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Agartala-Akhaura railway link to be completed by 2017

Last Updated: Sunday, June 28, 2015, 18:51

The 15-km-long Agartala-Akhaura railway route would connect Indian Railways with the Bangladesh Railways through the North-East which would improve connectivity and boost trade between the two countries.

Security beefed up in Tripura in view of boycott call

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 13:29

Security was beefed up in Tripura as some insurgent outfits, including the National Liberation Front of Tripua (NLFT), has called for boycott of the Republic Day, police said on Friday.

PM to meet northeast chief ministers Monday

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 13:40

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet the chief ministers of eight northeastern states Monday in New Delhi to review the ongoing infrastructural projects in the region, officials said here Sunday.

Tribal refugees return home to Mizoram from Tripura

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 15:28

All the over 250 Reang tribals, including women and children, who had fled to Tripura from nearby western Mizoram earlier this week, have since returned home, officials in the Tripura capital said.

Tripura to set up new system to track criminals

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 16:05

A Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) would set up in Tripura as part of a nation-wide scheme to track criminals, an officer said here on Tuesday.

No question of dividing Tripura, says CM Manik Sarkar

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 14:55

Tripura`s Left Front government would not allow any attempt to divide the northeastern state, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said Monday, asserting that he would resist any such move with all his might.

Rural women in Tripura being trained to help them become self-employed

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 16:16

The northeast is rich in natural resources, which if utilized properly, can give momentum to the process of development.

Karat asks AAP to clear stand on liberal economic policy

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 15:26

Describing the liberal economic policy as the main source of corruption, the CPI(M) has asked the Aam Admi Party (AAP) to clear its stand on it.

State university to come up at Maharaja Bir Bikram College

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 18:21

A state university would be set up at the Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) College here to widen the scope for higher education, official sources said on Tuesday.

Indo-Bangla special passport becomes extinct

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 18:38

The 41-year-old system to issue Indo- Bangla special passport for the people living in northeast and West Bengal ceased to exist following instruction by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), official sources said on Monday.

Four Tripura youth nabbed in Chennai for gang rape

Last Updated: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:27

Tamil Nadu Police arrested four tribal youth, all accused of gang rape of a girl in Tripura, who took jobs in a private security agency in Chennai to evade punishment, police said here Sunday.

Poll panel introduces new plastic voter`s card

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 14:51

To avoid duplication and forgery, the Election Commission has decided to provide plastic EPIC instead of the current laminated paper card to all voters in India, officials said here on Saturday.