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Preliminary work is currently underway for the construction of a second flyover in Agartala city, spanning approximately 2.3 kilometers. The project aims to ease traffic congestion in the area.

In a significant anti-drug operation, East Agartala Police Station, in coordination with Collegetila Outpost, arrested three drug peddlers and seized brown sugar from their possession. An autorickshaw used in their smuggling activities was also confiscated.

In a decisive operation against illegal drug cultivation, Assam Rifles, in coordination with Police and Tripura Forest Service (TFS), conducted a meticulously planned operation in the early hours of 16 January and destroyed cannabis plants worth Rs 3.5 Crores.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday was conducting raid and search operations at two locations in and around Kolkata in connection with bank loan forgery cases worth around Rs 6,000 crore. 

Infamous short-selling firm Hindenburg Research, which is now being disbanded as per an open letter from its founder Nate Anderson, has been under the radar of Indian regulators like the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) over its report against the Adani Group, which was dismissed by the Supreme Court.

Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Thursday administered the oath of office to Justice K Vinod Chandran as a judge of the Supreme Court. 

Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani announced that 33 Israeli hostages would be released in the first 42-day phase, which could potentially evolve into a permanent ceasefire.

In a major operation against clandestine illegal activities, Assam Rifles, in collaboration with Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau (SIB), have seized foreign cigarettes valued at over Rs 1 crore in Tripura and arrested two smugglers.

In the early hours of January 15, 2025, the Border Security Force (BSF) successfully thwarted multiple attempts of smuggling and infiltration along the international border in Tripura, employing a non-lethal strategy.

In a significant operation, the NCC police station successfully raided a house in the Khejur Bagan area, resulting in the seizure of a large quantity of narcotics and cash. The raid, which was carried out based on a confidential tip-off, was overseen by Officer-in-Charge (OC) Sushanta Deb of the NCC police station.

Sanitation workers at Shantirbazar District Hospital have gone on strike, demanding the immediate release of their unpaid wages and a fair salary. These essential workers, responsible for maintaining the hospital's cleanliness and hygiene, have not received their salaries for the past three months.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha today said that the state government has taken various important steps for the development of the Kokborok language.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha today said that the state government is working on making the traffic system more efficient and safe and in order to make traffic movement smoother, a plan has been taken to install road dividers for about 2 kilometers on the national highway.

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar called on visiting Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam in New Delhi on Wednesday, holding discussions with the foreign dignitary on bilateral cooperation in several areas ahead of his scheduled meetings with President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday.

The CAQM had, on January 12, revoked Stage-3 restrictions after the AQI in Delhi improved due to rainfall. Stage-IV restrictions include a ban on all construction activities, the entry of non-essential polluting trucks into Delhi, and the mandatory shift of school classes, except for classes 10 and 12, to hybrid mode.

The state fishery minister Sudhangshu Das on Wednesday informed the assembly that the government is contemplating to increase local fish production and curb the dependency on imports from outside and neighbouring Bangladesh.

The bill proposes that the chief minister will now receive a monthly salary of Rs 97,000 with Rs 13,000 as sumptuary allowance while ministers and the Leader of the Opposition will get Rs 95,000 with an allowance of Rs 12,000 per month. The MLAs too will now draw Rs 93,000 as salary with Rs 12,000 as allowance.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that India is a living land with a vibrant culture and the main foundation of "our spiritual culture is the spirit of service", which is the consciousness of this culture.

India's total exports of merchandise and services have clocked a 6.03 per cent growth to $602.64 billion during April-December of the current financial year from $568.36 billion in the same period of the previous financial year, the Commerce and Industry Ministry announced on Wednesday.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine a plea filed by senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh challenging the amendment to the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, which restricts public access to election materials, such as CCTV footage unless explicitly listed by the Election Commission of India (ECI). 

Various studies show that the platelet aggregability and the tendency to form clots in the arteries increase during the winter season. This can also increase the rate of heart attacks during the winter season.

The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police on Tuesday seized over 1.128 kg of heroin worth Rs nine crore and arrested two drug peddlers from Manipur, officials said. 

The Border Security Force (BSF) Tripura has been placed on high alert ahead of the “Poush Sankranti Mela,” popularly known as the Tirthmukh Mela, scheduled to take place on January 13-14 at Tirthmukh in the Gomati district of Tripura.

Amid the Opposition criticism for not filling up thousands of vacant posts in the Home Department, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Monday announced in the state Assembly that initiatives have been taken to fill up over 8,000 posts in various positions.

Expressing concern, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Monday said that drugs smuggled from Myanmar to his state through neighbouring Assam and cultivation of ganja (marijuana) are creating a parallel economy in the northeastern state.