Category: AGARTALA

The distressing incident came to light when vigilant relatives of a patient discovered that their loved one had been administered at least four to five doses of saline past its expiry date.

The suspect, identified as Ajit Das, was apprehended while in possession of stolen wood. The confiscated wood, along with the detained individual was subsequently transferred to the jurisdiction of Bagfa Forest Range.

The brazen break-in was discovered by a temple priest who arrived early in the morning to find the temple's door forcibly breached. Swiftly alerting the authorities, the priest lamented the recurring nature of such incidents, asserting that a previous theft had been reported to the police to no avail.

A significant incident occurred in Tripura on Monday where seven women accompanied by six infants were apprehended by Tripura Police at the Dharmanagar Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) in the North District.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Saturday attended the 16th convocation of NIT-Agartala here at Jirania and said that the government is committed to develop Tripura as an education hub in the North East region of the country.

The meeting mainly focused on the issues of parking management and traffic congestion in Agartala city. During the meeting, the Chief Minister has felt the necessity to widen the roads to cope up with the increasing traffic.

Considering the losses of the pig farmers in the wake of outbreak of infectious disease in pigs the animal resources development department, vide a notification, has banned transportation of live pigs into and through the state of Tripura from outside the state until further orders are given.

The Animal Resources Development Department (ARDD) Minister Sudhangshu Das ordered an investigation on Friday after discovering expired medicines and irregularities in the stock.

Finance Minister Pranajit Singha Roy chaired a crucial meeting at the Matabari block conference hall today to discuss preparations for the upcoming Matabari Diwali fair and festival. The meeting included a comprehensive review of arrangements and valuable suggestions for the grand event.

To bring a sigh of relief for the general public, the Tripura Food and Civil Supplies department has opened a fair price shop here at Agartala Maharajganj Bazar to sell onion at Rs. 55 per kg.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Friday lauded the role of TSR jawans of the state in combating insurgency and claimed that the jawans played a crucial role in maintaining law and order situation across the state for decades.

Tripura government is preparing to build a power hub in the state by increasing power generation in Suryamaninagar sub-station, while the government is planning to export more power to the neighbouring country of Bangladesh, said state power minister Ratan Lal Nath on Wednesday.

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, who also attended the virtual event, later said the Agartala-Akhaura railway project would reduce the rail route distance between the northeastern state and Kolkata to 500 km via Bangladesh from the existing 1,600 km via Guwahati.

To further strengthen connectivity between the North East regions of the country with the neighbouring Bangladesh, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday jointly inaugurated the first Agartala-Akhaura cross-border rail link through video conferencing.

Two Tripura Police personnel including one Inspector and one Sub-Inspector have been selected for the Award of ‘Union Home Minister's Special Operation Medal’ for the Year-2023.

Tripura along with the rest of the nation on Tuesday celebrated Rashtriya Ekta Diwas to mark the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel through a series of programmes.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha has attended the Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s comprehensive review of the ongoing National Highway projects in the North-east region at Guwahati on Monday and stressed for better connectivity between the north east states of the country including Tripura.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina will jointly inaugurate three India assisted development projects on Wednesday at 11 a.m. via video conferencing.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Tuesday administered the oath of unity to the gathering at a function held at Agartala A D Nagar Manoranjan Debbarma Smriti Stadium and said that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is the man behind the developing India.

In a press release Tripura Police said that considering the increasing number of Road Traffic Accidents (RTA) Tripura Police has launched a special drive from today onwards to prevent RTA.

In a significant operation based on a credible tip-off, the Tripura Police, in collaboration with BSF and TSR personnel, conducted a raid at Maman Mia's residence near the Bishalgarh Forest Office late on Sunday night.

Ahead of the possible inauguration of a new railway line -- Akhaura-Agartala -- between India and Bangladesh by the Prime Ministers of the two countries on November 1, a Bangladeshi goods train as part of the trial run entered Tripura territory on Monday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina are likely to jointly inaugurate two railway projects and a mega power plant on November 1, officials said here on Sunday.

Police said Nur Jalal (34), who is a quack doctor and resident of Churaibari in north Tripura along the Assam-Tripura border, a few months back illegally went to Moulvibazar district of Bangladesh to heal people there through traditional practices.

Elections to the 40-member Mizoram assembly and 230-member Madhya Pradesh assembly would be held on November 7 and November 17 respectively. The counting of votes will be taken up on December 3 along with Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, and Telangana.