GUWAHATI: Tripura Prime Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Tuesday invited the people of the state to a public ground in Agratala to give his mandate once again whether he should remain in the top position or resign amid growing voices for his overthrow within the BJP in the state. “The …
Read More »Tripura: Hindu group demands ‘UP-style loving jihad’ law, blocks national highway
Written by Debraj Deb | Agartala | November 28, 2020 14:15:08 More than 300 Hindu Jagaran Manch members protested on Friday and blocked National Highway 8 in Udaipur in the Gomati district of Tripura, 50 km from Agartala. (Express photo) Require a strict law similar to the Uttar Pradesh has …
Read More »Death toll in Tripura shooting incident rises to 2 | Agartala News
AGARTALA: The death toll in the shooting incident in the Panisagar area of Tripura It increased to two on Sunday with a fire service employee succumbing to his injuries, a police officer said. Srikanta Das, 43, a carpenter who was among the protesters, was killed and at least 23 other …
Read More »Anti-Bru resettlement crash takes another life when firefighter succumbs
A fire service personnel succumbed to serious injuries received in the clash between police and protesters against the resettlement of Bru in the Panisagar subdivision in the northern district of Tripura on Saturday, bringing the death toll to two. Up to 23 people, including 15 police and security personnel, were …
Read More »2 dead, 23 injured as police shoot at protesters
The Tripura government ordered a judicial investigation into the police dismissal. The government has also announced Rs 5 lakh as compensation to the family of the deceased, the Eastmojo reported. He told the media that a large contingent of security forces, including the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Rifle …
Read More »Bru resettlement issue: strong security measures deployed in northern Tripura as protesters block national highway
Clashes broke out between Tripura police officers and locals from Dolubari village in North Tripura district on Saturday over proposed rehabilitation for Bru refugees from Mizoram. Protesters set vehicles on fire and blocked the national highway, prompting police officers to fire tear gas projectiles to disperse the protesters. Several local …
Read More »Tripura 1 dead, several injured as police shoot violent protesters in Tripura
At least one person was killed in Tripura when the police fired on protesters against the rehabilitation of the Bru tribes. Guwahati: At least one person was killed and several others injured, five seriously, in northern Tripura when police opened fire after a protest allegedly turned violent on Saturday. Reinforcements …
Read More »Singer in Tripura sexually abused, 4 arrested after video went viral
Four men were arrested on charges of sexually abusing a local singer in the village of Nischintapur near the border with Bangladesh in Tripura’s western district, police said on Thursday. According to the 26-year-old woman’s complaint, she had gone to the town just 5 km from Agartala, on Tuesday towards …
Read More »The Mizoram government opposes the construction of the temple on the disputed border with Tripura and imposes prohibition orders
The Mizoram government has restricted public movement in Phuldungsei, a small town on the Tripura-Mizoram interstate border, a week after opposing the construction of a temple and community activities in the town. The state government claimed that construction and community activities could deteriorate law and order. The restrictions have been …
Read More »In Tripura’s revised Durga puja guidelines, Covid-19 testing is mandatory for organizers and priests
The Tripura government revised the guidelines for the Durga Puja celebration on Sunday to include mandatory Covid-19 testing of the puja organizers, priests and volunteers in order to contain the spread of the pandemic. More than a month ago, on September 4, the state government issued the first Durga puja …
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