Category: tripura

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.

Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Ratanlal Nath gave this information in a written reply to the questions of Leader of the Opposition Animesh Debbarma, MLA Jitendra Chowdhury, MLA Nirmal Biswas during the question and answer session of the Legislative Assembly today.

Tripura's Sports Minister, Tinku Roy has announced the approval of 13 Khelo India centers in 8 districts of the state under the central government's Khelo India scheme.

The Tripura Pradesh Youth Congress has accused the incumbent BJP government of exacerbating the unemployment crisis in the state, according to a press statement released on Tuesday.

In a significant move towards addressing the rising concerns of drug addiction in the state, the Department of Social Welfare and Social Education minister Tinku Roy said that the government is mulling to establish drug de-addiction treatment facilities in every district.

Dr. Saha, who also serves as the Health Minister of the state, revealed that the Finance Department has approved the recruitment of 226 General Duty Medical Officer positions under the Tripura Health Service.

To facilitate local-level development and effective governance, Tripura Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha announced on Tuesday that the current state government has decided to establish 110 Chief Minister Model Villages in the state.

In a major crackdown against narcotics, Tripura Police, BSF, Assam Rifles, and CRPF jawans have seized Yaba tablets and cannabis worth Rs 1.90 crores in three separate operations in the state and arrested four persons.

Sources from Tripura BJP have confirmed that the visit aims to energize the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) electoral machinery and consolidate support in the northeastern state.

The Union Minister of State for Panchayat Raj Kapil Moreshwar Patil on Monday claimed that the North East states of the country are being developed on priority basis under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The state agriculture minister Ratan Lal Nath on Monday said that at least 100960 farmers across the state, who were affected by the untimely rain in previous years were considered for compensation.

The leader of opposition and TIPRA Motha MLA Animesh Debbarma on Monday expressed his concern over the role of the government in including Roman script for Kokborok language and asked the government if it has taken any policy on this.

Rajya Sabha MP Biplab Kumar Deb stated today that there is no need for people to panic about the new changes in India's laws introduced by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, aimed at reforming the public justice system.

In a dramatic turn of events, the Biplabi Surya Sen Junior Basic School in Khowai found itself at the center of a controversy today as furious parents locked the school gates in protest against the acute shortage of primary teachers.

As many as 6891 staggering posts are lying vacant in the Home Department, revealed Tripura Finance Minister Prananjit Singha Roy during the question and answer session on the second day of the winter session of the 13th Legislative Assembly on Monday.

TSF organized widespread protests across various locations today, marking January 8 as Black Day in opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Bill. The leaders of the organization took to the streets, particularly demonstrating in the North Gate area of the capital this morning.

A significant stretch of 47.584 kilometers along the Tripura-Bangladesh border remains without fencing, citing multiple factors including hindrance from the Border Guards of Bangladesh (BGB).

In a desperate plea for their livelihoods, 120 employees of the Tripura Rehabilitation Plantation Corporation (TRPC) have yet to receive their December salaries, sparking widespread distress among the workforce.

The procession was arranged in anticipation of the much-awaited inauguration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22 and the celebration of Rama's life.

As per the health department's media bulletin, out of 262 samples collected on January 5, 36 were tested using RT-PCR, and 226 were tested using rapid antigen tests.

In the area of Border out post (BOP) Manoranjan under Chawmanu of Dhalai District one unlisted cadre of National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) (BM) surrendered before BSF authorities.

Mayor of Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) Dipak Majumder on Friday clarified that the AMC has refrained from the decision of building a parking space using the ground of Agartala Netaji Subhash Vidyaniketan.