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The Centre on Tuesday informed that 755 applications have been approved across 14 key sectors under the production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes and investment of Rs 1.23 lakh crore have been realised (till March), resulting in around 8 lakh jobs.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman on Tuesday put the opposition on the mat for alleging that Budget 2024-25 had not made any allocation to states as their names were not mentioned in her speech on July 23.

In response to frequent accidents involving linemen and helpers during electrical repairs, the National Power Training Institute (NPTI) has launched a vital three-day training program in collaboration with the Tripura State Electricity Corporation (TSECL).

Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport, the only airport in Agartala, Tripura, has been ranked among the top ten in a recent customer satisfaction survey.

As the Wayanad landslide toll reached 84, Kerala Chief Secretary, Dr V Venu, in a statement said that taking into account the grave tragedy, the state will observe two days’ official mourning on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Former Punjab Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and international wrestler Jagdish Bhola was sentenced to 10 years in jail by a Special CBI Court in Mohali on Tuesday in a money laundering case linked to a multi-crore drugs racket.

Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh broke an array of records at the 2024 Olympic Games when they became the first Indians to win a team medal in shooting with a bronze in the 10 m Air Pistol Mixed Team event at Chateauroux, near Paris.

The death toll in the Wayanad landslide tragedy on Tuesday reached 70 and several people were reported missing in the worst affected areas, said officials, adding that hundreds are injured and admitted to different hospitals.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that as India is headed to become the third largest economy soon, he was confident that the country will emerge as a global player in the sunrise sectors such as semiconductors, electronics manufacturing and green energy.

The State home department in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, held the Videsh Sampark program for the first time in the state. The programme was held here at Agartala State Guest House.

Former Tripura Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma, who was appointed as Governor of Telangana by President Droupadi Murmu last week on Monday, said that the "opposition parties are not an enemy".

In a heartwarming gesture of appreciation, Agartala Mayor Dipak Majumder announced the provision of health cards for all safaimitras (sanitation workers) during an Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) Health Camp held at the AMC Town Hall today.

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar, in his opening statement at the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Tokyo on Monday, stressed the need for trusted partnerships between countries to ensure stability.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed its chargesheet before a special court here against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and others accused in the corruption case linked to the alleged liquor policy scam.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) probing the cash-for-school job case in West Bengal has tracked multiple small agricultural procurements-cum-marketing entities through which a portion of the proceeds were diverted in smaller amounts.

Officials said that the Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel arrested the Bangladeshi nationals at the Agartala railway station on Saturday night as they were trying to board a train to travel to other Indian states via Guwahati.

Former Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde has been appointed Governor of Rajasthan while former Tripura Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma has been appointed Governor of Telangana.

The President of India on Saturday appointed Jishnu Dev Varma as the Governor of Telangana, while C P Radhakrishnan, who held additional charge of Telangana along with that of Jharkhand, was appointed as Governor of Maharashtra.

Mayor of Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Saturday flagged off at least 60 vehicles to collect solid waste materials from the capital town of Agartala and other parts of the municipal corporation.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Saturday attended the NITI Ayog council meeting, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and has shed light on the developmental progress of the state.

In a series of post on X formerly known as Twitter, Tripura Police wrote that the trio held for spreading a false massage and rumour informing all the tribal people living in Agartala to leave Agartala before July 26 of 2024.

The Tripura High Court has upheld the decision of the District and Sessions 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, a court official said on Friday.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday assured the tribal leaders from the northeastern states to amicably address and resolve the issues of the tribals and the constitution of a committee for the same, Tipra Motha Party (TMP) supremo Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma said.

In a strategic move aimed at bolstering the organizational strength of the BJP in Tripura, Dr. Rajdeep Roy has been appointed as the Tripura Pradesh BJP in-charge.

Various frontal wings of the Pradesh Congress Committee staged a protest today against the Union Budget 2024-25, criticizing it as a budget aimed at appeasing the BJP’s alliance partners.