Category: tripura

The Indigenous People of Front of Tripura (IPFT) met Governor Indrasena Reddy demanding to full-fill their long standing demand that Tipraland be a separate proposed state for greater interest of the indigenous people of Tripura.

During the session, it was decided that both Good Governance Phase II and Bharat Vikas Sankalp Yatra would kick off from each zone within the corporation. This decision is aimed at ensuring comprehensive coverage and active participation across the entire jurisdiction.

In a much-anticipated announcement, the Yuba Vikas Kendra revealed the second edition of 'Heritage Fest' is set to captivate Tripura from November 23 to November 29 at the Swami Vivekananda Maidan in the capital city, Agartala.

Till now, the Election Commission has seized Rs 1,760 crore from the states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram, which is seven times more than the Rs 239 crore seized in the 2018 Assembly polls.

To enhance connectivity from the Agartala MBB airport, the Tripura government is mulling to run 4-wheeler pre-paid taxi service from the airport in addition to the operational prepaid auto rickshaw service.

The state committee of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) on Monday demanded immediate assistance from the government for the farmers affected by the cyclone ‘Midhili’.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Monday inaugurated the 11 days long state level drama festival here at Agartala Rabindra Bhavan and said that Drama, which plays a significant role in showing the right direction to a society, is the mirror of life.

IGNOU Regional Centre Agartala Organized Meeting of the Coordinators and Examination Superintendents of Study Centres and Examination Centres for December 23 Term-End-Examination at the Regional Centre Premises on 19 November, 2023.

As per police, a student of class 10 committed suicide by consuming poison in Kakraban in Udaipur sub-division of Gomati district. The name of the deceased is identified as Trishna Namah.

The cleaning staff, hired under the management of contractor Sahadeb Majumdar, disclosed that their financial woes stem from the prolonged non-payment of government bills. This hindrance has impeded the contractor's ability to fulfill payroll obligations to the cleaners.

In a significant victory against illegal narcotics Tripura Police of PR Bari police station, in collaboration with BSF No. 69 and personnel from the Rajnagar forest department successfully conducted a two-hour anti-cannabis operation.

A fervent display of dissatisfaction unfolded as 361 successful candidates of the 2022 Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) convened in protest in front of the Shiksha Bhawan accusing the government of undue delays in their appointments despite a severe shortage of teachers in Tripura's schools.

Pradesh Congress President Asish Kumar Saha alleged today that the ruling BJP has hatched a conspiracy against the country and in response, Congress has launched a campaign to prevent such actions.

In a distressing incident in Kalagang under Kadamtala RD block, a 10th-class student, Shamima Begum attempted suicide on Saturday following a dispute with her father over a mobile phone.

In a deeply distressing turn of events, the 17th ward area of Kailashahar Vidyanagar was shaken today as Sangita Sinha, wife of retired police officer Amal Kumar Sinha was found hanging in her residence. The incident which occurred this morning has left the community in shock and sorrow.

The police intercepted a fourteen-wheeled potato lorry bearing the number plate RJ 04 GB 3615 on Sunday, discovering a staggering 12,500 bottles of the infamous Phensidyl hidden in a specially designed chamber beneath rows of potato sacks.

Though the northeast region, which covers 8 per cent of the country’s total geographical area, has around 65 per cent of the region’s 2,62,179 sq km area under forest cover but the region according to experts would not be spared from the effects of the changing climate and global warming.

Day after the cyclone ‘Midhili’ battered several parts of the state with the gusty wind accompanied by the torrential rain causing damage to agricultural fields, the state agriculture minister on Saturday assured of all forms of assistance to the affected farmers.

At a time when the cyclone ‘Midhili’ triggered havoc across the state of Tripura on Friday, the farmers in different parts of the state incurred huge loss after their agricultural lands were swamped with the torrential rain, which accompanied the gusty wind since Friday morning.

Cyclone 'Midhili' would hit Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur, parts of Assam and other parts of northeastern states when it crossed to Bangladesh coast on Friday night or in the early hours of Saturday.

Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) on Friday held its state level executive meeting here in a private run hotel at Agartala and launched 'Mandal Shashiktikaran Abhiyaan' to empower grassroots-level party workers.

The Mayor of Agartala Municipal Corporation Dipak Majumder on Friday flagged off the first-ever shuttle service from the Akhaura Integrated Check Post (ICP) to Maharaja Bir Bikram airport to facilitate the tourists coming from Bangladesh in Tripura.

Tripura along with the rest of the nation observed National Press Day on Thursday. The state finance minister Pranajit Singha Roy has inaugurated the state level function of the National Press Day organised here at Agartala Rabindra Bhavan.

The Governor was accompanied by the secretary of health and family welfare department Dr. Sanddep R Rathod, Principal of AGMC Dr. Anup Saha, Director of health and family welfare department Supriya Mallik and other health officers.

The state agriculture and farmers’ welfare minister Ratan Lal Nath on Thursday said that as of now the Centre has allocated Rs. 640.43 crore for the farmers of the state of Tripura under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan scheme.