Tripura News

Statue vandalism updates: After BR Ambedkar, Periyar statues defiled, demand rises to arrest vandals under NSA act

Two statues of communist icon Vladimir Lenin were brought down in South Tripura, the police said, as the CPM and its arch-rival in Bengal, the Trinamool Congress, blamed the BJP for the incidents.

WATCH: Statue war continues; BR Ambedkar's statue damaged in UP's Meerut, officials replace it with new one

After statues of Lenin, Periyar, Shyama Prasad Mookherjee were vandalised in separate incidents across India, a staute of Dalit icon Bababsaheb Ambedkar has been vandalised by unknown miscreants, say TV reports.

Narendra Modi in Tripura updates: 'Uproot Reds to give green signal to development,' says PM in Agartala, promises to build 'youngest' govt in state

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Arunachal Pradesh and poll-bound Tripura on Thursday, officials said.