Tipra Motha Party founder and erstwhile royal of Tripura, Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma, claimed that his great-great-grandfather, then Maharaja Bir Chandra Manikya, took the first-ever selfie in India in 1880.
Pradyot Debbarma, who is scion of Tripura's erstwhile royal family, also recalled attempts by Pakistan to create trouble in 1947 and Tripura's signing the Instrument of Merger with India.
Speaking with ANI, he called for a Bihar-like Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters' list in Tripura to address voter list integrity, adding that the Northeast is a key frontier; protecting it is crucial for India's security.
Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Tuesday announced that Adi Seva Kendras will be set up across the state to address the problems of tribal people, while speaking at the State Level Orientation Programme and State Process Labs under the Aadi Karmayogi Abhiyan held at Prajna Bhavan.
At the program, the Chief Minister extended greetings to everyone on the occasion of Engineer's Day. He said Bharat Ratna M Visvesvaraya made significant contributions to drinking water resource management, for which he was awarded the Bharat Ratna.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday appealed to everyone to create a mass movement and awareness through discussion on issues like drug addiction, HIV and AIDS, assuring that the government will cooperate in this regard.
Tripura Governor, Indrasena Reddy Nallu, graced the inaugural ceremony as the Chief Guest. The workshop is being presided over by Prof. Shaymal Das, Vice Chancellor of Tripura University.
Following AMC's complaint, the West Agartala Police Station launched an investigation and arrested a bank cashier, identified as Ramayani Srimoyee, who was remanded to three days of police custody by the court.
Speaking exclusively to ANI, AMC Mayor Dipak Majumder remarked, "Durga Puja was once considered the greatest festival of Hindu Bengalis, but today it has become a universal celebration. The grandest festivities in Tripura take place in the AMC area of Agartala, where over 806 pujas are organ