DHARMANAGAR: Dharmanagar District Hospital witnessed tense scenes after the death of a patient triggered allegations of medical negligence, with family members and locals staging a protest against the treating doctor. According to the allegations, the patient’s family accused hospital staff of negligence in the course of treatment, which they claimed led to the death. The […]

BISHALGARH: The Bishalgarh sub-divisional administration issued a final warning on Thursday to vacate encroached land along the national highway at Charilam Bazar, signalling a stern crackdown on illegal occupation of road-side space. Deputy Collector and Magistrate of Bishalgarh sub-division Prasenjit Das, along with Bishramganj Revenue Circle DCM Gobinda Debbarma and Revenue Inspector Shankar Sharma, visited

NALCHAR: A stark case of staff shortage has come to light at Rangamatia North High School under Nalchar Assembly constituency, where a single teacher is currently handling eight classes for around 100 students. The school had earlier been conducting classes from Class I to Class V. With a nursery section recently added, the institution now

JAMPUIJALA: A government school in the state’s Jampuijala subdivision presents an unusual picture — six teachers currently teach just six students, with not a single child enrolled in Classes II and III. Longmahati West Gurupada Colony JB School, located under the TTAADC area of Jampuijala sub-division, continues to function despite the strikingly low enrolment. While

DHARMANAGAR: CPI(M) workers staged a blockade on the alternative national highway in the Anandabazar area under Yuvarajnagar Assembly constituency here today, as part of a protest programme organised by the party. Yuvarajnagar MLA Shailendra Chandra Nath was present at the demonstration, lending his support to the agitation. Also participating were several leaders of the CPI(M)

AGARTALA: The Tripura Pradesh Youth Congress submitted a deputation to the state Health Department, protesting the alleged inhumane treatment meted out to a patient at Agartala Government (GB) Hospital. According to the complaint, a patient from Dharmanagar had visited GB Hospital a few days ago for treatment, during which he was allegedly subjected to mistreatment

AGARTALA: Police have arrested a person allegedly involved in the theft of gold ornaments from a house in the Khejur Bagan area of the capital, officials said. The theft took place on August 4, when two gold chains and an anklet were reportedly stolen from a residence in the locality. Following a complaint lodged by

DHARMANAGAR: A review meeting was held today to assess the overall services being provided at Dharmanagar District Hospital, with senior district officials and health department heads in attendance. District Magistrate Chandni Chandan chaired the meeting, which was also attended by Medical Superintendent Bhaskar Das and Chief Medical Officer Deepak Halder, among other officials. The meeting

DHARMANAGAR: The CITU Dharmanagar District Committee organised a rally here today as part of build-up activities for the nationwide “Jail Bharo” (Fill the Jails) agitation called by CITU on August 10, based on the trade union’s 11-point charter of demands. The rally began from the CPI(M) Dharmanagar district office and wound through the town’s main

AGARTALA: The Tripura Land State Party (TLSP) held a press conference here, with party leaders addressing issues related to the recruitment process under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), among other matters. Party president Sreedam Debbarma, along with vice-president Dinesh Debbarma and secretary Chandan Tripura, addressed the media. The leaders reportedly raised concerns