The United States has approved the sale of a combined 5,250 Patriot interceptor missiles to Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, aimed at replenishing air-defence stockpiles that have been severely depleted amid rising tensions in West Asia, according to a Reuters report. The approval comes at a time when global supplies of the […]
Two scandals within days of each other is not a coincidence a police force can shrug off as bad luck. In Teliamura, Khowai district, an inspector, two sub-inspectors and an assistant sub-inspector were arrested after CCTV footage showed a narcotics seizure being tampered with — hundreds of bottles of codeine-based cough syrup, confiscated from traffickers,
On Thursday, from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, India’s Strategic Forces Command test-fired the Agni-4, a medium-range ballistic missile capable of striking targets up to 4,000 kilometres away. The Ministry of Defence’s language was clinical: the launch “validated all operational and technical parameters.” It was, by every official account, a routine exercise — one
There is a particular kind of political fatigue that sets in when a demand keeps returning without ever being met. In Tripura, that demand is a white paper — a formal, public accounting of how the state government spends its money. The Congress party asked for one in October 2024, over the rehabilitation of surrendered
Agartala: Police from West Agartala Police Station have detained one person with a quantity of brown sugar during an operation conducted under the Nagerjala flyover. Officer-in-Charge of West Agartala Police Station, Sanjit Sen, confirmed the detention and shared details of the operation with the media. The recovery is being seen as part of ongoing efforts
Khowai: Ahead of Independence Day on August 15, security forces intensified vigil in the border areas here, with joint patrolling and vehicle checking carried out by the CRPF and BSF under the initiative of Khowai Police Station Officer-in-Charge Prarjit Malakar. The joint exercise aims to ensure comprehensive security arrangements in the border belt in the
Teliamura: Six people were seriously injured today after two vehicles collided on the Assam-Agartala National Highway in the South Pulinpur area under Teliamura Police Station. According to sources, the collision occurred on the busy highway stretch, leaving both vehicles extensively damaged and the injured trapped inside. Locals and passersby reportedly rushed to the spot and
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026, amid continued protests by Opposition members, completing its passage through Parliament after the Rajya Sabha had cleared it earlier in the week. The Bill, moved by MSME Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, seeks to address chronic payment delays
Longtharai Valley: A national highway blockade was staged at Manu Ghat in Longtharai Valley subdivision today, with protesters demanding the resignation of the Power Minister over alleged lapses in electricity services. Angry residents reportedly blocked the highway, disrupting vehicular movement in the area for the duration of the protest. According to sources, a tense situation
Agartala: Sayantika Dhar, a young talent from Udaipur in Gomati district, has made her Tollywood debut with the recently released Bengali film “Anando Ashram,” adding another bright name to Tripura’s growing list of achievers in the film industry. Produced by Maa Durga Production and directed by Ranjan Dutta, the family drama was released on July
