A 35-year-old wild elephant named Tumor, critically injured after being hit by a speeding train in Tripura’s Khowai district, succumbed to its injuries late Monday night despite intensive medical care, officials confirmed on Tuesday. The elephant was struck by a local train traveling from Agartala to Dharmanagar in the Shalbagan area under the Teliamura Forest…
Tribal women block national highway in Khowai district over clean drinking water shortage Agartala, October 24: Hundreds of vehicles were stranded on the Assam-Agartala national highway in Khowai district on Thursday as tribal women staged a protest demanding a supply of clean drinking water. The blockade took place in the 36 Mile area under the…
Agartala, September 18: The devastating floods that struck Tripura a month ago, claiming 36 lives, have caused an estimated loss of Rs 40 crore to the state’s Forest Department. This was disclosed by Forest Minister Animesh Debbarma during a press conference held on Wednesday at the Secretariat, where he was joined by two Principal Chief…
Plastic pollution is as harmful as drug menace since both are challenges for the sustainable development of Tripura viewed Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha. Saha was speaking at the launching programme monthlong initiative of Plastic Mukta Tripura Abhijan at Town Hall organised by Tripura State Pollution Control Board under the Science and Technology Department. He…
In a tragic incident on Sunday evening, Sujit Barman (45), a resident of Teliamura Shantinagar, lost his life in a deadly elephant attack at Malakar Basti in Uttar Maharani village, under the Teliamura sub-division of Khowai district in Tripura. Sujit was riding his motorcycle to Malakar Basti for personal reasons when he encountered a herd…
In a heartbreaking incident, a woman named Sabitri Sarkar (58) lost her life after a mud wall of the room collapsed on her while she was sleeping. The incident occurred during the early hours today, following incessant rain since the previous night at Ghilatali village under Kalyanpur in Khowai district of Tripura. Murari Sarkar, the…
A heart-wrenching incident occurred in the Kishoreganj Laltila area under the Kakrabon police station in Gomati district of Tripura, where a seven-year-old girl lost her life, and another child sustained serious injuries after a mound of mud fell on them while they were playing. The unfortunate event occurred on Sunday when a group of five…