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Over 3,500 police personnel in seven northeastern states have received training while hundreds more security officers of different ranks would be trained on the execution of the three new criminal laws coming into force from July 1.

The TIPRA Motha party, an alliance partner of the ruling BJP government in Tripura, demanded the state election commission to conduct the panchayat election and the pending Village Committee election simultaneously.

TMP President Bijoy Kumar Hrangkhawl, accompanied by party leaders, told media persons that they might re-assess its tie-up with the BJP if the state government showed a pessimistic attitude in supporting and implementing their demands.

As part of a goodwill gesture, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, like in previous years, sent mango, hilsa fish, sweets to Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Thursday as a gift.

Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani was admitted to the AIIMS here late on Wednesday night, sources said, adding that the condition of the former Deputy Prime Minister is stable.

Gandhi family loyalist Sam Pitroda has made a return to the helm of the Indian Overseas Congress, months after stepping down from the post following a huge political controversy that erupted over his 'racist' remarks and comments on inheritance tax.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) clarified on Wednesday that it has not given Byju’s a clean chit over financial fraud as the investigation into the matter is still going on.

A court here on Wednesday sent Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to CBI custody for three days in connection with the corruption case linked to the alleged liquor policy scam case.

The state agriculture and farmers welfare minister Ratan Lal Nath on Wednesday said that the government has taken initiative to compensate at least 81301 farmers across the state, who were affected by the natural disasters like rain and cyclone.

The state forest minister Animesh Debbarma on Wednesday inaugurated the 75th State Level Vanamahotsava at Ambassa and laid stress on protecting the forest land and forest resources in the state.

The state Animal Resource Development (ARDD) minister Sudhangshu Das on Wednesday inaugurated a veterinary hospital at Sabroom in South Tripura district and said that the government has set a target to achieve self-sufficiency in fodder production.

Speaking with reporters, Minister Nath said, “We have a shortage of agriculture officers in the department. A few months back, we requested the TPSC to fill 60 posts and after the exam 59 officers qualified as agriculture officers.”

Jhuma Datta Chowdhury, the member secretary of Tripura State Legal Services Authority, stated that the pre-Lok Adalat conciliation process has commenced in Tripura as per the Supreme Court's directive, ahead of the final hearings.

In a heartbreaking incident in the Gamaibari area under Teliamura police station, Bimal Das, a 38-year-old laborer tragically drowned while bathing in a nearby pond.

According to GRP Agartala the Bangladeshi citizens entered India illegally from Bangladesh, some of them wanted to go to Ahmedabad, some wanted to go to Pune by train in search of work.

Tripura Police in last from May 2023 till today, arrested 1266 people and registered 704 cases after drugs were seized from their possession, said Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha.

"Based on secret information, we detained one vehicle at Dharmanagar. When we searched the vehicle, we seized 17 pouches carrying more than 200 grams of heroin. The market price would be more than Rs 2 crore," said the SP.

On 50 years of imposing Emergency across India by the then Congress government led by Indira Gandhi, the BJP on Tuesday took out protest rallies in different northeastern states.

Transport Minister Sushanta Choudhury strongly responded to a letter from Leader of Opposition Jitendra Choudhury, who had accused the government of privatizing a fully functional government medical college.

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Tripura has called for a conducive environment and adequate security measures ahead of the upcoming Panchayat elections, citing alleged intimidation and attacks by BJP workers.

The state government on Tuesday opened the Project Monitoring Unit (PMU), which will help the state in faster project sanctioning under many Central schemes and will also serve as an innovation hub advising departments on future projects.

State is all set to celebrate the century-old week-long Kharchi Puja and Festival, starting from 14th July at Chaturdasa Devata Temple (Fourteen gods’ temple) in Old Agartala, under the West Tripura District.

Amid the visit of the Inter-Ministerial Central team to assess the damage due to Cyclone Remal last month, the Mizoram government has urged the Central government to provide Rs 237.6 crore to the state to rehabilitate the affected people and repair the damage to the properties caused by landslides and rain triggered by the cyclone.

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) on Monday said it has made it to the honour list of the Institutional Investor Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) Executive Team Survey and in the transportation sector, the Adani Group company is the only Indian firm to feature on the list, at the second rank.

Under its influence, widespread rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning is likely over sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura during the next 5 days.