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Agartala-Delhi Rajdhani Express to start soon
India | Oct 17, 2017, 03:31 PM ISTThe much-awaited Rajdhani Express, connecting Agartala with New Delhi, would be launched soon.
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Left Front sweeps Tripura panchayat by-polls
National | Dec 23, 2016, 11:55 PM ISTThe ruling Left Front party in Tripura on Friday won 43 out of 47 seats in the panchayat bypolls, elections for which was held on December 21, officials said. Secretary of the State Election Commission
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Inspiring story of Olympic sensation Dipa Karmakar to be told through a memoir
Other Sports | Dec 08, 2016, 09:59 PM ISTIndia’s first female gymnast ever to compete in the Olympics Dipa Karmakar will now be told in a memoir to be co-authored by her coach Bishweshwar Nandi. Tentatively titled "Dipa Karmakar: The Small Wonder, the
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National education policy to be prepared with opinion of all : Smriti Irani
National | Sep 19, 2015, 02:26 PM ISTAgartala: Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani has said a joint effort has been initiated from the national to the grassroots level to obtain opinion to formulate a national education policy."This is for the
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Tussle between Tripura HC, government over law secretary continues
India | Jul 31, 2015, 04:42 PM ISTAgartala: The conflict between the Tripura High Court and the government over removal of Law Secretary Datamohan Jamatia from his post continues with the law minister shooting off a fresh letter to Chief Justice Deepak
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Tripura bans plastic bags
India | Jul 14, 2015, 02:50 PM ISTAgartala: Tripura has imposed a total ban on the use, manufacture,import, storage and sale of plastic bags in the state in view of its harmful effect on the environment, official said here on Tuesday. The decision
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Post offices to provide banking services soon: Centre
India | Jul 12, 2015, 08:06 PM ISTAgartala: The central government is committed to provide banking services in rural areas through modern post offices where facilities like ATM, pension account and core banking will be made available, union Communication and IT Minister
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Rs. 5,000 crore project for northeast's telecom infrastructure
India | Jul 12, 2015, 10:41 AM ISTAgartala: The central government has launched a Rs.5,000 crore ambitious project for the development of telecommunications in the northeastern states, union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said here on Saturday.The project will be implemented in the
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No conclusive proof that mobile radiation is harmful: BSNL
Jul 06, 2015, 04:03 PM ISTAgartala : There is no decisive data or evidence so far to show that radiations from mobile phones or towers have adverse health or environmental effects in India, a top BSNL official here said."There is
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Tripura to get high-speed internet connectivity from Bangladesh
India | Jul 04, 2015, 08:11 PM ISTAgartala: Tripura will be gateway for reliable and super-fast Internet facility as Bangladesh government has agreed to allow India to use unspent bandwidth in the neighbouring country's Cox Bazar, a BSNL official said today."An agreement
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Railway ministry to send team for India-Bangla rail project
India | Jun 20, 2015, 06:08 PM ISTAgartala: To push India-Bangla rail extension project, Railways ministry would be sending a high level team to expedite the process soon.The decision of sending the Railway Ministry team to have a first-hand knowledge about the
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Kolkata-Agartala bus reaches Tripura from Dhaka
India | Jun 07, 2015, 03:31 PM ISTAgartala: The Kolkata-Agartala bus service via Dhaka reached Agartala last midnight amid warm welcome from people of Tripura. Senior state officials received the bus at the Indo-Bangla border of Tripura.People waved at the bus as
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Two bus services launched between India and Bangladesh (See PICS)
World | Jun 06, 2015, 05:28 PM ISTDhaka: In a major boost to connectivity between India and Bangladesh, two bus services were flagged off today by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
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Tripura bans Maggi, Meghalaya sends samples for testing
India | Jun 06, 2015, 04:08 PM ISTAgartala: Tripura has banned Maggi noodles, while Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh governments have sent samples for testing, an official release said on Saturday.Nestle's Maggi was banned in the state on Friday night following an order
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Tripura CM urges agricultural scientists to stop farmers' suicides
National | May 23, 2015, 06:03 PM ISTAgartala: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar urged the scientific community in the agriculture and allied sectors to take suitable measures to stop farmers' suicides in the country."During the regime of both Congress and BJP led
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Railway connection to most NE state capitals by 2020
India | Mar 16, 2015, 02:47 PM ISTSilchar (Assam): Indian Railways today said most of the capitals of North Eastern states will have railway connection by 2020."All capital cities of North ast states, including Sikkim, will be under Indian Railways map by
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Northeast to be made commercial hub of Southeast Asia: Centre
India | Dec 06, 2014, 02:40 PM ISTAgartala: Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said Saturday India's northeast region would be made a "trading and commercial hub of Southeast Asia"."Over 98 percent of northeastern states' boundaries are international boundaries. Based
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One killed, more than 1400 houses damaged in Agartala cyclone
India | Apr 30, 2014, 04:50 PM ISTAgartala: A tribal woman had died and at least 1450 houses damaged and unspecified number of people displaced from their homes due to a cyclone accompanied by hail storms in two districts of Tripura, official
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ADB funds to flow into Agartala water pipelines
Sep 14, 2013, 03:03 PM ISTAgartala: A project with funds provided by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) would overhaul the entire 53-year-old water supply system in Tripura capital Agartala, officials said here Saturday."The ADB has recently sanctioned the Rs.130 crore
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Agartala-Dhaka bus set ablaze in Bangladesh, passengers safe
India | Sep 21, 2012, 09:43 PM ISTAgartala, Sep 21: The "Maitree" passenger bus, running between Agartala and Dhaka, was burnt down by an angry mob at Narsindi in central Bangladesh Friday, officials said here. All the passengers and crew are said