TRIPURAHERALD

The Bhavans Tripura Vidya Mandir celebrated Vanmahotsav on July 20 last and panted saplings of different, Alamunda,Adenium, Plumeria, Oleander, Canna, Dragon fruit, Cactus and many more flowering plants in different corners of the school.

The students of the school gifted 500 seeds of neem to the Founder of ‘ Vinisha’. There was a short cultural program by the students of the school.

Renowned Environmentalist and Founder of ‘VINISHA’ N. Ramesh Chandran, Director of BVB, Kolkata & Agartala Kendra Dr. G.V. Subramanian and Retd. IFS Debashis Chakraborty among others were present in the programme. The principal of the BTVM Swapna Shome welcomed the dignitaries and briefed the programme.

The 2-day long event ended with academic prize distribution programme on July 21 last, where the students of Class Prep 1 to Class 2 took part. The program started with the traditional Bhavan’s prayer followed by lightening of sacred lamps by the guests. Head Mistress of Primary section Pompi Majumder delivered her welcome speech and she emphasised the importance of Vanmohatsav event.

The guests and dignitaries handed over academic prizes to the winners.

The repairing work of the Kamalasagar-Tarapur border haat located in the Sepahijala district of Tripura has started, likely to be completed within ten days and is expected to reopen by August, which was shut during the Covid-19 pandemic, said Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Bishalgarh, Binoy Bhusan Das.

A total of Rs 13 lakh will be spent on the repairing work of the Kamalasagar-Tarapur border haat which includes repairing of sheds, fences, electricity and water lines. Once the repair jobs are completed, a joint inspection will be conducted to take a final call on the reopening of the border haat, Binoy Bhusan Das added.

Once reopened, the Tarapur Border Haat will provide a platform for registered traders from nearby villages of India and Bangladesh to engage in cross-border trade. The haat will accommodate 25 traders from each country every Sunday, fostering economic cooperation and enhancing people-to-people connections between the two nations.

Border haats are weekly markets along the India-Bangladesh border where vendors from both countries sell their products. In Tripura, there are two border haats which are the Srinagar border haat situated in the South district of Tripura, and the Kamalasagar-Tarapur border haat located in the Sepahijala district.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Friday inaugurated smart classrooms in at least 752 schools and said that the government is committed to enhance technology-based education system in the state to cope with the progress of science.

The chief minister virtually inaugurated the smart classrooms under Samagra Shiksha here in a function at Agartala and said that technology-based smart classrooms will help students become smarter and cope up with the progress of science.

“These smart classrooms will consist of different modern machines including laptops, through which teachers will provide modern learning to the students,” he said, adding that earlier, students used to move abroad for higher education, but now the developing educational infrastructure of the state, students are being enabled to pursue their higher studies in the state itself.

He said, “Various government and private educational institutions including general degree college, university, law college, National Forensic College, medical college and dental college have been set up in the state presently. Initiatives will be taken up to set up education hub in the state in the future based on these.”

The state agriculture minister Ratan Lal Nath on Friday attended the event of ‘Showcasing Tripura at Varanasi’ at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and emphasised on the need to GI certify the unique produce and products to preserve and promote tradition of the state of Tripura.  

Addressing the event Ratan Lal Nath said that it was essential for the rest of India and world to recognise the potential of Tripura both in terms of produce and product availability and its geography. The State is promoting innovation, food processing and allied industries and making it tourist friendly and accessible, he added.

He reiterated that the Tripura government is committed to promote local produce, artisans, and the land as such.  

The event organised by the North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation (NERAMAC) was organised to promote Tripura as a ‘go-to’ business destination. The event displayed Tripura’s famous GI tagged, organic Tripura Queen Pineapple and a variety of other Agri Horti products alongside its rich Handloom &Handicraft industry, Tourism, Rubber and Bamboo produce.

The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday inaugurated the newly built GST Bhawan here at Agartala Mantri Bari Road and said that the introduction of GST has brought positive changes in the North-East region of the country and particularly in Tripura. She said that Northeastern states have proven to be shining examples of GST growth.

Sitharaman emphasized that the success of the North-East region in economic growth was evident in becoming the fastest-growing economies.

She however expressed her joy over the newly built GST Bhawan at Agartala and said that the Bhawan with dedicated space will ensure convenience for the officers and traders as well.

Central Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra, chairman of CBIC Vivek Johri, Principal of DGHRD Neeta Lal Butalia, other CBIC members, chief engineer of CPWD and other high officials of the department were present in the inauguration function. The ceremony served as a tribute to the dedication and outstanding service of the CBIC officers and staff, further promoting the spirit of excellence and efficiency in tax administration.

With the objective to recognise the significance of rainwater harvesting, Assam Rifles conducted an awareness lecture on rain harvesting techniques to educate and empower the local population at Shantir Bazar Colony in West Tripura district, on July 21.

 The aim of the lecture was to spread awareness of the importance and methods for rain water harvesting to tackle water scarcity issue in the State. A total of 58 locals including 43 males, 08 females and 07 children attended the informative lecture.

 Emphasis was laid on teaching the traditional and non traditional methods of rain water conservation techniques used across the globe. The lecture also gave an insight into problems of lowering water tables in various parts of the State and educated the locals to take necessary steps like tree plantation to mitigate the issue.

The event attracted enthusiastic participation from both young and old members of the local population. The lecture covered the concept of rainwater harvesting, highlighting its importance on addressing water scarcity, promoting sustainable agriculture and mitigating the adverse effects of climate change.

The much-expected Akhaura-Agartala railway line between India and Bangladesh along Tripura is likely to begin its operations from September.

Once the project is completed, new doors will also open to expansion of business between the two neighbouring countries. A new corridor will also be established for Trans Asian Railway Network and Sub-regional connectivity. As a result, the friendly relations between the two countries will strengthen.

The rail launch will open a new door of trade with India. It will reduce the cost of transporting goods. People of both countries will get the benefits.

The prime ministers of Bangladesh and India will inaugurate the railway where only cargo trains will operate initially.

The India Bangladesh Railway Connection Project will reduce travel time and distance between Agartala and Kolkata through Dhaka. After the completion of the project instead of 31 hours it will take only 10 hours and the distance will be 550 km from 1 thousand 600 kilometres.

The construction of Nishchintapur Railway Station has already been completed.  The station has been built with all the latest facilities including passengers’ seating, entertainment arrangements, food court, immigration counter and ATMs. A Rail yard is being built for loading and unloading of goods beside Nischintapur station.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Friday said the present state government is sincerely working to develop Tripura as an education hub.

Addressing the inaugural programme of Diamond Jubilee celebration of Institute of Advance Studies in Education,(IASE) at Kunjaban on Thursday Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha said that the State Government is keen to make Tripura national and international education hub.

He also asserted that his government has been working on enhancing opportunities in higher education so that students do not need to go outside the state to pursue higher studies. He also urged students to be attentive in classrooms and participate in discussions, debates and other co-curricular activities.

“Tripura government has been giving more important for the development of the education sector and the main goal of Tripura government to offer such environment to student that may help students to get the opportunity to qualify national level exam like IAS, IPS, IES and all.  Teachers play a crucial role in shaping the society and they must strive to impart quality education to students at all times, the chief minister said.

Teachers play a big role in students’ life and students are teachers’ identity. “Being a teacher is not like any other career. It is something different. I bow to all the teachers. It is the teachers who make the generations,” he added.

Calling for more focus on sustaining trees, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) State President Rajib Bhattacharjee on Thursday said there was a bigger need to ensure they survive rather than simply planting them. Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) State President Rajib Bhattacharjee was speaking in a tree plantation drive organized by Aim foundation (Welfare Trust) Tripura chapter at MBB College on Thursday. “Don’t just plant (trees), but ensure they have a long life,” he said.

“We should plant trees on a large scale to protect earth and its environment. We should think about ways to plant more and more trees. But just planting them is not enough. Even if we plant just five or 10 of them, we should ensure their protection,” he added.

“In the blind race of development, we forget the mantra of Indian culture that nature is our mother and it cannot be exploited. This is the reason why the temperature of the earth is increasing and the climate has been badly affected. The world is afraid of climate change,” he added.

Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) State President Rajib Bhattacharjee said there is only one solution to this problem, one that has been mentioned in the “Puranas” by sages, that trees are friends of mankind and only greenery can get people out of this crisis. Trees give people life-saving oxygen, help reduce carbon footprint and preserve the ozone layer, he said.

Mayor of Agartala Municipal Corporation Dipak Majumder and others were present in the tree plantation drive.