Category: AGARTALA

The state SC Welfare Minister Sudhangsu Das on Friday chaired a review meeting here in the conference hall of the office of the Tribal Welfare department to check the status of implementation of project works of the department.

Tipra Motha MLA Ranjit Debbarma has demanded cancellation of all the boards and recruitment which held under the Chairmanship of Data Mohan Jamatia in the recent past.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Friday flagged off a Blood Collection & Transportation Van (BCTV), the first of its kind in the state. Dr. Saha also inaugurated an event on World Blood Donor Day 2024 and a voluntary blood donation camp at Rabindra Satabarsiki Bhavan.

The state agriculture minister Ratan Lal Nath flagged off a train, where the consignments of queen pineapple weighing around 600 kgs were boarded for departure to Oman from Agartala railway station.

The state fishery minister Sudhangshu Das on Thursday chaired a review meeting here in the conference hall of the office of Directorate of Fisheries in Agartala with the officers and stressed on enhancement of fish production in the state.

Addressing a press conference in the conference hall of the civil secretariat, the state forest minister Animesh Debbarma said that the flower garden will be developed as a pilot project in East Takchaya ADC Village of Tulasikhar Forest Range in Khowai District of the State.

Emphasizing on taking up modern initiatives, Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Tuesday chaired a high level meeting to check the state preparedness to deal with the upcoming monsoon.

In a major crackdown against drugs, the police of Damcherra police station on Monday night seized over 2 kilograms of heroin and held 2 persons including a police constable in connection to the case.

To enhance the public distribution system of the state, the Tripura government has procured 5 new trucks to carry PDS goods. Food and Civil Supplies department Minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Tuesday officially flagged off the trucks through a brief programme here at the central warehouse of the Food Department in Arundhutinagar.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha emphasized the importance of engaging local artists and incorporating the state’s traditional mixed culture in beautifying the road from Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport to Agartala City during a review meeting held on Tuesday at the Secretariat.

The Tripura police in Bishalgarh have apprehended two notorious cattle smugglers operating near the India-Bangladesh border. The arrests took place under the jurisdiction of the Bishalgarh police station on Monday night.

To prevent man-elephant conflict in Tripura, the Forest Department has undertaken a series of initiatives, including developing underpasses for the free movement of wild elephants at five spots along National Highway 8.

In a bid to enable state governments to accelerate development and capital spending, the BJP-led NDA government released one additional instalment of devolution of taxes, cumulatively amounting to Rs 1,39,750 crore this month.

Tripura Police have seized over 2 kg heroin valued at Rs 25 crore, an official said on Monday, adding that two drug peddlers have been arrested in this connection.

The TSF demanded exemplary punishment for those involved in the leaking of the answer key. “We call for a thorough investigation and strict action against the culprits to maintain the integrity of the recruitment process,” the memorandum stated.

Aiming to enhance the livelihood of the farmers of the state, the Tripura government has decided to continue procuring paddy at Minimum Support Price directly from the farmers. As part of this, the government in this season will procure at least 15000 MT of paddy, said Minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Monday.

In a heartfelt meeting, Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Monday met Chand Mallick extending warm congratulations for securing the first position in the NEET-UG examination from the state.

Frustrated job aspirants gathered in front of the Joint Recruitment Board of Tripura (JRBT) office on Monday, demanding the prompt publication of the merit list for the Group-D posts. The recruitment process, which began in 2020, has been stalled, leaving candidates in a state of uncertainty.

Casual employees of the State Health Department have initiated a protest, emphasizing their long-standing demand for regularization. The protest, which took place on Monday, saw employees handing over a copy of a recent High Court judgment to the Director of the Health Department.

The Tripura State Election Commission is contemplating conducting the three-tier panchayat polls in the state by the first week of August as the tenure of the present term ends in August.

Tripura Police detained another suspected person from Bishalgarh sub-division under Sepahijala District for his alleged involvement in leakage of Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) exam’s answer key.

Three MPs from the northeastern states -- two from Assam and one from Arunachal Pradesh -- were on Sunday accommodated in the new government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi against five in the previous government.

The Border Security Force (BSF) surrounded by a gang along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura's Sepahijala district, has shot dead one Bangladeshi smuggler on Sunday.

The Tripura Police have detained one person for his alleged involvement in leaking the exam answer key for a recruitment examination of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC).

In a heartening display of community solidarity, a voluntary blood donation camp was organized at the Jirania Panchayat Committee's Barjala Binapani School premises in Majlishpur Mandal, under the initiative of the local BJP's Janajati Morcha.