The Tripura Pradesh Unorganised Workers’ Congress organised a procession followed by a mass sit-in demonstration, raising a charter of demands centred on the rising cost of living in the state. The protesters demanded a rollback in the prices of CNG, LPG, and cooking gas, along with relief from the continuing rise in electricity bills and […]
Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha, on his return from New Delhi, said his recent discussions with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the BJP central leadership centred on strategy for the upcoming Village Committee elections under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC). Speaking to reporters in Agartala, Saha said the talks also touched
Agartala :Women’s safety and the law-and-order situation in the capital have once again come under scrutiny. Amid allegations of growing activities by drug peddlers and anti-social elements, a college-going young homemaker was allegedly abducted from the MBB College campus in the capital. According to police sources, the incident reportedly took place yesterday at around 2:20
NEW DELHI: Talks between BJP national president Nitin Nabin and TIPRA Motha founder Pradyot Kishore Debbarma in New Delhi on Tuesday failed to produce an immediate agreement on a possible electoral alliance for the upcoming Village Committee elections under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC). Debbarma, while keeping the door open for a
By DA Newsdesk KHOWAI: Contractual teachers of Khowai district submitted a deputation to District Education Officer Nilmani Debbarma on Tuesday, demanding timely payment of salaries and other long-pending grievances, even as salaries for the month remained unpaid till the 11th. The teachers’ key demands included disbursement of monthly salaries by a fixed date — the
SABROOM: Residents have raised allegations of substandard construction and irregularities against Nag Construction, the agency contracted to build an 1,800-metre CC road at Sabroom Railway Station, along the bypass road near Sabroom Maitri Setu up to the FCI godown. Locals allege the contractor is using insufficient sand and excess soil in the roadbed, and pouring
AGARTALA: Ahead of Independence Day, national flags were distributed to cricket players of the coaching centre at Ashram Chowmuhani Shatadal Sangha Club here. The event was attended by officials of the Tripura Cricket Association, along with club secretary Adhir Debnath and other members. The initiative was aimed at instilling a sense of patriotism among young
AGARTALA: A workshop on the Integrated Health Management Information System (IHMIS) was held at Pragya Bhawan here on Tuesday, alongside the formal launch of West Tripura district as the state’s model district for implementing an integrated digital health system. The event was attended by Dr. Sunil Kumar Barnwal, IAS, Chief Executive Officer of the National
UDAIPUR: Police foiled an attempt to smuggle over 10 kg of cannabis aboard the moving Kanchanjunga Express near Udaipur railway station on Tuesday morning, arresting two young men in connection with the incident. The arrested, identified as MD Tushar (20) and Zahid Mia (21), both residents of Sonamura in Sipahijala district, were detained after one
TELIAMURA: A colourful “Tiranga Rally” was held on Tuesday at Gamaibari under the 29-Krishnapur Assembly constituency, with residents braving intense heat to mark the upcoming 80th anniversary of India’s independence. Organized by the BJP’s Yuva Morcha of the 29-Krishnapur mandal, the rally was attended by Tribal Welfare Minister and local MLA Bikash Debbarma, along with
