Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a three‑nation tour covering Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand between 8 and 11 July, marking a major diplomatic outreach aimed at strengthening India’s presence across the eastern Indian Ocean and advancing the country’s Act East policy. According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the visit begins in Indonesia […]
Iran has begun an unprecedented, week‑long funeral procession for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, months after he was killed in US‑Israeli airstrikes on 28 February. The ceremonies, described by officials as the largest public gathering in the history of the Islamic Republic, will run from 3 July to 9 July across five cities in
AGARTALA: A Jan Sammelan-cum-Launching Event for the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Scheme was held at Nazrul Kalakshetra here on Thursday, organised by the District Administration, West Tripura, in coordination with the Rural Development Department, Government of Tripura. The event brought together public representatives and senior officials on a single stage,
AGARTALA: The Tripura High Court has convicted a sub-inspector of East Agartala police station for carrying out an illegal arrest in violation of Supreme Court guidelines, imposing a fine of Rs 2,000 on the officer. The court found Sub-Inspector Saikat Dey guilty following a complaint that he had allegedly arrested a person without valid grounds
AGARTALA: GRP (Government Railway Police) detained a youth from Bihar with cough syrup bottles worth Rs 2 lakh, police said. According to police sources, the accused was intercepted by GRP personnel, who recovered a substantial quantity of cough syrup, believed to be intended for illegal sale or use as an intoxicant substitute, from his possession.
AGARTALA: The Agartala Press Journalist Club on the occasion of International Sports Journalists’ Day distributed accidental insurance policies among sports journalists and sports photojournalists here, in a programme attended by senior dignitaries including a state minister and an Olympian. Social Welfare and Social Education Minister Tinku Roy and Padma Shri gymnast Dipa Karmakar were among
AGARTALA: The Tripura Government Teachers’ Association (TGTA, H.B. Road) and the Tripura Teachers’ Association (TTA, H.B. Road) have jointly called a press conference to announce a teachers’ march and rally in Agartala on July 5, demanding exemption of senior teachers from the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), following a recent Supreme Court verdict affecting them. The
AGARTALA: The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), Tripura State Committee, on Thursday submitted a deputation to the Health Department demanding a six-point charter, raising strong objections to the state government’s recent decision to ban private practice for doctors. In its memorandum, AIDWA said it was observing “with deep concern” that the government’s order had
AGARTALA: The Department of Social Welfare and Social Education organised an awareness programme at Town Hall here on the occasion of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, bringing together senior state officials and dignitaries to highlight the fight against substance abuse. The event was attended by Social Welfare and Social Education Minister
MOHANPUR: A surprise inspection drive by the Mohanpur sub-divisional administration on Thursday uncovered irregularities at a ration shop and a school under Bijoynagar Gram Panchayat, prompting the SDM to announce that official action would be taken. Led by Mohanpur Sub-Divisional Magistrate Santanu Bikash Das, the inspection team visited multiple ration shops, anganwadi centres, and schools
