New Delhi/Agartala, July 11 (IANS) Lok Sabha MP from West Tripura parliamentary constituency, Biplab Kumar Deb, has recorded one of the highest utilisation rates of the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) funds, with over 93 per cent of the allocated amount spent within nearly two years of his tenure as a Lok Sabha member, according to official data. According to the data compiled by Deb’s office, the utilisation rate is stated to be significantly higher than the natio…
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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…
New Delhi/Agartala, March 31 (IANS) In a major crackdown on the smuggling and trafficking of drugs and psychotropic substances in Tripura, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday said it has filed three prosecution complaints under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, before a court against a total of 14 accused persons. Across the three cases, the Agartala Sub-Zonal Office of the ED has frozen, seized, and provisionally attached movable and immovable assets worth approximate…