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The BJP-led coalition government in Tripura is working to boost the tourism sector of the state and took several initiatives to attract more tourists from the state and abroad, said tourism minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Thursday.

In response to the proposal of the Tripura government, the Union Ministry of Ports, Water Transport and Shipping has taken initiative to link the Tripura’s Gomati rover with the Bangladesh’ Meghna River to create waterways between the state and Bangladesh nation.

Information Technology Minister Pranajit Singha Roy announced today that the construction of towers for the 4G saturation project is on track to be completed by March of this year. The project aims to address internet connectivity issues in remote areas of the state.

"The work of converting the Battala market into a modern market has already commenced, and the Detailed Project Report (DPR) is ready. The reconstruction work is scheduled to begin in March," Mayor announced.

The fatal incident occurred when the pinnacle of Lord Jagannath's chariot came into contact with a high-tension live electric wire over the national highway.

In a bid to boost tourism, the state has recently inaugurated 41 contemporary log huts, with plans for 10 additional log huts in the pipeline, announced Tourism Minister Sushanta Chowdhury.

Transport Minister, Sushanta Chowdhurty on Thursday informed that the installation of the new Instrument Landing System (ILS) at MBB Airport in Agartala has been successfully completed while pending approval from the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA),

He further informed the assembly that the state government has submitted a proposal to the National Medical Commission (NMC) seeking an increase in the number of seats for postgraduate students at Tripura Medical College and Dr. Bram Teaching Hospital.

In a calling attention notice raised by CPIM MLA Jitendra Chaudhury, Dr. Saha stated on Thursday that the state government has persistently pursued the anti-drug campaign on a large scale.

Veteran Communist leader and former Tripura minister Keshab Majumder died here on Thursday after a prolonged illness, party and official sources said. He was 88.

After a hot pursuit lasting 12 days and 1200 kms across multiple states, the Mumbai Police finally caught a killer who was on the run after clobbering to death his wife and brother, an official said here on Thursday.

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response of the West Bengal government on a plea filed by the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs and BJP MP Nisith Pramanik seeking anticipatory bail in connection with a 2018 attempt to murder case.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Thursday that post-pandemic digital lending has seen an exponential rise in India and at the same time, it has also raised a host of business conduct issues on which the central bank was keeping a close watch.

Bangladesh's Prime Minister-designate Sheikh Hasina has invited some 25 party MPs to become Cabinet Ministers and 11 as State Ministers in her new ministry, while dropping many of her old colleagues and bringing in several new faces, it was announced on Wednesday

The state food and civil supplies minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Wednesday said that the BJP-led coalition in Tripura procured a total of 131279 MT of paddy directly from the farmers across the state at Minimum Support Price (MSP).

Dr Saha, who also holds the education portfolio, said that the school education department has no separate guidelines for the appointment of subject teachers and other staff in Vidyajyoti schools.

The Tripura Legislative Assembly on Wednesday passed as many as three bills including the crucial ‘Mata Tripura Sundari Open University Tripura Bill 2024’, which proposes to set up an open university in the state.

In a significant drive towards finalisation of Tripura’s State Energy Efficiency Action Plan (SEEAP), a validation workshop on SEEAP was held here at Agartala Pragna Bhavan on Wednesday.

Additionally, several more colleges are expected to receive approval for the Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) course starting from the next academic year.

Agartala Municipal Corporation Mayor Dipak Majumder today emphasized the need to encourage students to think creatively and innovatively, moving beyond traditional approaches.

In a significant breakthrough, the NCC Police Station has apprehended three individuals in connection with a series of robberies involving both money and gas cylinders from local shops and residences.

In a significant operation, the NCC Police Station apprehended three individuals involved in drug trafficking in the Shyamali Bazar area.

The state power minister Ratan Lal Nath on Tuesday said that the state power department has taken comprehensive plans for the current and next financial years to increase the power generation capacity through renewable energy.

The state social welfare and social education minister Tinku Roy on Tuesday said that the government has a plan to open drug de-addiction treatment facility centre in all the eight districts of the state. The Centres will be opened under the scheme of Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, he added.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Tuesday said that the government will write to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to allow ‘Roman’ script for the indigenous students to write their Kokborok papers.