Agartala: CITU, the All India Kisan Sabha, the Tripura Khetmajoor Union and GMP have jointly called for a widespread agitation across Tripura as part of the nationwide Jal Bharo programme on August 10, aiming for participation of around 10 lakh people nationally. Addressing a press conference on Friday, CITU state general secretary Shankar Prasad Dutta […]

Sabroom:The state government has launched a new Operation and Maintenance (O&M) policy aimed at ensuring long-term, uninterrupted upkeep of rural drinking water supply schemes under the central Jal Jeevan Mission. Under the policy, Village Water and Sanitation Committees (VWSCs) in gram panchayats and ADC villages will now handle local-level tasks such as fixing minor pipeline

New Delhi: An important core committee meeting of the Tripura unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party is currently underway at the party’s headquarters in New Delhi, with the upcoming Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) village-level elections reportedly high on the agenda. The meeting is being attended by the party’s national General Secretary B.L.

PANISAGAR: Residents blocked the road in front of the IGGL project site at the East Rowa–Jalabasa junction in Panisagar subdivision, North Tripura, protesting the deterioration of a village road caused by heavy movement of vehicles belonging to IGGL workers. According to residents, IGGL began project work nearby about three years ago and built a temporary

Dharmanagar:The Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s North Tripura District Committee organised a protest march and public rally in Dharmanagar on Thursday, alleging that CPI(M) State Secretary and Politburo member Jitendra Chowdhury made derogatory remarks insulting Sanatan Dharma. Sanatani followers gathered in large numbers in front of the Vivekananda Sardha Shatabarshiki Bhavan and began a protest march that

Agartala:The Students’ Federation of India (SFI) and Tribal Students’ Union (TSU) submitted a joint deputation to the Principal of Agartala Government Medical College (AGMC) on Thursday, demanding immediate strengthening of security at the college’s women’s hostel following an intrusion incident on July 30 involving a female student. A delegation of the two student organisations met

Kailashahar:Alleging unchecked drug trafficking and a rise in theft linked to addiction, Ward No. 9 councillor Manasi Chakraborty, along with a large number of residents, submitted a written complaint at Kailashahar police station on Thursday, demanding strict legal action against those involved in the drug trade. The complaint names Srinikaton Shopping Complex, the area near

The CPI(M) West Tripura District Committee staged a mass protest demanding accountability from the National Highways Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) over the continued poor condition of national highways across Tripura, many stretches of which have become virtually unmotorable. Party workers and supporters gathered to press the authorities for a clear timeline on repair and

BELONIA: An incident of alleged corporal punishment against a seven-year-old student has triggered outrage in Belonia, with the child’s father accusing the school principal of subjecting his son to physical abuse rather than discipline. According to the complaint, the Class II student of Belonia BKI Institution was allegedly caned in the classroom by principal Kulendra

DHARMANAGAR: ASHA workers from across Dharmanagar sub-division submitted a deputation at the CDPO office here on Thursday afternoon, pressing a five-point charter of demands related to their working conditions and benefits. A delegation of ASHA workers had gone to meet the CDPO in person, but in her absence, they handed over a memorandum to the