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Tripura Institute Of Technology To Introduce Three New MTech Courses

Education | Edited by None | Friday June 26, 2020

Tripura Institute of Technology has received approval from the All Indian Council of Technical Education (AICTE) to introduce three new MTech programmes.

Tripura Reports First COVID-19 Death, 42-Year-Old Become First Victim

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 10, 2020

A 42-year-old man died of COVID-19 in Agartala on Tuesday, becoming the first fatality due to the disease in Tripura, officials said.

50-Year-Old Kills Self In Tripura Hospital, Tests COVID-19 +ve After Death

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday June 2, 2020

A 50-year-old woman admitted to Tripura capital Agartala's main coronavirus hospital allegedly committed suicide on Tuesday. Her COVID-19 test report has come positive after her death, the state government has confirmed. Sources from the GTB hospital claimed that she may have taken the extreme step due to hear of being infected by the novel coronav...

Tripura Board Class 10, Class 12 Exam Dates Announced For Remaining Subjects; Exams From June 5 to June 11

Education | Friday May 22, 2020

Tripura Board of Secondary Education, Agartala, has announced the exam dates for the remaining subjects of Class 10 and Class 12.

Protests Against Use Of Hostel As COVID-19 Centre In Tripura Amid Curbs

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Monday May 11, 2020

Amid rising number of coronavirus cases in Tripura - which has the highest number of COVID-19 cases among all the north-eastern states - people stepped out to protest on Sunday in Agartala against the state's decision to turn a hostel into COVID-19 care centre. Police resorted to force and baton-charged the protesters to disperse them.

Lockdown Part Of Our Lives Until Coronavirus Vaccine Invented: Biplab Deb

India News | Ratnadip Choudhury | Thursday April 30, 2020

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb on Thursday said that people have to accept the lockdown "as a part of their lives" until a vaccine is developed for the coronavirus pandemic.

From Agra To Agartala, 2,200 km Journey Begins For Tourists Stranded In Lockdown

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Thursday April 30, 2020

48 tourists from the north-eastern state of Tripura, who were stuck in the west Uttar Pradesh city of Agra for over a month because of the lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic, have finally started their journey back home this afternoon, in a semi-luxury bus.

Agartala Mechanic, School Drop-Out, Invents 'Social Distancing' Motorbike

India News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday April 30, 2020

A school drop-out has built a motorbike with a one-metre gap between the rider and the passenger to drive home the importance of social distancing in the coronavirus pandemic.

44-Year-Old Woman Tests Positive For COVID-19 In Agartala

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 7, 2020

A 44-year-old woman who has a foreign travel history tested positive for coronavirus in Agartala on Monday, making it the first case in Tripura, officials said.

1st Coronavirus Case In North-East, Full Lockdown In Almost All Of India: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday March 24, 2020

Manipur has reported its first case of coronavirus with a 23-year-old woman who returned from the United Kingdom testing positive, making it the first case in the northeast. She is a student in the UK and had flown to Delhi on March 19 and then to Kolkata and Agartala before reaching Manipur. Nearly all of India - with 32 states and union territori...

IIT Delhi Signs MoU For NIT Agartala Students' Early Admission To PhD

Education | Edited by Anisha Singh | Sunday March 1, 2020

National Institute of Technology Agartala (NITA) and Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) have signed an MoU for collaboration on academic activities.

Tripura Teen Allegedly Set On Fire By Fiance Over Dowry Demand: Cops

Cities | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 8, 2019

Tripura: Ajoy Rudra Pal, 21, and his mother, Minati, were arrested, based on a complaint filed by the girl's family with Santirbazar police station in South Tripura, Officer-in-charge Narayan Chandra Saha said.

4 Foreigners Hack ATMs, Dupe SBI Customers Of Crores, Arrested: Police

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Stela Dey | Tuesday November 19, 2019

At least four foreign nationals accused of hacking several State Bank of India ATMs across the country were arrested in Belgharia near Kolkata this morning. The accused had allegedly hacked several SBI ATMs with cloning devices in Guwahati, Agartala, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata and duped people of crores of rupees, top Assam police sources said.

Tripura Doctor Suspended For Opposing Citizenship Bill On Social Media

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Stela Dey | Tuesday October 22, 2019

A doctor in Tripura's Agartala has been suspended for a social media post where he opposed the Citizenship Amendment Bill.

Tripura Ex-Finance Minister Arrested From Hospital After 6 Days' Search

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Stela Dey | Tuesday October 22, 2019

After a six-day-long frantic search, the Tripura police has finally arrested absconding former finance minister Badal Chowdhury from a hospital in state capital Agartala, where he had been brought by his wife and daughter and taken to the Intensive Care Unit or ICU for treatment on Monday late night.