Agartala, April 28: A ten-member business delegation comprising of members of India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IBCCI) recently met here to discuss the possibilities to explore bilateral trade potential and industrial investment opportunities in the state.

The delegation led by India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IBCCI) President Abdul Matlub Ahmad met with business community of Tripura Industrial Development Corporation (TIDC), senior most officials and businessmen.

Agartala, Apr 23 : Polling for two Lok Sabha seats in Tripura began Thursday morning amid tight security and air surveillance by military helicopters.

"Over 30,000 central paramilitary troopers accompanied by state security forces have taken positions across the state to deal with separatist outfits before and during the polling. There is an air surveillance particularly in the bordering areas", Pranay Sahay, Director General of Police told ANI.

Agartala, Apr. 21: Elections for two Lok Sabha seats scheduled on April 23, Tripura witnessed a very dull last day of campaigning.

“This is the dullest election I have witnessed till date; the state Congress unit without any campaign or activities seems to have given a walkover to the Left”, said senior member Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) and a former Congress MLA Tapas Dey.

Tripura which is politically very active unlike earlier, this election missed street plays, poems, songs and colourful decorations as part of campaigning for the two Lok Sabha seats.

Agartala, Mar 22 : Puppets on strings, rods and hands enthralled hundreds of enthusiastic spectators at an event organised on the occasion of World Puppetry Day here on Saturday.

World Puppetry Day is celebrated with an objective to preserve and popularise the art of puppetry.

Several professional puppeteers and some new artistes in the field participated in the event.

The show enchanted the children and adults with interesting stories, endearing characters, colourful sets, lively music, songs and choreography.

After Prashant Tamang, multi-talented Sourabhee Debbarma, who hails
from Tripura, has won the Sony TV’s reality singing contest ‘Indian
Idol 4’ after defeating the other two finalists Kapil Thapa (second)
and Torsha Sarkar (third) at an event held at Mumbai, on Sunday night
(March 1).

Sourabhee impressed the jury members and the viewers through her power-pack performances, and got the highest votes.

The winners were chosen through viewers’ poll.

Akhaura (Tripura), Feb 27 : Border trade in Tripura has been hit after the India-Bangladesh border was closed following mutiny by Bangladesh paramilitary ranks in Dhaka.

Heavy gunfire raged through the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in Dhaka on Wednesday, killing nearly 50 people.

Following the incident in Dhaka, Border Security Force (BSF) went on high alert along the entire 857-km India-Bangladesh border of Tripura.

Trucks carrying goods across the border were stalled at the Akhaura check post near Agartala, as BSF guards mounted vigil.