AGARTALA: Tripura Power Minister Ratan Lal Nath said the state has set a target of restoring the old Dumboor hydropower plant to generate 10 to 11 MW, with an investment of Rs 100 crore. He announced this at a Community Awareness Programme on Dam Safety at the Gumti Hydro Electric Project in Tirthamukh, Gomati district.
AGARTALA: Chief Minister Manik Saha on Thursday launched a WhatsApp-based civic grievance redressal system with AI-assisted response mechanisms, with the stated aim of making Agartala a “zero-complaint” city. The system was unveiled at Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhavan in Agartala on October 8. Alongside it, the Chief Minister also launched an AI-based IVR (interactive voice response) calling
AGARTALA: Tripura Police have said that the investigation into the death of Anurag Dhankar, the state’s former Director General of Police, is progressing and is expected to be completed soon. Dhankar, a 1994-batch IPS officer of the Tripura cadre, was found dead on July 20 at the state police headquarters in Agartala. Police registered a
AGARTALA: The Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) has passed a resolution urging the Centre, the Tripura government and TIPRA to ensure time-bound implementation of the Tiprasa Accord. The resolution calls on all three parties to work to a fixed timeline for delivering on the agreement, which is aimed at the overall development of
In its report titled India-Sri Lanka Relations and the Way Ahead, the Parliamentary Committee on External Affairs, chaired by Shashi Tharoor, highlighted Sri Lanka’s assurance that its territory would not be used in ways that undermine India’s security interests. The report, submitted to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on September 25, outlines recommendations to strengthen
A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 shook Panama on Friday, sparking widespread panic in the capital city. The US Geological Survey (USGS) initially estimated the earthquake’s strength at 8.0 before revising it to 7.6. The tremors struck at 1756 GMT with an epicenter located approximately 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) from the small town
With the US midterm elections approaching, political strategists are closely watching one of America’s fastest-growing and most influential immigrant communities: Indian-Americans. A key question facing both major parties is whether the gains made by Donald Trump among Indian-American voters in the 2024 presidential election can be sustained, or whether the community will shift back towards
A preliminary investigation into last week’s dramatic Flydubai cockpit incident has revealed that the co-pilot accused of trying to seize control of the aircraft allegedly planned a suicide attack on Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, drawing inspiration from the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. According to findings cited by CNN and attributed
DA Editorial Team When the Chief Justice of India tells the government that it “cannot use a hammer to kill a fly,” the remark deserves to be read carefully. A Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana, said so on Friday while hearing a challenge to
DA Editorial Desk | Sara Debbarma Agartala residents now have a new way to complain. This week Chief Minister Manik Saha launched a WhatsApp-based grievance system with AI-driven responses, with the stated aim of making the city a “zero-complaint” area. According to one government account, residents can register complaints, track their resolution and give feedback
