Newspaper owners, editors court arrest in TripuraAGARTALA - Editors and proprietors of newspapers in Tripura courted arrest Monday demanding withdrawal of the new newspapers guidelines, which they claimed has led to slashing of advertisement rates by 42 percent, even though the “production cost and other expenditure of the newspapers has risen”. Bedlam in Tripura assembly over rising crimes against womenAGARTALA - The Tripura assembly witnessed pandemonium Monday as opposition members attacked the government over the rise in crimes against women even as Chief Minister Manik Sarkar gave details of his government’s efforts to tackle the problem. Arms and ammunition recovered in Tripura-Bangladesh borderAGARTALA - Security forces in Tripura recovered cache of arms and ammunition from a tribal hamlet close to the state’s border with Bangladesh. Huge arms recovered from village near Bangladesh borderAGARTALA - Security forces seized a huge cache of weapons, including some Russia-made AK rifles, from a village along the India-Bangladesh border, officials said here Wednesday. Northeast chief ministers want border security tightenedAGARTALA/SHILLONG - The chief ministers of northeastern states have asked for tightening of security along India’s border with Bangladesh and Myanmar, with the boundaries being frequently misused by insurgents from the region. Tripura celebrates 63rd Independence Day amidst tight securityAGARTALA - As the nation celebrated the 63rd Independence Day with a joyous mood on Saturday, the I-Day function was held under tight security in Tripura. Karat slams UPA for focusing on US, ignoring the common manAGARTALA - CPI-M General Secretary Prakash Karat on Saturday said the UPA Government is moving closer to the United States, and forgetting its electoral promises made to the common man. UPA moving closer to US, forgetting ‘aam aadmi’: KaratAGARTALA - The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government is moving closer to the US and has forgotten its electoral promises to the common man, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat said here. Terrorism waning in Tripura: Chief MinisterAGARTALA - Saying that terrorism was on the wane in Tripura, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar Saturday urged the separatists to shun violence and support the government in developing the region. Security beefed up along border areas ahead of Independence DaySRINAGAR/AGARTALA/GUWAHATI/PATNA/NEW DELHI - Authorities along border areas have taken extra precautions ahead of the Independence Day to thwart any attempts to disrupt the celebrations. Night trains suspended in parts of northeastAGARTALA - Fearing terrorist attacks ahead of Independence Day Aug 15, the Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR) has suspended night trains in southern Assam, Nagaland and Tripura till Sunday, an official said here Friday. Bangladesh to export bricks to northeast IndiaAGARTALA - Bangladesh will export 400 million bricks to Tripura, with the first consignment reaching the bordering state Aug 20, officials said here Thursday. Agartala photo exhibition draws people from all walks of lifeAGARTALA - Hundreds of photo lovers gathered at the Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhavan here on Sunday to witness rare moments capture by lense men of different parts of the world. Assam learns from Tripura how to run tribals’ autonomous councilsAGARTALA - The Congress-led Assam government is learning from the Left Front government in Tripura how to effectively run autonomous district councils for the tribal people. Left Front protests delayed railway projects in north-east StatesAGARTALA - Hundreds of Left Front supporters in Agartala on Monday staged a demonstration to protest against the Railway Ministry’s decision to defer the completion of major 16 railway projects in north-east India by two years. Bangladesh wants Indian corridor to revive bilateral trade with Nepal and BhutanAGARTALA - Tripura Chamber of Commerce and Industries (TCCI) President ML Debnath has said that Bangladesh wanted a corridor through West Bengal to revive bilateral trade with Nepal and Bhutan. Tripura isolated as Congress workers cut off road linkAGARTALA - Road connectivity between Tripura and the rest of the country was cut-off as activists of Congress Party blocked the highway to Assam and other states in the region. Flash floods displace hundreds in TripuraAGARTALA - Floods continued to wreak havoc in Tripura with continued heavy downpour dislodging hundreds of villagers from their houses in low-lying areas. CBI raids Tripura University, officials unawareAGARTALA - A team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has conducted raids at the Tripura University, a central institute, here following complaints of financial irregularities, an official said Wednesday. Flash floods damage low-lying areas of TripuraAGARTALA - A heavy downpour triggered flash floods in low-lying areas of Tripura on Tuesday, leaving thousands of people marooned. Congress worker killed in Tripura, shutdown calledAGARTALA - A Congress party worker was killed and another injured as clashes between ruling Left Front and opposition Congress activists, which started before the July 20 panchayat (village council) elections, continued in parts of the state, police said Monday. US students, teacher see India as a catalyst to bridge bilateral education gapDURJOYNAGAR - As talks at different levels are going on improve the Indo-US relations five new graduates from Boston have joined their teacher in a school in remote Tripura to launch an initiative to bridge the education gap and inspire children to become successful. Tripura newspapers demand change in media policyAGARTALA - The Tripura Newspapers Society (TNS), an apex body of the newspapers owners and publishers, has urged the state’s Left Front government to modify what they called an “anti-media” advertisement policy. Tripura launches job scheme for urban poorAGARTALA - The Left Front government in Tripura has launched a special employment guarantee scheme for the urban poor, modelled on the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA). Tripura launches employment guarantee scheme for urban poorAGARTALA - The Tripura government today launched a special employment guarantee scheme, designed on the lines of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), for the urban poor. Ruling Left Front sweeps local government polls in TripuraAGARTALA - Despite the drubbing in the nationwide Lok Sabha polls, the ruling Left Front in Tripura has won handsomely in the three-tier local self-government elections, which the Communists attributed to its “good organisational work” and development programmes in the northeastern state. NSCN-IM helped form Muslim terror group in ManipurAGARTALA - The Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) was instrumental in forming a Muslim-based terror group in Manipur, a senior police official said Friday. Truck rams into house, killing three in TripuraAGARTALA - A sleeping woman and her two daughters were killed when a loaded truck rammed into their road-side house in Tripura, police said Thursday. Over 85 percent turnout in Tripura local bodies pollsAGARTALA - Voting to elect three-tier local self-governments in the Left Front-ruled northeastern state of Tripura ended peacefully Monday evening with more than 85 percent turnout, officials reported . Woe of seven sisters: northeast heading for drought?AGARTALA/SHILLONG - In India’s northeast it has rained a little, but way too little. The weatherman has no pleasant news for states in the region, saying it may be heading for drought that will affect autumn as well as winter crops. |
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