Tripura

Asianet Newsable reached out to TMC Member of Parliament Sougata Roy for a rapid-fire interaction.

Stating that Tripura will not allow 'Khela Hobe' to happen, Union Minister Pratima Bhoumick stated that the minorities had reposed their faith in the BJP and reaffirmed the commitment to build a new Tripura.

The Chief Minister also appealed to the private schools in the state to do the same in view of the prevailing weather condition. Tripura has 4,226 state-run and state-aided schools with 7.02 lakh students.

Dense Fog in isolated pockets is also very likely over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, north Rajasthan, Bihar, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim and Tripura in night/morning hours during next 2-3 days.

The IMD has also predicted isolated heavy rainfall likely over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya during March 20-22; Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura during March 20-21.

In all, eight ministers from the BJP and one from its ally IPFT were inducted into the cabinet. Of these, five were new faces, while four ministers who were in the earlier cabinet found a place in the new line-up.

Thanks to the solar power project, the duration of working time has increased, and so is the business hours, boosting rural economy. Haats village markets are now open even after dusk while roads from the village to the market are illuminated, helping villagers to cover the distance easily.

The elections to this tiny state's assembly are considered important as political pundits see the possibility of a tough contest between the ruling party and the opposition, the first in a year of polls to elect state governments.

In Dhanpur constituency, the BJP has fielded Union Minister Pratima Bhoumik. She is the first woman from Tripura and second woman from the Northeast to become a Union minister. Tipra Motha has fielded Amiya Dayal Noatia against Bhoumik in the seat.