Category: AGARTALA

on June 8, a tragic incident occurred in the Taibandal area of the Dhanpur Assembly constituency, claiming the lives of three young men—Shukramani Murasingh, Shambhu Debbarma, and Ashok Tripura, who died while cleaning a well.

A massive fire destroyed two units of puffed and flattened rice factories located at Dukli Industrial Area in Agartala due to a gas pipeline leak of Tripura Natural Gas Company Ltd (TNGCL) in the early hours of Sunday.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Sunday emphasized the importance of maintaining consistency in blood donation and blood storage, and stressed that blood collection goals should be aligned with the actual demand for blood.

In view of the heavy rain and the red alert sounded by the meteorological department for the next two days in the Lumding-Badarpur Hill section, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) on Saturday cancelled eight express trains between Silchar and other cities of Assam for Sunday.

The state agriculture minister along with the food and civil supplies minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Saturday officially launched paddy procurement at Jolaibari in South Tripura district.

Fulfilling the long-standing demand of the people of South Tripura District, Northeast Frontier Railway has decided to extend the services of train no. 13173/13174 (Sealdah – Agartala – Sealdah) Kanchanjungha Express from Agartala to Sabroom. The extension of these trains will be effective from the 16th of June, 2024.

The Government Railway Police Station (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) have detained two Bangladeshi nationals and four Indian individuals believed to be touts at Agartala Railway Station.

In view of the alleged ongoing post poll violence in West Bengal, the BJP national president J P Nadda has constituted 4 committees of the Member of Parliament to take immediate stock of the situation and report the party.

The state transport minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Friday inaugurated a mega blood donation camp here at Agartala, organised by the Radhanagar Motorstand Development Society and urged upon the people of all walks of life to fulfil their social responsibility by donating blood.

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.