AGARTALA: A heavy contingent of police personnel was deployed at Congress Bhavan on Wednesday in view of a BJP procession taken out in the city, as part of the party’s nationwide counter-mobilisation against Congress’s protests over Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s detention and the NEET-UG paper leak row. Similar BJP marches were reported from several […]

KAILASAHAR: The Kailasahar District Congress laid siege to the local police station on Wednesday, protesting the alleged police crackdown on students participating in the ongoing agitation in Delhi and the detention of several leaders, including Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. Kailasahar MLA Birajit Sinha and District Congress President Badruzzaman led the demonstration, joined by a

AGARTALA: Chief Secretary J.K. Sinha was admitted to a private hospital on Wednesday after experiencing a sudden health issue, prompting Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha to personally monitor the situation and assure the public that the senior bureaucrat is in stable condition. The Chief Minister visited the hospital to enquire about the Chief Secretary’s health

SIPAHIJALA: A chartered accountant, along with his wife, was allegedly attacked by a group of miscreants on the road in front of Golaghati Sipahijala School while the couple was returning home, triggering fresh concerns over the deteriorating law and order situation in the state. According to reports, the assailants, believed to be under the influence

AGARTALA: The All India Democratic Students’ Organisation (AIDSO), All India Democratic Youth Organisation (AIDYO) and All India Mahila Sanskritik Sangathan (AIMSS) jointly staged a protest demonstration near City Centre here on Wednesday, condemning the police crackdown on agitating protesters in Delhi. Activists of the three organisations gathered at the venue carrying banners and placards, raising

AGARTALA: A delegation representing surrendered militants met the Governor on Wednesday and placed before him a set of demands directed at the central government, seeking effective implementation of the peace accord signed with the state. The delegation alleged that around 90 per cent of the surrendered members continue to be deprived of government assistance and

AGARTALA: A special seminar addressing student issues was organised jointly by the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) and Tripura Pradesh Youth Congress at Student Health Home here. The seminar was attended by AICC member B.P. Singh, who travelled from Delhi for the event, along with CWC member and MLA Sudip Roy Barman and Tripura

AGARTALA: Student protests entered their third consecutive day in Agartala on Wednesday, with demonstrators staging a sit-in outside the Circuit House demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over issues related to the education system. Carrying placards and raising slogans, the protesters said their movement was aimed at ensuring transparency, accountability and fairness

AGARTALA: Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha formally inaugurated the traditional Kharchi Festival 2026 at the Chaturdasha Devata Bari temple premises in Khayerpur, Agartala, marking the beginning of one of Tripura’s most revered religious celebrations. The festival, dedicated to the worship of the Chaturdasha Devata, the fourteen deities regarded as the royal gods of erstwhile Tripura,

DHARMANAGAR: A young lawyer of Kailasahar Court died after his motorcycle collided with a Bolero vehicle at Darchoi while he was returning home from Kailasahar, in a tragic accident that has left the legal fraternity in mourning. The deceased has been identified as Biswajit Debbarma, 32, a resident of Nepaltilla. The accident occurred as he