Ahead of the assembly polls in Tripura, the main opposition Congress received a jolt with the state party general secretary Pradyot Kishore Debbarman resigning from his post on Monday, citing mistreatment. ...
06:20 PM, Dec 10, 2012
Agartala: India and Bangladesh would soon sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to set up a railway link between Tripura capital Agartala and Bangladesh's southeastern city of Akhaurah, officials here said on Friday. At a cost of Rs 271 crore, India will build a 15-km railway track linking Agartala with Akhaurah which is an important railway junction connected to the Chittagong international port, resource-rich Sylhet and Dhaka. Of the 15-km...
03:47 PM, Nov 23, 2012
Agartala: Eight months ahead of the crucial assembly polls in the state, the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist(CPI-M) on June 15 retained the Nalchar seat by increasing its victory margin from the previous polls. "CPI(M) candidate Tapan Chandra Das, who secured 18,001 votes, defeated Congress nominee Dwijendralal Majumder, who got 13,224 votes, by a margin of 4,777 votes," returning officer Sankar Chakraborty told IANS on phone. The CPI-M's victory margin...
04:13 PM, Jun 15, 2012
Agartala: Northeast India's first IIIT (Indian Institute of Information Technology) will be set up in Tripura, a minister said here on June 8. Tripura Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty informed, "Union Human Resource Development and Information Technology Minister Kapil Sibal informed at a meeting in New Delhi that northeast's first IIIT would be set up in Tripura." "The HRD ministry has decided to establish 20 more IIITs in the country in...
01:14 PM, Jun 11, 2012
Agartala: The Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has assured the cash-strapped northeast states that his ministry and the Planning Commission would soon work out strategy to provide special financial aid. The Tripura Finance Minister Badal Choudhury said on June 7 that Mukherjee also said the central government intended to involve the northeast region in a big way in India's much talked about Look East Policy. "Pranab Mukherjee has assured the...
01:05 PM, Jun 07, 2012
Agartala: A documentary titled Tagore's ode to Nature directed by Ranabir Ray, will mark the beginning of a non-competitive documentary, short and animation film festival here tomorrow. The four-day festival will also screen award winning films selected from the Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary and Short and Animation Films (MIFF). The festival is being organised by the Films Division in collaboration with the Tripura government and a local film...
12:00 PM, Sep 01, 2011
Agartala: Leakage of gas from a well of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) at Konaban in West Tripura district was today controlled by the companys Crisis Management Team (CMT), official sources said. "A 14-member CMT team led by its chief, Ved Prakash Madwar today sealed the leakage of gas by setting up a 'Blow out preventus (BOP)' on the leaking well and then by throwing chemical muds," sources...
12:49 PM, Jun 21, 2011
Agartala: India No.1 Somdev Devvarman on Monday said his dream is to lead India to a Davis Cup title win. "India have entered in the World Group of tennis. My dream is to bring the Davis Cup title for my country," Somdev said during a felicitation organised by the Tripura government, where he was given a standing ovation. "The future of Tripura's sports is bright as hundreds of talented players...
05:04 PM, Dec 27, 2010
Agartala: Rickshaw-puller Haripada Das is a happy man these days driving his own specially-designed rickshaw which is lighter and spacious and also covers his head enabling him to drive under scorching sun or in rain. The rickshaw, designed by the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, has proved a boon for Das, who till 2007 pulled a hired rickshaw paying Rs 25 as rent per day. He is one of 300...
11:50 AM, Oct 20, 2010
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