Agartala: Following report of fresh cases of Meningococcal Meningitis in remote locations of North Tripura, the state government has demanded 1.83 lakh vaccines from Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, state Health Minister Tapan Chakraborty said.

The Northeastern region had witnessed a 30 per cent shortfall in power production in the current 2009-10 financial year owing to shortfall of monsoon.

This was stated at the 8th technical coordination committee (TCC) meeting here on Monday by Ashok Pal of North Eastern Regional Load Dispatch Centre (NERLDC), Shillong.

In a bid to boost road connectivity, Tripura

AGARTALA, Jan 4: The Central Institute of Fisheries has recognized Tripura as the best fish producing State in the country with the successful implementation of a five year perspective plan, State Fishery Minister Khagendra Jamatia informed.

After a long dilly-dallying, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has informed the Tripura Government of sending 50,000 doses of meningitis vaccines to undertake an immunisation drive in the disease-hit areas, official sources said here on Monday.

Tripura has received the best award from the Centre for fish production in the country, Tripura Minister for Fisheries, Khagendra Jamatiya said today.

Director of Fisheries, Shanti Reang has received the trophy for best fish cultivation in a function organised on December 29 in Mumbai, Jamatiya told reporters.

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC), has struck a new gas well at Sundaribari in South Tripura district, official sources said, reports PTI.

Ignatius Pereira

KOLLAM: Efforts started by the Tripura government and the Rubber Board in 1995 to guide the Adivasi population of that State away from the path of terrorism and bring them to the mainstream through a rubber-plantation programme have started bearing fruit.

AGARTALA, Dec 18: Following a report of fresh cases of Meningococcal Meningitis in remote locations of North Tripura, the state government has demanded 1.83 lakh vaccines from Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, State Health Minister Tapan Chakraborty said.

AGARTALA, Dec 17: Echoing India