Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, who also attended the virtual event, later said the Agartala-Akhaura railway project would reduce the rail route distance between the northeastern state and Kolkata to 500 km via Bangladesh from the existing 1,600 km via Guwahati.
To further strengthen connectivity between the North East regions of the country with the neighbouring Bangladesh, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday jointly inaugurated the first Agartala-Akhaura cross-border rail link through video conferencing.
Two Tripura Police personnel including one Inspector and one Sub-Inspector have been selected for the Award of ‘Union Home Minister's Special Operation Medal’ for the Year-2023.
Tripura along with the rest of the nation on Tuesday celebrated Rashtriya Ekta Diwas to mark the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel through a series of programmes.
Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha has attended the Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s comprehensive review of the ongoing National Highway projects in the North-east region at Guwahati on Monday and stressed for better connectivity between the north east states of the country including Tripura.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina will jointly inaugurate three India assisted development projects on Wednesday at 11 a.m. via video conferencing.
Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Tuesday administered the oath of unity to the gathering at a function held at Agartala A D Nagar Manoranjan Debbarma Smriti Stadium and said that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is the man behind the developing India.
In a press release Tripura Police said that considering the increasing number of Road Traffic Accidents (RTA) Tripura Police has launched a special drive from today onwards to prevent RTA.
In a significant operation based on a credible tip-off, the Tripura Police, in collaboration with BSF and TSR personnel, conducted a raid at Maman Mia's residence near the Bishalgarh Forest Office late on Sunday night.
Ahead of the possible inauguration of a new railway line -- Akhaura-Agartala -- between India and Bangladesh by the Prime Ministers of the two countries on November 1, a Bangladeshi goods train as part of the trial run entered Tripura territory on Monday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina are likely to jointly inaugurate two railway projects and a mega power plant on November 1, officials said here on Sunday.
Police said Nur Jalal (34), who is a quack doctor and resident of Churaibari in north Tripura along the Assam-Tripura border, a few months back illegally went to Moulvibazar district of Bangladesh to heal people there through traditional practices.
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Elections to the 40-member Mizoram assembly and 230-member Madhya Pradesh assembly would be held on November 7 and November 17 respectively. The counting of votes will be taken up on December 3 along with Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, and Telangana.
The state food and civil supplies minister Sushanta Chowdhury visited some of the ration shops here at Agartala on Friday and handed over the high-quality cooking mustard oil with the beneficiaries.
Two newly appointed judges of the Tripura High Court, Sabyasachi Datta Purkayastha and Biswajit Palit were formally sworn in during a simple oath-taking ceremony at the High Court premises on Thursday.
Indra Sena Reddy Nallu was sworn in as the 20th Governor of Tripura at Raj Bhawan on Thursday morning. Tripura High Court Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh has administered the oath of office of Reddy in a function.
The carnival will feature tableaux of Durga Idols from various puja organizers and clubs in Agartala, which will be carried to Agartala Dashamighat for immersion of their Durga idols moving across the capital town of Agartala.
Governor-designate for the state of Tripura Indra Sena Reddy Nallu is accorded a warm ceremonial reception by the state government at the Raj Bhawan in Agartala on Wednesday.
The five-day long Durga Puja festivities have gripped the people of the northeastern states, especially the puja revellers in Assam and Tripura. The festivities being organised in ethnic violence devastated Manipur in much subdued manner.
A tribunal set up by the Centre will adjudicate whether there is sufficient cause for declaring the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) as "unlawful associations" under Unlawful Activities of (Prevention) Act.
In a significant breakthrough, Tripura Police successfully apprehended an associate of National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) a banned outfit of Tripura on Wednesday late night.
In a dramatic turn of events, MNREGA workers from various villages including Mainama, Jamirchhara, and North Dhumachara rallied together and held protest after locking Manu RD Block office. The protest was sparked by the delay in settling their pending wages, despite promises made by local authorities.
The protesters cited the absence of proper roads, electricity and potable water as their primary grievances. The lack of these basic amenities has not only hindered accessibility but has also jeopardized the residents' overall quality of life.
In yet another boost to the connectivity of the Northeastern states of Tripura, the Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Thursday flagged off Agartala-Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak weekly express train service from Agartala railway station.
The Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Electronics & IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday launched ‘Heartland Tripura’ training programme here in a function at Agartala Rabindra Bhavan to offer skill development and employment opportunities
