Police recover body from Tripureswari temple pond in Tripura
Jul 12, 2023, at 10:04 pm
Agartala: Tension runs high with the recovery of an unidentified body from the holy Kalayan Sagar (pond) of Mata Tripureswari temple in Udaipur of Gomati district in Southern Tripura on Wednesday morning.
Tripura Congress to sit on silent protest to support Rahul Gandhi
Jul 10, 2023, at 04:31 pm
Agartala/UNI: Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) to hold a 7-hour Maun Satyagraha (Silent Protest) at Gandhighat here on Wednesday, protesting the move of the central government in support of Rahul Gandhi, TPCC President, Asish Kumar Saha said on Monday.
Tripura: Rs 611.3 Cr deficit budget tabled in state assembly
Jul 07, 2023, at 11:27 pm
Agartala/UNI: Amid ruckus and continuous protest by the opposition, Tripura Finance Minister Pranajit Singharoy on Friday tabled a budget of Rs 27654.4 crore with a deficit of Rs 611.3 crore for the 2023–24 financial year.
Tripura: Freshwater prawn cultivation flourishes at Agartala's College Tilla facility
Jul 02, 2023, at 06:02 am
Agartala's College Tilla facility, a government-owned fish production center, is spearheading scientific breeding of freshwater prawns to meet the high demand in Tripura's local market.
Seven electrocuted during Rath Yatra procession in Tripura
Jun 29, 2023, at 04:54 am
Agartala/IBNS: Seven people died and at least 20 were injured when a chariot caught fire during a Rath Yatra procession after it touched a high-tension electricity line at Kumarghat in Tripura's Unokoti district on Wednesday evening.
Mob ransacks hospital alleging 'poor' treatment facilities, assaults on-duty doctor in Tripura
Jun 28, 2023, at 03:43 am
Agartala/IBNS/UNI: Alleging poor treatment facilities and inadequate service, a violent mob beat up an on-duty doctor at Kanika Memorial Primary Health Centre at Singirbil in Kailashahar under Unakoti district of Tripura on Sunday night and vandalised the hospital property and an ambulance.
Jun 22, 2023, at 07:05 pm
Agartala/IBNS: In a display of goodwill and to reinforce the strong bond between Bangladesh and Tripura, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sent a generous gift of 500 kilograms of mangoes to Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha.
Sourav Ganguly becomes BJP-ruled Tripura's brand ambassador
May 24, 2023, at 05:27 pm
Agartala/UNI/IBNS: Former Indian cricket board (BCCI) president and ex-skipper Sourav Ganguly has accepted the offer to become the brand ambassador of Tripura tourism and also expressed his intention to contribute to the promotion of the state's sports talents.
Tripura: Five arrested in sandalwood smuggling
May 19, 2023, at 06:33 pm
Agartala/UNI: Acting on a tip-off Khowai district police of West Tripura on Thursday arrested five persons hailing from Assam for their alleged involvement in a sandalwood smuggling racket and seized sandalwood worth Rs 90,000 from their passion while they were proceeding towards Assam through alternative National Highway.
May 16, 2023, at 02:10 am
Agartala/IBNS/UNI: With the victory of Congress in Karnataka, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Tripura has intensified its effort to strengthen the party base in tribal-dominated areas to win both Lok Sabha seats of the state in the coming general elections.
Tripura Government optimistic for air connectivity with Bangladesh
Apr 17, 2023, at 11:00 pm
Agartala/IBNS: The government of Tripura is optimistic that air transportation between the state and Bangladesh will commence in the near future.
E-procurement: Centre declares Tripura as best state in NE
Apr 07, 2023, at 09:27 pm
Finance Minister Pranajit Singha Roy has said the Centre has named Tripura as the best state in the North-East region for for successful implementation of e-procurement.
Tripura BJP MLA faces pressure for watching porn in state assembly
Mar 31, 2023, at 07:41 pm
Agartala/UNI: The opposition parties piled up pressure on the ruling BJP in Tripura seeking the expulsion of saffron MLA of Bagbasa constituency in North Tripura Jadablal Nath from the assembly whose video went viral on social media when he was watching purported porn clips on a mobile phone during the deliberation in the house on March 28 last.
BJP govt works for development of indigenous people: Tripura CM Manik Saha
Mar 29, 2023, at 06:13 pm
Agartala/UNI: Denying the charges of financial deprivation to Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (ADC), Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha has claimed in the assembly that the BJP-led government in the state and the Centre have been working for the development of indigenous people and holistic development of the region instead of sectarian approach.
Tripura High Court seeks reply from state government over post-poll violence
Mar 22, 2023, at 05:48 pm
Agartala/UNI: The High Court of Tripura on Tuesday sought an affidavit from the state government within four weeks after registering a suo-moto public interest litigation over massive post-poll and post-result violence across the state over a month.
Northeast Elections : When women shine bright
Mar 21, 2023, at 06:53 am
Agartala/Shillong/Kohima: Women shine bright in the recent elections in three North Eastern states of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya, with 14 women elected to the state assemblies, overtopping the tally of only six women legislators in the previous houses.
Tripura: CPI-M-Cong alleges TIPRA Motha spoils their prospect, Pradyot feels reverse
Mar 18, 2023, at 05:51 pm
Agartala/UNI: When CPI-M and Congress said the victory of BJP in the Tripura assembly election because of TIPRA Motha candidates, the latter party chairman and royal scion Pradyot Kishore Debbarman claimed the reverse saying BJP could have won around 50 seats in the 60 -members assembly if Motha was not in the fray.
Tripura: Veteran BJP MLA alleges factionalism within party
Mar 17, 2023, at 06:04 pm
Agartala/UNI: The governing BJP in Tripura has continued been suffering from factional squabble even after winning the assembly election for the second term, as veteran saffron leader MLA and former minister Ramprasad Paul on Friday alleged a conspiracy hatched against him to ruin his career.
Mar 09, 2023, at 02:24 am
Agartala/IBNS/UNI: TIPRA Motha Chairman Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma on Wednesday said that the Union Home Minister Amit Shah has decided to appoint an interlocutor for the ‘constitutional solution’ of the indigenous people of Tripura.
Manik Saha takes oath as Tripura CM for second term
Mar 08, 2023, at 05:57 pm
Agartala/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Manik Saha took oath as the Tripura Chief Minister for the second consecutive term after the saffron party returned to power in the recently concluded assembly elections.
Tripura: Five sentenced to life for gangrape
Mar 07, 2023, at 06:32 pm
Agartala/UNI: A Tripura district court has sentenced five persons to life unto death for the gang rape of a housewife in November 2021.
BJP's Manik Saha re-elected as Tripura chief minister
Mar 07, 2023, at 01:26 am
Agartala,/IBNS/UNI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s legislative party re-elected Manik Saha as the Chief Minister in a meeting here amid pressure from a group within the party for Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Pratima Bhoumik.
Four arrested with arms in Tripura
Mar 06, 2023, at 05:38 pm
Agartala/UNI: Police arrested four youths with two pistols in Kamalnagar village of Sonamura in Sepahijala district on Sunday, an official said on Monday.
'Talks with ex-royal Pradyot Debbarma's party only if...': Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Mar 05, 2023, at 07:54 am
Agartala: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is in Tripura and conducted post-poll alliance talks with Tipra Motha’s chief Pradyot Kishore Debbarma, said the discussion could resume but only after the ex-royal drops the demand for a separate state.
New govt in Tripura likely to be sworn in on March 8
Mar 04, 2023, at 12:56 am
Agartala/UNI: The new government in Tripura is likely to be sworn in on March 8, said Chief Minister Manik Saha of the outgoing BJP-led government in the state on Friday after tendering his resignation at Raj Bhawan.
'Will fight alone in 2024': Mamata Banerjee rules out any alliance
Mar 03, 2023, at 05:28 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday declared that the Trinamool Congress will fight the 2024 national election "alone with people's support".
'Results show people's strong faith in democracy': PM Modi on BJP's big win in northeast
Mar 03, 2023, at 04:25 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s good performance in the recently-concluded assembly elections in three northeast states shows people's solid trust in democracy and the democratic process.
Mamata Banerjee's TMC fails to make electoral inroads in Tripura, Meghalaya
Mar 03, 2023, at 02:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) failed to make much headway in either Meghalaya or Tripura in the recently concluded assembly elections in both states.
Mar 03, 2023, at 01:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looks set to score a perfect victory in all three northeastern states with the win in Tripura and Nagaland while forming government in Meghalaya by renewing its alliance with Conrad Sangma.
BJP storm in Nagaland, ahead in Tripura, advantage NPP in Meghalaya
Mar 02, 2023, at 04:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The country's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set for a sweeping victory in Nagaland and marginally ahead in Tripura as the poll results are coming out on Thursday.