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Agartala, April 9 – Voting for the by-election to the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in North Tripura district commenced on Thursday morning amid tight security arrangements, election officials said.People turned out in large numbers, forming queues at most of the 55 polling stations across...

Agartala, April 7 – A multi-party contest is expected in the April 9 by-election to the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in North Tripura district, which shares borders with Assam and Mizoram.A total of six candidates are contesting, including nominees from major political parties, smaller...

Agartala, April 7 Campaigning for the Dharmanagar Assembly by-election in Tripura concluded peacefully on Tuesday, with no incidents reported, an official said.The April 9 by-election is set to witness a multi-party contest, with the BJP, Left Front, and Congress fielding candidates...

Agartala, March 20 The Tripura assembly on Friday passed three bills to allow the establishment of three new private universities, amid protests from the opposition.The International University Tripura Bill 2026, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Skill University Bill 2026, and Science Technology Allied...

Agartala, March 20 – The Tripura Assembly witnessed chaos on Friday as opposition CPI(M) and Congress members jointly staged a walkout over the adoption of three bills to establish private universities in the state.Opposition leader Jitendra Chaudhury and Congress MLA Sudip Roy Barman, while...

Agartala, March 18 – Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha reiterated on Wednesday that the BJP government is prioritizing good governance, development, and the welfare of the people, asserting that the state is making steady progress across all sectors.Speaking in the Assembly during the Budget...

Agartala, March 18 The State Election Commission (SEC) announced on Wednesday that the polling date for the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) elections has been advanced to April 12 from April 13, officials said.The decision followed a unanimous resolution passed in 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 18 – Former Minister and senior BJP legislator Ram Pada Jamatia was unopposed elected as the Speaker of the Tripura Assembly on Wednesday.Following a proposal by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies – the Tipra Motha Party (TMP) and the Indigenous Peoples...

Agartala, March 17 The Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president, Asish Kumar Saha, alleged on Tuesday that the BJP government has been pushing the northeastern state towards a "mountain of debt.""The state government's budget, presented in the Tripura Assembly on Monday, was the...

Agartala, March 17 BJP MLA Ram Pada Jamatia submitted his nomination papers for the post of Speaker of the Tripura Assembly on Tuesday, a senior party leader said.Earlier, the BJP legislature party had cleared the name of Ram Pada Jamatia, an MLA of the Bagma Assembly constituency in Gomati...

Agartala, March 16 – The Tripura government announced on Monday a 5 per cent increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for 1,83,582 government employees and pensioners in the state.Making the announcement on the second day of the ongoing Budget session of the Tripura...

Agartala/Kohima, March 16 – The official notifications for the by-elections on April 9 for two Assembly constituencies in the northeastern states of Tripura and Nagaland were issued on Monday, officials said.According to the notifications issued by the election authorities in the two states...

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, March 12 – The ruling BJP’s legislative party proposed veteran tribal MLA Ram Pada Jamatia as the Speaker of the Tripura Legislative Assembly on Thursday night.A BJP leader said that the legislative party decided to nominate Jamatia as the next Speaker during a meeting held here...

Agartala, March 6 – The Tripura Assembly's budget session will begin on March 13, with Governor Indrasena Reddy Nallu scheduled to address the House on the opening day, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ratan Lal Nath said on Friday.The detailed schedule and agenda for the upcoming session were...

Agartala, February 28 – The budget session of the Tripura Assembly will commence on March 13, with Governor Indrasena Reddy Nallu scheduled to address the House on the opening day, officials said on Saturday.A senior Assembly official said that the Governor's address would mark the beginning...