9-month-old baby dies of snakebite in Tripura village in the absence of anti-venom injection

Agartala/UNI: A 9-month-old baby died from the bite of a venomous snake this morning at Champaknagar village of Belonia in South Tripura.

Fourth suicide in Tripura for smartphone during Covid-19 pandemic

Agartala/UNI: A teen committed suicide, fourth during the Covid-19 pandemic, for smartphone, last night.

Mega door-to-door Covid survey begins in Tripura

Agartala/UNI: Over 5000 teams have started a health survey this morning to identify persons with influenza-like illnesses, including breathing difficulties, to detect potential Covid cases in Tripura, as a strategy to fight the worsening pandemic situation.

Tripura declares complete lockdown on Sunday after sudden spike in Covid cases

Agartala/UNI: Apprehending community spread of Covid-19, after some cases could not be traced to their source of infection, the Tripura government announced a complete lockdown on Sunday.

Tripura launches unique immunity-boosting program for urban poor

Agartala/UNI: In a bid to support pineapple and lemon growers of Tripura amid Covid-19 crisis, the state government has launched an innovative scheme to boost the immunity of the urban poor by providing them ready-to-eat lemon juice and pineapple slices at ward level, once a week, for the next one month.

Tripura: Four people including BJP, IPFT members murdered, no arrest

Agartala/UNI: At least four people, including one each from ruling BJP and IPFT, were murdered in Tripura in the past 24 hours, but police have failed to arrest anyone so far.

Tripura CM reacts to his Mizoram counterpart's letter requesting to reconsider Bru settlement

Agartala/UNI: Tripura government has remained unmoved on its decision to settle 34,000 displaced Bru people of Mizoram in the state despite continuing tension and series of demonstrations by different organisations, including non-Bru tribal residents of the surrounding Kanchanpur in North Tripura.

Tripura plans to open schools from second week of June

Agartala/UNI:Tripura government is planning to resume classes in the schools from second week of June if Covid situation does not aggravate further.

Couple enters Dhalai district of Tripura from Covid hotspot in Bangladesh; locals question BSF role

Ambassa(Tripura)/UNI: The incident of a couple intruding into the bordering subdivision of Gandacharra in the northern Tripura district of Dhalai from COVID-19 hotspot Khagrachari in Bangladesh, has partially revealed how the BSF personnel in the district are getting infected in large numbers, sources said.

Two BJP leaders arrested in Tripura for assaulting policemen

Agartala/UNI:  A local court in Sonamura of West Tripura has sent two BJP leaders including the elected vice chairperson of Melaghar Municipal Council two days judicial custody last night for allegedly attacking police and violation of Covid lockdown last week.

One more COVID-19 case detected in Assam, 22 more persons tested positive in Tripura

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam on Wednesday reported one more positive case for COVID-19 taking the state's tally to 45.

Days after MHA declares Tripura COVID-19 free, two BSF Jawans test positive

Agartala/UNI: A week after Tripura was declared Covid-19 free by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), two fresh cases of the deadly viral disease were detected on Saturday, leaving the state administration confused about the spread of the disease in the state.

Tripura declared Covid-19 free state

Agartala/UNI: With the release of second Covid-19 infected patient from GBP hospital here, Tripura has been officially declared ‘Covid Free State’ on Saturday.

Former Bihar, West Bengal and Tripura governor Devanand Konwar passes away

Guwahati/IBNS: Former Bihar, West Bengal, Tripura governor and veteran politician Devanand Konwar died on Saturday.

Tripura CM Deb announces exemption of lockdown rule for manufacturing units

Agartal/UNI: aWith no fresh case of Covid-19 positive in the state after first-level screening of the tracing contact of first Coronavirus case, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb announced some exemption in lockdown rules for manufacturing units of essential commodities and production units.