Agartala, September 21: Members of the Youth TIPRA Federation (YTF), the largest tribal youth organization in Tripura, held a protest outside the Deputy High Commission office of Bangladesh in Agartala on Saturday, denouncing the alleged atrocities and killings of indigenous populations in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) and attacks on religious minorities in Bangladesh. The…
Agartala, Sept 21: Tension erupted in Palatana Bazar, Gomati district, after locals apprehended a youth, Jay Datta, for desecrating a Kali idol at a local temple on Friday. Datta was caught disrobing the saree draped across the idol, sparking outrage among the residents. Angry locals dragged him out of the temple and attempted to interrogate…
Agartala, September 20, 2024: An Indian tourist from South Tripura, who was kidnapped in Bangladesh earlier this week, safely returned to India after paying a ransom. The victim, identified as Challa Fur Mog, a rubber tapper from Radhanagar in Belonia, entered Tripura through the Belonia land port on Friday. The kidnapping came to light on…
Agartala, September 20, 2024: Nearly a month after communal violence erupted in Durganagar under the Ranirbazar police station in West Tripura district, a team from the main Opposition, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM), was finally allowed to visit the affected area. Led by former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, the team interacted with victim…
Over 100 Chakma houses and shops torched by illegal settlers in Bangladesh’s CHTs amid army inaction New Delhi, 19 September 2024: In a violent attack, over 100 houses and shops belonging to the indigenous Chakma community were burned down in Boalkhali, Dighinala Sadar of Khagrachari district in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHTs). The attack, carried…
Agartala, September 18: Frustrated by a prolonged power outage and the consequent disruption of water supply, the residents of Madhyapara of Manikyanagar Gram Panchayat in Sepahijala district, blocked the busy Bishalgarh-Boxanagar road on Wednesday. The villagers, many of them women with pitcher in their hands, expressed their anger over the five-day power failure, which also…
Agartala, July 5: Amid growing concerns raised by Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha over the repeated infiltration incidents from Bangladesh, another case of illegal entry has come to light. Following a crucial meeting with the BSF, police, and Chief Secretary to address the issue, 16 Rohingyas were apprehended in North Tripura. Devi Prasad Roy, Officer-in-Charge…
Agartala, July 3: A horrifying example of barbarity, indecency, and shamelessness has been set in the Champlai area of Krishnapur under Khowai district of Tripura. A seventh-standard student from the area has been allegedly regularly raped by her stepfather and has finally sought justice. According to the details of the incident, the victim has been…
Agartala, July 03: Eleven more Bangladeshi nationals were arrested last night at Agartala Railway Station, just three days after a similar group was detained at the same location. The latest arrests bring the total to twenty-two Bangladeshi nationals apprehended at the station in less than a week, officials confirmed today. Tapas Das, in-charge of the…
Hours after the viral video of two naked women being paraded in the violence hit state of Manipur had gone viral, govt sources revealed the details and first picture of the main culprit who along with one more was arrested for being involved in the horrific crime. In the viral video, the main culprit who…