CBI submits charge-sheet in Tripura journalist murder case

Agartala/UNI: The CBI has submitted the charge sheet to the court against five policemen in the murder case of journalist Sudip Datta Bhowmik who was killed in broad daylight inside the campus of TSR 2nd battalion on Nov 21, 2017.

Tripura assembly passes resolution to increase TTAADC seats to 50

Agartala/UNI: Tripura assembly today passed a motion seeking an increase of seat in Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) from 28 to 50 with the aim to expedite the pace of development of indigenous communities of the state.

After IPFT, JMACAA resumes protest against CAA in Tripura

Agartala/UNI: With the beginning of indefinite sit in demonstration by ruling BJP’s ally in Tripura government Indigenous People’s Front of Twipra (IPFT) against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), on Monday, Joint Movement Against Citizenship Amendment Act (JMACAA), a common platform of tribal parties and indigenous organisations, announced an anti-CAA protest rally here tomorrow.

Tripura govt draws criticism after shifting book fair venue

Agartala/UNI: The BJP-led government in Tripura has drawn flak after it shifted the venue of this year's annual Agartala book fair to a location almost 6km from the main city.

Tripura: BJP ally IPFT to start indefinite sit-in demonstration against CAA

Agartala/UNI: The administration has beefed up security arrangement to maintain peace during the indefinite sit-in demonstration in three different locations of the state against the Citizenship Amendment Act(CAA) by Indigenous People’s Front of Twipra (IPFT), the ruling BJP’s ally in the government, seeking exemption of Tripura from Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and creation of separate Tipraland for tribals scheduled to start from tomorrow.  

Three NLFT militants arrested with arms after threatening Tripura MP

Agartala/UNI: After a long break, North Tripura police detained three active members of banned militant outfit National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) with arms from Panisagar Railway station and Dharmanagar town.

DRI, BSF and Tripura police seize huge quantity of drugs in joint action

Agartala/UNI: The joint efforts of Tripura police, BSF and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) to crackdown on drug smugglers in Tripura and other neighbouring states, following the direction of Union home ministry, has yielded results in the first drive.

Tripura provides maximum job to aspirational blocks: Dy CM

Agartala/UNI: Tripura government has provided maximum jobs to the selected aspirational rural development blocks of the state in the current financial year that boosted up rural livelihood substantially, claimed deputy chief minister holding the rural development portfolio Jishnu Dev Varma here today.  

BJP, CPI-M clash during protest rally in Tripura

Agartala/UNI: Tension continued in Udaipur of Gomati district in South Tripura following group clash between ruling BJP supporters and opposition CPI-M on Tuesday during a protest rally of the later party against privatization and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

Tripura govt arranges evacuation of accident victims in North Bengal

Agartala/UNI: Tripura government arranged to bring the bodies of two women hailed from South Tripura who died on the spot at Coachbihar of North Bengal this morning when a truck hit a battery-operated rickshaw on Siliguri-Guwahati national highway.

Top BJP leaders hold meeting on organisational issues of Tripura

Agartala/UNI: The ruling BJP and its ally IPFT held separate meetings last night with the central leaderships of the respective parties in the wake of recent turmoil in Tripura following passing of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), fast changing political landscape and resentment of people against two years old BJP government here.

Tripura royal scion threatens Amit Shah to move Supreme Court 

Agartala/UNI: The royal scion of Tripura Pradyot Kishore Debbarman during the meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi that he would not allow CAB to implement in Tripura after latter did not show any hope to the demand.

Anti-CAB protests hits oxygen supply in NE, Bhutan

Guwahati/UNI: Oxygen supply to all major government as well as private hospitals in Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland as well as Bhutan has been severely hit due to the ongoing anti-CAB protests in Assam.

Five columns of army deployed across Assam and Tripura

New Delhi/IBNS: Five columns of paramilitary forces, two in Guwahati and three in across Tripura, NDTV reported, as agitators violated curfew and took to streets to stage protests, which turned violent in many places, .

Army deployed in Assam and Tripura

New Delhi/IBNS: Two columns of army have been deployed in Tripura's Manu and Kanchanpur and one column in Assam's Bongaigaon, media reported.