Development / Tripura

AGARTALA, March 22 ? After a span of about eight months, India and Bangladesh will again sit to discuss the much-awaited Agartala-Dhaka bus service which was put in the back-burner following change of guards in Dhaka. The issue of transit route through Bangladesh from Tripura to other parts of India is also to be discussed in the meeting to be held in Dhaka from April 7 to April 10 next. Tripura Industries Minister Pabitra Kar said, a delegation of high-level officials from both India and Bangladesh will participate in the four-day meeting at Dhaka to boost the Indo-Bangladesh trade ties with...

AGARTALA, Feb 27 — One of the largest power project of the North East region, the 500 megawatt combined cycle power project will come up at Monarchok in Sonamura, South Tripura district. Union Power Minister Suresh Prabhu will lay the foundation stone of the project on March 1, Power Minister of Tripura Badal Choudhury said yesterday. He said, the project will be made operational within the next 33 months. Speaking to the reporters in a joint press conference at the secretariat today, General Manager NEEPCO, Tripura project PK Ghosh said, the gas turbine generator will become operational...

AGARTALA, Feb 23 — With the onset of the dry spell, measles outbreak in interior Tripura, mainly in south district has reached an alarming situation. Unofficial reports have already put the death toll to 20 in several parts of Belonia and Sabrum subdivisions. All the children who died in the disease, belonged to tribal families. Measles first reported in Giddhikumarpara, a remote tribal hamlet, spread like wildfire in villages like Kalapania, Kolambari, Kshirode Roaja para, Purba Sabrum etc in south district. Out of 20 deaths reported, 16 died at Giddhikumarpara. Measles outbreak is also...

AGARTALA, Jan 3 — In a holistic approach to meet the demand of the time and utilise the new inventions in the architectural science, Tripura Government has decided to set up eco-friendly official complexes with state-of-the-art buildings in all the four districts of the State. An official source in the Public Works Department said, the envisaged buildings and complex will not only be a placed to admire but will also be in complete harmony with the natural surroundings of Tripura. He said, upcoming Dhalai district headquarters complex at Jawaharnagar in Ambassa will accommodate all the 31...

AGARTALA, April 4: The Tripura government has admitted that at least eight persons died of water-borne diseases in the wake of a severe drought spell in the state. As all water sources in hilly interior areas dried up, tribal jhumia families were forced to drink contaminated and muddy water, which resulted in outbreak of gastroenteritis, hepatitis, measles, malaria in vast rural areas. Most affected are Chhamanu block, Gandacherra and Damburnagar block. Though the Rural Development Minister Jitendra Choudhury after his visit to the affected areas on Tuesday put the death toll at eight...

AGARTALA, March 28: The ridiculously low number of child labourers recorded by the labour department of the Tripura government has drawn flak from experts of the V.V. Giri National Labour Institute. According to state government records, there are only 278 child labourers in Tripura. Of them, only 11 work in establishments which pose serious health hazards. These figures came out in the course of a seminar on child labour here jointly sponsored by the V.V. Giri National Labour Institute and the state labour department. The figures of child labour referred to by labour department officials in...

AGARTALA, March 6: Tripura Government expects to sell 26 million units of power to Mizoram, said Power Minister Badal Choudhury who also holds the Finance portfolio said in his Budget speech yesterday at the State Assembly. "The state government has been importing power during the year from Central sector projects. During 2001-2002, it is expected that 387 million units of power will be generated from our own generating stations. To meet the demand of the State, about 305 million units may have to be purchased from the Central sector projects, he pointed out. Two generation projects are under...

AGARTALA, February 26: Analysis of sand samples by the ONGC has revealed that there might be a major underground crude oil reserve in Tripura. ONGC chairman and managing director B.C. Bora said analysis of soil structure in the state after drilling showed signs of a major crude oil reserve. However, heavy pressure of natural gas has prevented deep drilling to confirm the existence of petroleum. The oil major is planning to conduct an intensive survey soon. ONGC group general manager P.K. Adak has been authorised to invite tenders from technically-equipped organisations for conducting the...

AGARTALA, February 8: Tripura Government has launched a website to provide information about handloom and handicraft products of the State and give an exposure to rural artisans. Inaugurating the website recently State Industries and Commerce Minister Pabitra Kar said the website has been launched to give handloom products a wider market in the country. "The handloom and handicraft products of the State have greater demand in other parts of the country and the website will provide necessary information to interested buyers and give exposure to the rural artisans in the national and...

NEW DELHI, February 9: The Planning Commission Thursday approved a Plan size of Rs 560 crore for Tripura for 2001-02 after a meeting between Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and commission deputy chairman K C Pant, reports UNI. In his opening remarks at the meeting, Pant asked Tripura to cut administrative expenses and adopt a prudent fiscal policy to mobilise additional resources so that the central Plan assistance was fully utilised for developmental activities and creation of infrastructure, particularly communication, roads and power, an official press note said. The commission had approved ten...