Monday marked four years of the BJP-led Agartala Municipal Corporation. On the occasion of the corporation’s fourth anniversary, Mayor and MLA Deepak Majumder held an important meeting with councillors in the corporation’s conference hall. Various decisions regarding the anniversary celebrations were taken in the meeting. After the meeting, the Mayor briefed the media about these decisions. He said that to commemorate the four-year milestone, several ward-level programmes hav

around 9:45 PM, a horrific car accident occurred near Atrasi in Rajbapur, Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, on the Delhi-Lucknow National Highway. Four friends, who were medical students, had gone out for a drive. Suddenly, the car lost control and collided with a stationary truck on the road. The students’ car was completely mangled in the crash, and all four died on the spot. Among them was Saptarshi Das, a medical student from Ramnagar No. 1 Road in the state. Upon receiving the news

Every year on December 7, the country observes Armed Forces Flag Day in memory of the nation’s soldiers and the martyrs of the Indian Armed Forces. This day has been celebrated since 1949. Since December 7 falls on a Sunday this year, the fundraising campaign in the capital was held on Monday to mark Armed Forces Flag Day. Members of the Sainik Board took part in the campaign, along with NCC cadets. They visited various streets across the city to collect funds. An NCC officia

On Monday, personnel from various forces jointly conducted a massive destruction operation in two locations under Jatrapur Police Station, cutting down nearly one lakh cannabis plants across twenty-one plots. The operation was led by Jatrapur Police Station OC Siti Kantha Bardhan. Along with him, jawans of the 69th Battalion— including BSF personnel from the New-Nidoya Camp, the Koyatilla BSF Camp, and TSR jawans— altogether more than 150 personnel from the three forces took

The upcoming 10th of December is International Human Rights Day. Along with the rest of the world, the day will be duly observed in the state as well. On this occasion, the Tripura Human Rights Commission has organized a seminar. The workshop will be held at Pragya Bhavan in Agartala. The Chief Minister of the state, Professor Dr. Manik Saha, will be present as the inaugurator and chief guest of the event. Director General of Police Anurag Dhankhar will attend as a special gu

Demanding the repeal of the Labour Codes and an increase in budget allocations for various project-based jobs, the CITU-affiliated ASHA Workers’ Union, Mid-Day Meal Workers’ Union, and Anganwadi Workers and Helpers’ Union held a protest in front of the Labour Building on Monday. The demonstration was led by women’s leader Panchali Bhattacharya. She stated that since 2014, under the current central government, workers engaged in various schemes have been facing continuous depr

A branch of a banyan tree broke and destroyed a ration shop in Durgapur; the dealer narrowly escaped death. A sensational incident took place today at Shantinagar Bazaar under the Durgapur Gram Panchayat. A massive branch from an old, giant banyan tree broke off and completely wrecked the Durgapur ration shop. Ration dealer Umapada Das narrowly escaped with his life. According to local sources, the ration distribution was in progress when suddenly a heavy branch of the tree c

A customer noticed various expired products at the V-Mart shopping mall in the Rajbari area of Dharmanagar. He raised the issue through a Facebook Live video, lodging a complaint. The video quickly went viral on social media, and news outlets began reporting the matter. Immediately, the administration sprang into action. Finally, on Friday evening, a special team formed under the direction of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) visited V-Mart to conduct a detailed investigati

Saturday marked the 63rd All India Civil Defence and Home Guards Foundation Day. On this occasion, state governments across the country organized various programmes. In Tripura, the main event was held on Saturday at the Police Ground in AD Nagar, Agartala, also known as the Manoranjan Debbarma Memorial Police Parade Ground. The event was attended by Chief Minister Professor Dr. Manik Saha, Chief Secretary J. K. Sinha, Director General of Police, and other dignitaries. A Guar

On 6 December 1956, Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution, passed away. Since then, the day of 6 December has been observed every year across the country through various programmes. On Saturday, a programme was organized in front of Ujjayanta Palace to commemorate the 70th death anniversary of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. The event was attended by the Governor of Tripura, Indrasena Reddy Nallu, Minister for Scheduled Caste Welfare Sudhanshu Das, A

Mayor Deepak Majumdar inaugurated the SAANS-25 programme at the Bhati Abhaynagar Primary Health Centre to protect children from pneumonia. This programme is implemented across India mainly from November to February. This initiative of the National Health Mission aims to successfully carry out social awareness and action to eliminate pneumonia. To tackle childhood pneumonia, children can be protected by observing whether a young child with fever is breathing rapidly, noticing

On Saturday, the 70th death anniversary of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution, was observed across the country. On this occasion, various state governments, the central government, and several organizations undertook different programmes. To mark the 70th death anniversary of the Constitution’s architect, the state branch of the All India SC/ST Welfare Association, with the support of ONGC Tripura Asset, organized a blood donation camp. The camp wa

The public meeting of the 12th State Conference of the Tripura Farmworkers’ Union was held at Rabindra Choumuhani in Sonamura. With this public gathering, the two-day state conference begins today. The main speaker at the public meeting was the former Chief Minister of the state, Manik Sarkar. In his address, the main speaker said that the BJP-led central government is indulging in politics based on caste across the country. “They are not thinking about workers, farmers, and

Two minors were injured by BSF firing during smuggling. The incident took place on Saturday afternoon at the Putia border under the Karamchoura Police Station. The two injured minors were first taken to the Bishalgarh Hospital, from where they were referred to the Trauma Centre at GBP Hospital. Tension spread throughout the area following the incident.

At the initiative of the Simna Mandal of the BJP under the Simna Assembly Constituency, a large joining ceremony was held at BaraKathal Market. Present on the stage that day was the Chief Minister of the state, Professor Dr. Manik Saha. Under his leadership, 312 voters from 107 families, who left various political parties, took up the BJP flag. On behalf of the party, the new members were welcomed by the Chief Minister Professor Dr. Manik Saha, the Minister of Tribal Welfare

On November 21, the Central Government issued a draft notification to abolish 29 labour laws and implement four new Labour Codes. This has intensified workers' protests across the country. The impact is also being felt in Tripura, where various labour unions have begun raising their voices against it. On Thursday, the CITU state organisation held a protest rally in the capital demanding the repeal of the Labour Codes. CITU has described these Labour Codes as “draconian”. Spea

Sikta Pal is the Anganwadi worker of the DM Colony Anganwadi Centre in Gajaria village of Mohanpur. The mothers of the children in the area are angry with the behaviour of this Anganwadi worker. On Thursday, demanding her transfer, the mothers unitedly locked the Anganwadi centre with the worker inside. The angry mothers alleged that Sikta Pal scolds the children frequently and makes them bring firewood for cooking. Whenever anyone protests, she gets furious. Several meetings

NCC Fest is not just a festival — it is a spiritual essence or spirit of discipline, unity, and harmony. The NCC initiatives in the state have been particularly successful. Chief Minister said this on Thursday at the two-day NCC Fest 2025 held at TIT in Narsingarh. The Chief Minister inaugurated the NCC Fest on this day. Present with him were Education Department Special Secretary Lovel Hemendrakumar, NCC Deputy Director General (North Eastern Region) Brigadier K.J. Singh, NC

A preliminary notification was issued on November 21 to implement the four Labour Codes in the country. This has sparked intense anger among various workers’ unions nationwide, prompting widespread protests. Similar anti-Labour Code movements are also ongoing in the state. In this situation, to inform the people of the state about what these four Labour Codes are and why they have been introduced, Labour Minister Tinku Roy held a press conference at the BJP state headquarters

A woman from Khayerpur was caught by police near the Trisha Bari area adjacent to Teliamura Railway Station with brown sugar worth over ₹7 lakh. Regarding the incident, Teliamura Police Station OC Jayanta Dey stated that, acting on specific and credible information, a special operation was conducted in the railway station area. The woman was detained on suspicion, and upon searching her, brown sugar valued at more than ₹7 lakh was recovered. She was then taken into custody as