Category: WEST TRIPURA

• AGARTALA
• JIRANIA
• MOHANPUR
• Khumulwng

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday visited the Srimantapur Integrated Check Post (ICP) and land port station at Sonamura in Tripura’s Sepahijala district and inspected the developmental works of the bordering areas.

Once a stronghold of the Congress, the eight northeastern states are now dominated by the BJP and the state parties, which are indispensable for the national parties to govern the region.

Powered by solar energy, these mobile ATMs will be regularly deployed in remote regions of Tripura, bridging the gap between urban and rural banking services and fostering economic growth in underprivileged areas.

Before the GST was introduced, Tripura received only Rs 4.21 crore as Central Sales Tax (CST) in FY 2016-17, whereas the state collected Rs 982.50 crore IGST in FY 2022-23 from inter-state trade, she said after inaugurating the newly-built GST Bhawan here.

Responding to the concerns raised by the locals regarding the inadequate drainage system in Lal Bahadur Club area, Mayor Dipak Majumder of Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) took immediate action and conducted an on-site inspection today.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Friday inaugurated smart classrooms in at least 752 schools and said that the government is committed to enhance technology-based education system in the state to cope with the progress of science.

The state agriculture minister Ratan Lal Nath on Friday attended the event of ‘Showcasing Tripura at Varanasi’ at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and emphasised on the need to GI certify the unique produce and products to preserve and promote tradition of the state of Tripura.

The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday inaugurated the newly built GST Bhawan here at Agartala Mantri Bari Road and said that the introduction of GST has brought positive changes in the North-East region of the country and particularly in Tripura.

Tripura to have its first ever Weekend Tourist Hub opened from July 30 next in front of the Agartala Ujjayanta Palace, said tourism minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Friday.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Thursday sought cooperation of the teachers and faculties in establishing the educational institutions of the state as ‘Centre of Excellence’. He said that the government is working sincerely towards rendering quality education for all.

The state OBC welfare minister Santana Chakma on Thursday claimed that the process is being expedited for disbursement of scholarships to the students of Other Backward Class (OBC).

Underlining the achievement of the BJP government, Nath said, “Soon after coming to power the government had allocated 38.40% of the budgetary allocation to the ADC and tribal people in the year 2018-2019, with which the budgetary allocation was raised by 39.52%.”

The state power minister Ratan Lal Nath on Wednesday slammed the previous Left front government of the CPI-M party for adopting ‘divide and rule’ policy. He claimed that the ruling BJP government adheres to the policy of ‘Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas’.

Agar farmers of North Tripura district as well as other districts of the state participated in the seminar. 8 best Agar farmers were awarded in the seminar. Besides, the high-ranking officials of Forest department interacted with Agar farmers.

Alarmed by the long pending demand of the authority of the Agartala Netaji Subhas Vidyaniketan School, the Mayor of Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) Dipak Majumder visited the school premise to find an infrastructural crisis of the school.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha appealed to the karyakartas on Wednesday to create mass awareness about the development works undertaken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the state government for the benefit of the people.

In a significant crackdown on drug trafficking, a decisive operation was carried out by the Tripura police in Udaipur sub-division leading to the arrest of 22 drug peddlers, including a notorious kingpin, on a late Tuesday night.

After the CPI-M, all major opposition parties including the Congress  on Wednesday have demanded re-investigation of murder of Tripura police officer Durga Kumar Hrangkhwal and severe punishment for the assailants.

Elected from the Boxanagar Assembly Constituency in Sepahijala district in the February elections, Haque suddenly fell ill late on Tuesday night and was rushed to Govind Ballabh Pant Medical College and Hospital, where doctors after preliminary treatment declared him dead.

CPI-M Tripura state secretary Jitendra Choudhury said that due to the shoddy investigation by police caused acquittal of all seven accused charged with murder of the Sub-Inspector Hrangkhawal and even the vehicle that had crushed the police officer had not been seized. 

A Tree Ambulance was flagged off by the Director-General of Forests & Special Secretary at Prakriti Bhawan, Hatipara as an initiative to provide emergency life-saving services to trees and promote their well-being.

Fisheries Minister Sudhangshu Das announced today that the government is taking measures to boost fish production in the state by utilizing abandoned water bodies, both public and private.

According to the investigating police officer of West Agartala police station, they were roaming in different hotels in Agartala city in search of work. As soon as this news came to the police, the police started investigating.

Tripura Police have arrested two persons when they entered in the state from Assam and seized Yaba tablets of Rs 3 lakh from the Damcherra area under the North district which shares a border with Assam and Mizoram.

In a move to strengthen bilateral ties between India and Bangladesh and bolster the economies of both nations, the state government has proposed the establishment of nine new border Haats.