TRIPURAHERALD

Tripura police seized 200 containers of heroin and arrested one drug trafficker from Rajbari area in Dharmanagar sub-division of North Tripura district on Sunday.

Acting on a tip off police personnel from Dharmanagar police station raided the house of one   Nirmal Kaluar resident of Rajbari area in Dharmanagar. During the raid police recovered 200 containers of heroin along 10 mobile phones from Nirmal Kaluar’s house.

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.

A case has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in this regard and we have started investigation.  He will be produced before the court on June 05, said cops.

A bicycle rally was organized today by the Tripura State Pollution Control Board on the occasion of World Environment Day which will be celebrated on 5th June all over the world including Tripura.

The bicycle rally was started in front of the Heritage Park and the bicycle rally was flagged off by Principal Secretary, Forests, PCCF & HoFF K.S. Sethi and Tripura State Pollution Control Board Member Secretary Dr. Bishu Karmakar.

Principal Secretary, Forests, PCCF & HoFF K.S. Sethi   said that World Environment Day is celebrated every year on 5 June. 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.

Two civilians were killed on Friday in shelling on Russia’s Belgorod region on the border with Ukraine, while Kyiv was hit by Russian strikes overnight for a sixth day in a row.

The Ukrainian capital has seen almost nightly air raids in May after being relatively spared in the beginning of the year.

Strikes have also intensified in the Belgorod region, which has been hit by shelling and border incursions recently.

“Shrapnel hit cars passing by. Two women travelling in one of them died on the spot from their wounds,” Belgorod governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.

In one of its kind, a farmer of Tripura’s Gandacherra subdivision has succeeded in growing one of the costliest kinds of mango in the world. This mango, known as Miyazaki Mango, is sold in the market at the rate of lakhs of rupees per kg. Not only that the farmer has also succeeded in growing many species of other foreign mangoes such as King of Chakapat, Chiangmai, Nem Dokmai, Rangui, Banana Mango, Black Stone, ‘Hari Bhanga’, Burmese Kungjai, Katimon , Amra Palli etc. Fruit traders from different parts of the state are already flocking to Gandacherra sub-division to buy mangoes.

The farmer said that he had been passionate about cultivating fruits since his childhood. “The plants need to be taken care of like children” and if i get some support from the government then i can grow more species of foreign mangoes, the farmer mentioned.

The farmer said that if he gets some support from the government he can grow more mangoes. Gandacherra is now all set to top the state in terms of mango cultivation. If this continues Gandacherra will emerge as the major mango centre of Tripura and even in northeast with separate brands to the economic benefits of tribal farmers there.

The Miyazaki mango, considered one of the most expensive fruits in the world. The variety is rich in a number of antioxidants, beta-carotene and folic acid. The Miyazaki mango is also believed to prevent cancer, heat stroke, boost immunity and is beneficial for the skin.

 “Though science and technology have developed to a great extent, no person has succeeded in finding an alternative or a substitute for blood. Hence, the blood is very precious,” opined Minister for Power, Agriculture & Farmer’s Welfare and Election Department Ratan Lal Nath.

He was speaking after inaugurating a voluntary blood donation camp organized by Dipanjali at Red Cross Bhavan Hall, Agartala on Thursday. People can survive with one eye, one kidney but people cannot survive without blood, therefore blood donation is the noblest donation in the world. Every donation is critical and you can make a lifesaving difference, he added.

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 but 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, Ratan Lal Nath said.

One person can help another by donating blood. Therefore, people should come up and donate their blood so that the needy person can be cured. There is no alternative of blood. He appealed to donate blood as much as possible as there is no substitute for human blood. Donating blood should become a habit for the mass as blood can save lives. Sometimes, we come across many patients who pass away due to insufficient blood in the hospitals or the Blood Bank but the regular initiatives of the people may save lives, he added.

Mayor of Agartala Municipal Corporation Dipak Majumder and other dignitaries were present.

 Lance Klusener the former South Africa all-rounder will arrive in Agartala on Saturday to begin serving as Tripura’s consultant for the next home campaign.

According to vice-president of the Tripura Cricket Association Timir Chanda, for a total of 100 days the seasoned coach Lance Klusener would work with all the teams, rather than focusing only on the Ranji Trophy squad.

A few weeks ago we had posted a job posting on our website in which Lance Klusener and Dav Whatmore had applied for the role. Lance Klusener was eager to accept the offer, later  Dav eventually withdrew due to family obligations, Timir Chanda mentioned.

The 51-year-old Lance Klusener played for South Africa on the squad that advanced to the ODI World Cup final in 1999 before falling to Australia. After his retirement from international cricket, he has served as coach for Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, and several other franchises as a coach. A few years ago Lance Klusener was one of the franchise coaches in the Tamil Nadu Premier League.

Lance Klusener represented South Africa in 49 Tests and 171 ODIs between 1996 and 2004, will arrive in Kolkata on Friday and depart for Agartala the following day.

A walk-a-thon was organized by ILS-CBCC cancer hospital, Agartala in association with Voluntary Health Association of Tripura to observe World No Tobacco Day here on Wednesday. The walk-a-thon started in-front of the Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhavan.

Speaking to the reporters during the walk-a-thon Agartala Press Club President Jayanta  Bhattacharya  said this year the theme for World No Tobacco Day is “We need food, not tobacco”. The 2023 global campaign aims to raise awareness about alternative crop production and marketing opportunities for tobacco farmers and encourage them to grow sustainable, nutritious crops. It will also aim to expose the tobacco industry’s efforts to interfere with attempts to substitute tobacco growing with sustainable crops, thereby contributing to the global food crisis, he added.

Every year May 31st is observed as World No Tobacco Day to raise awareness about tobacco-related diseases and their impact on the overall population. As per recent estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), India accounts for nearly 1.35 million every year and is the second largest producer and consumer of tobacco.

ILS Hospital doctors and others were present in the walk-a-thon.

In Jammu and Kashmir, the Army today foiled a major attempt to smuggle arms and narcotics by arresting three people after an exchange of fire near the border fence along the Line of Control in Poonch district. An Army jawan and one of the arrested accused were injured in the firing at forward Karmara village in Gulpur sector on the LoC in the wee hours today. The alert army troops guarding the border picked up suspicious movement and challenged the persons which led to a gunfight.

The whole area was immediately cordoned off and three people, one of them in an injured condition, were arrested along with a consignment of narcotics and weapons, while an Army jawan was also injured. The arrested accused were identified as Mohd Farooq who received a bullet injury in his leg, Mohd Riaz and Mohd Zubair, all residents of Karmara. They are believed to have received the arms and narcotic consignment from across the border and were trying to smuggle it into this side when they were intercepted by the alert army troops. The seizure made from the arrested included an AK assault rifle, two pistols, six grenades, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted inside a pressure cooker and 20 packets of suspected heroin.

Prime Minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda arrived in New Delhi this afternoon on a four-day official visit to India. He was received by Minister of State for External Affairs, Meenakshi Lekhi at the airport. This is his first bilateral visit abroad after assuming office in December last year. He is being accompanied by a high-level delegation.

 During the visit, the Nepalese Prime Minister will call on President and Vice-President. He will also hold extensive talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss diverse areas of the bilateral partnership. Mr Prachanda will visit Ujjain and Indore as part of his visit. The visit will impart renewed momentum to the close and unique India-Nepal relationship.

 The Ministry of External Affairs said, the visit continues the tradition of regular high-level exchanges between India and Nepal in furtherance of India’s Neighbourhood First policy. It said, the bilateral relations have significantly strengthened in the last few years in all areas of cooperation. The visit underscores the importance given by both sides to adding further momentum to the bilateral partnership.