Agartala, May 6 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has took a strong stand in the fight to make the state drug-free. During a meeting at the Civil Secretariat here on Tuesday, the Chief Minister said that the police administration must remain constantly vigilant to ensure that drugs do not enter the state through the railways or any other route.Various narcotics are smuggled from Myanmar and routed through Mizoram and southern Assam before reaching Tripura, often for illegal transit into n…
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Agartala, May 5 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Tuesday that the police will take all necessary steps to conduct an impartial investigation into the death of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) leader Rahul Kishore Roy, whose body was found in the bathroom of his residence in North Tripura district. The Chief Minister, who also holds the Home Department portfolio, in a Facebook post said: “I would like to assure that the allegations brought forward by his (Roy’s) wife will be th…
Agartala, May 4 (IANS) Free and fair elections in West Bengal have ensured the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) victory in West Bengal, marking what Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha described as an urgent need for political change amid rising concerns over infiltration and national security. CM Saha, along with state BJP President Rajib Bhattacharjee and other senior leaders, led a victory rally in Agartala after the Trinamool Congress-led government, headed by outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Ba…
Agartala, May 4 (IANS) Tripura’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retained the Dharmanagar Assembly seat, where the by-election was held on April 9, and the results were declared on Monday. According to the Election Commission, BJP candidate and the party’s North Tripura district Vice-President Jahar Chakraborti defeated opposition CPI-M nominee Amitabha Datta by a margin of 18,290 votes. Chakraborti secured 24,291 votes, while Datta bagged 6,001 votes. Congress nominee Chayan Bhattacharya …
Agartala, May 3 (IANS) A septuagenarian man has been arrested for allegedly raping and murdering his minor granddaughter in Tripura, officials said on Sunday.Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday asked the police to take appropriate steps to ensure the harshest punishment for the accused. The Chief Minister, in a social media post, said he had learnt in detail about the incident involving the unnatural death of a Class 10 student in Chandanmura village under Sonamura subdivision in Sepahij…
Agartala, May 2 (IANS) The Tripura government is setting up ‘pink toilets’ across all urban civic bodies, including areas under the Agartala Municipal Corporation, to provide hygienic, safe and easily identifiable public washrooms for women, Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Saturday.After reviewing ongoing urban development projects, the Chief Minister expressed satisfaction that construction of pink toilets in 20 urban areas across the state is nearing completion. He emphasised that such i…
Agartala, April 30 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is working sincerely for the development of women across all sectors, with women’s safety being a key priority. Participating in the discussion on a motion in the state Assembly on women’s reservation, the Chief Minister said the Prime Minister’s goal is the real empowerment of women and alleged that Opposition resistance has repeatedly hindered progress, including delays in passi…
Agartala, April 30 (IANS) The Tripura Assembly on Thursday adopted a motion urging the Central government to reintroduce the Women’s Reservation Bill, also known as the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, following a prolonged and heated debate. The motion, moved by Government Chief Whip Kalyani Saha Roy and supported by 16 other treasury bench members, was strongly backed by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies — the Tipra Motha Party (TMP) and the Indigenous People’s Front of Tri…
Agartala, April 25 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday asserted that opposition parties have done injustice to women by opposing the Women’s Reservation Bill, calling such a stance undesirable. He said that women across the country would give a befitting reply to the opposition parties in the future.Saha made these remarks while participating in the ‘Janakrosh Mahila Padyatra’ organised by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (Bharatiya Janata Party) in Agartala, held i…
Agartala, April 23 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Thursday claimed that the opposition insulted women for their own political benefit and maintained that the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance does not support women’s empowerment, instead prioritising self-centred politics. The Chief Minister said that an amendment to the Women’s Reservation Bill could not be passed in Parliament due to opposition resistance on April 17.He described the amendment as crucial for adv…