Category: WEST TRIPURA

• AGARTALA
• JIRANIA
• MOHANPUR
• Khumulwng

After the derailment of six coaches, engine and the power car of Agartala-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express on Thursday at Dibalong in Assam, the normal train services were restored on Friday in the Lumding-Badarpur Hill section, officials said.

Meanwhile, tremors were also felt in western and southern Tripura after another earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale struck neighbouring Bangladesh after Thursday midnight.

During his visit to the Khowai district of Tripura on Thursday, the Union Minister formally inaugurated the newly constructed home of the West Champacherra Anganwadi Center in Tulasikhar Block.

A 34-year-old man, who was arrested on charges of theft at Sabroom in South Tripura district on October 13, died at his residence on Thursday, allegedly due to injuries sustained from the "torture in police custody", an official said.

Tripura's Leader of Opposition and CPI-M state Secretary Jitendra Chaudhury on Thursday claimed that a section of the leaders of the ruling BJP are attempting to oust Chief Minister Manik Saha. 

A total of six coaches besides the engine and the power car of the Agartala-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express derailed on Thursday at Dibalong in Assam's Dima Hasao district, an official said, adding no casualties, however, were reported.

The security agencies including Tripura Police, Government Railway Police (GRP) and Border Security Force (BSF) have detained three Bangladeshi nationals and four India touts across the state in the past 24 hours.

Dr. Saha left Tripura yesterday for Haryana and today attended the swearing-in ceremony in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Health Minister, and BJP National President JP Nadda.

In a press statement BSF said that on 15th October, on specific intelligence input deployed BSF troops of BOP N C Nagar under Sepahijala District were alerted regarding a smuggling attempt.

The Kailashahar Sub-divisional Administration under Unakoti District has clamped 163 of BNSS in the entire sub-division on the ground of continuing communal tension between Hindu and Muslim Community and seriousness of the Law and Order situation.

A press statement from Patanjali Foods Limited said that the recent MoU of Tripura State Horticulture directorate with Yoga Guru Baba Ram Deb's Patanjali Foods Limited marks a significant milestone in increasing palm oil production in Tripura.

The Government Railway Police recovered a hanging body from the Kolkata-Sabroom Sealdah Express after the train reached its destination Sabroom located in Tripura’s South District on Tuesday.

The Union Ministry of Jal Shakti has announced Dhalai District of Tripura as Best District while Best Panchayat named Khliehrangnah, West Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya for the 5th National Water Awards 2023 in the North East Region.

According to BSF, on the night intervening 14th and 15th October, on specific intelligence input deployed BSF troops of BOP Kamalasagar under Sepahijala District were alerted.

After the Kadamtala block in North Tripura district, another fresh communal tension is running high in Pekucherra of the district following vandalism of lord Shiva temple and a mosque.

The Border Security Force (BSF) troops during the past 24 hours apprehended eight Bangladesh nationals and six Rohingyas for their illegal entry into Tripura, officials said here on Tuesday.

The four-month-long Southwest Monsoon has withdrawn from the entire northeast region of India on Monday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Monday inaugurated the 64th foundation day of the Agartala GBP Hospital and emphasized the vital role that AGMC and GBP Hospital play in advancing medical education and healthcare services in Tripura.

A 51-year-old man in Tripura has allegedly killed his wife and mother-in-law following an altercation that happened over pictures posted on social media by his spouse, the police said on Sunday.

The Durga Puja festival, which is celebrated with fervour in the northeastern states, especially in Assam, Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya, came to an end as per religious schedule on Saturday with the beginning of immersion of idols on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami.

The Chief Ministers of the northeastern states on Thursday mourned the demise of iconic industrialist and Chairman Emeritus of the Tata Group, Ratan Tata, who passed away late on Wednesday night at the age of 86.

The Government Railway Police (GRP) arrested altogether 257 foreign nationals -- 239 Bangladeshi and 18 Rohingyas -- in Tripura till September this year, officials said on Wednesday.

Responding to the demands of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), the state government has sanctioned Rs 30 crore to execute six vital development projects in the tribal areas of the state, Chief Minister Manik Saha announced on Wednesday. 

Founder of Tipra Motha Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma on Wednesday said that he will visit four villages in South District to provide relief to family members of the deceased who died in the recently devastating flood.

In the early hours of Wednesday, the Government Railway Police (GRP) detained two individuals and seized 100 live rounds of bullets from the Deoghar Express. The detentions occurred when the train halted at Dharmanagar Railway Station in the North District, en route to Agartala Railway Station.