Tilla’s ‘Painted Forest’ wallpapers with Asian Paints

Aratrik Dev Varman is many things: founder of Tilla, the Ahmedabad-based design studio; an advocate of handmade Indian textiles and traditional craft; and a cross-disciplinary designer who believes “good design can be useful in more than one context if adapted well”. But when I get him on the telephone a day ahead of his AD […]

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BJP’s Biswabandhu elected Tripura Speaker; Tipra Motha abstains from voting

Newly appointed Tripura Legislative Assembly Speaker Biswabandhu Sen during the first day of the State Assembly session, in Agartala on March 24, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI BJP MLA Biswabandhu Sen was elected the speaker of the Tripura Assembly on Friday. Mr. Sen received 32 votes, while Opposition CPI(M)-Congress candidate Gopal Chandra Roy got 14 […]

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Tripura BJP MLAs to meet on March 6 to elect CM

Tripura BJP president Rajib Bhattacharjee with party leaders Manik Saha, Sanbit Patra and others during the inspection of upcoming oath-taking ceremony preparations of the government, at Swami Vivekananda Stadium, in Agartala on Sunday, March 5, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI The newly elected BJP MLAs are set to meet later on Monday to elect the […]

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BJP mandal president resigns in Tripura

Photo used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI The BJP mandal president of Banamalipur Assembly constituency in West Tripura district, Dipak Kar has resigned amidst allegations of sabotage leading to defeat of State party president Rajib Bhattacharjee in the recently held Assembly elections, a senior party leader said on Sunday. Banamalipur Assembly constituency, […]

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Lokniti-CSDS postpoll study 2023 | Brus become visible in Tripura, but their fight for identity continues

The Bru tribespeople wait at the polling booth to cast their vote for the Tripura Assembly election | Photo Credit: ANI A large majority of voters in Tripura were eagerly waiting for the election results to see which party will form the government. However, the concern for the people belonging to the Bru tribal community […]

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Lokniti-CSDS postpoll study 2023 Lessons for key parties from Tripura election

BJP supporters celebrate Tripura Chief Minister and party candidate from Bordowali Town Manik Saha’s victory in the state assembly elections, in Agartala on March 2, 2023 | Photo Credit: ANI The pattern in the electoral outcomes in the States of the northeast, which went to the polls, appears similar in important ways. There has clearly […]

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Central forces deployed in counting centres across Tripura, Chief Electoral Officer appeals for peace on counting day

Voters wait in the queue to cast their votes for the Tripura Assembly Elections 2023, at the polling booth, in Agartala on February 16, 2023 | Photo Credit: ANI Three-tier security measures have been provided acrosscentres in Tripura where counting of votes will be taken up on March 2 , 14 days after the State […]

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Tripura NEET UG 2022: Round 1 seat allotment list to be released today; check details here

Tripura NEET UG 2022: The Directorate of Medical Education, Tripura will today declare the allotment list for round 1 of state NEET UG 2022 counselling. Eligible candidates who applied for round 1 of counselling can check the results at the official website — dme.tripura.gov.in. The provisional allotment list for the same was published on October […]

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Dropout rate at secondary level higher than national average in over dozen states

As per official data, West Bengal, Gujarat, Bihar and Tripura are among more than a dozen states where the school dropout rate at secondary level was higher than the national average of 14.6 per cent. The central government has suggested these states to take special steps to reduce the dropout rate. This information has been […]

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Tripura to get five new colleges this month: Govt

Tripura will get five new colleges including three government degree colleges and two private colleges this month, said Tripura education minister Ratan Lal Nath on Friday. Speaking to reporters at the state secretariat, the education minister said since the BJP-IPFT government came to power in 2018, several innovative decisions were adopted to develop the quality […]

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