Big boost to Tripura: State to be affiliated with three more oil companies

The Tripura Government is set to be affiliated with three other oil companies that will lift gas and oil from the state by the Central Governement with an aim to boost the revenue income of the state. Earlier, the Tripura Government led by Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb wrote a letter to Union Petroleum Minister […]

Amit Shah to visit Tripura on January 5

BJP national president Amit Shah will visit Tripura on January 5 to check the party’s preparedness for the Lok Sabha elections. Shah will be accompanied by National secretaries Ajay Jambal and Ram Madhav, Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and other leaders. During the visit, Shah will address a conference of ‘Pristha Pramukhs’, considered to […]

Tripura: Gautam Das appointed new CPI(M) state secretary

CPI(M) central committee member Gautam Das has been as appointed as the new Tripura unit secretary after incumbent Bijan Dhar bowed out on completing three consecutive terms. The 67 year old journalist and writer turned politician joined the CPI-M in 1968 and was the founder editor of the party’s Tripura state mouthpiece Daily Desher Katha […]

Tripura turns into hotbed for drug smuggling

Tripura has turned out to be a hotbed of narcotics smuggling with more than 55 thousand kilograms of marijuana seized so far from various parts of the state since the formation of the BJP-IPFT government. Tripura DGP AK Shukla said that more than 300 people have been apprehended with cases being filed against them. The […]

28 troopers of Tripura State Rifles injured in bus accident

At least 28 Tripura State Rifle jawans left critically injured in a bus accident on Monday night. The accident took place at Baramra Hills on National Highway 8 in West District of Tripura. The troopers were on their way to Agartala Railway Station to take a train on the following day to Chhattisgarh for attending […]

Call for NRC in Tripura grows louder; APW to file petition in SC

As demand for NRC-like exercise in the Northeast grow louder, Assam Public Work is preparing to file a petition in the Supreme Court to initiate an NRC-like exercise in other Northeastern States. APW president Abhijeet Sharma speaking at Northeast Tonight hosted by Editor-in-Chief Wasbir Hussain said that his organisation is making arrangements to move the […]

Nigerian arrested in Tripura without valid travel documents

A Nigerian citizen without valid travel documents was arrested by the Tripura Police from the Agartala Railway Station on Thursday. The arrested person has been identified as Osita Victor. Sub-divisional Police Officer of Amtali informed that Osita only has a passport but no Indian Visa or immigration stamp. During interrogation the Nigerian citizen disclosed that […]

Tripura Govt implements 7th pay commission; over 2 lakh employees to be benefitted

The Tripura Government has finally announced the implementation of 7th pay commission in the state. Over 2 lakh government employees will be benefitted by the move. An announcement in this regard has been made by Chief Minister Biplab Deb. The move will cost the state exchequer an additional amount of over Rs 600 crore every […]