Biplab Deb

BSF Jawans Violated Quarantine, Says Tripura Chief Minister, Cites Report

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday June 2, 2020

The 162 BSF personnel and their families who tested COVID-19 positive last month violated containment protocols, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb said on Monday

Tripura Wants Probe Into Infection Source Of 62 Virus Cases In BSF Camp

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Shatabdi Chowdhury | Wednesday May 6, 2020

The Tripura Government has written to the Border Security Force (BSF) today asking for an inquiry into the source of the spread of the novel coronavirus in one of its battalion headquarters in the state. The state government has also asked the BSF about the measures it had taken to contain the contagion to prevent it from getting transmitted to peo...

People Can Now Lodge Corruption Complaint Through Whatsapp: Biplab Deb

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 5, 2020

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Tuesday said his government has a zero-tolerance policy against corruption and people of the state can lodge complaints through WhatsApp.

"Don't Panic": Biplab Deb As 25 BSF Jawans Test COVID-19+ In Tripura

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Monday May 4, 2020

More than a week after Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb declared the state "corona free" and urged people to follow social distancing norms, he said on Sunday that his government is "working vigilantly" after 25 jawans from one unit of the Border Security Force or BSF tested positive for coronavirus - all from the same unit.

Lockdown Part Of Our Lives Until Coronavirus Vaccine Invented: Biplab Deb

India News | Ratnadip Choudhury | Thursday April 30, 2020

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb on Thursday said that people have to accept the lockdown "as a part of their lives" until a vaccine is developed for the coronavirus pandemic.

कोरोनावायरस: यह बाइक रखती है सामाजिक दूरी का ख़्याल

Shams Raza Naqvi | Thursday April 30, 2020

त्रिपुरा के एक व्यक्ति ने ऐसी इलेक्ट्रिक मोटरसाइकिल बनाई है जो अगली और फिछली सवारियों के बीच सामाजिक दूरी को बढ़ावा देती है.

Social Distancing: Innovation On Wheels In Times Of Coronavirus

Edited By Shams Raza Naqvi | Thursday April 30, 2020

A Tripura man has made an electric motorcycle that promotes social distancing even with a pillion astride it.

Tripura COVID-19 Free: Chief Minister After Second Patient Tests Negative

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 24, 2020

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Thursday said the state has become coronavirus-free after its second COVID-19 patient tested negative.

Now Biplab Deb Has A Jugaad For Masks To Protect Against Coronavirus

India News | Edited by Sumana Nandy | Friday March 27, 2020

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb today offered an alternative to masks amid reports of a shortage in his state of N95 masks recommended for protection against coronavirus.

Rahul Gandhi's Response After PM Modi Says He May Quit Social Media

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Tuesday March 3, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise announcement that he will be going off social media from Sunday has created quite a flutter on social media. Twitter exploded within minutes of the unexpected tweet that has left everyone wondering why.

On Statehood Day Of Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, PM Modi's Message

India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Tuesday January 21, 2020

Statehood Day: On this day in 1972, all the three states became full-fledged states under the North Eastern Region (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.

Tripura's Per Capita Income Set To Cross National Average: Biplab Deb

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday January 3, 2020

With the series of pro-active economic measures taken by the BJP-led state government, Tripura's per capita income will cross the national average in the current fiscal (2019-20), said Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb.

Tripura Blocks Mobile Data, SMS Services Amid Citizenship Bill Agitation

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited By Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday December 11, 2019

The Biplab Deb government has blocked mobile internet and SMS services across Tripura for 48 hours in view of violent protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill. The move came amid violence that erupted during an 11-hour shutdown called by influential student groups in the Northeast to protest the central government's move which,...

First Tripura-Bangladesh Train Likely To Be Flagged Off Next Year

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 25, 2019

The construction of a railway track from Tripura to Bangladesh is underway to run the first train from the state to the neighbouring country, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Monday.

Mughals Planned To "Destroy" Tripura's Culture, Says Biplab Deb

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 19, 2019

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb has said that Mughals intended to destroy the cultural wonders of the state by "bombing" its arts and architectures.