Rajya Sabha elections for 13 seats on March 31, 4 from Northeast in fray

The elections to 13 Rajya Sabha seats will be held on March 31, 2022. This was announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI) today. These seats are spread over six states–five in Punjab, two in Assam, three in Kerala, and one each in Tripura, Nagaland and Himachal Pradesh, The names of retiring members are […]

Russia-Ukraine crisis: Northeast students stuck in Ukraine returns

Two students from Tripura stuck in Ukraine have returned to 6their home state on Thursday. Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb interacted with both the students Jasmine Debbarma and Megha Trivedi upon their arrival and took stock of their situation. Speaking to the media, Jasmine and Megha thanked the Government of India for arranging the […]

Tripura political violence: Congress lashes out at BJP, claims govt protecting leaders

Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi as Dhritarashtra and Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb as Duryodhan, Tripura Congress in-charge Ajay Kumar alleged that despite police complaints after attacks on its supporters and leaders, none of the attackers were nabbed. Kumar said that a Minister and the Mayor of Agartala Municipal Corporation who were named in […]

Tripura: BJP & Congress workers clash at Banamalipur after attack on Cong meet

An uneasy calm prevails at Banamalipur constituency in Tripura following incidents of attack and counter-attack between BJP and Congress workers on the afternoon of February 26.  Dramatic scenes were witnessed in the streets of Banamalipur after miscreants resorted to violence during a Congress meeting. Unidentified Miscreants wearing helmets and armed with sticks as well as […]

Agartala hosts 2nd Bangladesh Film Festival, Bangladesh I&B Minister inaugurates

With an aim to enhance people-to-people contact and relationship through cultural diplomacy, the 2nd Bangladesh Film Festival was inaugurated in Agartala today. Organised by the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Agartala, the film festival was inaugurated by Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Government of Bangladesh, Dr. Hasan Mahmud and attended by Tripura Chief Minister […]

Road Widening: Agartala Smart City Ltd transplants trees instead of cutting them

While deforestation might be indispensable for carrying out developmental works, Agartala Smart City Limited through its exemplary work is bringing in a new ray of hope for a sustainable environment. The Agartala Smart City Limited has taken the initiative for transplantation of a large number of trees that have been uprooted for widening the road […]

Tripura TET qualified teachers asks govt to fill vacant posts

The Tripura Teachers Eligibility Test qualified candidates have appealed to the State government to take initiative at the earliest for recruitment of all TET qualified teachers at once by increasing the number of vacant posts. Addressing a press conference, Biswajit Ghosh of All Tripura TET Pass Candidate Group 2021, said that at present there are […]

Tripura: 40th Agartala Book Fair to start from March 25

The 40th Agartala Book Fair will start from March 25 till April 5 with the theme ‘Amar Tripura, Amar Gharva’ or ‘My Tripura, My Pride’. This was informed by the ICA minister, Sushanta Chowdhury yesterday. Chowdhury said the fair has been delayed by around a month due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The second preparatory meeting […]

Tripura: CPI (M) leader ‘murdered’, party blames BJP

The CPI (M) held a rally in Agartala on Friday in protest against the murder of its cadre, Benu Biswas, allegedly by ruling BJP supporters in Belonia on Thursday. Hundreds of CPI (M) supporters took to the streets in the capital city and demanded the immediate arrest of the culprits involved in the crime. Condemning […]