indigenous people’s front of tripura

Agartala, April 2 – In a clear indication of low female representation, only 4.62 per cent of the 173 candidates contesting the April 12 elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) are women.The autonomous council, established in 1982 to promote the...

Agartala, March 18 BJP MLA Ram Pada Jamatia was unopposed elected as the new Speaker of the Tripura Assembly on Wednesday, filling the vacancy created by the death of Biswa Bandhu Sen.Jamatia, a legislator from the Bagma constituency in the Gomati district, had filed his nomination for the...

Agartala, March 14 – Tipra Motha Party (TMP) supremo Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma alleged on Saturday that there was a conspiracy to split the tribal-based party, which is currently an ally of the ruling BJP in Tripura.Addressing a large gathering at the headquarters of the Tripura Tribal...

Agartala, March 14 Tipra Motha Party (TMP) supremo Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma on Saturday alleged that a conspiracy has been hatched to undermine his party before the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) elections.Debbarma's allegations came amidst rumors circulating...

Agartala, February 16 – Following the Tipra Motha Party (TMP), another ally of the ruling BJP, the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) announced on Monday that it would intensify its agitation demanding the introduction of the Roman script for the tribal language, Kokborok.The TMP and...