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Tribal student body holds 12-hour Tripura shutdown, 300 detained
Agartala: Around 300 protesters, including women, were detained in Dhalai and West Tripura districts as the influential Twipra Students Federation (TSF) held a 12-hour shutdown in Tripura on Monday demanding introduction of…
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Tripura: Tribal student body calls shutdown on Roman script for Kokborok language
Agartala: The influential Twipra Students Federation (TSF) has called for a 12-hour shutdown in Tripura on Monday demanding introduction of Roman script for the tribal Kokborok language and passage of the 125th…
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Tripura: Narrow escape for passengers as train hits stone-laden trolley
Agartala: Around 1,000 passengers had a narrow escape as a wheel of the engine of Agartala-Sabroom local train slightly derailed in Tripura on Saturday after hitting a stone-laden trolley, which the workers…
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Woman stripped, son thrashed on suspicion of theft in Tripura
Agartala: After a theft case, a group of people stripped a woman, and thrashed her and her teenage son on the outskirts of Agartala, the police said on Tuesday, August 22. The…
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Tripura CM sends pineapples as gift to Bangladesh PM
Agartala: In a goodwill gesture, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has sent 980 kg of pineapples to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, an official said on Sunday. Hasina had sent 500 kg…
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Tripura chariot tragedy: One more succumbs to injury, toll mounts to 8
Agartala: With one more wounded person succumbing to her injury on Tuesday, the death toll in the June 28 chariot tragedy in Tripura rose to eight, including three children, the police said.…
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Internal inquiry on Tripura Rath Yatra electrocution deaths: Iskcon
Agartala: Iskcon will carry out an internal probe into the deaths due to electrocution in Tripura’s Unakoti district during the return Rath Yatra festival this week and lay down guidelines for such celebrations…
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7 electrocuted to death after chariot touches overhead wire in Tripura
Agartala: At least seven people, including two children, were electrocuted to death while 15 others were seriously injured on Wednesday after chariot made of iron came in contact with an overhead high-tension…
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Iranian, B’deshi nationals held in Tripura for suspected links with Pak militants
Agartala: A local court in Tripura on Thursday remanded an Iranian and a Bangladeshi national to five-day police custody after the police arrested them for their suspected links with Pakistani militants. A…
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Manipuris in Tripura hold candlelight demonstration seeking normalcy in home state
Agartala: A candlelight and sit-in-demonstration was held here by the people from Manipur in Tripura to urge the people in their home state to restore peace and normalcy. Holding placards and banners…
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Sourav Ganguly roped in as brand ambassador of Tripura Tourism
Kolkata: Former India cricket captain and ex-BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly was on Tuesday roped in as the brand ambassador for Tripura Tourism. Ganguly expressed his willingness to be the brand ambassador for…
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‘Border Haats’ in Tripura along India-Bangladesh border to reopen after 3 yrs
Agartala: After three years of closure, one of the two ‘Border Haats’ (markets) in Tripura along India-Bangladesh border will resume trading from May 9, officials said on Wednesday. A top official of…
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Tripura: BJP leaders thrash Hindu vlogger for posting Eid greeting
A 23-year-old vlogger Bapan Nandi in Tripura was assaulted by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders for posting Eid greeting in a video. Nandi said he was trying to promote communal harmony.…
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Tripura civil servant, who looked after lakhs of refugees during 1971, dies
Agartala: Himangshu Mohan Chowdhury, who was awarded prestigious the Padma Shri for his services during the Bangladesh Liberation war as a civil service officer, passed away due to age-related ailments at a…
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CPI(M) delegation meets Tripura CM over post-poll violence
Agartala: A six-member delegation of CPI(M) on Monday met Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha over post-poll violence in the state and claimed that more than 2,000 incidents of attacks on opposition party…
