Agartala: Trinamool Congress stages protest in front of Circuit House

The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday staged protest in front of the Agartala Circuit House against the police for not allowing the party to hold a rally which was scheduled to be held today. TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee joined the protests with other leaders including Kunal Ghosh. The party had initially planned the rally today, […]

Tripura: BJP blames CPM for violence, holds massive torch rally

Situation continues to be volatile in Tripura capital Agartala a day after it witnessed some unprecedented scenes. An uneasy calm prevailed in most parts of the town in the early hours today with reports coming in of fresh cases of arson and vandalism late last night. As per reports, several offices of the CPI(M) were […]

Agartala: Junior doctors stage protest, demand hike in stipend

Junior doctors of the Agartala Government Medical College & GBP Hospital on Thursday staged a sit-in-demonstration within the college premises demanding hike in their stipends. While speaking to mediapersons, the protesting doctors said that they have submitted a memorandum to the officials of the medical college demanding hike in their stipends, but so far nothing […]

Tripura govt adopts policy for promotion of its employees

The Tripura government on Tuesday introduced the ‘Promotion Policy 2021’ for its employees on an ad-hoc basis. Addressing mediapersons in Agartala, minister Ratan Lal Nath said that the state government decided to adopt the new promotion policy in a bid to boost the work environment in government offices. Nath added that the step was taken […]

Agartala Municipal Corporation uses graffiti to spread COVID-19 awareness

In wake of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) came up with a unique initiative to convey the awareness about the spread of the viral infection using graffiti in public places. As per Siddharth Shiv Jaiswal, Agartala Municipal Commissioner. the initiative was taken as part of the city beautification […]

Tripura govt announces ration for poor and needy affected by COVID-19 restrictions

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb on Monday announced that rations for needy and poor people living across Agartala Municipal Corporation areas and within containment zones will be provided at their homes. Deb also said that more than 45,000 doses of vaccines are still available in the state. The Chief Minister urged everyone to maintain all […]

Tripura: Jawan kills self in Agartala police HQ

A 38-year-old Tripura State Rifles (TSR) jawan shot himself with his service weapon at the police headquarters in Agartala on Wednesday night. The deceased has been identified as Bijan Karmakar. Karmakar, a trooper of the 1st battalion of the TSR joined the squad responsible for managing security of the police headquarters on February 14 last. […]

Agartala Rajdhani Express with new Tejas sleeper coaches flagged off

The Indian Railways is making a paradigm shift in the travel experience for the passengers with the introduction of modern Tejas sleeper type train. Agartala Rajdhani Express with Tejas sleeper coaches rolled out on February 15. The newly-launched Tejas special train connecting Agartala to Anand Vihar of North Delhi was flagged off by West Tripura […]

Eight girls among 10 Brus rescued in Tripura

Eight girls and two women from the Bru community were rescued in Agartala after they fled from a rehabilitation camp in North Tripura district in search of jobs, police said on Thursday. Acting on a tip-off, police raided Chandrapur bus terminus in Agartala on Wednesday and rescued the girls and the women who escaped the […]