New Delhi/Agartala, March 3 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday assured all possible support to the parents of a 19-year-old girl from the state who was allegedly brutally assaulted in Gurugram, officials said. An official of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) in Agartala said that CM Saha, who is currently in New Delhi, met the victim’s parents and expressed solidarity with them.The girl was allegedly assaulted by her live-in partner, triggering widespread outrage across Trip…
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Agartala, Feb 25 (IANS) Chief Minister Manik Saha on Wednesday said that his Haryana counterpart Nayab Singh Saini has assured him of ensuring justice in connection with the alleged brutal assault of a student from Tripura in Gurugram. The victim, a 19-year-old student pursuing biotechnology in Gurugram, was allegedly subjected to severe physical torture by her live-in partner, triggering widespread outrage across Tripura and other Northeastern states.The incident came to light last week when th…
Agartala, Feb 23 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has urged students and youths to actively take up sports alongside their studies, saying that the state government is giving top priority to the development of sports infrastructure to improve the overall quality of sports in the state. “The state government has taken several new initiatives to strengthen the sports ecosystem in Tripura. Among these, the highest priority has been accorded to the development of modern sports infrastructure…
Agartala, Feb 17 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Tuesday that politics based on ethnicity and communalism is neither desirable nor constructive, asserting that governance should focus on development and unity. Addressing a public meeting organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Demdum in Fatikrai area of Unakoti district, the Chief Minister criticised attempts to mislead people by raising demands such as ‘Tipraland’ and ‘Greater Tipraland’. He said that certain political…
Agartala, Feb 14 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday said that the media is the mirror of society and stressed the need for journalists to stay constantly updated in the present era of artificial intelligence, the internet, and globalisation.“Today is the era of AI and the internet. Globalisation has arrived, and therefore journalists must keep themselves updated. News should be presented with honesty and integrity in tune with the changing times,” the Chief Minister said.Sa…
Agartala, Feb 13 (IANS) The Tripura government has prevented over 723 child marriages across the state within nine months last year, marking a significant achievement in its sustained campaign against the social evil, Social Welfare and Social Education Minister Tinku Roy said on Friday. Addressing a state-level awareness programme on “Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat and Gender-Based Violence”, the Minister said that child marriage and gender-based violence continue to pose serious barriers to social …
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, 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, Dec 25 (IANS) A three-member official team of the Tripura government on Thursday left for Arunachal Pradesh to bring back 24 child labourers, along with a few adult workers, who were allegedly trafficked to the state (Arunachal) for unauthorised work, a minister said. Tripura Labour, Social Welfare and Social Education Minister Tinku Roy said that the official team comprising officials of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), the Labour Department and the Tripura Police has already left U…
Agartala/Itanagar, Dec 24 (IANS) Acting on a request from Tripura Police, the Arunachal Pradesh Police have launched a search operation to trace and rescue 30 child labourers, along with a few adult workers who were allegedly taken forcibly to the state for work, officials said on Wednesday. Officer-in-Charge of Kailashahar Police Station in Tripura’s Unakoti district, Tapas Malakar, said that after a missing persons case was registered, Tripura Police contacted their counterparts in Arunachal…