West Tripura
Latest news from West Tripura district.
West Tripura is the state's most populous district and home to Agartala, the capital — seat of the state Secretariat, the Tripura High Court and the Agartala Municipal Corporation. Its subdivisions include Agartala Sadar, Mohanpur and Jirania. The district also holds Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport, Agartala railway station and the Akhaura integrated check post on the Bangladesh border, the main gateways in and out of Tripura.
Republic Tripura's West Tripura page brings together every story we file from the district: decisions taken in Agartala, municipal and civic news, police and crime updates, traffic and power problems, and events from Mohanpur, Jirania and the villages around them. The latest reports appear first.
Latest news
Politics Clothes distributed in Ward 39 ahead of Durga Puja, Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha attends
A clothes distribution programme was organised in Municipal Ward No. 39 ahead of Durga Puja by the No.
Published 3 Oct 2026
Power Minister Ratan Lal Nath reviews preparations for uninterrupted electricity during Durga Puja
Agartala: Power Minister Ratan Lal Nath chaired a review meeting at the office of the Tripura State Electricity Corporation on Friday to ensure uninterrupted and reliable power supply across the state during the coming Durga Puja.
Published 2 Oct 2026
Tripura University celebrates its 40th Foundation Day
A programme was held on the campus of Tripura University to mark its 40th Foundation Day, attended by Tripura Chief Minister Prof.
Published 2 Oct 2026
BJP seals strategy for civic polls at state headquarters
The BJP held a meeting at its state headquarters on the Agartala Municipal Corporation and nagar panchayat elections.
Published 2 Oct 2026
Candidates appeal to Education Minister to fill vacancies
2,176 HTGT candidates have appealed to the Education Minister to quickly fill vacancies in the Education Department.
Published 2 Oct 2026
Governor pays tribute to the Father of the Nation in Agartala on Gandhi Jayanti
Mahatma Gandhi was remembered through various programmes in Agartala on his birth anniversary.
Published 2 Oct 2026
National Voluntary Blood Donation Day 2026 observed in Agartala
“One Drop of Humanity — Give Blood, Save Lives.” National Voluntary Blood Donation Day 2026 was observed with a message of humanity.
Published 1 Oct 2026
Anganwadi workers and helpers to get a range of benefits before Durga Puja, says Minister Tinku Roy
At a press conference of the Social Welfare and Social Education Department at the New Secretariat in Agartala, Minister Tinku Roy outlined a range of benefits for anganwadi workers and helpers ahead of Durga Puja and Diwali, and the progress of the department’s schemes.
Published 1 Oct 2026
Agartala Municipal Corporation holds ‘Safai Mitra Suraksha Shivir’, flags off task force vehicles
Agartala Municipal Corporation organised a ‘Safai Mitra Suraksha Shivir’ and a ‘Flagging Off of Task Force Vehicles’ programme on its premises on Thursday.
Published 1 Oct 2026
ADC staff salaries and pensions in doubt, GMP raises concerns at press conference
Tripura Rajya Upajati Ganamukti Parishad (GMP) general secretary Radhacharan Debbarma addressed a press conference on the salaries and retirement dues of ADC employees.
Published 1 Oct 2026
‘Reform Utsav’ to take watershed reforms to the grassroots in Tripura, programme at 16 locations
Agartala: Tripura is set to launch ‘Reform Utsav’ to take recent reforms in the watershed development programme to ordinary people, with the aim of conserving soil and water, raising farm productivity and widening livelihood opportunities in rural areas.
Published 1 Oct 2026