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May 20, 2006 | Correspondent | The Assam Tribune, Guwahati
In order to generate more revenue from the liquor sector, the Tripura Cabinet has decided to increase excise duty on liquor. The decision will come into effect from April 1. ICAT minister Jitendra Choudhury said the new duties will be ... full story
May 14, 2004 | Special Correspondent | The Telegraph, Kolkata
Growing debt, sharply rising liability in non-plan expenses and non-receipt of dues from the Centre have triggered a major crisis for the cash-strapped government of Tripura. The state government will find it difficult to meet expenses  ... full story
March 10, 2004 | Special Correspondent | The Telegraph, Kolkata
The comptroller and auditor general report, 2002-2003, tabled in the just-concluded session of the Tripura Assembly, has revealed that the 15 bullet-proof vehicles procured by the police for counter-insurgency operations are not bullet-resistant at all. ... full story
December 13, 2003 | Correspondent | The Assam Tribune, Guwahati
Agartala Bench of Gauhati High Court has served a notice to Tripura government on a litigation that questioned legality of amendment of electric supply conditions enhancing power tariff on the basis of a 1910 act, which is not in force. ... full story
May 8, 2003 | Press Trust of India | The Assam Tribune, Guwahati
Tripura Finance Minister Badal Chowdhury today presented in the Assembly a deficit budget of Rs 2991.84 crore that imposes no new taxes, for the 2003-2004 year, reports PTI. He said overall budgetary provision for expenditure for the yea ... full story
April 23, 2003 | Press Trust of India | The Assam Tribune, Guwahati
The Rubber Development Board has decided to bring 5000 hectares of fresh land under plantation programme in Tripura in the Tenth Five Year Plan, according to Commissioner of the Board S Krishnakumar, reports PTI. The total outlay for  ... full story
July 6, 2002 | Correspondent | The Assam Tribune, Guwahati
Planning Commission has pegged an outlay of Rs 4500 crore for Tripura under the 10th Five -year Plan. The State government?s demand was Rs 6908.25 crore. Earlier, the Planning Commis-sion sought to allocate Rs 3080 crore without any dis ... full story
June 19, 2002 | Correspondent | The Assam Tribune, Guwahati
The Tripura government will export horticultural products to Nepal, informed State Cooperative Minister Niranjan Debbarma. He said the State Apex Cooperative Society will export the products to Nepal. According to the minister, 12 metr ... full story
June 3, 2002 | Press Trust of India | The Assam Tribune, Guwahati
A joint core group between businessmen of India and Bangladesh would be formed at regional level to enhance border trade and other bi-lateral relations, reports PTI. The Chambers of Commerces of Agartala and Dhaka would form the core gro ... full story
April 26, 2002 | Press Trust of India | The Assam Tribune, Guwahati
Meghalaya ranked lowest in utilisation of funds from the Centre?s non-lapsable Central pool of resources scheme for the speedy development of the north-eastern region while Tripura topped the list for maximum per capital utilisation  ... full story
April 25, 2002 | Staff Correspondent | The Assam Tribune, Guwahati
Although the highest allocation from the Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Fund went to Assam, the State has slipped in utilisation, even as Tripura emerged at the top in terms of utilisation of funds sanctioned out of the pool. For the f ... full story
April 19, 2002 | Correspondent | The Assam Tribune, Guwahati
Dogged by serious financial crisis, Tripura tea industry has demanded some positive steps from the State Government to save the gardens from inevitable closures. The Tea Association of India, Agartala branch, recently in a letter to C ... full story
April 2, 2002 | Press Trust of India | The Assam Tribune, Guwahati
Tripura Government has announced revised payscale for Junior Engineers serving in four specific departments under fixed pay basis and slapped fresh duty on sale and marketing of foreign liquor in state, Information Minister Jitendra Ch ... full story
March 13, 2002 | Correspondent | The Assam Tribune, Guwahati
Tripura government has announced an incentives package to woo investors package to woo investors to the State. Industries Minister Pabitra Kar told a press conference today that the ?Tripura Incentive scheme-2002? will be operative fr ... full story
March 6, 2002 | Correspondent | The Assam Tribune, Guwahati
In the annual budget for the year 2002-03 tabled in the State Assembly on Monday the Tripura Government sought to emphasise on agriculture and allied sectors keeping in mind government?s target to achieve self sufficiency in food grai ... full story
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