Agartala | 1 hour ago
Baba Ramdev to field candidates for next Lok Sabha polls
Agartala, Feb 14 - Yoga guru Baba Ramdev Sunday said he would field candidates in the next Lok Sabha elections if the central government does not take sincere steps to curb corruption, which he termed as the main reason behind the spread of Naxalism and Maoism.'If the incumbent union government does not change its policy to initiate sincere steps to curb corruption, I would field candidates in the ... read more

Imphal | 1 day ago
Trinamool Congress sets up Manipur unit
Imphal, Feb 13 - The Trinamool Congress has set up a party unit in Manipur. The party already has units in Tripura, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh in India's northeast.Trinamool Congress chief and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has appointed former Manipur chief minister R.K Dorendro Singh and former parliamentarian from outer Manipur Kim Gangte the joint convenors of the party in Manipur. 'A full- ... read more

Agartala | 3 days ago
India to expand rail network along Bangladesh border
Agartala, Feb 11 - India will extend its railway network to two more places along the India-Bangladesh border by 2014 to improve connectivity between the two countries, it was announced Thursday.The two border points are Sabroom in southern Tripura and western Tripura's Akhaurah, just six kilometres from the Agartala railway station. Bangladesh operates train services on ots side up to Akhaurah. ... read more

Agartala | 4 days ago
Bangladesh to expand infrastructure to boost trade with India's northeast
Agartala, Feb 10 - Bangladesh will develop infrastructure along the border with northeast India to give a further impetus to bilateral trade, a minister said here.'The new industrial policy of the Bangladesh government would be declared soon and it - would provide enormous scope to develop trade and business with India, especially the northeast region,' Bangladesh Industry Minister Dilip Barua sai ... read more

Agartala | 4 days ago
India's education policy needs a change, says CPI-M
Agartala, Feb 9 - Pointing out that nearly 77 percent students in India do not reach Class 12, the Communist Party of India-Marxist - has demanded a radical change in the country's policy to ensure education for all.'To guarantee education for all, the existing Indian education policy must be modified methodically,' CPI-M politburo member Sitaram Yechury said, addressing a conference of the Stude ... read more

Agartala | 5 days ago
India's education policy needs a change, says CPI-M
Agartala, Feb 9 - Citing India's poor statistics in terms of education, the Communist Party of India-Marxist - has demanded a change in the country's policy to ensure education for all.'To provide a guarantee of education for all, the existing Indian education policy must be modified methodically,' said CPI-M politburo member Sitaram Yechury while addressing the Conference of Students' Federation ... read more

Agartala | 6 days ago
Power-starved northeast India to get another 870 MW
Agartala, Feb 8 - The state-owned North Eastern Electric Power Corp - will add 870 MW of power to the electricity-starved northeastern region by 2012, a senior official said here Monday.'We are executing three hydro-electric and one gas-based thermal power projects in Arunachal Pradesh -, Mizoram - and Tripura - and these projects would be completed in the next four years,' said NEEPCO chairman an ... read more

Agartala | 6 days ago
Northeast chief ministers urge stricter vigil along borders
Agartala/Shillong/Aizawl, Feb 8 - India's northeastern states have called for stricter vigil along the international borders they share with Bangladesh and Myanmar and early completion of border fencing to check terrorist movement, infiltration and security threats from across the border.The chief ministers of northeastern state stressed the importance of tightening security along the borders at t ... read more

Agartala | 6 days ago
Power-starved northeast India to get another 870 MW
Agartala, Feb 8 - The state-owned North Eastern Electric Power Corp - will add 870 MW of power to the electricity-starved northeastern region by 2012, a senior official said here Monday.'We are executing three hydro-electric and one gas-based thermal power projects in Arunachal Pradesh -, Mizoram - and Tripura - and these projects would be completed in the next four years,' said NEEPCO chairman an ... read more

Agartala | 9 days ago
New Tripura Congress chief appointed
Agartala, Feb 5 - Surajit Dutta, former minister and senior Congress legislator, has been appointed as Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee chief by party president Sonia Gandhi, a party spokesman said Friday.Dutta, 61, replaces former chief minister Samir Ranjan Barman. 'An official letter signed by AICC - general secretary Janardan Dwivedi received here Thursday night confirmed that party Presiden ... read more