Agartala, April 21 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has directed police authorities to take stringent action against those involved in post-poll violence following the announcement of results for the politically significant Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC).A series of violent incidents were reported from different parts of the state after the declaration of TTAADC election results on April 17.The elections, held on April 12, saw the Tipra Motha Party (TMP), an al…
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Agartala, April 11 (IANS) After more than a month-long high-voltage campaign marked by intense political activity and sporadic clashes among party workers, the politically significant Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) is set to go to polls on Sunday, officials said on Saturday. The 30-member TTAADC, comprising 28 elected representatives and two members nominated by the state government, administers nearly 70 per cent of Tripura’s 10,491 square km geographical area.This ma…
Agartala, March 24 (IANS) A day after Tipra Motha Party (TMP) supremo Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma announced that his party would not enter into any alliance for the upcoming elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), the BJP on Tuesday declared its list of candidates. Polling for the politically significant 30-member TTAADC is scheduled for April 12, with counting of votes set for April 17.The tribal autonomous council, regarded as the second most important c…
Agartala, Feb 17 (IANS) The opposition Congress on Tuesday organised a massive rally in Agartala, accusing the BJP-led Central government of weakening and effectively withdrawing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Hundreds of Congress supporters, led by senior leaders carrying party flags and banners, joined the rally that began from Swami Vivekananda Maidan.The Lok Bhavan (Governor’s house) bound rally was stopped by police at the Buddhamandir areas amid hea…
Agartala, Jan 7 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition and CPI (M) Tripura state Secretary Jitendra Chaudhury on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Manik Saha, accusing him of repeatedly spreading “falsehoods and baseless propaganda” against the Left party to divert attention from growing infighting within the BJP-Tipra Motha Party (TMP) ruling alliance. Chaudhury, also a CPI (M) Politburo member, alleged that the Chief Minister Saha was misusing a constitutional office and behavin…
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…