Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Monday attended a rally in Agartala to mark World Health Day 2025, and emphasised the need to tackle the rising cases of drug abuse, particularly among injectable drug users, which has led to an increase in HIV/AIDS patients in the state.
In a bid to strengthen grassroots connect and evaluate the impact of government welfare schemes, the Tripura Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday rolled out its Jan Sampark Abhiyan across Agartala and other parts of the state.
Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha today announced that Rs 100 crore has been sanctioned for opening an eye hospital in the state. Dr. Saha said this while addressing the World Health Day program organized by the Hepatitis Foundation of Tripura today in Agartala.
Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Sunday claimed that the developing infrastructure in the state of Tripura is gradually attracting more investors in the state, which perhaps will boost the state’s economy.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday said that the state will move forward through the peaceful co-existence of people from both tribal, non-tribal and all other communities.
Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and CPI-M Tripura State Secretary Jitendra Choudhury on Sunday replaced former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar in the party's politburo, becoming the third communist leader from the state to have become a member of the party's highest policy-making body.
The Ministry of Rural Development has sanctioned projects worth Rs 620.63 crore to construct rural roads in the northeastern region, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Odisha to boost economic development in remote areas, according to an official statement issued on Saturday.
Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Saturday inaugurated the first ever three days long Bipul Charu and Karu Kala Utssav – Arts and Crafts festival here in Agartala Government College of Art and Craft. The festival was named after the pioneer of modern sculpture in the state Bipul Kanti Saha.
Police of West Agartala police station and Battala outpost on Friday last detained one youth and seized narcotic items worth over Rs 2 lakh.
Tripura Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha today paid a surprise visit to IGM Hospital and Agartala Government Dental College and directed all staff and doctors to ensure that there is no gap in the treatment of patients.
Senior Congress leader and MLA Sudip Roy Barman has written to Tripura Chief Secretary Jitendra Kumar Sinha, urging the state government to extend Child Care Leave (CCL) benefits to women working under contractual arrangements in various departments.
In a strategic push to enhance oil palm cultivation in Tripura, Patanjali Foods has announced its plan to cultivate approximately 10,000 hectares of oil palm over the next two years. The initiative aims to strengthen the region’s agricultural economy and make Tripura a key player in India’s oil palm production.
Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha today said that the present state government has been working for the protection of the culture and tradition of the indigenous people of the state.
In a heart-wrenching road accident, a young biker lost his life after colliding with a lorry on the Agartala-Sabroom National Highway in front of the main gate of Tripura University under Amtali police station jurisdiction today.
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today approved the Vibrant Villages Programme -II (VVP-II) for Tripura and rest of the North Eastern states.
A group of 18 farmers from Assam has arrived in Tripura to study the state’s successful onion farming initiatives. Organized by the Department of Agriculture and Horticulture in collaboration with Tripura Agricultural College and NABARD, this exposure visit aims to highlight modern agricultural techniques that have contributed to Tripura’s impressive onion yields.
Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Thursday laid foundation stone of 50-bed Urban Community Health Center here at Agartala and said that the present government is working diligently to improve health infrastructure and services in the state.
Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Thursday inaugurated football turf, athletics track and hockey ground here at Agartala Dasarath Deb Sports Complex at Badharghat and said that the government is determined to develop facilities and platform for sports persons in the state.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Wednesday said that the development of the communication process and system has generated a lot of investment potential, and therefore, more emphasis should be placed on promotion to attract investors in all the northeastern states.
Among the 4,75,582 Self Help Group (SHGs) members in Tripura, 94,723 women emerged as ‘Lakhpati Didis’ through their engagement in various enterprising units and 93,425 more women would be ‘Lakhpati Didis’ soon, Social Welfare and Labour Minister Tinku Roy said.
The Bhavan’s Little Learners, Bordowali celebrated annual programme and organised prize distribution ceremony here at Agartala Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhavan on Wednesday.
The Tripura government is contemplating to make Tripura self-reliant in agricultural production, said agriculture minister Ratan Lal Nath on Wednesday.
In a major crackdown on scholarship fraud, the Tripura Tribal Welfare Department has issued show cause notices to 34 students for allegedly submitting fake income certificates to avail the Scheduled Tribe (ST) Post-Matric Scholarship for the academic year 2023-24.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday said that the state government has taken a series of steps to prevent illegal infiltration from Bangladesh, and the BSF as well as the state forces are on a strict vigil round-the-clock.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday said that the state police have registered 52 cases and 70 people were convicted in the last three years under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act 1985.
