Amid Violence Over Waqf In Bengal, BJP Begins Outreach In Northeast

Guwahati: Amid ongoing protests by the Congress and Trinamool Congress against the amended Waqf law in Bengal, the Tripura unit of the ruling BJP has announced a statewide counter-campaign to raise public awareness, especially among the minority Muslim communities.  The campaign, titled “Waqf Sudhar Janjagran Abhiyan” — set to start from April 20 — aims … Read more

Drone Fitted With Camera Found in Tripura Village Bordering Bangladesh

Tension gripped a border village in South Tripura district on Monday after locals discovered a suspected Bangladeshi drone inside the Indian territory. According to villagers, a farmer first spotted the drone in a paddy field near the Indo-Bangladesh border at Ballamukha, under Bilonia subdivision, around 300 meters from the barbed wire fencing on the Indian … Read more

Tripura, Tata Group Firm Agree To Build Luxury Hotel At Pushpabanta Palace

Guwahati: Despite objections from tribal youth groups, Opposition parties, and even the BJP’s ally Tipra Motha’s chief Pradyot Kishore Debbarma, the Tripura government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indian Hotels Co Ltd (IHCL), a Tata Group subsidiary, to build a luxury hotel at the historic Pushpabanta Palace. The agreement, finalised on Friday, … Read more