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Jiten Chowdhury, who is also the president of the party's tribal wing Gana Mukti Parishad (GMP), said the BJP-IPFT government should declare the areas as "distressed" and take appropriate measures without any delay.

Biplab Kumar Deb also cleared the formation of an 11-member executive committee of the trust, with the district magistrate and collector, DFO, Gomati and SDM, Udaipur as members, an official release said.

The two major rivers of Tripura, Gomati and Haora, are flowing below the danger level. However, around 17,480 people are still housed in relief camps in the four districts.

A young Tripura band’s resolve to preserve Kokborok in a regimen where the language is facing silent hits.

According to the secretariat, Deb said that, "Lord Buddha gave his message of peace, harmony and prosperity on foot in the then 'Bharat Varsha' which has reached today's Burma, Japan and Tibet" and not what was reported in a section of the media.

Biplab Deb has been reportedly summoned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making controversial remarks. He had stated that the Internet and satellite communication existed during the Mahabharata era. He also questioned the crowning of Diana Hayden as Miss World in 1997.

Tripura CM Biplab Deb said, "...had the same youth instead of running after parties set up a paan shop he would have by now had a bank balance of Rs 5 lakhs."

The Opposition leaders slammed Roy for turning his office into a “BJP office” and acting more as a “BJP pracharak” than a governor.

"I was talking about how the handlooms of the state could be marketed well. If anybody is hurt or feeling defamed, I regret this... I respect all women as my mother," Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb told reporters.

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb’s comments came days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi cautioned the BJP leaders to steer clear of controversies and not offer “masala” to the media by making irresponsible statements.

"Many may decline the fact, but if the internet was not there, how Sanjay, could see the war in Kurukshetra and describe it to Dhritarashtra? It means internet was there, the satellites were there," Deb said.

Niti Aayog vice-chairman Dr Rajiv Kumar added the time has come to launch Udaan-III which will aim to connect all the state capitals of the Northeast.

The BJP swept the Tripura assembly elections last month and ended 25 years of Communist rule in the state winning 43 of 59 seats.

The government is not against the corporation building another statue, but they will need permission and we will not allow anything illegal, says Biplab Kumar Deb.

Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb will visit Delhi with his proposal before the Assembly session begins on March 23

Asked about the CPI-M's allegation of post-poll violence in the state, he said, "Everyone knows what used to happen in the past after every election. I do not want to enter into any controversy.

Speaking on the unemployment problem in Tripura, the chief minister said despite the rate of literacy being more than 90 per cent in the north eastern state, unemployment was a major issue.

Saturday's cabinet meeting also decided to examine the legal aspects in handing over the cases of murders of two journalists - Santanu Bhowmik and Sudip Dutta Bhowmik - to the CBI.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address from the Assam Rifles ground Friday, had urged both the BJP-led government and the Opposition Left to combine their strengths to take Tripura to greater heights.