AGARTALA: A wave of anxiety swept through the Govind Ballabh Pant (GB) Hospital premises after a young woman locked herself inside a public washroom, triggering a prompt rescue operation by hospital staff and security personnel. According to hospital eyewitnesses, the woman entered one of the facility’s washrooms and bolted the door from the inside. When […]
GANDACHERRA: In a glaring example of systemic oversight, a five-member family in Sadananda Para has been pushed to the brink of extreme deprivation, stripped of basic government safety nets despite living well below the poverty line. The village of Sadananda Para, located adjacent to the iconic Dumboor Lake and situated roughly 12 kilometers from the
KAMALPUR: Widespread panic and outrage have gripped Kamalpur town following serious allegations of extortion leveled against a local advocate. The accused lawyer, identified as Shankha Shubhra Dasgupta, allegedly extorted hundreds of thousands of rupees from multiple residents by weaponizing the threat of fabricated legal cases. According to local sources, Dasgupta—a resident of the heart of
KADAMTALA: In a major border security breakthrough, police and Border Security Force (BSF) personnel apprehended three Bangladeshi nationals and an Indian auto-rickshaw driver at the Kadamtala border area in North Tripura for illegal infiltration. Acting on a tip-off near the Ranibari BSF Border Outpost (BOP), jawans intercepted an auto e-rickshaw carrying the suspects. During joint
SONAMURA: Operating on a tip-off, Sonamura police conducted a successful raid at a house in Durgapur Ward No. 6, recovering a substantial haul of 21.07 kg of dry cannabis (ganja). According to police sources, the contraband was meticulously packed into ten separate packets wrapped in black cello tape and hidden inside two large sacks. Alongside
AGARTALA: Left-wing labor organizations hit the streets of Agartala on Monday, launching a fierce protest rally against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government over skyrocketing prices of essential commodities. The demonstration commenced from the Melarmath area and culminated in a massive street-corner meeting at Shakuntala Road. Protesters chanted slogans, accusing the government of systematically
KAILASAHAR — High tension prevailed at Mailong ADC Village under Chandipur Block on Monday as angry residents locked up the local panchayat office and staged a day-long demonstration. The protest was triggered by allegations that the Panchayat Secretary and other officials have been executing development projects using government funds without consulting the community or conducting
AGARTALA: The Tripura Natural Gas Mazdoor Sangh, an affiliate of the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), hosted a crucial press conference on Monday at its central office located in the Banerjee Para area of the capital. The briefing aimed to highlight the ongoing grievances of the workforce and outline the union’s future course of action. The
KAILASHAHAR: A major tragedy was narrowly averted in Kailashahar on Monday after a passenger-carrying e-rickshaw, locally known as a tuktuk, lost control and plunged directly into the historic Kali Dighi. According to eyewitnesses, the vehicle was navigating a sharp turn near the water body when the driver suddenly lost control, causing the tuktuk to overturn
KHOWAI: In a daring midnight operation, the state forest department, in coordination with local police, successfully foiled a major timber smuggling attempt in the Warengtubari area under Khowai subdivision. The joint operation led to the seizure of two vehicles packed with illegal logs. Acting on precise intelligence regarding the movement of forest looters, a dedicated
