Santana Chakma

Bangladesh has declared four transhipment routes for Indian traders in Tripura and other NE states, officials said. The four protocol routes are Chittagong Port-Akhaura-Agartala, Mongla Port-Akhaura-Agartala, Chittagong-Bibirbazar-Srimantapur and Mongla Port-Bibirbazar-Srimantapur, they said.

Ending all speculation, Manik Saha formed his cabinet for the second term of the BJP-led government in Tripura with fresh and young minds on Wednesday. The newly inducted members are Tinku Roy, Bikash Debbarma, Sudhangshu Das, Sukla Charan Noatia, Ratan Lal Nath, Pranajit Singha Roy, santana chakma and Sushanta Chowdhury.

The personal security guard of a Tripura minister and two police personnel were arrested with a huge quantity of drugs at Kanchanpur near the Mizoram border on Thursday.

Three of the nine ministers in the Tripura assembly have declared criminal cases against themselves. Of these, two have declared serious criminal cases, says an analysis of election affidavits by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR).

Chakma community leaders from Mizoram and Tripura have urged Union Minister Jitendra Singh to approve a two-lane National Highway connecting the Tripura border to Zochachhuah in southern Mizoram. The proposed highway aims to boost cross-border trade, enhance national security, and stimulate socio-economic development in remote border districts.

The BJP on Saturday announced its first list of 48 candidates, dropping six sitting MLAs for the upcoming Tripura assembly elections. The party has fielded chief minister Manik Saha as candidate from the Town Bordowali constituency and Union minister Pratima Bhoumik from Dhanpur seat. Former chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb will contest from the Bordowali seat.

In a first, BJP in New Delhi on Saturday named its biggest contingent of women candidates, comprising 11 out of 54 nominees, for the ensuing Tripura election. The state will go to the polls on February 16.

The first trial consignment for Silchar of south Assam arrived on the western border of Tripura from Kolkata port through waterways of Bangladesh and began its onward journey by road on Wednesday.

The Tripura government has partnered with Indian Hotels Company Limited of TATA Group to transform Pushpabanta Palace into a luxurious 5-star heritage hotel. This collaboration aims to blend modern hospitality with the region's historical charm, anticipating economic benefits and employment opportunities for locals.

Biplab Kumar Deb was sworn in as Tripura's first BJP chief minister at a grand ceremony here on Friday, where PM Narendra Modi not only walked up to rival Manik Sarkar but also sought “his vast experience to guide the inexperienced new government”.

A day after taking charge as Tripura’s 12th chief minister, of Tripura as many as 11 MLAs, including two from BJP’s ally — the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) — took oath at a simple ceremony at Raj Bhavan on Monday.

After eight days of road blockade and protests, the impasse over the Brus' repatriation to Mizoram ended, albeit temporarily, with the Tripura government saying it will resume ration supplies to the camps from Friday to November 30, the deadline for the ongoing ninth phase of repatriation to end.

A recent report by the Association for Democratic Reforms reveals that four of India's ten poorest ministers belong to the Trinamool Congress, including West Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The analysis of 643 ministers' assets, based on election declarations, also identifies ministers from BJP, AAP, CPI, and Indigenous People's Front of Tripura among the least wealthy.

The swearing-in ceremony held at the Assam Rifles ground was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, senior BJP leaders Lal Krishna Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi.

At least seven people were injured and three vehicles were burnt as protests against the plan to resettle Brus in Kanchanpur and Panisagar sub-divisions of North Tripura spread across Kumarghat sub-division of Unokoti district on Sunday.

Dr Manik Saha (69) took oath of office as the chief minister of Tripura, leading the BJP-led government in the North-eastern state for the second time, on Wednesday in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah.

One person was killed and at least 20 others were injured when police opened fire at the picketers, who blocked the Assam-Agartala National Highway at Panisagar in North Tripura district Saturday in protest against resettlement of Bru migrants from neighbouring Mizoram, police said.

Dr Manik Saha, a dental surgeon-turned-politician, was sworn in as the chief minister of Tripura for the second BJP-led government in the state, in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.