AGARTALA: The state conference of the Tripura Kshaurakarmi (Barbers’) Union was held at the CITU office here, drawing participation from trade union leaders and members of the barbers’ community from across the state. Former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar attended the conference among other dignitaries. His presence lent significance to the event, seen as part of […]
Iran has launched a concerted diplomatic push with Gulf states, explicitly warning them that Tehran will strike their oil, power and water facilities unless they persuade US President Donald Trump to end American strikes on Iran and pursue a negotiated end to the conflict instead, according to a Reuters report citing senior Iranian and Gulf
India on Thursday successfully test-fired the Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) Agni-4 from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha, the Ministry of Defence said, in a launch that validated all operational and technical parameters of the system. The trial was conducted under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command, the tri-service formation responsible
Violence broke out for a second consecutive night in the Norfolk market town of Thetford on Wednesday, after anti-immigration protesters allegedly tried to force their way into a residential property believed to be housing asylum seekers, leaving three police officers injured and prompting further arrests. Norfolk Police said officers responded at around 9:30pm to reports
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday evening received a telephone call from his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, during which the two leaders reviewed progress in the India-Israel Special Strategic Partnership and exchanged views on the evolving situation in West Asia. Confirming the conversation, PM Modi posted on X that he had reviewed progress on various
AGARTALA: A review meeting chaired by state Higher Education Minister Kishore Barman was held at the administrative building of Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) University here, focusing on infrastructure development for college students across Tripura. During the meeting, Minister Barman discussed the current state of college infrastructure and the challenges faced by students on campuses across
On the night of May 20, a routine patrol out of Teliamura police station in Khowai district intercepted a vehicle carrying a large consignment of Eskuf, a codeine-based cough syrup long favoured by narcotics traffickers for its easy misuse. It should have been an unremarkable success story: contraband seized, a case registered, the system working
From August 5, the streets of Agartala and district headquarters across Tripura filled with a familiar but pointed ritual of Indian opposition politics: the sit-in. The Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee launched a week-long statewide dharna, its cadres gathering for three-hour demonstrations at district and subdivision offices, demanding something that sounds almost mundane on paper —
Every student protest starts with a specific, answerable demand. Delhi’s began with one: NEET paper leaks and CBSE marking irregularities had wrecked the exam prospects of thousands of students, some of whom took their own lives over it. That is about as legitimate a grievance as a democracy will ever produce. What is worth asking,
KANCHANPUR: Residents of Shantipur in Kanchanpur approached the Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) on Wednesday, demanding urgent action to curb incidents of theft and robbery in the area, local sources said. The residents reportedly submitted their grievances to the SDPO, citing a rise in such incidents and alleging that repeated occurrences have created a sense of
