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-…
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Agartala, March 18 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Wednesday announced that the state has achieved a zero dropout rate in primary schools (Class I to V), marking a significant milestone in the state’s education sector. Speaking in the state Assembly, the Chief Minister said sustained efforts by the Elementary Education Department and the implementation of multiple student‑focused initiatives had helped maintain this achievement.Saha highlighted that the state is actively working …
Agartala, March 12 (IANS) The ruling BJP legislature party on Thursday night proposed the party’s veteran tribal MLA Ram Pada Jamatia as the Speaker of the Tripura Legislative Assembly. A BJP leader said that the legislature party, during a meeting here, decided to propose Jamatia as the next Speaker of the Assembly. Chief Minister Manik Saha, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ratan Lal Nath, state BJP President Rajib Bhattacharjee, incumbent Deputy Speaker Ram Prasad Paul, the party’s central …
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) After undergoing medical treatment for over four months at a private hospital in Bengaluru, Tripura Legislative Assembly Speaker and four-time MLA Biswa Bandhu Sen passed away on Friday. 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…
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 …