Category: AGARTALA

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha today said that along with major hospitals, the State Government is equally focusing on Primary Health Centres (PHCs) to make healthcare accessible in rural areas through improved services and infrastructure.

Aiming to make the employees more efficient in rendering government services, the Tripura government has signed an agreement with the Skill Development Commission and Karmayogi India here in an event at Agartala Pragna Bhavan.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Thursday visited the Gandhigram Primary Health Centre and took a stock of the infrastructure and health care facilities in the Centre.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Thursday visited the Jal Board office here at Agartala and instructed the officials to expedite the ongoing project works for connecting more households with drinking water here in the capital town of Agartala.

The Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Wednesday unveiled its budget for the fiscal year 2025-26, pegged at ₹475.83 crore, with an estimated expenditure of ₹476.50 crore — resulting in a projected deficit of ₹72.02 lakh.

The state transport and tourism minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Wednesday inaugurated a day long block level livestock fair here at Jirania subdivision in West Tripura district and said that the farmers in Tripura are becoming self-reliant through livestock rearing besides agricultural production.

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Wednesday once again strongly condemned the Pahalgam terror attack, saying that such heinous violence was aimed at upsetting the peace and socio-economic development in J&K.

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, for the first time, breaking his silence over the construction of embankments by the Bangladesh government along the state’s international borders, on Tuesday said that the matters have been communicated to the Centre.

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday said that the foremost aim of the BJP government is to provide quality and proper education to the students and the infrastructure of around 123 schools would be developed along with the filling up of the vacancies of teaching and non-teaching staff.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Tuesday launched a QR code for Flora, which is designed to provide detailed information about each plant, helping students learn more about biodiversity and promoting awareness about ecological conservation.

MP for West Tripura parliamentary constituency Biplab Kumar Deb on Tuesday met the Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishaw in Delhi and discussed the issues related to enhancing the railway connectivity in Tripura.

A protest led by the Youth Congress turned tense on Monday as party members clashed with police over the recent cancellation of the recruitment process for fireman and driver posts under the Tripura Fire Service.

In a significant crackdown on human trafficking, the Government Railway Police (GRP), in coordination with the Border Security Force (BSF) and Tripura Police, arrested five alleged human traffickers from three localities in West Tripura district early Monday morning.

In yet another significant development, the Gomati district and Ganganagar RD Block in Tripura received prestigious Prime Minister’s Excellence Award in Public Administration 2024.

A heavy rainstorm that struck Tripura in the early hours of 21st April left widespread devastation, damaging 445 houses, including fully, partially, or severely. Two individuals were injured after a roof collapsed on them. The storm also caused significant damage to electric poles and uprooted numerous trees across the state.

A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was critically injured after allegedly attempting suicide with his service rifle on Monday in Maharani, located in Tripura’s Gomati district.

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Sunday that frequent elections throughout the year hinder development work, waste financial resources, and disrupt normal life.

A high-level delegation on Sunday visited border town of Belonia, adjoining border villages and conducted an 'on the spot study', and possible effects on the Indian side due to the embankment being constructed by the Bangladesh government along Muhuri river, which divides the two countries.

Tripura Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha today said that the present government is sincere in preserving the culture, tradition, and heritage of people from all sections.

The arrested individuals have been identified as Kamrun Nesa (23) a resident of Dhaka, Md. Ismail Hossain (22) hailing from Chittagong and Mohammad Nur Hossain (25) also from Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Two Bangladeshi nationals were apprehended and severely beaten by residents of Nandalal Das Para in Ishanpur Gram Panchayat, under Tripura’s Mohanpur sub-division, after they were caught allegedly attempting theft. The area, located in West Tripura district, lies in close proximity to the Bangladesh border.

The Tripura government is providing jobs and employment by maintaining transparency and through proper recruitment policy, said finance minister Pranajit Singha Roy on Saturday.

Acting on a tip-off, North Tripura Police seized a massive consignment of cannabis weighing 345 kilograms concealed inside a puffed rice manufacturing machine at the Churaibari Check Post late last night.

The Bangladesh government has been constructing another big embankment along the Tripura part of the border along India, triggering tension among the Indian residents as the embankment may endanger the south Tripura district town of Belonia and adjoining border villages during monsoon flood.

Tripura Tourism and Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury claimed on Saturday that the state government is exploring to introduce ‘Seaplane Tourism’ to promote tourism and connectivity in the northeastern state.