An official said that the youth was arrested from Wak Shimalung Para village in Khowai district on Saturday for killing a street dog on March 11. The youth, identified as Bador Jamatia, has been booked under Section 325 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
Seven Bangladeshi nationals and four Rohingyas were arrested in Meghalaya and Tripura border villages, along with four Indian touts who facilitated the foreign nationals' illegal entry into India from across the border, an official said on Sunday.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would contest upcoming crucial elections to the Village Committees in alliance with its allies -- the Tipra Motha Party (TMP) and the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) though the TMP fought the 2023 Assembly polls independently.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will hold a meeting with the Chief Ministers of eight northeastern states in Guwahati on Sunday to review the implementation of three new criminal laws, which replaced the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and other laws in July last year, officials said.
In a momentous display of resilience and ambition, Assam Rifles flagged off Aritra Roy, an accomplished mountaineer from Tripura, as he embarked on an extraordinary quest to conquer Mount Everest.
In a significant development of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of making India – Viksit Bharat by 2047, the Ministry of Development of North East Region (MDoNER) has appointed Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha as the Convenor of the High-Level Task Force for investment promotion in North East region of the country.
For the first time, nine youths from Tripura have got jobs in Japan as nursing caregivers and 60 more candidates would go to the East Asian country in the next financial year (2025-26) for work, officials said here on Saturday.
Despite vehement protests by the ruling BJP's ally Tipra Motha Party (TMP) and the Opposition, the Tripura government on Friday signed an agreement with the Indian Hotels Company Ltd. (IHCL) to make the 108-year-old Pushpabanta Palace in Agartala a 5-star hotel.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday asked the top police officers, law enforcement agencies, lawyers, and other stakeholders to take all steps to increase the conviction rates.
Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Thursday inaugurated the 78th Bankul Mahamuni festival of the Buddhists community in the Buddha temple at Sabroom Manubankul and said that the government has taken initiative to develop Bankul as one of the most attractive tourist spots of the state.
Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Thursday inaugurated the state level celebration of the International Women’s Day here at Agartala Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhavan and said that the government has given special importance to the socio-economic development and self-empowerment of women of the country.
The Tripura Human Rights Commission (THRC) has directed Director General of Police (DGP) Amitabh Ranjan to investigate allegations that police personnel in North Tripura refused to register an FIR and to submit a report by April 24.
A harrowing case of animal cruelty in Tripura’s Khowai district has triggered widespread outrage after a disturbing video of a youth brutally killing a puppy surfaced on social media.
Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha today said that the present state government is working to give real respect to women and to achieve this, Internal Complaint Committees have been formed in all government and private offices to prevent sexual harassment of women at the workplace.
The Budget session of the Tripura Assembly will start on March 21 and apart from the budget for fiscal 2025-26, some important bills will be tabled during it, a minister said here on Wednesday.
A Tripura court on Tuesday convicted and sentenced to one year of simple imprisonment of 100 days and a fine of Rs 5,000 to a 29-year-old Bangladeshi youth for entering into India illegally last year, officials said.
In yet another move to boost the education sector of the state, the Tripura cabinet has given a nod for recruitment of at least 118 PGT Computer Science teachers in various Vidyajyoti schools of the state, said cabinet minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Wednesday.
Minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Wednesday chaired the general body meeting of the West Tripura Zilla Parishad here in the conference hall of the West District Magistrate and sought cooperation from all government departments for overall development of the state.
Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Wednesday chaired a review meeting of the Tripura state Wildlife Board here in the conference hall of the secretariat and emphasized on protection of forest resources and endangered animals.
In a major crackdown on drug smuggling, Assam Rifles in coordination with the Customs Department successfully seized 5,500 bottles of banned Phensedyl Cough Syrup from a jungle area near Kalachhara, Agartala on 11 March.
Addressing the district level workshop on the deliberations of the 4th National Conference of Chief Secretaries at Rajarshi Hall in southern Tripura’s Udaipur, the Chief Minister said that these satellite townships would be developed in a planned manner with all basic facilities.
The state social welfare and social education minister Tinku Roy on Tuesday chaired a daylong workshop on different schemes of his department and its execution and said that the country can prosper only if men and women enjoys equal rights.
The Animal Resource Development Department minister Sudhangshu Das on Tuesday attended the state level seminar on “Pig Diseases with Special Reference to Classical Swine Fever”, held here at Agartala Rabindra Bhavan
Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Tuesday attended the District Level Workshop on the 4th National Conference of Chief Secretaries' deliberations at Rajarshi Hall, in Udaipur and said that government is committed to implementing key takeaways for the welfare of the people of Tripura.
A tragic incident unfolded once again in the D.M. Colony area under the Teliamura Railway Police Station, where a man lost his life after being run over by a train. The deceased has been identified as Ajit Sarkar, a 36-year-old resident of the locality.
