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Tripura registers improvement in literacy rate


Literacy rate in Tripura has risen to 87.22 percent from the previous 73.3 percent, ranking the stat...

President to inaugurate Tripura power plant


President Pranab Mukherjee would inaugurate the 726.6 MG watt gas based thermal project at Palatana ...

Two chit fund group officials arrested in Agartala


Two officials of a chit fund group were arrested, documents seized and the office closed down follow...

Eight killed, many injured; large damage in weather fury in Tripura, Mizoram


Seasonal cyclonic storms accompanied by lightning and rain continued to create devastation in Tripur...

Five-year-old raped, murdered in Tripura


A five-year-old girl was raped and murdered in Tripura, triggering violent protests by the locals. P...

3 journalists, students and an intern arrested in Agartala violence


Three journalists, three students of Agartala Government Medical College and an intern doctor have b...

Power crisis worsens in northeast India: Tripura minister


The electricity crisis in India`s northeast has worsened due to prolonged dry spells leading to fall...

NIT students face suspension over Facebook comment


A disciplinary panel of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) has proposed to suspend 57 studen...

Konwar takes oath as Tripura Governor


Former Governor of Bihar, Devanand Konwar on Monday took over as the 13th Governor of Tripura in a s...

Ramendra Chandra Nath elected Speaker in Tripura for 3rd term


In the February 14 elections, the ruling Left Front secured fifty seats while the opposition Congres...

Tripura women Assembly members sworn in on International Women`s Day


Five newly-elected women members were sworn-in in the new Tripura Assembly on International Women`s ...

Strike cripples Tripura for second day


A two-day nationwide strike called by major trade unions crippled life in Left-ruled Tripura for a s...

Tripura sets record of highest-ever 93% voting in country


Tripura had a record polling of 91.22 percent in the last assembly polls in 2008, which was so far t...

Eight percent Tripura candidates face criminal charges: Report


The report said the number of women candidates is six percent (15) this time, out of the total 249 c...

BJP claims to be decisive factor in 25 seats


Fielding 50 candidates for the 60-member Assembly elections in Tripura, the BJP on Saturday claimed ...

Tripura Assembly polls: 251 aspirants to contest


A total of 251 candidates, including representatives of 16 political parties and independents, will ...

CPI-M slams Congress manifesto


Ruling CPI-M in Tripura came down heavily on opposition Congress for making `lucrative offers` in it...

Rebellion from tribal allies blows over in Tripura


The opposition Congress in Tripura has agreed to give one seat to the National Conference of Tripura...

ATTF chief remanded to 7 days police custody


Chief of the outlawed All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) Ranjit Debbarma, was today remanded to seven da...

Molestation charge against returning officer, SDPO


A returning officer and the sub-divisional police officer of Gandacherra inDhalai district of poll-b...

Molestation charge against returning officer, SDPO


A returning officer and the sub-divisional police officer of Gandacherra inDhalai district of poll-b...

Cut bilateral ties with Pakistan: Togadia


VHP demanded snapping all kinds of bilateral relations with Pak in view of killing of two Indian sol...

Coldest day of four decades in Agartala


As the mercury dipped to 3.3 degrees Celsius, people of Agartala today experienced the coldest day o...

No major change in LF candidates` list for Assembly poll


There is no major change in the list of candidates released Wednesday by Tripura`s ruling Left Front...

‘Move to bi-sect tribal council will never succeed`


The demand to bi-sect the tribal council and make it a separate state will forever remain an `imposs...

Many insurgents willing to return to mainstream: Police


Responding to the call by Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar to shun the path of violence, many ins...

Eleven militants surrender in Tripura


Tripura shares an 856-km-long border with Bangladesh, some of it unfenced and running through dense ...

Insurgency on the wane in Tripura


2012 saw insurgency on the wane in Tripura besides considerable progress in achieving rail, telephon...

`Maoist problem biggest security threat for CRPF`


The Maoist problem is the biggest security threat for the CRPF currently, para-military force`s chie...

Maoist problem is the biggest security threat: CRPF


Maoist problem is the biggest security threat in the country now, DG CRPF Pranay Sahay said on Monda...

Three abducted persons released by militants


Two timber merchants - one from Assam and the other from Tripura and their driver also from Tripura ...

Tripura: TPCC general secretary resigns


In a letter to the TPCC president Sudip Roy Barman last night, Kishore communicated his decision to ...

Final voters list of Tripura to be published on Jan 12


In wake of the directive from Election Commission, the final voter list of Tripura would be publishe...

CPI(M) in Tripura to mobilise people before polls


The ruling CPI(M) in Tripura has decided to organise a mass mobilisation programme before Assembly e...

India mulling Agartala-Kolkata bus service via Dhaka


India and Bangladesh are working out modalities for launching a direct bus service from Agartala to ...

Security strengthened for pujas in Tripura


An alert has been sounded and security strengthened in Tripura ahead of the Durga Puja festival begi...

Talks on for Kolkata-Agartala via Dhaka bus service


Bangladesh Home Secretary CQK Mustaq Ahmed on Monday said talks are on between India and Bangladesh ...

Gunmen fire at Agartala Express in Assam


Unidentified gunmen on friday morning fired at the down Agartala Express train near Bagetar railway ...

Tripura-Bangladesh `Maitree` bus service resumes


The Agartala-Dhaka bus service was suspended after India`s `Maitree` passenger bus was burnt by an a...

CPI-M to observe 25th anniversary of 1988 Tripura massacre


The ruling CPI-M in Tripura will mark 25 years of the killing of 13 people, including 11 party membe...

Agartala-Dhaka bus service to resume next Monday


`Maitree` plies from Agartala to Dhaka on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, while a Bangladeshi bus, ...

Agartala-Dhaka bus service suspended after arson


Agartala-Dhaka bus service has been temporarily suspended following torching of India`s `Maitree` pa...

Agartala-Dhaka service suspended after bus attack


The bus service between Agartala and Dhaka has been suspended after India`s `Maitree` passenger bus ...

Agartala-Dhaka bus set ablaze in Bangladesh


The "Maitree" passenger bus, running between Agartala and Dhaka, was burnt down by an angry mob at N...

BSF, BGB to inspect for single row fencing


A joint inspection involving BSF and BGB will be done in some patches of Indo-Bangla border in Tripu...

Agartala to be Northeast India`s first solar city


To reduce dependency on conventional energy, the Tripura government Wednesday announced ambitious pl...

President accepts Tripura CM`s invitation


President Pranab Mukherjee has accepted the invitation of Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar to vis...

President’s son assaulted in Tripura: Bhowmick


TPCC gen sec and MLA, Subal Bhowmick alleged that a group of Cong activists assaulted Abhijit Mukher...

Four NLFT insurgents surrender


Four insurgents of outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) have surrendered to the poli...

Death sentence of insurgent upheld


Agartala bench of Gauhati High Court upheld the verdict of Additional and Session Judge of West Trip...