Agartala, April 7 (IANS) A multi-cornered contest is on the cards for the April 9 by-election to the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in North Tripura district, which shares borders with Assam and Mizoram. Altogether, six candidates are in the fray, with nominees from major political parties, smaller parties, and an independent candidate adding to the competitive landscape.The key contenders include Jahar Chakraborti of the ruling BJP, Chayan Bhattacharjee of the Congress, and Amitabha Datta re…
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Agartala, March 29 (IANS) In a first in Tripura’s electoral history in several decades, both the ruling parties and the opposition have launched all-out campaigns — without any alliances — to capture the crucial Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), widely considered the state’s second most important constitutional body after the state Assembly. The tribal autonomous council, comprising 28 elected members and two nominated by the state government, will go to the polls …
Agartala, March 23 (IANS) Amid a joint protest and walkout by the Opposition Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Congress, the Tripura Legislative Assembly on Monday adopted a Bill to set up another private university in the state. The Dhanvantari Skill University, Tripura Bill was passed despite strong objections from Opposition members, who alleged that the organisation proposing to establish the university lacks the required experience, capability, and institutional strength.The New Delhi-…
Agartala, March 20 (IANS) The Tripura Assembly on Friday witnessed bedlam as opposition CPI(M) and Congress members jointly staged a walkout over the adoption of three bills to set up private universities in the state. Leader of the Opposition Jitendra Chaudhury and Congress MLA Sudip Roy Barman, while participating in discussions on the three separate bills, alleged that the organisations proposing to establish the universities lack adequate experience in running higher educational institutions…
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IANS) Chairman of Congress Screening Committee (West Bengal), B.K. Hariprasad on Sunday said the first meeting of the screening committee was held on Sunday, and the party’s high command will soon hold a meeting with West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC) leadership to finalise the upcoming Assembly poll strategy. Speaking to IANS, Hariprasad said, “This was our first meeting to decide the next steps. We will coordinate with the Bengal in-charge and state president befor…
New Delhi/Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday appointed party leaders as AICC Senior Observers for the forthcoming Assembly elections in poll-bound states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and West Bengal, with immediate effect.As per a press release issued by the AICC, the party appointed former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, and Bandhu Tirkey as senior observers for the Assam Assembly elec…
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 …