Everything you need to know about Tripura Tillabazar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Tripura Tillabazar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Agartala, May 24 (ANI): Women in Tripura are finding different ways of becoming financially independent. And, doll making is fast emerging as a preferred choice of profession among rural womenfolk.
Agartala, May 22 (IANS) A consumer court in Tripura has ordered Cadbury India to pay a compensation of Rs.30,000 to a complainant who found an iron pin inside a chocolate bar made by the company.
Agartala, May 22 (IANS) A consumer court in Tripura has ordered Cadbury India Ltd to pay a compensation of Rs.30,000 to a complainant who found an iron pin inside a chocolate bar made by the company, an official said here Wednesday.
Agartala, May 21 (IANS) Three militants who had fled from their hideout in Bangladesh along with two CPI-M leaders, who were kidnapped April 1 from Tripura, have surrendered to the security forces, officials said Tuesday.
Agartala, May 21 (IANS) A dawn-to-dusk strike called by the opposition Congress Tuesday to protest the killing of three newspaper employees paralysed this capital of Left-ruled Tripura.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The Editor's Guild of India Monday expressed in "shock and deep anguish" over stabbing to death of three employees of the newspaper Ganadoot Patrika in Agartala, Tripura.
Agartala, May 20 (ANI): Unidentified assailants attacked the office of a Tripura-based newspaper over the weekend, and killed three employees including the manager.
Agartala, May 20 (IANS) Opposition parties have called a 12-hour shut-down in Tripura Tuesday to protest the killing of three newspaper employees who were murdered at their office here, a Congress leader said.
Agartala, May 18 (IANS) Due to lack of funds, several national railway projects in southern Assam, Tripura and other northeastern states would be delayed by a year, an official said here Saturday.
The tiny northeast Indian state of Tripura has turned into the second largest producer of natural rubber in the country largely because several hundred former militants of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) were rehabilitated a decade ago and allotted land.
Tripura, May 17 (ANI): Tripura's Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, who heads the State Literacy Mission Authority (SLMA), recently announced that the state is likely to be declared fully literate by September this year.
Agartala, May 15 (IANS) Students caught ragging other students in any educational institutions in Tripura will be get a maximum of four years in prison and a fine, a government notification said here Wednesday.
Agartala, May 14 (IANS) Despite the Reserve Bank of India asking nationalised banks to improve their credit flows to the industry-starved northeast, the credit-deposit ratio in the region has remained static during the past many years, Tripura Finance Minister Badal Chaudhury said here Tuesday.
Agartala, May 13 (IANS) The Tripura assembly Monday witnessed unprecedented bedlam as the opposition Congress created a ruckus demanding that the government promise security for the money deposited by the people in chit fund companies.
Agartala, May 13 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the ONGC's first commercial power project in Tripura next month, an official said here Monday.
Agartala, May 11 (IANS) The Tripura government has launched a crackdown against Rose Valley, one of the biggest chit fund companies in eastern India. Two executives of the group have been arrested and documents have been seized, an official said here Saturday.
Agartala/Guwahati, May 10 (IANS) Thousands of retail and wholesale medicine shops remained closed across northeastern region Friday in support of the 12-hour all-India strike called by their national organisation against government policies and their impact on traders.
Agartala/Aizawl, May 10 (IANS) Seasonal cyclonic storms accompanied by lightning and rain continued to create devastation in Tripura and Mizoram for the sixth day Friday, killing eight people so far injuring 40 others, an official said here.
Gournar village (Tripura), May 10 (ANI): The Assam Rifles is working consistently to improve the lives of people in the northeast, including Tripura.
Shillong, May 9 (IANS) An apex body of northeastern students' groups has suggested to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to depute a parliamentary team to study the misuse of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the region, a student leader said Thursday.
Agartala, May 9 (IANS) Cyclonic storms accompanied by lightning and rain continued to create havoc in Tripura for the fifth day Thursday, killing seven people, including five women and injuring 20 others, an official said here.
Agartala, May 8 (IANS) The Left Front government in the northeastern state of Tripura has decided to ask the CBI to probe the illegal activities of the non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) in the state, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said here Wednesday.
Agartala, May 7 (IANS) Strong winds accompanied by lightning and rains continued to lash Tripura, killing one person and injuring four others, an official said here Tuesday.
Agartala, May 7 (IANS) Raids were conducted at the offices of non-banking financial companies (NBFC) across Tripura and many documents and properties were seized, officials said here Tuesday. Two people were also arrested.
Aizawl/Agartala, May 6 (IANS) Despite uncertainties among refugees, the Mizoram government has agreed to resume the rehabilitation of over 40,000 tribals who had sought refuge in Tripura for about 16 years, a home ministry official said Monday.
Agartala, May 3 (IANS) Seven people, including a doctor and his wife, were killed and five injured in four road accidents in Tripura, police said Friday.
Agartala, May 3 (ANI): Festivals are a great way of showcasing the cultural heritage of a region. Recently, a three-day long festival was organized in Tripura where people from different tribes put up an array of enthralling performances.
Agartala, May 2 (IANS) The northeastern state of Tripura ranks first in India for providing land deeds to tribals under the forest rights act with 120,418 families benefiting since 2008, a minister said Thursday.
Agartala, May 2 (ANI): Glimpses of Odisha were shown in Tripura, when a 15-day long "Odisha festival" was organized in Agartala to strengthen relations between the two eastern states.
Agartala, April 30 (IANS) Tripura's Left Front government may recommend a CBI probe into the illegal activities of the non-banking financial companies in the state following a chit fund scam in West Bengal, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said here Tuesday.
Agartala, April 30 (IANS) Ninety-five people were taken ill and admitted to various hospitals after eating at a wedding feast in Tripura Monday night. The condition of 24 people is stated to be critical, an official said here Tuesday.
Agartala, April 29 (IANS) The Tripura government has taken tough legal action and is sensitising people to stop killing of tribals, mostly women, in the state for allegedly practising sorcery and witchcraft, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said here Monday.
Agartala, April 29 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat has said that the formation of a Third Front at the centre is no easy task as some political parties frequently change their allegiance.
Agartala, April 28 (IANS) The chit fund scam in West Bengal had ripple effects in Tripura, where police swung into action on public complaints and protests to arrest the director of a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC).
Agartala, April 27 (IANS) A five-year-old girl was raped and murdered in Tripura, triggering violent protests by the locals. Police later arrested the culprit, officials said here Saturday.
Agartala, April 26 (IANS) The Tripura assembly Friday mourned the death of Bangladesh president Zillur Rahman, who died at a hospital in Singapore March 20.
Agartala, April 26 (IANS) Tripura Finance Minister Badal Chaudhury Friday presented a Rs.94.16 billion tax-free budget with a deficit of Rs.2.05 billion for the current fiscal.
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.
Agartala, April 25 (IANS) The Czech Republic is keen to set up joint ventures in agro-based industrial sectors in northeast India and is also willing to extend technical support to develop the segment, Czech Ambassador to India Miloslav Stasek said here Thursday.
Agartala, April 24 (IANS) Tripura wants a common law in India to deal with illegal finance companies which dupe people after accepting deposits on promise of giving high returns, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar Wednesday said here, referring to the Bengal chit fund scam.
Agartala, April 24 (IANS) The Gauhati High Court's senior lawyer Bijan Das has been appointed the advocate general of Tripura, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said here Wednesday.
Agartala, Apr. 23 (ANI): The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), one of Asia's largest oil and gas exploration and production companies, is now foraying into the fertiliser sector and has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tripura government to set up a fertilizer plant in the state.
Gurgaon, April 19 (ANI): Doctors at a hospital in Gurgaon have expressed amazement over the size of the enlarged head of 16-month-old baby girl, Runa Begum, who suffers from hydrocephalus.
Agartala, April 18 (IANS) The Rubber Board has proposed to double the existing natural rubber cultivation areas in the northeastern region during the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17), board chairman Sheela Thomas said here Thursday.
Agartala, April 17 (IANS) Troopers of Tripura's elite counter-insurgency trained force, the Tripura State Rifles (TSR) will provide security during the upcoming assembly polls in Karnataka, an official said Wednesday.
Agartala, April 16 (IANS) Immature rubber plants of two-four years are drying up in India's northeastern region owing to prolonged dry weather, leaving the growers worried about their produce, an official said here Tuesday.
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar Monday said that with changing social behaviour, police and other law enforcement agencies need to be more pro-people.
Agartala, April 13 (IANS) Even though the second session of the Tripura assembly will start April 26, the main opposition Congress is yet to choose its leader, a good 45 days its was routed in the Feb 14 assembly elections.
Gandhigram, Apr 12 (ANI) Bamboo artisans in Tripura recently took part in an "advanced skill development training programme" which aimed at creating new employment opportunities and promoting economic self-reliance.
Agartala, April 12 (IANS) India's northeastern state of Tripura will be declared fully literate in September this year, state finance minister Badal Choudhury said here Friday.
Imphal/Agartala/Shillong, April 11 (ANI):With an aim to provide speedy justice to people and to complete the backlog of pending cases in the northeast, separate high courts were inaugurated recently in the states of Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya.
Agartala, April 10 (IANS) State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has sanctioned Rs.24.32 crore to set up a sports complex and stadium of international standards in Tripura to boost sports in the northeast.
Agartala, April 9 (IANS) State-owned ONGC Tuesday signed an MoU with a Rajasthan-based private company to set up a gas-based fertilizer plant in Tripura to meet the growing shortage of urea in the eastern and northeastern states and adjoining Bangladesh.
Agartala, April 9 (IANS) Left-ruled Tripura provided 86.27 days of work under the central government's flagship rural jobs scheme in fiscal 2012-13, the highest in the country, a minister said here Tuesday.
Agartala, April 8 (IANS) Tripura could not achieve its target of milk production due to smuggling of cattle into Bangladesh, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said here Monday.
Guwahati, April 7 (IANS) A student of the Assam Agricultural University in Jorhat district was found dead under mysterious circumstances, police said Sunday.
Agartala, April 6 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the 'Mother Language Festival' in New Delhi May 19 to commemorate the 11 language martyrs killed in police firing in Assam in 1961, an official said here Saturday.
New Delhi, Apr. 6 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Manipur, Sikkim, Assam, Nagaland and Tripura during the months of April and May.
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will visit the northeastern states in April and May, an official statement from Rashtrapati Bhawan said Saturday.
Nagaon (Assam), April 4 (IANS) Jharkhand continued their winning streak on the second day of the Sub-Junior Men's National Hockey Championship (East Zone) here Thursday.
Agartala, April 4 (IANS) The ruling CPI-M has used the state administration to tamper with electronic voting machines (EVMs) during the recent assembly elections, state Congress unit chief Sudip Roy Barman said here Thursday.
Agartala, April 3 (IANS) Tripura's dissident Congress leader Subal Bhowmik Wednesday launched a new party and blamed the central and state party leaders for the Congress' humiliating defeat in the Feb 14 assembly polls.
Agartala, April 3 (IANS) For the first time in Tripura, religious groups acted against the Left parties in the Feb 14 assembly polls, CPI-M leaders claimed here Wednesday after the party's two-day election review meeting.
Agartala, April 2 (IANS) After a lull of a few months, a separatist outfit kidnapped three people, including a woman village head, in Tripura, police said here Tuesday.
Agartala, April 1 (IANS) A suspected spy for Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency was arrested in Tripura, police said here Monday.
Agartala, March 30 (IANS) The National Institute of Technology (NIT) here has rejected the proposal of its disciplinary panel to suspend 57 students for six months over a comment on Facebook against a girls' hostel superintendent, officials said here Saturday.
Agartala, March 29 (IANS) The electricity crisis in India's northeast has worsened due to prolonged dry spells leading to falling water levels in rivers and reservoirs of all the major hydel power projects, a Tripura minister said Friday.
Agartala, Mar 29 (ANI): The northeast, which has over the years produced many talents, has added another feather to its cap through gymnast Dipa Karmakar.
Agartala, March 29 (IANS) Just when things were stabilising and Tripura was hoping for a turnover of Rs.500 crore ($90 million) in the 2012-13 fiscal ending March 31, the fresh upheaval in Bangladesh has adversely affected cross-border trade and the target might not be met, an official said.
Agartala, March 28 (IANS) A disciplinary panel of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) here has proposed to suspend 57 students for six months over a comment on Facebook against a girls' hostel superintendent.
Agartala, March 26 (IANS) Judiciary must reach out to the poorest of the poor people and weaker section of society, who are not aware about their rights, and give them prompt and proper justice, Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir said here Tuesday.
Agartala, March 26 (IANS) The Tripura High Court was opened by Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir here Tuesday, ending a 30-year-old struggle for an independent high court in the state.
Agartala, March 25 (IANS) Former Assam Congress minister Devanand Konwar, who was the governor of Bihar, Monday took oath as 13th head of the state of Tripura.
Agartala, March 23 (IANS) The chief justice and three judges of the new Tripua High Court were sworn in here Friday, ending a 30-year-old wait for a functional high court in the state.
Agartala, March 23 (IANS) The chief justice and three judges of the new Tripua High Court were sworn in here Friday, ending a 30-year-old wait for a functional high court in the state.
Agartala, March 23 (IANS) Two senior Congress leaders have resigned from the party Saturday, blaming the state leadership for the party's electoral debacle in the Feb 14 polls.
Agartala, Mar 22 (ANI): To mark the 93rd birth anniversary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founder of Bangladesh, a 10-day-long photo exhibition titled 'Itihas Katha Koy', was recently held in Agartala.
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) State-run explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) said Thursday it has made three significant oil and gas discoveries.
Agartala, March 21 (IANS) Three separate high courts in northeastern states of Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya will start functioning from next week, an official said Thursday.
Agartala, March 19 (IANS) India's northeast region has been hit by a severe power crisis for two weeks with prolonged dry spells leading to falling water levels in rivers and reservoirs of all the major hydel power projects, a Tripura minister said here Tuesday.
Shimla, March 18 (IANS) Justice Deepak Gupta of the Himachal Pradesh High Court has been elevated as the first chief justice of the newly established Tripura High Court, a statement said here Monday.
Agartala, March 18 (IANS) Over 800 BJP workers were stopped in their bid to enter Bangladesh Monday to protest atrocities on minorities and join protestors demanding the death penalty for those convicted of war crimes in that neighbouring counttry, police officials here said.
Agartala, March 17 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) plans a "long march to Dhaka" Monday to protest against reported atrocities on religious minorities in Bangladesh and express solidarity with protestors demanding death penalty for those convicted of war crimes.
Agartala, March 15 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar Friday asked the police and civil administration to stop the post-poll violence in the northeastern state.
Agartala, March 15 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) Ramendra Chandra Debnath was Friday elected speaker of the Tripura assembly for the third consecutive term.
Agartala, March 14 (IANS) The central government would start work from the 2013-14 fiscal on making the Guwahati-Agartala National Highway (NH 44) four-laned for access to Bangladesh's Chittagong international port, a MP from Tripura said.
Agartala, March 12 (IANS) The Tripura government Tuesday denounced the central government for unilaterally appointing Devanand Konwar as the new governor of the state.
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday named D.Y. Patil the new governor of Bihar, while incumbent Devanand Konwar was moved to Tripura, a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said.
Haflong, March 9 (IANS) After fighting for close to two decades, Assam's insurgent outfit, Dima Halam Daogah (DHD), is now planning to fight the battle of the ballots.
Aizawl/Agartala, March 9 (IANS) In one of the biggest arms haul in northeast India, para-military Assam Rifles recovered 31 AK-47 rifles and other arms and ammunition in Mizoram. The arms were being smuggled to Bangladesh, officials said Saturday.
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said the security situation in northeastern states has improved while Rs.1,659 crore had been provided to them for modernisation of police forces during the last 12 years, an official statement said Friday.
Agartala, March 8 (IANS) Five newly-elected women members were sworn-in in the new Tripura assembly on International Women's Day Friday.
Agartala, March 7 (IANS) The people of Tripura rejected Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's appeal to oust the Left and voted overwhelmingly for the Left Front fifth time in a row in the state, CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat said here Thursday.
Agartala, March 6 (IANS) The UPA government's policies are harmful for the people of the country and the Left Front has alternative pro-people policies, said Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, who assumed office Wednesday for a fourth consecutive time.
Tripura, Mar. 6 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday said the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was a profound loss and a major setback to the radicalisation movement in Latin America.
Agartala, Mar 6 (ANI): Authorities in Tripura have made provisions for prisoners of the central jail to appear for the state level examinations.
Agartala, March 6 (IANS) Manik Sarkar assumed office as Tripura chief minister for a record fourth successive term at the head of India's only Communist government, the defender of the red bastion in a strategically located state that was not too long ago in the grip of ethnic unrest and secessionist militancy.
Agartala, March 6 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led Left Front in Tripura assumed office Wednesday for the fifth consecutive term with the 64-year-old Marxist leader Manik Sarkar at the helm as chief minister.
Agartala, March 5 (IANS) A tribal woman and her daughter were hacked to death in a Tripura village after they were branded sorceresses, police said here Tuesday.
