constitutional body after the Assembly.Officials of the Tripura State Election Commission (SEC), which is conducting the pol…
Kochi, March 31 (IANS) Film director Ranjith was arrested on Tuesday in connection with an alleged sexual assault complaint filed by a young actress, marking a significant development in a case that has been handled with unusual secrecy by the police. The Ernakulam Central Police registered the case, while a special squad led by Kochi’s Deputy Commissioner of Police carried out the arrest, reportedly acting on directives from senior officers, including the Ernakulam Range Inspector General …
Ernakulam, March 31 (IANS) Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition and veteran Congress leader, V.D. Satheesan, on Tuesday, launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, accusing him of backing out of a public debate and repeatedly making “false claims” without accountability. Satheesan said the Chief Minister’s decision to avoid a direct face-to-face discussion and instead shift the engagement to social media was “deeply disappointing”.He added that he had expected Chief Minister Vijaya…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 31 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader A.K. Antony on Tuesday asserted that a change of government in Kerala is “certain”, claiming that the electorate has already made up its mind well before polling day.Kerala goes to the polls on April 9 to elect 140 new legislators.“The people of Kerala have already voted in their hearts,” Antony said, projecting a decisive return of the United Democratic Front (UDF).“Like a thunderclap, the UDF will come back. The people have …
Agartala, March 30 (IANS) The government of Tripura is set to implement comprehensive security measures to ensure the peaceful and smooth conduct of the upcoming elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) and the by-election in the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency, officials said on Monday. The 30-member TTAADC, which includes 28 elected representatives and two members nominated by the state government, will go to the polls on April 12.Meanwhile, the by-election …