War on Drugs: Nearly 30,000 Marijuana plants destroyed in Tripura

In a major clampdown on Marijuana cultivation, troopers of Tripura State Rifles along with Tripura police destroyed thousands of marijuana plants on Saturday in the bordering Kalanchora area in Sepahijala district of the State. During the joint operation, over 30,000 marijuana plants were destroyed. Bishnu Pada Bhowmik, officer-in-charge of the Kalamchoura police station, who led […]

Two-day investment summit ‘Destination Tripura’ begins at Agartala

A two-day-long investment summit titled ‘Destination Tripura’ began in Agartala. The summit is being held at the Pragya Bhavan and is being organised by the government of Tripura along with the Indian Chamber of Commerce. Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, State Industry Minister Manoj Kanti Deb, Chairman of Rubber Board Dr. Sawar Dhanania, TIDC Chairman […]

Tripura readies for civic body polls tomorrow with more than 800 candidates in the fray

Elections for more than 200 seats in the Agartala Municipal Corporation and other municipal bodies along with 6 Nagar Panchayats will be held tomorrow amid tight security arrangements. While the ruling BJP has already won 112 of the total 334 seats uncontested, it’s a battle of prestige for it in the remaining seats with the […]

TMC office attacked in Agartala, ‘Preplanned’- Alleges BJP

In what may be termed as the political climate of Tripura heating up just ahead of the urban civic body polls a TMC office was ransacked in Agartala’s Banamalipur. The office was located at the house of Former MLA and TMC leader Shubal Bhowmik. Reportedly a TMC worker was injured during the attack. The attack […]

Padma Awards: See Who won from the Northeast

The Padma awards, which are among India’s highest civilian honours, were bestowed on 119 people in 2021. Due to the Covid-19 epidemic, a ceremony to honour the honorees could not be organised in 2020. Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister for Home Affairs Amit Shah, and other dignitaries […]

New Party Chief for Tripura Congress

With barely one-and-half-year left for the Tripura Assembly polls, All India Congress Committee chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday appointed former MLA Birajit Sinha as new president of the Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee. Sinha replaced senior advocate Pijush Kanti Biswas, who assumed the post in December last year. In a statement issued by AICC, the Congress […]

Three IPFT women leaders join Congress in Tripura

In a boost to the Congress in Tripura, three women leaders of the IPFT’s women cell joined the Congress on Sunday evening. The leaders who joined the Congress are IPFT’s women cell Vice President Binabala Debbarman, organising secretary Meriami Reang and Advising committee’s member Radha Moni Debbarma. The three leaders joined the Congress in presence […]

BJP’s Tripura ally IPFT to go solo in upcoming Lok Sabha polls

The Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura, the main ally of the ruling BJP in Tripura, has announced that it would go solo in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Speaking to Northeast Live, IPFT assistant general secretary Mangal Debbarma said the party is preparing for the upcoming polls in full swing and that it is confident […]

Brus living in Tripura writes to Centre; seek release of 3 months assistance pending since November last year

The Bru Migrants of Mizoram living in Tripura have written to the Centre seeking immediate release of 3 months cash dole pending since November last year. The Bru migrants, in the letter to the Home Ministry have said that the people living in the transit camps in Tripura are unable to buy daily necessities and […]