SIPAHIJALA:The Tripura Police Crime Branch, in a joint operation with Sipahijala district police, destroyed a large cannabis nursery in the Manikya Nagar area under Kolmachoura police station on Wednesday afternoon. Acting on specific intelligence, teams from both units launched a special drive targeting illegal cannabis cultivation in the locality. The operation resulted in the destruction […]

AGARTALA:The DYFI Ramnagar Local Committee organised a youth march in the area on Wednesday, July 29, marking the first such march in the locality in eight years. The march began at Ker Chowmuhani, wound through various parts of Ramnagar, and concluded back at the starting point. The march was organised around demands including action against

SABROOM:Unidentified miscreants poisoned a pond at the residence of Shikha Das, Pradhan of West Harina Gram Panchayat under Satchand RD Block in Sabroom, killing the entire stock of fish overnight, police said on [29.07.2026]. Family members discovered the incident on Thursday morning when they went to the pond and found fish floating dead both in

AGARTALA:Continuing an annual tradition, Tripura Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Wednesday sent a consignment of pineapples as a goodwill gift to Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarek Rahman, with the fruits crossing over through the Akhaura Integrated Check Post near Agartala. The handover took place at the zero point of the border after completion of

AGARTALA:A two-day Tuberculosis Screening and Awareness Programme got underway on Wednesday at the Regional Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (RIPSAT) in Abhoynagar, organised under the state Health and Family Welfare Department’s National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP). The programme, running from July 29 to 30 between 11 am and 4 pm each day, aims to

AGARTALA:A Guru Samman programme along with a recitation of the Bhagavat was organised at Patunagar in Agartala on the occasion of Guru Purnima on [date]. The event was organised to honour teachers and spiritual gurus, in keeping with the traditional significance of Guru Purnima, a day dedicated to expressing gratitude towards one’s teachers and mentors.

KAILASHAHAR:A district-level review meeting was held on Wednesday (July 29) at the conference hall of Gournagar Circuit House in Kailashahar, chaired by Sushanta Chowdhury, Minister for Food, Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution, Transport and Tourism, to assess the progress of various government schemes in Unakoti district. The meeting, which began at 12:30 pm, was attended

JAMPUIJALA:Residents and vehicle drivers in the Gulirai Bari village area of Jampuijala Block are up in arms over a stretch of road that has remained in disrepair for the past two years, with no signs of repair work despite repeated complaints. Locals said the road has deteriorated to the point where daily commuting has become

CHARILAM:A daily-wage labourer family in Ward No. 3 of Barjala Gram Panchayat under Charilam Block has been left without a home despite qualifying for government housing assistance, raising questions over the implementation of welfare schemes in the area. Maheja Khatun, a resident of the Bandher Par area, and her husband Abdul Sattar Mia have not

AGARTALA:A loan distribution programme, jointly organised by the Tripura Minority Development Corporation Limited and the National Minority Development Corporation, was held at Pragya Bhavan in Agartala on [date], in the presence of Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha, along with other dignitaries. The programme was aimed at extending financial assistance to members of the minority community