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Tripura undertakes Rs 50 crore modernisation drive to upgrade sports infrastructure in state
Speaking to reporters at the state secretariat, minister Sushanta Chowdhury said Tripura lagged behind in terms of sports infrastructure in the erstwhile regimes.
Thu, Aug 11, 2022
Tripura may face shortage of foodgrain due to less rainfall: Agriculture minister
Speaking to the media, the minister said the government had set a target of cultivating 30,000 hectare land in the aaush cropping season this year in addition to a target of shifting cultivation on 15,500 hectare land.
Wed, Aug 10, 2022
Tripura: Returnee insurgent body announces National Highway blockade over unfulfilled demands
Two returnee committees — Joint Action Committee and Deprived Returnees Movement Committee — have jointly agreed to launch the agitation.
Wed, Aug 10, 2022
Tripura: Trinamool youth body announces Raj Bhawan Abhiyan on Aug 29 to protest against ‘unemployment’
Notably, the agitation comes close on the heels of the TMC suffering a major setback in the north-eastern state with over 2,500 of its party workers joining the Congress.
Tue, Aug 09, 2022
TMC totters in poll-bound Tripura as workers defect to Congress in droves
Baptu Chakraborty along with a large group of his supporters had quit the party and joined the Congress.
Tue, Aug 09, 2022
Tripura: Senior TMC leader, supporters quit party, join Congress
Speaking to reporters in Agartala, Baptu Chakraborty, who joined the TMC in September last year, said he decided to quit the Mamata Banerjee-led party as it was working in the interests of the BJP.
Sun, Aug 07, 2022
Tripura looks to strengthen cyber security frontier as it sets up data centre
The move is the first major step to protect government data from cyber attacks, especially after a slew of recent complaints from ministers and senior officials of having their accounts and social media handles hacked.
Sun, Aug 07, 2022
Two minors among four held for schoolgirl’s gang rape in Tripura
The girl was on her way to a tutor’s house when the four accused allegedly kidnapped and raped her in North Tripura district on Friday.
Sun, Aug 07, 2022
Four insurgents, two collaborators surrender in Tripura during security operation: police
The operation was launched after the National Liberation Front of Tripura ultras entered Indian territory from Bangladesh, say police.
Fri, Aug 05, 2022
As Tripura CM Manik Saha projects ‘pro-peace’ image, police show violent party workers the stick
Surprise pick, Saha tries to underline gap between him and Biplab Deb, whose tenure was marked by charges of political violence
Fri, Aug 05, 2022
Tripura poll panel issues guidelines for holding tribal village committee elections
The notification comes three weeks after the Tripura HC observed the polls were 'long overdue' as the tenure of the 587 village committees expired in March 2021.
Wed, Aug 03, 2022
Tripura: Cabinet announces 5 per cent DA for state govt employees ahead of 2023 Assembly polls
Tripura Information and Cultural Affairs minister Sushanta Chowdhury said the decision would lead to an additional annual expenditure of Rs 523.80 crore for the state government.
Tue, Aug 02, 2022
Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan: Tripura govt to provide Tricolour to 4.5 lakh households in state
Dr Manik Saha said the government hopes to cover 60 per cent of households in the state under the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign.
Tue, Aug 02, 2022
Centre’s virtual training in palliative care for North-East doctors starts in Tripura
The training by the National Health Mission will not only benefit terminally-ill patients with cancer, but also those suffering from cardio-vascular diseases, strokes, brain strokes.
Tue, Aug 02, 2022
Curfew clamped in Tripura’s Charilam after BJP workers’ protest against Congress programme turns violent
Saha added on their way back to Agartala, Congress leaders learnt that some miscreants attacked the derelict party office, tried to burn it, and damaged the party’s flags and police action was taken to thwart them.
Tue, Aug 02, 2022
Tripura: NSUI stages protest against teacher shortage in schools; SFI announces state-wide stir on Aug 13
Speaking to reporters, NSUI state president Samrat Roy said: “The education system is in a shambles in Tripura. When students protest, goons and bike bahini (motorcycle-borne goons) terrorise them and assault student leaders."
Mon, Aug 01, 2022
Tripura announces two-month Aadhaar integration with EPIC to flush out duplicate voters
The initiative is going to be undertaken as per the provisions of the Representation of People Act, 1950 and 1951, and would continue for two months starting August 1.
Sun, Jul 31, 2022
Tripura launches premium tea brand, says proposal to sell tea at 22 airports on table
Tea produced in the state was branded as Tripureshwari tea after the popular Hindu deity during the tenure of former CM Biplab Kumar Deb.
Sat, Jul 30, 2022
Tripura: Victims displaced by insurgency seek rehabilitation, compensation
The insurgency-induced displacees said only 931 out of the 6,500 displaced families in Sipahijala and West Tripura have received housing benefits so far.
Fri, Jul 29, 2022
Following CBSE’s example, Punjab and Tripura to restore single board exams format next academic year
Even as PSEB and TBSE confirmed the rollback to The Indian Express, states like Himachal Pradesh and Goa have decided to continue with the two-term exams for another year
Fri, Jul 29, 2022
Tripura has 53% coverage of drinking water connections in villages, hope to achieve 60% by next 20 days: Minister Sushanta Chowdhury
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a clear mandate, which is to provide 100 percent drinking water connection to the households. We have completed 53 percent in the villages till now and are hoping to achieve 60 percent by the next fortnight," Minister Sushanta Chowdhury said.
Thu, Jul 28, 2022
Tripura: Amitabh Ranjan replaces VS Yadav as state police chief
The decision to change the state police chief came a day after a top-level organisational meeting of the ruling BJP concluded strategies for the 2023 general Assembly election.
Thu, Jul 28, 2022
Tripura BJP meet analyses bypoll results, discusses strategy for 2023 Assembly polls
While sources say former chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb will play a key role, he is not learnt to have been given any specific post.
Thu, Jul 28, 2022
Biplab Deb’s fate still hanging, gen secy B L Santhosh’s arrival sets off buzz
A series of meetings are lined up over the two days of Santhosh's visit.
Tue, Jul 26, 2022
Tripura signs MoU for 20 projects to integrate space technology inputs in resource mobilisation
Tripura is the fourth Northeast state to have signed a deal with the North-East Space Application Centre, run by the central government, for integrating space technology for advanced planning, mobilisation and utilisation of resources.
Mon, Jul 25, 2022