In a bid to enhance healthcare facilities, the state government has undertaken several initiatives, including the recruitment of 226 General Duty Medical Officers, 172 Specialist Medical Officers, and 16 Super Speciality Medical Officers, announced Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Tuesday.
BSF and Tripura police, in a joint operation in Tripura's Sepahijala district, recovered and seized a total of 88 sacks of sugar and 11 sacks of onions, which had been illegally stored to smuggle them to neighbouring Bangladesh at a higher price.
One unlisted cadre of the proscribed National Liberation Front of Tripura (Bishwamohan) surrendered before the Border Security Force in Tripura on Sunday.
The Congress party declared the names of the new presidents of the National Student Union of India (NSUI) state units in Rajasthan, Tripura, and Uttar Pradesh East on Sunday.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Rebati Tripura expressed confidence on Saturday that the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would secure over 300 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"Today, in a village within Golaghati Mandal, 51 families--a total of 206 people--left TIPRA Motha and joined the BJP. Right now, there is only one guarantee in the country--Modi's guarantee," he said.
Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Pratima Bhoumik, attended a meeting of the Advisory Committee of Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport here in Agartala on Saturday.