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.
The 52nd State-based Bal Science Exhibition 2024-2025 was inaugurated today by Agartala Municipal Corporation Mayor and MLA, Dipak Majumdar, at Maharani Tulsibati XII Class Girls' School.
Minister Tinku Roy, who inaugurated the fair, emphasized that funds are being allocated for organizing cultural programs, festivals, and fairs throughout the state. He assured that the government is committed to fostering balanced development from villages to cities.
The organizers of the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, have invited Tourism Minister Sushanta Chowdhury to attend the holy event, which will take place from January 13 to February 26.
The Tripura government has been given special priority to the development of the educational infrastructure in the state and is working to provide quality education to children from all sections of society, especially, backward classes and girls, Chief Minister Manik Saha said here on Thursday.
The Agartala Book Fair began here on Thursday with colourful ceremonies, albeit minus the participation of any booksellers and publishers from Bangladesh -- for the first time -- in view of the unrest in the neighbouring country.
The Tripura government has formed a five-member Permanent Committee to regulate the fee structure for admissions to various courses in all private medical colleges across the state.
A bill would be moved in the Winter session of the Tripura Assembly amending the existing law to provide retirement benefits to MLAs who have served even for just a day, officials said on Thursday.
A New Delhi-based rights body -- Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) – on Thursday strongly criticised the denial of bail by a Bangladeshi court to Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das.
Amidst the unrest followed by the political changes in Bangladesh, no booksellers or publishers from the neighbouring country will participate in the Agartala Book Fair, beginning from Thursday, officials said.
In yet another boost to the state tourism sector, Minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Wednesday flagged off Urbania bus services for the tourists and said that the government has prioritized development of tourism industry to create new employment opportunities.
