FATIKROY: A tomtom (auto-rickshaw) driver in Fatikroy has reportedly faced threats and physical attack after repairing a stretch of damaged road, according to local sources. Further details regarding the incident, including the identity of those involved and the circumstances leading to the alleged attack, are yet to be established.
BISHRAMGANJ: An elderly man, believed to be between 75 and 80 years of age, died after allegedly being run over by a train on Thursday, on the railway line located between Nathung Bazar and the Adibasi Colony area under Bishramganj police station. According to locals, the man was reportedly struck by the 11 am train.
SONAMURA: Pilgrims visiting the banks of the Gomati river at Suisgate in Sonamura’s Boitali area to perform pinda daan and tarpan rituals for their ancestors are being forced to risk their safety and dignity due to a complete lack of infrastructure, according to local sources. The concrete ghat that once served the area was destroyed
AGARTALA: The Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL) Contractor Association has announced that it will go on an indefinite strike starting tomorrow. The association’s decision is expected to affect operations linked to TSECL across the state, though further details on the scale and nature of the disruption are yet to be confirmed.
AGARTALA: A regional review meeting under the Intensified Malaria Elimination Project began on Thursday, with State Government Health Secretary Kiran Gitte stating that the rate of malaria infection in the state has declined significantly. Addressing the review meeting of North Eastern states, Gitte attributed the decline to regular monitoring, rapid diagnosis, and timely, complete treatment
SONAMURA: In a major success for law enforcement, a joint operation conducted late at night in the Sonamura police station area led to the recovery of cannabis worth approximately Rs 72,40,000 (72 lakh 40 thousand). The operation, reportedly carried out jointly by multiple agencies, resulted in the seizure of a large quantity of the contraband,
AGARTALA: A two-day brainstorming seminar got underway in the city on Thursday to chart a permanent solution to waterlogging and urban drainage problems, organised jointly by the state’s Public Works Department and Water Resources Department at Pragya Bhawan. Themed “Waterlogging and Urban Drainage Problems in Agartala City in the Context of Climate Change: Challenges and
AGARTALA: In a spirited display of devotion, young boys across Agartala have built their own chariots to mark Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra, taking them out through the streets of the city on their own initiative. Without any adult supervision or institutional backing, the children reportedly fashioned the raths themselves and pulled them through parts of
Agartala: Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha formally inaugurated newly installed idols of Ram and Sita at the Sri Sri Nrisingha Devta and Sri Sri Ram Janaki Temple — dedicated to Lord Rama and his consort Sita, also called Janaki — in Agartala’s Old Motor Stand area on Thursday, coinciding with this year’s Rath Yatra celebrations
Agartala: Agartala’s Lal Bahadur Club formally began preparations for its 74th Sharadiya Durga Puja with a Khunti Puja ceremony held today at Banamalipur, marking the traditional start of idol-making and pandal construction months ahead of the festival. Khunti Puja involves the ceremonial worship of a bamboo post at the site where the Durga idol will
