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The BJP and it’s electoral ally tribal based Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura (IPFT) has scripted a history by eroding 25 yrs old Left Front from the power with a humiliating defeat in the assembly election. Except CPI-M none of it’s front partner Forward Bloc, RSP and CPI could be able to win even a single seat and Left Front end up at 16, which was 51 in last assembly. The BJP alone could secure the victory in 35 seats including 10 tribal reserved seats of 59 while IPFT won 8 of the 9 seats they contested. The tribal base considered to be the foundation of CPI-M in Tripura was uprooted by two years old BJP led alliance by winning the heart of tribal people initiating a strategic agenda.

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Ever the exotic, Northeast to add a hint of vanilla to its unfolding mysteries, thanks to an effort by Spices Board of India, which had airlifted 20,000 metres of vanilla vines to Tripura in 2005, a step, appears like a persuasive tribute to the world’s favourite ice-cream flavour. In order to attract export market, the State Government has initiated a plan to make Tripura a vanilla hub for the region by next few years, as the state is blessed by a favourable agro climatic conditions for vanilla.

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According to recent Human Immuno deficiency Virus (HIV) Surveillance Report of 2016-2017 by the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), the State of Mizoram has the highest number of HIV positive cases. According to NACO’s report, around 15235 people in Mizoram are recorded to be living with HIV disease. The first case of HIV was recorded in early 1990s and it was the result of ‘drugs uses’. From the early 2000s till date it was reported that ‘sexual driven’ is one of the reason in the increase of HIV in the state. It may be noted that drugs abused and sexual desire are two main components in spreading of HIV in Mizoram. Mizoram has the highest HIV victims and the State saw 1736 death from this disease.

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Meghalaya had always witnessed a fractured mandate and formation of coalition governments, except in the initial years of state formation, when the All Party Hills Leaders Conference (APHLC), which spear-head the separate Hill State Legislative Assembly, for almost three term. With the fragmentation APHLC and the emergence of Regional Parties of the era of single majority party in the state came to an end, becoming only a history. 

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The joy of the people of Namsai district and neighbouring places knew no bounds as the news of the visit of His Holiness KhuvaBoonchum, Venerable Prof KhammaiDhammasami (professor at Oxford University, London) and Venerable Sukhaminda popularly known as Sao Sukham to the Land of Golden Pagodas spread like wildfire.