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Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Saturday said that the Ayushman Bharat scheme introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a new direction in ensuring health security to the Economic Weaker Section across the country.

The state government has appointed Anurag Dhankar, IPS as Additional Director General Of Police (Law and Order) who returned from central deputation while Saurabh Tripathi, IPS, who was holding the post earlier, was transferred to ADGP Police Headquarters.

The state power minister Ratan Lal Nath on Friday chaired a meeting with the officials of the department, TSECL and other stakeholders to review status of pre-puja maintenance work and said that all necessary steps have been taken to ensure uninterrupted power supply during the upcoming festive season.

A two-day exhibition organized by the Central Bureau of Communication Field Office in Agartala was inaugurated today at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Vidya Mandir in Aralia, West Tripura.

Focusing on the upcoming Lok Sabha election, Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha attended a booth sashaktikaran abhiyan today, a vital step in preparing for the forthcoming electoral battle.

In a significant operation, the Tripura Police uncovered a stash of illicit substances, seizing a total of 650 bottles of Phensidyl and Eskuf banned cough syrups and arrested two persons from a residence in Bejimara under Sonamura Sub-division of Tripura’s Sepahijala district.

In a tragic incident, a 35-year-old woman, after poisoning her two children, also consumed poison at her house at Gopalnagar village in Tripura’s Khowai district on Thursday, police said.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Wednesday inaugurated Lavarthi Parivar Maha Sammelan here at Agartala Rabindra Bhavan and said that his government is working diligently to enhance the socio-economic status of the people of Tripura.

The ruling comes after an incident on June 27, 2020, where Kanai Debnath allegedly assaulted Debbrata Sharma, a minor over a dispute regarding access to drinking water.

Jharna Debbarma officially assumed the chair of the seventh Chairperson of the Tripura commission for Women succeeding Barnali Goswami. The ceremonial handover took place on Wednesday amid warm welcomes from the dedicated staff of the commission.

Addressing the gathering, Minister Chowdhury reiterated the state government's dedication to creating a conducive environment for tourism. He underscored the pivotal role tourism plays in driving Tripura towards self-sufficiency.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Wednesday launched e-Cabinet system to promote the Digital India initiative of the Centre and said that initiatives have been taken to develop digital infrastructure in the state of Tripura.

The Union Minister of State for Rural Development Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti on Tuesday interacted with the members of the Self-Help Groups at Mohanpur R D Block and said that the SHGs have a crucial role to play towards making the country self-reliant.

The state finance minister Pranajit Singha Roy on Tuesday inaugurated a daylong workshop on government e-Marketplace (GeM) here at Agartala Town Hall and said that the e-Marketplace initiative is to prevent corruption in public procurement and ensure transparency in the governance system of the state.

In a significant judgement, a full bench of the Tripura High Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea of a retrenched school teacher, who was part of the 10,323 teachers whose services were terminated over faulty recruitment drive, seeking reinstatement.

The Student’s body of the opposition CPI-M and its Left front – Students’ Federation of India (SFI) state committee on Tuesday walked on a protest rally to agitate against the alleged privatization of the education sector in the state and slogged for 'Save Government Education'.

In a proactive move towards bolstering healthcare services and ensuring seamless access for patients, Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha undertook an extensive visit to the Longtorai Valley Sub-Divisional Hospital in Dhalai district.

Dr. Saha disclosed that 125 schools in the state are being integrated into the Vidyajyoti Scheme, with 100 already designated as Vidyajyoti schools. An additional 25 schools will be brought under the Vidyajyoti Vidyalaya scheme.

Dr. Saha said this after 269 voters from various opposition parties officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party during the 'Jana Ashirwad Yatra' held at Chawmanu School ground in the Dhalai district today.

The Mayor on Monday expressed his concern over the negligence of tax payers and said, “Around 70% of the people are not paying their property tax, while only 30% people have been paying their tax regularly.”

The opposition CPI-M on Monday walked on a protest rally here at Agartala against the recent hike in power tariff by the TSECL and levying property tax ‘without’ assessment by the Agartala Municipal Corporation.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Monday paid floral tribute to the portrait of Pdt. Deenadayal Upadhyay on his birth anniversary here at Agartala and pitched to follow the ideas and vision of Deenadayal Upadhyay for the overall development of the country.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha lauded the role of the Karyakartas of Bharatiya Janata Party for their dedicated service and emphasized the need to focus on booth-level activities to further strengthen the party in Tripura.

Khowai Sub-Divisional Police Officer Pushan Kanti Majumder said, “Today we have launched a special operation by forming a team. We conducted a raid in various areas and then we received information that one Gautam Barman had kept a huge cache of narcotics and some firearms.

Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma, former Chairman of TIPRA Motha, strongly criticized the CPIM on Monday for their stance against the bandh called by Tipra Motha in pursuit of a constitutional resolution for the indigenous people of Tripura.