51k seedlings planted in 5 mins
In a special initiative taken by Tripura Forest department, 51,000 seedlings were planted in just five minutes on June 28 last.
According to an official press release, the initiative was taken as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebration. The plantation drive was carried out by local public, security forces and various institutions between 11 am and 11.05 am on June 28 last.
The Forest department expressed its gratitude to the response from various comers as total 1,02,230 seedlings were planted in five minutes, out of which, 83,598 seedlings were planted in public places and 18,641 seedlings were planted in 56 different places such as at the banks of the rivers/streams/rivulets.
The department called upon the participants to take due care of the seedlings and ensure their survival and growth to make the programme successful in true sense.
CM’s greetings on Bakrid
Chief Minister Prof. (Dr.) Manik Saha extended his greetings to the Muslims as well as to the people of the state on the occasion of Bakrid. The Chief Minister in his message said, ‘This festival is about sacrifice, exemption and of clearing out all sins. Our kinship develops through clearing of sin and sacrifice’. He wished that the message of the festival be spread in the flow of development of the State and prayed for everyone’s wellness and prosperous life.
NSUI to move High Court for college elections
NSUI , Congress’ student wing has threatened that if college council elections in the degree colleges are not held forthwith it will move the High Court of Tripura.
NSUI state president Samrat Roy said, “nowhere in the Country College elections have been stopped like Tripura. In last four and half years of BJP governance, no college election was held in any Degree College of the state and the student councils are occupied by outsiders, resulting law and order situation in all colleges”. Roy highlighted a recent incident in Kailasahar where two students were allegedly beaten up by BJP’s student wing ABVP in presence of police.
Alleging negligence in the role of present Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha for remaining silent over such situations in education sectors, NSUI declared that it would file a petition at the High Court against the unlawful bar on College Council election.
