Tripura: News
27 Apr 2025
Assam19 arrested for comments on Pahalgam terror attack
In a major crackdown, police in Assam, Tripura and Meghalaya have arrested 19 people for their statements on the recent Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26, including a Navy officer and an Intelligence Bureau officer.
05 Feb 2025
AgartalaBangladesh resumes visa services from Agartala mission after 2 months
The Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala, Tripura, has resumed its visa and consular services after a two-month hiatus.
06 Dec 2024
BangladeshBangladesh deploys killer drones near border, India on alert: Reports
Bangladesh has reportedly stationed Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones close to its border with India.
01 Dec 2024
AgartalaAfter Kolkata, Tripura hospital refuses to treat Bangladesh patients
Two leading hospitals in India have decided to stop treating patients from Bangladesh.
19 Nov 2024
KolkataBharat Dev Varma, husband of actor Moon Moon Sen, dies
Bharat Dev Varma, the husband of actor Moon Moon Sen and father to actors Raima and Riya Sen, died on Tuesday morning. He was 83.
13 Oct 2024
Delhi PoliceSonam Wangchuk, 20 others detained for protesting outside Ladakh Bhavan
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and around 20 other protesters were detained by the Delhi Police on Sunday.
29 Aug 2024
Central GovernmentTripura declared natural calamity-affected area after devastating floods
The government of Tripura has officially declared the entire state as a natural calamity-affected area.
23 Aug 2024
Indian Air ForceTripura floods: Army rescues 330 civilians under 'Operation Jal Rahat'
The Indian Army has successfully rescued over 330 civilians from flood-affected areas in Tripura, as part of a comprehensive Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operation.
23 Aug 2024
IndiaHeavy rains in Tripura claim 22 lives, thousands seek shelter
At least 22 people have died, and two are missing in Tripura due to continuous rainfall and landslides over the past few days, officials reported.
22 Aug 2024
BangladeshIndia's dam water not responsible for Bangladesh flood, clarifies MEA
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has refuted allegations that the recent flooding in eight districts of Bangladesh was caused by India.
06 Aug 2024
S JaishankarBangladesh crisis: India strengthens borders; Jaishankar briefs Parliament on situation
Amid the turmoil in Bangladesh after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation on Monday, the Border Security Force (BSF) has increased security and deployed additional personnel along the international border in Tripura.
05 Aug 2024
Sheikh HasinaBangladesh PM Hasina resigns, flees to India amid protests: Report
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and left the country for a "safer location," reportedly accompanied by her sister the BBC reported.
10 Jul 2024
HIV'Drug abuse by wealthy students led to Tripura's HIV outbreak'
An alarming HIV outbreak in Tripura has been traced back to drug abuse among students from wealthy families, according to the Tripura State AIDS Control Society (TSACS).
19 Jun 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Tensions mount in Tripura's Gomati district over severed cow's head
Tensions have risen in Udaipur, a town in Tripura's Gomati district, following the discovery of a severed cow's head outside a local Hindu man's home on Tuesday.
30 May 2024
AssamNortheastern states isolated from mainland due to flooded railway tracks
Several northeastern states of India, including Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram, and the southern part of Assam, have been cut off from the rest of the country due to waterlogged and damaged railway tracks.
26 May 2024
BangladeshCyclone 'Remal' to hit Bengal tonight; Kolkata airport suspends operations
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced on Sunday that Cyclone 'Remal' is expected to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm within the next six hours.
09 May 2024
Indian Penal CodeTripura: Husband, wife beaten on suspicion of 'adultery'; probe on
The Tripura Police has initiated an investigation into a disturbing incident where a married couple was reportedly attacked by locals in the South Tripura district's Manurmukh village.
26 Apr 2024
Lok Sabha ElectionsIn a first, Bru migrants exercise franchise as Tripura voters
In a first since their displacement from Mizoram in 1997, approximately 37,000 Bru migrants—now permanent residents of Tripura—participated in the Lok Sabha elections as registered voters of Tripura.
01 Mar 2024
Miss IndiaFormer Miss India Tripura, Rinky Chakma (28) succumbs to cancer
Rinky Chakma, Femina Miss India Tripura 2017, has passed away aged 28 after a two-year battle with breast cancer.
26 Feb 2024
Calcutta High Court'Akbar-Sita' lions row: Tripura government suspends top forest official
Tripura's government on Monday suspended a top forest official, Prabin Lal Agrawal, amid a controversy surrounding the naming of a zoo lion and lioness as "Akbar" and "Sita," respectively.
24 Oct 2023
India Meteorological Department (IMD)Cyclone Hamoon intensifies, heavy rainfall alert in several states
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said that Cyclone Hamoon has intensified into a "severe cyclonic storm" over the northwest Bay of Bengal.
08 Sep 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Bypoll results: BJP wins Tripura seats, SP wins Ghosi
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the Boxanagar and Dhanpur bypolls in Tripura and Bageshwar in Uttarakhand on Friday, while the Congress retained Kerala's Puthuppally.
05 Aug 2023
Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP)Tripura: VHP activists thrash student for objecting to hijab restrictions
Members of a right-wing organization on Friday allegedly beat up a Class 10 student in Tripura for objecting to stopping Muslim girls from entering a school wearing hijab.
11 Jul 2023
AgartalaKer Puja: All about this lesser-known Northeastern tradition
Ker Puja is a Hindu religious festival and a state holiday in the northeastern state of Tripura.
07 Jul 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Ruckus in Tripura Assembly over 'porn-watching' question to BJP leader
Tripura Assembly Speaker Biswa Bandhu Sen suspended five MLAs on Friday for "disrupting" House proceedings after a scuffle broke out between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Tipra Motha Party (TMP) legislators.
06 Apr 2023
G20 SummitTripura government slammed for G20 dinner at 'sacred' Durbar Hall
The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), the country's flagship non-governmental organization for heritage conservation, has criticized the government of Tripura for hosting a G20 dinner meeting earlier this week at the Durbar Hall of Ujjayanta Palace.
31 Mar 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'Don't know what happened': BJP MLA on porn video controversy
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Tripura, Jadab Lal Debnath, who was caught watching an alleged pornographic video in the state Assembly, has claimed that the obscene clip appeared on his phone after receiving a call.
30 Mar 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Tripura: BJP MLA caught on camera watching porn in Assembly
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Tripura Jadab Lal Debnath was caught on camera watching an alleged pornographic video on his phone during the recently-concluded session of the Legislative Assembly.
11 Mar 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Tripura: Parliamentary team probing post-poll violence attacked by 'BJP workers'
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in Tripura have allegedly attacked a Parliamentary fact-finding delegation of MPs, accompanied by local MLAs from the Left parties and the Congress, that arrived in the state on Friday to investigate post-election violence.
08 Mar 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Manik Saha sworn in as Tripura CM for 2nd time
Manik Saha of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been sworn in as the chief minister of Tripura for the second consecutive term on Wednesday.
06 Mar 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Manik Saha set to become Tripura CM again: Details here
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Manik Saha is set to become the chief minister of Tripura again, as per the announcement made by the party following a meeting of newly-elected MLAs on Monday.
03 Mar 2023
Himanta Biswa SarmaBJP's main man in Northeast, Himanta Biswa Sarma, delivers again
Assam Chief Minister and BJP's "Chanakya of the East", Himanta Biswa Sarma, has found the limelight as an elevated stalwart after guiding the party's return to power in the Northeastern states of Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Tripura.
02 Mar 2023
Assembly ElectionElection results: BJP wins Nagaland, Tripura; NPP-BJP partner in Meghalaya
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies emerged victorious in the 2023 Nagaland and Tripura Assembly elections as the vote counting concluded on Thursday.
02 Mar 2023
Assembly ElectionElection results: BJP leads in Nagaland, Tripura; NPP in Meghalaya
The 2023 Assembly elections in the northeastern states of Tripura, Meghalaya, and Nagaland were held in February.
02 Mar 2023
Elections ResultsTripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland Assembly election results: Counting of votes begins
The northeastern states of Tripura, Meghalaya, and Nagaland went to polls last month to elect a new Assembly.
27 Feb 2023
Meghalaya2023 Exit Polls: BJP-IPFT to retain Tripura; NPP in Meghalaya
The Meghalaya and Nagaland Assembly elections were held on Monday, while Tripura went to polls earlier on February 16.
26 Feb 2023
ElectionsMeghalaya Assembly elections tomorrow, fierce battle in 5 constituencies likely
Meghalaya is all set to vote in the Assembly elections on Monday to seal the political fate of 369 candidates.
16 Feb 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Tripura Assembly polls: Nearly 70% polling recorded till 3 pm
The crucial Assembly polls in Tripura were held on Thursday with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hoping to mark a clean sweep in a triangular contest against the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPIM)-Congress coalition and new party TIPRA Motha.
28 Jan 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Tripura Assembly polls: BJP, Congress release first list of candidates
Tripura's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday released its first list of 48 candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections.
27 Jan 2023
Reliance JioReliance Jio introduces 5G services in all North-Eastern states
Reliance Jio has launched its 'True 5G' service across six states of India's North-Eastern region.
18 Jan 2023
Assembly ElectionTripura elections on February 16; Nagaland, Meghalaya on February 27
The Election Commission (ECI) on Wednesday announced the Assembly poll schedule for the states of Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Tripura.
30 Jun 2022
Delhi PoliceTripura MLA Mevar Jamatia detained in Delhi on molestation charges
Former Tripura minister and Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) MLA Mevar Kumar Jamatia was booked by the Delhi Police on molestation charges on Wednesday.
26 Jun 2022
JharkhandBypolls: BJP clinches Rampur, AAP holds fort in Delhi
In a blow for the Samajwadi Party (SP), BJP candidate Ghanshyam Singh Lodhi defeated SP nominee and Azam Khan's long-time colleague Asim Raja by over 42,000 votes in the Rampur Lok Sabha bypolls, The Indian Express reported.
26 Jun 2022
DelhiBypolls: BJP fights in SP stronghold, AAP struggles in Punjab
Counting of votes for the bypolls of three Lok Sabha and seven Assembly seats in five states and Delhi is underway.
15 May 2022
Trinamool CongressTripura: Manik Saha sworn-in as new CM, development tops agenda
Manik Saha, the BJP's Tripura unit state president, took oath as Tripura's Chief Minister (CM) on Sunday, with development and law and order high on his agenda.
14 May 2022
Mamata BanerjeeTripura: Biplab Deb resigns, Manik Saha to be next CM
Rajya Sabha MP Manik Saha will be the new chief minister of Tripura, replacing Biplab Deb, who resigned after four years in office on Saturday.
06 Feb 2022
IndiaTripura to launch vulture conservation program to prevent extinction
The forest department of Tripura will soon launch a project in Khowai district to breed endangered vulture species through a "vulture conservation and artificial breeding" program.
12 Jan 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaTripura: Transpersons say cops made them 'strip to prove gender'
Four transgender persons in Tripura have accused police officers of stripping them naked and "disclosing gender."
28 Nov 2021
Trinamool CongressTripura municipal elections: Ruling BJP looks to sweep polls
The counting of votes for elections for the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) and other civic bodies in Tripura is currently underway.
14 Nov 2021
Maharashtra2 journalists reporting on Tripura communal violence detained in Assam
The Tripura Police has booked two women journalists for allegedly "instigating" communal enmity in the state after an FIR was lodged against them by a Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) activist.
22 Oct 2021
Trinamool CongressTMC MP Sushmita Dev's car attacked in Tripura; BJP blamed
Trinamool Congress MP Sushmita Dev was reportedly attacked in Tripura's Amtali by miscreants on Friday.
27 Sep 2021
Trinamool Congress'I control the police': Tripura CM's statement sparks row
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb asked government officers not to worry about contempt of court as it was not easy to send someone to jail because he controlled the police.
09 Sep 2021
Sitaram Yechury10 injured amid BJP-CPI(M) clashes in Tripura; vehicles burnt
At least 10 people were injured as clashes broke out between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Tripura on Wednesday.
30 Aug 2021
Narendra ModiTripura is emerging as a model state: Giriraj Singh
Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Giriraj Singh on Sunday said Tripura is emerging as a model state in the country.
11 Aug 2021
Trinamool CongressTripura Police book TMC's Abhishek Banerjee for misbehaving with cops
The Tripura Police on Wednesday booked Trinamool Congress (TMC) General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee along with other party officials for allegedly misbehaving with cops.
21 Jun 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaAssam, Punjab, and Tripura cancel boards; Supreme Court hearing tomorrow
Assam, Punjab, and Tripura informed the Supreme Court on Monday that they have decided to cancel physical board examinations for students of Class XII in light of the COVID-19 situation.
04 Jun 2021
Biplab Kumar DebTripura man sows 'ber apple,' harvests Rs. 3.5L in profits
Meet Bikramjit Chakma who cultivated the Kashmiri "ber apple" on his 1.25-hectare land and earned a net profit of Rs. 3.5 lakh in one season, winning accolades from the Chief Minister of Tripura, Biplab Kumar Deb.
29 Apr 2021
IndiaTripura government to probe conduct of DM who raided weddings
The Tripura government on Wednesday set up a panel to probe the conduct of a District Magistrate, who harassed guests at two wedding ceremonies for allegedly flouting COVID-19 restrictions.
24 Apr 2021
CoronavirusTripura: Vaccination for people above 18 years can get delayed
The COVID-19 vaccination drive for people in the age group of 18 to 44 years in Tripura is likely to be delayed as the manufacturer has not yet assured the supply of doses on time, a senior health department official said on Saturday.
