Category: AGARTALA

Assam Rifles organised an informative lecture on causes and precautions against cancer on the occasion of National Cancer Awareness Day at Jailura, Assam and Radhanagar, Tripura on November 07.

This intervention comes as the city grapples with an unprecedented influx of passenger and battery-operated autos that clog the streets from dawn till dusk, causing frustration among residents and frequent disruptions to traffic flow.

Jhuma Datta Chowdhury, Member Secretary of the Tripura State Legal Service Authority said that over 14,223 pending cases are set to be addressed in this one-day effort, with the aim of resolving disputes through amicable settlements.

The Central government and various central intelligence agencies have alerted the northeastern states about the activities of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and its associate outfits, officials said on Thursday. 

BJP's Tripura in-charge Rajdeep Roy on Wednesday said that the state party organisation during its ongoing membership enrollment drive has already fulfilled 90 to 95 per cent of its target, adding the BJP has been getting a spontaneous response from the people to become member of the party.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha today said that ‘Mukhyamantri Samipeshu' has been launched with the goal to make the Government more accessible to the common people.

According to Traffic SP Manik Das, this operation targets unregulated parking practices that have been hampering city movement and contributing to frequent jams in several parts of Agartala.

GRP Officer-In-Charge Tapas Das reported that they had received information about individuals crossing the Bangladesh-India border into Tripura and subsequently reaching Agartala Railway Station with the intent of traveling beyond the state.

The Tripura State Rifles (TSR), the state’s elite counter-insurgency force, as part of the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF), would move for Ranchi on Thursday to provide security during Jharkhand Assembly elections, an official said on Wednesday.

Pradesh Congress Committee President Ashish Kumar Saha stated today that there is widespread anarchy in the state, claiming that the rule of law has completely broken down.

A  court in Tripura's North district on Tuesday sentenced two brothers to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment after convicting them of raping a minor school girl in 2022

The Union Government has allocated ₹78 crores as part of the Fifteenth Finance Commission Grants for the financial year 2024–25, aimed at enhancing development work in the Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) of Tripura.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Tuesday chaired a review meeting of draft Tripura School Quality Assessment and Accreditation Framework (TSQAAF), held here at the Secretariat.

Following the 38th Board of Directors meeting of the Tripura Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. (TTDCL), Minister Chowdhury emphasized the government’s commitment to bolstering the state’s tourism sector.

Energy-starved Bangladesh wanted at least 250 MW of electricity from Tripura, which is currently supplying 50 to 80 MW electricity to the neighbouring country, top officials said here on Tuesday.

The Union government has released the 15th Finance Commission Grants during the financial year 2024–25, for the rural local bodies of Haryana, Tripura and Mizoram, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj announced on Tuesday.

Infiltration from unrest hit Bangladesh into northeastern states of India continued with 12 more citizens of the neighbouring country and three Indian touts being arrested on Monday from along the bordering areas in Tripura and Meghalaya, officials said.

In a press statement Bandhan Bank said that a result-oriented leader, Sengupta has successfully led large businesses with a proven expertise in various domains including business, credit, and technology.

Tension escalated in the Bholagiri area of Agartala yesterday night as a bloody altercation broke out between two local families over alleged drug trafficking activities, leaving 8 to 9 people from both sides injured.

Despite the heightened vigilance and intensified campaign, drug peddling in the northeastern states remains unabated as narcotic substances valued at Rs 3.75 crore, smuggled from Myanmar, have been seized in Tripura, the police said on Monday.

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday said that the state government has undertaken various important schemes for the welfare of women, and the BJP government also is giving special attention to the safety of women in line with ‘Ek Tripura, Shrestha Tripura’ vision.

Normal train services resumed on Sunday in Assam’s Lumding-Badarpur Hill Section after the regular train services remained disrupted since Thursday following the derailment of a loaded goods wagon, officials said.

The accused, identified as Abhrajit, repeatedly hit his father Kajal Das with an iron rod leading to his on-the-spot death at their residence at College Tilla in West Tripura, police said quoting his neighbours.

Since the unrest in Bangladesh, the infiltration into the northeastern states especially in Tripura and Assam has continued as five more citizens of the neighbouring country including a tout were arrested by the BSF on Saturday, officials said.

Railways officials on Saturday said that normal train services are expected to start on Sunday in Assam’s Lumding-Badarpur Hill Section after the regular train services remained disrupted for the third day following the derailment of a loaded goods wagon.