Tripura

Centre assures of reviewing gas price for NE

Tripura - Sat, 08/28/2010 - 05:02
Agartala, Aug 27 : The Centre has assured the Northeastern states of reviewing the latest price hike of natural gas, Tripura Power Minister Manik Dey said today.
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Centre declares Tripura as malaria drug resistant

Tripura - Sat, 08/28/2010 - 04:50
Agartala, Aug 28 : Ministry of Health has declared all four districts of Tripura as malaria drug resistant and suggested to administer second generation drugs to fight Plasmodium Falciparum (PF).
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Congress leader urges AICC to take tough action against LF

Tripura - Sat, 08/28/2010 - 04:32
Agartala, Aug 28 : Former Tripura Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Samir Ranjan Barman has urged All India Congress Committee (AICC) chief to take a tough stand against the Left Front to establish the rule of law in Tripura.
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Big field for Murshidabad swimming

Tripura - Fri, 08/27/2010 - 19:36
KOLKATA: Bengal will look to extend its dominance in long-distance swimming presenting 11 names in the 67th edition of the 81km National open water event that will be held over river Bhagirathi in Murshidabad on September 5.
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Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Tripura hit by sex scandal

Tripura - Fri, 08/27/2010 - 14:30
A day after the principal of a Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in Tripura was arrested following rape charges slapped by a teacher, hundreds of students of the school took out a march demanding his immediate release saying the charge was 'a blatant lie and motivated', officials said here Friday.
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Centre assures of reviewing gas price for NE

Tripura - Fri, 08/27/2010 - 06:32
Agartala, Aug 27 : The Centre has assured the Northeastern states of reviewing the latest price hike of natural gas, Tripura Power Minister Manik Dey said today.
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Take agriculture knowledge to farmers in their language: Expert

Tripura - Thu, 08/26/2010 - 16:01
There is enough global information available on the latest agricultural techniques and strategies, but farmers need to be educated about it in their local dialect and the techniques translated into applications, an expert said here Thursday.
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School VP jailed for alleged rape

Tripura - Thu, 08/26/2010 - 11:10
Agartala, Aug 26 (PTI) The vice-principal of a school in West Tripura district was today remanded in judicial custody for two weeks by a court on charges of raping a teacher.
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JNV principal sent to Tripura jail

Tripura - Thu, 08/26/2010 - 05:03
Agartala, Aug 26 : A local court today sent the Principal of Jawhar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) of Ramchandraghat in West Tripura to jail for 14 days following rape charges slapped by one of his junior colleagues.
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New programme empowers Bangladeshi families to make more informed health choices

Tripura - Thu, 08/26/2010 - 01:32
BANDARBAN, Bangladesh, 25 August 2010 – Chaity Tripura, 22, is the very picture of serenity as she stands outside her two-room home, cradling her one-month-old daughter in the warm afternoon air.
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Mizoram ready to take back Bru refugees

Tripura - Wed, 08/25/2010 - 10:40
Aizawl, Aug 25 (PTI) The Mizoram government was ready to take back Bru refugees from the six relief camps in North Tripura district before October this year as desired by Union Home Minister P Chidambaram.
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Mizoram police nab couple's killer

Tripura - Wed, 08/25/2010 - 04:13
Aizawl, Aug 24 : Kanhmun police in Mizoram near the Tripura border today said they have arrested the prime suspect in the murder of a couple at Rajdali village last year.
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Telecom newbies in launch rush

Tripura - Tue, 08/24/2010 - 22:36
New Delhi, Aug. 24: New telecom players are launching operations in more circles under pressure from the department of telecom (DoT) and the Prime Ministers Office.
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Hundreds of young men line up for army recruitment in Tripura

Tripura - Tue, 08/24/2010 - 14:18
Agartala, Aug 24 : Hundreds of aspirants turned up at a recruitment camp organised by the Assam Rifles here on Monday.
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'Informed farmers vital to food security'

Tripura - Tue, 08/24/2010 - 14:00
To achieve food security, scientific research-oriented farming, propagation of latest global information among the farmers and suitable policy research are very vital, experts and scientists said here Tuesday.
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S Tel launches mobile services in North East

Tripura - Tue, 08/24/2010 - 10:55
New Delhi, Aug 24 (PTI) Telecom service provider S Tel, a joint venture between Siva Group and Bahrain Telecommunication Company (Batelco) today launched mobile services in three North Eastern states of Tripura, Nagaland, and Meghalaya.
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Weeklong Mother Teresa birth centenary begins in Tripura

Tripura - Tue, 08/24/2010 - 05:06
Agartala, Aug 23 : To commemorate the humanitarian work of the benevolent Mother Teresa and propagate her message of compassion, a weeklong celebration of Mother Teresa's Birth Centenary kicked off here.
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Tripura mulls railway connectivity upto Chittagong port

Tripura - Tue, 08/24/2010 - 05:05
Agartala, Aug 23 : Owing to the inadequate security in hill section of Assam and slow progress in railway expansion work, the Tripura government is considering to establish railway connectivity between Udaipur (South Tripura headquarters) and Chittagong port (Bangladesh).
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IGNOU to take latest farming knowledge to remote villages

Tripura - Tue, 08/24/2010 - 00:55
Agartala, Aug 23 : The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is on a mission to reach out to farmers in remote and far-flung areas with the latest global information on farming and agriculture, a senior university official said here Monday.
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Nature helps douse Russian wildfires

Tripura - Mon, 08/23/2010 - 19:37
MOSCOW: Rains and chilled weather have helped Russian firefighters to bring under control massive wildfires that were triggered by a record heatwave and drought.
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