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BJP to rebuild razed statue of Left leader: Tripura CM

Agartala : The BJP will reconstruct the razed statue of Tripura’s communist leader Baidyanath Majumder and the police are probing the incident, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said here on Saturday.A Majumder’s life-sized statue was knocked down late on Wednesday in Unakoti district headquarters Kailashahar. Freedom fighter-turned-politician, Majumder was a founding member of the communist […]

CBI to probe two Tripura journalists’ killings

Agartala :  Responding to the state government’s requests, the CBI will probe the killing of two journalists in Tripura last year, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said here on Saturday. “Following the state government’s requests, necessary notifications were issued last week allowing the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) to probe the killings of two Tripura […]

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb (File Photo)

Tripura CM stirs fresh controversy over Tagore’s Noble prize

Agartala :  Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has stirred fresh controversy by saying that Rabindranath Tagore rejected the Nobel Prize in protest against the “British misrule” in India. Tagore had in fact rejected the Knighthood in 1919 and not the Nobel Prize for Literature – awarded in 1913 – which remained with him until […]

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb (File Photo)

Internet existed during Mahabharata era: Tripura CM

Agartala :  Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Tuesday claimed that Internet and satellite communication existed in the days of Mahabharata. “Internet and satellite communication had existed in the days of Mahabharata. Sanjaya (the charioteer of king Dhritarashtra) using the technology gave a detailed account and description to the blind king about the battle […]

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb (File Photo)

India to fortify vigil along Bangladesh borders

Agartala :  India will strengthen vigilance along the Bangladesh border to stop infiltration and border crimes, besides preventing inimical activities, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said on Wednesday. “(Home Minister) Rajnath Singh said he would seek the feasibility of installation of CCTV cameras on the fencing along the India-Bangladesh border for better border management,” […]