Agartala: Chief Minister Prof. (Dr.) Manik Saha will lay the foundation stone of the Agartala Government Eye Hospital at the Capital Complex here at 1:00 PM today, marking a significant step towards strengthening specialised eye-care infrastructure in the state. The proposed hospital is expected to serve as a dedicated facility for ophthalmic treatment, catering to […]
Agartala: Agartala Mahila Vishwavidyalaya organised a Partition Horror Remembrance Day programme on Friday, with college students taking out a rally that paraded through the city to commemorate the sacrifices and sufferings endured during the Partition of India. The rally, comprising college girls carrying placards and national flags, wound through key stretches of the city, drawing
Agartala: Chief Minister Prof. (Dr.) Manik Saha will attend the Har Ghar Tiranga Rally and Partition Horror Remembrance Day programme scheduled to be held at Rabindra Hall, MBB College, Agartala, at 11:30 AM today. The event forms part of the state’s ongoing observance of the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign, aimed at fostering a sense of
Agartala: Daily Desher Katha celebrated its 48th foundation day on Friday with the organisation of a blood, posthumous body, and eye donation camp at the newspaper’s office hall, drawing participation from donors and well-wishers of the publication. Former Chief Minister and CPI(M) leader Manik Sarkar attended the event among other dignitaries, lending his presence to
Agartala: Chief Minister Prof. (Dr.) Manik Saha on Friday launched a sharp attack on former Chief Minister and CPI(M) leader Manik Sarkar, alleging that his recent remarks could mislead the public and stoke unrest in the state. Reacting to Sarkar’s comments, Saha said the veteran CPI(M) leader was “talking wrongly,” and claimed the party had
Agartala: Arabinda Sangha marked a triple celebration on Friday, hosting a special programme at its premises to observe India’s 80th Independence Day, Sri Aurobindo’s 155th birth anniversary, and the Sangha’s own 72nd foundation day. The event forms part of a fortnight-long calendar of social and cultural programmes the organisation has drawn up to jointly commemorate
Tomorrow, as the tricolour rises over ramparts and rooftops across the nation, India marks 79 years of independence. It is a day of flags and speeches, of sweets shared among neighbours and songs sung in schoolyards — but beneath the celebration lies a debt every Indian carries: the memory of those who gave everything so
Balochistan Home Minister Mir Ziaullah Langove escaped unharmed on Friday after his convoy came under attack in the Khad Kocha area of Mastung district, though six people, including three police personnel, were injured in the assault. Langove was travelling from Kalat to Quetta when gunmen targeted his convoy in the Khad Kocha area. According to
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday defended India’s relationship with Italy, pushing back against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s criticism of the Modi government’s foreign policy approach. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal responded directly to Gandhi’s remarks about the government’s ties with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, asserting that India’s relationship with Italy is strong
Firefighters across Europe were battling multiple wildfires on Friday as record-breaking heat and severe drought turned large parts of the continent into tinderboxes, forcing thousands of people to evacuate and putting homes, forests and critical infrastructure at risk. Officials have linked the extreme temperatures to human-caused climate change, a challenge that’s proving especially difficult for
