Agartala, June 20 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday said that enhancing farmers’ incomes remains one of the state government’s key objectives, asserting that stronger farmers would lead to the development of villages, which in turn would drive the state’s and the nation’s progress. The Chief Minister said that if villages develop, the state develops, and only when the state develops can the country achieve real progress.“In the past, farmers often fell into debt while cultiv…
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Itanagar/Imphal, June 20 (IANS) As part of the week-long celebrations leading up to the 12th International Yoga Day 2026, the Indian Army and Assam Rifles on Saturday organised yoga sessions across several Northeastern states, promoting physical well-being, mental resilience and the spirit of holistic living, officials said. Defence spokesman Lt Col Mahendra Rawat said that Spearhead Division under the Spear Corps conducted a special yoga session with North Eastern Frontier Technical University …
Shillong/Agartala, June 19 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday highlighted the transformative role of Externally Aided Projects (EAPs) in the state’s development and urged the Central Government to remove the existing ceiling on EAP borrowings for the Northeastern states to accelerate infrastructure creation and economic growth. Addressing a seminar on “Leveraging Externally Aided Projects (EAPs) in the North Eastern States” in Shillong in the presence of Union Finance Minis…
Agartala, June 19 (IANS) Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary M.A. Baby on Friday said all constituent parties of the opposition INDIA bloc must undertake honest and sincere introspection of the 2024 Lok Sabha election outcome to emerge as a stronger alternative to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Maintaining that the INDIA Bloc remains a viable platform to challenge the BJP and its allies, Baby said greater unity, realism and accommodation…
Agartala, June 19 (IANS) Agartala Railway Station is set for a major transformation under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, with an initial investment of Rs 48 crore sanctioned for Phase-I redevelopment works.Alongside the station’s modernisation, a new MEMU (Mainline Electric Multiple Unit) passenger train service between Agartala and Karimganj in southern Assam is expected to be introduced within the next 10 days, significantly improving regional rail connectivity.Announcing the developments,…
New Delhi/Agartala, June 19 (IANS) Responding to the request from the Tripura government, the Union Ministry of AYUSH has granted approval for the establishment of the 60-seat Tripura Government Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital at Udaipur in southern Tripura’s Gomati district, Chief Minister Manik Saha announced on Friday.Expressing his happiness over the development, the Chief Minister took to social media platform X and said: “The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NC…
Agartala, June 14 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday said that blood donation is one of the greatest gifts to humanity and stressed the need to create greater awareness about voluntary blood donation to encourage more people to participate in the noble cause.Inaugurating a blood donation camp organised by the Health Department at Pragya Bhavan here to mark World Blood Donor Day, the Chief Minister said that increased public awareness and participation in voluntary blood donation …
Agartala, June 14 (IANS) The CPI-M, the main Opposition party in Tripura, on Sunday demanded a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe or a judicial inquiry by a sitting judge into the mysterious death of a 24-year-old woman employed at a private medical college in the state.Leader of the Opposition in the Tripura Assembly and CPI(M) state Secretary Jitendra Chaudhury visited the victim’s residence on Sunday and met her family members.Several senior CPI(M) leaders, including the party’s youth…
Guwahati, June 14 (IANS) The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has emerged as a key driver of socio-economic development in the Northeast over the past 12 years, witnessing unprecedented progress in railway infrastructure, connectivity, electrification and passenger services, officials said on Sunday.NFR Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said that, supported by enhanced budgetary allocations, which have increased nearly five-fold from an average of Rs 2,122 crore durin…
Agartala, June 14 (IANS) Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said that Tripura has emerged as a key contributor to the Northeast’s development journey under PM Modi’s leadership, attributing the state’s progress to significant improvements in connectivity, infrastructure, governance and economic opportunities over the past decade.Union Minister Sonowal was in Tripura as part of programmes marking 12 years of the PM Modi-led government at the Centre.D…