After Bengal win, TMC aims to oust BJP-led govt in Tripura
Jun 15, 2021, at 07:19 pm
Agartala/UNI: With the re-entry of veteran leader Mukul Roy to the Trinamool Congress (TMC), the ongoing crisis of the ruling BJP in Tripura has deepened further.
24-yr-old Bru impasse ends: 426 families to settle in two locations of Tripura
Apr 21, 2021, at 02:12 am
Agartala/UNI: The 24-year-long suffering of the displaced Bru families of Mizoram has finally ended as they started moving to the rehabilitation clusters made in Tripura’s Dhalai district as per the quadripartite agreement signed last year.
BJP bites dust in Tripura ADC polls, loses to Pradyot Kishore Debbarman's newly formed TIPRA
Apr 11, 2021, at 02:30 am
Agartala/UNI: The influence of national parties in Tripura politics apparently came to an end as the ruling BJP-IPFT alliance lost miserably to Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (TIPRA), floated by royal scion Pradyot Kishore Debbarman four months ago, in Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (ADC) elections today.
EC reschedules Tripura ADC polls due to Easter Sunday
Mar 14, 2021, at 02:47 am
Agartala/UNI: The State Election Commission has rescheduled the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (ADC) polls last night from April 4 to April 6 next following representations of several Christian organisations.
185 including 62 independent submit nomination for Tripura ADC poll
Mar 14, 2021, at 02:28 am
Agartala/UNI: As many as 185 contestants have submitted their nominations for elections to the 28-member Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (ADC) to be held on April 6, which will be scrutinised on March 15 while the last date of withdrawal has been fixed on March 17 next.
Tripura: Two mentally-challenged Bangladeshi nationals handed over to their families
Mar 13, 2021, at 08:54 pm
Agartala/UNI: Two Bangladeshi nationals, who were getting treated in Modern Psychiatric Hospital here, returned home yesterday after a long time through Akhaura integrated check post.
Tripua ADC polls: BJP, IPFT workers protest after both parties agree on seat sharing
Mar 11, 2021, at 03:11 am
Agartala/UNI: Amid the growing resentment among the local BJP leaders against Indigenous Peoples’ Front of Tripura (IPFT), the saffron party's top brass has decided to concede 14 seats to it in the upcoming Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (ADC) elections.
Tripura BJP unhappy with IPFT, alliance at stake
Feb 21, 2021, at 01:46 am
Agartala/UNI : The ruling BJP has reacted sharply to the realignment of Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura (IPFT) with the scion of the erstwhile royal family of Tripura Pradyot Kishore Deb Barman-led Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (TIPRA), and termed the development "unfortunate".
Feb 18, 2021, at 08:55 pm
Agartala/UNI : BJP’s organisational secretary of northeast Ajay Jamwal arrived here last evening along with RSS regional in-charge Ullas Kulkarni amid controversy triggered by Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb's statement that Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his stint as party's national president had once spoken about BJP's expansion beyond boundaries to Nepal and Sri Lanka.
Tripura HC serves notice to govt for not allowing sacked teachers to hold protest
Feb 11, 2021, at 05:08 pm
Agartala/UNI: The high court of Tripura served notice to the state government after hearing the writ petition on Wednesday against disallowing 10,323 jobless teachers to hold democratic movement seeking their alternative livelihood.
4 including an NLFT collaborator arrested with Rs 15 Lakh in Tripura
Jan 21, 2021, at 08:19 pm
Agartala/UNI: Police arrested four persons, including a collaborator of banned outfit NLFT with Rs 15 lakh, from Raishyabari market last evening during an alleged deal of extortion between the outfit and contractors of a government project.
Tripura: HC directs state govt to form new ADC council by May 17
Jan 13, 2021, at 07:00 pm
Agartala/UNI: The division bench of Tripura High Court, headed by Chief Justice Akil K Kureshi, directed the state government to hold election to Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) and form the new council by May 17 while disposing off two public interest litigations seeking immediate poll.
Tripura man kills wife, her mother, chops their bodies in front of two children
Jan 13, 2021, at 04:42 am
Guwahati/IBNS: In a horrific incident, a man in Tripura allegedly killed his wife and mother-in-law and then chopped their bodies in front of his two children.
Tripura man arrested for raping health worker on way after delivering his baby
Nov 30, 2020, at 09:01 pm
Agartala/UNI: North Tripura police arrested a 35-year-old man today for raping a 50-year-old health worker in Sarala village, Dharmanagar, on Sunday.
Nov 10, 2020, at 12:11 am
Agartala: The only Airport of Tripura, Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport, Agartala in Tripura is soon going to have a New Integrated Terminal building.
JSF holds second webinar in North-East with eminent scholars of Tripura
Sep 14, 2020, at 07:03 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Janasakhya Samadhan Foundation (JSF) scheduled a webinar on Saturday evening with the Eminent Scholars of Tripura.
Sep 06, 2020, at 04:38 am
Dhaka: Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das on Friday met country's Commerce Minister of Bangladesh Tipu Munshi as they discussed ways to boost trade relations between the two neighbours.
Sep 04, 2020, at 05:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A trial run of Sonamura-Daukandi route, which connects Tripura with the National Waterways of India through Bangladesh for the first time would conclude at Sonamura on September 05 next in the presence of Chief Minister of Tripura Biplab Kumar Deb and India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement on Thursday.
9-month-old baby dies of snakebite in Tripura village in the absence of anti-venom injection
Sep 04, 2020, at 02:12 am
Agartala/UNI: A 9-month-old baby died from the bite of a venomous snake this morning at Champaknagar village of Belonia in South Tripura.
Fourth suicide in Tripura for smartphone during Covid-19 pandemic
Jul 27, 2020, at 11:32 pm
Agartala/UNI: A teen committed suicide, fourth during the Covid-19 pandemic, for smartphone, last night.
Mega door-to-door Covid survey begins in Tripura
Jul 27, 2020, at 10:59 pm
Agartala/UNI: Over 5000 teams have started a health survey this morning to identify persons with influenza-like illnesses, including breathing difficulties, to detect potential Covid cases in Tripura, as a strategy to fight the worsening pandemic situation.
Tripura declares complete lockdown on Sunday after sudden spike in Covid cases
Jul 04, 2020, at 09:28 pm
Agartala/UNI: Apprehending community spread of Covid-19, after some cases could not be traced to their source of infection, the Tripura government announced a complete lockdown on Sunday.
Tripura launches unique immunity-boosting program for urban poor
Jul 01, 2020, at 03:53 pm
Agartala/UNI: In a bid to support pineapple and lemon growers of Tripura amid Covid-19 crisis, the state government has launched an innovative scheme to boost the immunity of the urban poor by providing them ready-to-eat lemon juice and pineapple slices at ward level, once a week, for the next one month.
Tripura: Four people including BJP, IPFT members murdered, no arrest
Jun 27, 2020, at 01:05 pm
Agartala/UNI: At least four people, including one each from ruling BJP and IPFT, were murdered in Tripura in the past 24 hours, but police have failed to arrest anyone so far.
Tripura CM reacts to his Mizoram counterpart's letter requesting to reconsider Bru settlement
May 31, 2020, at 02:49 pm
Agartala/UNI: Tripura government has remained unmoved on its decision to settle 34,000 displaced Bru people of Mizoram in the state despite continuing tension and series of demonstrations by different organisations, including non-Bru tribal residents of the surrounding Kanchanpur in North Tripura.
Tripura plans to open schools from second week of June
May 24, 2020, at 04:59 pm
Agartala/UNI:Tripura government is planning to resume classes in the schools from second week of June if Covid situation does not aggravate further.
Couple enters Dhalai district of Tripura from Covid hotspot in Bangladesh; locals question BSF role
May 20, 2020, at 06:07 pm
Ambassa(Tripura)/UNI: The incident of a couple intruding into the bordering subdivision of Gandacharra in the northern Tripura district of Dhalai from COVID-19 hotspot Khagrachari in Bangladesh, has partially revealed how the BSF personnel in the district are getting infected in large numbers, sources said.
Two BJP leaders arrested in Tripura for assaulting policemen
May 20, 2020, at 01:04 pm
Agartala/UNI: A local court in Sonamura of West Tripura has sent two BJP leaders including the elected vice chairperson of Melaghar Municipal Council two days judicial custody last night for allegedly attacking police and violation of Covid lockdown last week.
One more COVID-19 case detected in Assam, 22 more persons tested positive in Tripura
May 06, 2020, at 11:52 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam on Wednesday reported one more positive case for COVID-19 taking the state's tally to 45.
Days after MHA declares Tripura COVID-19 free, two BSF Jawans test positive
May 02, 2020, at 07:54 pm
Agartala/UNI: A week after Tripura was declared Covid-19 free by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), two fresh cases of the deadly viral disease were detected on Saturday, leaving the state administration confused about the spread of the disease in the state.