Agartala, July 10 (IANS) The two-day ‘Destination Tripura Business Conclave 2026’ concluded with significant success, attracting investment proposals worth approximately Rs 1,21,303 crore, according to preliminary estimates. The Industries and Commerce Department officials said that participating investors expressed interest in investing across various sectors by signing more than 342 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and Letters of Intent (LoIs).Around 2,000 investors from within and outside th…
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Agartala, June 24 (IANS) The Tripura government has decided to bar private practice by medical officers and faculty members associated with the state-run Agartala Government Medical College (AGMC) and Govind Ballabh Pant (GBP) Hospital, a senior Minister said on Wednesday. The Opposition Congress, however, criticised the state government’s decision, alleging that the move could adversely affect healthcare services and medical education in the state. Announcing the decision taken by the state Cab…
Agartala, May 25 (IANS) In a bid to save fuel and implement expenditure-control measures, the Tripura government on Monday announced a series of initiatives, including the closure of all government offices on every Saturday and Sunday from now onwards. After a Cabinet meeting, Transport, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Sushanta Chowdhury said that all government offices would remain closed on all Saturdays and Sundays.Earlier, government offices in the state used to remain closed only on all Su…
Agartala, May 14 (IANS) Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to reduce dependence on fuel and opt for public transport, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha and several ministers have started reducing the number of vehicles in their security convoys from Thursday, officials said. A senior official of the Chief Minister’s Office said that Chief Minister Saha has reduced his convoy by 50 per cent from Thursday.“Earlier, at least eight vehicles, including the Chief Minister’s of…
Agartala, Feb 11 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Wednesday said that the VB-G RAM G Act was introduced with a clear focus on rural development and transparency, while also aiming to minimise corruption. The Chief Minister made the remarks while addressing the State-level programme to commemorate the launch of VB-G RAM G at Swami Vivekananda Stadium and inaugurating several projects of the Rural Development Department, in the presence of Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ W…
Agartala, Feb 1 (IANS) Tripura Tourism Minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Sunday welcomed the Union Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament, describing it as a “people-centric and development-oriented” Budget that strengthens the foundation of a ‘Viksit Bharat’.Reacting to the Union Budget 2026-27, Chowdhury said the Centre’s announcement to develop India as a medical tourism hub and to strengthen the caregiver ecosystem in the health sector reflects the governmen…
Agartala, Jan 25 (IANS) Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday said that the Central government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invested nearly Rs 6 lakh crore in the Northeast over the past 12 years. Scindia said that infrastructure across all sectors in the Northeast region, comprising eight states, has seen significant development since Narendra Modi assumed office as Prime Minister in 2014. ‘Laying the foundation stone for the…
Agartala, Jan 5 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, on Monday, criticised the previous CPI (M)-led Left Front government for “neglecting and destroying” the tourism sector and said that a series of policy decisions and infrastructure initiatives taken by the present BJP government have resulted in a rise in foreign tourist footfall in the state. The Chief Minister was speaking after laying the foundation stone for the development of the Tripura Heritage Village and Sangeet Experience under…
Agartala, Jan 4 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Sunday that with the death of Tripura Assembly Speaker and veteran legislator Biswa Bandhu Sen, the state has lost a true public leader and a respected cultural figure. He noted that Sen was known for his neutrality and dignified conduct in the State Assembly. Addressing a condolence meeting, held in memory of the late leader at Nazrul Kalakshetra in Agartala, the Chief Minister said that Sen always played an impartial and construc…