Debraj Deb

2 days ago | indianexpress.com | Debraj Deb

The Tripura police on Wednesday detained a mentally challenged man for allegedly trying to set fire to plastic waste on a railway track at Bishalgarh in Sepahijala district. His identity is yet to be known. The police said the man was seen trying to set fire to some chips packets on the railway track at the Bishalgarh railway station when some locals caught him and handed him over to the police. “The person is mentally challenged.

2 days ago | indianexpress.com | Debraj Deb

Tribal Affairs Minister Bikash Debbarma and BJP state president and Rajya Sabha MP Rajib Bhattacharjee also condemned Barman’s remark, made in Ambassa on Tuesday. While Debbarma warned that the Congress leader should face legal action if he did not apologise, Bhattacharjee said the remark reflected the Opposition party’s mindset on tribals. “Tribals in Tripura never got respect and dignity before the BJP came to power.

3 days ago | indianexpress.com | Debraj Deb

Tripura’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party announced on Tuesday that it would observe “Constitution Murder Day” on June 25 to commemorate the 50th year of the Emergency, declared in 1975 by then prime minister Indira Gandhi. As part of a countrywide observance, the saffron party will hold exhibitions, seminars, and discussions related to the Emergency on Wednesday.

4 days ago | indianexpress.com | Debraj Deb

BJP Lok Sabha MP and former Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb Monday launched a scathing attack on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal, describing him as “a carbon copy of the Communists” and the “most disgraceful politician” in India’s history. “I saw Kejriwal before returning from Delhi to Tripura in 2014 and recognised his type. I came from a state that Communists ruled for decades, and I could tell that he (Kejriwal) was a carbon copy of them (Communists).

6 days ago | indianexpress.com | Debraj Deb

The Tripura government has provided jobs to 18 people whose family members were killed in political violence in the state before 2018, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ratan Lal Nath said in Agartala on Saturday. The minister said 39 petitions were submitted to the scrutiny committee, and 18 people were offered jobs in various departments.