The state government on Friday exported 2,000 kilograms of organic ‘Bird Eye Chili’, locally called ‘Dhanna Morich’, to Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath flagged off a train at Agartala Railway Station.
The Border Security Force (BSF) deployed in Tripura have detained three Bangladeshi nationals and foiled infiltration while seizing contraband worth Rs 30 lakhs in a series of operations.
Tripura BJP President Rajib Bhattacharya on Friday strongly criticized the CPIM and Congress, accusing them of disrespecting Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and the Indian Constitution while now organizing events in his name.
On the occasion of Police Week, Tripura Chief Minister Prof. (Dr.) Manik Saha inaugurated a vibrant painting and craft exhibition at Rabindra Shatabarshiki Bhavan today.
The Health and Family Welfare Department of Tripura has imposed an immediate ban on the use of IV fluids manufactured in 2023 by West Bengal Pharmaceutical, citing safety concerns.
In a move to strengthen the police force and improve law and order in the state, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha announced that the state government would soon introduce new technologies, including AI-based control rooms, drone technology, smart CCTVs, and modernised technology at district and state level policing.
The security personnel in separate incidents destroyed drugs valued at Rs 156.84 crores in Assam and 90,000 ganja (cannabis) plants, valued at Rs 3.5 crore in Tripura on Thursday, officials said.
Addressing the function on the occasion of Tripura Police Week, the Chief Minister quoting the data of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) said out of the 28 states, in regards to physical attacks and crime against women, Tripura ranked 8th lowest.
Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Thursday inaugurated the 23rd annual dental conference here at Agartala Pragna Bhavan. The conference was organised by National Oral Health Programme, National Health Mission Tripura Branch in collaboration with Indian Dental Association Tripura Branch.
Preliminary work is currently underway for the construction of a second flyover in Agartala city, spanning approximately 2.3 kilometers. The project aims to ease traffic congestion in the area.
In a significant anti-drug operation, East Agartala Police Station, in coordination with Collegetila Outpost, arrested three drug peddlers and seized brown sugar from their possession. An autorickshaw used in their smuggling activities was also confiscated.
In a decisive operation against illegal drug cultivation, Assam Rifles, in coordination with Police and Tripura Forest Service (TFS), conducted a meticulously planned operation in the early hours of 16 January and destroyed cannabis plants worth Rs 3.5 Crores.
In a major operation against clandestine illegal activities, Assam Rifles, in collaboration with Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau (SIB), have seized foreign cigarettes valued at over Rs 1 crore in Tripura and arrested two smugglers.
In the early hours of January 15, 2025, the Border Security Force (BSF) successfully thwarted multiple attempts of smuggling and infiltration along the international border in Tripura, employing a non-lethal strategy.
In a significant operation, the NCC police station successfully raided a house in the Khejur Bagan area, resulting in the seizure of a large quantity of narcotics and cash. The raid, which was carried out based on a confidential tip-off, was overseen by Officer-in-Charge (OC) Sushanta Deb of the NCC police station.
Sanitation workers at Shantirbazar District Hospital have gone on strike, demanding the immediate release of their unpaid wages and a fair salary. These essential workers, responsible for maintaining the hospital's cleanliness and hygiene, have not received their salaries for the past three months.
Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha today said that the state government has taken various important steps for the development of the Kokborok language.
Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha today said that the state government is working on making the traffic system more efficient and safe and in order to make traffic movement smoother, a plan has been taken to install road dividers for about 2 kilometers on the national highway.
The state fishery minister Sudhangshu Das on Wednesday informed the assembly that the government is contemplating to increase local fish production and curb the dependency on imports from outside and neighbouring Bangladesh.
The bill proposes that the chief minister will now receive a monthly salary of Rs 97,000 with Rs 13,000 as sumptuary allowance while ministers and the Leader of the Opposition will get Rs 95,000 with an allowance of Rs 12,000 per month. The MLAs too will now draw Rs 93,000 as salary with Rs 12,000 as allowance.
The Border Security Force (BSF) Tripura has been placed on high alert ahead of the “Poush Sankranti Mela,” popularly known as the Tirthmukh Mela, scheduled to take place on January 13-14 at Tirthmukh in the Gomati district of Tripura.
Amid the Opposition criticism for not filling up thousands of vacant posts in the Home Department, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Monday announced in the state Assembly that initiatives have been taken to fill up over 8,000 posts in various positions.
Expressing concern, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Monday said that drugs smuggled from Myanmar to his state through neighbouring Assam and cultivation of ganja (marijuana) are creating a parallel economy in the northeastern state.
Amid the controversy over the new emblem of the Tripura government, Chief Minister Manik Saha on Monday said that it was only after taking the opinion of all concerned and the approval of the state Cabinet that the design of the emblem was recommended to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), which approved it last week.
In a move to boost the communication system in the state, Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha today announced that the state government would soon send Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of two national highways to the Central government, which have been approved in principle.
