AGARTALA: The prize distribution ceremony of the State-Level Drama Competition 2026 was held at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Town Hall here, organised by the Information and Cultural Affairs Department, Government of Tripura. Chief Minister Prof. (Dr.) Manik Saha attended the ceremony as chief guest, along with Agartala Municipal Corporation Mayor Deepak Majumder, MLA Meena Rani […]

KHUMULWNG: Miscreants attacked the BJP party office at ADC headquarters Khumulwng, under Radhapur police station, in broad daylight on Saturday, vandalising 12 motorbikes and two cars parked at the premises. No casualties have been reported so far. The attack comes amid an unresolved rift within the ruling coalition between BJP and Tipra Motha over the

BELONIA: A one-year-old child, Agam Das, died at his home in the Ishwan Chandra Nagar area on Saturday morning after food became lodged in his windpipe, plunging the locality into mourning. On receiving news of the incident, local MLA Dipankar Sen rushed to Belonia Hospital and met with the child’s father, Amrit Das, to offer

AGARTALA: A thank-you and congratulatory rally was held here on Saturday, welcoming the state government’s decision to provide 100 percent subsidy on electricity tariffs in the capital. The programme, organised under the initiative of the No. 8 Town Bardowali Mandal, saw participation from a large number of workers, supporters and members of the public. BJP

AGARTALA: Longtrai organised a felicitation ceremony here on Friday to honour artists associated with the culinary profession, with around a hundred cooks and chefs attending and receiving recognition at the event. Present on the occasion were the company’s Managing Director Ratan Debnath, General Manager Subrata Debnath, Manager Gourab Debnath, Legal Officer Amarjit Banik, along with

AGARTALA: The Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura (IPFT) will organise a rally tomorrow reiterating its demand for a separate “Tipraland,” party General Secretary Swapan Debbarma announced. The rally will begin from in front of Bazong School and proceed to the area adjacent to the Circuit House. As part of the programme, IPFT representatives will submit

AGARTALA: The 36th Annual General Meeting of the Tripura Gramin Bank Officers Association (TGBOA) got underway at a private hotel here, with State Minister Sushanta Chowdhury inaugurating the two-day event on August 22. Chowdhury, who holds the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Transport and Tourism portfolios in the Tripura government, attended as chief guest.

AGARTALA: The All India Lawyers Union (AILU), Tripura State Committee, organised a seminar at Muktadhara Hall here on the occasion of its 17th State Conference. Among those present were Subhashish Talapatra, former Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court; Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, Senior Advocate and All India President of AILU; and P.V. Surendranath, Senior Advocate

UDAIPUR: Six months after a truck accident claimed the life of 60-year-old Sabita Saha and destroyed her family’s home near Netaji Subhash Bridge, the family alleges they are yet to receive permanent government assistance or rehabilitation. On February 2 night, a speeding heavy truck lost control at Agriculture Chowmuhani and crashed into the Saha residence,

MUNGIAKAMI: Police here detained two individuals and seized 29 kg of dry cannabis following a raid on Rail Station Road on Friday night, based on a tip-off. Acting on secret information that two men were moving along the road carrying a large quantity of banned cannabis, a police team swiftly launched the operation and detained