Serious questions are being raised over the efficiency of Tripura’s Disaster Management Department after a truck driver trapped in a road accident at Chakmaghat under Teliamura police station in Khowai district of Tripura died yesterday.

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra announced on Wednesday that a large number of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana accounts have become due for re-KYC updates, as the government’s flagship financial inclusion scheme completed 10 years.

Dharali, near Gangotri, faces recurrent floods from the Kheer Gad river, turning disaster into a seasonal norm. Villagers brace for the river’s sudden surges, marking years by flood events rather than festivals. Despite past incidents causing significant damage to homes and livelihoods, no lives were lost between 2010 and 2018.