As per the information recieved, a team of officials from the Sidhai police station along with the officers of the 29th Battalion of the Assam Rifles conducted a raid at the Hezamara village in the Mohanpur subdivision of the West Tripura district.

New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI): E-daakhil portal has been emerging as an effective solution for aggrieved consumers who opts for e-filing, a total of 23640 complaints have been received through e-filing on e-daakhil portal in the last two years, the official statement said.

Agartala Apr 25 PTI Union minister Pratima Bhoumik on Monday claimed that TIPRA Motha has been trying to divide Tripura in the name of attaining Greater Tipraland The Tripura Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance or TIPRA Motha a regional political party led by royal scion Pradyot Kishore Debbarma seeks a separate state for the indigenous people of Tripura Union minister of State for Social Empowerment and Justice Bhoumik said the so-called Bubagra ruler has been misleading the indigenous people by injecting the Greater Tipraland concept when the Biplab Kumar Deb government has been making all efforts to develop tribal areas Addressing a party programme at Mandwai in West Tripura district the Union minister claimed that there have been persistent efforts to stall development works in tribal areas to defame the BJP- led government You are acting as the leader of the people who believe in terror tactics Nobody gives you the license to unleash terror and the people are ready to give a befitting reply she said without naming whom she meant by you Alleging that TIPRA Motha has been working to help the CPIM Bhoumik said Why didnt you raise Greater Tipraland demand before the BJP came to power Your father Kirit Bikram Mankiya Bahadur and mother Maharani Bibhu Kumari Devi were MPs from the state when Congress ruled the country You were a big leader in the Congress before floating TIPRA Motha Why are you raising the Greater Tipraland demand now It is because you want to help the CPIM that had ruled the state for long but did nothing for the tribals of the state The BJP-IPFT alliance came to power in the north-eastern state in 2018 by ending 25 years of CPIM-led Left Front rule Highlighting the BJPs initiatives for giving due respect to the erstwhile royal family of Tripura and the indigenous people the Union minister said it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who had renamed Agartala Airport as Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport after the saffron party came to power The Biplab Kumar Deb government has decided to celebrate Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadurs birth anniversary in a befitting manner all over the state Now you want to divide the state by raising the slogan of thansa unity among the tribal people she said The princely state which was ruled by tribal kings for about 500 years joined the Indian union in 1949 Asserting that the people will give a strong message to the Greater Tipraland demand in the 2023 Assembly elections the Union minister claimed no political force would be able to oust the BJP government in Tripura for the next 50 years The TIPRA Motha swept the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council TTAADC elections held in April last year winning 18 of the 28 seats over the Greater Tipraland demand in a direct contest with the ruling BJP-IPFT alliance Greater Tipraland is essentially an extension of ruling partner Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripuras demand for Tipraland a separate state for tribals by carving out of the TTAADC area However the new demand seeks to include every tribal living inside and outside the TTAADC area The Greater Tipraland idea does not restrict only to Tripura and seeks to also include Tripuris living in Assam Mizoram and Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh However the royal scion has never clarified if his demand for Greater Tipraland seeks to redraw the territorial boundaries of Tripura or whether the proposed states map also includes parts of Assam Mizoram and Bangladesh PTI PS JRC JRC

Agartala Apr 25 PTI Union minister Pratima Bhoumik on Monday claimed that TIPRA Motha has been trying to divide Tripura in the name of attaining Greater TipralandThe Tripura Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance or TIPRA Motha a regional political party led by royal scion Pradyot Kishore Debbarma seeks a separate state for the indigenous people of TripuraThe Union minister of State for Social Empowerment and Justice said the so-called Bubagra king has been misleading the indigenous people by injecting the Greater Tipraland concept when the Biplab Kumar Deb government has been making all efforts to develop tribal areas Addressing a party programme at Mandwai in West Tripura district the Union minister claimed that there have been persistent efforts to stall development works in tribal areas to defame the BJP- led governmentYou are acting as the leader of the people who believe in terror tactics Nobody gives you the license to unleash terror and the people are ready to give a befitting reply she said without naming youAlleging that TIPRA Motha has been working to help the CPIM Bhoumik said Why didnt you raise Greater Tipraland demand before the BJP came to power Your father Kirit Bikram Mankiya Bahadur and mother Maharani Bibhu Kumari Devi were MPs from the state when Congress ruled the country You were a big leader in the Congress before floating TIPRA Motha Why are you raising the Greater Tipraland demand now It is because you want to help the CPIM that had ruled the state for long but did nothing for the tribals of the stateThe BJP-IPFT alliance came to power in the north-eastern state in 2018 by ending 25 years of CPIM-led Left Front ruleHighlighting the BJPs initiatives for giving due respect to the erstwhile royal family of Tripura and the indigenous people the Union minister said it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who had renamed Agartala Airport as Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport after the saffron party came to powe The Biplab Kumar Deb government has decided to celebrate Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadurs birth anniversary in a befitting manner all over the state Now you want to divide the state by raising the slogan of thansa unity among the tribal people she saidThe princely state which was ruled by tribal kings for about 500 years joined the Indian union in 1949Asserting that the people will give a strong message to the Greater Tipraland demand in the 2023 Assembly elections the Union minister claimed no political force would be able to oust the BJP government in Tripura for the next 50 yearsThe TIPRA Motha swept the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council TTAADC elections held in April last year winning 18 of the 28 seats over the Greater Tipraland demand in a direct contest with the ruling BJP-IPFT allianceGreater Tipraland is essentially an extension of ruling partner Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripuras demand for Tipraland a separate state for tribals by carving out the TTAADC areaHowever the new demand seeks to include every tribal living inside and outside the TTAADC areaThe Greater Tipraland idea does not restrict only to Tripura and seeks to also include Tripuris living in Assam Mizoram and Chittagong Hill Tracts of BangladeshHowever the royal scion has never clarified if his demand for Greater Tipraland seeks to redraw the territorial boundaries of Tripura or whether the proposed states map also includes parts of Assam Mizoram and Bangladesh PTI PS MM MM

Agartala Apr 22 PTI Union Minister Raosaheb Patil Danve on Friday announced that a multimodal transport hub will be developed in South Tripuras Sabroom which shares an international border with BangladeshThe proposed project will be developed under the PM Gaati Shakti scheme and will have rail road water and air connectivity at Sabroom which is only 70-km from Chittagong port in the neighbouring country he said The scheme aims at boosting economic growth through infrastructure buildingDanve the minister of state for railways made the announcement during his three-day visit to the northeastern state to review the progress of various projects of the national transporterThe Ministry of Railways has been working on setting up a multimodal transport hub at Sabroom and it will benefit Tripura immensely he told reporters hereHe visited the Agartala-Sabroom railway project site and Nishantapur yard and held a meeting with officialsThe proposed multimodal transport hub will reduce the travelling time between West Bengals Kolkata and Agartala drasticallyCurrently a truck from Kolkata takes around 38 hours to reach Agartala while it will be a 16-hour journey via Chittagong port if the new plan is executed the minister saidOnce the transport hub is ready it will be handed over to the Land Ports Authority of India for operation and maintenance he mentionedDanve stated that the Agartala-Akhaura railway project is expected to be completed by the end of December as the station work at Nischintapur in West Tripura district has almost been completedBesides work for the railway tracks has already been finished he saidAkhaura is an upazila subdivision of Brahmanbaria district in BangladeshResponding to a question over the slow pace of work on the Bangladesh side for the project the minister said It is not in our hands We can discuss the issue with the neighbour only We will complete the project within the stipulated time The Northeast Frontier Railway is also working on a plan to have alternative tracks to connect Lumding from Agartala and there will be a survey on whether separate tracks will be constructed or not he saidDuring this visit Danve also met Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb and discussed various railway projects in the stateThe CM requested me to introduce a train to connect Agartala with Mumbai for the benefit of the people he added PTI PS BDC BDC

Agartala (Tripura) [India], April 21 (ANI): An unidentified conman faked the identity of Tripura Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Sushanta Chowdhury and attempted to defraud his contacts, including several officials. The fraudsters reportedly asked for money through WhatsApp messages.

Agartala Mar 26PTI The Integrated Check Post ICP a strategic project aimed at facilitating seamless trade and peoples movement with Bangladesh in South Tripuras Sabroom would be put in place by end of this year an official of Land Ports Authority of India LPAI said on SaturdayThe Centre has already sanctioned Rs 250 crore to build the ICP to pave the way for trade and immigration with Bangladesh through Maitri SetuAn amount of Rs 91 crore has also been paid to the landowners for the acquisition of 50 acres of land near Maitri Setu and civil works are going on in full swing at present he saidAs part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav we have set a target of completing the ICP work as much as possible by the end of this year And we are working in this direction the LPAI official saidThe ICP is considered a key project to make Sabroom a border town of South Tripura district a logistic hub for the Northeast region by using Chittagong port in BangladeshAt present Haldia port in West Bengal is the only option to bring logistics from outside the region which escalates freight expenseThough Maitri Setu was inaugurated one and half years ago trade has not yet begun because a Land Custom Station LCS was not set up on the other side of river Feni in BangladeshAt present two ICPs are functioning in Tripura one at Akhaura Agartala and the other at Sonamura in Sepahijala districtOne more ICP at Nischintapur the corridor of the Indo-Bangla railway project in West Tripura district is under consideration of the Centre the official saidNishchintapur rail yard also needs to have an ICP to handle citizens for both sides and goods to be transported through the point he added PTI PS MM MM

Agartala (Tripura) [India], March 23 (ANI): Survey for several railway projects in Tripura including the second Indo-Bangla railway link through the Belonia sub-division of the South Tripura district have been completed by the officials.

Agartala Mar 22 PTI Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw would visit Tripura to unveil some railway projects on March 25 a senior government official said on Tuesday Vaishnaw will visit Nischintapur corridor of Agartala-Akhaura railway link in West Tripura district to review the work progress Around 98 per cent first phase work on the Indian side 546 km has almost been completed while work on the Bangladesh side 1060 km is yet to speed up The Railway Minister is scheduled to visit the state to inaugurate some railway projects on March 25 but his tour schedule is yet to be finalised We are waiting for confirmation from the Ministry said Transport departments Principal Secretary L Darlong on Tuesday During the visit Vaishnaw would inaugurate a modern goods yard at Udaipur Railway station in Gomati district This will be the major goods yard in the state after West Tripuras Jirania Railway station Vaishnaw will also flag off Deoghar Express extension at Sabroom Railway station the states southernmost border sub-division Currently Deoghar Express runs up to Agartala PTI PS RG RG

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.