After overcoming numerous hurdles, the police administration conducted a major operation at the Teibandal Gamai Chhara rubber plantation. During the raid, large drums and packets buried underground were recovered — all filled with dry ganja. The seized ganja was brought to Melaghar Police Station, where it was weighed and found to be 720 kilograms in total. Needless to say, this marks a major success in the police’s anti-narcotics drive. During the operation, personnel from M

Today at about 8 PM we managed to catch one person namely Abhijit Sinha (24) S/O- Lt. Gandhi Sinha Of Rajargaon, PO+PS- Pather Kandi, District- Karimganj, State- Assam. During his search we recovered two bags, one mobile phone and one Aadhaar card from his possession which containing total 22.580 Kg purported to be contraband Ganja. The value of this Ganja is Rs- 3.5 to 4 Lakh approx in black market. Accordingly we have arrested him from Agartala Railway station platform no-0

On Saturday, at the Geetanjali Auditorium in Kumarghat, the Darlong community organized the “Yot Festival cum Workers’ Conference.” The event became a unique gathering celebrating the rich heritage, culture, and ongoing social development of the Darlong community. The festival began with prayers and traditional songs performed in the presence of both senior and young members of the community, marking the inauguration of the day-long celebration. Discussions were held on vario

With only three teachers, the school is barely managing to survive! Yet, as soon as a transfer order was issued for one of its teachers, the entire area erupted in anger. On Saturday morning, the campus of Thapidayal High School, under the jurisdiction of the Teliamura School Inspector in Teliamura subdivision, turned into a protest ground. From students to parents—everyone raised their voices together, declaring, “Not a single more teacher will be transferred from this schoo

The two-day conference of the Association of Physicians of India (Tripura State Branch) began on Saturday at the Vivekananda Auditorium of Tripura Medical College, Hapania. The conference has been named TOPICON-2025. The event was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Tripura and In-charge of the Health Department, Prof. Dr. Manik Saha. Among those present at the occasion were eminent physicians of the state, including Dr. Pradip Bhowmik, and several others. In his inaugural a

A tragic road accident involving several students of Monfort School occurred on Friday morning at Kathaltali Bypass Road when a school bus lost control and met with an accident. According to locals, a loud crash was heard suddenly. People rushed out of their houses to find the school bus overturned by the roadside. In the impact, a woman was hit and thrown onto the road. She was later identified as Khola Sarkar (52). Reports said she had been feeding her goats near the rail b

An encouraging message of success has emerged from Tripura’s agricultural sector. This year, there has been a notable increase in paddy production, according to Tripura’s Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Ratan Lal Nath. The minister claimed that Khowai and Dhalai districts will soon become fully self-sufficient in food grain production. On Friday, the Agriculture Minister visited the paddy fields of farmer Bishnupada Adhikari at Lankamura in West Tripura distric

A new sign of political bridge-building emerged in Tripura on Friday. The meeting between Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha and Tipra Motha founder Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma has become the center of political discussion across the state. Both leaders described the dialogue as “positive,” “constructive,” and “visionary for the future.” After the meeting, Pradyot Debbarma told reporters that the discussions focused on the overall development and welfare of the people of Trip

On Friday, November 7, the nation celebrated the 150th anniversary of “Vande Mataram,” the national song written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. To mark this milestone, Prime Minister Narendra Modi directed that year-long celebrations be held across various levels throughout the country. Accordingly, along with all other states, Tripura also began its year-long celebration of the 150th anniversary of “Vande Mataram” on Friday, November 7. In the state, the events will be hel

A district-level program celebrating 150 years of “Vande Mataram” was held on Friday at Ambassa Town Hall under Dhalai district. The event was inaugurated with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp by Tripura Governor Indrasena Reddy Nallu. Among those present were Sudhanshu Das, Minister of Scheduled Castes Welfare, Animal Resource Development and Fisheries; Swpna Das Pal, MLA; Sushmita Das, Chairperson of the District Council; and Vivek H. B., District Magistrate and Collecto

The ADC administration has arranged training for students from both tribal and non-tribal communities in the ADC areas to prepare for the IAS and TCS examinations. TIPRA Motha supremo Pradyot Kishore Deb Barman distributed Civil Services Scholarships to the selected candidates for this training. A total of 45 selected students received the scholarships. A ceremony was organized at Manikya Enclave in the capital to mark the occasion. Present at the event were TIPRA Motha supre

A meeting was organized by the CPI(M) Dukli Sub-Divisional Committee on the occasion of the Great November Revolution Day. The meeting was attended by Jitendra Chaudhury, member of the party’s Polit Bureau and state secretary; Ratan Das, secretary of the party’s West District Committee; Samar Chakraborty, secretary of the Dukli Sub-Divisional Committee; and veteran leader Subrata Chakraborty, who all delivered speeches. The meeting was conducted by former MLA and party leader

According to local sources, as usual, on Thursday morning, Sri Krishna Das went out for his morning walk. Around 6 a.m., after he had left, residents suddenly noticed flames near the gate of his house. Rushing to the spot, they saw his wife, Dipti Das, engulfed in flames. Moments later, she stumbled out of the house, severely burnt. The locals immediately informed her husband, who ran back home only to find his wife lying on the ground, badly charred. Overwhelmed with grief,

The State Horticulture and Plantation Crop Research Centre at Nagicherra, Agartala, is working to expand the practice of potato cultivation through the ARC (Aeroponics Root Cutting) method among more farmers across Tripura. As part of this initiative, a one-day workshop on ARC-based potato cultivation was organized on Thursday at Amarpur in Gomati district under the initiative of the Amarpur Agricultural Sub-Division. Around 60 farmers, both men and women, from the local area

In celebration of the 150th birth anniversary of the Iron Man of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, a two-phase Padayatra will be organized in the West District. The first phase of the Padayatra will be held on November 10, starting at 7 a.m. from the Ujjayanta Palace premises and concluding at the Hapania International Fair Ground. Hon’ble Chief Minister Prof. (Dr.) Manik Saha, Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Tinku Roy, and Rajya Sabha MP Biplab Kumar Bhattacharjee, amon

On Thursday afternoon, a vibrant joining ceremony was organized by the Tribal Morcha of Krishnapur Mandal No. 29 at Devendra Hati (Devendra Bazar) in Tuikarma ADC Village. During the program, a total of 39 voters left the TIPRA Motha party and formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The new members were welcomed and handed party flags by Minister for Tribal Welfare, Bikas Debbarma. The event was also attended by MDC Bidyut Debbarma, Mandal General Secretary Watharai

On Thursday, a four-hour mass sit-in demonstration was organized in the state capital by the Youth Congress, Mahila Congress, NSUI, and the Pradesh Seva Dal, the four frontal organizations of the Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee. The protest was held based on seven major demands. The program took place near the Radhanagar bus stand in Agartala and was attended by Tripura Pradesh Congress President Ashish Kumar Saha, Congress MLA and CWC member Sudip Roy Barman, State Youth

Police Achieve Major Success in Anti-Drug Operation at Udaipur Railway Station In a major breakthrough, police seized a large quantity of heroin-like narcotics and arrested three youths during an anti-drug operation near Udaipur Railway Station. According to police officials, they had received a tip-off about ongoing drug trafficking activities in the station area. Acting on the information, a special team led by the Officer-in-Charge of Udaipur Police Station conducted a rai

Widespread Irregularities Alleged at Drinking Water Treatment Plant in Longtharai Valley’s Machhli Bazar — Villagers Protest Against Corruption in ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ Project The Machhli Bazar area under Longtharai Valley subdivision has erupted in anger over serious allegations of corruption and negligence at a government-run drinking water treatment plant. Locals claim that the multi-crore ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ project has turned into a hub of irregularities and contaminati

Allegations of widespread irregularities have been surfacing for days regarding the Khowai–Teliamura road expansion project. What makes the situation particularly significant is that the complaints are not limited to lower-level employees — they reportedly involve officials as high as the Additional District Magistrate, along with tehsildars and other administrative staff. This has raised serious concern and surprise across the district. Meanwhile, wherever the agency respons