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The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma quoting the Railway Minister, said that the electrification of railway networks in the northeast is set to be completed by March 2026.

In a major haul of drugs, the Assam Rifles, along with other law enforcing agencies, have seized highly addictive methamphetamine tablets valued at over Rs 24 crore in Tripura in two separate incidents in the last 24 hours and arrested one person, officials said on Thursday.

Demolition of the Agartala’s oldest market – Lake Chowmuhni Bazar by the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Thursday sparked row with the opposition CPI(M) slamming the government.

Three Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (Sub-Health Centres) in North Tripura district have been awarded the prestigious National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) certification by the Union Health Ministry.

Tripura Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha today said that One Nation, One Election will significantly help in strengthening democracy, boosting voter turnout and engagement and also provide economic benefits.

In a joint operation conducted by the Railway Protection Force (RPF), Border Security Force (BSF), and Agartala Government Railway Police station, a Bangladeshi woman was arrested at Agartala Railway station on Tuesday afternoon.

With the operation to rescue eight persons trapped in the partially-collapsed Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district intensified, state Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said a breakthrough in reaching the trapped men could happen "very soon".

Following the recent life sentence handed to former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar for his involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, victims' families are still grappling with the pain of a justice system they feel has failed them.

A police statement said that Srinagar cops have arrested a gang of robbers, who were posing as police commandos to rob trucks on the highway during night.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday reiterated that self-respect is a defining characteristic of Tamils and emphasised that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is not against Hindi unless it is imposed on the people of the state.

India on Wednesday marked the sixth anniversary of the Balakot airstrike, carried out by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in response to the deadly Pulwama terror attack. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday led the nation in paying tributes to great freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar on his death anniversary.

Showcasing credit deepening in agriculture and reduced dependency on non-institutional credit, the amount under operative Kisan Credit Card (KCC) accounts has more than doubled from Rs 4.26 lakh crore in March 2014 to Rs 10.05 lakh crore in December 2024, according to the latest government data.

Lakhs of Naga Sadhus, saints, and devotees have gathered at the revered Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi to offer prayers to Lord Shiva on the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivratri. 

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is actively monitoring the arrangements for the Maha Kumbh 2025 on Wednesday from the control room in Gorakhpur,

On the occasion of Maha Shivratri, thousands of devotees have gathered at the sacred Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj on Wednesday to take part in the last holy dip of the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela. 

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday announced a big change in the class 10 board exams system from the next year, officials said.

The Maharashtra government on Tuesday announced three per cent increase in dearness allowance (DA) of about 14 lakh employees. The revised DA along with the arrears of eight months will be paid along with the February salary.

The Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government approved 146 proposals during a Cabinet meeting held at the Chief Minister's Secretariat on Tuesday.

The Madhya Pradesh government has received investment proposals worth Rs 4,468 crore in the tourism and hospitality sector during the Global Investors Summit (GIS) which concluded on Tuesday. 

In the Advantage Assam summit on Tuesday, a high-level session “Act East, Act Fast, Act First” was held that was attended by External Affairs minister S. Jaishankar along with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

The Madhyamik (Secondary) Examination conducted by the Tripura Board of Secondary Education (TBSE) commenced today across the state with the English subject examination for both Madhyamik and Madrasa Alim candidates.

AD Nagar police have achieved a significant breakthrough in their ongoing anti-drug drive, successfully seizing a large quantity of brown sugar and Eskuf in a raid conducted on a residential property. Acting on a secret tip-off, the police arrested the house owner, identified as Biplab De, during the operation.

Acting on a tip-off, the police of AD Nagar police station arrested a Bangladeshi national from the market area of Gazaria camp, near the border, last night. The arrest was made while the suspect was attempting to cross the border into India illegally.

The much-awaited state-wide Spring Festival is set to take place on March 16 at the BT College grounds in Agartala, as announced by Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) Mayor Dipak Majumdar.