Tripura Violence

The TIPRA Motha, a key ally of the ruling BJP in Tripura, organised a massive rally today to condemn the ongoing violence against minorities and indigenous tribals in Bangladesh.

At least 16 houses and a few vehicles were set on fire by unidentified persons after an idol was found defaced at a temple in flood-hit Tripura, the police said on Monday, adding no one was reported injured.

Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi said that his party does not want ethnic violence similar to Manipur to erupt in Tripura and it wants equal justice for everyone and each community.

Internet has been snapped and large gatherings have been banned in a district in Tripura following mob violence over the death of a tribal youth. Four people have been arrested, the police said.

Targetting the West Bengal government over violence during Ram Navami, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said that it is painful, everybody wants peace but this culture of violence in West Bengal exists for a long time.

Rajya Sabha MP Elamaram Kareem who led an 8-member fact-finding team to Tripura in the post-poll violence-hit areas on Sunday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party workers unleashed "unbridled attacks" on the people

A parliamentary team that came to BJP-ruled Tripura on Friday to investigate post-poll political violence and talk to the affected people was attacked. The team is on a two-day visit.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP chief JP Nadda, several Central leaders and Chief Ministers would attend the ceremony at the Swami Vivekananda Maidan on Wednesday.

Unwilling to accept that it won a wafer-thin majority in the Tripura polls, the BJP is unleashing an "orgy of violence" in the state, the CPI(M) said on Monday.

The CPI(M), which emerged as the third largest party in the Tripura election, said three people were killed, and over 100 people suffered injuries in the incidents.

The Election Commission today suspended a sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) and removed two officers in-charge (OCs) a day after an alleged attack on a Congress rally in Tripura.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought a report on Wednesday's clash between the supporters of two political parties in West Tripura, the sources said.

At least five supporters of Tripura's opposition Congress, including the party's Gomati district president Titan Paul, were injured today in a clash, allegedly with BJP goons. The attack which apparently started with damage to cars -- took place in

Moderate to brisk turnout was recorded till 1 pm in the bypolls for three Lok Sabha and seven assembly seats spread across five states and one Union territory on Thursday amid an incident of violence in Tripura where a policeman was stabbed.

The Supreme Court has restrained Tripura Police from taking any action against four students who had posted on social media against the alleged communal violence in the state last year.

The TIPRA Motha, a key ally of the ruling BJP in Tripura, organised a massive rally today to condemn the ongoing violence against minorities and indigenous tribals in Bangladesh.

At least 16 houses and a few vehicles were set on fire by unidentified persons after an idol was found defaced at a temple in flood-hit Tripura, the police said on Monday, adding no one was reported injured.

Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi said that his party does not want ethnic violence similar to Manipur to erupt in Tripura and it wants equal justice for everyone and each community.

Internet has been snapped and large gatherings have been banned in a district in Tripura following mob violence over the death of a tribal youth. Four people have been arrested, the police said.

Targetting the West Bengal government over violence during Ram Navami, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said that it is painful, everybody wants peace but this culture of violence in West Bengal exists for a long time.

Rajya Sabha MP Elamaram Kareem who led an 8-member fact-finding team to Tripura in the post-poll violence-hit areas on Sunday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party workers unleashed "unbridled attacks" on the people

A parliamentary team that came to BJP-ruled Tripura on Friday to investigate post-poll political violence and talk to the affected people was attacked. The team is on a two-day visit.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP chief JP Nadda, several Central leaders and Chief Ministers would attend the ceremony at the Swami Vivekananda Maidan on Wednesday.

Unwilling to accept that it won a wafer-thin majority in the Tripura polls, the BJP is unleashing an "orgy of violence" in the state, the CPI(M) said on Monday.

The CPI(M), which emerged as the third largest party in the Tripura election, said three people were killed, and over 100 people suffered injuries in the incidents.

The Election Commission today suspended a sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) and removed two officers in-charge (OCs) a day after an alleged attack on a Congress rally in Tripura.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought a report on Wednesday's clash between the supporters of two political parties in West Tripura, the sources said.

At least five supporters of Tripura's opposition Congress, including the party's Gomati district president Titan Paul, were injured today in a clash, allegedly with BJP goons. The attack which apparently started with damage to cars -- took place in

Moderate to brisk turnout was recorded till 1 pm in the bypolls for three Lok Sabha and seven assembly seats spread across five states and one Union territory on Thursday amid an incident of violence in Tripura where a policeman was stabbed.

The Supreme Court has restrained Tripura Police from taking any action against four students who had posted on social media against the alleged communal violence in the state last year.