An official from the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) told indianexpress.com that North Tripura, Unakoti and Dhalai districts are worst affected by the rainfall.
Ashwini Kumar, an Assistant Sub-Inspector of 86 Battalion, BSF, was posted at Pancharatan area. Police, however, suspect it to be a case of suicide.
Last week, the Tripura government suspended six officials of the 12th battalion of Tripura State Rifles, including a Commandant, for their involvement in purportedly assaulting a jawan over a duty-related dispute.
The incident came to light when the victim, in her complaint with Mandai police on Sunday, accused Dhananjoy Tripura of maintaining a relationship for four years but later refusing to tie the knot.
The bank has invested Rs. 1,400 crore through loans under different schemes targeted towards entrepreneurs. Among these, the bank has invested Rs. 182 crore through loans under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana alone and claims to have provided 100 percent investment for government-sponsored entrepreneurs.
Parts of Tripura and Mizoram are prone to earthquakes as they come under seismic zone V within the Indo-Myanmar fold belt.
An official from the local Meteorological Department informed that gusty winds at 56 Km per hour speed blew over Tripura on Wednesday night, accompanied by thunderstorm, which is typical to this part of the year. These seasonal storms or Norwesters are locally called as ‘Kaalboishakhi’.
The 150-metre long 4-lane bridge would connect Tripura with Chittagong port in Bangladesh, which is only 70 Km away from the Indo-Bangla border, and play an important role in the proposed economic corridor through India, Bangladeshi, China and Myanmar.
The Indian diplomat, who previously stressed on India's Neighbours First policy, said Tripura also has one operational Integrated Check Post (ICP) and two Border Haats while two more Border Haats were approved earlier this year.
“We are considering re-introduction of the pass-fail system in schools. However, we will have an annual assessment in all classes. We shall prepare students in a way that they can pass in any examinations,” Tripura education minister said
The accused works in a Self-Help Group and allegedly murdered the woman when her husband, an ice cream vendor, was out for work.
On Tuesday, Paul took to Facebook and accused BJP supporters of torching his house for ‘protesting against vulgar practices of BJP’.
A slew of leaders joined the party recently, with former party state convenor Md. Kamal Khan being the latest leader to join the Paswan-led party. The party presently doesn’t have any elected public representative at any level in Tripura.
Tripura MLA Ratan Bhowmik said a Left Front delegation visited interior rural hamlets of Dhalai district last Sunday and were told by villagers of a malaria outbreak and a shortage of food, drinking water and work.
Even as Kolkata's Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport resumed flight operations after a 17-hour-shutdown, IndiGo airlines are yet to resume services from Agartala.
Former chief minister Manik Sarkar said his party has failed to reach all workers and labourers in the state and urged Left trade unions to organise labourers and workers from the unorganised sector.
Speaking to indianexpress.com, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Arindam Nath said a case was registered against Tapas Dey for sharing some fake news items about Chief Minister Deb.
Police said that the accused was taken outside the bars for toilet and he took advantage of the situation to escape.
The four were later produced before Kailashahar Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate’s (SDJM) court. The three minors were sent to a juvenile home while the woman will be in judicial custody for 14 days.
“No casualties reported in the accident. An Accident Relief Train reached site from Badarpur shortly and Senior divisional officers are already on site,” Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Pranav Jyoti Sharma.
Prashanta Bhattacharya, editor of Channel Hallabol, alleged an “Emergency-like situation is prevailing in Tripura” and “anyone criticising the incumbent BJP-IPFT government is being put behind bars”.
Earlier on Thursday, a document purportedly about a divorce suit filed against Deb by his wife went viral on social media. The rumour was later busted as the CM's wife said it was a 'dirty rumour' spread to earn brownie points in politics.
Speaking to IndianExpress.com, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Tripura Police Arindam Nath said an FIR was lodged by an individual accusing one Anupam Paul of forgery, defamation and criminal conspiracy.
The Bru tribe seeped into national consciousness last year when a historic repatriation agreement attempted to rehabilitate nearly 32,000 Brus living in refugee camps in Tripura. But an Instagram handle, run by two teenagers from Agartala, argues that there’s more to the Bru identity.
The Bru body has warned the state government to take immediate steps for distribution of ration, failing which the displaced Brus would blockade the road and loot nearest government relief godown under the banner of MBDPF.