Hours after closing consular office in Tripura, Bangladesh summons Indian envoy in Dhaka
Dec 04, 2024, at 03:03 am
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh summoned an Indian envoy to Dhaka on Tuesday, hours after it closed its visa and consular office in Tripura following a security breach the day before.
May 26, 2024, at 04:14 am
Kolkata: Due to the impending cyclonic storm 'Remal', Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata has announced a suspension of flight operations for 21 hours starting from noon on Sunday.
Six miscreants sent to jail for attacking on-duty policemen in Tripura
Mar 19, 2024, at 10:20 pm
A local court in Dharmanagar of North Tripura, on Tuesday remanded six accused of attacking on-duty police personnel to 14 days of judicial remand while asking police to expedite the investigation.
BJP reserves East Tripura seat for alliance partner TIPRA Motha in upcoming LS polls
Mar 14, 2024, at 02:45 am
Agartala/IBNS/UNI: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to sacrifice the East Tripura (ST) seat to its newfound ally TIPRA Motha in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, but the latter has agreed to fight the polls under the BJP’s symbol.
Four Rohingya refugees, including a women, detained in North Tripura
Mar 08, 2024, at 11:15 pm
Tripura Police detained four Rohingya refugees, including women, from Dharmanagar in North Tripura on Friday when they were on their way to board a train to Hyderabad.
Tripura leader Pijush Biswas rejoins Congress
Feb 27, 2024, at 07:35 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Senior Tripura leader and former PCC president of Tripura, Pijush Kanti Biswas, on Tuesday rejoined the Indian National Congress (INC).
Feb 12, 2024, at 07:56 am
Agartala: Tension gripped Tripura after tribals backed by the Tripura Students Federation (TSF) threatened to block the National Highway and Railway services from Monday for an indefinite period.
Tripura HC upholds removal of judicial officer influencing central minister for transfer
Feb 09, 2024, at 06:32 pm
Agartala/UNI: The Tripura High Court on Wednesday upheld the removal of a judicial officer from service for influencing his transfer through the political quarter.
Tripura to become multinational trade, logistic hub: CM Manik Saha
Jan 24, 2024, at 12:24 am
Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Monday said after offering prayer to Lord Ram as part of the consecration ceremony of Ram Lala at Ayodhya that the Tripura government has moved in a direction to become a multinational trade and logistics hub for Northeast India very soon.
Jan 23, 2024, at 11:00 pm
The State Executive Committee of Tripura Disaster Management Authority (TDMA) has allocated Rs 6.38 crore from the State Disaster Mitigation Fund to Tripura Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC) for retrofitting the century-old Pushpabanta Palace (formerly Raj Bhawan).
Veteran politician and seven-time Tripura MLA Surajit Datta dies
Dec 28, 2023, at 07:14 pm
Agartala/UNI: Senior BJP MLA from Tripura’s Ramnagar assembly constituency Surajit Datta breathed his last on Wednesday night in a private nursing home in Kolkata after prolonged suffering from kidney-related disease.
Bangladeshi woman, who was newly married, jailed in Tripura over illegal entry into India
Dec 26, 2023, at 10:35 pm
A newly married Bangladeshi woman was arrested in Brajendranagar village of Kadamtala in North Tripura along the Assam border on Monday night and sent to jail on the charges of illegally entering the Indian Territory.
Tripura: Two top NLFT men arrested soon after crossing border
Dec 16, 2023, at 03:25 am
Agartala/IBNS/UNI: Tripura Police on Friday night arrested two top banned militant outfits National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) as soon as they entered into the state from their Bangladesh hideouts, police said here on Saturday.
Seven security personnel injured in civilian attack: Tripura CM orders inquiry
Dec 15, 2023, at 05:24 pm
Agartala/UNI: Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha sought a detailed report into the alleged attack on security forces on Friday by a group of villagers who have been involved in cannabis cultivation in Simna along Indo-Bangladesh border of West Tripura.
Tripura targets to scale up power generation for expansion of trade with Bangladesh
Nov 04, 2023, at 04:05 am
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.
Congress charges BJP-led Tripura govt for cheating people
Oct 14, 2023, at 05:37 pm
Agartala/UNI: While accusing the BJP-led government in Tripura of being corrupt and anti-people, the State Congress charged the state government on Saturday for cheating the commoners with misleading campaigns rather than institutionalizing the fraud of some dishonest businessmen.
Supreme Court Collegium recommends two judicial officers of Tripura as HC judges
Oct 12, 2023, at 06:44 pm
Agartala/UNI: The Supreme Court Collegium on Wednesday recommended the appointment of two judicial officers of Tripura as judges of Tripura High Court.
Tripura HC alerts junior courts on bail pleas in drug cases
Oct 07, 2023, at 04:43 am
Agartala, Oct 6 (UNI) The Tripura High Court in a significant observation stated that the normal rule of bail not jail in criminal cases is not applicable to cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
Tripura HC full bench dismisses plea of 10,323 teachers and slaps penalty of Rs. 25000
Sep 27, 2023, at 02:31 am
Agartala: The full Bench of High Court of Tripura headed by Chief Justice A K Singh on Tuesday took strong note of the practice of 10,323 teachers’ moving to courts time and again seeking clarification despite several clear and speaking orders regarding the termination of their service.
CPI (M) alleges mass rigging after BJP wins two assembly seats in Tripura by-poll
Sep 10, 2023, at 08:04 pm
Agartala: A day after BJP’s landslide victory in the by-elections to two assembly seats in Tripura, the CPI-M Politburo reiterated its demand of countermanding the by-polls in Boxanagar and Dhanpur in the Sepahijala district, alleging mass rigging.
Tripura: By-elections to two constituencies begin with slow polling
Sep 05, 2023, at 05:31 pm
Agartala/UNI: Despite allegations of large-scale threats and intimidation against opposition party supporters, polling in two assembly by-elections in Dhanpur and Boxanagar of Tripura’s Sepahijala district began on Tuesday morning amid high security.
Tripura: Two police officers posted to CBI team for investigation of Manipur violence
Aug 24, 2023, at 05:28 pm
Agartala/UNI: Tripura government on Thursday deputed two senior SP-level police officers to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) following the requisition of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to comply with the direction of the Supreme Court to constitute a special team for the investigation of the violence in Manipur.
Tripura: CPI-M moves ECI accusing ruling BJP of election code violation
Aug 18, 2023, at 06:11 pm
Agartala/UNI: The opposition CPI-M lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India alleging gross violation of the model code of conduct by the ruling BJP with indulgence from election officials during the ongoing by-election to two assembly constituencies—Dhanpur and Boxanagar.
BJP declares candidates for Tripura by-polls amid factional fight
Aug 16, 2023, at 07:43 pm
Agartala/UNI: The ruling BJP on Tuesday night declared its candidates for by-election to Dhanpur and Boxnagar assembly seats of Tripura’s Sepahijala district after a series of meetings among the leaders.
Bangladesh announces four transit routes for Tripura, boosting trade prospects
Aug 12, 2023, at 10:29 am
Agartala/IBNS: The Bangladesh government has formally unveiled four transit and trans-shipment routes designated for the state of Tripura.
Tripura police bust fraud document makers: 4 Bangladeshis, 5 Indians arrested
Aug 11, 2023, at 02:36 pm
Agartala: Tripura Police on Thursday busted a big racket of illegal immigrants and fraud document makers and arrested four Bangladeshis and five Indians from Agartala.
Aug 08, 2023, at 12:13 am
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday inaugurated a weekend tourist hub in the state which he expects will draw tourists from the state and outside.
Tripura govt to launch weeklong 'Meri Matti Mera Desh' campaign on Aug 9
Jul 27, 2023, at 05:59 pm
Agartala/UNI: With the successful implementation of Har Ghar Tiranga (National Tricolour in every house) over the year to mark the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence as part of the national program to promote patriotism, the Tripura government has decided to launch the 'Meri Matti Mera Desh' (My soil is my country) campaign for a week.
Tripura TMC chief Pijush Kanti Biswas quits party
Jul 26, 2023, at 12:36 am
Agartala: In a setback for Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress, the party’s Tripura chief Pijush Kanti Biswas stepped down from the post and quit the primary membership of the party, media reports said.
Tripura: CPI(M) Samsul Haque MLA dies of cardiac arrest
Jul 19, 2023, at 06:08 pm
Agartala/UNI: Tripura CPI(M) MLA Samsul Haque from the Boxanagar Assembly Constituency died of cardiac arrest on Wednesday in the wee hours at Agartala Govt Medical College (AGMC).