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Agartala

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Tornado claims two lives and hundreds homeless in Tripura - India

Two people were killed and over hundreds injured, affecting 300 houses due to a cyclonic storm in a village at Bishalgarh, on the outskirts of Indian...

by Arindam Dey in India on 30/04/2012

Politics

Congress kicks off election campaign in Agartala - India

Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) kicks off their election campaign with a massive rally in India's northeastern capital of Agartala.

by Arindam Dey in India on 30/04/2012

Our World

NIT Students look to invent the World's Cheapest Car

A group of National Institute of Technology (NIT) students are working on the innovative car using only scraps, to build a 2 stroke petrol car.

by Arindam Dey in India on 18/04/2012

30/04/2012 - Tornado claims two lives and hundreds homeless in Tripura - India - India - Two people were killed and over...
30/04/2012 - Congress kicks off election campaign in Agartala - India - India - Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (...
18/04/2012 - NIT Students look to invent the World's Cheapest Car - India - A group of National Institute of...
13/04/2012 - Shiva Gajan festival celebrated in Agartala - India - India - Shiva Gajan festival is celebrated on...
12/04/2012 - Cyclonic storm hits Agartala - India - India - According to the Met Office, a cyclonic...
02/04/2012 - Tripura commemorates 77th ‘Utkal Divas’ - India - India - ‘Utkal Divas’ is celebrated April 1...
02/04/2012 - Water crisis in Tripura reaches alarming proportions - India - With the beginning of the dry season,...
02/04/2012 - Basanti Durga festival celebrated in Agartala - India - India - Vasant Durga Puja is observed during...
08/03/2012 - Holi celebrated in Agartala - India - India - Holi, a colourful Hindu festival is...
08/03/2012 - BSF Security celebrate Holi Day in Agartala - India - India - Border Security Force personnel...

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Tornado claims two lives and hundreds homeless in Tripura - India

Environment

Tornado claims two lives and hundreds homeless in Tripu...

Two people were killed and over hundreds injured, affecting 300 houses due to a cyclonic storm in a village at Bishalgarh, on the outskirts of Indian northeastern capital of Agartala.
by Arindam Dey, on 30th of April 2012
Congress kicks off election campaign in Agartala - India

Politics

Congress kicks off election campaign in Agartala - Indi...

Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) kicks off their election campaign with a massive rally in India's northeastern capital of Agartala.
by Arindam Dey, on 30th of April 2012
NIT Students look to invent the World's Cheapest Car

Our World

NIT Students look to invent the World's Cheapest Car

A group of National Institute of Technology (NIT) students are working on the innovative car using only scraps, to build a 2 stroke petrol car.
by Arindam Dey, on 18th of April 2012
Shiva Gajan festival celebrated in Agartala - India

Society

Shiva Gajan festival celebrated in Agartala - India

Shiva Gajan festival is celebrated on Chaitra Sankranti, the last day of the Bengali calendar year. Devotees offer such sacrifices each year in hope of winning the favor of the Hindu Go...
by Arindam Dey, on 13th of April 2012
Cyclonic storm hits Agartala - India

Environment

Cyclonic storm hits Agartala - India

According to the Met Office, a cyclonic storm is likely to continue for the next forty eight hours in which seven people were killed and over 40 injured, which hit different parts of th...
by Arindam Dey, on 12th of April 2012
Tripura commemorates 77th ‘Utkal Divas’ - India

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Tripura commemorates 77th ‘Utkal Divas’ - India

‘Utkal Divas’ is celebrated April 1 every year to observe the formation of Odisha state from the combined Bengal-Bihar-Orissa province.
by Arindam Dey, on 2nd of April 2012
Water crisis in Tripura reaches alarming proportions

Our World

Water crisis in Tripura reaches alarming proportions

With the beginning of the dry season, the shortage of water has reached alarming proportions in state of Tripura. The situation may turn worst if there is no rain in the coming days acc...
by Arindam Dey, on 2nd of April 2012
Basanti Durga festival celebrated in Agartala - India

Society

Basanti Durga festival celebrated in Agartala - India

Vasant Durga Puja is observed during the Chaitra Navratri festival that is significantly performed during the Sprin season.
by Arindam Dey, on 2nd of April 2012
Holi celebrated in Agartala - India

Society

Holi celebrated in Agartala - India

Holi, a colourful Hindu festival is celebrated which marks the traditional event that heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated across the country.
by Arindam Dey, on 8th of March 2012
BSF Security celebrate Holi Day in Agartala - India

Society

BSF Security celebrate Holi Day in Agartala - India

Border Security Force personnel celebrate the Holi festival at BSF HQ Camp at Gokulnagar, outskirts of India's northeastern capital of Agartala. Holi , a hindu festival of colour i...
by Arindam Dey, on 8th of March 2012
International Women Day Rally in Agartala - India

Our World

International Women Day Rally in Agartala - India

Indian women take out a rally organised by Social welfare department to mark International Women's Day on the eve at India's northeastern capital of Agartala. International Wo...
by Arindam Dey, on 7th of March 2012
Women work at a Brick factory during International Womens Day

Our World

Women work at a Brick factory during International Wome...

Indian women work at a brick factory on the outskirts of northeastern capital of Agartala on the eve of International Women's Day. International Women's Day is celebrated all ...
by Arindam Dey, on 7th of March 2012
Betel Leaf Cultivation in Agartala

Our World

Betel Leaf Cultivation in Agartala

A March 2011 report claims betel leaf growing is decline in India. The report cites that betel leaf trading has dropped by 65% from 2000 to 2010. The leaves are traditionally chewed wit...
by Arindam Dey, on 6th of March 2012
Students appears for Higher Secondary Examination at Agartala - India

Society

Students appears for Higher Secondary Examination at Ag...

23'652 students including four student inmates from a central jail, enroll for their high school secondary exams under the Tripura Board of Secondary Education.
by Arindam Dey, on 1st of March 2012
New born babies born on Leap year - India

Our World

New born babies born on Leap year - India

A person born on February 29 may be called a "leapling" or a "leaper". February 29 is a date that usually occurs every four years, and is called leap year day.
by Arindam Dey, on 29th of February 2012
Nation hit by trade unions strike across India - Agartala

Business

Nation hit by trade unions strike across India - Agarta...

Normal life was disrupted in India due to the country-wide strike called by central trade unions and pro Left Union to protest the "anti-labour" policies of the UPA government...
by Arindam Dey, on 28th of February 2012
Disaster Management Drill held in Agartala - India

Environment

Disaster Management Drill held in Agartala - India

Indian National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team perform a rescue operation during a mock disaster drill, creating alertness and preparedness at a school in Agartala. Tripura falls u...
by Arindam Dey, on 24th of February 2012
International Mother Language Day Celebrated in India

Our World

International Mother Language Day Celebrated in India

Indians and people of Bangladesh pay tribute to those killed during the International Mother Language Day at no man's land of Indo-Bangladesh International Border at India's n...
by Arindam Dey, on 21st of February 2012
Youth Congress Civil Disobidience movement against Unemployment

Politics

Youth Congress Civil Disobidience movement against Unem...

Indian Youth Congress party workers organise a civil disobedience movement across the state of Tripura. An estimated 25'000 demonstrated against state policy and increasing unemplo...
by Arindam Dey, on 15th of February 2012
Patient undergoes treatment ahead of World Cancer Day - Agartala

Society

Patient undergoes treatment ahead of World Cancer Day -...

Nearly 80% of cancer patients in India are in the advanced stages of suffering when they come to hospitals, compared to 20% in the West. World Cancer Day on February 4th, is an occasion...
by Arindam Dey, on 3rd of February 2012

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