Shillong/Agartala, June 4 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Thursday urged the Centre to enhance the funding ceiling for Externally Aided Projects (EAPs), introduce direct Agartala-Chittagong flight services, and provide a subsidy on natural gas to accelerate the state’s development and connectivity. Addressing the 73rd plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) in Shillong, Saha said the Union Finance Ministry has fixed a ceiling of Rs 4,146 crore for Tripura under the EAP f…
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Agartala, June 4 (IANS) Border security management along the India-Bangladesh frontier in Tripura is set to receive a fresh impetus as Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to review the prevailing security situation and assess the preparedness of the BSF and other agencies in tackling a range of challenges along the international frontier, officials said on Thursday. The Home Minister arrived in Agartala on Thursday evening from Meghalaya’s capital, Shillong, and is slated to participate i…
Agartala, June 4 (IANS) Security management along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura is set to receive renewed focus as Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to review the prevailing security situation and assess the preparedness of the BSF and other agencies in tackling a range of challenges along the international frontier, officials said on Thursday.The Home Minister will arrive in Agartala on Thursday evening from Meghalaya capital Shillong and is slated to participate in a series o…
Agartala, June 1 (IANS) Tripura Power Minister Ratan Lal Nath on Sunday said that 95 per cent of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded power distribution strengthening work in the state has been completed, while the remaining work is expected to be finished by June. Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs and Power Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday reviewed power and urban development projects with Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha and Power Minister Ratan Lal Nath.After the meeting, Minister…
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Union Minister for Power & Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar held a meeting with Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha in Agartala on Sunday to review matters relating to the state’s power sector and urban development schemes, according to an official statement. The Union Minister highlighted the key areas where the State power department and the State Power sector PSUs could work on with a detailed action plan. Matters relating to the Revamped Distribution Sector Sche…
Agartala, May 29 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday asserted that the CPI (M) has become “politically bankrupt” and alleged that the Left party was trying to weaken the BJP through various means. Addressing the reception ceremony to formally welcome the new state BJP President Abhishek Debroy, the Chief Minister claimed that the BJP would wrest 10 Assembly seats from the CPI (M) in the coming days. The Left party currently has 10 seats in the 60‑member Tripura Assembly.Saha…
Agartala, May 29 (IANS) Newly appointed Tripura Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Abhishek Debroy said on Friday that, with the involvement of all senior leaders and party units, he would further strengthen the organisation ahead of the 2028 Assembly elections. A day after BJP President Nitin Nabin appointed Debroy as the President of BJP Tripura Pradesh, he formally assumed charge of the important post at the party’s state headquarters here on Friday. Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, out…
Agartala, May 28 (IANS) In a move that surprised political circles in Tripura, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday appointed party MLA Abhishek Debroy as the new President of the BJP’s state unit, replacing Rajib Bhattacharjee, who is also a Rajya Sabha member. BJP National General Secretary and party headquarters in-charge Arun Singh, in a statement issued from New Delhi, said that BJP National President Nitin Nabin has appointed Abhishek Debroy as the President of BJP Tripura Prades…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Union Minister for Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to transform the North Eastern region into a major hub for high-value agricultural and horticultural products. Jointly with Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha and the state’s Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath, launching the Rs 236 crore ‘Mission Queen Pineapple, Tripura’, Scindia stated, “Under Prime …
New Delhi/Agartala, May 26 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and held extensive discussions on a wide range of developmental issues, including the establishment of an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the state, officials said. A senior official of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said that Chief Minister Saha also discussed with the Prime Minister the extension of the National Highway from Kamalpur to Shantir Baza…