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Off The Cuff
This section, “Off the Cuff,” steps away from traditional reports and brings to the readers a kaleidoscope of various and variegated subjects of interest—some are unique, some are untold and some are even weird. Well, there are also write ups which are simply ‘musing’ or ‘reflections of thoughts’.. This section will have at least two to three, or may be, even more new write ups every week.
The Gun that fired at Agartala came here as a ‘War Trophy’-Part 2
The Gun - 105-mm artillery gun -now standing silently at the Albert Ekka War Memorial in Agartala was once positioned across the border at Akhaura. In the turbulent days before the 1971 Indo-Pak war formally began, Pakistani artillery repeatedly shelled Agartala from this gun. Then, on December 2, Indian troops captured the gun. Lt Gen Sagat Singh decided that the weapon should be given to the very city it had once shelled and killed citizens.Manas PalIt stands silent today inside the Albert Ekka War Memorial in Agartala, an...
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A dangerous drift...
A dangerous drift toward communal violence
A disturbing new line of rhetoric has entered Tripura’s political discourse—one that dangerously twists history and incites communal fault...
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‘Guns of Navarro’...
‘Guns of Navarro’ are deadlier than militants’ AKs
Let’s call it the “Guns of Navarro.”For over a year now, TIPRA Motha ‘warriors,’ led by their...
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DAVID –THAT YOU...
DAVID –THAT YOU OFTEN MISS
David: We all know the story of David who killed Goliath. We are also familiar with the great statue of...
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Pradyot Kishore Debbarma...
Pradyot Kishore Debbarma, TIPRA Motha chief recently posted a screen shot and disclosed the identity of the SPG lady of the Prime Minister –...
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THE ILLEGAL IMMGRATION...
THE ILLEGAL IMMGRATION AND THE VIGILANTE AROUND: THREAT THAT GOVT SHOULD NOT IGNORE
Illegal immigration from Bangladesh is a real and pressing issue. It exists—firmly...
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BJP is on...
BJP is on suicidal mode as it repeats Congress’s old mistake in Tripura
It is, indeed, intriguing and an irony in a sense that the...
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‘HOW TO KILL...
'HOW TO KILL A PRESIDENT' : HE GAVE THE 'BLUEPRINT'
The author is no more..and the thrill is goneI just can’t think I shall not...
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THE SPY EXTRAORDINAIRE
As THE SPY EXTRAORDINAIRE he was operating at the highest levels of international espionage, deceiving, supplying misinformation, disinformation and swindling the Axis of nearly...
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THE ‘UNDERCOVER DRUGS...
THE 'UNDERCOVER DRUGS CARTEL CHIEF' : THE CHIEF MINISTER WHO ‘DANCED’ WITH HIPPIES ONLY TO BECOME PRIME MINISTER'S BLUE EYED SECURITY HEAD. AND, YES,...