Category: WEST TRIPURA

• AGARTALA
• JIRANIA
• MOHANPUR
• Khumulwng

Addressing a press conference this afternoon, BJP state president Rajib Bhattacharya said that on the last Sunday of every month Prime Minister Narendra Modi speak with the country through Mann Ki Baat and highlight various issues.

Agartala Municipal Corporation Mayor Dipak Majumder today said around Rs 5 crores is pending which the traders of Maharaj Ganja Bazar have to pay to corporation as their tax and other service charges.

“All arrangements are being made so that students do not have to go other states for higher education. Many colleges are opening, including forensic colleges, dental colleges and law universities. The government is determined to improve the quality of education”, said Dr Saha.

Former Chief Ministers of Tripura including Manik Sarkar and Biplab Kumar Deb on Friday visited GB Pant hospital to meet and to inquire about the health condition of incumbent Chief Minister of the state Dr Manik Saha’s mother Smt. Surya Bala Saha.

The state transport and tourism minister Sushanta Chowdhury, Friday claimed that if everything falls on the right track then the Agartala-Chittagong flight service will start from the first week of June this year.

To mark the Civil Service Day, the government on Thursday announced Chief Minister’s Civil Service Awards in various categories including best district, best department and best block.

National Institute of Technology Agartala (NITA) has handed over an Air Pollution Measuring Instrument to ISRO. The handing over ceremony was held today during a function on behalf of NIT Agartala.

Announcing to go for Guwahati Abhiyan on May 7 next, the Pradesh Congress president Birajit Sinha on Wednesday said that a party delegation will meet the general manager of NF railway on May 8 at Maligaon to press for the demand of the party.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Wednesday said that the Tripura government is contemplating to establish an international standard Ayurveda and Yoga school here in the state to tap the trade potential of the state with South-East Asia.

Former IAS officer Choudhury, who also received the "Friends of Liberation War" title from the Bangladesh government in 2012 for his contribution to the liberation of Bangladesh, is survived by two daughters. His wife predeceased him a few years back.

In a bid to make Tripura – a world class destination for the tourists of the state and abroad, the government has undertaken a multifaceted  with the support of the Central government, said state tourism minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Tuesday.

In a bid to resolve the longstanding issue of ‘unruly’ auto driver and to ensure hassle-free transport services for the passengers of the state and abroad, the state transport and tourism minister Sushanta Chowdhury, Tuesday resumed prepaid auto rickshaw service at Agartala MBB airport.

To woo investment in the resource rich northeastern region, a mega "Northeast Global Investor Summit-2023" would be held in the national capital this August, officials said here on Tuesday.

The Tripura government on Monday set up the first ever Crime Branch Police Station (CBPS) to investigate cases on economic offences, serious crime, drugs and narcotics related offences.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha, Monday met the Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani in Delhi and demanded for approval of all the proposals for the welfare of women and children of the state which are under consideration of the ministry.

In a bid to boost the air connectivity in the state, Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha, Monday met the Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotirmoy Scindia at Delhi and demanded Agartala MBB airport be declared as international airport

“Tripura government has taken the latest drug policy for the treatment of the malaria patients following international standards, which was seen to have reduced malaria infection rate to only three persons in every thousand population,” he said.

Legislators from local political parties in the northeastern states observed that Parliament and the Assemblies are the appropriate forum to decide on the creation of a new social relationship or same-sex marriage related issues.

Meanwhile, the BJP state president Rajib Bhattacharjee said, “PM Modi has helped the BJP win the 2023 assembly election in all possible ways. Now it’s time for us to gift me the two LS seats to him and bring the BJP into power for the third consecutive term.”

The state which witnessed heavy rainfall followed by thunderstorms on April 21 caused massive destruction across the state as many as 2461 houses were either severely or fully damaged while 120 families are still living in relief camps.

After the Agartala-Akhaura rail link project the proposed second rail link connecting Bangladesh from Belonia to the zero-point in Feni in Tripura will enhance the ties with Bangladesh, said state transport and tourism minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Friday.

With mercury rising to nearly 40 degrees Celsius in the state affecting the normal lives of people, the Tripura government has put the Health Department on alert, an official said on Wednesday.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha, Wednesday inaugurated the third unit of the Rubber Thread Plant of the DS Group in Bodhjungnagar and said that the government is working to enhance commercialization of rubber in the state.

The ruling BJP party on Wednesday rushed to the Kailasahar police station and demanded legal action against the culprits involved with the incident of defacing Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha in the posters featuring him and Minister Tinku Roy.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Tuesday inaugurated a blood donation camp here at Agartala IGM and called for mass donation of blood so as to bridge the gap between the supply and demand here in the state.