
Brown Sugar worth of 40 lakh seized, one arrested
In a significant achievement, the Agartala capital city police on Friday evening seized huge quantities of Brown Sugar and arrested a drug paddler involved in the narcotic smuggling.
News from Tripura state

In a significant achievement, the Agartala capital city police on Friday evening seized huge quantities of Brown Sugar and arrested a drug paddler involved in the narcotic smuggling.

After passing almost one month, the Agartala city police on Friday managed to arrest two remaining accused and recovered the firearms used in the sensational shootout incident held in front of Sonargaon Dhaba located at Airport road, Natun Nagar under West Agartala PS held on October 25th night.

As Tripura is being used a s ‘corridor’ for drug trafficking from Myanmar and Bangladesh, the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) has decided to launch a fight against drug and to observe December as a Drug Awareness Month.

Phrasing the endavour of Tipra-Motha chairman Pradyot Kishore Debbarma to resume Kokborok announcement in Agartala airport by writing a letter to Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and reply by the ministry, opposition claimed that it’s a direct insult of the people of Tripura.

The Tripura government Setting at rest speculations over the issue has brought in major changes in the rules for government aided schools to ensure quality and equal education in all schools, and amended rule passed in 2005 by incorporating new provisions.

In two special anti-drug operations, Agartala capital city and Teliamura police arrested four drug peddlers and recovered huge quantities of contraband items including Brown Sugar and dry cannabis

In a joint initiative, the Union Social Justice and Empowerment ministry in association with the Tripura state government has introduced a pre-matric scholarship for the children of the cleaning workers of Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC)

In an attempt to revive the organizational structure , the opposition Tripura Pradesh Congress on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on Saturday morning "Bharat Jodo - Tripura Bacho Yatra"

Disputing land, at least eight persons sustained injuries , when two groups engaged in a fierce fighting at Shantinagar village of Durgapur Gram Panchayat under Kalyanpur area of Khowai district on Monday.

With initiatives to increase fish production in the state to decrease the deficit of daily requirement, Tripura along with other parts of the country on Monday celebrated the ‘World Fisheries Day’.

Opposition CPI(M) on Thursday submitted a deputation before the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Tripura, demanding impartial summary revision of electoral rolls through the neutral role of all Booth Level Officers (BLOs).

Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma today attended a pre-budget consultation meeting with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi today. The deputy Chief minister had thanked the Union Finance Minister for increasing the allocation under ‘Scheme for Financial Assistance to States for Capital Investment’ by over six-folds to 1 lakh crore, out of which 700 crore rupees has been allocated for Tripura under the scheme for various projects in the financial year 2022-23.

In order to review the poll preparedness of the state election machinery, a top level team of Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday arrived in the state for their two days visit and held a series of meetings with top officials of the state government.

The Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) again on Tuesday morning after a span of 9 months launched its massive encroachment free drive in Battala area to clear the passage, illegal constructions, liquors shops and illegal parking at the second biggest market of the state, Battala Bazar.

Protesting bulldozing and massive encroachment free drive in Battala market area by Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC), the traders and businessmen of market on Wednesday observed strike in their market area.

A team of senior officers deputed by the Election Commission of India visited Agartala, Tripura on November 22&23, 2022 to take stock of preparedness for the forthcoming General Elections to Tripura State Legislative Assembly 2023.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha inaugurated the two-day Regional Workshop on Acts/Rules and implementation of schemes of the Social Justice & Empowerment Department at Hotel Polo Tower on Friday.

The former Chief Minister and Rajya Sabha MP Biplab Kumar Deb as part of his public contact programme on Wednesday visited the Hrishipara area of Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) Ward Number-34 under Pratapgarh assembly constituency and met the local people.

Tripura has a huge potential for development of agar-based industries in the state. The state government has taken advantage of this potential for the economic development of the state.

Keeping in view of the ensuing assembly elections, the ruling BJP has made some changes in the state committee of the party.

The Sports and Youth Affairs department of the state government is moving towards organizing the National Games in Agartala, said Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Sushanta Chowdhury.

When, in an attempt to revive the organizational structure, the opposition Tripura Pradesh Congress organizing “Bharat Jodo - Tripura Bacho Yatra” across Tripura, at least 16 persons including few police personnel were injured on Friday after attacks on foot processions in three separate places of the state
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