"I felt very sad watching this movie as it unravelled the cruel realities of ISIS. Such incidents could have happened to women elsewhere in the country as well, incidents that haven't yet come to light," Manik Saha told reporters.
Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Friday appealed to workers of the ruling BJP to gift "two lotuses" (two Lok Sabha seats) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in next year's Lok Sabha elections, as he brought freedom for the people of the state from the "misrule" of the Left.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday said that the state holds absolutely zero tolerance towards crime, adding that it is working towards making the whole administration digitised and paperless.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, while attending the Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti celebrations on Tuesday, said that no one in the world could have achieved what the Indian poet did in the field of creativity.
"Tripura, the rest of India and even the world is aware of his contributions. He was an inspiration for the past generations. He is an inspiration for us and generations to come. The spirit of Rabindranath Tagore is alive everywhere," Saha said.
Tripura government on Saturday arranged a special flight to bring back stranded students of the state from violence-affected Manipur. The development came after Chief Minister Prof Dr Saha on Saturday spoke to the Union Civil Aviation minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia and requested special air
"Around 150 students of Tripura are there. We are contacting them. I've called a meeting today. We are also in touch with the guardians. We've also started helpline numbers. I can say that the students are safe," Tripura CM said.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha spoke to his Manipur counterpart N Biren Singh over the phone on Friday and inquired about the situation in the violence-hit state.
"Government of Tripura has opened the following helpline numbers for providing support on a 24x7 basis to the residents of Tripura with respect to disturbance in Manipur," tweeted Tripura CM Manik Saha.
"The present BJP-led government is committed to solving the basic problems of common people. This government wants to bring good governance to every family of the state with the aim of 'Good governance in every home', said CM Saha.
On the occasion of Poila Boisakh, the Bengali New Year, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday offered prayers at the shrine of Mata Tripureswari in Udaipur.