Popularly known as manja in Hindi, cotton or nylon kite strings coated with glass or metal have been causing injuries and death to people, birds, and animals. 19.10.2022, Sputnik International
State government appoints administrators to civic bodies
Dec 17: The State government has appointed administrators to run twenty civic bodies in the state despite objections by different political parties.The tenure of most of these civic bodies comprising of six nagar panchayats, 13 municipal councils and one municipal corporation, is scheduled to end within the next three days.The state urban development department issued appointment letters to several magistrates, who were likely to take responsibility as administrators to these civic bodies from Thursday.While the district magistrate of West Tripura district will take responsibility for the Agartala Municipal Corporation, sub-divisional magistrates will act as administrators of other civic bodies in the state.The state election authority has postponed the elections to the civic bodies till February 27 next year in view of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.CPIM leader, Pabitra Kar said, “The government’s decision to appoint admi