Agartala: The Tripura Pradesh Mahila Congress staged a protest demonstration by burning effigies of newly appointed Union Education Minister Prahlad Joshi and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut, joining a wave of similar protests by the party’s women’s wing across the country. The demonstration comes amid nationwide outrage among Congress workers over remarks attributed to Joshi and […]
Agartala: The state government has suspended Sushanta Deb, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Airport Police Station, following allegations that he refused to register a complaint filed by a woman identified as Jhuma Roy. According to sources, Roy had approached the police station to lodge a complaint, which the OC allegedly declined to accept. The matter came to
Dharmanagar: The Dharmanagar Sub-Divisional Committee of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) will organise a procession and public meeting on August 10, as part of the ongoing statewide “Jail Bharo” (Fill the Jails) movement. The programme has been taken up by the sub-divisional unit as part of a broader agitation being carried out by
Charilam, Kalitilla: A mother from Charilam Rajiv Colony’s Kalitilla area has accused her son, Jayanta Dao alias Gobinda Das, of subjecting her to prolonged mental and physical torment, allegedly driving her to consider suicide. Dao presents himself publicly as a religious figure and reportedly runs an organisation called Shri Radhamadhab Charitable Society. According to the
Bishramganj: A fire broke out in an air-conditioning unit at the Sipahijala Zilla Parishad office here, triggering panic among staff and visitors present at the time. The incident caused a commotion in the Bishramganj area, with people rushing to the spot as smoke was reported emanating from the AC unit inside the office premises. Employees
Sipahijala: Nearly 150 contractors engaged under the Jal Jeevan Mission in Sipahijala district on Thursday submitted a deputation to Bishramganj DWS Executive Engineer Subir Das, demanding immediate release of their pending bills, which have remained unpaid for the past two years. The contractors, visibly agitated after prolonged delays, appealed directly to the Chief Minister of
Agartala: The Agartala Municipal Corporation carried out a demolition drive at the court premises after finding that a structure had been illegally built by encroaching upon a drain in the area, sources said. The reconstruction, which had reportedly come up over the drain, was flagged during a routine inspection by civic authorities. Officials moved in
AGARTALA: National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar concluded her three-day visit to Tripura on Thursday, with a packed final-day schedule that included institutional visits, security reviews, and awareness programmes on women’s safety, alongside a press interaction held during the day at the State Guest House here. According to a media advisory issued by
JIRANIA: Residents of Barduar Para, under Champa Village Committee in Belbari Block of Jirania subdivision, have alleged severe hardship due to an acute shortage of drinking water, with locals claiming that neither the administration nor elected representatives have responded adequately to their plight. Speaking to media persons, villagers said that while the Block administration does
TELIAMURA: An elderly woman, believed to be around 60 years of age, died of electrocution on Thursday after accidentally coming into contact with live electricity while carrying out household chores at her residence in the Karailang area under Teliamura police station. The deceased has been identified as Anu Yadav. According to family members, she was
