AGARTALA: The Students’ Federation of India (SFI) held a press conference here on Monday, where senior leaders launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led governments at the Centre and in the state over the state of education, while announcing fresh agitation programmes. All-India General Secretary Srijan Bhattacharya alleged that ABVP-backed Yuva Morcha activists were attacking […]

AGARTALA: The admission process for the 2026 academic session got underway at various degree colleges across the state, with long queues of students and parents witnessed at premier institutions including MBB College and Women’s College in Agartala. Prospective students were seen thronging the admission counters from early morning, submitting applications and seeking guidance on course

KHAYERPUR: A simmering rift within the local administration came out into the open during a preparatory meeting for the Kharchi Mela on Monday, as West District’s Acting Sabhadhipati Biswajit Sheel raised sharp objections over last year’s organisation of the festival. According to those present, Sheel expressed strong displeasure over the manner in which the previous

AGARTALA: A fruitful round of discussions was held in the state on Monday between Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tripura Pradesh President Abhishek Debbarma, and the party’s North-East Coordinator Sambit Patra, focusing on several important organisational matters. The meeting saw the leaders exchange views on various aspects aimed at strengthening the

AGARTALA: An inaugural programme on solid waste management was held at Rabindra Bhavan here on Monday, in the presence of Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha, Agartala Mayor and MLA Deepak Majumder, along with other dignitaries and officials. The event marked the launch of a fresh initiative aimed at strengthening the city’s solid waste management system,

MANDAI: Residents of Dinabandhu Nagar area under the 11-Mandai Bazar Assembly constituency are facing severe hardship due to the absence of a proper road connecting Bhabachantai to Kamanmura, with not even basic brick soling laid on the stretch. Locals said they are forced to travel daily on a risky, unpaved kutcha road. Adding to their

AGARTALA: The Animal Resource Development Department held its first state-level review meeting for the 2026-27 financial year on Monday at the department’s conference hall in the Gorkhabasti area, chaired by Minister Sudhanshu Das. Department Secretary Deepa D. Nair, Director Neeraj Kumar Chanchal, and other senior officials were present at the meeting. Briefing reporters afterwards, the

TELIAMURA: Two tribal youths were caught red-handed allegedly attempting to steal valuable copper wires from a telecom tower in the Duski Khamarbari area under Teliamura subdivision on Saturday night, police said. The arrests come amid long-standing complaints of an active theft racket targeting telecom tower equipment across the subdivision, which has left telecom companies increasingly

SONAMURA:In a major crackdown on narcotics cultivation, police here seized and destroyed over one lakh cannabis (ganja) saplings along with a huge quantity of cannabis, officials said on Tuesday. The operation, carried out following intelligence inputs about large-scale cannabis cultivation in the area, led police teams to the spot where the saplings were growing. Acting

Agartala: Barely an hour of rainfall was enough to expose the cracks in Agartala’s civic infrastructure on Sunday, as several parts of the city, branded a “Smart City,” went under water within minutes of the downpour. Major roads, market areas, and residential localities witnessed severe waterlogging, with knee-deep water disrupting vehicular movement and stranding commuters