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Bangladesh Government approves site sel | Agartala, Oct 10(TIWN): The Bangladesh government has approved the site selected for opening up of Border Haat at Kamalasagar along Indo – Bangla border in West Tripura District of Tripura to boost border trade, Industry Minister Jitendra Choudhury said on Thursday at civil secretariat. | 10-Oct-2013 |
Amids tight security, Durga Puja begins | Agartala, Oct 10 (TIWN) A festive atmosphere all over in Tripura. Hindu Bengali’s main festival Durga Puja fervour gripped mixed populated Tripura with illuminated, colourful and artistic marquees and prayers amid beating of drums. | 10-Oct-2013 |
Woman’s life imprisonment for ki | Agartala, Oct 10 (TIWN) In an unusual incident, the division bench of the Tripura High Court upheld the life imprisonment of a woman for killing her husband in March 14, 2009. | 10-Oct-2013 |
Durga Puja begins in Tripura, Assam amid | Agartala/Silchar (Assam), Oct 10 (IANS) Tightened security marked the beginning of Durga Puja in Tripura and Assam Thursday with colourful and artistic marquees and prayers amid the beating of drums. The security forces have intensified their vigil to ensure safety during five-day festival, which began with the 'Bodhan' - welcoming the idols of Godess Durga. | 10-Oct-2013 |
NEC to provide fund for developing incen | Agartala, Oct 9(TIWN): The NEC (North Eastern Council) of India sanctioned Rs 7.5 crore for developing the incense stick sector in Tripura, Industry Minister, and Jitendra Chaudhury informed. Talking to reporters at civil secretariat here on Wednesday the minister said that poor stick makers of Tripura are now facing challenges from China and Vietnam. | 10-Oct-2013 |
Tripura Chief Minister emphasizes on ke | Agartala, Oct 9(TIWN): Chief Minister Manik Sarkar emphasized on cleanliness initiatives across the state as well as civic bodies. He was addressing a blood donation camp organized by Agartala Municipal Council (AMC) here on Wednesday. | 09-Oct-2013 |
Eight Tripura medical staff suspended fo | Agartala, Oct 9 (TIWN) succumbing to the pressure of High Court, civil society and law makers, the Tripura government suspended four doctors and four nurses of the government run medical college and hospital here after a patient's lower abdomen was opened and urethra operated on, instead of a mouth biopsy. | 09-Oct-2013 |
Security measures in place to ensure pe | Agartala, Oct 8 (TIWN): The police administration is making high security arrangements to ensure peaceful Durga Puja this season. Law and order machinery has been pressed into service with full speed to ensure peaceful conduct of the festival, with additional force to be deployed at several strategic locations. | 08-Oct-2013 |
Tripura to implement food security Act | Agartala, Oct 8(TIWN) The Food Security Act, which promises heavily subsidized food grains to the poor,is to be implemented in the state from January, 2014, Food Minister, Bhanu Lal Saha announced here on Tuesday at civil secretariat. | 08-Oct-2013 |
Where Muslims helping Hindus to celebrat | Agartala, Oct 8 (TIWN): In a rare show of brotherhood, Muslims in a village in Tripura’s Sepahijala district joined hands with Hindus to celebrate the Durga Puja. | 08-Oct-2013 |
Five states to light up Durga Puja in Tr | Agartala, Oct 8 (IANS) Five states - Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Meghalaya and Mizoram - will supply additional electricity to Tripura during the five-day Durga Puja festival, state Power Minister Manik Dey said here Tuesday. | 08-Oct-2013 |
Tripura Central Jail to be ready by Octo | Agartala, Oct 7(TIWN): The remaining work of Central Jail under construction at Ghanjamara in Bishalgarh sub division will be completed by October 20, informed Secretary of Jail, Samarjit Bhowmik here on Monday at civil secretariat. He said that 99 percent work has been done and rest would be completed within a short time. | 07-Oct-2013 |
Bangladesh trade expo in Tripura | Agartala, Oct 7 (TIWN) To further boost the trade ties between Bangladesh and northeast India, a week-long trade exhibition-cum-sale begun here Monday. | 07-Oct-2013 |
Tripura to import additional power for D | Agartala, Oct 7 (TIWN): Puja revelers here can hope of to enjoy load shedding free Durga Puja starting from October 10. Addressing a press meet at civil secretariat here on Monday, Power Minister Manik Dey said that to ensure uninterrupted power supply during puja days, Tripura State Electricity Corporation (TSECL) is arranging 175 MW additional powers from Northeastern states and central pool. | 07-Oct-2013 |
Congress led Central government ignorin | Agartala, Oct 7 (TIWN) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Lok Sabha Member Khagen Das Monday strongly indicted the UPA government at the center for overlooking northeastern region in developing infrastructure including expansion of railway lines in spite of many projects declared as national projects by Prime Minister. | 07-Oct-2013 |
TFA announces ban on Police Footballers | Agartala, Oct 6 (TIWN) Tripura Football Association (TFA) took a decision to ban Police Football Team. | 06-Oct-2013 |
Agartala Oct 6 (TIWN) Governor of Assam Janaki Ballav Patnaik with his wife Jayanti Ballav Patnaik visiting the "Tripura State museum-Ujjayanta Palace" | 06-Oct-2013 | |
Rain dampens Puja preparations | Agartala, Oct 6 (TIWN) The countdown for Durga Puja has almost reached its final leg, but the venues to welcome the goddess are far from ready, thanks to the rain bounty.With just four days before Panchami most puja organizers in Agartala are worried whether their pandals would be completed on time or not. | 06-Oct-2013 |
Cooperatives provide additional source o | Agartala, Oct 6(TIWN): The main object of the department of the cooperation is to facilitate all round development of Cooperatives said Minister for Cooperatives Khagendra Jamatia at civil secretariat on Saturday, | 06-Oct-2013 |
Doctor detained by Police for firing int | Agartala, Oct 6 (TIWN) Tripura police arrested a well-known doctor for ‘accidental’ firing into a government run students’ hostel in the heart of the capital city. None was hurt in the firing, which created panic in the city Saturday evening. | 06-Oct-2013 |
Agartala City to have special cleaning | Agartala,Oct 5 (TIWN): Agartala Municipal Corporation ( AMC) decided to have a special cleaning drive of the city for Durga Puja said AMC chief executive officer Milind Ramteke here on Saturday. He informed that a review meeting was on Friday chaired by Urban Development Minister Manik Dey. | 05-Oct-2013 |
Tripura government increases payroll of | Agartala, Oct 5(TIWN) : The state government decided to increase the pay- roll of Special Police Officers (SPOs), informed a high official at civil secretariat on Saturday. | 06-Oct-2013 |
Alert all over ahead of Durga Puja fest | Agartala, Oct 5 (TIWN) Security has been heightened on the India-Bangladesh border to thwart any terror attack in Tripura and Assam during the Durga Puja festival beginning next week. Senior police and BSF (Border Security Force) officials told TIWN that the vigil during the five-day festival (Nov 10 to 14) used to be lax to allow people from across the border to take part in the festivities. | 05-Oct-2013 |
South Tripura is progressing under MGNRE | Sabroom, Oct 5 (TIWN) Basic needs of a man are food, shelter and cloths .It is pity that in the civilized society human are still fighting for food, shelter and cloths. But this scenario is changing day by day under South Tripura district MGNREGA projects. It is rather appreciable that Government has taken various positive steps. Through MGNREGA programme assets are created like Rural Connectivity, Flood Control & Protection , irrigation facilities and land development and like this. | 05-Oct-2013 |
Second phase Reang refugee’s rep | Agartala, Oct 5 (TIWN): The second phase of repatriating Reang tribal refugees back to neighboring Mizoram is scheduled to take place in October, North Tripura District Magistrate Dr. Prashanta Kumar Goyal told TIWN over telephone. | 05-Oct-2013 |
Tripura Police Team Footballers Suspende | Agartala, Oct 4 (TIWN): Tripura Police suspended all 15 police men involved in assault and ruthless violence - Departmental Action to be initiated soon. They are banned from playing football. The team is disbanded. Police HQ sent out an official press release. As per Govt. - This is an aberration.Tripura Police stands committed to high standard of discipline and public service. Chief Minister Manik Sarkar held a meeting earlier in the day with Chief Secretary Dr Sanjay Kumar Panda and Director General of Police Mr C. Balasubramaniam and reviewed the incident. | 04-Oct-2013 |
Fast track courts in Tripura for speedy | Agartala, Oct 4 (TIWN) In view of the growing rate of crimes against women, the Tripura High Court has constituted two fast track courts for speedy trial of cases of offenses against women. Following the request of the Tripura government, the High Court registrar general Manik Chakraborty issued here a notification Friday saying that all pending cases relating to crimes against women henceforth to be transferred to these two fast track courts. | 04-Oct-2013 |
ONGC donates aids to physically challen | Agartala, Oct 4(TIWN): In pursuance to Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR), ONGC, Tripura asset on Thursday donated 408 items of aids and appliances, worth Rs 39.38 lakh to physically challenged children at ONGC complex. | 04-Oct-2013 |
Police football players resort to Goonda | Agartala, Oct 3 (TIWN) Devils let loose (?) Tripura police football players resort to ‘gunda gardi’, beating up and injuring referee and linesman on the Umakanta Academy ground in Agartala after losing their match against Lal Bahadur Club in first division football league in Triputa.on 3. October 2013. | 05-Oct-2013 |
Chief Minister Speaks at Sub Inspector P | Agartala, Oct 3 (TIWN) The first batch of trainee sub – inspectors of police, who have completed one year training at the KTD Singh police training academy, were commissioned into the Tripura Police Service on Thursday. Speaking at the passing-out parade of SIs at the Police Academy Chief Minister Manik Sarkar congratulated the newly-appointed SIs, and welcomed them to "one of the nation's most prestigious police forces." | 04-Oct-2013 |
Tripura to take part in the Internationa | Agartala, Oct 3 (TIWN) Tripura will took part in the 14-day long international trade fair beginning November 14 in New Delhi, an official release said here Thursday.“In the international trade fair (November 14 to 27), the scope and possibilities to set up industries in Tripura would be highlighted,†Tripura industries and commerce minister Jitendra Chowdhury said at a meeting organised here Thursday to discuss about the preparation to join in the trade fair. | 03-Oct-2013 |
Centre delaying in releasing MGNREGA fu | Agartala, Oct 3 (TIWN): The state which topped the list of job creator states in the country under MGNREGA for consecutive years, today criticized the Union government for delay in releasing the second installment for the program, Rural Development Minister Jitendra Choudhury said. | 03-Oct-2013 |
Tripura order probe against enrolling wo | Agartala, Oct 3 (TIWN) Responding the opposition Congress’ demand, the Tripura government has asked the concerned official to probe against the NGO which reportedly enrolled common housewives as sex workers to manipulate fund approved for campaign against AIDS. | 03-Oct-2013 |
Tripura Villages to have Biodiversity M | Agartala, Oct3 (TIWN): Biodiversity management committees have been constituted in 100 villages for conserving the biodiversity of Tripura, said Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) and Chief Wildlife Warden (CWW) Dr. A K Gupta here on Thursday to TIWN. | 03-Oct-2013 |
Agartala Airport Expansion Project - wor | Agartala, Oct 2 (TIWN): Airport expansion Project is expected to begin within next three to four months as part of expanding infrastructure to upgrade it to an International Airport. Airport Director, S D Barman spoke to TIWN on Wednesday. | 03-Oct-2013 |
Khowai to have tight security measures d | Agartala, Oct 02 (TIWN): Preparation for celebrating the five – day long’ ‘Sharodiya Durga Puja’ Khowai district to have a tight security measures during Durga Puja Festival. | 02-Oct-2013 |
To check harmful effect, Tripura†| Agartala, Oct 2 (TIWN) In view of its hazardous effect on the environment, the Tripura government has imposed a complete ban on the manufacture, import, storing, transport, sale and use of plastic carry bags in the state.A public notification was issued here Wednesday banning the plastic carry bags with effect from January 1 instead of Oct 4. | 02-Oct-2013 |
National Food Security Act will deprive | Agartala, Oct 1 (TIWN): National Food Security Act will deprive one third of the country’s population approximately 40 crores of people, said Food Minister Bhanulal Saha. He was addressing at the Food Minister’s Conference on the National Food Security Act at New Delhi on Tuesday. | 02-Oct-2013 |
Tripura to draft a policy on constructi | Agartala, Oct 1 (TIWN): The Tripura Cabinet on Tuesday decided to draft a policy on religious structures on public places in the State and will frame guidelines for removal, relocation and regularization of such existing structures, Finance Minister Badal Chowdhury said. | 02-Oct-2013 |
Congress MP, Rasheed Masood, ex-Tripura | New Delhi/Agartala, Oct 1 (IANS/TIWN) Rajya Sabha member Rasheed Masood of the Congress was Tuesday sentenced to four years in jail for fraudulently nominating undeserving candidates from across the country to MBBS seats in 1990-91, making him the first to stand disqualified as a lawmaker. | 01-Oct-2013 |
Chief Minister urges students and women | Agartala, Oct 1 (TIWN): Chief Minister Manik Sarkar encouraged students and women to donate blood to save precious lives, while addressing a seminar on National Voluntary Blood Donation Day here on Tuesday. He said, “It is a great opportunity for young students through schools to help the social needs of the community and promote better relations between people through a framework of friendship and serviceâ€. | 01-Oct-2013 |
Despite uncertainty, 561 tribal refugees | Agartala/Aizawl, Oct 1 (TIWN) Amidst an uncertainty and the pressure from the Tripura government, the Mizoram government has started taking back Reang tribal refugees (locally called ‘Bru’) from Tripura after 16 long years. | 01-Oct-2013 |
To guard doctors, health service staff, | Agartala, Oct 1 (TIWN) After a series of violent attacks on doctors, health staffs and hospitals during the past years, the Tripura government has been enacting an act to protect the health and hospital properties and medical service personnel from violent mobs.A health department official told reporters Tuesday that after a report from the Tripura assembly select committee a bill has been passed in the house Monday following the recurrence of incidents of violence inside the hospitals in Tripura after alleged negligence in treatment to the patients. | 01-Oct-2013 |
1st batch cadet SI passing out on Oct 3 | Agartala, Sept 30 (TIWN): For first time in history of Tripura, 1st batch cadet sub – inspector (men) will be passing out after completion of one year training, Principal of KTD Singh Police Training Academy Krishnendu Chakravertty said. | 01-Oct-2013 |