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Retired Indian Army personnel injured in apparent suicide attempt in TripuraSubscriber Only
September 22, 2018 21:34 IST
Bharat Bahadur Thapa, 50, worked at the Indian Army camp, however, the nature of his occupation at the camp remains unknown. He was found injured Saturday, with a bullet injury on his abdomen, which was apparently inflicted by himself.
Smugglers snatch rifle from BSF jawan, weapon returned after flag meeting with Border Guards BangladeshSubscriber Only
September 22, 2018 20:44 IST
BSF authorities approached its counterpart BGB in Bangladesh about the issue, who recovered the weapon and returned it after a Commander level flag meeting in the border area on Saturday.
Tripura: Undertrial inmate released in oversight from Central Jail, taken back into custodySubscriber Only
September 21, 2018 19:28 IST
Ashim Das, booked under charges of theft was in custody at Bishalgarh Correctional Centre.
Congress holds protest rally in Tripura, demand Prime Minister to go public with Rafale dealSubscriber Only
September 20, 2018 19:44 IST
Addressing a press conference at Pradesh Congress Bhavan here this evening, party president Birajit Sinha said the movement was jointly organized by Congress and its frontal organizations like Youth Congress and National Students Union of India (NSUI).
Biplab Deb seeks central help to pay employees at par with 7th CPC
September 20, 2018 15:04 IST
The previous government, the CM said, had left a burden of Rs 1200 crore as loan making it difficult to carry forward the development projects and meet the people's aspirations.
Tripura: Eight, including two cops, injured in BJP factional feud, minister sees opposition conspiracySubscriber Only
September 19, 2018 20:36 IST
However, Agriculture Minister Pranajit Singha Roy denied reports of clash between two BJP factions and said that a section of opposition supporters conspired to disturb the event and damage the image of BJP-IPFT government in Tripura.
Tripura: A week after attack on journalist, police arrest three peopleSubscriber Only
September 19, 2018 15:23 IST
“I was returning from office for lunch and found that an auto-rickshaw driver was urinating in front of my residence. Upon objecting, he, along with two of his associates, attacked me and hit me on my head with a metal rod," the journalist said.
Tripura: BJP wins 96 per cent of panchayat bypoll seats uncontested, Oppn raises objectionsSubscriber Only
September 19, 2018 02:54 IST
The opposition parties have demanded to defer and reschedule the poll process, giving enough time to them for filing nomination papers. However, the State Election Commission has denied any such chance.
ISRO Technology Incubation Centre inaugurated at NIT AgartalaSubscriber Only
September 18, 2018 22:42 IST
The Centre was launched at the first edition of 'Spacetronics' organised by the India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA).
Myanmar based drug kingpins threaten to kill Tripura CM Biplab DebSubscriber Only
September 18, 2018 22:29 IST
BJP activists were also asked to make sure that security cordon of the Chief Minister is not violated under conditions to avert any attack on the chief minister's life.
Tripura govt trashes Congress allegations of scam in highway work allocationSubscriber Only
September 18, 2018 16:01 IST
The government clarified that NHIDCL is not a contractor but one of the agencies used by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways for maintenance or development of National Highways.
Tripura BJP to approach ally IPFT to jointly contest 2019 Lok Sabha electionsSubscriber Only
September 16, 2018 15:15 IST
Earlier, BJP and IPFT had announced that they would contest “separately” in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Tripura announces agri support to cannabis cultivators affected by govt crackdown, suggests to grow black gramsSubscriber Only
September 16, 2018 14:31 IST
In its effort to provide relief to such farmers and phase out cannabis plantations, the government has tried to identify profitable crops which can be grown in less time on these lands.
Tripura: BJP, IPFT announce coordination committee to quell disagreements among partiesSubscriber Only
September 15, 2018 20:28 IST
In his address at a press conference, Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Devvarma said that CPI (M) has hatched conspiracies and tried to infiltrate BJP and IPFT, which caused “misunderstanding” among the allies.
Tripura govt to take action against employees who were absent on day of Congress-led Bharat BandhSubscriber Only
September 15, 2018 17:13 IST
A notice was issued from the office of General Administration (Administrative Reforms) on Friday evening asking concerned departments to take “suitable action” against employees who failed to report to duty.
Tripura: 18 tribal children rescued from Bihar Buddhist missionary, official alleges tortureSubscriber Only
September 15, 2018 17:17 IST
According to Tripura State Child Welfare Society chairperson Nilima Ghosh, there were signs of torture on their bodies. She also said the families had to pay money for their children's education at the Buddhist mission-run school in Bihar.
Tripura Left Front demands reschedule of panchayat bypolls, State Election Commission says no such provisionsSubscriber Only
September 14, 2018 15:52 IST
The left parties sought to defer and reschedule of bypolls and convene an all-party meeting immediately to resolve issues.
Tripura govt identifies 60,000 fake ration card holders, detects ‘ineligible’ pension beneficiariesSubscriber Only
September 13, 2018 20:12 IST
The state food department had 9,62,046 ration cards registered in total during the erstwhile Left Front government. However, the incumbent state government found only 8,99,706 genuine cards.
Rift in Tripura’s BJP-IPFT govt, BJP tribal leaders want to end allianceSubscriber Only
September 13, 2018 20:09 IST
The BJP and IPFT had jointly secured 44 seats in the 60 member state assembly elections and formed the government.
Former Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar says democracy slaughtered in stateSubscriber Only
September 12, 2018 21:43 IST
“There is no work in villages and rural people are suffering from severe food crisis. Many of them are crossing the international border into Bangladesh to collect forest products and sell them for a living. The new government has to take a stand on the issue”, Sarkar said.
Tripura: IPFT demands rescheduling of panchayat bypolls after clashes with BJP mar election nominationSubscriber Only
September 12, 2018 17:44 IST
The demand comes in the wake of a series of clashes between BJP and IPFT, both allies in the state government, over submission of nominations for panchayat bypolls.
Tripura panchayat bye-election: BJP clashes with opposition, ally over submission of nomination papersSubscriber Only
September 11, 2018 20:42 IST
On the issue, BJP spokesperson Mrinal Kanti Deb claimed the clashes were “local issues” which would not affect BJP’s alliance with IPFT in government.
India, Bangladesh jointly inaugurate work for Agartala-Akhaura rail projectSubscriber Only
September 10, 2018 20:05 IST
The 15.054 km long Agartala-Akhaura rail project in west Tripura district is being constructed with an estimated expenditure of Rs 968 crores. It would connect Akhaura in Bangladesh with Tripura’s capital city Agartala through Nischintapur in the Indo-Bangla border.
Biplab Deb calls Manik Sarkar most corrupt chief minister of TripuraSubscriber Only
September 10, 2018 14:43 IST
Speaking to reporters after the BJP national executive meeting in New Delhi on Sunday, Deb accused Sarkar of trying to “destroy” the state by not taking any action against rampant drug peddling during his tenure.
Tripura: Police recover country-made bomb from bordering villageSubscriber Only
September 9, 2018 20:57 IST
A duty officer from the state police told indianexpress.com that the bomb was recovered from a grocery shop of one Jasim Miah at Kalsimura area in Boxanagar village.
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