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Covid-19: Tripura govt orders recruitment of 164 doctors on emergency basis
Meanwhile, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb Saturday said the state has sufficient oxygen available for the treatment of patients.
Tripura: INPT announces merger with Pradyot Kishore’s TIPRA, to work for ‘Greater Tipraland’
This unification shows solidarity among the tribal community, a sharp turn from divided communities based on political ideologies, Pradyot Kishore claimed.
Raids at wedding halls: West Tripura DM moved out of Agartala, HC reconstitutes probe panel
The Tripura High Court Wednesday said it was imperative to shift the DM out of Agartala to enable an impartial inquiry in the case.
Mamata should not become Bengal CM as she lost in Nandigram: Biplab Deb
He also criticised Banerjee for raising questions over the Nandigram verdict. “If she thinks her defeat is a conspiracy, then there has to be some conspiracy behind every victory in all elections,” Deb said.
Tripura High Court seeks video footage of DM Shailesh Yadav disrupting weddings
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice SG Chattopadhyay on Monday passed the directions after hearing a petition filed by a priest who was called to solemnise the marriage.
Disruption of weddings: Tripura DM steps down for probe
The official claimed his actions were meant to maintain law and order and prevent spread of the coronavirus pandemic, but later apologised only to take a U-turn a few days later.
Tripura extends night curfew to all urban bodies as COVID cases spike
From Tuesday, the new night curfew timing will be enforced between 6 pm and 5 am every day. Currently, restrictions are in place from 10 pm to 5 am.
Tripura hikes public transport fares, cite rising fuel prices
Apart from increasing transport fares, the government will also introduce bus services covering smaller routes in hilly areas.
Tripura has set aside Rs 134 crore from its budget to procure Covid-19 vaccines, says CM
While the third phase of vaccination from May 1 would make everyone above 18 years eligible to take the jab, CM Biplab Kumar Deb urged to ensure priority to elderly citizens and healthcare workers above 45 years as the state needs to have adequate vaccines in stock.
30 patients flee COVID care centre in Tripura, all are job aspirants from outside state
Police suspects they jumped off the backside wall of the centre as the front gate had security.
Amid steep rise in Covid-19 cases, Tripura announces night curfew from Apr 22
The notification says that all kinds of job-related examinations, including written tests by the Joint Recruitment Board of Manpower and Employment Department, have been postponed.
23 years after displacement, Bru refugees’ resettlement in Tripura begins
The resettlement was held as part of the quadripartite agreement signed between the Centre, Tripura and Mizoram governments and the Bru leaders in January last year to provide over 32,000 Brus permanent resettlement in Tripura.
Tripura: TIPRA members take oath for tribal district council, BJP boycotts ceremony
Nine elected members from the BJP boycotted the swearing-in ceremony in protest to the purported post-poll violence by TIPRA Motha.
Tripura: BJP to boycott ADC oath-taking ceremony to protest post-poll violence
Among 28 elected seats of the state's tribal council, TIPRA Motha got 18 seats and the BJP got 9 leaving one for an independent.
Two NLFT ultras, who operated under several aliases, surrender with arms before Tripura Police
The police released a statement saying that the two militants were identified as Uttam Kishore Jamatia and Joseph Jamatia.
Social activist Niti Deb tests Covid positive for second time in 8 months
Niti Deb also tweeted about the highly infectious new Covid strain and how it impacts the body. However, she did not state whether she was infected with the new strain.
Tripura ADC poll violence: CM Deb asks police to take strict action against perpetrators, 25 cases registered so far
Speaking to reporters over phone, Deb, who is undergoing treatment for Covid-19, said he has directed the civil administration to decide the amount of the damage caused to people's properties and provide them compensation.
Tripura tribal council polls: Pradyot, fellow TIPRA members to take oath on April 20
The swearing-in would mark the beginning of a new term after the long-delayed tribal council election saw TIPRA bag 18 of the 28 seats, dealing a massive blow to the ruling BJP-IPFT alliance and routing the CPI(M).
ED, Tripura Police raid recovers Rs 80 lakh in Indian currency, 30 lakh Bangladeshi Taka
The police stated that items recovered in the raid were involved in Hawala transactions.
Amid post-poll violence, TIPRA chief Pradyot warns party workers of expulsion
In a letter to Director General of Police VS Yadav, the BJP has sought security alleging that their supporters were attacked, their residences, business establishments and party offices ransacked, soon after results were announced for Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) polls on Saturday.
Tripura ADC polls: Setback for BJP as new outfit wins big; CPI(M), Congress draw blank
While the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 9 seats, an independent candidate emerged victorious in the remaining one seat. Opposition CPI(M), which held fort in the tribal council for last three terms, was reduced to zero along with the Congress and BJP's ally IPFT.
Tripura ADC polls: Counting of votes underway amid tight security
The ADC polls were supposed to be held by May 17 last year. However, the elections were postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic and charge of the tribal council was handed over to Governor RK Bais for the time being.
Tripura: Two arrested for social media post on CM Biplab Deb
The police booked them under Section 120 (b), section 153 (a), 295 section (a), 504 and section 505 (II) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
No case, no arrest day after attack on TIPRA chief Pradyot Kishore
Mohanpur Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Kamal Bikash Majumder said the situation is under control in the area where a group of hooligans attacked the SDM office yesterday, allegedly targeting Pradyot Kishore, who was inside the premised at the time.
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb tests positive for COVID-19
Chief Minister Deb was actively campaigning for the ongoing ADC polls during the last few weeks.
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