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Will the future entry of CBI mark end of | AGARTALA, December 12 (TIWN): Mamata Banerjee never imagined in her worst dream that CBI would dare to arrest her right hand all powerful Transport Minister Madan Mitra today at Kolkata. But scams and sins never leave the tainted 'powerful' Ministers. Its time for Tripura CM Manik Sarkar to take a deep breath and think what will happen in future if CBI investigation arrests his close officials, Ministers involved in multiple scams like Rs. 50 Crore MGNREGA scam ? Scamster BDO Bimal Chakraborty is only one behind bar but many Bimals are still running their corruption empire with direct or indirect support from the supreme boss. One day certainly Tripura will witness like Bengal seeing powerful ministers getting arrested. If Tripura High Court orders a CBI investigation on multiple scams in Tripura as PILs filed by Congress and TMC, then same outcome is expected in Tripura.Interestingly most of the scams are taken place in those departments which are under the belts of the most trusted ministers of Manik Sarkar : Ratan Bhowmik( DWS), Bhanu Lal(Finance & ICA), Manik Dey(Power) ,Naresh Jamatia(RD) and Tapan Chakraborty(School Education). | 12-Dec-2014 |
MP Jiten steals limelight in Lok Sabha d | New Delhi/Agartala, Dec 12 (TIWN): Today during debate on coal block allocation, Tripura MP Jiten Chaudhury was the star orator in Lok Sabha debate and led the left parties in protest against centre's coal block allocation. | 12-Dec-2014 |
EC appoints gymnast Dipa Karmakar as Tri | AGARTALA, Dec 12 (TIWN / IANS) The Election Commission has appointed ace gymnast Dipa Karmakar as Tripura state's election icon to popularise the election-related matters, a top official said here Friday."Election Commission has appointed star gymnast Dipa Karmakar as Tripura state election icon. | 12-Dec-2014 |
JICA CEO denies allocation of Rs 1400 cr | AGARTALA, December 12 (TIWN): Chief Executive Officer and Project Director of JICA, Tripura G.S. Raju denied about the allocation of Rs 1400 crores loan as being spread by some sections of media in Tripura. | 12-Dec-2014 |
Wastage and theft of power must be imped | Agartala, Dec 12 (TIWN): State government is planning to make Tripura a load-shedding free state and to set up a solar based power plant in state, Power Minister Manik Dey Friday said it in a seminar at Nazrul Kalashetra on National Energy Conservation Day. | 12-Dec-2014 |
Mariamnagar Church geared up for Christm | AGARTALA, December 12 (TIWN): Barely 13 days left for the Christians grand festival “Merry Christmas†and the Preparations for the upcoming Christmas and New Year celebrations have peaked in Tripura with one of the oldest church of Tripura Mariamnagar Church getting prepared for the Christmas celebration on December 25. | 12-Dec-2014 |
High fares: Flight cancellations hit Tri | AGARTALA, December 12 (TIWN): The sudden rise in air fares and cancellation of flights over the last couple of days badly hit hundreds of Agartala passengers flying to Ko9lkata, Delhi and other places. | 12-Dec-2014 |
TGEA to submit 16 point demands to Chief | Agartala, December 12 (TIWN):- Tripura Government Employees Association will submit 16 point charter of demands to the Chief Secretary G. Kameshwar Rao on January 7th. | 12-Dec-2014 |
Drug smuggling rampant on Tripura-Bangla | AGARTALA, December 12 (TIWN): The flourishing illegal trade and business along the Indo-Bangladesh border areas of the four northeastern states has been draining out huge amount of wealth from the country. The fence on the Tripura-Bangladesh border being erected to block infiltrators and militants, is likely to hurt a bustling illegal trade that's not just fuelling the local economy and fattening chemists in the border state but spawning a narcotics network. | 12-Dec-2014 |
Fresh syllabus uploaded by TBSE | Agartala, December 12 (TIWN): Tripura Board of Secondary Education (TBSE) published the curriculum for different subjects of class– XI except Bengali and English as per the new syllabus in the board’s website www.tbse.in. | 12-Dec-2014 |
INTTUC roadside hawkers stage protest in | Agartala, Dec 12 (TIWN): Over 150 evicted roadside hawkers of Indian National Trinamool Trade Union Congress (INTTUC) staged a protest demanding impartial rehabilitation at the heart of the capital city- Battala, here today. | 12-Dec-2014 |
Oil spill in Gomati River: Water treatme | AGARTALA, December 12 (TIWN): Oil spill in river Gomati at last shut down the water treatment plants on Thursday. The oil spill has been detected on Tuesday again, when the residents of Amarpur, Jatanbari and Udaipur witnessed thick layers of oil hovering in the river water. The shutdown of the water treatment plants caused a drinking water crisis at large, though some water tankers have been placed in the affected areas by the authorities. The water treatment plants shutdown may take a couple of days more to resume, said DWS official.Talking to TIWN today, the ONGC Asset Manager V.P. Mahawar informed that the ONGC chemist team during their examination of the oil spill on Wednesday found the oil to be of mobile type and it is lubricating oil which is generally used in turbines or engines. Besides, those are all waste oil from the hydal project that has been drained on the river, said Mahawar. He also said that those oils had been detected floating on a portion of stagnant water in the river Gomati. | 12-Dec-2014 |
False beneficiary selection by PRI bodie | Belonia, South Tripura,Dec 12 (TIWN): False Indira Awas Yojana beneficiaries was selected by PRI Bodies under South Tripura District. | 12-Dec-2014 |
18-member MPS (Prob) team leaves Tripura | Agartala, Dec 12 (TIWN): As part of North-East Darshan programme, 18 Manipur Police Service (Prob) officers concluded 4-day study tour and left the state today. They arrived here in Agartala on December 9. | 12-Dec-2014 |
NEEPCO CMD meets Tripura Power minister | AGARTALA, December 12 (TIWN): CMD of North Eastern Electric Power Corp (NEEPCO) P.C. Pankaj meets Power minister Manik Dey and discussed the issues related to Monarchak power plant and Ramchandranagar power project at Civil Secretariat, here today.Speaking to the reporters at civil secretariat CMD of North Eastern Electric Power Corp (NEEPCO) P.C. Pankaj, said that the ambitious combined cycle electric power project at Monarchak and extended combined cycle power plant of Ramchandranagar in west Tripura will start its commercial production in March 2015.The new combined cycle power plant at Ramchandranagar, 25 km from here, is the second of its kind after the Kathalguri gas-based combined cycle project in eastern Assam, he added.It is to be mentioned here that the existing 84-MW natural gas-based Ramchandranagar power project is going changed in a combined cycle power plant which will produce more 51-MW. So the total power production of Ramchandranagar power project will be 135 MW.Initially, the NEEPCO had prepared DPR to set up a 500 MW gas-based power generation project at Monarchak way back in 2003. Later, the installed capacity was reduced to 280 MW and lastly it was reduced to only 101 MW after the ONGC failed to assure sufficient gas supply to NEEPCO. | 12-Dec-2014 |
Mortal Shell from 1971 Bangladesh War er | UDAIPUR,December 11 (TIWN): MGNREGA workers today recovered a shell suspected to be used in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War from Gokulpur under Radhakishorepur police station. | 11-Dec-2014 |
Slash in rubber price : planters thinkin | AGARTALA, December 11 (TIWN): Rubber plantations in Tripura are going through a bad phase due to continuous slash in prices. All on a sudden rubber prices across the states are now decreasing leafing to serious concern for Tripura. Over the last one decade rubber plantation in Tripura has evolved as a new genre of economic activity. | 11-Dec-2014 |
CM's Nine point charter to PM : No menti | AGARTALA, Decmeber 11 (TIWN): Tripura Govt led by CM Manik Sarkar probably never felt the importance of pay hike on par with Central scale for State Govt employees. Or Chief Minister and his Cabinet wanted to keep State Govt employees in poor condition financially so that CPIM never lacks supply of poor people in its rallies throughout the State ? More poor people, people with financial woes certainly an asset for ruling party's propaganda machineries. Though political parties claim to represent poor people but their sole goal is creation of more poverty, more poor people so that leaders can play the old tunes of promises,deprivation by centre and ensure the steady flow of votes. Tripura CM and his party is no exception, on purpose Manik Sarkar made Tripura the only State in Country where no Central Pay Scales followed, Tripura has a Review System instead of Pay Commission for its govt employees. CM never felt even to demand more money for State Govt employees during his meeting with PM Modi on Dec 1. | 11-Dec-2014 |
Oil spill in Tripura river, water treatm | Agartala, Dec 11 (TIWN / IANS) An oil spill at a hydel project in Tripura has forced the authorities to shut down many water treatment plants, causing a serious drinking water crisis, an official said here Thursday. | 11-Dec-2014 |
Rise in breakdown of city TRTC buses | AGARTALA, December 11 (TIWN): Most of the city buses of TRTC are in deplorable condition with in the span of one year. The deplorable condition of city bus stops has laid bare the authorities’ utter neglect to public convenience and safety. | 11-Dec-2014 |
Only Rhino of Sepahijala wildlife sanctu | Agartala, Dec 11 (TIWN): Pradip- the only rhino of Sepahijala wildlife sanctuary died around 11 pm, last night. As a result, no rhino is available at present in the Sepahijala wildlife sanctuary. The 24-year-old healthy male rhino never fell ill, source said. | 11-Dec-2014 |
Pilak Archeological and Tourism Festival | Agartala, Dec 11 (TIWN): Like every year, 3-day Pilak Archaeological and Tourism Festival will be started at Paschim Pilak HS School at Jolaibari on December 19 and it would be continued till December 21. It is one of the most attractive festivals for the peace loving people of Tripura. | 11-Dec-2014 |
Week-long NSS special camp inaugurated | Agartala, Dec 11 (TIWN): With the initiative of National Service Scheme (NSS) unit, Umakanta Academy, a seven-day long special camp was inaugurated at the Vivekananda Auditorium here today and it would be continued till December 17. The Chief Guest, MLA Ratan Das inaugurated the camp in presence of other dignitaries while the welcome address was delivered by the NSS programme officer, UK Academy- Rati Ranjan Bhowmik. | 11-Dec-2014 |
Winter wave affects normal life | AGARTALA,December 11(TIWN): For the third day in a row normal life has affected by winter wave along with smog. As the night approached, foggy atmosphere started to grip that makes visibility almost poor. Even from a distance from 10 metres nothing can be seen. This situation continues for the third day . | 11-Dec-2014 |
Badal concludes two-day long Kailasahar | Kailasahar, Dec 11 (TIWN): Health and PWD Minister- Badal Chowdhury today concluded his two-day long trip at Kailasahar and left for Agartala. During the visit, he was accompanied by the Health Secretary- Satya Ranjan Debbarma and Engineer-in-Chief Sunil Bhowmik. He arrived at Kailasahar on yesterday to review the work progress of Public Works Department (PWD) and Health Department. | 11-Dec-2014 |
ICMR team visiting Tripura again : Malar | AGARTALA, December 11 (TIWN): That the Central govt is taking the poor healthcare facilities in Tripura and other N E states has become clear as a team of experts of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has already arrived in Tripura on wednesday. The ICMR team will investigate into the causes of recent outbreak of viral malaria in different parts of the state. Sever other teams are also visiting other NE states for same reasons. It is to be mentioned here that after June early this year Malaria has once again started to make its impact in the lives of Tripura especially in the remote tribal areas. During this time more than 90 deaths occurred . But even after that horrible experience state govt as well as the Health department did not take the least care about the observatory reports sent by the Addl Director of National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme Dr Avadhesh Kumar. | 11-Dec-2014 |
Kamalpur: Producing fertilizer from wast | KAMALPUR, Dec 11 (TIWN): After extreme debacle in implementing the fertilizer-production from wastage in Kailasahar Municipal Council and much hurly-burly by the opposition in Ambassa Municipal Council, the agency Proton Environment came under scanner at Kamalpur for the same project. Even the Nagar Panchayat authority denied the handing over of agency’s garbage accumulation vehicles to the Nagar Panchayat authority. | 11-Dec-2014 |
Srinagar border hut inauguration delays | Sabroom, Dec 11 (TIWN):Srinagar Border Haat is ready for inauguration, however it is getting delayed for formal inauguration due to adjustment of dates of Commerce Ministers of two countries and Chief Minister of Tripura. In the mean time, it is advised by Commerce Ministry of Govt of India to attempt to start functioning of Border Haat on trial basis, as it was done at Balat Border Haat (Meghalaya). | 11-Dec-2014 |
Footpath vendors continue to encroach Ci | AGARTALA, December 11 (TIWN): Notwithstanding the claims of Agartala Municipal Corporation to evacuate the street vendors illegally occupying footpaths at various places in the City, the road encroachments continue to irk people. | 11-Dec-2014 |
SC/ST Promotion case : 10323 Teachers te | AGARTALA, December 11 (TIWN): An inexperienced Law Secretary D.M.Jamatia already rubbing the wrong shoulders on the issue of job crisis of 10323 teachers and SC/ST promotion issue. Not only that, D.M.Jamatia's note on 24th Nov criticizing Hon. Chief Justice is creating furors among official and legal circles in Tripura. Due to D.M.Jamatia's inept handling of the case in High Court, Govt had to bite the dust as Tripura High Court termed earlier recruitment of 10323 teachers recruitment unconstitutional on May 7,2014. D M Jamatia’s note on 24th Nov can also be termed as ' Contempt of High Court’s authority'. As per Legal experts view on SC/ST promotion case, State Govt most likely to lose its face and if such happens, Law Secretary and his Deputy too may face imprisonment or termination from their service. Law Secretary D.M.Jamatia blamed Hon.Chief Justice Deepak Gupta for being furious and accused Chief Justice for demoralizing D.M.Jamatia, officials in a note sent to Chief Minister Manik Sarkar. | 10-Dec-2014 |
NRHM Contractual worker took a loan of | UDAIPUR, December 11 (TIWN): In the ongoing corruptions across the state, a recent inclusion is a woman contractual worker under NRHM in Udaipur Tripurasundari Sub Divisional Hospital. This woman worker, has been doing her service only for 11 months but somehow she applied a loan of Rs 3 lakh from Tripura Gramin Bank's Udaipur Branch and accordingly while submitting her loan application she forged the signature of Chief Medical Officer Gomati District, Dr Nirumohan Jamatia, who is also the Drawing and Disbursement Officer(DDO) and accordingly the Bank authorities sanctioned the loan as the Branch Manager found 70% similarities in CMOs signature during verification. All on a sudden it was learnt that the NRHM worker has forged the signature of the CMO in her loan application in her salary statement and declaration of loan installments payments. Health Officials working in CMO Office told TIWN," If an in partial investigation is done many of such cases will be found. And it is no surprise that in most of the cases ruling party's Employees' were closely connected. " | 10-Dec-2014 |
ICMR to study large number of malaria de | Agartala, Dec 10 (TIWN / IANS) A team of experts from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) would study the virulent form of malaria that has claimed a large number of lives in northeastern states, an official said here Wednesday. | 10-Dec-2014 |
Trial run of Guwahati-Shillong-Dhaka bus | Shillong, Dec 10 (IANS) The trial run of the Guwahati-Shillong-Dhaka passenger bus service was flagged off Wednesday from Assam\'s main ciy of Guwahati. The trial run is expected to conclude in Bangladesh\'s capital city Dhaka Friday. | 10-Dec-2014 |
Body recovered from river Howrah | Agartala, Dec 10 (TIWN): A man’s body was recovered along with his bike from river Howrah adjacent to steel bridge at Prataphgarh area, this morning. The deceased was identified as- Sukanta Majumder (38), resident of Dhaleswar area, said police. | 10-Dec-2014 |
Roadside hawkers stage protest in Agarta | Agartala, Dec 10 (TIWN): Task Force of Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Tripura Police jointly staged eviction drive at Battala, the heart of the capital city, here today. | 10-Dec-2014 |
Govt Pensioner Association of Tripura su | AGARTALA, December 10 (TIWN): Government Pensioners Association of Tripura today submitted a 17 point charter of demands to the Chief Minister. The Government Pensioners Association of Tripura also holds a rally regarding the submission of the demands. | 10-Dec-2014 |
Smriti Irani will arrive in the state on | AGARTALA, December 10 (TIWN): HRD Minister Smriti Irani will arrive in the state on February 11th to attend NIT Agartala’s Cultural fest ADVAITAM. This year Advaitam is supporting a social cause which aims at removing discrimination toward North East and its people and is named as SAAMYA (that means equality). | 10-Dec-2014 |
OTPC UNIT-II planned shutdown : Unit-I r | PALATANA/UDAIPUR, December 10 (TIWN): As expected the planned shut down in OTPCs UNIT-II began from 1pm on Monday. This shut down is said to be a planned one though it is not confirmed for how many days it will continue. It is to be mentioned here on 1st December Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the Unit-II of the 726.6MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine(CCGT) Thermal Power plant in Palatana. | 10-Dec-2014 |
Kamalpur: Poor service in BSM Hospital: | KAMALPUR, Dec 10 (TIWN): Poor service in BSM Hospital, Kamalpur created much problems for the ailing patients. Patients and relatives alleged that, the nurses often neglect their duties especially in the cases of pushing injections and salines. | 10-Dec-2014 |
Irregularities alleged in MGNREGA work a | AGARTALA, December 10 (TIWN): It sounds bizarre but appears to be true, even after massive loot of MGNREGA fund came under limelight. Workers alleged irregularities in MGNREGA wages at Jartoli Panchayat of Chandipur Block under Kailsahar sub division. | 10-Dec-2014 |
Tripura Human Rights Organization observ | AGARTALA, December 10 (TIWN): Alongwith the rest of the country the International Human Rights Day observed here in Tripura today. With a pledge to work and to achieve legitimate rights of the people of the state and also to strengthen their movement for complete rights to the human being, the Tripura Human Rights Organisation today staged a rally to mark the International Human Rights Day. | 10-Dec-2014 |
Oil spill detected in Gomati River again | AGARTALA, December 10 (TIWN): Oil spill started spreading in river Gomati again after a brief pause. Oil spill has been detected on Tuesday and Wednesday again, when the residents of Amarpur, Jatanbari and Udaipur witnessed thick layers of oil hovering in the river water. However following this alarming situation, a team of scientists along with the ONGC Chemist team has been dispatched at the spot to take a stock of the situation.Talking to TIWN today, Drinking Water & Sanitation (DWS) Chief Engineer Er. B.K. Debbarma confirmed the oil leakage in the river Gomati and said that experts comprising of scientists, engineers both from the power department and DWS department has been dispatched there to take a stock of the situation. The oil spill in the river water is under investigation and the experts are conducting several tests and are collecting samples of the oil, to find out the source of the oil spill in the river water, said Mr. Debbarma.Talking to TIWN about the issue ONGC Asset Manager V.P. Mahawar said that after getting the alarming news of the oil spill in the river Gomati on Tuesday, ONGC had dispatched a chemist team to examine the oil spill. He further added that the ONGC had not drilled any well there in Gomati, therefore issue needs to be examined. | 10-Dec-2014 |
Eight militants killing is not confirmed | AGARTALA, December 10 (TIWN): “We don’t have any information about the encounter in which eight militants were killed by the Bangladesh security force at Naraicherra close to Segunbagan in Chittagong Hill Track of Bangladesh on the December 1 lastâ€, said B N Sharma, Inspector General Tripura Frontier BSF, here today.Talking to TIWN, B N Sharma, Inspector General Tripura Frontier BSF said that at present BSF is not aware of any information regarding the encounter. Only we can confirm that the Bangladesh security force is conducting operations in the Chittagong Hill Track of Bangladesh against the militants, he mentioned.Till now we did not get any information from the Bangladesh counterparts regarding the encounter, so we cannot confirm it now, he added. Earlier in a press conference B N Sharma, Inspector General Tripura Frontier BSF said around 32 militants camps still exist along the Indo-Bangladesh international border. Of the total 32 militant camps,exist, mostly belonging to banned outfits National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), IG of BSF said.A total of 64 Border Out Post (BOP) are present in the state. Out of the 64 Border Out Post (BOP) 22 BOP are in operation at present, he added. The remaining 42 BOPs will become operational soon, he added. | 10-Dec-2014 |
Human rights condition in Bengal deplora | Kolkata, Dec 10 (TIWN / IANS) Even as the world observes the Human Rights Day, West Bengal Human Rights Commission\'s former chief Justice A.K. Ganguly Wednesday regretted the deplorable condition of rights in the state and blamed the Mamata Banerjee government for the prevalent lawlessness. | 10-Dec-2014 |
Malaria’s horrifying spread on th | AGARTALA, December 10 (TIWN): Malaria again spreading its horrifying grasp in the hilly areas of Tripura. Seven more malaria patients of Mitrahampara under Nonacherra ADC village have been admitted to Teliamura Rural Hospital. It is to be mentioned here that the fresh case came to the limelight when SDM, Teliamura, Bimbisar Bhattacharjee went to Gadhai Mungkuri village to attend a medical camp. The medical camp was organized at Mitrahampara under Nonacherra ADC. After the primary check up in the camp, it was found that the conditions of the patients are critical and was immediately shifted to the Teliamura Hospital. The patient comprises of a child also. | 10-Dec-2014 |
Street lighting project: AMC signs MoU w | AGARTALA, Dec 9 (TIWN): With an endeavor to prevent the wastage of power and to improve the overall energy efficiency of the street lighting system, this project will be implemented soon, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the AMC and Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), New Delhi at the Agartala Municipal Corporation community hall, here today.Under this project, altogether 35000 street lights in AMC areas will be changed to LED lamps. For that, a survey was conducted across the state by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in a recent past.In the first phase, the street lights in the both sides of VIP road from Governor House to Airport will be replaced by LED lamp within December 22.The entire project will be implemented by the Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), Ministry of Power (GOI), New Delhi. The project cost has been estimated Rs. 18 to 20 crore. The whole project will be implemented by March 31, 2015. During the programme, Principal Consultant of EESL- S. Datta, Mayor of AMC- Dr. Prafullajit Sinha, AMC Commissioner Abhishek Chandra and other officials were remained present. | 09-Dec-2014 |
Palatana OTPC Unit I resumed power gener | AGARTALA, December 9 (TIWN): After few days shutdown, Palatana OTPC Gas based Thermal Power Project Unit I resumed generating power.Current power generation from the Unit I peaking at 350-360 MW.Talking to TIWN over telephone today, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) Asset Manager V.P. Mahawar said that the Unit I started generating power at its peak capacity. However, Unit I has to undergo another routine checkup now with the cooling of gas based turbine to ensure longevity and smooth performance and it would take at least three weeks, said Mahawar.The first unit is currently generating 350-360 MW of power out of which 92 MW comes to Tripura under the product sharing agreement with NEC. Also OTPC Palatana is now running under the unscheduled interchange (UI).Earlier, while briefing the gas supply to the OTPC Palatana Gas based Thermal Power Project, Mr. Mahawar said that the currently the ONGC is supplying a total of 26.5 lakh Cubic Metric Ton of gas to both the units. | 09-Dec-2014 |
JICA project: Two–member delegati | Agartala, Dec 9 (TIWN): To review the current progress of JICA project, a two-member delegation from central office, New Delhi- the Project Formulation Advisor, JICA- Dr. Miki Enoki and Lead Development Specialist- Anurag Saha arrived in Tripura today. They will leave the state on December 12. During their visit, they will visit Trishna and Bagafa and would attend different vital meetings. | 09-Dec-2014 |
Five furnaces found during the excavatio | UDAIPUR, December 9 (TIWN): The workers at Bhubaneswari Temple ( Old RajBari) of Udaipur yesterday found five old furnaces of King Dominated period during the excavations in the Royal palace. On Monday afternoon laborers were busy in excavations in the Bhubaneswari Temple complex when they found these five furnaces . According to Archaeological experts these furnaces might have been made somewhere around late 17th century. It is to be mentioned here that Maharaja Gobinda Manikya ascended the crown in the year 1663 and during his reign the Bhubaneswari temple was built. | 09-Dec-2014 |
JICA official Dr. Miki Enoki visits RD | JICA Project Formulation Advisor from New Delhi- Dr. Miki Enoki visits Minister Naresh Jamatia at Secretariet | 09-Dec-2014 |