Agartala, May 09 : The underground outfit National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and BNCT suffered a major jolt with the surrender of 24 hardcore cadres with their family members to the Assam Rifles. As many as 19 NLFT and BNCT militants headed by self styled leader Sanjoy Jamatia (32) of Hathaikuchuk under Teliamura police station with their family members surrendered to Fatik Sat, Commandant of 14 Bn Assam Rifles at Kanchanpur on Thursday.

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Agartala, May 09 : The Avian flu scare looms large at Nanditilla near Camperbazar, close to Indo-Bangla border following death of over 200 chicks and ducks over the past 24 hours.Over 200 chicks and ducks died of mysterious disease in and around Nanditilla in the last 24 hours but it is not yet confirmed whether Bird flu spread to the border village, said a panicked villager on condition of anonymity. According to the villager, all the dead chicks and ducks were dumped to their owners' houses.

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Minister calls for investment in rubber

Agartala, May 09 : In order to attract outside investors in rubber and rubber based industry chief minister Manik Sarkar and industry minister Jitendra Chowdhury today joined the rubber meet organized by Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) in Calcutta.
In the last few years the production of Latex (raw rubber) has increased in the state, while due to lack of processing and value addition the growers are not getting much profit.

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