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Everything you need to know about Sonamura So: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Everything you need to know about Sonamura So: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Gold biscuits seized from Bangladeshi in Tripura

April 25, 2013 at 8:04 PM

Agartala, April 25 (IANS) Around 1.164 kg of gold biscuits worth Rs.34 lakh were Thursday seized by Border Security Force (BSF) troopers from a Bangladeshi who tried to enter Indian territory in western Tripura, police said. The smuggler managed to escape.

Sarkar, son of tailor, to be Tripura CM again

February 28, 2013 at 9:15 PM

Agartala, Feb 28 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, set to assume office for a fourth time after leading the Left to a huge electoral win, is the son of a tailor who still washes his own clothes.

Factsheet on Tripura elections (To go with: Red bastion Tripura to vote Thursday)

February 12, 2013 at 4:43 PM

The following is a factsheet of Tripura assembly elections:

Tripura elections: Fact file

February 12, 2013 at 3:39 PM

Elections to the state assembly in Tripura are slated for Feb 14. Ballots will be counted Feb 28. Some facts at a glance:

Election Commission transfers six Tripura officers

January 18, 2013 at 5:13 PM

Agartala, Jan 18 (IANS) The Election Commission has transferred six civil service officers, including a district magistrate, and barred them from election duties in Tripura, officials said Friday. The state is scheduled to go to the polls Feb 14.

Tension along India-Bangladesh border in Tripura

January 15, 2013 at 6:25 PM

Agartala, Jan 15 (IANS) Tension prevailed along the India-Bangladesh border in western Tripura after Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) troopers ordered a stop to work going under the rural job scheme in Indian territory, an official said Tuesday.

Ten killed in Tripura road accident

December 12, 2012 at 10:32 AM

Agartala, Dec 12 (IANS) Ten people, including a child and three women, were killed and four critically injured when the jeep in which they were travelling collided with a mini-truck in Tripura, an official said Wednesday.

Bangladesh policeman caught in Tripura, handed back

September 27, 2012 at 6:34 PM

Agartala, Sep 27 (IANS) A Bangladesh police official, who crossed into Tripura through the Sonamura border, about 55 km from here, was captured by a group of villagers and later handed over to Bangladesh security forces, police said here Thursday.

Record 95 percent turnout in Tripura by-poll

June 12, 2012 at 8:01 PM

Agartala, June 12 (IANS) Braving soaring summer heat, a record 95 percent of the 33,392-strong electorate Tuesday cast their votes in the significant by-election from the Nalchar assembly constituency in western Tripura, officials said here. Polling was peaceful.

Three killed in Tripura rainstorm

April 29, 2012 at 3:06 PM

Agartala, April 29 (IANS) At least three people, including a boy, have been killed in rainstorms ravaging parts of Tripura since Saturday, an official said here Sunday.

BSF provides helping hand to people living in Tripura's border areas

March 10, 2012 at 9:23 PM

Agartala, Mar 10 (ANI): In an attempt to provide basic facilities like education and health to people living in border areas of Tripura, the Border Security Force (BSF), which runs a Civic Action Programme in border villages, recently organized a medical camp in the state's Sonamura sub-division.

BSF provides helping hand to people living in Tripura's border areas

March 10, 2012 at 3:14 PM

Agartala, Mar 10 (ANI): In an attempt to provide basic facilities like education and health to people living in border areas of Tripura, the Border Security Force (BSF), which runs a Civic Action Programme in border villages, recently organized a medical camp in the state's Sonamura sub-division.

Mukherjee tones down killing of villager by Bangladesh troops in Tripura

January 21, 2012 at 8:11 PM

Kolkata/ Sonamura, Jan 21 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday played down the killing of an Indian villager, allegedly by four personnel of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Sonamura area near Tripura.

Mukherjee tones down killing of villager by Bangladesh troops in Tripura

January 21, 2012 at 8:08 PM

Kolkata/ Sonamura, Jan 21 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday played down the killing of an Indian villager, allegedly by four personnel of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Sonamura area near Tripura.

Two Myanmar nationals arrested in Agartala

August 1, 2010 at 8:40 PM

Agartala, Aug. 1 (ANI): Police arrested two Myanmar nationals from aotel here on Sunday.

Body of Indian youth arrives from Saudi Arabia after four months

June 16, 2010 at 3:49 PM

Sonamura (Tripura), June 16 (ANI): The body of Nimai Paul, an Indian youth, who died under mysterious circumstances in Saudi Arabia four months back, arrived at his native place in Sonamura town here on Tuesday.