Archive Detail
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| DM Gomati's Office safe heaven for broke | KOLKATA/AGARTALA/UDAIPUR, January 28 (TIWN): Tripura has now become the hunting ground of international mafias and DM Gomati's Office is now the safe heaven for the brokers of forged International Passports. This has been a serious issue as far as the security and safety of the country is concerned especially when the entire world is now being threatened by the threats of ISIS and its wings. The situation has come to such a sorry pass that a section of brokers in DM Gomati's Office( in collaboration with some of the employees of DM Gomati'as Office and Regional Passport Office Kolkata) is now issuing International Passports to any one by means of huge amount of money as commission. And according to a highly placed source in the state Home Department, it is learnt that more than six internationally famous terrorists, who have recently joined ISIS, are now hiding at Udaipur. | 28-Jan-2015 |
| Tableaus on Republic Day is purposeless | AGARTALA, January 28 (TIWN): The state government, boastfully highlights all its achievements and accolades for attention of union government for funds and awards . But when it comes to showcasing the vibrant, diversified ethnic socio-culture of the state in the national arena, it always steps back. And the same has been going on for last two years. | 28-Jan-2015 |
| HIV patients growing alarmingly in Unako | Agartala, January 28 (TIWN): Number of HIV patients have been raising alarmingly in the Unakoti district- says the Medical Super of Kailasahar RGM Hospital, Dr. Satyajit Pal. Expressing deep concern of the rapidly growing number of HIV patients at the golden jubilee celebration of a club, Dr. Pal told that, in the month of October 2014, the number of patients have been raised to 27. But more surprisingly, in the current year, in the month of January, it had been increased to 85. | 27-Jan-2015 |
| MP Jiten Chaudhury visits Srinagar Borde | Sabroom, January 27 (TIWN): MP Jitendra Choudhury, MP & Former Industry, Commerce Minister visited Srinagar(Chagalniya) Border Haat at 3 PM(IST),3.30PM(BST) today. | 27-Jan-2015 |
| 2 persons died in road accidents in Pani | Agartala, January 27 (TIWN): On 26th January at about 0845 hours one Auto truck bearing No.TR-02-A-1846 while proceeding from Chartilla to Rowa met an accident at Rowa (about 2 Km North from PS). As a result one Miss-Sumita Das(12), a student of Class-VI D/O Sri Sujit Das of Rowa, Ward No.4, PS-Panisagar who boarded in that Auto received grievous injuries on her person and was shifted to Panisagar Hospital where attending doctor declared her brought dead. | 27-Jan-2015 |
| High risk of massive earthquake prevaili | AGARTALA, January 27 (TIWN): Tripura is on the high risk of massive earthquake as it is situated on seismic zone-ÂV and has probability of occurrence earthquakes measuring more than 8 magnitudes on Richter scale. Though, it indicates massive collateral damage in the form of casualties and mass injuries but the state government is not taking any preventive measure to manage in case of any natural disaster.A recent survey found that the capital city- Agartala is uniquely positioned to render massive physical damage to the residents in any natural calamities like earthquakes above 6.5 magnitudes on the Richter scale occurs. Though, the state government has already identified 2,000 vulnerable buildings including Ujjayanta Palace, abode of former princely rulers of the state in the heart of Agartala town, Raj Bhavan, Neer Mahal, a lake palace built by Tripura’s last king Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya in 1933, MBB College and a large number of school buildings, but no proper preventive measure was adopted by the state government till date.The state administration and concerned department is maintaining to arrange mock drills to aware the people about the preventive measures to be taken at the time of any disaster, but all these insufficient trainings may go to vain as most of these buildings may completely collapse at the time of earthquake. | 27-Jan-2015 |
| 10,323 teacher termination case on Supre | AGARTALA January 27 (TIWN): The latest date for hearing of the 10,323 teacher termination case is scheduled for tomorrow January 28th. Most important question among the sections of people is that during latest few schedules dates of hearing, it was not possible to place the case in front of the Supreme Court. Will history repeats itself or something miracle will happen and case will be heard tomorrow? | 27-Jan-2015 |
| Metered water supply in North zone: AMC | AGARTALA, January 27 (TIWN): As part of much-needed step towards making citizens accountable for every drop of water they consume and also to measure its loss through leakages the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) has completed at least 11,000 metered water supply lines in North zone, with the work for laying rest of the lines in progress, AMC Mayor Prafullajit Sinha told to TIWN. | 27-Jan-2015 |
| Tripura cabinet approved amendment of Tr | AGARTALA, January 27 (TIWN): Tripura cabinet today approved the amendment of Tripura Excise and Custom Act 1990 with the announcement of at least 388 new posts under the Tripura fire Service department and promotion of the Group c teachers and assistant professors to Gazette holder. | 27-Jan-2015 |
| TTAADC to release documentary film †| AGARTALA, January 27 (TIWN): Laying a stress to promote the tribal culture here in Tripura the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) on its recent drive is all set to release a Kokborok documentary movie that pictures the lifestyle of the tribals from one’s birth till his death. The ADC executive member along with the movie cast and crew members today held a press conference at Agartala TTAADC Council Bhawan near Town hall. | 27-Jan-2015 |
| International Customs Day observed at Ag | AGARTALA, January 27 (TIWN): With a theme of coordinated border management, Agartala customs Division today observed International Customs day at Agartala Akhaura Integrated Check post (ICP). The members attended the event today said that an efficiency managed border will benefit the government’s clients – traders and travelers. | 27-Jan-2015 |
| TKMU, AIKS and GMP to jointly stage prot | Agartala, January 27 (TIWN): With the demand to cancel anti-farmer ordinance of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act- 2013 passed in Parliament, Tripura Khet Mazdoor Union, All India Krishak Samity (AIKS) and Gana Mukti Parishad (GMP) would jointly stage a protest rally in front of the District Magistrate’s office on January 30. | 27-Jan-2015 |
| Tribal leaders dinner party ahead of TTA | Agartala, Jan 27(TIWN): On the occasion of 66th Republic Day, Tripura government organized a dinner party for tribal leaders here at Maharani Tulsibati School on Monday. But the dinner party was attended only by CPI(M) leaders including chief minister Manik Sarkar and high level tribal officers. | 27-Jan-2015 |
| TSR 10 Bn distributes food items at Abal | Agartala, January 27 (TIWN): As part of social activities, Tripura State Rifles (TSR) 10 Bn Monday distributed several food items including Rice, Dal, vegetables among the old aged persons (members) of Abalamban old age home located at Barjala, outskirt of capital city- Agartala. | 27-Jan-2015 |
| Willful disrespect of national flag by C | Agartala, Jan 27 (TIWN):The act of CPI(M)party office at Kalibazaar, in Mohanpur sub divsion drew widespread criticism for willful disrespect to the national flag of the country.According to locals, on Monday the national flag was hoisted to celebrate the 66th Republic Day. | 27-Jan-2015 |
| Poor people too reluctant to send childr | Kailasahar, January 27 (TIWN): Empty Vessel Sounds Much. This old proverb fits the so called education revolution of the state Tripura. No surprise the state, by now, boasts of being a totally literate state with highest literacy state. The horrible state of the education system in the state can be understood if it is said that the poor people too seem to be reluctant to send their children to government schools, here. According to the reports of our correspondents, the Rural Employment Guarantee Act (REGA) workers are also sending their sons and daughters to private schools. | 27-Jan-2015 |
| IAS official's punishment transfer for | AGARTALA, January 27 (TIWN): Undue exercise of authority by the people in power is scaling new heights in the state and to add insult to the injuries the same is practiced against the elite bureaucrats of the state. The victim here is a veteran Indian Administrative Service (IAS) official S.K.Rakesh and the department concerned is Rural Development (RD).Prior to the Transfer, the officer was in charge Principal Secretary of RD. But his proactive involvement and fights against ceaseless corruption at rural Tripura, seems to have created fear among the Ministers and with immediate effect S.K.Rakesh has been pushed out from RD and his new portfolio is State Election Commissioner. Furthermore nepotism, immorality and adverse use of red tapism have reached to such an extent in the state that audacious anarchy has grasped the entire state. When Principal Secretary (RD) S.K.Rakesh asked the Chief Engineer (RD) for initiating necessary action against the wrongdoings in the Rajnagar RD block on last December 6, 2014, instead of actions against corrupting Chief Minister immediately removed S.K.Rakesh on 13th January to safeguard corrupt officials. | 27-Jan-2015 |
| MGNREGA works worth Rs. 43 lakh shown 's | AGARTALA, January 27 (TIWN Exclusive): Truth speaks for itself! Notwithstanding, the CPI (M) led left government deserves accolade not for the all around scams and crimes against women but it should be praised for deriving innovative ways to loot public money. The flow of corruption cycle follows as Amount allotted for development works --> Amount credited in joint bank account --> Payment made to third party (Suppliers or workers) where the development works itself are reported not to start even. Thus an amount of nearly Rs. 43 lakh has been misappropriated. All these aforesaid works are under different Panchayat and village of Bishalgargh Rural Development (RD) block. And the same relates to fiscal 2013-14. Management Information System (MIS) entries have been made in respect of those (Rural Employment Guarantee Act) REGA project works in Bisalgarh block which in reality have not been not executed, at all. The Implementing Officer (IO) was Kishore Banik, who is now behind the bar. Police might have not traced these vague works against which money was shown incurred. For obvious reasons tainted BDO Bimal Chakraborty and his godfathers also might have got due share of scam money. | 27-Jan-2015 |
| Monarchak likely to receive ONGC gas by | AGARTALA, January 27 (TIWN): Stressing upon the hard work of the Oil & Natural gas Corporation (ONGC) for the much delayed Monarchak Power Plant, the NEEPCO head S R Biswas said that the Monarchak is now awaiting for the gas supply of the ONGC with everything all set to start its commissioning by March 2015. “If the ONGC ensures gas by January 31st, the Monarchak power plant will be put on commercial operation by Marchâ€, said Biswas to TIWN.ONGC is now conducting hydro-electric testing in the pipelines for the charge of gas by the end of this month, said ONGC Asset Manager V P Mahawar to TIWN. | 27-Jan-2015 |
| Unemployment and ending crimes on women | AGARTALA, January 26 (TIWN): Alongwith the rest of the nation, the spirit of republic day was also observed in this state with patriotic songs playing at every other nook and corner, flying tri color and an environment of holiday apart from couple of government programmes. The patriotic instinct and fervor of people seem to arouse on a definite occasion only such as republic day and the other days of the year go on either by corrupt practices by a section of people , either in power or off the power.Our correspondent has also spoken to state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Sudhindra Dasgupta where the Sudhindra Dasgupta has remarked as “The constitution is the highest Act of the nation and it came in force on this very day of 1950 and the same protects the democratic right and ensures justice and prevents oppression on citizensâ€. | 26-Jan-2015 |
| Pilot project: Smart Meter to be install | Agartala, January 26 (TIWN): With the aim to prevent theft of power and to save power in Tripura, a total of 44000 houses will be covered with smart meters in pilot project under Agartala power division- 1 in first phase. | 26-Jan-2015 |
| Pradesh Congress celebrates 66th Republi | AGARTALA, January 26 (TIWN): Alongwith the whole nation the Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) today celebrated the 66th Republic Day at Agartala Congress Bhawan with the opposition leader Sudip Roy Barman unfurled the National flag. | 26-Jan-2015 |
| Tripura CM talks tough on NDA policy:Cri | AGARTALA, January 26 (TIWN): Making an appeal to the people of the state to build Tripura a wealthy state and to protect, uphold the spirit of communal harmony and secularism, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar today said that Tripura is developing fast in many areas whereas a section of people are trying to divide the state stirring up the communal tension between the tribals and the non tribals here in the state. CM Manik Sarkar today unfurled the national flag at the Assam rifles ground to mark the 66th Republic Day. Chief Minister coming down heavily on the policy of the separate state said that the Tripura Govt. will not tolerate any attempt to divide the North Eastern States. "A section of people are trying to split the state and to disturb the peace. Chief Minister spoke tough on Narendra Modi led BJP Govt, however, Chief Minister's blasting of popular central govt led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was seen as regular communist badmouthing as scam tainted Manik Sarkar Govt's credibility and public perception hit the rock bottom since a year. | 26-Jan-2015 |
| City bus services: 24 more new buses to | Agartala, January 26 (TIWN): In order to revamp the collapsed city bus services in Capital City Agartala with existing 11 city buses, 24 new city buses are likely to be launched very soon. | 26-Jan-2015 |
| Statehood Day celebration a flop show, R | AGARTALA, Jan 26 (TIWN): The five day long statehood celebration of Tripura which concluded on Sunday proved to be a flop show. Celebration started on 21st January at Umakanta school ground. To make the programme a grand success, no stone was left unturned by the state government, at least Rs 50 lakhs was drained from the state exchequer. From day one, Governor, Chief Minister and Senior Ministers of the state cabinet gave lectures on different issues relating to the development of the state. But presence of people during five days of the programme was very low, chairs were seen empty in all five days. Even mentiom of two stalwart of CPI (M ) party leaders and former chief ministers Nirpen Chakrabroty and Dashrath Deb was found missing. This issue drew flak among the people. The five day programme only highlighted Manik Sakar, more like selling his scam tainted 'CLEAN' image from day one till the end. | 26-Jan-2015 |
| Tripura celebrates 66th Republic Day: 6 | AGARTALA, January 26 (TIWN): Along with the whole nation, Tripura celebrates 66th Republic Day today with unfurling of the national flag across the state. Pomp, pageantry and patriotic fervor were in the air Monday as the 66th Republic Day was celebrated across the state with flag hoisting ceremonies, and the military parades, cultural extravaganzas and pledges to work for a better Tripura at Agartala Assam Rifles ground.Like every year the main programme of the 66th Republic Day celebration was held at Agartala AR Ground on Monday with the uniformed police platoon saluting Chief Minister Manik Sarkar during their ceremonial parade. Several wings of the Tripura Police comprising of the TSR battalions, West PS, West Women PS, Traffic Unit and Home guard along with the Assam rifles wing participated in the parade today. | 26-Jan-2015 |
| South Tripura celebrates 66th R-Day | Belonia, January 26 (TIWN): 66th Republic day is observed with National Flag hoisting by Health Minister Badal Choudhury with full ferver, dignity today in BKI ground Belonia. | 26-Jan-2015 |
| Sudip warns of intense state wide moveme | AGARTALA, January 26 (TIWN): “Corruption is the weapon to retain the powerâ€, remarked the Leader of Opposition (LoP) Sudip Roy Barman, while speaking on the reasons or circumstance of the inactivity in taking effective measures to put an end to the ceaseless corruption all over the state, at the initiative of the left cadres and patronisers of them. | 26-Jan-2015 |
| Republic Day celebrated in Kailasahar | Kailasahar, January 26 (TIWN): Along with the entire country, Republic Day was observed followed by different programmes at Kailasahar sub division in Tripura here today. | 26-Jan-2015 |
| Smugglers attempt to molest BSF woman co | Agartala, Jan 26 (TIWN):A case of attempted molestation on women BSF constable was registered at Kalamchaura police station in Tripura’s Sepahijala district, under section IPC 353, 354 and 34. According to the case filed, it was stated that on Sunday noon, a group of smugglers led by notorious miscreants Aminool and Salim tried to molest a women BSF of patrolling party. | 26-Jan-2015 |
| Second phase Pulse-Polio Immunization dr | Agartala, January 26 (TIWN): With initiative of West District Chief Medical Officer’s office, the second phase of Pulse-Polio Immunization drive will be conducted on February 26, next covering the children between the ages zero to five years. | 26-Jan-2015 |
| Corruption rampant in Tripura: Needs to | AGARTALA, January 26 (TIWN): Recently appointed working president of Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee Pradyot Kishore while talking to TIWN today said, “Tripura stands far behind from better infrastructural developmentâ€. “Education has to be improved in rural Tripuraâ€. | 26-Jan-2015 |
| NLFT receiving weapons from National Soc | DHAKA / AGARTALA, January 26 (TIWN): The dreaded Tripura rebel group NLFT seems to have collected enough money to pick up a fairly substantial consignment of weapons on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border recently.Intelligence officials say that a gang of 30 to 40 NLFT rebels trekked down to a base of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) in Silopi in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and collected about 50 assault rifles and an assortment of ammunition and explosives recently.The NSCN's Issac-Muivah faction , though negotiating with Delhi , for the last 17 years, never closed down the base at Silopi and also few other bases in Myanmar's Sagaing Region.They use them to trade in weapons and narcotics. Bangladesh agencies say they are considering the possibilities of raiding Silopi and other remote locations in Chittagong Hill Tracts but find it considerably more difficult to do that because its Rapid Action Battalion is not really trained for mountain warfare.Sources in Nagaland say the NSCN is trying to sell off their old weapons stocks to lesser rebel armies like the NLFT and NDFB or the Karbi and Dimasa rebel groups. | 25-Jan-2015 |
| Two fallen bravehearts; Major Mukund Var | NEW DELHI, Jan 26 (TIWN / IANS) Major Mukund Varadarajan and Naik Neeraj Kumar Singh will be posthumously awarded the nation's highest peacetime gallantry award, the Ashoka Chakra, at the Republic Day parade Monday.Both of them laid down their lives while fighting heavily-armed terrorists in separate gun-battles in Jammu and Kashmir last year.Varadarajan, while leading an anti-terrorist operation in a village in Shopian district April 25, 2014, displayed exemplary leadership skills and courage - despite being wounded himself - which culminated in the elimination of three top-ranked Hizbul Mujaheddin terrorists. He later succumbed to his injuries.Singh, while on a search operation in the state's Kupwara district Aug 24, 2014, came under heavy fire from terrorists and got killed.A total of 374 gallantry and other defence decorations to armed forces personnel have been announced on the occasion of 66th Republic Day.These include an Ashoka Chakra (to Singh as Varadarajan's award had been announced on Independence Day 2014), three Kirti Chakras, 12 Shaurya Chakras, 48 Sena Medals (Gallantry), two Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry), 11 Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry), 28 Param Vishisht Seva Medals. | 25-Jan-2015 |
| 8 more fire stations in Tripura likely t | Agartala, January 25 (TIWN): To extend the existing fire services for combating any fire incidents in Tripura, 8 more new fire stations mostly in rural remote areas are likely to be opened within next six months and nine more fire stations are likely to be set up during the financial year (FY) 2015-15, said a highly placed source in Fire Service Department. | 25-Jan-2015 |
| National Voters’ Day celebrated i | Agartala, January 25 (TIWN): In order to spread awareness among the voters regarding effective participation in the electoral process and to increase enrolment of new voters, National Voters’ Day was celebrated across Tripura throughout various programmes here on Sunday. | 25-Jan-2015 |
| Recognition good for northeast: Assam's | New Delhi, Jan 25 (TIWN / IANS) Multiple National Award-winning filmmaker Jahnu Barua, who was one of the six prominent people from the northeast who were Sunday conferred with the Padma awards, believes such recognition was required for the region. | 25-Jan-2015 |
| 967 security personnel awarded police me | New Delhi, Jan 26 (TIWN / IANS) A total of 967 personnel, the maximum from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), were Sunday awarded police medals on the eve of India's 66th Republic Day. | 25-Jan-2015 |
| Saraswati Puja celebrated in Tripura | AGARTALA, January 25 (TIWN): In Tripura, festival of Saraswati Puja is being celebrated today at homes, temples, community places, pandals and educational institutions. The festival of Saraswati Puja is one of the biggest festivals for Bengali community. Girls in Bengali saris take part with devotion and fervour in the festival. In educational institutions students place their books in front of idols of Goddess Saraswati to seek blessings for wisdom and success in studies. | 25-Jan-2015 |
| Centre alerts northeast over terror atta | Agartala/Aizawl/Imphal, Jan 25 (TIWN / IANS) The union home ministry has alerted the northeastern states over possible terror attacks in the run-up to the Republic Day Monday, an official said Sunday. | 25-Jan-2015 |
| Tripura all set to observe 65th Republi | Agartala, January 25 (TIWN): Amid tight security, along with the entire country, the people of Tripura all set to celebrate 65th Republic Day in a befitting manner throughout various day-long programmes on Monday. To mark the R-Day, almost all the schools, colleges, government and non-government organizations are prepared to host National Flag with full dignity. | 25-Jan-2015 |
| Dhaka's rail links with east snapped : M | AGARTALA/ DHAKA, Jan 25 (TIWN / bdnews24.com ): Many Tripura residents use 'Jayantika' and other trains on the Dhaka-Chittagong and Dhaka-Sylhet route because they touch Akhaura , which is an important entry point into Tripura from Bangladesh. | 25-Jan-2015 |
| Badal rejects Gita as national book | Agartala, Jan 25 (TIWN):Modi government plan to declare Bhagwad Gita as national book is a sinister design to alter secular character of the Constitution, claimed Tripura Minister of Health, PWD and Revenue. He was speaking in a seminar “ Democracy, Secular, Empowerment of People and Tripura†organized on the occasion final day of statehood celebration commenced from 21 January here at Umkanta Academy today evening. | 25-Jan-2015 |
| Police fail to arrest accused in rape ca | Agartala, Jan 25 (TIWN):It has been almost seven days yet the police have not been able to arrest the rape accused who had raped a middle – age woman at Malakarpara under Sidhai police station. | 25-Jan-2015 |
| Pre-disaster plan: 38 varieties of rescu | Agartala, January 25 (TIWN): Laying importance to the advance initiative for disaster management, altogether 38 varieties of rescue materials have been available in different districts, sub divisions and 12 Tripura State Rifles (TSR) camps in Tripura, said state officer of disaster management- Sarat Das. | 25-Jan-2015 |
| DoNER camps in northeast for redressal o | AGARTALA / GUWAHATI , Jan 25 (TIWN): The DoNER ministry has decided to set up camp offices in each of the eight states in the northeast so that the people of the region do not have to travel to New Delhi for redressal of their grievances, it was announced Saturday.Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER) Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh said the move will make the people of the northeast realise that his ministry has the capacity to reach out to the people of the region."This will send a reassuring message that the people of northeast do not need to travel to New Delhi for redressal of their grievances, but it is New Delhi which will, through the medium of DoNER, reach them at their destination," he said in a statement. The decision follows the central government's decision to send eight union ministers by rotation every fortnight to the northeast so that one minister each shall be visiting one of the eight states every 15 days."As per the new order, the secretary of DoNER and other senior officers will be camping in each of the north-eastern states by rotation for 3-4 days every month," the statement said. | 25-Jan-2015 |
| Ostracized, Outdated Left parties protes | KOLKATA / AGARTALA, January 25 (TIWN): Left parties and Prakash Karat led CPM were decimated in elections in every part of India except tiny Tripura but these old comrades still prefer to live with previous century's outdated mindset. No political party can beat CPM in terms of hypocrisy and CPM trademark of 'thinking backward'. Tripura's Manik Sarkar or Left parties have no qualms in accepting American funds, World Bank Loans in multiple projects but Left parties lack common sense in welcoming a foreign leader into country. Accusing the Narendra Modi government of compromising India's sovereignty by inviting Barack Obama for the Republic Day function, several Left parties on Saturday staged rallies in Kolkata, Tripura opposing the US president's visit. When 21st century world revolves around business and investments, even hardcore leftist nations like Cuba to China has become USA’s business partners but visionless CPIM Politburo and its Octagorian leaders chosen to remain in their century old dark pit of ignorance. | 24-Jan-2015 |
| Rural Development Dept aims to form mor | Agartala, January 24 (TIWN): To ensure sustainable development across rural Tripura especially covering the remote tribal hamlets, Rural Development Department (RDD) has been implementing different progressive schemes for past few years. | 24-Jan-2015 |
| IOWT hold sit-in-demonstration at Khumul | AGARTALA, January 24 (TIWN): One day sit-in-demonstration was organized by IWOT a women's wing of Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra (INPT) at Khumulwng, TTAADC, here today. | 24-Jan-2015 |
| CRPF taking extra measures for Republic | AGARTALA, January 24 (TIWN): Security has been strengthened in Tripura ahead of Republic day celebrations at Assam Rifles Ground on January 26. | 24-Jan-2015 |