Agartala: Four Left-leaning youth organisations staged a protest demonstration today in front of Agartala’s General Post Office (GPO), alleging that intoxicating cough syrups are being smuggled into the state almost regularly through the postal service. Protesters claimed that the GPO has increasingly become a conduit for the illegal transport of banned cough syrup, widely used […]
Agartala: An organisational meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was held today under the initiative of the Nabin Banamalipur Mandal, bringing together senior party leaders and workers to discuss key organisational matters. The meeting was attended by the party’s General Secretary, Ravindra Rajuji, and Member of Parliament Rajib Bhattacharya, along with other senior functionaries
Agartala: Police have detained a young woman after recovering a large quantity of intoxicating syrup from a rented flat at Arundhati Apartment in Shibnagar. The flat, owned by Krishanu Dev, had been let out to tenant Liton Debbarma. During a raid, police seized a substantial stock of intoxicating cough syrup, commonly used as a substance
Sabroom: A devastating fire gutted the residential house of Debashish Majumdar in the Singtila area, under the Dom Doma Gram Panchayat of Sabroom subdivision, on Friday morning, with the affected family alleging gross negligence on the part of the local fire brigade. The cause of the fire remains unknown. The homeowner spotted the flames and
Agartala: A review meeting was organised today at the Conference Hall of the Fisheries Department located in Gorkha Basti, Agartala. The meeting was attended by Fisheries Minister Sudhanshu Das, along with senior officials and other dignitaries from the department. During the meeting, the Minister reviewed the ongoing schemes, projects, and overall functioning of the Fisheries
Kailashahar: A toto (auto-rickshaw) loaded with iron rods overturned today near the Press Club area adjacent to Manu Land Customs, located on the India-Bangladesh international border in Kailashahar, after the driver lost control of the vehicle due to the dilapidated condition of the road. According to local residents, the road in question has remained in
Agartala: A seminar on veterinary vaccines against three major livestock diseases — Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR), Theileriosis, and Cysticercosis — was organised today at Hall No. 3, Pragya Bhawan, under the initiative of the Animal Resource Development Department. Deepa D. Nayar, Secretary of the Animal Resource Development Department, attended the programme as chief guest. Several
Agartala: The Tripura Pradesh Youth Congress organised a tree plantation programme at Gandhi Ghat today to mark the birthday of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Party workers and youth Congress members gathered at the venue and planted saplings as part of the initiative, aimed at promoting environmental awareness alongside the celebration. The programme saw participation from
Agartala: With Jamai Sashthi falling tomorrow, traders across local markets have set up colourful stalls displaying ritual essentials, yet business this year has been markedly slower compared to previous years, vendors said. Overcast skies and intermittent showers through the day have kept both shoppers and sellers on edge. Many traders complained that the unpredictable weather,
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