TRIPURAHERALD

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Saturday visited the injured persons of Ulta Rath Yatra tragic incident which occurred on June 28 when the chariot of Lord Jagannath came in contact with high-tension wire in Kumarghat under the Unakoti district admitted here at Agartala GBP Hospital and enquired their health condition.

During his visit the Chief Minister said that government took the initiative to send at least three critically injured persons to Delhi for further treatment. They sustained burn injuries in the June 28 accident in Kumarghat.

“The doctors here had done a good job but the families of three critical patients wanted them to be shifted to Delhi for better treatment,” he said, adding that the Delhi based doctors who were in video conference had appreciated the treatment of the admitted patients by the state doctors.

On his faceook Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha wrote that two patients were being flown to Delhi on Saturday and the third on Sunday.

The state government earlier announced Rs. 4 lakh ex-gratia for the next of kin of the dead and Rs.2.5 lakh for those with over 60% burns. Those with 40-60% burn injuries were to get Rs. 75,000. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also announced an additional assistance of Rs. 2 lakh for death and Rs. 50,000 for injuries from the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund.

More public awareness is needed to build plastic free Tripura said Chief Minister of Tripura Dr. Manik Saha while addressing in the inaugural session of one month long “Plastic Free Tripura Abhiyan” at Agartala Town Hall on Saturday.

If the people of the state are fully aware of the harm caused due to the usage of plastic, then only the people will stop using plastic, he added. 

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha shared that though we are aware of the ill effects of single use plastics but we are not being able to do enough to avoid their ill effects. Single-use plastics are typically items that are discarded after being used only once and do not go through the recycling process. Heavy usage of plastics across the world has caused quite a lot of menace, governments and various global regulatory bodies are trying hard to arrest it, he added.

This plastic pollution is not only harming marine life but also entering our food chain and our bloodstream posing a significant threat to human health. Conventional plastics break down into micro and nano plastics quickly which stay in our biological cycles for thousands of years. They often end up in landfills or are leaked in the environment, finding their way into the oceans, he mentioned.

Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports, Social Welfare & Social Education, Labour Tinku Roy on Saturday appealed to everyone including social organizations to contribute towards combating drug menace in Tripura.

Addressing in Nasha Mukt Bharat Ke Liye Khelo Tripura (Khel Mitra Abhiyan) jointly organized by department of youth  affairs and sports, government of Tripura and Swaniti Initiative (NGO) under the scheme of NMBA, MSJE, government of India at Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhawan on Saturday Minister Tinku Roy said the general public and social organizations  also owe a duty towards the society to at least come forward and join hands to destroy the nexus and the people involved in such nefarious activities destroying the future of the young generation for the petty gains should be taken to task.

 “The present government is working ruthlessly against drugs taking strict actions following which many people were arrested. The general public and social organizations should collaborate with the police and government to combat this issue,” he claimed, adding that it is essential for all to join hands in eradicating the drug menace in the state.

Drug abuse and its trafficking had created havoc in the society particularly damaging and destroying the young generation from whom lot of expectations of the not only from the parents but also from the general masses, he added.

But for this drug abuse, the future of hundreds of young people have been dashed to ground and the Kingpins and peddlers are the instruments for bringing such destruction in the society which needs to be dealt with strong and iron hands at each level, said Minister Tinku Roy added.

Former Chief Minister of Tripura and MP (Rajya Sabha) Biplab Kumar Deb claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party will comfortably win the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and form the government at the Centre, for the third straight time.

Speaking to the reporters today in a event at Barjala Former Chief Minister of Tripura and MP (Rajya Sabha) Biplab Kumar Deb said we have done good work and (will) form the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. People will elect us for the country’s development, he added.

He said, “Under the decisive leadership of PM Modi, the country is progressing fast with all round development. India has emerged as the world’s 5th largest economy in 9 years besides being the fastest-growing economy.”  

Biplab Kumar Deb further said that in the last 9 years India had become world’s frontline nation and all this was possible because of personal outreach and vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who had emerged as the world’s tallest leader and also raised India’s esteem in the international arena.

In the last 9 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the country an era of new resurgence. Everybody has to guard against the earlier forms of the government which had seen virtually very little development before 2014.The journey from 2014 brought an end to pessimism of the earlier era and ushered in a path of optimism for the new India. The centre has taken revolutionary steps for the welfare of poor and marginalised sections of the society. He said, the country has witnessed all-round development in the last nine year. He added that India is touching new heights on the world stage under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

In a major operation, Tripura Police arrested two persons and seized 15 thousand Yaba Tablets worth Rs 23 lakh from Fokiratala area under Sonamura police station on Friday night.

The police stated that they received a crucial tip-off regarding two individual selling Yaba Tablets in their vehicles at Fokiratala area, on the basis of the tip-off police personnel from Sonamura police station rushed to the spot and arrested them.

During a meticulous search of their vehicles, police officials found 15 thousand Yaba Tablets. The two arrested have been identified as Jaseem Mia and Kabil Mia. Police also seized both the vehicles bearing number TR 01 BR 0600 and TR01 BM 0513. The two accused were booked under relevant sections of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic  Substances Act, 1985. Moreover, the estimated value of the confiscated Yaba Tablets in the illicit market amounts to approximately Rs 23 lakh, said police.

Some young people are taking their lives to the brink of extinction, like heroin and brown sugar. Being addicted to drugs, they are also involved in various anti-social activities. Unable to raise money for drugs, some are organizing thefts at various homes and shops, which has led to an increase in thefts.

However, Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha has called on Tripura to get rid of drugs. Police are seizing crores worth of heroin, brown sugar 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.

In a major operation, Tripura Police arrested two persons and seized cannabis (ganja) worth Rs 3 lakh from Dharmanagar railway station area on Thursday mid-night.

The police stated that an anti- narcotics operation was conducted by the Dharmanagar police station on Thursday mid-night. During the operation police arrested two drug peddlers. Police found 30 kilograms of ganja packed in five packets from their possession. The arrested drug peddlers have been identified as  Dilkhus Kumar and Niraj Kumar both residents of Bihar.

Moreover, the estimated value of the confiscated cannabis (ganja) in the illicit market amounts to approximately Rs 3 lakh. The seized cannabis (ganja) was intended for smuggling purposes beyond Tripura’s borders, police said.

A case has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act against the arrested drug peddlers.

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.

Minister of SC Welfare, Fishery & ARDD Department Sudhangshu Das accompanied by top officials of the department visited Bhagini Nivedita Girls Hostel in Krishnagar area of the capital city.

The inspection surprised the minister as the hostelers raised a bunch of allegations starting from unhygienic bathrooms and toilets, unavailability of water, unhygienic food. The hostellers further alleged that many students have to suffer from food poisoning in the recent times after consuming the food.

 Minister Sudhangshu Das and his team inspected every corner of the hostel and directed the officials to take action accordingly.  

Speaking to the reporters Minister of SC Welfare, Fishery & ARDD Department Sudhangshu Das said “I have listened to the girls here and their complaints, action will be taken accordingly after proper investigation”.

The minister further said that, two officials have been directed to inspect all the registers and check out whether is there anyone in the hostel who is not a student but staying in the hostel as student and availing the facilities provided by the government for students only. If anyone is found in the hostel who is not a student but staying in the hostel as student, they have to vacate the rooms within seven days, minister Sudhangshu Das informed.

Over 100 Rohingyas were arrested during the last six months in Tripura. In the month of June Tripura Police arrested 11 Rohingya who entered Indian territory from Bangladesh in the Kadamtala area on the Assam-Tripura border on June 16. According to the police, based on specific information, they conducted a search at the Naka checking point near the Assam-Tripura border and arrested the Rohingya group.

In the month of May five Rohingya intruders were arrested at Dharmanagar Railway station on May 18.  The Rohingya intruders group illegally crossed the Indo-Bangla international border. They were suspected by Railway Police when the group attempted to board a train to reach Jammu & Kashmir.

In the month of March three Rohingya Muslim men were arrested from Dharmanagar Railway station on March 22. The three Rohingya were preparing to travel to Delhi. According to the police, with the help of a Bangladeshi handler, they entered India and were planning to travel to the National capital, where they were promised a job by the handler.

A total of 33 Rohingya were arrested at Agartala Railway station in February 2023. A total of 68 Rohingya Muslims were arrested in Tripura and along the Assam-Tripura border. It should be mentioned that BSF in Tripura arrested 59 Rohingya and 150 Bangladeshi Nationals in 2022 alone.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Friday alleged widespread violence in the recently held Panchayat election in West Bengal and castigated the Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee.

The Chief Minister was addressing the karyakartas of the ruling BJP party in a function in the South Tripura district on Friday.

“Democracy is at stake in West Bengal. I invite the TMC leaders to come to Tripura and learn what democracy is,” Dr. Saha said. He condemned the TMC workers for their involvement in the killing of BJP party workers during the electoral process.   

The Chief Minister urged his party workers to visit the houses of TMC supporters in Tripura and acknowledge them about the violent incidents that unfolded during the West Bengal elections, resulting in the unfortunate loss of 18 lives.

Dr. Saha said that the TMC’s history of violence extended beyond targeting common citizens and also included their own party workers.

Claiming that the 2023 assembly election held in Tripura was violence-free and peaceful, Dr. Saha on Friday said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should visit Tripura to learn how elections can be conducted peacefully.