Category: AGARTALA

After the surrender of 584 extremists of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) outfits on Tuesday, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha declared that from today onwards the decade-old insurgency in the state came to an end.

A Circuit Court of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Guwahati Bench, will convene on the 26th and 27th of September at the State Guest House, Sonartari, Agartala.

In a significant development, as many as 584 extremists of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) on Tuesday surrendered to the Tripura government three weeks after an agreement signed with the Centre and the state government in Delhi.

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Monday announced that the state government would set up another rubber park in Santirbazar in South Tripura district to boost the natural rubber-based industries.

Governor Indrasena Reddy Nallu on Monday inaugurated Agartala-Hyderabad direct flight service from Agartala Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport and took his first and newly launched flight to Hyderabad.

The opposition Congress in Tripura on Monday took out a protest rally and surrounded the Tripura Police headquarters over the "deteriorating law and order situation", while also demanding strict action against the perpetrators who are involved in a series of crimes including lynching.   

In yet another significant development to the state’s education sector, Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Monday launched the ambitious CM-SATH scheme to support the meritorious students of the state financially through a monthly stipend.

The Minister said that through this website, all the collected statistical information and decisions of Tripura will be known very easily. The Statistics Minister congratulated the delegates participating in the five-day regional workshop.

The prime suspect in the gruesome case of a woman's killing at her home, the chopping up of her body into pieces, and stuffing them into the fridge, where her horrified family found them, has been identified, Bengaluru Police Commissioner B. Dayananda said on Monday.

Over 400 extremists of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) are soon to lay down their arms and ammunition at a ceremony in the state, officials said on Monday. 

The CPI-M, which led the Left Front government in Tripura for 35 years in two phases (1978-1988 and 1993-2018), on Sunday claimed that the party 'lost' over 60,000 members in six and a half years after the BJP came to power in the state in March 2018.

Tripura Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Sunday emphasized that books are one of the primary means of acquiring knowledge, playing a key role in preserving culture and traditions.

The Tripura Pradesh BJP on Sunday criticized the opposition Congress for misleading the public by making false and concocted statements regarding flood issues in the state.

He said that extending magisterial and policing powers to the Army officers in CHT risks severe misuse against the indigenous population given the mountainous region’s troubling history of military excesses and oppression of indigenous people.

Amidst the Border Security Forces (BSF) put on high alert since the turmoil in Bangladesh began, infiltration from the neighbouring country into Tripura remained unabated as 11 more Bangladeshi nationals and three Indian touts were arrested in Tripura for illegal entry into India, officials said on Sunday.

Thousands of tribals, mostly Buddhist Chakmas, on Saturday organised massive demonstrations and rallies in the Tripura capital to protest the continuous attack on minorities in neighbouring Bangladesh.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha emphasized on Friday that the present state government is determined to establish good governance in the state, stating that various types of crimes have reduced due to the rule of law.

Nearly a week after an Indian national was reportedly abducted while he was visiting in Bangladesh with a valid passport and documents, the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Friday handed over him to the Border Security Force (BSF) in presence of immigration and police officials of the two countries.

In a significant success against drug trafficking, Assam Rifles, in a coordinated operation with the Tripura Police Department, successfully seized 90,000 yaba tablets in Teliamura sub-division of Tripura's Khowai district on 19 September.

According to a press release, "A review meeting will be held on September 22 at 3 pm at Muktadhara Auditorium with Puja Committees/Clubs and officials from various departments in Agartala and adjoining areas to assess the steps taken to organize the carnival."

The Tripura Legislative Assembly has asked the former BJP Minister and Congress MLA Sudip Roy Barman to vacate his quarters located at MLA's Hostel and handing over the keys to the Superintendent of MLA's Hostel and asked him to shift in his newly constructed MLA hostel.

Indian Chakma leaders on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to hold any dialogue or meeting with the Chief Adviser of the interim Bangladesh government, Muhammad Yunus, at the ongoing session of the UN General Assembly.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) would provide financial assistance of Rs 530 crore to the Tripura government to upgrade the drinking water supply in the state’s 12 cities benefiting around four lakh people, officials said here on Friday.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal Police have arrested a Trinamool Congress councillor on charges of abducting a Tripura-based businessman.

Addressing the event here at Agartala Town Hall, the minister said that the Department of Social Welfare and Social Education has taken an initiative to expand support for the Anganwadi Centres in Tripura aiming to ensure better education and proper atmosphere for the children.