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  • 30 reasons to visit northeast india

    30 reasons to visit northeast india

    Mouthful | May 30, 2015 14:46 IST

    There is a land far far away surrounded by hills that lies on banks of rivers, sits in the midst of dense forests, wakes up by the myriad songs of birds, you must go there

  • chidambaram welcomes withdrawal of afspa from tripura

    Chidambaram welcomes withdrawal of AFSPA from Tripura

    Politics | May 28, 2015 13:23 IST

    New Delhi: Former Home Minister P Chidambaram today hailed the Tripura government's decision to withdraw the AFSPA from the state, saying it is a victory for sanity and humanity.“My plea to repeal AFSPA heard in

  • afspa withdrawn from tripura after 18 years

    AFSPA withdrawn from Tripura after 18 years

    India | May 27, 2015 22:05 IST

    Agartala: The Tripura government today decide to lift Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) from the state, where the controversial law was in effect for the last 18 years to curb insurgency.Chief Minister Manik Sarkar,

  • manik urges insurgents in tripura to shun arms

    Manik urges insurgents in Tripura to shun arms

    Politics | May 18, 2015 19:25 IST

    Agartala: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar today appealed to insurgents to lay down arms, saying peace can pave way for development in the state.  “The tribals and non-tribals have a long tradition of living together

  • peaceful voting in tripura tribal council polls

    Peaceful voting in Tripura tribal council polls

    Politics | May 03, 2015 10:32 IST

    Agartala: Elections to the 30-member Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) began on Sunday on a peaceful note."Weather is very pleasant all over. Voting has been peaceful so far. Long queues of men and

  • woman killed in tripura for practising witchcraft

    Woman killed in Tripura for practising witchcraft

    India | March 17, 2015 11:45 IST

    Agartala:A 55-year-old tribal woman was killed by her neighbours in Tripura for allegedly practising witchcraft, police said here on Tuesday.Kanyapati Debbarma, a mother of three children, was shot dead from a close range at Shyamraichara

  • rajnath singh for respectable solution to bru problem

    Rajnath Singh for respectable solution to Bru problem

    Politics | February 14, 2015 17:45 IST

    Kanchanpur (Tripura): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said he wants a respectable solution to the problem of repatraition of over 31000 displaced Brus sheltering in Tripura for over 17 years.  Singh, who visited the

  • rajnath to visit tripura on repatriation of reang refugees

    Rajnath to visit Tripura on repatriation of Reang refugees

    Politics | February 11, 2015 19:24 IST

    Agartala: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Minister of State (Home) Kiren Rijuju will visit Tripura on Saturday to review the law and order situation and discuss the repatriation of Reang refugees, housed in

  • kerala earn three points from drawn tie against tripura

    Kerala earn three points from drawn tie against Tripura

    Cricket | January 24, 2015 18:44 IST

    Agartala: Kerala grabbed three points owing to their first innings lead over Tripura in a match that ended in a tame draw on the fourth and final day of their Group C Ranji Trophy tie,

  • chittagong port can boost business in northeast india

    Chittagong port can boost business in northeast India, Bangladesh: Manik Sarkar

    Politics | January 23, 2015 16:01 IST

    Agartala: A deal must be finalised to leverage the Chittagong international port for expanding business between northeast India and Bangladesh, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has said."Chittagong international port (in southeast Bangladesh) could play a

  • road linking tripura with bangladesh to be developed

    'Road linking Tripura with Bangladesh to be developed'

    India | January 18, 2015 20:13 IST

    Agartala: A 51-km four-lane road will be developed to enable carriage of people and material for northeast India via Bangladesh, a visiting Bangladeshi minister said here Sunday.According to Bangladesh Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul

  • new congress chief in tripura

    New Congress chief in Tripura

    Politics | January 10, 2015 15:12 IST

    Agartala: Congress President Sonia Gandhi has appointed MLA Birjit Sinha as president of Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee to strengthen the party organisation in the Left-ruled state, a spokesman said Saturday."Sonia Gandhi Friday appointed Birjit Sinha,

  • tripura haat along india bangladesh border to open jan 13

    Tripura 'haat' along India-Bangladesh border to open Jan 13

    India | December 31, 2014 14:00 IST

    Agartala: The first border market, locally called 'haat', in Tripura and the third along the India-Bangladesh frontier is likely to be inaugurated Jan 13, an official said here.Two 'border haats' were set up in 2012

  • 143 people test hiv positive in tripura

    143 people test HIV positive in Tripura

    India | December 19, 2014 17:14 IST

    Agartala: A total of 143 people including 15 pregnant women were tested HIV positive this year, an official of Tripura State AIDS Control Society (TSACS) said today.“TSACS has tested 47,300 blood samples of suspected HIV

  • tripura emerges as only power surplus state in northeast

    Tripura emerges as only power surplus state in northeast

    India | December 17, 2014 10:50 IST

    Agartala: Tripura, ravaged by insurgency for more than three decades, made considerable progress in the commercial sectors and emerged as the only power surplus state in the northeastern region in 2014.After the inauguration of second

  • prime minister narendra modi promotes northeast as tourist

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi promotes northeast as tourist destination

    Politics | December 14, 2014 17:24 IST

    New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday sought to promote India`s northeast as a tourist destination and urged people to visit the region if they wanted to see the beauty of nature.Modi said the northeast

  • bamboo cultivation becomes rewarding for farmers in tripura

    Bamboo cultivation becomes rewarding for farmers in Tripura

    India | December 14, 2014 10:01 IST

    Mohanpur (Tripura): Many tribals in Tripura are now eking out their living by cultivating bamboo, which has a very emotional relation with their lives.  Pradip Debbarma cultivates bamboo in Simna colony in this block of

  • narendra modi convenes chief ministers meet on new plan

    Narendra Modi convenes chief ministers meet on new plan panel

    Politics | December 03, 2014 12:27 IST

    Agartala: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has convened a meeting of chief ministers in New Delhi Dec 7 to seek their views on the structure and functioning of the revamped Planning Commission, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar

  • nda failed in adopting pro people policies tripura cm

    NDA failed in adopting pro-people policies: Tripura CM

    Politics | December 03, 2014 9:06 IST

    Agartala: A day after interacting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Tripura, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar today called for a movement to press the NDA government for changing its outlook so that

  • narendra modi accepts tripura s communist cm s invitation

    Narendra Modi accepts Tripura's communist CM's invitation to address state cabinet

    Politics | December 01, 2014 8:18 IST

    Agartala: In what could turn out to be a new phase in centre-state relations, Tripura's Marxist Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the state cabinet on his oft-repeated themes

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