Meitei Manipuris celebrate Lai Haraoba in Tripura

AGARTALA - The Meitei Manipuri people in Tripura, who have settled and made this State their homeland, celebrated Lai Haraoba recently with pomp and show after a gap 30 years since peace has started returning to Tripura.

Government initiative allows rubber industry to flourish in Tripura

AGARTALA - Rashyabari is a picturesque hilly area in Tripurs’s Dhalai district surrounded by forests and mainly occupied by tribals.

Tribal dance festival spreads message of peace and harmony in Tripura

AGARTALA - A three-day musical extravaganza was held in Tripura where different tribal communities from all over the state showcased their folk dances to spread the message of peace and harmony.

ONGC to fund projects on protection of national heritage

AGARTALA - State-owned exploration major Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) will provide funds for conservation, renovation and restoration of the monuments of Ahom kings in Sibsagar in eastern Assam, an official said here Saturday.

15 killed, 34 injured in Meghalaya bus accident

GUWAHATI/AGARTALA - At least 15 people were killed and 34 others injured when a bus veered off the road and fell into a river in Meghalaya Friday, officials said.

Mass rally in Agartala to create awareness on Climate Change

Agartala, Dec 17 (ANI): Hundreds of environmentalists, social activists and other enthusiasts took to the streets of Agartala on Thursday to stage a rally to create awareness to protection the ecology.

Seven more Tripura tribal separatists surrender

AGARTALA - Seven more tribal separatists from the outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) have surrendered to security forces after fleeing their camps in Bangladesh, police said Thursday.

Arrest of wanted terrorist in Bangladesh to be verified

AGARTALA - The Tripura government has asked the central intelligence agencies to confirm media reports from Dhaka about the arrest of a wanted northeast India terrorist leader in Bangladesh, police said here Tuesday.

Displaced Mizo tribe demands central government’s intervention to stop ethnic crisis

AGARTALA - The Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Forum (MBDPF), an orgaisation of the Bru tribal refugees, has demanded immediate intervention of the Central Government to resolve the problem of the displaced Bru people.

Congress-sponsored 12-hour strike partially affects Agartala

AGARTALA - A 12-hour general strike in Agartala, called by the Tripura Youth Congress Committee (TYCC), began this morning to protest against the murder of former youth congress leader Mantu Das (43) who was shot dead on November 24 night in his house by some unknown miscreants.

Tripura to start study-from-home programme for disabled kids

AGARTALA - The Tripura government has decided to introduce a home-based education programme (HBEP) for the disabled children, who are unable to attend schools, an official said here Thursday.

Indo-Bangla border to be fenced by March 2010: BSF chief

AGARTALA - Work on fencing the India-Bangladesh border has been stepped up and is expected to be completed by March 2010, Border Security Force (BSF) Director General Raman Srivastava said here Tuesday.

Nine more check posts on Indo-Bangla border

AGARTALA - To tighten security along the Indo-Bangla border, the Border Security Force would set up nine more Border Outposts (BOPs).

BSF ready to help states to curb terror

AGARTALA - The Border Security Force (BSF) is ready for joint operations with state security forces to battle terrorists in the northeast, BSF Director General Raman Srivastava said Tuesday.

Tighten vigil on India-Bangladesh border: BSF chief

AGARTALA - Border Security Force (BSF) Director General (DG) Raman Srivastava Monday directed the officials and troopers of the para-military force to further tighten the vigil along India’s border with Bangladesh, officials here said.

Tripura trooper killed in gunfight with separatists

AGARTALA - A Tripura State Rifles (TSR) trooper was killed and another shot at and injured during a gunfight with separatists from the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) Wednesday, police here said.

Shoot-at-sight orders in Mizoram to control ethnic violence

AIZAWL/AGARTALA - The Mizoram government has issued shoot-at-sight orders to control violent mobs in the southern part of the state after over 355 houses of Reang tribals were set ablaze following the gunning down of a Mizo youth last Friday, an official said Tuesday.

Mizoram ethnic violence: paramilitary forces deployed

AIZAWL/AGARTALA - Paramilitary forces were deployed as tension prevailed in southern Mizoram and northern Tripura Monday after over 300 houses of Reang tribals were set ablaze following the gunning down of a Mizo youth last week, officials here said.

Ethnic violence in Mizoram: Thousands displaced, houses burnt

AIZAWL/AGARTALA - Mobs have set fire to over 225 huts of Reang tribals in Mizoram, displacing several thousand people as tension escalated following the gunning down of a Mizo youth, officials said here Sunday.

Rubber cultivation to be pushed in the north-east

AGARTALA - Area under rubber cultivation in the north-eastern region would be doubled to make India the number one natural rubber growing country in the world, rubber board chairman Sajen Peter said here Saturday.

40-year-old kills parents, wife in Tripura

AGARTALA - A 40-year-old man killed his parents and wife in presence of his five-year-old daughter following a domestic quarrel in Tripura, police said Saturday.

Bangladesh border guards threaten highway workers in Tripura

AGARTALA - There was tension along the India-Bangladesh border in southern Tripura after Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) troopers threatened to open fire if labourers did not stop repair work on an Indian highway, officials said here Friday.

5,000 postcards to press for Tripura railway upgrade

AGARTALA - The railway authorities are about to be bombarded with 5,000 postcards urging better train services in Tripura, courtesy the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI).

Tripura attackers may be in Bangladesh, shutdown cripples life

AGARTALA - Life was paralysed in parts of northern Tripura Wednesday following a strike called by political parties to protest a terror attack on the families of surrendered militants that claimed eight lives.

Eight tribal villagers killed in Tripura (Second Lead)

AGARTALA - In the first major terror attack in Tripura this year, at least eight tribal villagers - among them four women - were killed and another woman was injured by insurgents, police said Tuesday.

Eight tribal villagers killed in Tripura

AGARTALA - At least eight tribal villagers including four women were killed and another injured by separatists in Tripura, police said Tuesday.

Six killed in Tripura militant attack

AGARTALA - At least six villagers were killed and another injured by tribal separatists in a daring raid Tuesday in India’s northeastern state of Tripura, officials said.

Hand over Indian separatists, BSF tells Bangladesh

AGARTALA - The Border Security Force (BSF) has asked its Bangladesh counterparts to hand over militants from India’s northeast and convicted Indian nationals hiding in their territory, a BSF spokesman said here Sunday.

2 ULFA leaders arrested on Bangladesh border by BSF

AGARTALA - Border Security Force (BSF) troopers have detained two senior United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) leaders along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura, officials said here Friday.

Tripura celebrates lord Krishna’s Raas Leela

AGARTALA - Thousands of Manipur devote celebrated “Maha Raas”, a festival celebrating the love life of Lord Krishna in Tripura.