Category: AGARTALA

For the first time, Google has added Tripura’s Kokborok language to Google Translate, marking the largest-ever language expansion of its translation product.

The Khelo India Rising Talent Identification (KIRTI) program has commenced in Tripura under the initiative of the Sports Authority of India (SAI). The Director of the Youth Affairs and Sports Department informed that students from classes 3 to 12 across all schools are participating in the program.

Border Security Force (BSF) officials on Thursday strongly refuted Bangladesh government’s accusation on the killing of a 13-year-old girl, Shwarna Das, saying its troopers during a routine patrolling found the girl’s body on September 1 from near the Laitapura Border Outpost (BOP) in Tripura's Unakoti district.

The Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport in Agartala will soon be declared as an international airport by the Centre while efforts are on to make the two unused airports in Tripura operational, Transport and Tourism Minister Sushanta Chowdhury informed the Assembly on Thursday

Tripura Assembly on Thursday witnessed massive pandemonium as the opposition Congress and CPI-M members staged a walkout in protest against the adoption of a congratulatory motion in the house thanking Narendra Modi for becoming Prime Minister for the third consecutive term and the people participating in the recent 18th Lok Sabha elections in large numbers.

Following in the footsteps of other states, the Chief Minister of Odisha Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday declared financial assistance of Rs 5 crore each to Kerala and Tripura for rehabilitation and reconstruction works in these two states that witnessed massive losses due to devastating natural disasters.

The Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL) is working day and night to restore the power in South and Gomati District which was worst affected by flood and so far majority of the villages in both the districts have been restored.

Hundreds of residents from East Phulbari Panchayat gathered at the one lakh liter gallon water plant along the Assam-Agartala National Highway to protest the severe contamination of their drinking water.

The opening day of the Tripura Assembly on Wednesday witnessed a ruckus while the opposition Congress staged a walkout over the social media posts of state Minister Sudhangshu Das relating to Hindu temple attack and idol defacing.

Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday that over 12 accords have been signed in the last five years with militant outfits and other organisations in the country's northeastern region, while over 10,000 cadres of various extremist groups have surrendered and joined the mainstream.

In a significant development, a Memorandum of Settlement will be signed on Wednesday in Delhi between the Centre, Tripura government and the two insurgent groups -- National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF).

Tripura Police and the Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday formally handed over the body of a minor girl found with bullet wounds along the India-Bangladesh border in northern Tripura to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) authorities.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday announced that a peace accord will be signed with the 2 banned militant outfits of the Northeastern states of Tripura – NLFT and ATTF on September 4 next in presence of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha.

BJP state chief Rajib Bhattacharjee on Tuesday was elected to the Rajya Sabha by-election by defeating CPI-M candidate and former MLA Sudhan Das.

The ruling BJP in Tripura on Tuesday launched the membership campaign 'Sadasyata Abhiyan 2024' with the senior leaders declaring the party's goal to increase the number of party members to 12 lakh from the existing 6.5 lakh.

The body of a girl, likely 16-year-old, was found by the Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday along the India-Bangladesh border in northern Tripura, the police said.

In a horrific case, a 19-year-old boy in Tripura on Monday repeatedly stabbed a 16-year-old girl, with whom he had a relationship, and then used the same knife to slit his own throat, and both succumbed to their injuries, police said.

The Governor of Tripura Indrasena Reddy Nallu has appointed Dr. Pratyush Ranjan Deb Retried Associate Professor as the Chairman of Teachers' Recruitment Board Tripura (TRBT).

"Tripura has set a precedent in dealing with the recent flood situation. The state has set an example across the country by showing that whenever a problem arises, everyone works together to address it. People from all sectors have come forward unitedly to deal with natural calamities like floods," he said.

The state transport and tourism minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Monday inaugurated the traditional Bhadra Mela here at Kamalasagar Kasbeshwari Kali temple and said that the government is putting utmost effort to make people more self-reliant through the development of tourism sector.

Chief Secretary J K Sinha on Monday chaired a special meeting here at the secretariat with the State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) to discuss the flood situation of the state and also to assist the flood-affected victims in the state.

The Bhavan’s Tripura Vidya Mandir, in its unique drive on Monday organised an enrichment Programme with parents of the Foundational Stage to introduce "Jadui Pitara"- the Wonder Box.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Monday chaired a meeting with the officials of health department and Agartala Government Dental College to review the progress of the dental college here at Agartala.

A 9-member delegation led by the Web Media Forum General Secretary Abhishek Dey handed over the cheque to Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha at his official residence on Sunday. The delegation of Web Media Forum also felicitated the Chief Minister with floral tributes.

The Border Security Force (BSF) has arrested seven more Bangladesh nationals, including five women and a child, along with two Indian touts in Tripura's Gomati district on Sunday, officials said.