August 21, 2026 When the Bharatiya Janata Party announced this week that Amit Malviya — the man who had run its social media operation since 2015 — was being replaced by a little-known party functionary named Deepak Mhaskey, the language of the press release was almost aggressively bland. It called the move part of an […]
Agartala: Personnel of Agartala Government Railway Police Station (GRPS), led by SI Pankaj Biswas, arrested a man with 4.155 kg of suspected ganja at Platform No. 1 of Agartala Railway Station on Friday. The accused was apprehended near the parking area between the RPF Post and the Pay and Use Toilet on the platform. He
Agartala: The closing ceremony of the induction training programme for the Tripura Civil Service (TCS) 2026 batch was held at Pragya Bhavan here on Friday, organised by the State Institute of Public Administration & Rural Development (SIPARD), Agartala. The training, conducted from March 10 to August 21, 2026, was held with the cooperation of the
Belonia: A South District-level DISHA meeting was held at Belonia Circuit House on Friday, chaired by East Tripura MP Kriti Singh Debbarma, to review the implementation of central and state government schemes across the district. The meeting brought together officials from key departments including Education, Health, PWD, Water Resources, Animal Resources Development, Police, and Fisheries,
Agartala: A solidarity meeting was held at Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhavan here to mark the birth centenary of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, remembered as one of the foremost figures in the global struggle against imperialist aggression and hegemony. The event was attended by the Cuban Ambassador, Leader of the Opposition Jitendra Chowdhury, former Chief Minister
Udaipur: Tripura Police’s Acting DGP G.S. Rao on Friday inspected RK Pur Police Station and the Women’s Police Station in Udaipur sub-division to review the local law and order situation. The 1999-batch IPS officer was formally welcomed by police personnel upon arrival. During the visit, Rao toured various sections of both stations and took stock
Agartala: A theft at a temple in the Khushbagan area of Hawkers Corner, barely 100 metres from West Police Station, has caused a stir in the locality. Miscreants reportedly broke into the temple under cover of darkness, smashed open the donation box, and fled with cash and other valuables. According to local sources, the temple
Dharmanagar: Power consumers and employees under the banner of the Electricity Consumers and Employees Welfare Association submitted a deputation on Friday to Sanjib Dasgupta, Senior Manager of Yuvarajnagar Sub-Division, Haflong, protesting the steep rise in electricity charges, additional duty charges, and the forced rollout of smart meters. In their memorandum, the association objected to the
Kakraban: Acting on a tip-off, Kakraban police detained three youths along with 9.42 grams of heroin during an operation in the Hadra-Samatal Para area, police said. A battery-operated auto-rickshaw (TR-03-D-3656) and a motorbike (TR-03-N-6986) were also seized from the spot. Officer-in-Charge Gopal Shukla Das said two of the detained youths have been identified as Arjun
Agartala: The Tripura Yuva Federation (TYF) on Friday submitted a deputation to the Director of the Tribal Welfare Department, protesting the eviction drive carried out by the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) against tribal vegetable vendors in Nandannagar. In the deputation, TYF raised concerns over the eviction of the tribal vendors, who had been running their
