AGARTALA, Jan 26 (TIWN): Tripura Governor Ramesh Bais said on Republic Day that a major ethnic problem of Tripura was recently solved with the central and Tripura governments'' decision to rehabilitate Mizoram''s 34,000 Reang tribals in Tripura. These tribals sheltered in Tripura after they fled from the neighbouring state 23 years ago following ethnic unrest in Mizoram.

The governor has claimed that 10 per cent of crimes against women have been reduced in the past two years in Tripura while the conviction rate has increased to 47 per cent from the previous 29 per cent.

"Violence could achieve nothing, only dialogue could solve many intricate issues," he added.