Over 300 Indian students return home as 105 killed in Bangladesh unrest
Agartala/IBNS: Over 300 Indian students Friday returned home following the worsening situation in Bangladesh, which has been witnessing widespread protests and clashes for weeks over the government job quota system, media reports said,
Agartala station: Drug peddler arrested in BSF uniform
Agartala/UNI: A drug peddler hailing from Bihar was arrested with 21 kilogram of cannabis at Agartala railway station on Wednesday.
Tripura targets to scale up power generation for expansion of trade with Bangladesh
Agartala/IBNS/UNI: The Tripura government mulls a multipronged strategy to scale up power generation in the state, keeping an eye on the growing demand in Bangladesh, said Power Minister Ratan Lal Nath on Thursday.
Indian Railway runs track car successfully on Indo-Bangladesh line from Agartala
Agartala/IBNS/UNI: The Indian Railway on Tuesday made a successful run of a specially designed track car on the newly built railway line for the most ambitious cross-border connectivity between India and Bangladesh from Agartala, which will connect Kolkata via Dhaka.
Agartala airport launches northeast's second largest cargo complex for operations
Agartala/IBNS: A new cargo complex was inaugurated at Maharaja Bir Bikram airport in Agartala on Friday making it the second largest in the northeast region, next to Guwahati airport.
New Delhi: Union Minister of Labour& Employment, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav laid the foundation stone of 100 bedded Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Hospital, Tripura from New Delhi in a virtual event held on Sunday.
Agartala under high-security cover in view of PM Modi’s visit
Agartala/UNI: Along with massive cleaning of the northern part of the city, the Tripura government has thrown a three-layer security blanket around Vivekananda Stadium, State Guest House campus and the localities along the VIP Road ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit on Sunday.
Tripura: Two arrested in Agartala shooting incident
Agartala/UNI: Two people were arrested Wednesday morning from the Agartala airport area in connection with the firing incident in front of a restaurant on VIP Road of the city on Tuesday night which left two youths injured in the bullets.
Sitrang hits Agartala's Tripura, red alert issued for 24 hours
Agartala/UNI: Cyclonic storm accompanied by heavy rains hit Agartala's Tripura on Monday evening, prompting the state government to issue a red alert.
Agartala-Kolkata bus service via Dhaka resumes
Agartala: The Agartala-Kolkata daily bus service via Dhaka flagged off on Friday with 28 passengers in a simple ceremony after a break of two years due to Covid19.
Bangladesh-India bus services resume after two years
Dhaka/UNI: The passenger bus services between Bangladesh and India resumed on Friday after its suspension for two years induced by the Covid19 pandemic.
Law and order crisis: Tripura police cancel roadshows and rallies in Agartala
Agartala/UNI: With the deteriorating law and order situation in Agartala, Tripura police have cancelled all sorts of political gatherings including the scheduled roadshows of ruling BJP and opposition Trinamool Congress until further order except public meeting in the designated places, said IGP (Law and Order) Arindam Nath.
Three held for breaching Tripura CM Biplab Deb's security cover
Agartala/IBNS: Three men were arrested on charges of attempted murder and other allegations after they allegedly penetrated the double security cordon of Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb in a vehicle.
Three NLFT militants arrested with arms after threatening Tripura MP
Agartala/UNI: After a long break, North Tripura police detained three active members of banned militant outfit National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) with arms from Panisagar Railway station and Dharmanagar town.
Agartala: 16-year-old girl commits suicide after getting incorrect information
Agartala, Jun 9 (UNI) A 16 years old girl who appeared Madhyamik exam under Tripura Board of Secondary Education (TBSE) had committed suicide in Kathalia area of Udaipur after getting a call from her friend.