Tripura

22 Nov

Tripura cops arrest Trinamool’s Saayoni after ‘Khela Hobe’ slogan

editor0 CommentsTripuraTMC

Trinamool Youth Congress president and Tollywood actor Saayoni Ghosh was arrested — and slapped with attemptto-murder charges, among others — by the Agartala police on Sunday, a day after she tweeted a video, in which she was heard saying “Khela Hobe”, the party’s slogan popularised before the Bengal assembly elections, while passing a rally addressed by Tripura CM Biplab Deb.Coming days ahead of the November 25 Agartala Municipal Corporation polls, in which TMC is contesting all 51 wards, there were reports of violence against Trinamool workers, allegedly by BJP men, prompting a Trinamool delegation of MPs to seek an appointment…

05 Jul

A survey suggests that the plastic ban has not been successful across 11 states and two Union territories in India

editor0 CommentsAssam, Health, India, Sikkim, Tripura, West BengalPlastic Ban

A survey across 11 states and two Union Territories across the Himalayan region in the country works on the issue of waste suggests that while most people were aware of the existence of plastic bag ban in their areas, most believe the ban has not succeeded. The report published by Roshan Rai, Priyadarshinee Shrestha, and Rajendra P. Gurung, suggests that only 19 percent felt the ban was highly effective, while 82 percent of the respondents were aware of the existence of the plastic bag ban in their region. In Bengal, plastic carry bags are banned in Darjeeling and the Sunderbans;…