Agartala: A farmer was killed and 175 injured in Tripura when a tornado, accompanied by rain and hailstorm, hit the state, destroying more than 1,000 houses, uprooting trees and disrupting communication, officials said on Tuesday. Authorities have stepped up efforts to provide relief to those affected by the tornado that struck late on Monday. The injured comprise children, women and elderly people. "Of the 175 injured, the condition of 60...
10:45 AM, May 01, 2012
Agartala: Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya could soon get their own high courts that would help in quicker disposal of cases, save litigants time and money, and fulfil a long-standing demand of these states. All the eight northeastern states, excluding Sikkim, come under the jurisdiction of the Gauhati High Court situated in Assam. It has benches in several northeastern states. Sikkim has a separate high court. "All necessary infrastructure for the...
07:40 PM, Nov 28, 2011
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi will be on a two-day visit to the North Eastern states of Nagaland and Tripura from Thursday during which he will hold interactions with students and interview potential candidates for the on-going Youth Congress drive. Gandhi will reach Nagaland on November 9 and inaugurate the new auditorium of Nagaland University, which will be followed by an interaction with the students of the University. The same day...
09:50 PM, Nov 07, 2011
Kolkata: After the tieup with Congress led to the rout of the Left Front in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress is ready to ally with the party in Tripura to oust the LF from its only bastion in the country. "We have an alliance with Congress in West Bengal and sucessfuly fought the recent assembly elections together against the Left Front," TC all India General Secretary Mukul Roy told on Saturday....
06:48 PM, Jul 23, 2011
Agartala: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's proposed visit to Tripura on July 22 has been cancelled owing to unavoidable circumstances, official sources said. The Prime Minister was scheduled to visit the state capital to inaugurate the newly built Assembly Building and lay the foundation stone for a new Governor's House at the new capital complex. The state government has received an official communication from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) about the...
07:37 PM, Jul 17, 2011
New Delhi: Natural gas containing almost 95 per cent Methane has been leaking from an ONGC well at Konaban village in western Tripura for the last six days. The leakage started on the evening of June 14, when ONGC personnel and engineers were engaged in routine maintenance work at the pipelines and gas well. The outflow of the gas has not been sealed till now due to high pressure of...
12:23 PM, Jun 20, 2011
New Delhi: Tripura governor and noted Maharashtra educationist DY Patil has been accused of land grabbing. A case of fraud and cheating has been registered against him in Pune. After Iqbal Singh governor of Puducherry, another governor is in trouble, this time for allegations of land-grabbing. A piece of land has landed Tripura governor DY Patil in an ownership dispute. A police complaint has been lodged against Patil, his wife...
07:08 AM, Apr 28, 2011
Agartala: Following an outbreak of the deadly avian influenza, Tripura on Saturday sounded a bird flu alert and intensified surveillance. Two central government teams comprising scientists and doctors arrived in Tripura on Saturday to assist the state authorities. They are closely monitoring the situation, an official said. "We have deployed 16 Rapid Response Teams (RRT) in the affected areas of west Tripura district and have asked officials to look for...
04:18 PM, Feb 19, 2011
Agartala: In an exemplary gesture against the evil of dowry, a newly-wed government school teacher in Tripura Sunday donated Rs 48,000 to the chief minister's relief fund after selling the gifts received by him in marriage. A resident of Dhanbilas village in northern Tripura, 37-year-old Bimal Singh Debbarma wedded Jesmi two months ago. "Despite my strong opposition, my father-in-law Chandra Mohan Debbarma during the marriage ceremony gave furniture, gold and...
06:17 PM, Jan 10, 2011
New Delhi: The trade union bandh against price rise had maximum impact in Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura -- the three Left-ruled states. Nearly six crore workers under the banner of eight trade unions participated in the strike on Tuesday. They demanded a control on rising prices, streamlining of the rationing system and proper implementation of labour laws. Most flights to and from Kolkata have been cancelled, barring Air India...
07:05 PM, Sep 07, 2010
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