Category: AGARTALA

The crucial winter session of the Tripura assembly would begin on Friday and a bill would be moved in the House amending the existing law to provide retirement benefits to all MLAs who have served even for just a day, officials said on Thursday.

Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), responding to the Tripura government’s request, has approved the official emblem for the state government, Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Wednesday

Agartala Government Medical College and GBP Hospital continue to serve the community with dedicated healthcare initiatives. In a special cataract surgery camp organized under the supervision of the ophthalmology department, 13 patients, including seven males and six females, underwent successful surgeries.

The Janjati Morcha, the tribal wing of Tripura’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has strongly criticized the Gana Mukti Parishad (GMP), the tribal wing of the opposition CPI(M), for accusing the government of neglecting indigenous communities. The BJP leaders dismissed the allegations as baseless and labeled GMP’s planned Raj Bhawan Abhiyan on January 9 as a futile exercise.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on his birthday, saying that the leader has endeared himself to the state's people with his humble and hardworking nature.

A group of cross-border smugglers on Tuesday tried to attack a team of on-duty Border Security Force (BSF) personnel and attempted to snatch the weapons of the jawans near northern Tripura, but the bordering guarding force thwarted the daring move, officials said.

The Executive Director of the Rubber Board M. Vasanthagesan IRS on Tuesday said that the North eastern states of Tripura and Asam have immense potential to lead rubber cultivation and industrialization in the region. Natural rubber’s contribution to the economy is undeniable, and the northeast must harness this opportunity,” he remarked.

A 12-member delegation of veterinarians of Assam Sribhumi district has made their footfall in the state of Tripura for their 3-day visit and learns the execution of sex-sorted artificial insemination of cattle in the state.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Tripura is set to launch 14 day long campaign to celebrate the Constitution of India and raise awareness about its core values, as well as the pivotal role of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in its formation.

Tripura Human Right Commission (THRC) has served a notice to a private hospital in Agartala seeking their stand on an allegation made by former Minister Gopal Chandra Das.

The Twipra Students' Federation (TSF), an indigenous student body and member of the North East Students’ Organisation (NESO), has announced plans to observe January 8 as Black Day in remembrance of the 2019 firing that claimed three lives during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

In a significant step to bolster post-flood recovery efforts, the Tripura government has sanctioned an additional Rs 13 crore from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.

Enrolment of new women voters in Tripura, at 2,166, has been more than that of new male voters, leading to an increase of the gender ratio to 993 in the final electoral rolls from 991 of the draft electoral rolls, officials said here on Monday. 

The Department of Fisheries under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying organized a ‘Northeast Region States Meet 2025’ on Monday in Guwahati, Assam, under the chairmanship of the Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Monday attended the lamp lighting and oath taking ceremonial programme of the 2nd batch of the B.Sc Nursing students here at Agartala Government Nursing College and said that nurses play key role in rendering health services to the patients.

The Government Railway Police (GRP) arrested 35 human traffickers in the last five months in Tripura for facilitating illegal entry of Bangladeshi nationals and Rohingyas into India, officials said on Monday.

At least 10 students and a woman suffered breathing problems and six of them immediately shifted to the government-run Govind Ballabh Pant Medical College and Hospital and their condition stated to be not serious.

The Directorate of Youth Affairs & Sports of Tripura government has nominated Abhinaba Banik to represent the state as State Youth Icon Student-Scientist at the National Youth Festival.

To make the students aware about road safety and consumer rights, the government is set to launch ‘Jagriti’ – an awareness programme from January 11 next, said minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Saturday.

Agartala witnessed a crackdown against use of DJ Sound Boxes’ late Friday night, as the Tripura Police from New Capital Complex Police station conducted a drive to enforce the court-mandated sound restrictions.

Tripura has been recognized as a 'Fast Mover' in the Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) 2024 report, alongside Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Sikkim. The report was unveiled by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, during a ceremony in New Delhi on Friday.

Former Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Saturday criticized the ruling BJP, accusing it of fostering divisions among Hindus, Muslims, Tribals, and Non-Tribals to divert attention from pressing issues such as rising prices, unemployment, and economic hardships.

Tripura Police apprehended two Bangladeshi nationals, including a minor girl, in the West Chandrapur area of Dharmanagar under North Tripura district, as they attempted to cross the international border back into Bangladesh after returning from Bangalore.

The Global Bengali Hindu Coalition (GBHC), a Toronto-based rights body, on Friday raised serious concerns over rising persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh and urged the world communities to take steps to stop the atrocities on minorities in the neighbouring country.

Security forces including the Border Security Force (BSF) are on a high alert after reports of movement of militants from Bangladesh along the Tripura and Mizoram borders, officials said on Friday.