Silchar (Assam), March 29 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday expressed confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will secure a decisive victory in the Silchar constituency in southern Assam in the upcoming Assembly elections. Addressing an election rally at Kirtania Ground on Satsang Ashram Road in Silchar, Saha said the BJP candidate, Rajdeep Roy, is certain to win by a “huge margin.”The Tripura Chief Minister sharply criticised the Congress-led United Progressive All…
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Agartala/Kohima, March 25 (IANS) Multi-cornered contests are on the cards in both Tripura and Nagaland, with several candidates filing nominations for the April 9 by-elections in the Dharmanagar and Koridang Assembly constituencies, respectively. In Tripura, six candidates have filed their nomination papers for the Dharmanagar by-election in the North Tripura district. The contest features nominees from major political parties as well as smaller parties and an independent candidate.The key conte…
Agartala, March 19 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Thursday expressed confidence that the BJP will win the Dharmanagar by-election scheduled for April 9, citing the party’s development agenda and candidate selection.CM Saha said the party has fielded Jahar Chakraborti, a long-time BJP member, following a decision by the central leadership.“He has been associated with the BJP for a very long time and is a gentleman. People of Dharmanagar know him well, which is an advantage for us…
Agartala, March 19 (IANS) A multi-corner political contest is likely in the April 9 by-election to the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in Tripura’s North Tripura district, with major political parties stepping up preparations. After the CPI-M-led Left Front, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, on Thursday, announced their candidates for the crucial bypoll, independent aspirants and a few smaller local parties are also expected to enter the fray, further intensifying the contest …
Agartala, Jan 19 (IANS) In a joint operation, the Tripura Police and the Railway Protection Force (RPF) arrested two suspected arms and drug peddlers on Sunday after they arrived in Agartala on an express train, officials said. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Rati Ranjan Debnath, said on Sunday that Tripura Police personnel and RPF troops recovered a loaded pistol and around 100 bottles of banned cough syrup from the possession of two youths from Bihar after detaining them at Agartala …
Agartala, Jan 4 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Sunday that with the death of Tripura Assembly Speaker and veteran legislator Biswa Bandhu Sen, the state has lost a true public leader and a respected cultural figure. He noted that Sen was known for his neutrality and dignified conduct in the State Assembly. Addressing a condolence meeting, held in memory of the late leader at Nazrul Kalakshetra in Agartala, the Chief Minister said that Sen always played an impartial and construc…
Agartala, Dec 27 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday said that the untimely demise of Tripura Legislative Assembly Speaker Biswa Bandhu Sen is an irreparable loss for the state, while remembering him as an exceptional leader and a great personality who made outstanding contributions to the state’s development. Sen, a four-time MLA, who passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Friday after undergoing medical treatment for over four-and-a-half months, will be cremated w…
Agartala, Dec 27 (IANS) Tripura Legislative Assembly Speaker and four-time MLA Biswa Bandhu Sen, who passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Friday after undergoing medical treatment for over four-and-a-half months, will be cremated with full state honours at his hometown Dharmanagar on Sunday.Agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ratan Lal Nath said that Sen’s mortal remains were brought to Agartala from Bengaluru on Saturday and then taken to the Tripura Legislative Assemb…
Agartala, Dec 26 (IANS) Tripura Legislative Assembly Speaker and four-time MLA Biswa Bandhu Sen passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Friday after undergoing medical treatment for over four months. He was 72. Sen, a Congress turned BJP leader, is survived by his wife, one son and a daughter.The Tripura government has declared three days of state mourning from Friday as a mark of respect to the departed leader.During the period of state mourning (December 26 to 28), the National Flag …