tribal council elections

Agartala, April 9 Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha stated on Thursday that the Tipra Motha Party's defeat in the upcoming tribal council elections is "inevitable" as the outfit has "failed" to serve the people.Addressing an election rally in Kalacherra, South Tripura district, Saha accused...

Agartala, April 6 Tipra Motha Party (TMP) supremo Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma strongly opposed the BJP's promise to rename the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) if voted to power in the upcoming elections.His remarks came a day after Chief Minister Manik Saha...

Agartala, April 1 Tipra Motha Party (TMP) supremo Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma said on Wednesday that he aimed to create a 'Greater Tipraland' by incorporating parts of Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, and Khagrachhari, if the Tiprasa community remained united.Addressing a tribal...

Shillong, March 24 Meghalaya Governor C.V. Vijayashankar on Tuesday approved a new legislation by the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) that bars non-tribals from contesting tribal council elections, officials said.The GHADC had on Monday approved a key amendment mandating that...

Shillong, March 12 Meghalaya's BJP unit said on Thursday that no infiltrator should be allowed to contest any election across the country, including the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council elections, asserting that the body was created to safeguard the rights of indigenous communities.The...

Shillong, March 11 Mobile internet services were suspended across five districts in western Meghalaya on Wednesday after several incidents of violence linked to the tribal council elections threatened to disrupt public order, principal secretary (home) FR Kharkongor said.The suspension covers...