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Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare minister Ratan Lal Nath on Sunday said that the state has set a new record in voluntary blood donation as the total units donated in the current financial year has exceeded the 42,000 mark.

Chief Minister Dr Saha today along with the Governor of Tripura, Satyadeo Narain Arya listened to PM Modi’s 100th episode of “Mann Ki Baat” at Raj Bhavan in Agartala which was organized by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

Addressing a huge gathering at Kolar, the Prime Minister said: "Congress' scrap engine party can't ensure development. The speedy development can only be ensured with double engine government of the BJP."

The BJP is making all out efforts and has launched an outreach campaign to woo the minority communities, especially Muslims and Christians, for the Lok Sabha polls in 2024.

"Today is the hundredth episode of 'Mann Ki Baat'. I have received thousands of letters from all of you, lakhs of messages and I have tried to read as many letters as possible, have a look at them and try to understand the messages a bit," Modi added.

Amid a row sparked by the comments of Telangana BJP chief, the state government has said that the domes of Telangana State's new Secretariat building have been modelled on the lines of various temples, including the Hanuman temple in Gujarat's Sarangapur, officials said.

In the letter, Bagchi has pointed out that although as a professional and senior advocate Singhvi has every right to choose any brief, as a senior leader of the Congress he cannot ignore his obligations towards his party and party workers.

At least nine people were reported dead and several taken ill after a gas leak from a factory run from a thickly populated Giaspura locality in Punjab's Ludhiana on Sunday, police said.

The ED conducted search and seizure operations at three premises of Raveendran and his company Think & Learn Private Limited, under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).

There was confusion on Friday after the Supreme Court's order transferring the cases against Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee from Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of the Calcutta High Court.

Tripura government has set up a Special Task Force (STF) to deal with organised criminal groups, crime syndicates, and extortion gangs in the state, Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Saturday.

One of the duties and responsibilities of the chief minister is to know about people's problems and solve them properly. For the past few weeks, Chief Minister Professor Dr. Manik Saha has been meeting people regularly whenever he gets time.

Addressing a press conference this afternoon, BJP state president Rajib Bhattacharya said that on the last Sunday of every month Prime Minister Narendra Modi speak with the country through Mann Ki Baat and highlight various issues.

The Delhi Police will provide security to seven wrestlers, including a minor, who have come forward with allegations of sexual exploitation against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, said an official.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted search and seizure operations at three premises of Raveendaran Byju and his company 'Think & Learn Private Limited' in Bengaluru under the provisions of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), an official said on Saturday.

Delhi Police on Saturday said that a copy of one of the two FIRs lodged against outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh who is accused of sexual harassment, has been handed over to the top grapplers who are protesting at the Jantar Mantar here.

The Assam Rifles troopers, in a daring operation, on Friday rescued six civilians who were held captive reportedly by the NSCN-IM militants for ransom in Nagaland's Dimapur, and took five militants into custody, officials said.

The Solar scam that jeopardised the political career of the then Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, appears to have claimed its first victim with the former probe official in the case found dead near a railway track near Kayamkulam in Alappuzha district early Saturday.

Some of India's top wrestlers, including Olympic medallists Punia and Sakshi Malik, along with Asian and Commonwealth Games medallist Vinesh Phogat are protesting at the Jantar Mantar, seeking action against Singh for alleged sexual harassment of women grapplers.

Just half-an-hour before that, the Supreme Court in a late evening hearing stayed the order passed by him directing the apex court's Secretary General to produce the report and official transcript of the interview he had given to a news channel.

Agartala Municipal Corporation Mayor Dipak Majumder today said around Rs 5 crores is pending which the traders of Maharaj Ganja Bazar have to pay to corporation as their tax and other service charges.

“All arrangements are being made so that students do not have to go other states for higher education. Many colleges are opening, including forensic colleges, dental colleges and law universities. The government is determined to improve the quality of education”, said Dr Saha.

Former Chief Ministers of Tripura including Manik Sarkar and Biplab Kumar Deb on Friday visited GB Pant hospital to meet and to inquire about the health condition of incumbent Chief Minister of the state Dr Manik Saha’s mother Smt. Surya Bala Saha.

The state transport and tourism minister Sushanta Chowdhury, Friday claimed that if everything falls on the right track then the Agartala-Chittagong flight service will start from the first week of June this year.

To mark the Civil Service Day, the government on Thursday announced Chief Minister’s Civil Service Awards in various categories including best district, best department and best block.