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Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Wednesday inaugurated the 4-day long media workshop cum orientation programme here at Agartala Press Club and said that freedom of press is necessary for strengthening democracy.

Tourism Minister Chowdhury said that plans were taken by Tourism Department to set up a Weekend Tourist Hub in front of Ujjayanta Palace in Agartala for family leisure time enjoyment and entertainment of general public including out-of-state tourists.

Under the jurisdiction of N.F. Railway two of Gati Shakti Multi Cargo Terminal have already been commissioned while works are in progress for Gati Shakti Multi Cargo Terminal at six locations.

The Rajya Sabha MP and the former Chief Minister of Tripura Biplab Kumar Deb on Tuesday castigated the CPI-M party and the then Left front government and also the then congress party at the Centre to allege that the indigenous tribes of Tripura were neglected at large previously.

The utility model of an adaptive teaching and learning system using the Learner Matrix in tertiary education has been granted a patent from Germany under the ‘innovation’ category.

Aiming to generate more eco-friendly power, the Tripura government is ready to expand the gas based thermal power project in Rokhia under Sepahijala district under the "Capacity Augmentation" system.

In a significant step towards inclusive technology and renewable energy, ICFAI University Tripura has successfully developed a low-cost solar-powered wheelchair for the physically challenged and elderly.

Police sources said that on Monday late at night, the police of Dharmanagar police station conducted a raid at the house of Jamshed Ali in the Durgapur area of Dharmanagar on the basis of confidential information.

The Trinamool Congress' Tripura unit president Pijush Kanti Biswas on Tuesday quit from his post as well as primary membership of the party, eight months after he was appointed state unit chief by the Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. 

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s One Man-One Post had pushed the party’s state general secretary Kishore Barman to resign from his post to continue as an MLA from Nalchar assembly constituency.

A 'moderate' intensity earthquake, measuring 3.8 on the Richter Scale, hit Tripura’s Khowai district and adjoining areas of Bangladesh on Monday afternoon, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.

Dr. Saha lauded PM Modi's global vision, stating that Yoga is not merely an exercise but a profound philosophy and tradition of India. He stressed that good health is essential for fostering positive thinking and accomplishing constructive endeavors.

In a major operation on Monday, Tripura Police foiled an attempt to transport 41kgs of cannabis from the cargo terminal of MBB Airport. The contraband, which had arrived from the Indian Post Office, was destined for transportation outside of the state.

"During the course of questioning, all the accused persons disclosed that they were working with this call centre for the last three months. They used to dupe innocent, unemployed people on the pretext of providing jobs," the official said. 

Even if the mobile phone is recovered, many times it is not possible to arrest someone because whoever has the mobile is seen to have purchased the mobile from someone else. He also said that out of 25 recovered mobiles, 2 mobiles were recovered from Bihar.

Paritosh Das, on behalf of All Tripura Unemployed MPW today at Agartala Press Club said that the filling of vacancies for the post of MPW is closed for a long time. He said that it is alleged that MPW posts are lying vacant in health centers of the state but are not being recruited.

Tripura Police arrested two persons while smuggling cannabis by wrapping it in tea packets in MBB Airport on Sunday. Police sources said that they have arrested two persons along with 16kgs of cannabis.

Speaking at a blood donation camp organized by the Association of Service Engineers of Tripura (ASSET) in Agartala, Dr. Saha emphasized the government's commitment to infrastructure development as outlined in the proposed budget for the 2023-24 Financial Years.

The factional dispute between two rival factions of the Tripura Cricket Association (TCA) took an ugly turn on Saturday with both rival groups aggressively accusing each other of corruption and illegal activities.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday asked the officials to expedite the ongoing work of under construction projects and infrastructures along India-Bangladesh borders to further boost the connectivity and trades.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday visited the Srimantapur Integrated Check Post (ICP) and land port station at Sonamura in Tripura’s Sepahijala district and inspected the developmental works of the bordering areas.

Once a stronghold of the Congress, the eight northeastern states are now dominated by the BJP and the state parties, which are indispensable for the national parties to govern the region.

Powered by solar energy, these mobile ATMs will be regularly deployed in remote regions of Tripura, bridging the gap between urban and rural banking services and fostering economic growth in underprivileged areas.

Before the GST was introduced, Tripura received only Rs 4.21 crore as Central Sales Tax (CST) in FY 2016-17, whereas the state collected Rs 982.50 crore IGST in FY 2022-23 from inter-state trade, she said after inaugurating the newly-built GST Bhawan here.

Responding to the concerns raised by the locals regarding the inadequate drainage system in Lal Bahadur Club area, Mayor Dipak Majumder of Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) took immediate action and conducted an on-site inspection today.