Tripura: Rs 611.3 Cr deficit budget tabled in state assembly
Agartala/UNI: Amid ruckus and continuous protest by the opposition, Tripura Finance Minister Pranajit Singharoy on Friday tabled a budget of Rs 27654.4 crore with a deficit of Rs 611.3 crore for the 2023–24 financial year.
Tripura: Freshwater prawn cultivation flourishes at Agartala's College Tilla facility
Agartala's College Tilla facility, a government-owned fish production center, is spearheading scientific breeding of freshwater prawns to meet the high demand in Tripura's local market.
Seven electrocuted during Rath Yatra procession in Tripura
Agartala/IBNS: Seven people died and at least 20 were injured when a chariot caught fire during a Rath Yatra procession after it touched a high-tension electricity line at Kumarghat in Tripura's Unokoti district on Wednesday evening.
Mob ransacks hospital alleging 'poor' treatment facilities, assaults on-duty doctor in Tripura
Agartala/IBNS/UNI: Alleging poor treatment facilities and inadequate service, a violent mob beat up an on-duty doctor at Kanika Memorial Primary Health Centre at Singirbil in Kailashahar under Unakoti district of Tripura on Sunday night and vandalised the hospital property and an ambulance.
Agartala/IBNS: In a display of goodwill and to reinforce the strong bond between Bangladesh and Tripura, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sent a generous gift of 500 kilograms of mangoes to Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha.
Sourav Ganguly becomes BJP-ruled Tripura's brand ambassador
Agartala/UNI/IBNS: Former Indian cricket board (BCCI) president and ex-skipper Sourav Ganguly has accepted the offer to become the brand ambassador of Tripura tourism and also expressed his intention to contribute to the promotion of the state's sports talents.
Tripura: Five arrested in sandalwood smuggling
Agartala/UNI: Acting on a tip-off Khowai district police of West Tripura on Thursday arrested five persons hailing from Assam for their alleged involvement in a sandalwood smuggling racket and seized sandalwood worth Rs 90,000 from their passion while they were proceeding towards Assam through alternative National Highway.
Agartala/IBNS/UNI: With the victory of Congress in Karnataka, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Tripura has intensified its effort to strengthen the party base in tribal-dominated areas to win both Lok Sabha seats of the state in the coming general elections.
Tripura Government optimistic for air connectivity with Bangladesh
Agartala/IBNS: The government of Tripura is optimistic that air transportation between the state and Bangladesh will commence in the near future.
E-procurement: Centre declares Tripura as best state in NE
Finance Minister Pranajit Singha Roy has said the Centre has named Tripura as the best state in the North-East region for for successful implementation of e-procurement.
Tripura BJP MLA faces pressure for watching porn in state assembly
Agartala/UNI: The opposition parties piled up pressure on the ruling BJP in Tripura seeking the expulsion of saffron MLA of Bagbasa constituency in North Tripura Jadablal Nath from the assembly whose video went viral on social media when he was watching purported porn clips on a mobile phone during the deliberation in the house on March 28 last.
BJP govt works for development of indigenous people: Tripura CM Manik Saha
Agartala/UNI: Denying the charges of financial deprivation to Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (ADC), Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha has claimed in the assembly that the BJP-led government in the state and the Centre have been working for the development of indigenous people and holistic development of the region instead of sectarian approach.
Tripura High Court seeks reply from state government over post-poll violence
Agartala/UNI: The High Court of Tripura on Tuesday sought an affidavit from the state government within four weeks after registering a suo-moto public interest litigation over massive post-poll and post-result violence across the state over a month.
Northeast Elections : When women shine bright
Agartala/Shillong/Kohima: Women shine bright in the recent elections in three North Eastern states of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya, with 14 women elected to the state assemblies, overtopping the tally of only six women legislators in the previous houses.
Tripura: CPI-M-Cong alleges TIPRA Motha spoils their prospect, Pradyot feels reverse
Agartala/UNI: When CPI-M and Congress said the victory of BJP in the Tripura assembly election because of TIPRA Motha candidates, the latter party chairman and royal scion Pradyot Kishore Debbarman claimed the reverse saying BJP could have won around 50 seats in the 60 -members assembly if Motha was not in the fray.