Agartala, Jan 18 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has said that the state has received as many as 347 national and regional awards over the past eight years in recognition of its consistent performance and commitment to good governance, reflecting the state’s steady transformation through policy-driven and citizen-centric administrative reforms. Addressing a discussion organised in connection with good governance, the Chief Minister said that Tripura’s progress in good governance reinfor…
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Agartala, Jan 17 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday said that the present BJP government is giving special emphasis to strengthening school infrastructure and promoting holistic education beyond textbooks, while alleging that no significant development was carried out in the education sector before 2018. The Chief Minister, while physically and virtually inaugurating the newly constructed building of four Higher Secondary schools, said that no development in the education secto…
Agartala, Jan 16 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday said that the state government is working to improve the overall quality of the education system, with a special focus on strengthening moral values among students. Addressing the annual prize distribution ceremony of Shankaracharya Vidyaniketan Girls’ School in Agartala on the occasion of its foundation day, the Chief Minister said education should go beyond textbooks and help students grow into morally sound, socially respon…
Agartala, Jan 16 (IANS) After Tripura, the Assam government is also keen to supply its surplus electricity to Bangladesh, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said here on Friday, referring to his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma.Assam Chief Minister Sarma, who arrived here on Thursday on a two-day visit to Tripura, had dinner with his Tripura counterpart at the latter’s official bungalow on Thursday night, during which they discussed various issues concerning the two states.“During our di…
Agartala, Jan 14 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Wednesday that he would again raise the issue of the killing of Tripura student Angel Chakma with his Uttarakhand counterpart Pushkar Singh Dhami during a meeting in New Delhi to expedite the investigation in the murder.Angel Chakma was killed in Dehradun in an alleged racially-motivated attack.On Wednesday, the Chief Minister visited Angel’s family at their residence in Nandan Nagar, on the outskirts of Agartala, and assured th…
Agartala, Jan 13 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday asserted that no one can stop the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from forming the government in West Bengal, alleging that the party currently in power in the state has ruined the state. Addressing an organisational meeting at the Araliya community hall here, Saha said that fear is a sign of weakness and that those who are afraid cannot bring about social change. “Those who once fought against the CPI (M) have now come together…
Agartala, Jan 13 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday said that standing by people in times of need is a humanitarian duty and that the present state government is working with a people-centric and humanitarian approach. Saha made the remarks while participating in a winter clothes distribution programme organised for residents of Pratapgarh under the Agartala Municipal Corporation. Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said that similar programmes were organised on Monday …
Agartala, Jan 12 (IANS) Tripura Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath, on Monday, flagged off a consignment of 15,000 scented lemons from the Agartala Railway Station to Kolkata, marking another milestone in the state’s expanding organic farming sector. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that although scented lemons from Tripura had earlier been sent outside the state, this consignment was exported through the Tripura State Organic Farming Development Agency in collab…
Agartala, Jan 12 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Monday said that the confidence, energy and contribution of the youth will determine the future of the nation, asserting that only a strong nation can build a strong society. Inaugurating the state-level National Youth Festival at Nazrul Kalakshetra here, the Chief Minister said that Swami Vivekananda firmly believed in the power of youth and that his ideals remain highly relevant in contemporary times.“The youth of today are the mai…
Agartala, Jan 12 (IANS) With the situation improving, the district administration on Monday lifted the suspension of internet and mobile data services in Tripura’s Kumarghat subdivision of Unakoti district, while the prohibitory order under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) was relaxed and restricted only to vulnerable areas, officials said. A senior police official said that so far, 11 persons from both communities have been arrested in connection with the clashes that broke out o…