Category: tripura

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Wednesday met the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at his residence in New Delhi and discussed various educational development projects in the state.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Wednesday met the Union Minister of Railways, IT Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw at Rail Bhavan in Delhi and discussed the railway infrastructural development in Tripura.

In yet another major development, the Tripura Renewable Energy Development Agency (TREDA) has taken the initiative of connecting the rural markets of the state with high mast solar power, said power minister Ratan Lal Nath on Wednesday.

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Tuesday that the state government has set a target of achieving 80 per cent irrigation coverage of cultivable land in the next few years. 

The Maharashtra government is likely to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tripura to boost the bamboo industry and bamboo-based entrepreneurial activities in the state, visiting Maharashtra Environment and Climate Change Minister Pankaja Munde said here on Tuesday.

Former Tripura Chief Minister and Lok Sabha MP Biplab Kumar Deb has criticized the CPI(M), calling it an ‘endangered species’ that will soon lose all its seats due to its undemocratic approach.

Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath today criticized the previous Left Front government for its failure to take adequate steps to enhance farmers' income.

An agreement was signed between Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL) and NIT Agartala to improve and strengthen the state's electricity distribution network for uninterrupted power supply to customers.

The 73rd edition of the B N Mullick Memorial All India Police Football Championship (Men and Women) is set to kick off in Tripura on February 24. The 12-day tournament will conclude on March 7.

Tripura Police have arrested seven individuals for allegedly engaging in proxy attendance and using unfair means during the recruitment examinations for Lower Division Clerk (LDC) and Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) positions at Tripura Central University.

On February 13, Tripura Police arrested six individuals involved in the burglary and recovered a significant amount of stolen furniture, including seven steel almirahs, seven doors, four windows, a geyser, and a chair, among other items.

Union Minister of Fisheries will lay the foundation stone of Integrated Aqua Park at Satero Miyan Haur (lake) in Kailashahar subdivision in Unakoti district of the state within the next few days, said state fishery minster Sudhangshu Das on Monday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are likely to inaugurate the redevelopment of the Tripura Sundari Temple, located in the Gomati district of Tripura, in March.

The incident occurred in the office of a private company on the third floor of the mall. However, swift action by the mall staff and firefighters helped avert a major disaster.

In a major crackdown on narcotics smuggling, Tripura Police on Sunday arrested two individuals and seized heroin valued at Rs 64 lakh in Bagbasa, North District.

Tipra Motha Party MLA Paul Dangsu has been appointed as the Chairman of the IT and Social Media Communications Committee for the Capacity Enhancement Program for State Legislators at the National Legislators’ Conference (NLC) Bharat, hosted by MIT - World Peace University.

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha called on Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday to discuss key state-related issues, including advanced weather forecasting, administrative matters and boosting of the bamboo industry.

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi and discussed various affairs relating to the state including the post-flood-related situation, the official said here.

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday and discussed creating job opportunities for the youths of the state.

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate the newly-redeveloped Tripura Sundari temple, one of the 51 Shakti Peethas worshipped by Hindus in India.

Former Rajasthan Minister Harish Chaudhary has assured party leadership of strengthening the Congress, soon after he was appointed in-charge of the grand old party's Madhya Pradesh unit.

Two days after terming former Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Jitendra Chaudhary "cheats", state Assembly Speaker Biswa Bandhu Sen on Friday expressed regrets for his “undesired comments”. 

A BSF spokesman said that based on specific intelligence, the anti-human trafficking unit of the border guarding force detained the Bangladesh nationals and a suspected Indian tout at Teliamura railway station while they were deboarding the Silchar-Agartala Express train.

AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge appointed former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel as general secretary in-charge for Punjab. Baghel replaced Harish Chaudhary, who has been shifted to Madhya Pradesh.

A group of thieves broke into the CBI camp office here and took away not just files and other valuables, but almirahs, chairs, electric appliances, doors, and even windows, an official said on Thursday.