AGARTALA: TIPRA Motha has won a decisive majority in the Village Committee elections of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), taking 3,428 of the 4,594 seats according to declared results. Its ally BJP finished second with 859 seats, while the main opposition CPI(M) won 87. Most of the remaining 220 seats went to
AGARTALA: The Tripura government will provide free suji, maida and sugar to all 9.92 lakh ration card holders in the state during Sharadotsav 2026, the Cabinet decided on Wednesday. Briefing the media after the Cabinet meeting, Cabinet Spokesperson and Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Sushanta Chowdhury said each ration card holder will receive
AGARTALA: The Tripura Cabinet on Wednesday approved the creation and filling of 1,061 teaching posts, bringing fresh hope for the state’s unemployed job seekers. Cabinet Spokesperson Sushanta Chowdhury announced the decisions after the meeting. The Cabinet cleared 700 Graduate Teacher (STGT) posts for Classes IX and X under the Directorate of Secondary Education. It also
AGARTALA: The Tripura Cabinet on Wednesday approved the establishment of a Staff Selection Commission, a new body that will conduct recruitment examinations for Group-B, Group-C and Group-D posts in the state. The move aims to make the state’s recruitment process more transparent, impartial and well-organised. Briefing the media after the Cabinet meeting, Cabinet Spokesperson and
AGARTALA: The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) has issued a Letter of Permission to establish the Tripura Government Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital at Tepania in Udaipur, Gomati district, with an intake of 60 seats in the undergraduate BAMS course. Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha announced this in a social media post.
AGARTALA: Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha attended the ‘Matro Bandana’ ceremony organised by the Town Bardowali Mandal Women’s Front, which drew a large gathering of women. The hall was packed, with women raising their hands and cheering as the programme went on. The Chief Minister was present on stage along with other dignitaries and party
AGARTALA: The government will provide an additional Rs 10 lakh to each ward of the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) to complete unfinished civic works before Durga Puja, it was announced at a meeting at the AMC. The announcement comes as the city prepares for its biggest festival. Agartala hosts the largest number of Durga Pujas
UDAIPUR: The Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, Government of Tripura, organised an awareness camp at East Palatana in Udaypur, drawing a large gathering of local residents. Held at a community hall under the department’s “Setu Abhiyan,” the camp focused on the entitlements of beneficiaries, including those under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY). Villagers,
AGARTALA: Congress MLA Sudip Roy Barman has claimed that the party is showing signs of revival in the tribal areas of Tripura, following the results of the recent village committee elections under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC). The Congress contested the polls separately from the BJP, Tipra Motha Party and IPFT, which
AGARTALA: TIPRA Motha founder Pradyot Kishore Debbarma has urged the Centre to begin implementing the Tripura (Tiprasa) Accord, saying the indigenous communities have been waiting for progress on key issues, including land rights. The tripartite agreement was signed on March 2, 2024 between TIPRA Motha, the Centre and the Tripura government in New Delhi. It
