Agartala, Jan 7 (IANS) Investors from across the country have expressed their willingness to invest around Rs 15,000 crore in Tripura, with projects worth Rs 4,000 crore already implemented across 68 ventures, officials said here on Wednesday. A senior official of the state’s Industries and Commerce Department said that Tripura has secured the top position nationally for effectively adopting the single-window system for approvals related to land, construction, services and other sectors. He sa…
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Agartala, Jan 6 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha directed all concerned to adopt the ‘Gujarat Model of road safety’ to create an accident-free road network across the state, officials said here on Tuesday. A senior Transport Department official said that the Chief Minister has informed that the ‘Gujarat model’ is based on the integrated use of advanced technology, strict law enforcement, and swift post-accident rescue with immediate medical care, and asked officials to incorporate these …
Agartala, Jan 2 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday said that there is no shortcut to success in life and emphasised that reading every day is essential to acquiring knowledge and achieving goals. After inaugurating the 44th Agartala Book Fair, the Chief Minister said, “Pen is mightier than the sword. Every day, we are creating a page. There is no shortcut; we must read every day, and this is the only way to achieve everything.”Encouraging students to read beyond textbooks, th…
Agartala, Jan 1 (IANS) The Albert Ekka Brigade, which fought in the 1971 India-Pakistan war from the Tripura sector, on Thursday, observed its 56th Raising Day in Agartala with solemn ceremonies. A defence spokesman said that the brigade celebrated its Raising Day with great pride and solemnity at Agartala Military Station. The occasion commemorated the illustrious history, valour, and unwavering service of the Brigade to the nation.He said that the celebrations began with a wreath-laying ceremo…
Guwahati, Dec 31 (IANS) To further enhance passenger-centric services and operational efficiency, aimed at strengthening railway connectivity across the Northeastern region, Bihar and West Bengal, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has introduced a new timetable, effective from the first day of the New Year, officials said on Wednesday.NFR’s Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said that the new passenger-centric timetable will come into effect from January 1, 2026, …
Agartala, Dec 30 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday said that the BJP government is committed to earning the trust and confidence of people across all regions through sustained development work, with a special focus on clean drinking water and improved civic services under the Agartala Smart City initiative. Addressing a foundation stone–laying ceremony for five key projects at the Netaji Adarsha Shiksha Mandir premises in Agartala, Saha said the state government represents th…
Agartala, Dec 28 (IANS) Various youth and students’ organisations on Sunday organised a candlelight march in Agartala to protest the brutal assault and subsequent death of Tripura student Angel Chakma in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun. According to officials, the 24-year-old student, son of a Border Security Force (BSF) constable, succumbed to his injuries on December 26 at a hospital in Dehradun. He was grievously injured after being attacked by a group of miscreants on December 9.Demanding justice…
Agartala, Dec 27 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday said that the untimely demise of Tripura Legislative Assembly Speaker Biswa Bandhu Sen is an irreparable loss for the state, while remembering him as an exceptional leader and a great personality who made outstanding contributions to the state’s development. Sen, a four-time MLA, who passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Friday after undergoing medical treatment for over four-and-a-half months, will be cremated w…
Agartala, Dec 27 (IANS) Tripura Legislative Assembly Speaker and four-time MLA Biswa Bandhu Sen, who passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Friday after undergoing medical treatment for over four-and-a-half months, will be cremated with full state honours at his hometown Dharmanagar on Sunday.Agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ratan Lal Nath said that Sen’s mortal remains were brought to Agartala from Bengaluru on Saturday and then taken to the Tripura Legislative Assemb…
Agartala, Dec 24 (IANS) Hundreds of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal members staged a protest rally in Agartala, demanding intervention of the Indian government against what they claimed were increasing atrocities on minority Hindus in neighbouring Bangladesh. The protesters alleged that since the removal of the Sheikh Hasina government in August last year, incidents of targeted violence against Hindus in Bangladesh have escalated.VHP Tripura chapter Secretary Sankar Ray said that the…