Category: WEST TRIPURA

• AGARTALA
• JIRANIA
• MOHANPUR
• Khumulwng

Border Security Force deployed in Tripura have along with Tripura Police have destroyed 65000 matured cannabis plants in Gilamura village of Sonamura Sub-division of Sepahijala district.

Tripura BJP President and Rajya Sabha MP Rajib Bhattacharya today condemned the CPI(M) and Congress, accusing them of conspiring to hinder the BJP’s rise to power. Bhattacharya asserted that public support overcame these alleged attempts, allowing the BJP to establish its government.

In a shocking incident, a young man posing as a Travelling Ticket Examiner (TT) was apprehended by the Manu Government Railway Police (GRP) while attempting to carry out ticket checks on an Agartala-bound train from Dharmanagar.

This adoption initiative highlights MLA Deb’s dedication not only to public service but to wildlife conservation, urging the community to join in creating a balanced and compassionate environment for all beings.

The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) engineers and workers are working on a war footing manner to fully repair the damaged railway track in Assam’s Lumding-Badarpur Hill Section, where a loaded goods train wagon derailed on October 31, officials said on Wednesday.     

Minister of Animal Resource Development, Fisheries, and SC Welfare, Sudhangshu Das, announced that his department is actively working to resolve issues and achieve departmental targets.

The 35th Industry and Commerce Fair is scheduled to begin from January 29 next year here at Agartala Hapania International Fair Ground. The 15-day long fair will continue till February 12.

Government Railway Police (GRP) detained three Bangladeshi nationals at Agartala Railway Station on Monday evening while they were en route to Delhi.

Unakoti District Hospital has been without its sole paediatrician for over three days, creating a crisis in paediatric care. The absence has left many parents—especially those from low-income families—struggling to secure essential medical attention for their children.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has issued a summons to a resident of Sonamura Sub-division in Tripura’s Sepahijala District, requiring him to appear in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, by November 21, in connection with an ongoing investigation.

State’s Law Secretary Sanjoy Bhattacharjee in a notification said that the Tripura Governor (Indra Sena Reddy Nallu) appointed Chakraborti as the new Advocate General of the state with immediate effect.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Monday laid the foundation stone virtually for the construction of 10 hostel buildings under the PM-Janman scheme in at least four districts of the state and said that the Tripura government is committed for the development of the indigenous tribes of the state.

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Monday said that the present state government is making all efforts to attract investors to the state, with over 200 investment proposals already received and more investments worth over Rs 1,000 crore in the pipeline.

In a joint effort to ease the traffic congestion in Agartala, drive was launched today by the Agartala Municipal Corporation, West District Police, Transport Department, and Traffic Police.

The decomposed body of a missing youth, Roni Laskar, was recovered from an abandoned house in Brahmanpara's Khejur Bagan area yesterday late night, sparking shock and concern among locals.

Assam Rifles, which guards the 1643-km unfenced border with Myanmar along four northeastern states, on Monday in separate operations seized huge quantities of foreign cigarettes and drugs worth Rs 8.55 crore in Mizoram and Tripura, officials said.

Dey, who declined to comment about his decision to resign, said that as per procedure he submitted his resignation letter to both Chief Secretary J. K Sinha and Law Secretary Sanjoy Bhattacharjee.

Raising a politically significant issue, ruling BJP’s ally Tipra Motha Party (TMP) demanded to increase the tribal reserved seats from 20 to 25 in the 60-member Tripura assembly even as the tribals constitute one-third of the state’s around four million populations.   

In a press statement BSF said that on 10th November two Bangladeshi nationals was apprehended by BSF troops of BOP Tilabazar under Unakoti district while they were trying to infiltrate in Indian territory by negotiating the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB) fence.

In a recent breakthrough, the East Agartala Police Station arrested two robbers and they were found in possession of 10 stolen mobile phones. The arrests came following a complaint filed by Krishna Majumdar, a local resident of Maharajganj Bazar, who reported being robbed of his mobile phone while on his way home from the market.

In a statement Tripura Police said that in a significant operation, a raid was conducted at the residence of Raju Deb (50), in Ward No. 10, Dharmanagar, North Tripura. The raid led to the recovery of a 7.65 mm Russian-made pistol, one magazine, 10 live rounds, and two Android mobile phones.

The party seeks urgent action on three key demands: swift implementation of the Tiprasa Accord, timely conduct of Village Council elections, and the adoption of the 125th Constitutional Amendment in Parliament.

Food and Civil Supplies Minister, Sushanta Chowdhury, issued a firm warning on Sunday against anyone found involved in the black marketing of petrol during the current fuel supply crisis.

Tripura's Advocate General Siddhartha Shankar Dey has confirmed that he would quit the post and submit his resignation letter to the government on Monday.

Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday said that a religious atmosphere has been restored in Tripura following the establishment of the BJP-led government in 2018 and emphasised that any attempts to incite unrest under the guise of religion would not be tolerated.