Agartala, January 1: An alleged attempt to disturb communal harmony was reported in Sonamura on New Year’s Eve after unidentified miscreants vandalized a Shani idol in the Tamsabari area. Police have launched an investigation and tightened security has been deployed in the area. Superintendent of Police (SP) of Sepahijala district, Bogaty J Reddy, rushed to…
Agartala, January 1: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) seized nearly 200 packets of Yaba tablets worth ₹50 lakh from the Mumbai-Agartala Express and arrested a suspected drug trafficker late last night. A drug trafficker, in collaboration with RPF personnel, recently apprehended a significant quantity of Yuba tablets. The seized narcotics are currently on display, serving…
“Despite security forces including police and BSF pro-active, Tripura government is struggling to stop illegal cultivation of marijuana and anti drugs operation despite starting a war against it six years ago under the banner of ‘Nesh Mukt Tripura’.” As part of its ongoing fight against drugs, the Tripura Police and Border Security Force (BSF) has…
Tipra Motha Party founder Pradyot Kishore, who demanded ‘Greater Tipraland,’ now set Tripura’s political landscape abuzz with a new explosive demand for an increase in the number of Scheduled Tribe reserved seats in the Tripura Legislative Assembly — from 20 to 25 claiming it as a matter of justice for the indigenous communities. Raising a…
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…
Tripura Governor advocates expansion of NCC activities and facilities across state Agartala, October 23: Tripura Governor Nallu Indrasena Reddy has called for the expansion of National Cadet Corps (NCC) training activities and infrastructure across the state, citing the high number of educational institutions and students in Tripura. He emphasized that Tripura, with the second-highest number…
Pradyot Kishore criticizes elected representatives of Tipra Motha, calls for tribal unity Agartala, October 23: Tipra Motha founder Pradyot Kishore Debbarma, in a sharp rebuke, expressed his frustration with some of his party’s elected representatives, accusing them of being busy in self-gain, neglecting their duties towards the public and community who had elected them with…
GRP nabs five infiltrators at Agartala rail station: Rohingyas and Bangladeshi among those arrested Agartala, October 22: In a successful operation, security forces apprehended five suspected infiltrators, along with a child, at Agartala Railway Station, as they attempted to use Tripura as a transit route to enter other parts of India. A senior official from…
Pradyot calls on youth Motha warriors to protest injustice amid rising communal tensions in Tripura Agartala, October 19 In the wake of escalating tensions in Tripura, marked by the alleged custodial death of a tribal youth in South Tripura and recent communal violence in North Tripura that resulted in one death, 17 injuries, and widespread…
Opposition Leader Jitendra Chaudhury demands justice after alleged custodial death in South Tripura Agartala, October 18: Tripura’s Leader of the Opposition and CPI(M) state secretary, Jitendra Chaudhury, visited the home of Badal Tripura on Friday, following the youth’s alleged death from police custodial torture in South Tripura’s Manubazar police station. Badal Tripura, a tribal youth,…