Agartala: The Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee on Friday submitted a memorandum to the Drinking Water Supply (DWS) Department, alleging widespread corruption and irregularities in the state’s drinking water supply system, including under the Jal Jeevan Mission. Party representatives travelled from Congress Bhawan to the DWS office to hand over the memorandum, which claims that corruption, […]
Agartala: The Directorate of Handloom, Handicrafts and Sericulture, Government of Tripura, organized “Mera Resham Mera Abhiman 2.0” on Friday at the THHDC Purbasha Complex, aimed at promoting sericulture and supporting weavers and silk farmers across the state. Minister Bikash Debbarma attended the event as the chief guest, along with West Tripura District Zilla Sabhadhipati-in-charge Biswajit
Khowai: Decades after independence, residents of Praja Bahadur Molsom Para in Nonachhara ADC Village, under Mungiakami Block of Teliamura subdivision, continue to survive without access to safe drinking water, relying instead on untreated water from hillside streams for their daily needs. Every morning, villagers — including women, the elderly, and young children — trek to
Agartala: A fire broke out suddenly in a transformer near Malay Nagar Bypass on Friday, triggering panic among residents before Fire Service personnel rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control. Local residents alleged that despite alerting staff of the Jogendra Nagar Electricity Department immediately after the fire started, departmental personnel took considerable
Agartala: The West District Committee of the Tripura Khetmajur Union organized a mass rally at City Centre in Agartala on Thursday, demanding the immediate resumption of the MGNREGA scheme and the withdrawal of the VBG (Viksit Bharat Guarantee) commercial project, drawing a large turnout of agricultural labourers and working-class people. Addressing the gathering, union leaders
Agartala: The Tribal Youth Federation (TYF), Central Committee, organized a three-hour-long mass sit-in demonstration in the area adjacent to Agartala Circuit House on Friday, pressing the state government to address a seven-point charter of demands. Addressing the gathering, TYF General Secretary Kumud Debbarma said the sit-in was organized to draw the government’s attention to long-pending
Agartala: A new civil hospital at Kansaripatty is set to be inaugurated soon for the residents of the state capital, with senior officials visiting the site on Friday to review final preparations ahead of the launch. Health Secretary Kiran Gitte, Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) Mayor Deepak Majumder, along with other senior officials, inspected the facility
Agartala: In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, the Government Railway Police (GRP) and the State Task Force (STF) recovered a huge consignment of banned cough syrup (Eskuf) concealed inside a goods wagon at Agartala Railway Station, officials said. The contraband was detected late last night during a routine inspection of wagons at the station.
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