Agartala (Tripura) [India], March 22 (ANI): Tripura's first International Cricket ground is under construction at West Tripura district's Narsingarh, and is expected to be complete by the next seven to eight months.

Agartala Feb 23 PTI The Tripura government would establish a film institute in the state in collaboration with Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute Kolkata said States Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Wednesday The process to establish a film institute has gained pace as a budgetary provision of Rs 575 crore would be made this year he said Chowdhury who was speaking at the inaugural function of the second Bangladesh Film Festival here said a team of the department would visit Kolkata to move forward the much awaited plan We want a team of Satyajit Ray Film Institute also to visit the state in order to expedite the plan of having a film institute he said Chowdhury said film industry creates a lot of job opportunities for the professionals as well as young talents It is not the fact only actors and actresses make money A film industry requires a lot of professionals - directors singers musicians light and sound artistes photographers lyricists and script writers Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb himself is interested in the project We will make it possible at the earliest he said We want expertise from all film institutes and also help from the Bangladesh side in this venture the minister said Chowdhury further said the state plans to organize the Bangladesh Film Festival in all the districts and sub-divisions of the state to cement the cultural bond between the people of both sides We dont want to confine the film festival in a room It must be staged in an open sky and I hope this will be possible next time he said PTI PS RG RG

Agartala Jan 18 PTI Tripura registered its biggest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases as 1385 more people tested positive for the infection a health bulletin said Four more patients have succumbed to the infection taking the states toll in the last four days to 12 West district registered the highest number of new cases at 610 followed by 145 in Unakoti it said The positivity rate stood at 1486 per cent as 9321 samples were tested it added A total of 492 patients recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours We are sorry to note that COVID appropriate behaviour protocol is often ignored in public places If people dont respect the guidelines the situation will turn worse by next month COVID surveillance officer Deep Debbarma told reporters Meanwhile due to the surge in coronavirus cases the state government increased the night curfew duration by one hour to 8 PM to 5 AM from the previous 9 PM to 5 AM state Information Minister Sushanta Chowdhury said PTI JOY ACD ACD

Agartala Dec 25 PTI The Tripura government on Saturday appealed to the people of the state to exercise caution and follow COVID-19 protocols amid the rising cases of Omicron across the country No patient in Tripura has been found infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus so far but precautions need to be taken to keep the new strain at bay state Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Sushanta Chowdhury stated Urging people to celebrate Christmas and New Year responsibly he also said that strict action would be initiated after December 31 against anyone found not wearing masks or violating social distancing norms In a statement Chowdhury said Samples of 33 persons who landed in Tripura from abroad recently were sent to a laboratory in West Bengal for genome sequencing Thirty-one samples tested negative for Omicron and results of the remaining two are yet to arrive A new facility for whole-genome sequencing WGS will be made available at GB Pant hospital by February next year he maintained Earlier on Friday Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb and Chief Secretary Kumar Alok had chaired two separate meetings with officials to review the preparations made to deal with any eventuality in the wake of the Omicron threat PTI JOY RMS RMS

Agartala Dec 22 PTI The Tripura government has decided to appoint 1178 Panchayat Executive Officers a group-C non-gazetted post and 35 Dental Medical Officers through Tripura Public Service Commission TPSC a minister said on Wednesday The decision to appoint the officers was taken in the meeting of the Council of Ministers on Tuesday Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Sushanta Chowdhury told reporters in the state Civil Secretariat here He said the three-tier Panchayati Raj is the root of developmental works There are a total of 1178 panchayats and village committees in the state To achieve more efficiency in the implementation of various development works the state government has decided to recruit one Panchayat Executive Officer in every Panchayat and Village Committee Chowdhury said As per the decision the recruitment for such Group-C non-gazetted posts and dental medical officers would be done through the Tripura Public Service CommissionThe pay scale for the Group-C non-gazetted posts would be Rs 5700-24000 The age limit is 18-40 years with relaxation of five years for SCST candidates and persons with disabilities Chowdhury said He said in addition five posts of scientific officers were created for the state forensic science laboratory under the Home department However the modalities for recruitment are yet to be set he added PTI JOY RG RG

Agartala (Tripura) [India], November 13 (ANI): Reacting sharply to the Supreme Court's directions to Tripura Police to ensure safety and security of the contesting candidates of opposition parties, state's Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Friday said that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) was misleading the people of Tripura as well as the judiciary by presenting false and fabricated information before the Apex Court.

Guwahati: Following reports of minorities being targeted in the state and properties being vandalised, the Tripura High Court on Friday asked the state government to file a detailed report by November 10 on the incidents, if any, involving religious minorities. Taking up the matter on its own, Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty and Justice Subhashish Talapatra directed the Tripura government to file a report about the incidents, if any, and spell out action taken against the social media posts and messages that authorities have deemed fake.

Guwahati: Following reports of minorities being targeted in the state and properties being vandalised, the Tripura High Court on Friday asked the state government to file a detailed report by November 10 on the incidents, if any, involving religious minorities. Taking up the matter on its own, Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty and Justice Subhashish Talapatra directed the Tripura government to file a report about the incidents, if any, and spell out action taken against the social media posts and messages that authorities have deemed fake.

Guwahati: Following reports of minorities being targeted in the state and properties being vandalised, the Tripura High Court on Friday asked the state government to file a detailed report by November 10 on the incidents, if any, involving religious minorities. Taking up the matter on its own, Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty and Justice Subhashish Talapatra directed the Tripura government to file a report about the incidents, if any, and spell out action taken against the social media posts and messages that authorities have deemed fake.

Agartala Oct 29 PTI The Tripura government on Friday alleged that a vested interest group from outside had hatched a conspiracy to create unrest in the state and malign its image by uploading a fake photograph of a burning mosque on social mediaThe police have investigated and found that no mosque was burnt in Panisagar sub-division in North Tripura district as claimed by social media posts Information and Culture Minister Sushanta Chowdhury saidA mosque was vandalised and two shops were set ablaze at Chamtilla area in Panisagar subdivision on October 26 evening during a Vishwa Hindu Parishad VHP rally taken out to protest against recent violence against Hindus in neighbouring Bangladesh Three houses and a few shops reportedly owned by members of the minority community were also ransacked in nearby Rowa Bazar a senior police official had said earlierThere was no incident of burning of any mosque in Panisagar Fake news was uploaded on social media on October 26 by a vested interest group from outside to create unrest in Tripura and to disrupt the process of development of all sections of people in the state Chowdhury said in a video messageHe said it was a conspiracy to malign the image of the government he said and appealed to the people to maintain peace and not to believe in rumoursThe Tripura police had on Thursday also tweeted that no mosque was burnt during Tuesdays protest rally and the photograph being shared of burning or damaged masjid are all fake news Some vested interests are trying to disturb the peaceful communal situation of Tripura the force had said and asked people not to spread rumoursThe police had on Wednesday said all mosques in the state were under police protectionProhibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC were promulgated in Panisagar and neighbouring Dharmanagar sub-divisions following the incident at Chamtilla area in North Tripura district PTI JOY NN NN