AGARTALA: Traders across the capital city set up stalls brimming with rakhis on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi Purnima) on Friday, as the festive spirit took hold of markets throughout Agartala. Small, medium, and large vendors alike lined streets and marketplaces with colourful displays of rakhis, catering to the annual rush of customers celebrating […]
JIRANIA: A procession was held at Boraka in Jirania subdivision to mark the 26th Tirodhan Dibas (death anniversary) of Gurudev Shri Shri Shantikali, organised by the Shantikali Ashram with due religious dignity. Gurudev Shantikali, founder of the Shantikali Ashram, was killed by assailants at Boraka on August 27, 2000, while engaged in service to humanity.
MOHANPUR: A government school in Lembuchhara under the Lefunga Inspector of Schools’ jurisdiction is battling severe infrastructural and staffing deficits, prompting its headmaster to publicly demand intervention from the authorities. Shambhu Chandra Para Senior Basic School, which requires eight teachers as per norms, is currently functioning with only four. The shortfall has forced teachers to
KATHMANDU: Nepal is reeling from a devastating natural disaster after flash floods swept through areas along the country’s border with the Tibet region, leaving behind widespread destruction and a mounting death toll. The flash floods have killed at least 95 people and left a trail of destruction across the affected region.Homes have been reduced to
NEW DELHI: India dispatched the first tranche of relief materials to Nepal on board an Indian Air Force C-130J aircraft, which took off from Hindon airbase near Delhi for Kathmandu around 8.35 pm on Wednesday. The Indian Air Force sent 10 tonnes of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) supplies along with essential medicines to
5.6 Lakh Yaba Tablets Recovered, One Trafficker Arrested Silchar: Assam Rifles has achieved a major success against an inter-state drug trafficking network. In a joint operation with the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Silchar, Yaba tablets worth approximately Rs 168 crore have been seized. The special operation was conducted from the night of August 25
AGARTALA: A drug-addicted youth allegedly created a disturbance at Agartala West police station, triggering questions over the administration’s ongoing anti-narcotics campaign. According to sources, the youth, a resident of Pratapgarh, had reportedly been admitted to a hospital recently but allegedly fled and turned up at the police station, where he sat down and demanded narcotics
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Tehran on Thursday for talks centred on the Strait of Hormuz, as a US naval blockade continues to squeeze Iran’s oil supplies amid a worsening domestic fuel shortage. Al Thani’s visit followed a week of intense
The European Union’s plan for a nearly €2 trillion long-term budget has run into a major roadblock, with Germany and five other big net contributors demanding cuts of several hundred billion euros as member states enter the final stretch of negotiations over the bloc’s spending for 2028-2034. Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland and Sweden
India said on Thursday it has intensified efforts to rescue and assist its nationals affected by the devastating floods in Nepal, with 288 Indians still uncontactable and roughly 200 more stranded across the border in China, seeking evacuation assistance. Addressing the ministry’s weekly briefing, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the 288 uncontactable nationals
