Category: AGARTALA

“A large number of tourists visited the state last year and most of them were foreign tourists among them,” he said, adding that pictures always speak and it needs no explanation. People can be appealed to through their photography, he said.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Saturday slammed the previous Left front government for suppressing the role of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur’s role in building Tripura – a modern state.

A huge cache of illegal cough syrups worth Rs 4 crore was seized at the Assam-Tripura border area in Karimganj district, officials said on Saturday. 

After fleeing from their hideouts in Bangladesh, five militants of the banned outfit National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), surrendered to the state police in Dhalai district, officials said on Saturday.

A four-member delegation of the CPI-M, led by the party's General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, arrived in trouble-torn Manipur on Friday for a three-day state visit. Upon their arrival, the delegation met the displaced people at the relief camps in Churachandpur and Moirang.  

The rubber board chairman Dr. Sawar Dhanania on Friday met the Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha here at Agartala and laid emphasis on growing the rubber industry in the state.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Friday inaugurated a daylong workshop with Pradhan Samajpatis of different tribal communities of Tripura here at Agartala Pragna Bhavan and claimed that the present government is working for overall development of the indigenous tribes of the state.

Sushanta Chowdhury, the Tourism Minister announced on Friday that the initiation of state tourism sector development projects backed by financial assistance from the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).

In this outlet of NERAMAC, various crops and products produced organically in the state will be available. Various products produced by self-help groups and self- entrepreneurs will also be available in this outlet along with products produced through natural means, said the Agriculture Minister.

A Mizoram police officer said that acting on a tip-off, the Aizawl District Special Branch (DSB) team arrested Sourabh Nath (34) and Mohammad Nur Ahmed (39) and seized 2.330 kg Methamphetamine tablets from their possession.

A speeding car that attempted to enter Assam from Tripura by evading the checkpoint at the state boundary was intercepted by the Assam Police with a huge quantity of contrabands, officials said on Thursday.

For the first time in over five years, a direct contest would be held between the ruling BJP and the opposition CPI-M-led Left Front in the September 5 by-polls to two Assembly seats in Tripura. 

Rajib underscored the effectiveness of the dual-engine government and its unwavering commitment to public welfare, a factor that has garnered widespread public backing and confidence in the BJP.

In a highly anticipated development, the long-awaited bridge linking India and Bangladesh dubbed the "Maitri Setu," is poised to open up new avenues for trade and communication as it approaches its grand inauguration on September 01.

Mayor Dipak Majumder accompanied by MLA Ratan Chakraborty and Corporator Uttam Ghosh, undertook an extensive visit to Ward No. 9 of Agartala Municipal Corporation today in response to consistent grievances raised by local residents.

A series of unexpected incidents occurred on Tuesday, resulting in injuries to several individuals in the North Tripura district. In a day marked by misfortune, multiple collisions involving bikes left several youths seriously wounded.

All the seized cattles have been handed over to Baba Gorakhnath Goshala Dharmanagar through police. While other seized items and apprehended suspected smugglers have been handed over to police for further investigation and necessary action as per law of the land.

In a press release late Tuesday night, BJP national general secretary and office in-charge Arun Singh informed that the party’s central election committee has approved Tafajjal Hossain as its candidate for Boxanagar Assembly constituency and Bindu Debnath from Dhanpur Assembly seat.

In his address on Independence Day, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday said that to make the state free of drugs, a slew of measures were undertaken which resulted in the arrest of 1,224 peddlers and the seizure of various narcotics worth Rs 86 crore.

The Chairman of the school Debashish Chakraborty had hoisted the tricolor in the school premise, while the principal of the school Swapna Shome had hoisted the school flag to begin the celebration.

As the nation geared up to celebrate the country’s 77th Independence Day, the state of Tripura along with the rest of the nation on Monday observed partition Horror Remembrance Day to remember the victims of the 1947 violence that accompanied the country's partition.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday claimed a big win in the upcoming by-elections to two assembly constituencies of the state and termed the opposition Congress and the CPI-M as ‘diminishing party’.

The Food Minister, Sushanta Chowdhury today said that children staying in orphanages face challenges right from birth. However their engagement in cultural activities, academics, and other pursuits showcases that overcoming obstacles is attainable in life.

The spirited race embarked from the grounds of Umakanta Academy, navigating through diverse routes within the city's embrace, before returning to its starting point at Umakanta field for a triumphant finish.

The Left front on Sunday called for a united fight against the ruling BJP in the ensuing bye-elections for two constituencies of the state and announced their candidates for the elections in Dhanpur and Boxanagar, to be held on September 5 next.