Category: TRIPURA

• WEST TRIPURA
• GOMATI
• DHALAI
• SOUTH TRIPURA
• NORTH TRIPURA
• SEPAHIJALA
• KHOWAI
• UNAKOTI

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Wednesday said that the book written on a selection of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speeches should be made more accessible to the common people, as this would benefit society and inspire people.

Amid the high security alert ahead of Republic Day celebrations in India, Tripura Police arrested a Bangladeshi national with arms and Indian and Bangladeshi currencies, officials said here on Wednesday.

Three youths were sentenced to life imprisonment on Tuesday for the brutal murder of a mason six years ago during an arbitration meeting in a Panchayat office in Tripura’s Unakoti district, officials said.

The Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of the state of Tripura is the second highest in the northeast region under BJP's rule, said Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Tuesday.

A remarkable discovery has been made in the Bhuiyapara area of Kailashahar Sub-division under Tripura’s Unakoti District, where villagers unearthed an ancient sculpture of Lord Brahma during development work.

In a meticulously planned operation, Assam Rifles seized huge quantities of highly addictive methamphetamine tablets worth Rs 12 crore in Tripura and arrested two drug peddlers, officials said on Tuesday. 

Meghalaya, Tripura and Manipur on Tuesday separately celebrated their 53rd Statehood Day by holding a variety of colourful cultural programmes and other functions.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Monday attended the Bhoomi pujan programme for the establishment of 200-bedded integrated drug deaddiction centre at Bishramganj in Sepahijala district of the state and said that the government has adopted zero tolerance policy to build Nesha-Mukt Tripura.

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.