TELIAMURA: Residents faced severe hardship on Monday after enduring hours-long queues at the Teliamura Electricity Corporation office for recharge services, with only one of two counters functioning and repeated server malfunctions compounding delays for over a hundred customers standing in intense heat. A section of locals alleged that while ordinary customers waited in long lines, […]
AGARTALA: The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) staged a protest march demanding the immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of Congress workers accused of creating disorder in front of the Chief Minister’s official residence. According to BJYM leaders, the protest was organised in response to what they described as an act of anarchy allegedly perpetrated by
CHARILAM: Three daily-wage labourer families in the Bandher Par area of Bishramganj Barjala Gram Panchayat remain without government compensation nearly three months after a severe hailstorm damaged their homes, even as other affected families in the village have reportedly received relief. The families of Maheja Begum, Momota Begum and Manowara Begum say neither the panchayat
UDAIPUR: Allegations of abuse of power against forest department personnel have surfaced after a goods vehicle driver was allegedly assaulted and his vehicle keys held for hours at the Bandwar drop gate on Sunday. According to the complaint, the vehicle’s upper section struck and partially bent the drop gate’s iron pole while giving way to
KAILASHAHAR: The Students Federation of India (SFI) staged a massive protest march and road blockade at Babur Bazar on Sunday, reviving public attention on the much-discussed mysterious death of schoolgirl Zubaida Khatun in Kailashahar. Organised by the SFI Kailashahar Subdivisional Committee, the demonstration began around 10:30 am with members and student leaders marching through the
AGARTALA: BJP MLA Ranjit Das, addressing a press meet alongside General Secretary Bipin Debbarma and Media In-Charge Sunit Sarkar, termed the death of IPS officer Anurag Dhankar “painful” while accusing opposition leaders Jitendra Chowdhury and Sudip Roy Barman of attempting to mislead the public over the issue. Das alleged that opposition leaders had made disparaging
MELAGHAR: Anganwadi workers of the Melaghar area submitted a deputation with a seven-point charter of demands to Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) Prabal Kanti Barman, seeking urgent redressal of long-pending grievances. The workers demanded that their smartphone recharge allowance be fixed at ₹300, or alternatively that the office bear mobile recharge costs for a full
AGARTALA: A young man identified as Shubham Debnath died by suicide at his residence in Jogendranagar Dattapara, in an incident that came as a shock to his family, who were reportedly unaware of any distress he may have been experiencing. According to local sources, Debnath was found dead inside the house, and the incident came
KHOWAI: In a case that has raised eyebrows in the locality, narcotics substances were recovered from the house of Pallab Gope, a school teacher who had earlier been dismissed from his job, at West Ganki village in Khowai district. According to sources, Gope, once employed as a teacher, had been terminated from service, after which
DHARMANAGAR: Tension gripped Dharmanagar on Monday after Congress workers alleged that party supporters were attacked by miscreants in Chandrapur, prompting a protest demonstration in front of Dharmanagar police station. Congress leaders and workers gathered at the police station demanding immediate action against those responsible, alleging that the attack on their members and supporters in Chandrapur
