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In a novel approach, South Tripura District Magistrate Saju Vaheed revived ‘Balika Manch’, a school club cum platform to prevent young girls from dropping out of school and being subjected to child marriage.

Shila Rani Das and her two daughters cleared their class 10 and class 12 board exams together in Tripura. This is how her kids inspired Shila to achieve her dreams.

Close to 800 trees, varying between 10-15 feet, have been planted along NH 44, using Tripura-based IFS officer Prasada Rao’s low-cost method to increase the green cover.

Growing up, Samir Jamatia from Tripura was fed various herbs and shoots to treat ailments by his grandfather. Today he has made a business out of supplying bamboo leaf tea to the UK and Europe.

Rohit Bhattacharjee, a student of English honours in Tripura set up RB illuminations company, hiring seven employees making 500 bulbs a day 

“It might have seemed like a crazy idea to many in the beginning but now they see the reality and the potential cultivating this has. I am glad I could be one of the few to bring that to light. After all it only takes one crazy idea to start a new wave of change,"

Moreover, his initiative has helped around 1000 tribal households get employment. They are involved in all the processes of the project - right from procurement of material to assembling and the packaging of the product.

"We had initially expected to crowdsource 300-400 pieces for the Free Bazaar during Diwali but the figure went beyond 2500!" #Respect

How do you ensure transparency and end pilferage from the distribution of government welfare schemes? These are questions that have long dogged policymakers. But Manipur may have found an effective solution. #Governance

She lost her father a year ago which led to a financial strain on the family. It was her mother, Biakveli Darlong, who took it upon herself to support and educate her daughter.