Agartala, Feb. 14 -- Manik Saha, Chief Minister of Tripura, on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the highest priority to the overall development of the North Eastern region since the beginning, stressing that the progress of the region is essential for the country's comprehensive development. He was addressing the inaugural programme of the eight-day "Adi Mahotsav" at Shishu Udyan in Agartala, which will continue till February 21.

The festival has been organised by the TRIFED under the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs, in collaboration with the state government's Tribal Welfare Department. In his inaugural speech, the Chief Minister said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sustained efforts ar...