Tripura votes in local body polls, test for Left FrontAGARTALA - The ruling Left Front in Tripura faced a political test Monday as the state’s three-tier local bodies went to the polls. Seven Manipuri militants held in TripuraAGARTALA/IMPHAL - Tripura police Saturday arrested seven militants, including a woman, of an outlawed Manipuri separatist group, officials here said. Trooper kills wife, baby, himselfAGARTALA - A trooper of Tripura State Rifles (TSR) strangled his wife and 46-day-old daughter to death and then committed suicide, police said Tuesday. Bangladesh team to visit Manipur, assess hydel projectIMPHAL/AGARTALA - A 10-member Bangladesh parliamentary delegation is expected to visit the Tipaimukh dam in Manipur this week in the backdrop of concerns over the project’s possible ecological impact in that country. Tripura fast emerging as a major tea exporting stateAGARTALA - With its favourable agro climatic conditions, Tripura is fast emerging as a major tea exporting state in the region. The industry has evolved into a major business in the northeast. Action demanded against Assam cop who shot truckers deadAGARTALA/GUWAHATI - The Tripura and Meghalaya governments have asked the Assam government to take action against the policemen who gunned down a truck driver and his assistant in Guwahati Thursday night after the truck hit their vehicle, officials said Saturday. Make English optional medium: Tripura’s ruling LeftAGARTALA - The Left Front government in Tripura Friday demanded that regional languages be reintroduced alongside English as a medium of learning for all degree level courses in the ongoing academic session. Budget neglected northeast India: CPI-MAGARTALA - Terming the budget of the central government as “anti-people”, the Left Front government in Tripura Tuesday said it has largely neglected the north-eastern region. Bangladeshi traders support transit facilities to IndiaAGARTALA - Bangladesh’s industry bodies want transit facilities for India to help it transport cargo to the northeast region through their country. No new schemes for north-east region in Rail Budget, Tripura Left Front Government unhappyAGARTALA - The Left Front government in Tripura Saturday voiced its unhappiness over the railway budget, saying Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee had ignored the northeast by announcing no new schemes or projects for the region. Tripura Left Front to protest against fuel price hikeAGARTALA - The Tripura unit of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), the dominant partner of the ruling Left Front, will hold agitations across the state Friday to protest against the hike in fuel price. Tripura Left Front protests fuel price hikeAGARTALA - Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar Thursday demanded that the central government immediately withdraw the hike in petrol and diesel prices while the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) announced mass demonstrations Friday to protest the hike. Assam Rifles to lay stress on ties with locals, intelligenceAGARTALA - The Assam Rifles, India’s oldest paramilitary force, has decided on a new two-pronged strategy to flush out militancy from the northeast - create more close relations with the local community and reinforce the intelligence wing, officials here said Wednesday. Left Front governments to oppose UPA’s educational reformsAGARTALA - The Left Front-ruled states of West Bengal, Kerala and Tripura will not adopt the educational reforms outlined by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, a senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader said here Saturday. Rainfall, power crisis grips northeastAGARTALA/GUWAHATI - The entire northeastern region has been plagued by a serious power crisis for the past one month following a prolonged dry spell and lowering of the water level in rivers and water reservoirs, officials said Friday. Government to continue tribal quota in NIT-AgartalaAGARTALA - The central government has decided to continue reservation of seats for tribal and other backward community students in the National Institute of Technology (NIT) here after a high court ruling slashed the quota system for the institute, a state minister said Thursday. Six Indians detained in BangladeshAGARTALA - Bangladeshi police have detained six Indians, including two women, after they accidentally crossed the border along southern Tripura while grazing their cattle, an official said here Wednesday. Passenger trains to run again through restive southern AssamAGARTALA/SILCHAR - Passenger train services of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) would resume Wednesday - after nearly two and a half months - on the militancy-hit Lumding-Badarpur rail section which connects southern Assam and three other northeastern states to the rest of the country, officials said Tuesday. Tripura women set to play vital role in local bodiesAGARTALA - Even as the nation debates the women’s reservation bill, women in Tripura are getting ready to stand up and be counted in elections to local self-government bodies next month. Left can fully tackle Maoists: Tripura chief ministerAGARTALA - Maoist violence and the ensuing tension in West Bengal should be dealt with administratively, ideologically and politically, said Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, who is also a senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader. Tripura wants old quota, cut-off in Agartala technology instituteAGARTALA - The ruling Left Front in Tripura has urged the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to continue reservation of seats for the tribal and other backward class students in the National Institute of Technology (NIT) here, an official said Wednesday. Norway to extend power technology to India’s northeastAGARTALA - Norway has agreed to share its power technology and supervision methods with India’s electricity-starved northeastern states, Tripura Power Minister Manik Dey said here Wednesday. Northeast states call for speedy action on central projectsAGARTALA - The northeastern states have urged the central government to release funds for the speedy implementation of flagship development and infrastructure projects in the region, said Tripura Finance Minister Badal Chowdhury Saturday. German aid for Tripura to empower tribals, protect forestAGARTALA - Germany will provide a whopping Rs.1.40 billion financial assistance to the northeastern state of Tripura for empowering the tribals and people living in remote areas by utilising the abundant natural resources, a minister said Friday. Tripura announces economic package for poor girlsAGARTALA - The Left Front government in Tripura Wednesday announced a special economic package for poor girl children to continue their education and maintain minimum nourishment. Four Indian Bisons die in TripuraAGARTALA - At least four Indian Bisons have been killed in lightning strikes in Tripura’s Trishna wildlife sanctuary, a state forest official said Wednesday. IAF aircraft with 12 on board missing in Arunachal PradeshAGARTALA - An Indian Air Force (IAF) transport aircraft with 12 defence personnel on board went missing Tuesday on a flight in Arunachal Pradesh. Tea industry in Tripura on the verge of extinctionAGARTALA - Unfavorable climatic conditions and shortage of labourers is taking a toll on tea industry in Tripura. Northeast India seeks Norway’s help to set up power exchangeAGARTALA - India’s northeastern states are keen on setting up a power stock exchange in the region on the lines of Nord pool, the world’s first multinational exchange for trading power in the Scandinavian market, Tripura Power Minister Manik Dey has said. IAF to start special recruitment drive in northeastAGARTALA - The Indian Air Force (IAF) will start a special recruitment drive in the northeastern region, which has less representation in the 77-year-old service, an IAF officer said here Friday. |
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