Debraj Deb

Satyaram Reang, who will receive the Padma Shri from the President later this year, has been instrumental in sustaining and promoting the traditional Hojagiri dance, a complex dance form that includes acrobatics and gymbal balancing.

The local tribal party claimed that four of their party activists were arrested last December from Gandacherra in Dhalai district accusing them of helping militants without any evidence.

Claiming his government met many of its objectives and goals during his two-and-a-half years in office, the CM said the state, on his watch, achieved open-defecation free status and rural electrification, while people were provided with Aadhaar cards and Jan Dhan accounts and students with bicycles.

Assistant Inspector General of Police Subrata Chakraborty said the police had information about extortion notices being circulated by the banned outfit in the area, especially amongst construction agencies engaged in border fencing work.

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has of late made it his style statement to sport the Risa. What is a Risa, and why is it important?

Sarkar said a six-member delegation of the CPI(M), including himself, met the governor recently and apprised him of the situation.

Risa is a hand-woven cloth made by Tripura's indigenous communities, used as head gear, stole, or presented as a mark of honour to a distinguished recipient.

While Congress workers were found trying to stop vehicles from plying on the streets of Agartala, BJP leaders were seen holding processions, encouraging people to keep their shops open. 

The state Congress chief said the police were silent spectators during the incident, doing nothing to prevent the assault.

Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath said 7,551 people were given government jobs since the ruling BJP-IPFT combine assumed power in 2018

Speaking to indianexpress.com in state capital Agartala on Tuesday evening, Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) Arindam Nath said the police picked up the four cadres from Arjunthakur Para in Takarjala area of Sepahijala district.

The court said the polls could be held sooner if the state election commission and the government were ready.

Dipankar Debbarma, a leader of the retrenched teachers’ forum, said they wanted to bring the mortal remains of Rumi Debbarma to the protest venue to pay their last respects but were denied permission by the police.

Speaking to reporters here this afternoon, the minister said no bird flu case was confirmed till now among few cases of poultry bird deaths at Gomati and Sepahijala districts.

The deceased was identified as Mithun Das of the nearby Daspara area. He had been to Kanchanpur Hospital to visit a patient on Wednesday evening, police said.

The BSF personnel have, meanwhile, been put on alert in the wake of a rise in insurgent activities, especially over the last one year.

In May last year, amid COVID-19 lockdown, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb had said his government would procure paddy at MSP and work for ensuring better price and marketability to other farmers.

The High Court, in its verdict, has ordered the government to pay Rs. 10 lakh compensation immediately to the mother of the deceased.

Shefali Tripura, wife of the deceased, told reporters this morning that her husband was suffering from a severe financial crisis since he lost his job. On top of that, he was under a bank loan and had no income to pay it back, she added.

One of five Tripura passengers who recently flew in from the UK, the man tested positive for Covid-19 on his arrival four days ago. He was advised to go into home quarantine and so were his family members.

"No decision was taken for students studying in class 1 to 4 so far," said an official from Education Department

He fled the hospital after the patient and ASHA workers on the spot raised hue and cry over the issue and called for help.

PM Narendra Modi will felicitate Tripura for the win, Union Minister Hardeep S Puri said.

Law Minister Ratan Lal Nath said the state cabinet had decided to provide government jobs to the next of kin of those who lost their lives in political violence till March 2018.