Tripura: Father killed his addicted son
May 17, 2019, at 05:12 pm
Agartala, May 17 (UNI) A middle-aged father was arrested last night at Sonaichari village of Belonia in South Tripura for allegedly killing his 18-year-old son Oli Mohan Tripura.
Tripura: Opposition parties accuse BJP of post-poll violence
May 15, 2019, at 11:00 am
Agartala, May 15 (UNI): The opposition CPI (M) and Congress accused ruling BJP of perpetrating post poll violence in different areas of West Tripura where ECI had conducted repoll in 168 booths on May 12 last along with sixth phase election to Lok Sabha.
Repolling held peacefully in West Tripura
May 12, 2019, at 08:16 pm
Agartala, May 12 (UNI) Repoll to 168 polling stations of 1679 in West Tripura parliamentary constituency was peaceful today that recorded 72.32 per cent polling.
Tripura: Three Bangladeshi citizens nabbed
May 11, 2019, at 05:02 pm
Ambassa(Tripura), May 11(UNI) Three Bangladeshi citizens, including a woman, were nabbed by the Border Security Force at remote Chandrakanta Para of Raisyabari in the bordering subdivision of Longthoraivalley in the northern Tripura district of Dhalai here last evening.
May 08, 2019, at 05:50 pm
Bengaluru, May 8 (UNI) CCB Police have nabbed a two member gang, including a teenager, who had indulged in human trafficking and rescued two girls from West Bengal from the clutches of pimps.
Tripura: BJP moves ECI, seeks removal of Chief Electoral Officer
May 03, 2019, at 01:27 pm
Agartala, May 3 (UNI): The controversy over election in West Tripura parliamentary constituency in first phase has taken its toll further following BJP accusing Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sriram Taranikanti alleging him of conspiring against the government with opposition parties.
Section 144 of CrPC clamped across East Tripura constituency
Apr 21, 2019, at 08:54 pm
Agartala, April 21 (UNI): To ensure free and fair election in East Tripura tribal reserved constituency on April 23 next, Election Commission of India (ECI) today clamped 144 of CrPC this evening prohibiting an assembly of five or more people till the end of the election across six of eight districts of the state.
Tripura: Woman dies after stepping on live wire lying on road for days
Apr 21, 2019, at 06:41 pm
Ambassa(Tripura), Apr 21(UNI) A housewife was electrocuted when she stepped on a live electricity supply cable lying on a road in the remote Sanaiya Riang Para in the bordering subdivision of Kamalpur in the northern Tripura district of Dhalai here today.
Returning Officer and DM Dhalai served notice to BJP candidate
Apr 18, 2019, at 11:33 am
Udaipur, Apr 18 (UNI) It has been informed by the East Tripura Returning Officer and Dhalai District Magistrate (DM) Vikas Singh that a notice was served to BJP candidate of East Tripura parliamentary constituency seat for spending election funds exceeding the limit.
Apr 18, 2019, at 10:54 am
New Delhi, Apr 18 (IBNS): Voting in 95 constituencies across 11 states and one Union Territory is underway as the second phase of Lok Sabha polls is taking place on Thursday.
EC reviews poll arrangements with Central Observers in Tripura, WB through video conferencing
Apr 15, 2019, at 07:59 pm
New Delhi, Apr 15 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India team led by Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, Election Commissioners Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra on Monday reviewed poll arrangements in specific constituencies of West Bengal and Tripura, going to polls in Phase 2 & 3 of ongoing General Elections for Lok Sabha 2019.
CPI(M) and Congress joining hands in Tripura to dislodge stable govt at the Centre: Modi
Apr 07, 2019, at 11:33 pm
Udaipur, Apr 7 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today accused CPI(M) and Congress of joining hands to dislodge the stable government at the Centre.
PM Narendra Modi worships Goddess Tripureswari
Apr 07, 2019, at 06:55 pm
Udaipur, Apr 7(UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Tripureswari temple and worshipped Goddess Tripureswari today at Udaipur in Tripura.
116 tribal voters joined BJP in Tripura district
Mar 17, 2019, at 04:02 pm
Ambassa (Tripura), Mar 17 (UNI) In total 116 tribal voters from 39 left supporter families have joined BJP last night at remote Nakashipara area under 45 Kamalpur Assembly Constituency in the bordering subdivision of kamalpur in Dhalai district here.
ECI team to visit Tripura for reviewing poll preparation
Mar 15, 2019, at 04:53 pm
Agartala, March 15 (UNI) A two-member team of Election Commission of India (ECI) headed by Deputy Election Commissioner Sudip Jain will review the poll preparations and security related issues in the state on March 17 next.
Tripura: Police seeks 14 days custody of JMB associate
Mar 06, 2019, at 05:07 pm
Agartala, Mar 6 (UNI) Tripura police today sought 14-day custody of Nazir Shekh (25), who was arrested last night from A D Nagar area here, on charges of having link with banned Jamaat-ul-Mujahedeen of Bangladesh (JMB) and for several other anti-national activities.
Tripura celebrates IAF airstrike in Balakot
Feb 26, 2019, at 05:06 pm
Agartala, Feb 26 (UNI) The jubilant people of Tripura host celebration of second surgical strike of India at Balakot in Pak occupied Kashmir today in different places of the state, 12 days after Pulwama attack on CRPF by Pakistan abetted Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) terrorists.
Tripura budget a model of inclusive growth: CM Biplab Kumar Deb
Feb 25, 2019, at 07:01 pm
Agartala, Feb 25 (UNI) Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Monday said his government presented a tax free balanced budget for the next financial year with multiple announcements of development for all sections of the society, despite strained financial resources.
Huge cache of cannabis recovered from Tripura forest
Feb 23, 2019, at 07:57 pm
Agartala, Feb 23 (UNI) The BSF and Tripura police seized a huge quantity of dry cannabis last evening from forest areas of Rampadpara village of Matinagar under Sonamura in Sepahijala district.
Tripura police arrests pro-Pak commenter in Mysore
Feb 23, 2019, at 07:43 pm
Agartala, Feb 23 (UNI) A Tripura police team arrested a youth from a hotel in Mysore, who hails from Asharambari area of Khowai district in West Tripura, in a predawn operation early this morning.
Amid protests over Citizenship bill, PM Modi in northeast today
Feb 09, 2019, at 11:09 am
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): Amid protests over the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting the northeast on Saturday to inaugurate a number of projects.
Feb 05, 2019, at 04:18 pm
On January 29, 2019, the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT), a Tripura based tribal political party, an ally of the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), along with another 10 political parties of the Northeast, met in Guwahati, the capital of neighbouring Assam, to announce their opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB). The other political parties included the Mizo National Front (MNF), the United Democratic Party (UDP), the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), the Naga Peoples Front (NPF), the National Peoples’ Party (NPP), the National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), the Hill State Peoples Party (HSPP) and the Peoples Democratic Front (PDF).
Seven Assam bound Rohingya children detained in Tripura
Feb 03, 2019, at 04:50 pm
Guwahati, Feb 3 (IBNS): Seven Assam bound Rohingya children were detained by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) from a railway station in Tripura on Sunday.
BJP killing CPI-M comrades in Tripura and Kerala: Sitaram Yechury counters Modi
Jan 02, 2019, at 09:27 pm
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IBNS): CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury has countered Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement where he said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers are getting killed due to political fights in West Bengal, Tripura and Kerala.
Biplab Kumar Deb meets Union Minister Rathore, informs him about Khelo Tripura mission
Oct 26, 2018, at 03:47 pm
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IBNS): Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb on Friday met Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore here.
Sep 28, 2018, at 11:31 am
Agartala, Sept 28 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, a 40-year-old woman was publicly thrashed and forced to wear a garland of shoes by a group of villagers for allegedly having an extramarital affair with a man in Tripura’s Gomati district.
Tripura government announces to donate Rs. 1 crore for Kerala flood victims
Aug 21, 2018, at 09:10 am
Agartala, Aug 21 (IBNS): The Tripura government on Tuesday announced donating Rs. 1 crore for relief work in flood-hit Kerala.
Amid controversy, demand of NRC rises in Tripura, Meghalaya
Aug 02, 2018, at 12:32 pm
Agartala/Shillong, Aug 2 (IBNS): Amid controversy over the release of Assam's National Register of Citizen (NRC), which excluded over four million people, demand to take such a step has been raised in two other northeastern states- Tripura and Meghalaya, media reports said.
Man from Uttar Pradesh lynched in Tripura on child-lifting suspicion
Jun 29, 2018, at 04:59 pm
Agartala, Jun 29 (IBNS): A hawker from Uttar Pradesh was lynched by a frenzied mob in Tripura on Thursday at Sidhai Mohanpur, 25 km from Tripura's capital town Agartala following a WhatsApp rumour about child lifters being on the prowl, media reports said.
Jun 15, 2018, at 07:41 pm
Guwahati, June 15 (IBNS): The Northeast Frontier Railway (NF Railway) has suspended five passenger trains following several new landslide incidents in Assam’s Lumding-Silchar hill section on Friday morning, snapping rail connectivity to Tripura and parts of Assam's Barak valley.