Category: WEST TRIPURA

• AGARTALA
• JIRANIA
• MOHANPUR
• Khumulwng

After widespread ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on May 3, so far 6,665 men, women and children have taken shelter in several Mizoram districts while over 3,000 people have sheltered in Cachar district of southern Assam.

A police spokesman said that while taking bath, the three children aged about 6 to 12 drowned in the Khowai river. Six-year-old Ayan Das was rescued by his grandfather, who was accompanied by all the four children.

The northeast region, which covers 8 per cent of India's total geographical area and has 4 per cent of the country's population, presents a complex linguistic mosaic with over 200 tribal dialects.

The TMP led by former royal scion Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barman in its maiden electoral battle fielded 42 candidates, including 20 on tribal reserved seats in the Tripura assembly polls in February and bagged 13 seats and 19.69 per cent votes.

“It is a matter of great concern that some teachers are reported to have been awfully busy with private tuition violating the instructions of the Department. This is a painful state of affairs,” the memo stated.

The Chief Justice of Tripura High Court Aparesh Kumar Singh on Friday launched the project MUKTI initiated by Tripura State Legal Services Authority to eradicate the menace of drug abuse in the state.

Police said that during the preliminary enquiry, they confessed their arrival from Bangladesh and also they informed that another Ruksar Bibi who were with them managed to abscond soon after reaching here at Agartala.

Tourism Minister Sushanta Chowdhury said that museums play an important role in introducing history to future generations and for this development of tourism industry is one of the goals of the present state government.

Top grapplers of the country have been protesting in New Delhi for the past 26 days, demanding that the government make public the findings of an oversight panel that investigated the sexual harassment charges against the WFI President.

A Congress leader in Imphal said on Thursday that the party President Mallikarjun Kharge has constituted the three-member team, comprising party General Secretary Mukul Wasnik, in-charge for Tripura, Sikkim, and Nagaland Dr. Ajoy Kumar and party's Tripura MLA Sudip Roy Barman to visit Manipur.

The Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday launched Tripura’s organic queen pineapple at a function in Delhi in presence of the state’s agriculture minister Ratan Lal Nath.

A court in Tripura has upheld the decision of a trial court to award two-year rigorous imprisonment to three Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leaders for creating a ruckus inside a courtroom and insulting a judge.

The order undersigned by J Datta said Sovik De who was SDPO Panisagar now transferred and posted to Additional SP West (Urban) while Deba Prasad Roy who was posted as SDPO Jampuijala is now transferred and posted in SDPO Sadar.

The state government is taking initiatives to improve the tourism in Narikel Kunja by providing the necessary transport facilities, hospitality facilities, accommodation facilities for tourists, said Tourism Minister Sushanta Chowdhury.

He also met a sacked teacher Sukhendu Debnath and his family. Debnath was suffering from cancer for the last three years. Due to lack of money, he is not able to treat properly and also to pay for the education of his daughter who is studying in class 10th.

After flagging off the train from Agartala Railway Station, Union Minister Bhoumik said that BJP formed a government with majority under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Tripura for second term so that the PM has given a gift to the people of Tripura.

A road accident claimed the life of a 30-year-old youth while two more sustained severe injuries. The incident took place in the area adjacent to Kakulia Forest Range Office of Jolaibari under Shantirbazar sub-division.

Due to such enthusiasm of people, 42 thousand 481 units of blood were collected in 2022-23. Tripura ranks first in blood donation in terms of population in the country”, said Minister Nath

After flagging off the relief materials in front of the BJP state party office, the Chief Minister stated that there had been recent ethnic violence in Manipur, leading to the establishment of relief camps for affected individuals.

The cabinet ministers of Tripura government has felicitated and congratulated Chief Minister Prof. Dr Manik Saha for successfully completing one year in the office. The felicitation program was held during a special cabinet meeting today at the Secretariat.

In a recent development, three members of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) would take oath as Executive Members on May 18. The three MDCs are Rabindra Debbarma, Ananta Debbarma and Runeil Debbarma.

On social media post, Tourism and Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury said that with the financial support of Asian Development Bank and under the supervision of Tourism Department of Tripura Government, the 14 goddess temple located in old Agartala will be renovated.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 2 lakh on Tripura Gramin Bank for contravention of non-adherence with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Strengthening of Prudential Norms’.

He expressed his adherence to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's development-oriented approach, highlighting connectivity, healthcare, education, agriculture, and overall state development as top priorities. Maintaining law and order was also emphasized by the Chief Minister.

He also warned the miscreants of not to filled the pond with soil and said, “Efforts are being made to organize the city of Agartala out of demand. The city of Agartala has undergone drastic changes since the past days. The face of Agartala city will change in the next two to three years.”