TRIPURAHERALD

Tripura minister for transport Sushanta Chowdhury on Friday written to the Minister of Railways Ashiwini Vishnaw and demanded to increase the number of coaches from 8/9 to 15 or 22 in all 5 (five) DEMU passenger trains presently running in the state of Tripura for the benefit of the peoples of Tripura.

In his letter Tripura minister for transport Sushanta Chowdhury stated presently 3 (three) DEMU passenger trains are running from Agartala to Sabroom and vice-versa with 8 (eight) coaches and 2 (two) numbers of DEMU passenger trains are running from Agartala to Dharmanagar and viceversa with 9 (nine) coaches. These DEMU trains, with limited number of coaches, are not sufficient to cater the increasing number of passengers and clear the extra rush that causing great hardship to the daily commuters.

There is a tremendous demand from every nooks and corner of the state for increasing number of coaches in all the DEMU passenger trains running from Agartala to Sabroom and Agartala to Dharmanagar in order to remove the inconvenience faced by the passengers. Always there is overcrowding and rush of commuters in all the DEMU passenger trains creating a lot of chaos. In such a situation, the possibilities of any untoward incident cannot be ruled out. The matter has come up during the last assembly session also and many organisations have taken out agitational programmes demanding for increasing number of coaches in DEMU passenger trains.

Aiming to enhance the road connectivity in the Northeastern states of Tripura, the 49th Network Planning Group (NPG) meeting of PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP) has recommended a roadways project in Tripura.

The road section of Khowai-Teliamura-Harina with a total length of 134.9 kms was considered for its improvement and widening to two lanes with paved shoulder of NH-208 in Tripura. It is a brownfield project with total cost of Rs 2,486 Crore. The project is planned with a multimodal connectivity approach; connectivity to industrial clusters and new SEZ namely Paschim Jalefa; efficient freight movement; reducing carbon footprint; optimized alignment and logistical efficiency.

The project road passes through Khowai, Gomati and South Tripura districts connecting places like Khowai, Teliamura, Twidu, Amarpur, Karbook and Harina in Tripura. It will also not only enhance connectivity interstate connectivity between Assam and Tripura but also give a boost to the economic and industrial activities in Tripura.

Sumita Dawra, Special Secretary, Logistics Division, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, chaired the meeting of the NPG.

To promote tourism, the state government has decided to develop a ‘weekend tourist’ hub centring the Ujjayanta Palace. This decision was taken in the cabinet meeting, said tourism minister Sushanta Chowdhury.     

The weekend tourist hub will be open on every Saturday and Sunday from 4 pm to 9 pm. The weekend tourist hub will have dhabas, food stalls, selfie points and boating facility for the tourists on the Rajbari lake, he said, adding that the initiative of building the weekend tourist hub will generate employment opportunities for the youths and the artists of the state.

He said that a permanent stage will be built up infront of the Palace, where the visiting tourists can enjoy the taste of various cultural programme on Saturday and Sunday of every week.  The road from Lakshminarayan Bari to Rabindra Bhavan Chowmuhani and from the park in front of Ujjayanta Palace to the Jackson Gate will be declared as no-entry zone on every Saturday and Sunday from 4 pm to 9 pm to ease the tourists, he further added.

The Ujjayanta Palace which was built in 1862 by the erstwhile Prince Chandra Manikya houses the state museum since 2013 and is the main attraction of tourists visiting the state.

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 will benefit t he students said chief minister of Tripura Dr. Manik Saha while addressing in the inaugural ceremony of implementation of National  Education Policy 2020 at Town Hall on Friday.

The new National Education Policy is implemented keeping in mind the requirements of modern and developed India. He also said the policy emphasises the holistic development of children, knowledge, skills, culture, and promotion of Indian values, the chief minister added.

Dr. Manik Saha said that this education policy has the power to put the youth of India on the stage in front of the youth of the world as it has been prepared after extensive deliberations.

“Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visionary leadership India’s education sector is going to be effective. The National Education Policy has laid special emphasis on mother tongue and in order to maintain that, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made provision for compulsory primary education in the mother tongue, he added.

He also said that the National Education Policy has also made provisions to bring flexibility in higher education, along with emphasis on e-learning.

“The policy is based on Indian values but includes all the elements of modern education. The aim of this policy is to prepare students who have national pride as well as a sense of world welfare and also have all the capabilities to become global citizens in this policy,’ he stated.

Minister for Finance, Planning and Coordination, Information Technology Pranajit Singha Roy inaugurated the Pensioners’ Adalat 2023 organized by Finance Department Government of Tripura at Muktadhara Auditorium on Wednesday.

Addressing in the programme Minister for Finance, Planning and Coordination, Information Technology Pranajit Singha Roy said that the online pension proposal preparation module is a part of the HRMS software developed by the finance department. This module will reduce processing time and error-free proposals will be submitted from HoO/DDOs end to the O/o AG(A&E). This module also helps in preparing pensioners database to ease the process of payment of all government pensioners from a single point. This module will also minimize the physical movement of voluminous papers related to the pension cases. Resulting in quick finalization of the pension related documents to make the pensioners avail the retirement benefits at earliest, the minister said.

A pension adalat is a special court that is set up to hear and resolve pension-related grievances. It serves as a dedicated forum where pensioners can voice their concerns and seek resolution for their grievances. Governed by relevant laws and guidelines, pension adalat aims to promote transparency, accountability, and fairness in pension-related matters, he mentioned.

The primary objectives of pension adalat are to ensure timely and accurate pension payments, address pension-related grievances promptly, and establish trust and confidence among pensioners. By providing a dedicated platform for dispute resolution, pension adalat seeks to alleviate the challenges faced by pensioners and uphold their rights, he added.

In celebration of the completion of nine years of the Modi government at the Centre, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced a month-long nation-wide outreach campaign – Maha Sampark Abhiyan’ from May 31-June 30 3. As a part of the Abhiyan, the Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM) Tripura unit will be conducting various programmes in Tripura. The campaign aims to reach out to all the districts in the state with the message of service, good governance, and the welfare of the poor, as stated by the Vice President BJYM Tripura Vikki Prasad on Wednesday.

Addressing a press conference at BJP State Party Office, Krishna Nagar Vice President BJYM Tripura Vikki Prasad said that the programmes envisioned as a part of the Maha Sampark Abhiyan’ includes Labharthi Samvad, Nav Matdata Sammelan, Bike Yatras and Online Quiz Competitions.

The Labharthi Samvad is designed to interact with and gather opinions from the beneficiaries of the Modi government’s welfare schemes. It will include door-to-door interactions and town hall-style mass connect programs to engage with the Labharthis of various welfare schemes since 2014. We will focus on communicating the benefits of schemes such as Ayushman Bharat, Mudra Yojna, e-Shram card, Har Ghar Jal, PM Awas Yojana, various scholarships for school and college students across communities, skill development programs, India becoming the world’s third largest startup ecosystem through Startup India, Standup India, and PM-SVANidhi, and the significant number of job vacancies filled and government jobs provided by the Modi government over the past 9 years, he mentioned.

Our second programme is to promote first-time voter registration. Under the slogan ‘My Next Vote for Modi’, the BJYM will undertake a focused outreach to various communities and social organizations for connecting with first-time voters. This will also include a large-scale town hall per district. We will also organize voter registration camps for the youth between 18 and 25 years in every Vidhan Sabha.  Between June 10 and June 20, BJYM will organize bike rallies for 6 days, covering every mandal and village with a minimum of 25 rallies and 50 karyakartas in each district. The yatra will include a night stay at every village/mandal as per the BJYM proforma, he added.

It is very important for the citizens to remain aware of the good schemes and policies of the government. Accordingly, to create awareness about good governance policies, the BJYM will conduct an online National-Level Quiz Competition in schools and educational institutions, he said.

Chief Minister of Tripura Dr. Manik Saha on Monday appealed to people of the state not to use plastic bags to help protect the environment and suggested that they carry cloth bags, which are long-lasting, for shopping.

He was addressing in a programme organized by Maharaj Ganja Bazar committee on the occasion of World Environment Day 2023. The need of the hour is to shun the usage of plastic and adopt alternative solutions, 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.

This day helps raise awareness about environmental problems and how we can take steps to tackle them. People should know about the environmental issues that are going to be a big threat in the near future. It is important to take action immediately to avoid major problems later on. We should learn to take care of our environment. World Environment Day helps us know more about the changes we can implement. This year the theme pertains to ‘solutions to plastic pollution’, he said.

The Tripura Board of Secondary Education (TBSE) has announced the TBSE result 2023 class 10 and TBSE result 2023 class 12 on 5 June.  Candidates who have appeared for Class 10, 12 board examination in the state can check their results through the official site of TBSE at tbse.tripura.gov.in and also on tbresults.tripura.gov.in.

Class 10th pass percentage is 86.02% this year and Class 12th pass percentage is 83.2% this year. Tripura Class 10 or Madhyamik board exams were held from March 16 to April 18 and Class 12 or Higher Secondary final exams took place from March 15 to April 19 in the state. This year, over 38,116 students from Class 10 and 33,435 Class 12 students appeared for the TBSE board examinations.

The 13 Trípura Bn NCC today organized an awareness rally on the occasion of World Environment Day 2023. The rally started from NSRCC, Netaji Chowmuhani, Agartala. A total of 200 cadets participated in the rally.

The main objective of the rally is to spread awareness among the people to save the environment. The environment’s equilibrium was constantly worsening due to the shortage of trees and plants. Planting trees was vital to maintain the environment’s balance, said a NCC official.

World Environment Day is celebrated on the 5th of June every year. It was celebrated for the first time in 1974. The United Nations General Assembly decided to gather all nations together in this respect to bring forth attention to the kinds of environmental problems that are a risk to not just the entire human race but also to animals and plants. Every year, a different country hosts the celebration of Environment Day. The theme for World Environment Day depends on the environmental problems that have to be administered immediately and differs year to year.