Tripura News

SANTIRBAZAR: Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for a series of development projects worth approximately ₹200 crore in Santirbazar, marking a significant push for infrastructure development in the region. The event brought together the inauguration of completed projects alongside groundbreaking ceremonies for new initiatives, signalling continued government investment in the […]

AGARTALA: A woman working as casual staff at IGM Hospital has been arrested on charges of stealing a gold neck chain from a patient, police said. Agartala West police station recovered the stolen chain and apprehended the accused following the complaint, bringing an end to the case. Briefing the media on the matter, West police

UNAKOTI: Minister of Social Education and Social Welfare Tinku Roy inspected the under-construction new district jail at Jaruiltala on Friday afternoon, as the government moves to speed up work that had remained stalled for a long period. Accompanied by officials of the concerned department, Roy told reporters after the visit that the long-pending construction has

AGARTALA: Irregular (ad-hoc) employees staged a protest in front of IGM Hospital here on Friday, demanding that the state government make good on long-pending promises to regularise their jobs. According to the protesters, around 35,000 irregular employees remain in the state without regular status. They alleged that former Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, during the

AGARTALA: Sanatani Hindu Sena will mark its second Foundation Day on Sunday, August 2, with a series of programmes planned to commemorate the occasion. Details of the celebrations were announced at a press conference held at Agartala Press Club. The organisation, known for its Hindutva-aligned activities in the state, held its first Foundation Day on

AGARTALA: A West Tripura district-level Guru Purnima festival was celebrated at Mukta Dhara Hall here, marking the occasion observed annually to honour teachers and spiritual gurus. West Tripura Zilla Sabhadhipati Biswajit Sheel attended the programme, along with other dignitaries.

DHANPUR: Sunil Sarkar alias Tufan, BJP booth president of Booth No. 12 in Baniachhara Gram Panchayat, faces serious allegations of embezzling over one lakh rupees collected in the name of settling a bike accident. According to sources, the case stems from a road accident roughly a month ago in which Mannan Mia’s motorcycle collided with

BAIKHORA: Police seized 17 cattle allegedly bound for smuggling into Bangladesh in a raid on two vehicles here Thursday night, exposing what sources describe as a long-running trafficking network. Acting on a tip-off, a team led by second officer Birajit Das intercepted two Bolero pick-ups — registration numbers TR03E1600 and TR08A1612 — and recovered the

Agartala: Tripura Gramin Bank (TGB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Tripura to provide Personal Accidental Insurance coverage of up to Rs 2.50 crore for all categories of state government employees, at zero premium cost to the beneficiaries. Under the agreement, employees across all categories will be covered against accidental

Agartala: The sub-divisional administration carried out a sudden raid in Gakulnagar Muslim Para following allegations of illegal sale of government khas (unallotted) land in the area, sparking a stir among local residents. Deputy Collector and Magistrate (DCM) Prasenjit Das, who led the operation, briefed the media on the details of the raid and the allegations