AGARTALA: A special team from Tripura will soon visit Jaipur to look into and resolve ongoing electricity-related issues, State Power Minister Ratan Lal Nath announced today after chairing a review meeting at the office of the Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL). During the meeting, the minister reportedly held detailed discussions with senior officials of […]
KAILASHAHAR: A special awareness programme on rescue operations during water accidents was held today at Shatarupa Ghat, near Sriramgur Bridge, on the banks of the Manu River. The programme was jointly organised by the Sub-Divisional Administration, Kailashahar, and the 1st Battalion of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), stationed at Kumarghat, with the objective of
AGARTALA: Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) spokesperson Prabir Chakraborty addressed a press conference at the Tripura Pradesh Congress Bhawan here on Tuesday, raising concerns over the smart meter rollout and other issues, party sources said. Chakraborty reportedly touched upon several matters during the briefing, with the smart electricity meter initiative featuring prominently among the issues
SIMNA: In a major political development, 251 voters from 66 families in Simna left the ruling BJP on Tuesday to join the Tipra Motha Party (TMP). The mass defection took place in the presence of local MLA and Minister of State Brishaketu Debbarma, along with MDC Rabindra Debbarma and other party functionaries. The development is
AGARTALA: Leader of the Opposition Jitendra Chowdhury on Tuesday visited the Hapania Choumuhani Para residence of Manashree Chowdhury, a young girl from the area suffering from a rare disease, along with a delegation of senior CPI(M) and DYFI leaders. Accompanying Chowdhury were CPI(M) Central Committee member Krishna Rakshit, party West District Committee Secretary Ratan Das,
UDAIPUR: The donation boxes and coffers of the historic Mata Tripura Sundari Temple were reopened on Tuesday morning, nearly a month and twenty days after they were last opened, with the counting process beginning under tight security. A total of 17 coffers and donation boxes from the temple premises were opened, and the counting continued
KAMALPUR: Residents of Kanailal Halampara under the Surma assembly constituency in Kamalpur subdivision staged a road blockade, demanding uninterrupted supply of drinking water and electricity in the area. According to locals, the protest was organized after repeated complaints over inadequate access to basic civic amenities went unaddressed by the concerned authorities. Protesters reportedly blocked the
JOLAIBARI: A 37-year-old man died in a suspected road accident in the early hours of Monday night, after his scooter reportedly skidded on a rain-soaked, muddy road while he was returning home from a wedding function. The deceased, identified as Ratimohan Tripura of Mayajoy Para, was brought to Jolaibari Social Health Centre around 12:45 AM
DHARMANAGAR: A night guard foiled an attempted theft of government textbooks from the warehouse of the School Inspector’s office here in the early hours of Monday, leading to the arrest of one person. The accused, identified as Mithun Das of Teliamura in Khowai district, was caught red-handed by night guard Raju Baspar around 2 AM
AGARTALA: A gold chain was allegedly snatched from a businessman in the presence of police personnel in the Town Pratapgarh area, even as officers were reportedly visiting the site of a petrol bomb attack that had occurred a month earlier, according to local claims. Two unidentified snatchers allegedly made off with the chain despite the
