India routinely tops the list of the world’s fastest-growing major economies, and successive quarters of healthy GDP growth are cited as proof that the country is on the right track. Yet a persistent unease runs beneath these headline numbers: growth is not translating into jobs at the pace or quality that a young, aspirational population […]
India’s federal architecture was designed as a delicate balancing act. The Constitution’s framers, wary of both the chaos of excessive decentralisation and the dangers of over-centralisation witnessed during Partition, chose a model that leans towards the Centre while still granting states meaningful autonomy. For decades, this balance was tested but rarely broken, sustained by single-party
MELAGHAR: A gang of thieves broke into a locked house in the Char area of Melaghar and decamped with gold and silver ornaments along with cash, taking advantage of the homeowner’s absence. According to local sources, Minati Saha, wife of the late Subhash Saha, had gone to a relative’s house in Bishalgarh for a family
AGARTALA: The Tripura TET Teachers Welfare Association submitted a memorandum addressed to the Chief Minister to the Education Director, raising two key demands concerning the service conditions of TET-qualified teachers in the state. The association demanded that TET teachers be granted a regular pay scale from the very first day of their appointment, rather than
PECHARTHAL: Students of Nabinchara Higher Secondary School blocked the Assam-Agartala National Highway No. 8 from Monday morning, protesting an acute shortage of teachers at the school, causing traffic to pile up on both sides of the road in the Nabinchara area. Holding placards, the students staged a sit-in on the highway, demanding immediate appointment of
LEFUNGA: A daring theft was reported from a house in Lefunga Wasika area, under Lefunga police station, after burglars struck while the family was away, causing widespread concern in the locality. According to homeowner Shiba Debbarma, the thieves took advantage of the family’s absence to break into the house and make off with two gas
BISHALGARH: A young man is undergoing treatment at GB Hospital after allegedly being brutally assaulted near Rabindranath Tagore College under Bishalgarh police station, even as his family accuses local police of inaction and attempting to broker an unofficial settlement instead of registering a case. The victim, identified as Bikash Biswas, was allegedly beaten and left
SIDHAI: An unidentified man’s body was recovered from a pond inside a rubber plantation behind Chechuria Bazar in Mohanpur assembly constituency, under Sidhai police station, causing widespread concern in the area. According to locals, the body was found floating in the pond water in the morning by residents heading out to work in the fields.
NABINAGAR: An eight-year-old boy drowned in a river at Mukter Hossain Para (Bazarpara) in Nabinagar on Monday afternoon, triggering a hours-long rescue operation involving fire service and NDRF personnel. The child, identified as Ajmir Hossain, had gone to play by the river with his elder brother when he was swept into the water. On being
AGARTALA: The police of Agartala’s East Police Station returned 26 mobile phones, lost by their owners at various times, in a handover ceremony held on Monday after due verification. Sadar SDPO Pannalal Sen, who attended the event, said the phones were traced through sustained investigation combined with technical assistance, following complaints lodged by owners over
