Imphal, July 27 (IANS) Demonstrating a coordinated approach to national security and the protection of critical infrastructure, the Indian Army’s Spear Corps has launched a comprehensive two-week specialised training programme for personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) deployed at the Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport in Agartala. A defence spokesman said the training programme, which began on Monday at the Agartala Military Station, has been organised under the broader fram…
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Agartala, July 27 (IANS) Officials of the Tripura and Mizoram governments will soon meet in Agartala to discuss the long-pending inter-state border dispute along the 109-km boundary shared by the two Northeastern states, officials said here on Monday. A senior Tripura government official said the proposed meeting between senior officials of the two states is likely to be held next week in Agartala.“Following the official-level meeting, the Chief Ministers of the two states will hold talks to d…
Baghpat (UP), July 22 (IANS) Director General of Tripura Police (DGP) Anurag was cremated with full state honours at his ancestral town of Baraut in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district on Wednesday, officials said. Anurag’s son, Abhishek, lit the funeral pyre at the cremation ground near Bawli Chungi on the Delhi‑Saharanpur highway in the presence of family members, senior police officers and hundreds of mourners.Before the cremation, the Uttar Pradesh Police accorded a ceremonial guard of ho…
Agartala, July 22 (IANS) Maintaining centuries-old traditions, elaborate rituals and colourful ceremonies, the historic ‘Kharchi Puja’ commenced on Wednesday at ‘Puran Habeli’ — the former capital of the erstwhile princely state of Tripura, now known as Khayerpur, about 8 kms north of Agartala.Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, accompanied by other dignitaries, inaugurated the seven-day-long fair and ‘Kharchi Puja’, during which 14 deities are worshipped simultaneously in one of the sta…
Agartala, July 20 (IANS) Tripura Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag was found dead under mysterious circumstances in the bathroom attached to his chamber at the state Police Headquarters here on Monday, officials said. The senior IPS officer was rushed to the Agartala Government Medical College and Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. Head of the Department of Medicine at the Agartala Government Medical College and Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital, Dr Pradip Bh…
Agartala, July 20 (IANS) Tripura Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag was found dead under mysterious circumstances in the bathroom attached to his chamber at the state Police Headquarters on Monday, officials said. The senior IPS officer was rushed to the Agartala Government Medical College and Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.Head of the Department of Medicine at the Agartala Government Medical College and Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital, Dr Pradip Bhowmik,…
Agartala, July 15 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Wednesday launched a citizen-centric digital platform, ‘Yoddha’, aimed at combating child marriage, drug abuse, domestic violence, child labour and several other social issues, while asserting that public participation is crucial for building a socially responsible and crime-free society. Launching the ‘Yoddha’ portal, the Chief Minister said that the initiative has been developed by the North Tripura district administration to enable…
Agartala, July 12 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday said the state government is working to modernise government hospitals and build an integrated healthcare system to ensure quality, technology-driven and affordable medical services for people across the state.The Chief Minister made the remarks while inaugurating the newly constructed 50-bed Agartala Civil Hospital in the state capital, named after Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee.Describing the inauguration as a significant mileston…
Agartala, July 12 (IANS) The Tripura government has initiated two major long-term infrastructure proposals for Agartala — a Rs 1,000-crore flood protection project and an ambitious river-linking plan to bring surface water from the Gomati River to the state capital — with the twin objectives of strengthening flood resilience and ensuring a sustainable drinking water supply. Addressing an official function here, Chief Minister Manik Saha said that his government aims to gradually reduce depende…
Agartala, July 11 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has said that the state, along with its capital Agartala, is poised to occupy a special place in the Northeast because of its rapid pace of development, while asserting that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led state government is giving equal importance to the preservation and development of religious sites. The Chief Minister made the remarks on Saturday after inaugurating the Shib Bari Water Reservoir Development and Beautification Project …