Sushanta Chowdhury

In a progressive move, Tripura has officially transitioned to a five-day work week, granting state employees the luxury of weekends off on Saturdays and Sundays. Starting now, the new office hours will run from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

In the aftermath of the Tripura ADC election results, chaos erupted as over 1,000 BJP supporters abandoned their homes in Khowai and West Tripura, fearing violence reportedly orchestrated by TIPRA Motha. The turmoil saw homes, shops, and plantations come under attack, leading frightened residents to seek safety elsewhere.

Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Sunday paid tribute to legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar in a condolence meeting at his official residence here, while deputy chief minister Jishnu Dev Varma, information minister sushanta chowdhury and leader of the opposition Manik Sarkar

The government in Tripura has already provided 24033 jobs in its 58-month rule, while 17916 posts are waiting to be filled. The finance department has given its nod for recruitment, and information minister sushanta chowdhury said the jobs provided by the BJP-led government included 17686 regular fixed-pay ones, 8103 contractual, 1329 die-in-harness, and 5879 outsourcing jobs in various government departments.

The second airport of Tripura is all set to come up at Kailashahar in Unokoti district in the northern part of the state, which is proposed to connect Agartala, Kolkata and Guwahati with a daily fleet, said transport minister sushanta chowdhury here on Wednesday.

Shyamal Chowdhury, father of Tripura's minister Sushanta, passed away. Sushanta, in BJP-led govt., mourned. Shyamal, a literary figure, received Mukti Juddha Maitri award. His demise is a loss to the community.

Tripura cultural affairs minister sushanta chowdhury held several rounds of meeting with the officials and faculties of Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute (SRFTI) in Kolkata to finalise the course and curriculum of the upcoming film institute here slated to start from the next

The ruling BJP in Tripura on Monday alleged that Congress has been working to pave the way for bringing CPM to power again, which it did in the 1993 assembly elections.

Besides persuading to bring more aviation companies, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) is expecting to launch an ambitious international flight service between Agartala and Chittagong of Bangladesh in the next three months, a top official of Tripura transport department said on Sunday.

Dr Manik Saha (69) took oath of office as the chief minister of Tripura, leading the BJP-led government in the North-eastern state for the second time, on Wednesday in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah.

The council of ministers in Tripura at a meeting on Tuesday decided to start the Agartala-Chittagong (a seaport in southern Bangladesh) passenger flight service shortly after getting the necessary clearance from the external affairs ministry of India and Bangladesh, said information

Police have launched an investigation into the attack on Congress candidate of Agartala bypoll and former BJP minister Sudip Roy Barman in the Abhoynagar area in his constituency late on Sunday night allegedly by BJP supporters. However, nobody has been arrested so far.

Ending all speculation, Manik Saha formed his cabinet for the second term of the BJP-led government in Tripura with fresh and young minds on Wednesday. The newly inducted members are Tinku Roy, Bikash Debbarma, Sudhangshu Das, Sukla Charan Noatia, Ratan Lal Nath, Pranajit Singha Roy, Santana Chakma and sushanta chowdhury.

Tripura is set to commemorate the 150th anniversary of 'Vande Mataram' with a year-long national celebration, commencing Friday. The state's information and cultural affairs department will orchestrate a series of events culminating on November 7 next year. Chief Minister Manik Saha will inaugurate the main ceremony, with ministers and MPs participating in district-level festivities.

With the decision of the central government to phase out single-use plastic items by this year, Tripura has decided to build about 50 km of road stretch in the city using plastic waste in a phased manner, said government spokesperson sushanta chowdhury on Wednesday.

It was a rainy, September night. The sun had just set and the people of Sutia had gone into their homes. Fourteen-year-old Suparna (name changed to protect her identity) sat chatting to her mother as she prepared dinner.

A fast-track Berhampore court has sentenced sushanta chowdhury (21) to death for murdering Sutapa Choudhury, a third-year student of Berhampore Girls' College. She was hacked 42 times by the accused on May 2 last year.

The second edition of the Bangladesh Film Festival will be held at Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhawan here from February 23-25 as part of golden jubilee celebration of the liberation war, assistant high commissioner Arif Mohammad said on Friday.

Dr Manik Saha, a dental surgeon-turned-politician, was sworn in as the chief minister of Tripura for the second BJP-led government in the state, in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.

Tripura chief minister Manik Saha on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the ministry of Jal Shakti released Rs 166.

Union home minister Amit Shah is scheduled to flag off BJP’s ‘Rath Yatra’ to connect with the masses in Tripura on January 5. The eight-day yatra will commence from Dharmanagar in North Tripura district, BJP state president Rajib Bhattacharjee said on Friday.