Presenting the state budget for 2024-25 on the first day of the 3-day budget session of the Tripura assembly, the Finance Minister said that the volume of trade between Tripura and Bangladesh has increased substantially from Rs 390.68 crore in 2017-18 to Rs 758.09 crore in 2022-23.
Governor Indrasena Reddy Nallu on Friday visited the Gomati district of the state and chaired a meeting with the District Magistrate & Collector and other District level officers of the Gomati District at the Conference Hall of the Gomati Zilla Parishad.
Reacting on the budget, Dr. Saha mentioned that the budget presented by Finance Minister Pranajit Singha Roy in the Tripura Legislative Assembly is inclusive and aims to build 'Ek-Tripura, Srestha Tripura, Unnata-Tripura.'
The 3-day Budget session of the Tripura Legislative Assembly began from Friday just ahead of the ensuing Lok Sabha elections with the state finance minister Pranajit Singha Roy tabling a budget of Rs 27,804.67 crore outlays with a deficit of Rs 410.69 crore for the 2024-25 Financial Year.
Today marks the beginning of the Higher Secondary or Class 12 board examinations conducted by the Tripura Board of Secondary Education (TBSE). The exams commenced at 12 PM across the state and are set to conclude on March 30, according to TBSE President Dr. Dhananajoy Gan Chowdhury.
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration on Friday warned to take strict action against those students responsible for clashes between two groups after some students were injured in a clash following disagreement over appointment of election committee members.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the BJP's Central Election Committee (CEC) to finalise the first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
At least 43 people were killed in a deadly fire that broke out at a six-storey commercial building on Baily Road in Dhaka late on Thursday night.
In a swift operation near the Bangladesh border, Tripura Police, aided by local intelligence, thwarted an attempt to smuggle two bikes across the border.
Sudhangshu Das, the Minister of Scheduled Castes Welfare, declared a comprehensive developmental agenda for individuals belonging to Scheduled Castes on Thursday.
In a remarkable display of community solidarity, Agartala witnessed a surge in voluntary blood donations, effectively eliminating the once looming specter of blood shortages in local blood banks.
In a devastating incident that has sent shockwaves through the Champamura rail bridge area of Bishalgarh, a 55-year-old man, identified as Ashit Chakraborty, lost his life after being struck by a train during his morning walk today.
In a tragic incident early today, 23 shops in Dhumachara market, located in Longtharai Valley sub-division, were reduced to ashes in a devastating fire suspected to have been caused by an electrical short circuit.
The meeting of BJP's Central Election Committee (CEC) began on Thursday at the party headquarters in national capital to finalise the first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, party sources said.
The Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry has made it mandatory for dust grades of tea produced in India to be sold through public tea auctions.
The Adani Portfolio of companies on Thursday reported a record quarterly profit growth of 63.6 per cent (year-on-year), as trailing 12-month EBITDA (as of December 2023) stood at Rs 78,823 crore ($9.5 billion), which is 2.5 times the EBITDA in FY21 and 37.8 per cent higher than FY23 EBITDA.
Shahjahan, who was arrested from Minakhah in North 24 Parganas district late on Wednesday night after being on the run for 55 days, was remanded to 10-day police custody by a district court on Thursday.
The high growth rate of 8.4 per cent in the October-December quarter has been driven by a double-digit growth in manufacturing sector of 11.6 per cent, followed by a good growth rate of construction sector (9.5 per cent).
At least 20 Indians, who had gone as support staff to work with the Russian Army, are stuck in that country and efforts are on to seek their early release, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday, reiterating that New Delhi is "deeply committed" to the welfare of all its nationals.
The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a Rs 24,420 crore proposal for fixing the Nutrient-Based Subsidy (NBS) rates on phosphatic and potassic (P&K) fertilisers and inclusion of 3 new fertiliser grades under NBS scheme for the Kharif season 2024 (April to September this year).
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday approved the establishment of three semiconductor fabrication (fab) units that will start construction within the next 100 days and generate direct employment of 20,000 advanced technology jobs and nearly 60,000 indirect jobs.
The Trinamool Congress has suspended Sheikh Shahjahan, the accused mastermind behind the attack on ED and CAPF teams at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district on January 5, from the party for six years, state Education Minister Bratya Basu announced on Thursday.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana with a total outlay of Rs 75,021 crore for installing rooftop solar power units and providing free electricity up to 300 units every month for one crore households, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has certified 150 railway stations across the country as Eat Right Stations, as part of its initiative to ensure safe, hygienic, and nutritious food options for millions of passengers who traverse the country's vast railway network, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.
Calcutta High Court Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam, on Thursday, observed that this court has no sympathy for the Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who was arrested 55 days after the attack on ED and CAPF sleuths in Sandeshkhali.
