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| Title | Description | Posted Date |
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| No physical instructor in over 58 percen | Agartala, August 30 (TIWN): Over 58 percent of schools in the state don’t have any physical instructor, Minister for Sports and Family Affairs Sahid Choudhury said. Speaking in the monsoon session of the 11th state legislative assembly at Agartala, Sports minister Choudhury said that the state currently operates 2,176 senior basic, high and higher secondary schools under the Tripura Board of Secondary Education (TBSE). The Department currently has 1,135 approved posts of Physical Instructors (PI) across the state out of which 996 are currently reported to be serving. | 30-Aug-2014 |
| Central NRHM team visits BSM Hospital, K | Kamalpur, August 30 (TIWN): Central inspection team lead by Dr. Mohit Kumar conducted a one-day inspection at the Kamalpur Bimal Sinha Memorial Hospital on Thrusday and left with indications of discontent on Friday. The National Health Mission (NHM) invigilation team was here to check and ensure facilities being provided by the hospital under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scheme. | 30-Aug-2014 |
| Rising number of foreign tourists visiti | Agartala, Aug 30 (IANS) Tripura saw a surge in the arrival of foreign tourists in the 2013-14 financial year, registering a record growth of 97 percent over the 2012-13 fiscal, a minister said here Saturday. | 30-Aug-2014 |
| Bangladesh seeks to supply rice to north | Agartala, Aug 30 (IANS) In one more sign of warming cross-border ties, Bangladesh says it is keen to supply rice to food-deficient northeastern states and can allow all its ports, in "mutual interest", to ferry goods bound for the region, a Tripura minister has said, quoting the Bangladeshi prime minister. | 30-Aug-2014 |
| INPT announces stir on ADC empowerment, | AGARTALA, August 30(TIWN): The Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra (INPT) today announced a major agitation on September 15 demanding more power to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), Inner Line Permit (ILP) for district council areas among other demands. | 30-Aug-2014 |
| No plans yet for financial reward to Dip | AGARTALA, August 30(TIWN): Even after her splendid achievement in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games, Tripura State Government till date has not declared any financial rewards for the young talent of the state Yesterday Youth Affairs and Sports Department Minister Shahid Chowdhury informed in a reply at the State Legislative Assembly, when questioned by opposition leader Ratan Lal Nath. | 30-Aug-2014 |
| Tripura University officers association | AGARTALA, August 30 (TIWN): Tripura University Officers Association organized their 3rd annual conference and national seminar on ‘Good Governance in Universities: Challenges and Experiences in Higher Education’ at Maharaja Bir Bikram Satabarshiki Bhavan here today. | 30-Aug-2014 |
| 14 injured in road mishap | AGARTALA, August 30 (TIWN): A total of 14 people were injured at Tulabagan Chowmuhani under Sedhai police station here this morning. | 30-Aug-2014 |
| Government offices run through mismanage | AGARTALA, August 30 (TIWN): Absence of Officers and clerks every now and then from offices became work culture of government offices- Forest, Horticulture, ARD, RD and TSECL at Longtrai valley. | 30-Aug-2014 |
| CFSI launches Northeast film festival fo | AGARTALA, August 30 (TIWN): Children's film society India (CFSI) is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, committed to nurturing a dynamic children's film culture in the country. CFSI promotes films that provide healthy and wholesome entertainment for children to broaden their perspective and encourage them to reflect on the world around. | 30-Aug-2014 |
| TRIPURAINFOWAY News draws necessary atte | SANTIRBAZAR, South Tripura, August 30 (TIWN): TRIPURAINFOWAY.com news on irregularities in the Rehabilitation Vocational Training Centre for surrendered militants in Lachi under Santir Bazar subdivision once again turned the administration towards right steps. On 21st August , news published in TRIPURAINFOWAY.com on this issue. It is to be mentioned here that the vocational rehabilitation centre was inaugurated by Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and he himself used to visit the camp supervising the training programme. An NGO was in charge to look after the regular affairs of the camp. Training on computer, tailoring and other vocations were scheduled to be given those tribal youths who came back to the main stream of life leaving the wrong paths of lifeof militancy. | 30-Aug-2014 |
| Assembly resolution adopted in assembly | Agartala, August 29 (TIWN): The state legislative assembly on Friday adopted a resolution to approach the new BJP led NDA government to propose retention of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MG NREGS) in its current operational form. | 29-Aug-2014 |
| Bangladesh seeks to supply rice to north | Agartala, Aug 30 (TIWN / IANS) In one more sign of warming cross-border ties, Bangladesh says it is keen to supply rice to food-deficient northeastern states and can allow all its ports, in "mutual interest", to ferry goods bound for the region, a Tripura minister has said, quoting the Bangladeshi prime minister. | 30-Aug-2014 |
| Over Rs. 12 lakh spent on SLP against HC | AGARTALA, August 29 (TIWN): The state government has spent Rs. 12,411,84 till date on legal proceedings against the Tripura High Court order to cancel jobs of 10,323 Graduate, Post Graduate and Under Graduate Teachers, School Education minister Tapan Chakraborty said today. | 30-Aug-2014 |
| No teacher recruitment till apex court | AGARTALA, August 29 (TIWN): No further recruitment of teachers would be held till the Special Leave Petition (SLP) against an order of the High Court Tripura cancelling the jobs of 10,323 graduate, under graduate and post graduate teachers, minister for school education Tapan Chakraborty said today.Replying questions moved by former opposition leader Ratan Lal Nath and acting CLP leader Gopal Chandra Roy on the first day of the ongoing monsoon session of the state assembly today, school education minister Chakraborty said that Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) would be considered mandatory for all forthcoming induction process of teachers. | 29-Aug-2014 |
| Tripura Legislative Assembly adjourned o | AGARTALA, August 29 (TIWN): The Tripura legislative assembly was adjourned after one and a half years on the first day of the ongoing monsoon session on the issue of controversial remarks of Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on the judiciary. | 29-Aug-2014 |
| Over 12,000 Anganwadi centers operating | Agartala, August 29 (TIWN): Over 1,200 Anganwadi Centers are currently operating without any facility of safe drinking water supply, Minister for social welfare and social education Bijita Nath said. Speaking in reply to a question move by former opposition leader and MLA Ratan Lal Nath at the assembly, minister for social welfare and social education Nath said that 8,912 Anganwadi Centers (AWC) of the state are currently having safe drinking water facility. | 29-Aug-2014 |
| CM's comment on Judiciary, Speaker†| AGARTALA, August 29 (TIWN):The beginning of monsoon session of Tripura assembly on Friday has witnessed one and half hours adjournment over the decision of Speaker Ramendra Debnath to disallow discussion on alleged comment of Chief Minister Manik Sarkar against Judiciary and disciplinary motion against the officials failed to prevent the spread of malaria in the state.In reference period Congress President and legislator D C Hrangkhwal demanded clarification from the Speaker why his motion on disciplinary action against the officials responsible for death of hundreds of innocent tribals in malaria was rejected.The Speaker Debnath could make any satisfactory reply that put ruling CPI-M in awkward condition. | 30-Aug-2014 |
| Manik expresses anger against Dr Rathin | AGARTALA, August 29 (TIWN):Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Friday expressed his anger against reknowned Surgeon of Tripura Padmasree Dr Rathin Datta over his interview on a local TV channel aired recently.In question hour, reacting over opposition MLA Biswa Bandhu Sen over Dr Datta’s interview, where he categorically stated that in Dhaka last year in a civil reception program of Bangladesh government Sarkar asked his political allegiance.“I never enquired about his political allegiance (when Dr Datta asked CM why Tripura didn't confer any award for lifetime service) - rather he expressed his deep discontent against Govt of India saying that his service during 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War not recognised,†Sarkar stated in the house.When Sen reminded him that Govt of India conferred him Padmasree why he should be saying this and from the statement of Dr Datta, it appears that he is very much happy with Govt of India but his own state Tripura did not recognise him properly, CM Sarkar got embarrassed. | 29-Aug-2014 |
| Bangladeshis among five arrested in Mizo | AGARTALA, Aug 29 (TIWN / IANS) Five tribals, including two Bangladeshis, have been arrested in Mizoram and a huge cache of arms and ammunition recovered from them, a Border Security Force (BSF) officer said here Friday. "BSF troopers along with Mizoram police, during a routine search operation of a vehicle on the Aizawl airport road Thursday, arrested the five Chakma tribal men," BSF spokesman Bhaskar Rawat told IANS.Five sophisticated rifles, 5,100 round of live cartridges and 10 mobile phone sets were recovered from their possession, the BSF spokesman said. He said Indian currencies worth Rs.60,000 and other indiscriminating documents were also recovered from the men. | 29-Aug-2014 |
| All departments asked to submit fiscal l | AGARTALA, August 29 (TIWN): A high level meeting of the state government chaired by new Chief Secretary G Kameshwara Rao recently asked all line departments to submit concept notes against existing liabilities for all projects funded by grants or sanctions from Special Plan Assistance (SPA). | 30-Aug-2014 |
| Health department not solely responsibl | AGARTALA, August 29 (TIWN): Minister of health, Mr. Badal Choudhury on Thursday said, the outspread of carrier - borne diseases like dengue, malaria and encephalitis were not solely to be blamed on the department of health and family welfare. He pointed out to the unawareness amongst the locals about the growing epidemics and added in a retort that the stitch in time could have saved the precious lives of many. | 29-Aug-2014 |
| Surrendered militants to blockade NH 44 | AGARTALA, August 29 (TIWN): The surrendered militants of different outfit organizations threatened the government to blockade the National Highway 44 soon unless the government fulfill their demands.The demands that deserve special mention are- withdrawing all the pending cases against surrendered militants, providing shelters to surrendered militants under IAY scheme, rehabilitation to all 98 surrendered ultras and raising of rubber plantation for all the 98 returnees who have got patta under Forest Right’s Act. | 29-Aug-2014 |
| OBC Joutha Andolan Mancha likely to con | AGARTALA, August 29 (TIWN): OBC Joutha Andolan Mancha, Sadar committee in collaboration with Jirania and Mohanpur committee is likely to conduct a one-day convention at Matangini Pritilata Hall here on Aug 31 | 29-Aug-2014 |
| Press conference held on Neermahal Touri | AGARTALA, Aug 29 (TIWN): Highlighting the 3-day long Neermahal Tourism Festival scheduled to start here from Sep 01, a press conference was held today in the conference hall of Sagarmahal at 4 pm. | 29-Aug-2014 |
| Convict sent to 2-year jail custody | AGARTALA, August 29 (TIWN): The District and Sessions Judge Court today sent a person and his father to jail custody for 2 years under Section 498 (A)/304 (B) of IPC, for being involved in the murder of a housewife ablazing her. | 29-Aug-2014 |
| Congress demands investigation against C | Agartala, August 28 (TIWN): Congress spokesman Dr. Ashok Sinha demanded investigation against CM. CS books purchasing order by Addl Director of School Education D.K.Debbarma asking all DEOs, HMs to purchase these two books by using RMSA funds from Gyan Bichitra Publishers. Why this waste expenditure of Rs 4 lakhs approx is being spent when these two are of no use to secondary school students ??? | 28-Aug-2014 |
| All six candidates stand valid at end of | AGARTALA, August 28 (TIWN): All six candidates who submitted nomination papers for the forthcoming by-election at 39 Manu assembly constituency stood valid after the end of scrutiny held at Sabroom Sub-Divisional Magistrate’s office today. | 28-Aug-2014 |
| 98 fishes died in Kalyan Sagar on Thursd | UDAIPUR,August 28 (TIWN): Unscientific and unrealistic construction of Cemented embankments of Kalyan Sagar is the main cause of loss of marine life like fishes and turtles in recent days, says Head of the Department of Fishery College Dr Ratan Kumar Saha. Prof Ratan Kumar Saha is the HOD of Fish Health & Environment . He and three other experts of Fishery college rushed to MataBari around 6.15am on Tuesday and examined the water of the Kalayan Sagar and took samples of water and dead fish to test in the laboratory. Later on speaking to media,Prof Ratan Kumar Saha said, " The water of the Kalyan Sagar has become unfit for any marine life. Infact the biodiversity of the lake has been totally damaged. The unscientific construction of cemented embankments is the prime reason for this." | 28-Aug-2014 |
| Legal benefits don’t reach poor p | AGARTALA, August 28 (TIWN): People from the poorer sections of society aren’t able to gain access to legal benefits, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar admitted today.Addressing the inaugural session of the new building of the Tripura Law College at the MBB College complex here this afternoon, Chief Minister Sarkar said that people from the lower income group can’t avail facilities of the Court while riches enjoy the benefit of court. “Lawyers should stand beside the poor for help accepting the pangs of less incomeâ€, the CM stated. | 28-Aug-2014 |
| Export import traders seek govt interven | AGARTALA, August 28: A high level delegation of export-import traders operating in the Tripura-Bangla border along Akhaura international check post today met Assistant Commissioner (Customs) K Negi and sought his intervention to withdraw port restrictions in the ICP.The traders’ association leader said that export to Bangladesh was very rare through the Akhaura check post due to high export duties. More liberal outlook would be needed to attain trade balance along the international check post, he said. | 29-Aug-2014 |
| Chief Minister complains hazy outlook of | AGARTALA, August 28 (TIWN): Chief Minister Manik Sarkar today complained of hazy outlook of the new central government towards promoting education and said that the NDA government was apparently racing faster than its UPA predecessor in privatizing and disinvesting education sector. We are still unclear about their motives but their actions seem to pose threat to the nation’s academic milieu, Sarkar said.Speaking at the inaugural programme of a two day national seminar on perspectives of education and theological standpoints organized by ICFAI University, Tripura, Chief Minister Sarkar that the state government contributed its part in promoting education from elementary to higher level.“We are now trying to increase our footprints in higher education but then we are having our financial constraintsâ€, the Chief Minister said. | 28-Aug-2014 |
| CM inaugurates Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Y | AGARTALA, August 28 (TIWN): Chief Minister Manik Sarkar inagurated the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (National Mission for Financial Inclusion) in Tripura at Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhavan here this evening. | 28-Aug-2014 |
| State far behind in the sector of eye do | Agartala, Aug 28 (TIWN): Our state is the first rank in blood donation. But, unfortunately, the state is far behind in the sector of eye donation, said Minister for Health and Family Welfare Badal Chowdhury during a state-level workshop on eye donation at Pragna Bhawan here today. State Health and Family Welfare Society in collaboration with National Health Mission (NHM), Tripura organized the programme. | 28-Aug-2014 |
| Saradha scam: CBI raids 22 locations | New Delhi/Kolkata/Agartala, Aug 28 (TIWN / IANS) Probing the multi-crore-rupee Saradha scam, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday raided 22 locations in West Bengal and Assam, including the residence of a former Assam minister and the offices of Kolkata businessman Sandhir Agarwal."CBI searches are on at seven locations in Kolkata, 14 in Assam (12 in Guwahati and 2 in Dhubri district) and one in Mumbai, including at the residence of Assam's former education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and former Assam DGP Shankar Baruah," an official said in New Delhi.The official said the other residences raided in Assam include that of Congress MLA Anjan Dutta and singer Sadanand Gogoi." | 28-Aug-2014 |
| Kailasahar Town observes 24 hrs strike | AGARTALA, August 28 (TIWN): Kailasahar city today observed a 24 hrs strike protesting against a recent order to transfer the RGM Sub-Divisional Hospital to Bhagabannagar District Hospital. | 28-Aug-2014 |
| Tourism Minister will inaugurate Neermah | AGARTALA, August 28 (TIWN): Neermahal Jal Utsav will start from September 1st and continues till 3rd September at Melaghar under Sonamura Sub-Division. Tourism Minister Ratan Bhowmik will inaugurate the festival. | 28-Aug-2014 |
| Body recovered in Kamalpur | AGARTALA, August 28 (TIWN): Mountaineering trained young journalist of Tripura Subhrajyoti Majumder will start for Kashmir to build up permanent friendship and integration between India and Pakistan and with an appeal to establish world peace on August 30. | 28-Aug-2014 |
| MMTT College to felicitate mountaineer a | AGARTALA, August 28 (TIWN): Mountaineering trained young journalist of Tripura Subhrajyoti Majumder will start for Kashmir to build up permanent friendship and integration between India and Pakistan and with an appeal to establish world peace on August 30. | 28-Aug-2014 |
| Govt employees blockade civil secretaria | Agartala, August 27 (TIWN): The Nationalist and Left Democratic Teachers and Employees Federation today blockaded the state secretariat for two hours starting 1:15 pm demanding higher perks and benefits for state government employees, pensioners and PSU workers. | 27-Aug-2014 |
| Midday meal at Bishalgarh’ Nayapa | AGARTALA, August 27 (TIWN): Lives of forty seven students of the Bishalghar Nayapara S.B. school, under Sepahijala district, were threatened by the midday meal being provided to them by the school authority. However all of them were out of danger now- Investigation Officer informed this to tripurainfoway. Health Minister Badal Chowdhury, DM Dr. Prasanta Goel visited affected students and all necessary treatments were undertaken. | 27-Aug-2014 |
| ONGC Asset Manager meets Governor | Agartala, August 27 (TIWN): ONGC Tripura Asset Manager VP Mahawar today met Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya to discuss the ongoing projects of the premier State owned oil and natural gas explorer in the state. | 27-Aug-2014 |
| No clearance of lower level of Kalyan Sa | MATABARI , UDAIPUR, August 28 (TIWN): The serial deaths of fishes in ‘divine waterbody’ Kalyan Sagar of the Tripurasundari Temple continues on Wednesday as well. On wednesday 60 fishes died but more importantly a Govt official in SDM Office Udaipur told TIWN that even on 23rd July six fishes died no such information was conveyed to SDM Udaipur. As a result of it, no step was taken for any kind of impending disaster. The official also said that the biodiversity of Kalyan Sagar has been already damaged and water of this pond itself has become unfit for use. Kalyansagar also home of rare N Nigricans Turtles which is declared “extinct†in wild by IUCN ( International Union for Conservation of Nature). | 27-Aug-2014 |
| Four day Monsoon Assembly Session to sta | AGARTALA, August 28 (TIWN): A meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) decided that the monsoon session of state legislative assembly would have four business days this year, a highly placed source in the state administration said.The BAC meeting held at the civil secretariat on Tuesday concluded that the forthcoming assembly session would start from August 29 and continue till September 03. The House would be adjourned on Saturday and Sunday in between.A separate source in the government said that around 920 questions were submitted by members of the treasure and opposition benches for the monsoon session of assembly. | 28-Aug-2014 |
| Six candidates stand to contest Manu by- | AGARTALA, August 27 (TIWN): Six candidates stood in the fray of by-election at 39 Manu assembly constituency after nomination submission concluded on Wednesday. Congress candidate Mailafru Mog today submitted nomination in the constituency. Trinamool Congress candidate Angthai Mog, INPT candidate Kirtimohan Tripura and IPFT candidate Mithunjoy Tripura submitted nomination papers earlier on Tuesday. | 27-Aug-2014 |
| Tripura-Mizoram boundary dispute: joint | AGARTALA, August 27 (TIWN): Mizoram and Tripura would soon launch a joint survey to solve the borderline dispute between the two states. The survey would start immediately after the ongoing monsoon ends, Revenue Secretary Swapan Saha said here today. | 28-Aug-2014 |
| More fishes die at Kalyansagar, pollutio | Agartala, August 27(TIWN): Sixty more fishes died at Kalyansagar, ‘divine waterbody’ of the Tripurasundari temple in Udaipur sub-division as pollution levels in the pond ecology keeps deteriorating by the day. | 27-Aug-2014 |
| Government employees blockade civil secr | AGARTALA, August 27 (TIWN): The Nationalist and Left Democratic Teachers and Employees Federation today blockaded the state secretariat for two hours starting 1:15 pm demanding higher perks and benefits for state government employees, pensioners and PSU workers. | 27-Aug-2014 |
| Govt is committed for minority people we | AGARTALA, August 27 (TIWN): For upliftment of the socio economic conditions of the Minorities people of the State the state government is taking every possible steps said Minister for revenue and PWD Badal Choudhury while speaking in the programme of Sadar Sub-Divisional level Pre-Metric Scholarship distribution-2014 among the minority meritorious students at Agartala Town Hall here today. | 27-Aug-2014 |
| Trinamool Congress submits deputation to | AGARTALA, August 27 (TIWN) - Trinamool Congress on Wednesday submitted deputation to the Governor Mr.P.B. Acharya against various demands under the leadership of State Convener Ratan Chakraborty. | 27-Aug-2014 |