Category: AGARTALA

The state transport and tourism minister Sushanta Chowdhury said that the government is contemplating to develop eco-tourism in Unakoti Sonamukhi tourist place and introduce toy train services for the tourists.

Tripura Police today arrested two persons and seized drugs worth Rs 7 lakh from Kathalchari area under Sabroom Sub division of Tripura's South District.

A District and Sessions Court in Unakoti, Tripura, has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of his wife. The verdict was delivered on January 18, 2025, by Judge Sudipta Chowdhury, following testimonies from 22 witnesses that sealed the fate of the accused, Ramiz Ali (35).

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Tripura on Monday announced the names of its district presidents following elections held among 37 candidates.

Minister Ratan Lal Nath on Sunday pitched for more development of the Kokborok language and advocated for inclusion of the language in the eight schedule of the constitution of India.

The Little Bhavanites' Sports Spectra-2025 for the Pre-Primary section was held on Saturday in the premises of Bhavan's Tripura Vidyamandir at Narsingarh.

Four Bangladeshi, including a woman and a child, sustained minor injuries in Tripura on Saturday when the BSF personnel exercising utmost restraint fired one round from a Pump Action Gun (PAG) in self-defence to prevent a major smuggling bid by the smugglers of that country, officials said.

Tripura Police have detained 10 Rohingya nationals, including four children, who were hiding in a house to cross the India-Bangladesh border illegally in the Safarkandi area of Tripura’s Unakoti District.

The elections for the District Presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Tripura are scheduled to be held on January 20. Nominations and scrutiny will take place on January 19, as per an official order issued by the State Returning Officer, Samarendra Chandra Deb.

A gruesome murder in Maheshkhala, West Tripura District, has shocked the local community. On Saturday, a married woman, Kalpana Debnath was found dead in what police believe to be a premeditated crime stemming from an alleged extramarital affair.

The Tripura government will soon take up with the Central government the issue of the embankment, being constructed unilaterally by the Bangladesh government on its land as it might endanger the state's Unakoti district town Kailashahar and border villages during monsoon, officials said on Saturday.

The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has upgraded Agartala’s Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport from Grade III to Grade II, based on the passenger movement and infrastructure development, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha announced on Friday.

The state government on Friday exported 2,000 kilograms of organic ‘Bird Eye Chili’, locally called ‘Dhanna Morich’, to Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath flagged off a train at Agartala Railway Station.

The Border Security Force (BSF) deployed in Tripura have detained three Bangladeshi nationals and foiled infiltration while seizing contraband worth Rs 30 lakhs in a series of operations.

Tripura BJP President Rajib Bhattacharya on Friday strongly criticized the CPIM and Congress, accusing them of disrespecting Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and the Indian Constitution while now organizing events in his name.

On the occasion of Police Week, Tripura Chief Minister Prof. (Dr.) Manik Saha inaugurated a vibrant painting and craft exhibition at Rabindra Shatabarshiki Bhavan today.

The Health and Family Welfare Department of Tripura has imposed an immediate ban on the use of IV fluids manufactured in 2023 by West Bengal Pharmaceutical, citing safety concerns.

In a move to strengthen the police force and improve law and order in the state, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha announced that the state government would soon introduce new technologies, including AI-based control rooms, drone technology, smart CCTVs, and modernised technology at district and state level policing.

The security personnel in separate incidents destroyed drugs valued at Rs 156.84 crores in Assam and 90,000 ganja (cannabis) plants, valued at Rs 3.5 crore in Tripura on Thursday, officials said.

Addressing the function on the occasion of Tripura Police Week, the Chief Minister quoting the data of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) said out of the 28 states, in regards to physical attacks and crime against women, Tripura ranked 8th lowest.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Thursday inaugurated the 23rd annual dental conference here at Agartala Pragna Bhavan. The conference was organised by National Oral Health Programme, National Health Mission Tripura Branch in collaboration with Indian Dental Association Tripura Branch.

Preliminary work is currently underway for the construction of a second flyover in Agartala city, spanning approximately 2.3 kilometers. The project aims to ease traffic congestion in the area.

In a significant anti-drug operation, East Agartala Police Station, in coordination with Collegetila Outpost, arrested three drug peddlers and seized brown sugar from their possession. An autorickshaw used in their smuggling activities was also confiscated.

In a decisive operation against illegal drug cultivation, Assam Rifles, in coordination with Police and Tripura Forest Service (TFS), conducted a meticulously planned operation in the early hours of 16 January and destroyed cannabis plants worth Rs 3.5 Crores.

In a major operation against clandestine illegal activities, Assam Rifles, in collaboration with Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau (SIB), have seized foreign cigarettes valued at over Rs 1 crore in Tripura and arrested two smugglers.