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Tripura-Bangladesh inland waterways route to be operational on September 5

Mansukh Mandaviya will welcome the barge carrying 50 tonne of cement from Daundkandi in Bangladesh to Sonamura in Tripura's Sepahijala district on September 5 through video conferencing from Delhi

Covid-19: Assam may face oxygen crisis, Tripura's situation alarming

After Assam, Tripura with 10,879 Covid-19 positive cases is the second most affected state among the eight northeastern states

Tripura-Bangladesh water route trial run in September: CM Biplab Deb

The inland waterways Sonamura-Daudkandi route connecting Tripura to Bangladesh will have its first trial run in September, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said

Covid-19: Tripura govt considering to hold Assembly session in open

The Tripura government is considering to hold the monsoon assembly session under the open sky in a park here in view of the pandemic situation

Over 100,000 school students attend neighbourhood classes in Tripura

On its first day, over 100,000 school students in Tripura attended neighbourhood clases in open places maintaining social distancing, a state minister said

As many as 190 fresh Covid-19 cases push Tripura's tally to 7,853

As many as 190 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Tripura, taking the northeastern state's tally to 7,853 on Thursday, a health official said.

BS READS: Manipur, TN, Sikkim IAS officers among biggest property owners

Business Standard examined immovable property returns of close to 5,000 IAS personnel and found each officer has declared owning property worth Rs 58 lakh on average

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Suffering may not end even after recovery

New govt scheme for non-Covid medical needs, what went wrong in 'corona free' Tripura, and Covid19 impact on motherhood - news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

Tripura became 'coronavirus-free' - and then cases surged. What happened?

After the first case was detected on April 6, 2 more cases got detected and all recovered by April 23- making Tripura "Corona-free"

Tripura CM tests negative for Covid-19; two family members test positive

On late Monday night, the Chief Minister tweeted, "Two of my family members found Covid-19 positive

Tripura govt contradicts Centre, says health workers paid in time

Tripura govt said that it has paid salaries to all government employees in time, a day after the Centre told SC that it was among five states that are yet to follow the directives on timely payment

I mentioned views of 'some people' about Jats, Punjabis: Tripura CM

Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb issued a clarification over his statement on Sardars and Haryanvi Jats saying, he had mentioned the views of "some people" about these two communities

Punjabis, Jats physically strong but have less brains: Tripura CM

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb has courted controversy by saying Punjabis and Jats are physically strong but less brainy while Bengalis are known as very intelligent

Over hundred BSF personnel among 223 new Covid-19 cases in Tripura

Tripura has detected 223 new cases of COVID-19, taking the state's tally to 2,892, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said. Of the new cases, 101 were detected among BSF personnel, he said. There are 1,114 active cases in the state at present, while 1,759 people have recovered. Five people have so far died and 14 patients have migrated to other states. Among the new cases are six people who returned to the state on flights, Deb said on Sunday night. Thirty of them tested positive after coming in contact with COVID-19 patients and 179 were found positive in antigen tests, he said. Only eight of the new patients have symptoms, he added. The chief minister said to tackle the pandemic the government is focusing on testing, tracing and treatment. "We are conducting the maximum number of tests to ensure safety of everyone, we have adequate medical infrastructure to tackle the pandemic. Requesting everyone to co-operate & not to panic," he tweeted. The BSF said all the ...

Tripura coronavirus update: State reports death, 141 more positive cases

Tripura registered its second Covid-19 death on Saturday when a 72-year-old man succumbed to the disease at a government-run hospital in Agartala

12 fresh COVID-19 cases in Tripura; count rises to 1,352

Twelve more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has said. Eight of the new patients are from Sepahijala district, three from Khowai and one from Gomati, he said. "Out of 1,063 samples tested for COVID-19, 12 people found positive. Among them 9 people have travel history & 3 people were in contact with COVID-19 patients," Deb tweeted late on Sunday. In another tweet on the previous day, he said eight more people have recovered from COVID-19. Of the total 1,352 cases in the state, 273 are active while 1,079 people have recovered.

Covid-19 lockdown: Northeast states back to work sooner than others

The eight states together account for 2,930 or 1.3 per cent of the around 230,000 cases in the country

Tripura SEZ with investment of Rs 1550 crore to create 12,000 jobs

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has notified the setting up of the first-ever SEZ in the state

UN human rights' body calls Citizenship Act 'fundamentally discriminatory'

At least two persons died due to bullet injuries on Thursday after police opened fire on protesters in Guwahati, capital of Assam.

Citizenship Bill protests: Railways suspends trains in Assam and Tripura

12 companies of the Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF) have been dispatched to the region