Agartala | Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb resigned from his post on Saturday, top officials said. Accompanied by Union Minister Bhupender Yadav, Deb went to the Raj Bhavan on Saturday afternoon and submitted his resignayion to Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya. Deb became the Chief Minister on March 9, 2018 after the BJP-led alliance came to […]
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Kolkata Police book OSD to Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb
Agartala | The Kolkata Police has served a notice to Sanjay Mishra, Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb and asked him to report to the investigating officer on Thursday, officials said on Wednesday. The notice said that a case has been registered in the Narkeldanga police station (under Kolkata district) […]
3 held on charges of attempt to murder of Tripura CM
Agartala | The Police arrested three youths belonging to affluent families on the charge of attempt to murder Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, officials said on Saturday. West Tripura district police chief Manik Lal Das told IANS, “The Chief Minister had a narrow escape on Thursday night after a private car which was going at […]
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 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 […]
I’m proud of my exotic brown colour: Diana Hayden
Mumbai : A day after Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb questioned the “beauty” of Diana Hayden, the former Miss World has slammed the thought that ‘light skin is better’, and said she is proud of her exotic brown skin colour. Deb reportedly said in Agartala on Thursday that international beauty contests were a farce […]
All religious beliefs as good as Tripura CM’s views: Javed Akhtar
Mumbai : Writer Javed Akhtar on Thursday took a jibe at Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb for saying that the Internet existed during the time of Mahabharata. Taking a jibe at Deb, Akthar on Thursday tweeted: “Why are people making fun of the CM of Tripura for claiming that there was internet in Mahabharata […]
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 […]
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,” […]