TRIPURAHERALD

“Swachh Bharat is a shared responsibility, and every effort counts,” said Member of Parliament and former Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Wednesday while participating in a cleanliness drive as a part of Har Ghar Tiranga campaign at Anandamoyi Kali Bari in AD nagar area.

He also stressed that cleanliness has its own importance in everyone’s life, adding that the ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ has now become a success across the globe.

Member of Parliament and former Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb urged to everyone that it was their duty to keep the premises tidy at all times. “We can achieve the target (of a Clean India) if each of the countrymen come together,” Biplab said.

He also said that the success of the Clean India Campaign is the success of the people of the country. Biplab said that while India had come a long way since the campaign began, still a lot remained to be done before the Clean India target could be achieved.

Highlighting the power of collective action, Member of Parliament and former Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said programmes like Swachh Bharat have become successful because of the efforts of the common man.

The 9th meeting of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Accord Implementation and Monitoring Committee was held in the premises of Parliament House on 30 April 2024. In the meeting, for once again, it came up with evidential proof that the government did not undertake any initiative towards implementation of the decisions adopted in the earlier meetings of the CHT Accord Implementation and Monitoring Committee. It is in this way the government has been turning the CHT Accord Implementation and Monitoring Committee to mere an institution of nomenclature. Needless to say that it is the CHT Accord Implementation and Monitoring Committee, the only entity recognized and acceptable to both the parties that the decisions and recommendations of the committee are mandatory to both the signatories of the Bangladesh Government and Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS) in dealing with implementation of the Accord, which was signed without involvement of the third party,whereas, the Bangladesh government has kept showing utter disregard to that obligation.Due to non-implementation of the Accord till this day, the situation of CHT as a whole, has degraded to a highly sensitive state and become prone to explosion.12 innocent Bawm people including 1 child have been killed so far while making arrest of 111 persons including pregnant women and children belonging to Bawm community since 7 April to till date by the Bangladesh military. Consequently, approximately 5,000 Bawm villagers of at least 1,000 families of 47 villages fled to other places leaving their villages for fear of persecution while 192 Bawm villagers along with families had to take refuge in two phases in the neighbouring country. The number of Bawm refugees have gone up to 1,433 up till now as per the Mizoram official record up till now, but according to the non-government account, the number of refugees will be more than 2000.From January to June of 2024, in the CHT, 107 incidents of human rights violation have been perpetrated by the Bangladesh security forces and law & order forces, army-aided terrorist armed elements, Muslim Bengali settlers and land grabbers, wherein, at least 5,448 Jumma people including 5,000 men and women of Bawm people fell prey to those incidents of human rights violation. Besides, 1,284 families including at least 1,000 Bawm families and 76 villages including 47 Bawm families directly fell prey to the violations. On the other end, 1,806 acres of lands have been illegally occupied by the settlers and influential individuals and NGOs coming from outside of the CHT.

In a joint operation one woman was arrested was arrested along with 20,000 yaba tablets from Dharmanagar Railway Station on Tuesday.

Briefing the media persons on Tuesday Superintendent of Police, North Tripura Bhanupada Chakraborty said we received an information, accordingly a joint operations was laid by the Government Railway Police (GRP), RPF along with police personnel from Dharmanagar  police station and arrested a woman from the Silchar Agartala train. During the search they found 20,000 yaba tablets from her possession. Moreover, the estimated value of the seized yaba tablets in the illicit market amounts to approximately Rs 1 crore. The seized yaba tablets was intended for smuggling purposes beyond Tripura’s borders, SP Bhanupada Chakraborty said.

The arrested woman has been identified as Jahanara Begum (47) resident of Boxanagar. After the preliminary probe the arrested woman confessed that she has brought these yaba tablets from Silchar and was talking them to Boxanagar.

According to sources, despite the attempts by the state government to make a drug free Tripura the flow of drugs are increasing in the state and the kingpins are using Tripura as a corridor for their illicit business.

In a major drug haul, Tripura police on Tuesday arrested one female drug peddler and seized around 100 grams of heroin worth Rs 7 lakh from Fultali area under Amtali Police Station.

The police stated that they received a crucial tip-off, on the basis of the tip of police personnel from Amtali Police Station conducted a raid in the house of Gauri Debnath in Fultali area. During the raid police personnel found around 100 grams of heroin packed in six soap cases from the house. The husband of Gauri Debnath namely Krishna Debnath was previously arrested under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Moreover, the estimated value of the confiscated heroin in the illicit market amounts to approximately Rs 7 lakh. The seized heroin was intended for smuggling purposes, said police.

However, Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha has called on Tripura to get rid of drugs. Police are seizing crores worth of heroin, brown sugar, cannabis (ganja) and arresting traffickers, but the real kingpins remain out of reach, which is why the state is not moving towards a drug-free state despite so many anti-drug campaigns.

The sudden rise in temperature and humidity on 13 August resulted in several students getting fainted during the Cultural program rehearsal of independence day at Assam rifles parade ground. A total of 13 students were admitted at Assam rifles Unit hospital for emergency medical treatment out of which three were referred to specialists in Govt hospital.

According to school teacher who was accompanying the students told our reporter that students were practicing hard for the independence day rehearsal and because of the sudden rise in temperature and humidity, some of the children could not bear the harsh weather conditions and fainted.

In a bid to raise awareness as part of the “Har Ghar Tiranga” campaign, Assam Rifles organised a bike rally in Udaipur on Tuesday.

A total of 70 civilians and 40 Assam Rifles personnel took part in the bike rally which started from Udaipur Training node and moved through various roads. The bike rally was successful in generating the sense of patriotism and unity among the local population who greeted the bikers with much enthusiasm. The sight of bikers moving with the National Flags generated a feeling of pre festivity celebrations in the town ahead of Independence Day celebrations.

The initiative by Assam Rifles is in line with the national campaign of Har Ghar Tiranga to generate a sense of pride towards our National Flag and build unity amongst the citizens.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Tuesday officially launched the Har Ghar Tiranga Campaign through a series of events here at Agartala to encourage the citizens of the state to display the national flag at their homes on the occasion of Independence Day celebration.

CM Dr Saha participated in a Tiranga rally on Tuesday morning at Umakanta Ground in Agartala. The rally was joined by the government officials, students from different schools and other walks of life. A vibrant procession was held here in the capital city, with the participants proudly carrying the tricolour.

Later addressing programme, organised by the state education department here at Agartala on Tuesday, Chief Minister Dr Saha stressed on the significance of the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign and said that under the direction of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2022 the campaign was first launched to encourage the citizens to hoist the national flag at their homes to show respect to the freedom fighters and all who laid their lives for the country’s independence.

He said, “In the year 2022 last when the Har Ghar Tiranga was launched, the state government has estimated that there are around 8.5 lakh households in Tripura and accordingly initiative was taken to make Tirangas. This year as we launched the campaign again, we estimated over 9 lakh households. Necessary initiative was made to ensure adequate amount of Tirangas for the citizen of the state.”

Highlighting the development of the state CM Dr Saha said that the state has progressed under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said, “The state of Tripura is being praised across the country. During the G20 meet and later I received a praise for Tripura in the Niti Aayog meeting and in the Chief Minister’s conclave.”

“We are trying to present the state of Tripura as an ideal state in the country through the ongoing developmental progress in the state,” Dr Saha said, adding that the government is committed to moving the state forward by focusing on holistic development in key areas such as health, education, agriculture, and sports.

As part of the Har Ghar Tiranga initiative, a tricolor walk was organised, with enthusiastic participation from individuals of various professions, including government officials, students, and educators. Similar programmes are being conducted across different sub-divisions and districts in the state.

The International Day of the World’s Indigenous People was celebrated throughout various programmes across Tripura on Friday. Political parties brought colourful rallies in different parts of the State to mark the day.

The International Day of the World’s Indigenous People is the day to ponder over the economic, social, cultural and linguistic development of the Janajati people of the nation.

On this occasion, I wish and congratulate the people of every Janajati community in the country, said Minister Ratan Lal Nath while participating a programme to mark the World Indigenous Day on Friday (Aug 9).

This International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2024 is focusing on ‘Protecting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation and Initial Contact’. Indigenous Peoples in voluntary isolation and initial contact are the best protectors of the forest. Where their collective rights to lands and territories are protected, the forests thrive, alongside their societies. And not only is their survival crucial to the protection of our planet, but it is crucial to the protection of cultural and linguistic diversity.

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed August 9th as the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples in 1994. This date commemorates the first meeting of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations, held in Geneva in 1982. This decision marked a crucial step in acknowledging the unique circumstances and aspirations of Indigenous Peoples worldwide.

A delegation of the CPI(ML) on Friday submitted a memorandum with the Governor Indrasena Reddy Nallu and demanded judicial enquiry into the Gandacherra violence and urged him to address the issue.

Raising concern over the violence in Gandacherra occurred in the first week of July this year, the delegation demanded constitution of a judicial enquiry Commission, led by a retired High Court judge, to thoroughly investigate the incidents and identify those responsible, ensuring adequate facilities in the refugee camps (provisions such as Shatranjis, blankets, mosquito nets, clean drinking water, and medical care), Rs 50 lakh compensation and a regular government job for eligible family member of the deceased Parameshwar Reang, 100 percent compensation for the homeless and uprooted families that would enable them to rebuild their houses and shops for resuming their livelihood, enhancing security arrangements in the affected areas among others.

The CPI(ML) Tripura State Committee stressed that restoring unity and trust among the people is crucial and urged the state government to prioritize equality and justice, emphasizing the need to avoid divisive politics and criminalization.

Highlighting gaps in compensation, the party also requested the state government to take immediate steps to provide full compensation and initial assistance of Rs 25,000 to 13 unlisted affected families.

Expressing concern over the role of the state government for ‘failing to address the crucial Gandatwisa issue’ the delegation demanded the Governor of the state to intervene and take appropriate action in addressing the plight of the victims.

Partha Karmakar, Secretary CPI(ML) Tripura State Committee, Swapan Banik, Manik Pal, Babul Pal, Sajahan Mia among others were present in the delegation.