Tripura lawmaker nailed for false Scheduled Caste tag
August 7th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Aug 7 (IANS) An administrative committee in Tripura has found that a ruling Left Front legislator, Partha Das, had falsely claimed he belonged to the Scheduled Castes category, officials ... Read more...
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Tripura Lok Adalats clear 640 revenue cases
April 22nd, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 22 (IANS) To deal with the huge backlog of pending cases related to land, revenue and insurance, the Tripura government held Lok Adalats and resolved 640 of the ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi bandit killed in Tripura
March 29th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 29 (IANS) Police shot dead a Bangladeshi bandit in Tripura Thursday.A group of armed men from Bangladesh attacked Indian villagers and injured a man and two women. They ... Read more...
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Tripura Left Front ministry to be expanded Sunday
February 10th, 2012 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 10 (IANS) The Left Front ministry in Tripura will be expanded Sunday with the re-induction of former minister Sahid Chowdhury, an official said here Friday."Tripura Governor D.Y. Patil ... Read more...
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Tripura ex-official jailed in 29 years old case
December 1st, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 1 (IANS) A 75-year-old former Tripura government official was Thursday sentenced to three years in jail by a local court for embezzling Rs.20,000 in 1982, an official said.West ... Read more...
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Northeastern India’s largest power project to ease electricity woes
November 21st, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Nov 21 (IANS) The electricity crisis in northeastern India is set to ease when the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's (ONGC) first mega power project -- the largest ... Read more...
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India, Bangladesh soon to settle border issues: Tripura CM
September 9th, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Sep 9 (IANS) India and Bangladesh would soon delineate their long-disputed border areas while Dhaka has sought information about the bases of terrorists from India's northeast in Bangladesh ... Read more...
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Tripura cop suspended for baton-charge at journalists
July 26th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, July 26 (IANS) The Tripura government suspended a police official and transferred another for the baton attack on journalists and some activists of the opposition Congress earlier this month, ... Read more...
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70 injured in Tripura clash
July 10th, 2011 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, July 10 (IANS) At least 70 people, including 13 policemen, were injured here Sunday during a clash between the police and Congress workers who were protesting against the entrance ... Read more...
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Agartala on alert over Congress’s exam disruption threat
July 9th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, July 9 (IANS) A large number of paramilitary and riot combat forces were deployed here Saturday after the opposition Congress threatened to disrupt the entrance test of a local ... Read more...
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Squalls affect power, transport in Mizoram, Tripura
May 26th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl/Agartala, May 26 (IANS) Seasonal cyclonic rainstorms have badly affected power supply and surface transport in the northeastern states of Mizoram and Tripura since Monday, officials said Thursday. Damage to ... Read more...
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Surrendered guerrillas in Tripura demand rehabilitation
April 21st, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 21 (IANS) Surrendered tribal guerrillas in Tripura Thursday organised a road blockade and a hunger strike demanding that the government make good on its promise of rehabilitating them."We ... Read more...
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Tripura villages witness rapid development
April 19th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
Agartala, Apr 19 (ANI): With the continuous efforts put in by the government, the Thakur Para and Madhab Badi villages in Tripura, which till a few years ago were safe havens for ... Read more...
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BSF organises health camp to improve civil-military relations in Tripura
April 3rd, 2011 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
By Pinaki DasAgartala (Tripura), Apr 3 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) recently organized a health camp under its civic action program in Tripura to improve civil-military relations.Hundreds of people of ... Read more...
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Congress MLAs disrupt Tripura assembly
March 9th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 9 (IANS) The mysterious death of a young tribal woman in western Tripura led to an uproar in the Tripura assembly Wednesday as the opposition Congress members disrupted ... Read more...
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Tripura to ask CBI to probe rape, death of tribal leader
March 7th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 7 (IANS) The Tripura government will ask the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the alleged rape and murder of a tribal woman by Tripura State Rifles ... Read more...
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Tripura government flayed over fake certificate
March 5th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 5 (IANS) The opposition Saturday denounced Tripura's Left Front government after an official probe found that a ruling party legislator had falsely claimed he was a Dalit.West Tripura ... Read more...
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Policeman killed, several injured in Tripura clashes
February 27th, 2011 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 26 (IANS) A policeman was killed and 15 political activists and a police official were injured in Tripura late Saturday night as supporters of ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) ... Read more...
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Tripura tribal woman’s death sparks ethnic tension
February 20th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 20 (IANS) The death of a 26-year-old tribal woman, a candidate of a tribal-based party for the upcoming local body elections, has sparked off ethnic tension in western Tripura, police ... Read more...
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Tripura on bird flu alert; central teams arrive
February 19th, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 19 (IANS) Following an outbreak of the deadly avian influenza, Tripura Saturday sounded a bird flu alert and intensified surveillance.Two central government teams comprising scientists and doctors arrived in Tripura ... Read more...
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Motivate rebels to join mainstream, Sarkar urges people
October 27th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Oct 27 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar Wednesday urged people to motivate youths who have taken to militancy to shun the path of violence and return to normal life."Hundreds of ... Read more...
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Young man dies in Tripura police custody
October 25th, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Oct 25 (IANS) A 25-year-old man died in police custody in Tripura, causing opposition Congress to put up road blockades and demand high-level probe, officials said Monday."Hanif Mian was found ... Read more...
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Congress leader held for sheltering Bangladeshis
October 16th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Oct 16 (IANS) A Congress leader was arrested in Tripura Saturday for sheltering an international terrorist and a smuggler, police said.Congress leader Shah Alam had been absconding for the past 36 ... Read more...
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Tripura artist specializes in making miniatures of goddess Durga
October 14th, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by ANI
By Pinaki DasPratapgarh (Tripura), Oct.14 (ANI): An artist from Pratapgarh town in West Tripura district has specialized in making miniatures of Goddess Durga.Tapan Pal said he gradually shifted to miniatures after experimenting ... Read more...
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Another ISI agent held in Tripura
September 3rd, 2010 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Sep 3 (IANS) An agent of Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has been arrested by the Border Security Force (BSF) along the India-Bangladesh border in west Tripura, police said here ... Read more...
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‘Holiday court’ to help clear backlog of cases in Tripura
August 23rd, 2010 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Aug 23 (IANS) The Guwahati High Court has decided to set up a 'holiday court' in Tripura to deal with the huge backlog of pending cases, a judge said here ... Read more...
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UPA trying to corporatise agriculture: Manik Sarkar
July 27th, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, July 27 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar Tuesday accused the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in New Delhi of trying to "corporatise" the agricultural sector in order to hand it ... Read more...
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Former minister likely to be reinducted in Tripura cabinet
July 26th, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, July 26 (IANS) Former Tripura food and minority affairs minister Sahid Chowdhury, who resigned in April 2008 following a controversy over his alleged links with a Bangladeshi arms dealer, is likely ... Read more...
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Six terrorists surrender in Tripura
June 22nd, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, June 22 (IANS) With Bangladesh continuing its crackdown against militants active in northeast India, six terrorists fled from that country and surrendered to the Indian authorities, police said Tuesday.
The six ... Read more...
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Rs.6.53 Cr released for Tripura under Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana
June 7th, 2010 - 11:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 7 (ANI): The Centre has released over 6.5 crore rupees for implementation of centrally sponsored Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana in Tripura's four districts."The Ministry of Rural Development has ... Read more...
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Peace returns to “Phatikcherra,” once a hotbed of militancy in Tripura
May 5th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
By Pinaki DasAgartala, May 3 (ANI): Peace is gradually returning to many areas of northeast through government efforts and better linkages between the region and other parts of the country.Phatikcherra, in ... Read more...
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Big turnout witnessed during Tripura ADC polls
May 3rd, 2010 - 10:03 pm ICT by ANI
By Pinaki DasKhumlung / Mandai (West Tripura), May 3 (ANI): Polls for the sixth council of Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) were held under tight security here on Monday.Of ... Read more...
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Lightning kills five in Tripura
April 29th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 29 (IANS) Five people, including two children, were killed and 11 injured in lightning strikes in different parts of Tripura, officials said Thursday.
Eight-year-old Rajiv Bhoumij and his six-year-old sister ... Read more...
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Tripura debates Maneka’s plea against animal sacrifice
March 14th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
By Sujit Chakraborty
Agartala, March 14 (IANS) Maneka Gandhi's appeal to stop animal sacrifice in Tripura's temples has sparked a debate with animal lovers supporting her while others dead against stopping of age-old ... Read more...
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Ten more Bangladesh-trained terrorists surrender
January 9th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 9 (IANS) With Bangladesh continuing its crackdown against militants active in northeast India, 10 more terrorists, including four women, have fled from that country and surrendered to Indian authorities this ... Read more...
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