SIDHAI: In a major success for the state’s anti-narcotics drive, a joint team of security forces seized approximately 570 kg of dried ganja during a special operation in the Surendranagar area under Sidhai Police Station late Wednesday night. The operation was led by the Agartala Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) team, with participation from the Border […]
AMTALI: Two unidentified snatchers robbed a woman of a gold chain weighing approximately 4 bhori in an early morning incident under Amtali Police Station, sparking fresh concern over women’s safety in the area. The victim, identified as Nita Bhowmik, was reportedly walking from Bank Chowmuhani towards Panchamukh when the two accused snatched the chain from
RISHYAMUKH: An elderly tribal woman in Manirampur ADC Village under Rishyamukh Assembly constituency is reportedly surviving on forest fruits and roots amid an alleged suspension of her old-age pension and lack of work under the MGNREGA scheme, residents said. The woman, identified as Purna Lakshmi Tripura, is said to be in her eighties. She lives
DHARMANAGAR: Police have arrested a man in connection with the theft of batteries from a shop in Dharmanagar town, officials said. The accused has been identified as Yuktiram Reang, a resident of the Kachuchhara area. He was taken into custody following a complaint lodged by the shop owner regarding the theft, police said. According to
Melaghar: Hundreds of families in Wards 7 and 8 of Melaghar Municipality are living in fear as the Gomati river continues to erode its banks, forcing several residents to dismantle their own homes and relocate to safer areas. According to residents, the river has grown increasingly ferocious in recent times, with rising water levels accelerating
Bishalgarh: A mother and her young son sustained serious injuries on Thursday after being hit by a Maruti car on National Highway No. 8, in front of Satsang Ashram near Charilam Bazar. According to locals, the mother, Papiya Debnath, was returning home with her son, Anish Debnath, after picking him up from Bishalgarh Anandamarg School
Agartala: Police have seized the vehicle allegedly used to run over a traffic ASI during a vehicle-checking drive in the Battala area of the capital, even as the accused driver remains at large. According to police, the officer was checking vehicles when the driver allegedly rammed him with the car in an attempt to flee
Agartala, July 9: A Prabhat Pheri (morning procession) programme, launched on June 23 to commemorate the death anniversary of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee, continued on Thursday in the 18 Suryamaninagar Assembly constituency, with the latest procession held in the Kathaltali area. The programme, organised under the supervision of Tripura Assembly Deputy Speaker and local MLA
AGARTALA: A state-level orientation training programme on the “Adoption Regulations, 2022” was inaugurated at Pragya Bhavan here, with Minister Tinku Roy attending the event along with other dignitaries. The training programme has been organised to sensitise concerned officials and stakeholders on the provisions of the Adoption Regulations, 2022, which govern the legal framework for adoption
AGARTALA: A traffic Assistant Sub-Inspector was allegedly dragged atop a car’s bonnet for a considerable distance after its driver attempted to flee the scene following an alleged hit-and-run incident in the capital’s Battala area on Thursday, triggering panic among locals. According to police, the vehicle was intercepted by traffic personnel after allegedly hitting a pedestrian
