Agartala, Feb 16 (IANS) After the Tipra Motha Party (TMP), another ally of the ruling BJP, the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT), on Monday announced that it would intensify its agitation demanding the introduction of the Roman script for the tribal ‘Kokborok’ language. The TMP and the IPFT are both tribal-based parties and junior partners of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Tripura. Announcing the plan to step up the agitation, IPFT General Secretary Swapan Debbarma said tha…
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Agartala, Jan 27 (IANS) In a significant political development, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday rejected the Tipra Motha Party’s (TMP) demand to introduce the Roman script for the tribal Kokborok language, the mother tongue of nine of the 19 tribal communities residing in the state. The Chief Minister’s rejection of the demand assumes significance months ahead of the elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC). Addressing a gathering of tribal peop…
Agartala, Jan 25 (IANS) Renowned writer and tribal intellectual from Tripura, Naresh Chandra Dev Varma, who was named as a recipient of the Padma Shri on Sunday, expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Central government for recognising his contribution to tribal language and literature.The octogenarian author said he was deeply delighted after being chosen for the prestigious national honour by the Union government led by Prime Minister Modi.“This recognition is not person…
Agartala, Jan 19 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Monday said that the BJP government has taken a series of initiatives to develop and expand the use of the tribal Kokborok language across the state.In a video message marking the 48th Kokborok Day, the Chief Minister said that Kokborok is now taught from Class I to Class XII, and that a full-fledged Kokborok department has been established at Tripura University, a Central varsity. He said the language is currently being taught in 1,29…
Agartala, Dec 30 (IANS) Tribal politics, which has traditionally played a decisive role in Tripura’s electoral process, continued to shape the state’s political landscape in the outgoing year, with the ruling BJP focusing on consolidating its organisational base among indigenous communities while gradually reducing its dependence on tribal-based allies, particularly the Tipra Motha Party (TMP).Ahead of early next year’s elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTA…
Agartala, Dec 23 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on BJP’s ally Tipra Motha Party (TMP) over the latter’s reported statement that the BJP would not be allowed to operate in the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC). Saha asserted that no force can stop the BJP from holding programmes and working for Janajati (tribal) people in tribal areas. Addressing a party programme at Baijal Bari under Khowai district, the Chief Minister said…