TRIPURAHERALD

A “Blood Donation Camp” was organized by BBC Club at Motorstand  area on Tuesday. Addressing the occasion Mayor of Agartala Municipal Corporation Dipak Majumder motivated the donors to donate blood to save lives. He also urged the people to come forward and donate blood at regular intervals to meet the demands. Blood donation is a noble cause. I urge and appeal to all citizens to come forward and donate blood, he added.

He said, responding to the appeal of chief minister Dr. Manik Saha various clubs, social organizations & others have come forward for organizing blood donation camps over the past few months. It reflects the commitment of the people towards social responsibilities, he added.

The Mayor said that blood donation is the noblest donation in the world. Every donation is critical and you can make a lifesaving difference. Standing beside a person in trouble and extending a helping hand is an ideal person. Hundreds of people are losing in the battle of life for a drop of blood every moment, we do not want this in any way. We can save many lives by donating blood. Though many impossible things happen in modern medical science, blood has not been discovered yet. As a result, the patients who need excess blood for some reason, that blood has to be collected from the body of a healthy person. This is why blood donation is considered a great donation, he added.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Monday chaired a preparatory meeting for the 43^rd Agartala Book Fair, scheduled to begin from January 2 next here at Agartala Hapania International Ground.

During the meeting, held here at Agartala Muktadhara Auditorium on Monday, the Chief Minister pitched to take more initiative in encouraging the youths to read books and said that presently in the age of social media and internet, it is a challenging matter to highlight the importance of books among the younger generation.

He however directed to involve more youths and students in this year’s book fair and urged to purchase more books from the book fair.

Meanwhile, the Secretary of Information and Cultural Affairs department Dr P K Chakraborty said that the theme of the previous year’s 42^nd Agartala Book Fair was ‘Bhavya Bharat’. Total 175 book stalls were set up and 1600 artists from all over the state participated in the program organized on the occasion of the book fair previous year. 

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Monday chaired a review meeting On trafficking system in the Agartala Municipal Corporation areas and said that the state is using State-of-the-art technology to control traffic in the city.The Chief Minister reviewed various aspects of the traffic system in the and said that the latest technology is being used in the traffic system. The state government is working on a multi-pronged plan to ensure that the citizens can travel safely on the roads, he said.There is a need to increase the number of parking zones in Agartala city to avoid traffic congestion. The Chief Minister directed the Superintendent of Traffic Police to identify locations for establishing parking zones.The chief minister also directed the officers to remove the existing vendors, who are running their business along the roadside in AMC areas and relocate them at designated areas. He also directed the traffic unit to control the movement of battery operated rickshaws on the busy roads of Agartala city.The Corporations and Transport Departments have to jointly undertake functional roles and check that all flats or multi-storied buildings being constructed have parking facility, Dr Saha said.

Chief Minister Professor (Dr.) Manik Saha on Sunday appealed to the residents of the State to donate blood in order to save lives. “Donating blood is an act of solidarity. Join the effort and save lives”. Each unit of blood donated is separated into four major components -platelets, plasma, red blood cells and white blood cells which can be used to save four lives, he said.

Addressing in a Blood Donation Camp Organised by Rotary Club of Agartala City in Association with RAC Agartala Central and RAC Agartala City here in Agartala on Sunday Chief Minister Professor (Dr.) Manik Saha said it takes just a few minutes to donate blood, with each unit of blood donated being used to save four lives. We can segregate blood components these days and one unit is used to save lives. Many a time blood is not easily available to people in emergency situations. People need to understand the importance of blood donation and there is no harm in donating it. Donation is the lone source of blood. So, to save life, blood needs to be donated, he said.

There are 14 blood banks in the state. The current government of the state is constantly trying to improve the health system, he added.

Mayor of Agartala Municipal Corporation Dipak Majumder, President of Agartala Rotary Club Dr. Nihar Ranjan Das and others were present in the blood donation camp.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha has inaugurated the event here at Agartala Rabindra Bhavan on Friday. The Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha after inaugurating the event said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the PM-Vishwakarma scheme for the overall development of all the traditional artisans and artists of our country who were never recognized before.He said that the main objective of the project is to provide facilities to the traditional artisans and artists associated with 18 selected trades including carpenters, masons, barbers, washermen, malakars, tailors, doll and toy makers. The scheme provides benefits like skill training, collateral-free loans, modern machinery or equipment, incentives for digital transactions etc. to the artisans, he added.The chief minister also said that the condition of the state’s rural economy is now much better with the increase of Self-Help Groups (SHGs). The Self Help Groups are being supported through various welfare schemes of the Central and State Governments. Besides, the self-help groups are also getting credit facilities from the banks.

Meanwhile, The Union Minister of Micro-Small-Medium Enterprises (MSME) Jitan Ram Manjhi on Friday claimed that the state of Tripura has made a significant progress in executing the Centre’s PM Vishwakarma scheme, which aims to enhance the rural economy.He made this remark while attending the inauguration of three-day long exhibition and fair on PM-Vishwakarma Scheme. Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha has inaugurated the event here at Agartala Rabindra Bhavan on Friday.Addressing the event, the Union Minister said that various programs are being implemented across the country under the PM-Vishwakarma project. The main objective of this project is to generate income for the poor section of the society, he said, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid special emphasis on self-employment through micro, small and medium enterprises. It is in this view that the prime minister has taken this initiative so that the people of rural areas can live comfortably, he added.He also claimed that Tripura has made significant progress in implementing the PM-Vishwakarma scheme among the North Eastern regions. He expressed hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of building a self-reliant and developed India would be realized through the implementation of the development programme.

Industry and Commerce Minister Santana Chakma said on the occasion that special importance has been given to micro, small and medium industries in the formation of Atmanirbhar Bharat and Atmanirbhar Tripura. She expressed hope that the quality of life of artisans associated with 18 traditional professions will improve through this project.

The state Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Tinku Roy on Friday chaired the review meeting for State level youth festival and Science mela at Kailasahar Circuit House. The state level youth festival to begin from November 13 at Kailasahar in Unakoti district of the state. The three days long festival will end on November 15.

The minister further informed that Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha is likely to inaugurate the programme on November 13. He also said that competitions in group and solo folk dances, folk songs, painting, poetry and story writing will be held in the youth festival.

In the meeting, a management committee and 9 sub-committees have been formed for the smooth completion of the youth festival and science fair.

Chairman of Unakoti Zilla Parishad Amlendu Das, Assistant Chairman Santosh Dhar, Chairperson of Kailasahar Municipal Council Chapla Deb Ray, Chairman of Chandipur Panchayat Samiti Sampa Das Pal, Secretary of Youth Affairs and Sports Department P K Chakraborty, District Magistrate of Unakoti district Dilip Kumar Chakma, Director of Youth Affairs and Sports Department Satyabrata Nath, Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Kailasahar Sub-division Pradeep Sarkar and others were present in the preparatory meeting.

In yet another major crackdown on illegal infiltration, the Government Railway Police Station (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) have detained 3 Bangladeshi nationals including two Women for entering India without any valid travel document on Thursday from Agartala railway station.

The Officer-in-Charge of the Government Railway Police Station Tapas Das informed there was information about the arrival of some Bangladesh nationals, on the basis of the information the GRP RPF have detained 3 Bangladeshi nationals from Agartala railway station. We have recovered Some Bangladeshi Currency and Indian currency from them. The arrested bangladeshi nationals have been identified as Sagar Ghosh (19), Sonali Rani Ghosh (37) and Manisha Kumari Ghosh (19) all of them residents of Narail District in Bangladesh. Preliminary probe revealed that the Bangladeshis crossed the borders illegally and entered Indian soil. The 3Bangladeshi nationals were planning to go to Kolkata. They will be produced before a court, the police officer said.

The Agartala GR Police jointly with the RPF on Thursday detained one person with 15.5 kilograms of dry cannabis from his backpacks from Agartala Railway station. The detained person has been identified as Fokoriudddin Ahmed resident of Kamrup district in Assam.

The Officer-in-Charge of the Government Railway Police Station Tapas Das informed that, they received an information, on the basis of the information they laid a trap and detained one person from  Agartala-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express. During the search of the backpacks police recovered 15.5 kilograms of dry cannabis. After the preliminary investigation the arrested said that the seized marijuana (ganja) was intended for smuggling purpose, the police officer said.