Chakma National Council of India and Tripura Chakma Students Association, who have observed August 17 as ‘Black Day’ since 2016, held protests across 11 locations of Tripura.
Deb thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government for ushering in development and said that Tripura would be developed as a ‘model state’ within his tenure.
The attack was carried out after the publication of a news report about a viral video clip where the suspended teacher was seen showing Karate moves and singing.
In a bid to boost production of ‘white gold’ in the nation’s second-largest rubber producing state, a ‘rubber clone’ or engineered variety of rubber, specifically suited for agro-climatic conditions of Tripura is set to be introduced soon.
On Tuesday, Sabir Debbarma, also known as D. Yamrok, chief of NLFT’s breakaway faction handed over his rifle, shook hands with Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb and exchanged smiles before waving to the hundreds of people assembled in Ambassa.
The family, which seeks to celebrate Eid in a different way, says divine blessings can be earned by helping the poor and they just choose a different path for it.
A statement from the Press Information Bureau (PIB) informed this afternoon that NLFT (SD) has agreed to abjure the path of violence, join the mainstream and abide by the Constitution of India.
Speaking to reporters, a senior BSF official, who did not wish to be named, said 50-year-old Krishna Murari, an Assistant Sub-Inspector of 145 Battalion BSF, was found dead inside the outpost around 1:30 am late night before Thursday.
Her ambition to become an Air Traffic Controller started long back at the age of 10 when she used to watch the popular Nat Geo documentary series 'Air Crash Investigation' on television with her father.
Alak's body which was preserved at a Saudi hospital, reached his family nine months and six days after he died, thanks to the intervention by the Late former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
The proposal came through a request by Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, who said if the project is seen through, it would be beneficial for Bangladesh as well as India.
Three years after ONGC failed to float its Urea fertilizer plant in Tripura, tables have turned as a defunct small gas deposit is being converted to a profitable venture for tea and CNG.
Over Rs 300 crore was spent in construction of a 2.3 km-long two-lane flyover from Fire Brigade Chowmuhani till Arundhatinagar Drop Gate via Battala. The project, which started in May, 2015, is in its final stages.
A group of Tomtom drivers who gathered at Gobinda Ballabh Pant (GBP) Hospital to protest on Vivekananda's death, have engaged in a brawl with local people.
Political analyst Tapas Dey, who is also a veteran Congress leader, said Panchayat elections were held amidst absolute terror and political hooliganism in the villages.
The residents of New Arabinda Palli Udbastu Colony exhibit scepticism about the reports that inform that 984 cases pertaining to the insurgency have been withdrawn in the state by the BJP-IPFT government since it assumed office in March, last year.
Out of 833 gram panchayat seats, the BJP won 638, the CPI(M) 22, the Congress 158 and the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) 6. Nine seats were won by independents
“There is so much squabble and internal feuds within them that it is uncertain how far Kamal Nath government can continue (at Madhya Pradesh),” Chouhan said during a visit to Tripura on Thursday.
The order comes in the wake of Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb's warning last month which stated that any government servant who wouldn't perform his duties satisfactorily would be sent to voluntary retirement.
The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 got the stamp of Parliament when it was cleared by Rajya Sabha Tuesday, five days after it got the nod from Lok Sabha.
As per latest reports, 76.63 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the seats that underwent polling.
At least 700 cows rescued by the BSF were recently shifted from Srinagar, Kamthana, Kulubari, Fatikcherra, Harihardola, Kaiadhepa and few other Border Out Posts (BOP) to Devipur gaushala, 22 Km from Agartala.
A member of the BJP, Bais has earlier served as the minister of Environment and Forests in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. He also served as an MP for seven terms from Chattisgarh’s Raipur constituency.
The official also said that polling started peacefully today across all rural bodies of Tripura where elections are being held. There was no complaint of major violence from anywhere, he informed.
Polling will continue till 4 PM, wherein votes would be cast using paper ballots.


