Agartala | 1 day ago
Reang refugees' return to Mizoram stalled again
Agartala/Aizawl, May 16 - The repatriation of 36,000 Reang refugees from Tripura to Mizoram is hanging in the balance again as most of the tribals are unwilling to return to their villages without a written agreement for their safety, security and livelihood, officials said Wednesday.'The Tripura government has communicated the refugees' reluctance to return to Mizoram to the union home ministry. ... read more

Agartala | 9 days ago
New quake-proof Raj Bhavan for Tripura, old one to be Tagore museum
Agartala, May 8 - The Tripura government Tuesday said it was building a new quake-resistant Raj Bhavan and converting the present building into a museum and research centre on Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, who had composed several works during his stay there.The museum at the Pushpavant Palace, the residence of the state's erstwhile princely family, is intended to serve as a tribute to Tagor ... read more

New Delhi | 12 days ago
'NCTC tantamount to encroaching on state rights'
New Delhi, May 5 - Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar Saturday said the present form of the National Counter Terrorism Centre - was not acceptable and it would be 'tantamount to encroaching on the rights of the states'.'Even the NCTC of USA which is model for the Indian NCTC does not have such legal powers of seizure, arrest etc,' Sarkar said at a chief ministers' meeting here on the contentious ... read more

Agartala | 13 days ago
Reang refugee repatriation from Tripura to Mizoram begins
Agartala/Aizawl, May 4 - The long-awaited repatriation of Reang tribal refugees from Tripura to neighbouring Mizoram began Friday but there is uncertainty over whether all the migrants will return home, officials here said.The repatriation of the Reangs, sheltered in six Tripura camps for the past 15 years, ran into rough weather Friday itself, with the majority of inmates declining to return to t ... read more

Mumbai | 20 days ago
Big B has not said no to me: Varma
Mumbai, April 27 - Director Ram Gopal Varma and Amitabh Bachchan have given hits and misses together and the former says that the megastar never turns down his offer.When it comes to favourite actor, the only name I will take is Mr. Bachchan. He trusts me a lot as a director. So far it has not happened that I have approached him for a role and he has said no. Sometimes it - work, sometimes it does ... read more

New Delhi | 20 days ago
Reality better than dreams: Katrina Kaif
New Delhi, April 27 - She was almost written off when she arrived in Bollywood. Nearly a decade later, with three Yash Raj projects, three reigning Khans as her co-stars and endorsements galore, actress Katrina Kaif says reality is far better than dreams.Katrina, 27, has teamed up with ex-boyfriend Salman Khan in Ek Tha Tiger, Aamir Khan in Dhoom 3 and Shah Rukh Khan for an untitled film -- all ar ... read more

20 days ago
Repatriation of Mizoram refugees from Tripura fails again
Kanchanpur -, April 27 - The much-awaited repatriation of Reang tribal refugees from Tripura to Mizoram has failed to kick off yet again as they are unwilling to return to their villages without a written agreement and arrangements for their security, officials here say.The refugees were to start going back Thursday. 'Tripura and Mizoram government officials tried to persuade them till late night. ... read more

Kolkata | 20 days ago
Vengsarkar, Shiny Wilson presented lifetime achievement awards
Kolkata, April 26 - Former Indian cricket captain Dilip Vengsarkar and ace middle distance runner Shiny Wilson were Friday presented the lifetime achievements award by the Calcutta Sports Journalists Club - at a glittering function in the city's Town Hall.West Bengal Sports Minister Madan Mitra handed over the awards to Vengsarkar and Wilson before an august assembly of sportspersons, administrato ... read more

Agartala | 25 days ago
Make poultry farming in northeast more scientific: Aviation flu experts
Agartala, April 22 - Timely vaccination of birds and animals, access to standard laboratories and maintaining bio-security are among the measures required to curb the sporadic outbreak of bird flu in India's northeast, says a team of international and Indian experts touring the region.Experts of the Food and Agriculture Organisation - and India, who are on a five-day visit to Tripura to probe the ... read more

Mumbai | 28 days ago
Age no bar for Anil Kapoor
Mumbai, April 19 - He might be 52, but age hasn't deterred actor Anil Kapoor from performing his own stunts in the forthcoming movie Tezz.Anil has a lot of high octane action stunts, especially towards the climax, but managed to pull off the stunts confidently.The actor's co-stars Ajay Devgn and Zayed Khan are already adept at a lot of action and are much younger than Anil. However, unit sources c ... read more