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Tripura violence: False case against Saayoni Ghosh, says Sushmita Dev

Trinamool Congress MP Sushmita Dev on Monday said that a false case has been lodged against the party's Youth Congress chief Saayoni Ghosh

TMC MPs hold protest outside MHA against police action in Tripura

A delegation of TMC MPs on Monday sat on a dharna outside the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) here over alleged police brutality and arrest of its youth leader in Tripura. The MPs also raised slogans against the home minister and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demanded an appointment with Amit Shah. We want the home minister to listen to us. Both Shah and Modi need to answer for the violence that is happening in Tripura, said TMC leader Sukhendu Sekhar Ray. TMC MP Saugata Ray said the protests were also against the arrest of party's youth leader Sayani Ghosh in Tripura. The party alleged "mayhem" in BJP-ruled Tripura as Ghosh was arrested by the police and accused of attempt to murder. Party chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is also expected to arrive here later in the day. The Tripura Police on Sunday arrested actor-turned TMC leader Ghosh on charges of attempt to murder after she allegedly disrupted a meeting of state Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb by shout

Press Council seeks Tripura's comments on arrest of 2 women journalists

The Press Council of India (PCI) took cognizance of the arrest of two women journalists by the Tripura Police and called for the state government's comments on the matter.

Editors Guild, IWPC condemn detention of women journalists by Assam Police

Police officials in both states have confirmed that Samriddhi Sakunia and Swarna Jha, journalists with HW News Network, who went to Tripura to write on recent communal incident, were detained

Two women journalists named in FIR in Tripura detained by Assam Police

Two women journalists, who came to Tripura to write on the recent communal incidents in Tripura were detained by Assam police at Karimganj's Neelam Bazar, police officials confirmed

PM transfers first instalment of PMAY-G to 147,000 beneficiaries in Tripura

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday transferred the first instalment of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G) to more than 1.47 lakh beneficiaries of Tripura via video conferencing.

PM to transfer first PMAY-G installment to beneficiaries in Tripura today

PM Narendra Modi will transfer the first instalment of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G) to more than 1.47 lakh beneficiaries of Tripura.

BJP wins 112 out of 334 seats uncontested in Tripura civic polls

This will be the first civic election that the BJP will face after coming to power in the border state in 2018

'Truth cannot be silenced': Rahul Gandhi flays use of UAPA in Tripura

He also attacked the BJP, saying its favourite cover-up tactic is "shooting the messenger "

Tripura opposition condemns police action against SC lawyers, others

In the aftermath of Tripura police acting against 102 people including SC lawyers, activists, the opposition Congress and CPI(M) as well as human rights bodies lambasted the state government

Tripura police books 4 SC lawyers under UAPA for abetting disharmony

The lawyers have also been served notices asking them to appear before police by November 10 for questioning, Superintendent of Police of West Tripura district Manik Das said.

TMC will form government in Tripura in 2023 elections: Abhishek Banerjee

All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday claimed his party would form the Government in Tripura in the 2023 state assembly elections

Tripura aware of Mamata's appeasement politics, won't accept TMC: Sonkar

Ahead of 2023 Tripura assembly elections,BJP state in-charge Vinod Sonkar said that people of Tripura neither accepted TMC in previous elections not are they going to accept it now

Tripura Civic elections on November 25; counting on November 28

Tripura State Election Commission (SEC) has announced the election to 20 urban local bodies, including Agartala Municipal Corporation in all the eight districts in the state on November 25.Tripura SEC ML Dey in a press conference here on Friday said, "The poll date for civic bodies in the state is scheduled to be held on November 25 from 7 am to 4 pm. Counting will be held on November 28, which will commence from 8 am.""The notification of the election will be issued on October 27. Submission of nomination papers will continue till November 3 and the date of scrutiny has been fixed on November 5. Withdrawal of nomination is November 8 till 3 pm," the SEC stated."The entire process of elections is slated to end on December 4," he added.

Party MP Susmita Dev attacked in Tripura, car damaged: TMC

Trinamool Congress Friday said that party MP Susmita Dev was brutally attacked at Amtali area near here and sustained injuries when she along with party workers and I-PAC employees

No chance of alliance with TMC, CPI-M in Tripura assembly poll : Congress

AICC member in-charge of Tripura Ajay Kumar said there is no chance of the party forging any alliance with either Trinamool Congress or CPI-M in the state assembly election due in early 2023.

Biplab Deb expands cabinet, seeks to stem dissent by inducting rivals

Biplab Kumar Deb, heading the first BJP government in Tripura, expanded his cabinet on Tuesday with the induction of three ministers, including two from the rival camp

FM promises Rs 1,300 crore development package for Tripura tribal areas

Sitharaman said the Rs 1300-crore project with World Bank funding would ensure an all-round development in the Tribal areas

TMC eyeing Tripura, but rivals question if it will manage to make inroads

Encouraged by a landslide victory in West Bengal elections held earlier this year, TMC is now eying BJP-ruled Tripura where the party feels it can make strong headway in the next assembly elections

Tripura: Prashant Kishor's 23-member I-PAC team detained in Agartala

Tripura Police detained a team of 23 members of election analyst Prashant Kishor's I-PAC at Hotel Woodland Park in Agartala on Monday, Tripura, sources said