Three Army columns have been requisitioned by the civil administration so far in Tripura and Assam, Indian Army said on Wednesday. Army said two columns have been deployed in Tripura while a third column (to be deployed in Assam) is on standby.

Two Army columns deployed in Tripura, third on standby for deployment in Assam

Buoyed by the sweeping victory of the BJP in the Tripura panchayat elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded efforts of the local party unit in making BJP formidable.

PM Modi lauds efforts of Tripura BJP unit post panchayat poll victory

Tripura Police have arrested two Myanmar nationals for not having proper Indian documents. KR Deb, officer-in-charge, Battala police outpost said, "They are unable to tell how they came here but they have IDs showing their Myanmar nationality.

Tripura police arrest two Myanmar nationals without proper documents

Heavy rains leading to flash flood have left hundreds of houses submerged in North Tripura, Unakoti and Dhalai districts of Tripura. More than 1000 families have reportedly been affected and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team is working hard to evacuate members of these families with their belongings to safer places.

Flash flood hits Tripura, many homeless

As many as 22 NDRF teams were deployed in Tripura’s Dharmanagar on Sunday following heavy rainfall that resulted in a devastating flash flood in the area. The rainfall led to an increase in the water levels of river Juri and river Kakti close to the danger level. Watch this video to know more.

Flash floods hit Indian state of Tripura

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has declared `void`, polls held at 168 polling stations in Tripura West parliamentary constituency on April 11 and ordered re-polling on May 12.

Election Commission declares Tripura West polls 'void', re-polling on May 12

The middle class has always suffered under Congress rule, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Tripura on Sunday. Modi is on another one of his campaign blitzkriegs, having spoken in Bengal earlier in the day, and being scheduled to speak later in Manipur.

Middle class has always suffered under Congress rule: PM Modi in Tripura

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan, on Saturday, said that Tripura is country's number one gas producing point and every poor household in the state will have LPG connection in 2019.

Every poor household in Tripura will have LPG connection in 2019: Dharmendra Pradhan

The BSF Tuesday handed over the 31 Rohingya Muslims, who were stranded on the India-Bangladesh border for four days, to Tripura Police, even as 30 more community members were apprehended in Assam, officials said.

31 Rohingyas stranded on Indo-Bangla border sent to 14-day judicial custody 

At least 30 Rohingyas were apprehended by Assam police from a Guwahati-bound bus in Churaibari village near Tripura border. The group, consisting of male, female and children, were apprehended on Monday while they were moving towards Guwahati on a bus from Agartala.

Assam Police apprehend 30 more Rohingyas near Tripura border

The Northeastern states Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura are celebrating their statehood day today. The three states were recognised as full-fledged states in 1971 under the North Eastern Region (Reorganisation) Act.

Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura celebrate their Statehood Day

Firing and lathi-charge by security forces to quell protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in West Tripura district earlier this week triggered 'bandh' in large parts of the northeastern state Saturday.

Bandh in Northeast states after police fire on people protesting against Citizenship Bill in Tripura

Last month, a technical team of Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) had visited the Sonamura to conduct a survey and decide on the possible location of a jetty for the project.

Three-member team to visit Bangladesh for inland waterway project connecting two countries

A volcanic lava type inflammable liquid has been reportedly profiting out of the ground in Tripura's Jalifa village and has triggered panic among the local residents of the area.

Lava-type eruption causes panic in Tripura village

High alert will be sounded along the international border in Tripura, hours before the Bangladesh general election, as the BSF steps up efforts to avert any "untoward situation" in the poll-bound country, a senior official said here Monday.

BSF to issue high alert along Tripura border ahead of Bangladesh polls

At least 30 passengers suffered injuries after a bus carrying them fell into a gorge on Gandachara Amarpur road in Dhalai district on Tuesday. Local and the police rescued all the passengers of Agartala-bound bus and admitted them to a hospital.

30 injured as bus falls into gorge in Tripura 

The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Centre and others on a plea seeking an Assam-style NRC in Tripura. Assam released the second and final draft of its NRC on July 30.

Plea for NRC in Tripura: Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, others

The Centre made it clear on Friday that it has no plans to implement the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Tripura, after a similar exercise was carried out in Assam to identify illegal immigrants.

No plans to implement NRC in Tripura: Govt

Although the rain stopped this morning, over 500 families have been evacuated to six relief camps

Agartala: Heavy rain renders over 3,500 families homeless

PM Modi had reportedly claimed that he had 56 inch chest during his campaigns before the 2014 general election to lash out at the incompetence of his opponents.

Tripura will develop 56 inch chest if its youth take fitness challenge: Biplab Deb

He said, 'People say Sita ji was born from an earthen pot, which means at the time of Ramayana, a concept similar to test tube baby must have existed'

Sita was a 'test tube baby', says UP deputy CM Dinesh Sharma

More than five thousand people, along with their belongings and domestic animals have taken refuge in temporary camps in various schools and government establishments in and around the capital Agartala

Thousands take refuge in relief camps following Tripura floods, landslides

Biplab Deb said, 'at a time when milk is available at Rs 50 per litre, everyone should keep a cow at his/her home'

Don't run after govt jobs, milk cow instead: Tripura CM

The Tripura chief minister said Indian beauty should have the characteristics of Lakshmi and Saraswati, Goddesses of wealth and education. According to him, Haydon lacked those 'traits'

Proud of colour of my skin: Diana Hayden on Tripura CM's remarks

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