AGARTALA: State Minister Pranajit Singh Roy on Wednesday hit out at the CPI(M) over the long-running jute mill controversy, addressing a press conference alongside State Media In-Charge Sunit Sarkar. Roy said the jute mill began trial production in 1980 and commercial production in 1981, having initially encouraged farmers with raw material supply opportunities. However, he […]
CHAMPAKNAGAR:Residents and traders along the banks of the Howrah river in Champaknagar, under Jirania sub-division, have raised serious allegations against local administration over shoddy erosion-control work meant to protect their homes and shops from being swallowed by the river. The government had sanctioned boulder-placement work along the riverbank to check erosion after homes and business
AGARTALA:Four Left-affiliated youth organisations jointly submitted a deputation to the Health Department authorities at Gorkha Basti in Agartala, placing before them a four-point charter of demands concerning healthcare services in the area. Representatives of the youth wings gathered at the health department premises to hand over the memorandum, highlighting what they described as pressing concerns
SIPAHIJALA:The Tripura Police Crime Branch, in a joint operation with Sipahijala district police, destroyed a large cannabis nursery in the Manikya Nagar area under Kolmachoura police station on Wednesday afternoon. Acting on specific intelligence, teams from both units launched a special drive targeting illegal cannabis cultivation in the locality. The operation resulted in the destruction
AGARTALA:The DYFI Ramnagar Local Committee organised a youth march in the area on Wednesday, July 29, marking the first such march in the locality in eight years. The march began at Ker Chowmuhani, wound through various parts of Ramnagar, and concluded back at the starting point. The march was organised around demands including action against
SABROOM:Unidentified miscreants poisoned a pond at the residence of Shikha Das, Pradhan of West Harina Gram Panchayat under Satchand RD Block in Sabroom, killing the entire stock of fish overnight, police said on [29.07.2026]. Family members discovered the incident on Thursday morning when they went to the pond and found fish floating dead both in
AGARTALA:Continuing an annual tradition, Tripura Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Wednesday sent a consignment of pineapples as a goodwill gift to Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarek Rahman, with the fruits crossing over through the Akhaura Integrated Check Post near Agartala. The handover took place at the zero point of the border after completion of
AGARTALA:A two-day Tuberculosis Screening and Awareness Programme got underway on Wednesday at the Regional Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (RIPSAT) in Abhoynagar, organised under the state Health and Family Welfare Department’s National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP). The programme, running from July 29 to 30 between 11 am and 4 pm each day, aims to
AGARTALA:A Guru Samman programme along with a recitation of the Bhagavat was organised at Patunagar in Agartala on the occasion of Guru Purnima on [date]. The event was organised to honour teachers and spiritual gurus, in keeping with the traditional significance of Guru Purnima, a day dedicated to expressing gratitude towards one’s teachers and mentors.
KAILASHAHAR:A district-level review meeting was held on Wednesday (July 29) at the conference hall of Gournagar Circuit House in Kailashahar, chaired by Sushanta Chowdhury, Minister for Food, Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution, Transport and Tourism, to assess the progress of various government schemes in Unakoti district. The meeting, which began at 12:30 pm, was attended
