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
AGARTALA: The E-Rickshaw Workers’ Union, Tripura Pradesh, took out a protest march from in front of Rabindra Bhavan on Monday, raising an 11-point charter of demands. The procession culminated at the office of the West Tripura District Magistrate, where a deputation was submitted. Union leader Asim Dutta of the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) alleged that
KANTHALIA (SIPAHIJALA): A massive Burmese python, measuring nearly 9 feet and weighing around 15 kg, was rescued from the residence of Abul Khayer at Baghaiyachar in Kanthalia in the early hours, triggering excitement among local residents. The rescue was carried out at around 2:58 am by the Animal Aid Alliance Welfare Society. Two snake rescuers
AGARTALA: Members of the GMP, TYF and TSU staged a joint mass sit-in demonstration in front of the Swami Vivekananda statue here, raising two key demands — cancellation of the existing recruitment process in the Autonomous District Council (ADC) and passage of the 125th Constitutional Amendment Bill. The three organisations demanded that recruitment already carried
