AGARTALA, Jan 19 (TIWN): Amid the ongoing protests by various Colleges in Tripura, seeking postponement of exams due to Covid-19 and more time for exam preparations, the ICFAI University students protested by blocking roads. The students demanded a postponement of the exams like other College students. Police and the local administrative authority had rushed to the spot and tried to take control of the situation. The officials asked the students to withdraw from the blockade as due to blockade public lives have been affected, but the students said, the ICFAI authority is unready to listen to the students and so they were compelled to block the road.Students of various colleges demanded postponement of the exams or online exams.

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AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, Jan 19 (TIWN): In a major relief for Corona-virus death victims, Supreme Court of India has approved Rs. 50,000 for Covid deaths. Slamming the State Govts of Andhra Pradesh and Bihar for not complying with the directions to pay ex-gratia compensation to the kin of persons who succumbed to COVID-19, the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Chief Secretaries of both the States to remain to appear before it virtually at 2 PM today.

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AGARTALA, Jan 19 (TIWN): 1-Year ahead of Tripura Assembly Election, Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath claimed that BJP Govt can’t be labeled as a 4-Year-Old Govt because only 2 years could be worked properly and rest of the 2 years were wasted due to Covid. The Minister was addressing Agartala Rabindra Bhawan on the occasion of Kokborok Diwas. Although Ministers, MLAs continued to get their salaries, enjoying luxury at public taxes but Minister Ratan Lal Nath blamed Corona-virus for “limited” work of the State Govt from 2018 to 2021

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