Agartala: In the first meeting before allocating the portfolios among the ministers, the cabinet led by newly elected Chief Minister of Tripura Dr Manik Saha decided to formulate welfare schemes for the persons with disabilities, primitive tribes, health services...
Agartala: A day after taking charge as 12th Chief Minister of Tripura, Manik Saha inducted 11 ministers including two from BJP’s ally Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) in his cabinet on Monday.
Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya administered the oath of...
Agartala: Bickerings in ruling BJP’s alliance partner Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) have worsened after Tribal Welfare Minister Mevar Kr Jamatia - a member in the previous cabinet - was excluded in the newly constituted council of ministers...
Agartala: The discontent in Tripura BJP over Manik Saha's elevation as Chief Minister appeared to have blown away, with an 11-member cabinet including the two prominent dissident leaders Vishnu Dev Varma and Ram Prasad Paul slated to be sworn...
Agartala: Newly elected Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday said that his council of ministers would be sworn in in a day or two, as the list of the members was yet to be finalised.
Addressing his...
Agartala: Soon after his swearing-in, Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha along with the party’s central leaders convened a BJP legislature party meeting at the State Guest House here on Sunday to defuse the discontent that has surfaced after...
Agartala: The surprising change of Chief Minister in Tripura has left a sizable number of BJP leaders and legislators disgruntled with some claiming that there was no consultation within the party before naming Manik Saha as Biplab Deb’s successor.
The...
Agartala: Sixty-nine year old Professor of Dental Surgery in Tripura Medical College Manik Saha was sworn in as Chief Minister of Tripura on Sunday in a simple ceremony at the Raj Bhawan here.
State Governor Satyadeo Narain Ar administered the...
By Biswendu BhattacharjeeAgartala: In his hitherto brief journey in active politics including 50 months as Chief Minister of Tripura, Biplab Kumar Deb has grabbed eyeballs for both the right and wrong reasons.
Besides triggering controversies with his frequent gaffes,...
By Biswendu Bhattacharjee
Agartala: Amid unruly scenes in the state party headquarters here, the BJP on Saturday announced Manik Saha as its new legislature party leader, who would be sworn in as the 11th Chief Minister of Tripura on Sunday...