Reported by, Sept. 16 -- Mrinal Banik

Agartala: The Tripura State Election Commission has strengthened security and election monitoring arrangements ahead of the village committee elections under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council, with 74 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces deployed across the state.

Two meetings were held on Wednesday to review election preparations, the law and order situation, voter security, campaign-related restrictions and monitoring of the electoral process, according to the State Election Commission.

The first meeting was held in hybrid mode and attended by the Director General of Police, Inspector General of Police (Law and Order), district election officers-cum-district magistrates...