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| Four days bank strike postponed | Agartala, January 22 (TIWN) : Bank strike from January 21st- 24th was postponed due to the assurance of Indian Bank Associations’ (IBA). Earlier, nationalized sector bank union had proposed for four days strike, while negotiations will continue with the management representatives on wage hike and other issues. | 21-Jan-2015 |
| CPI (M) denies Congress allegation of Rs | AGARTALA, January 21 (TIWN): CPI (M) spokesman Goutam das today denied the allegation of Rs. 6 crore and 50 lakhs brought by opposition leader Sudip Roy Barman against the CPI (M) party headquarter and its leaders. Mr. Das today coming down heavily on Sudip’s allegation said “I challenge Sudip Barman if he can mention the name of chit fund companyâ€. However, talking to TIWN today opposition leader Sudip Roy Barman said that the congress is not at all interested to mention name of any chit fund company, and the CBI will soon reveal the face behind the mask.“CPI (M) has not received donation money from corporate body or chit fund companyâ€, claimed CPI (M) spokes person Goutam Das today holding a press conference at the party headquarter at Melarmath. | 21-Jan-2015 |
| Tripura Celebrates Statehood Day : Educa | Agartala, January 21 (TIWN): Tripura Governor PB Acharya inaugurated the opening ceremony of the observance of five-day long Statehood Day at Umakanta Academy ground today afternoon. Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty presided over the programme. Education is the most important thing to empower anyone, said Governor of Tripura P.B. Acharya during the inauguration of 43rd State hood day at Umakanta School ground, here today.Governor of Tripura P.B. Acharya further said that in Tripura the entire development process is moving on the basis of strong democratic system. In the priority list are education, agriculture, fisheries, irrigation, power, health and drinking water, road connectivity etc. As declared on the International Literacy Day Tripura has attained a literacy rate of 95.16 per cent. In this way, the overall process of development is making headway with active participation of the people of Tripura. | 21-Jan-2015 |
| TPCC’s newly framed cell to rescu | AGARTALA, January 21 (TIWN): Tripura Pradesh Congress’ (TPCC) newly framed cell to rescue the deprived chit fund depositors and the agents has been receiving a beeline gathering of applicants every day. Till date Rs. 25 crore claim complaints has been submitted at the cell, with an average of Rs. 1 crore to Rs. 1.50 crore daily, said TPCC Working President Ashish Saha today. The TPCC has framed a 5 members cell to receive complaints of the deprived depositors of the Chit fund companies from January 12 till February 28. Talking to TIWN today, TPCC Working President Ashish Saha said that till date the newly framed cell of the TPCC has received complaints from thousands of depositors claiming a total of Rs. 25 crore with an average of Rs. 1 crore to Rs. 1.50 crore claims ever day. Adding to that he said though the cell was scheduled to remain open from 10:30am to 1:30 PM every day but at present a beeline gathering of the applicants could be witnessed untill 4:00 PM at the cell office lodging complaint and taking the application forms.Mr. Saha further added that till January 21 the deprived depositors and the agents have lodged a complaint against at least 17 to 18 chit fund companies. | 21-Jan-2015 |
| Unruly auto drivers shows thumb to HC or | AGARTALA, January 21 (TIWN): The Tripura High Court on its recent verdict has asked for fixing rate chart in every passenger vehicles including the auto-rickshaws by January 20. But keeping their babugiri trend the unruly auto drivers showing a thumb to the HC order have not fixed any rate charts till date. | 21-Jan-2015 |
| Netaji Subhas Vidyaniketan all set to ce | AGARTALA, January (TIWN): Netaji Subhas Vidya Niketan is all set to celebrate the 119th of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose alongwith the whole country. | 21-Jan-2015 |
| Supply of fake currencies rampant in Uno | Agartala, January 21 (TIWN): Keeping the police stations in ‘yawning siesta’, euphoria business of fake currencies has alarmingly gripped the entire Unokoti district in Tripura for over past few months. A strong racket of supplying fake notes is very active in the district but the district administration remained mum over the issue, said a local source. | 21-Jan-2015 |
| Cannabis (ganja) worth Rs 15 crore destr | AGARTALA, January 21 (TIWN): In a massive anti-cannabis drive, Tripura police destroyed cannabis plants (Ganja Plants) worth more than Rs. 15 crore at Aikyamura in Kadamchara under Boxanagar Police Station, here today. | 21-Jan-2015 |
| Kamalpur: Petrol crisis once again hit s | KAMALPUR, JAN. 21, (TIWN): Once again the saga of crisis repeated with lots of excuses from the part of the owner of the filling station. People in need of petrol have to fill their tanks from the open market with double or more prices. Mysteriously, the administration remains reluctant like previous times. | 21-Jan-2015 |
| Multicrore RMSA scam: Advance bail plea | AGARTALA, January 21 (TIWN): In multicrore scam of Rashtriya Madhyamik Siksha Abhiyan, the advance bail plea of two accused Rajiv Dasgupta and Binoy Das were placed in the High Court. However, the Court did not announce the verdict and put it on stay basis on Tuesday. While more secrets have been unearthed while investigating the biggest ever scam of Education Department in Tripura. Rajiv Dasgupta had looted 33 lakhs rupees in 9 months from 4 banks. But he had paid the income tax of only Rs 1200. After the hearing of the advance bail plea, placed on the High Court, Chief Justice Deepak Gupta was himself surprised by getting the information. Chief Justice told that this must be put under the notice of CBI. Other than that, Rajiv had helped accused cashier Arnab Chakraborty to successfully use fake mark sheet of Madhyamik Examination for getting the Government Job. In the meantime, Binoy had helped Arnab and his wife Sangeeta to fleed away to Kolkata. The investigation of multicrore RMSA scam is progressing very slowly due to high level political influence from Melarmath,even though Police is successful to arrest the cashier Arnab Chakraborty, but the masterminds are still at large.Except cashier Arnab Chakraborty, the kingpins connected with this scam are still roaming free. | 21-Jan-2015 |
| Modi greets Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur | New Delhi, Jan 21 (TIWN / IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday greeted the people of Meghalaya, Tripura and Manipur on their statehood day.Greeting the people of Meghalaya, Modi said: "My dear sisters and brothers of Meghalaya, my greetings on your statehood day. I extend my best wishes for Meghalaya's development journey.""During my recent visit to the north-east, I was fortunate to have inaugurated the first train that brought Meghalaya on India's railway map. This will add tremendous impetus to Meghalaya's progress," he added.The prime minister also said that he was "committed to leaving no stone unturned to ensure that the dreams of Meghalaya's youngsters are fulfilled and they get opportunities to shine". Extending warm greetings to the citizens of Tripura, Modi said: "I have very fond memories of my visit to Tripura in December last year. I will always remember your warm nature and the excellent hospitality.Meghalaya was a part of Assam before it was carved out as a full-fledged state under the North Eastern Region (Re-Organisation) Act, 1971."The erstwhile princely states of Tripura and Manipur were merged with India in October 1949 and became full-fledged states Jan 21, 1972. | 21-Jan-2015 |
| More CCTV cameras and traffic post to b | Agartala, January 21 (TIWN): Traffic violations continue to be frequent in the capital as on average 250 persons are caught flouting traffic rules every day. State police has decided for setting up a closed – circuit television (CCTV) surveillance system in the city, said Smriti Ranjan Das, SP Traffic. | 21-Jan-2015 |
| State government decides to design Teach | AGARTALA, January 21 (TIWN): To put a transparent process in course of candidate selection to make appointment at different levels of School Education department including Teacher Eligibility Test, the state government has decided to constitute a 5-member professional body as Teachers’ Recruitment Board. The board will comprise of chairman, member secretary and three members respectively.According to a order vide No.F.1 (1-50)-SE/E(NG)/2014, dated- January 17, 2015 undersigned by Additional Secretary PK Chakravarty, the Board shall be exercising powers throughout the state and its headquarters shall be established at the premises of SCERT in Agartala. The School Education Department would frame the other functional and administrative norms with the Teachers’ Recruitment Board time to time as per the guidelines of NCTE. | 21-Jan-2015 |
| DM West imposes restriction along Indo-B | Agartala, January 21 (TIWN): In order to maintain peace, security, law and order in public life, District Magistrate (DM), West Tripura- Abhishek Singh imposed some restrictions on the movement of the public within 500 meter area along Indo-Bangla international border in Sadar and Mohanpur sub-divisions under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure- 1973. | 21-Jan-2015 |
| Kamalpur: Direct Benefit Transfer remain | KAMALPUR, JAN. 21 (TIWN): The scheme of the direct benefit transfer to the fair price shop consumers for edible oil and daal turned into a dilemma for the commoners. And the administration failed to show any definite remedy for the consumers. | 21-Jan-2015 |
| Tripura power department aims to drop nu | Agartala, January 21 (TIWN): In order to ensure power services to all the people of the state and to extend the power services in Tripura, different initiatives for implementing infrastructure have been taken to set up new division and sub-division, said a highly placed source in power department. | 21-Jan-2015 |
| Smuggling of contraband items on the ris | Agartala, January 21 (TIWN): Keeping the entire police administration, Border Security Force and other security agencies in a deep slumber, smuggling of contraband items is rapidly increasing in Tripura especially along the Indo-Bangla international border for over past few months.According to the official sources, the smugglers mainly use freight cars and super buses via Churaibari gate and train services to bring huge contraband items including phensedyl, tablets, different types of syrups from Silchar, Guwahati and other places. After bringing them in the state, a section of smugglers reportedly supply these contraband items to neighbouring country Bangladesh by using poor surveillance of BSF.Similarly, due to the negligence of Railway Police Force (RPF), the Agartala bound trains are being turned into a major transporting hub for the smugglers; said the source. The entry of a vast number of contraband items in state causing huge damage to the society, especially the youths including many school goers are being addicted bitterly to these items. | 21-Jan-2015 |
| Opposition unearths scam of Rs 300 Crore | AGARTALA, January 21 (TIWN): A staggering amount of one hundred and fifty six crores of rupees is reported to be misappropriated under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). And altogether thirty two blocks of the state are involved in the same. The blocks are Jolaibari, Kumarghat, Kakraban Hrishyamukh, Bishalgarh, Melaghar, Karbook, Dumburnagar, Khowai, Boxanagar, Jampuijala, Damcherra, Kathalia, Dasda, Hezamara, Mandai, Amarpur, Mungiakami, Kadamtala, Satchand, Boxanagar, Manu, Ambasa, Teliamura, Chawmanu, Tulasikhar, pecharthal, Matabari, Bakafa, Dukli, Rajnagar and Kalyanpur. While informing the facts and figures in a press meeting , at Congress Bhawan, the Leader of Opposition Sudip Roy Barman has further informed that the PCC likely to meet the Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, in the current month of January and inform him about the theft of the money allotted by the poor rural people of the state. | 21-Jan-2015 |
| Internal Audit report reveals massive 3 | AGARTALA, January 20 (TIWN): Opposition Leader Sudip Roy Barman today revealed probably the biggest scam of in the history of the state. As per the Internal Audit Reports (IAR) of 32 blocks that the Leader of Opposition got through RTI reveals the funds of Manik Sarkar led CPI(M) Govt's looting of the centrally sponsored funds allocated for the development of the state. According to the reports that have been made public today in a press meet in the Congress Bhawan this afternoon Leader of Opposition Sudip Roy Barman said," The IAR of these 32 Blocks reveal a huge scam of Rs 300 crore and 79 lakhs . Among them Rs 115.56 crore is under MGNREGA and Rs 144.64 crore is under different other centrally sponsored funds. The rest of the amount is covered under various social development schemes. And to highlight this scam at the national level a team of PCC delegates will meet the Prime Minister of India this month in New Delhi. " Barman also said," Only CBI can bring the truth and that's why we are going to meet the Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding CBI probe to bring out the truth of scam in all the blocks in Tripura. Manik Sarkar's Dramabazi won't continue for long." | 20-Jan-2015 |
| Three north-eastern states to celebrate | Agartala/Imphal, Jan 20 (TIWN / IANS) Three north-eastern states - Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya - will celebrate their statehood day Wednesday, officials said Tuesday. | 20-Jan-2015 |
| Forward Block stages Jail Bharo protest | Agartala, January 20: All India Forward Block, Tripura state committee today organized a rally in Agartala and staged Jail Bharo protest with 4-point charter of demands in front Akashbani office here today. Over 200 members of Forward Block state committee today organized a rally traversing through different city roads and participated in the protest. | 20-Jan-2015 |
| Failure of the TIDC resulted in loss of | AGARTALA, January 20 (TIWN): Failure of the Tripura Industrial Development Corporation Limited (Company) to incorporate an appropriate clause in lease agreements for recovery of lease premium and rent at revised rates had resulted in loss of revenue of Rs. 62.20 lakh. | 20-Jan-2015 |
| Tripura State university bill all set to | AGARTALA, January 20 (TIWN): On yet another drive to perk up the education system here at the state, the state govt. prepared a separate State University Bill to place it in the upcoming budget session starting from February 16. The state govt. targets to affiliate the city colleges including the technical and the no-technical colleges and the district level colleges under the state university. | 20-Jan-2015 |
| BG conversion: Agartala to get broad gau | AGARTALA, January 20 (TIWN): If everything goes as per the plan, Agartala would be brought in the country’s Broad Gauge (BG) rail network by early next year with BG conversion work making good progress. The laying and constructing of Broad Gauge (BG) railway tracks of Mega Block for Dharmanagar to Agartala will start from October 2015 and will complete in March 2016. | 20-Jan-2015 |
| 11th Session of Tripura Legislative Asse | Agartala, January 20 (TIWN): The 11th session of the Tripura assembly will begin from February 6 and the opposing Congress party is expected to raise a host of issues, including the malaria epidemic. According to the paragraph 174 (1) of the Indian Constitution, Governor Padmnabha Balakrishna Achariya had called for the sitting of the Assembly. In the 1st day of the session, Governor will deliver His valuable speech. After that session continues. | 20-Jan-2015 |
| No proxy teachings report since 2 months | AGARTALA, January 20 (TIWN): Claiming that no proxy teaching report has been found yet since past two months across the state, State Education Minister Tapan Chakroborty said that proxy teachings will not be tolerated by any means here in the state, and if found than a stern action will be taken against the teachers. | 20-Jan-2015 |
| Delay by Union Civil Aviation Ministry k | AGARTALA, January 20 (TIWN): Uncertainty prevails over the extension of the Agartala airport with the inordinate delay by Ministry of Civil Aviation. Environmental clearance (EC) report has not been made so far and the Ministry of Civil Aviation had already wasted much period of time on the commissioning of the project work, said State Transport Secretary Samarjit Bhowmik. Talking to TIWN at the civil secretariat the state Transport Secretary Samarjit Bhowmik said that,when the Tripura govt. has already winded up with every procedure for the extension of the Agartala airport, on the other hand the Ministry of Civil Aviation has been delaying on the commissioning of the project. Therefore it will take another 6 to 8 months for framing the report, said Bhowmik. Besides, the project has not been sanctioned yet, informed Mr. Bhowmik. Coming down heavily on the delay of the commissioning of the project work, said that the Ministry of Civil Aviation has been seeking for an additional land for the car parking and other facilities as part of the extension of the Agartala airport, while the state govt. has already given them 72 acres of land amongst which 10.6 acres of land for the construction of the Terminal building during the first phase and 62 acres of land for the construction of runway. | 20-Jan-2015 |
| Kamalpur: Huge embezzlement in Midday Me | KAMALPUR, January 20 (TIWN): The role of Kamalpur Education Inspectorate came under serious scanner regarding the rampant embezzlement in the Midday Meal scheme in different schools of this subdivision. The fact unearthed after the submission of Midday Meal reports to the Inspector of Schools for the month of December 2014. A highly placed source of the Inspectorate informed TIWN about the embezzlement on the condition of anonymity. | 20-Jan-2015 |
| Left parties of Tripura to stage protes | Agartala, January 20 (TIWN): Alongwith the party organization in other states, Tripura state Left parties also decided to hold meetings and street corner meetings all over Tripura on 24 January protesting the visit of US President Barack Obama's participation as chief guest at Republic Day celebration in Delhi. | 20-Jan-2015 |
| AMC to construct 26 more public toilets | Agartala,January 20 (TIWN): In about 26 new public toilets will come up across Agartala city , with the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) having identified the sites during a recent survey. Besides the existing toilets will be renovated. A press statement issued by authority of AMC informed that on 18 January chief secretary G. K Rao along with urban development secretary Ashutosh Jindal and AMC commissioner Abhishek Chandra visited the proposed sites and directed speedy completion of all public toilets. | 20-Jan-2015 |
| Multi-crore MGNREGA scam: Police on rush | Agartala, January 20 (TIWN): Keeping the court’s order in mind, to submit the complete charge-sheet into multi-crore MGNREGA scam of Bishalghar RD Block within two months, the police including investigation officer (IO) of the case is on hurry under the shadow of Melarmath, said an official source today. | 20-Jan-2015 |
| Manik’s mask once again opens : T | AGARTALA, January 20 (TIWN): Left Front government’s democratic mask in Tripura in regard to compliance of apex court’s 7 –point directives for police reform has been opened up when veteran journalist and editor of Ei-Samaya Suman Chattapadhaya addressing a gathering on improving relationship among people police and press organised by a leading Bengali daily recently. It was a common perception till then Tripura is pioneer in India in enactment of Tripura Police Act and formed the Police Accountability Commission (PAC) and leftists including Chief Minister Manik Sarkar used these as a tag of police neutrality in the state.“Forget about the political de-control of police in left ruled Tripura, violating the fundamental principle of the directives the state government constituted PAC from list of their choice avoiding collegiums. It has given opportunity of their people to run the show,†Chattapadhaya commented.He said unless police has been brought out from colonial legacy to perform as designated force to rule the common people for the interest of the political executives, they will remain the work as rulers will and wish. | 19-Jan-2015 |
| Manik-Bhanu partnership charismatic plan | AGARTALA, January 20 (TIWN): Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and his trusted Finance Minister Bhanu Lal Saha partnership is now playing in its full form. Indeed the transparency of the state Finance Department is now suffering from a serious disease due to the unholy nexus between CM & FM . The situation has come to such a sorry pass that even crucial files are now being officially declared 'Missing (??)' after few days from it has been sent to Finance Ministry's approval. Apart from two or three Ministers most of the members of the Cabinet are, indeed, inefficient. And one of them is surely Science & Technology Minister Bijita Nath. Many of the top level officials in the state govt are now saying ," In the parameter of inefficiency and failure as the Science & Technology Minister Bijita Nath is a perfect successor of former Science & Technology Minister cum defeated MLA from R K Pur Joy Gobinda Debroy.". Indeed, during the last 7/8 few years Science & Technology Department suffering from the lack of efficient minister. | 19-Jan-2015 |
| Tripura CID branch seeks docs from AI an | AGARTALA, January 20 (TIWN): As part of an incessant inquiry on stand tall flight ticket black marketing business, the Crime Investigation Department (CID) branch here in Tripura seeks certain documents from the Air India Company and directorate of the Civil Aviation. “We have already asked for a necessary documents from the AI and the directorate of the Civil Aviationâ€, said SP CID Sanjoy Roy on Monday evening. | 19-Jan-2015 |
| TSNP calls for extending helping hands t | Agartala, January 19 (TIWN): Tripura State Network of Positive people (TSNP) association of Tripura calls for extending helping hands towards HIV infected persons. On Monday the assiociation gathered near the statue of Gandhiji at Circuit house, and urged everyone not to look downward towards HIV affected persons | 19-Jan-2015 |
| Restriction on public meeting imposed at | AGARTALA, January 19 (TIWN): The Unakoti District Police Super (SP) passed an order to restrict any kind of public meeting, political party gathering and rallies across the district. The order indicated that one has to take an advance permission from the district SP before conducting such meetings and rallies and that even 48 hours before conducting meetings at the Unakoti District. | 19-Jan-2015 |
| Driver kidnapped by NLFT militants freed | AGARTALA, Jan 19 (TIWN): The kidnapped driver of border fencing construction agency was released by today evening by NLFT militants said police official. | 19-Jan-2015 |
| CBWE inaugurates five-day Special Traini | Agartala, January 19 (TIWN): With the initiative of Central Board for Workers’ Education (CBWE) under the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment in collaboration with Regional Directorate of Imphal inaugurated a five-day Special Training Programme for NGO Functionaries of the North Eastern Region. The training programme was started at the conference hall of Centre for Co-operative Management, Tripura (CCMT) at Arundhatinagar in Agartala. | 19-Jan-2015 |
| 37th Kokborok day celebrated in Tripura | AGARTALA, January 19 (TIWN): The 37th Kokborok day was celebrated at Dasarath Deb Upajati Sanskriti Bikash Kendra, here today. Minister for Education Tapan Chakraborty inaugurated the programme. Addressing in the inaugural ceremony Minster Tapan Chakraborty said that the history of Kokborok language is aged. But, the language could not be developed. Now, efforts are being taken to develop the indigenous language and its cultural forms. | 19-Jan-2015 |
| Bangladesh Transport Minister stressed u | Agartala, January 19 (TIWN): “Work on a new rail link between India and Bangladesh will start very soon to ease surface transport,†says Highway, Transport and Bridge Minister of Bangladesh, Obaidur Kader. "With the setting up of the new railway connectivity between India and Bangladesh, people of two countries will benefit as they will come closer. Men and materials will be ferried very smoothly, Kader added. It is to be mentioned here that, India will build a 15km railway tracks linking Tripura's capital Agartala with Bangladesh's southeastern city of Akhaurah, an important railway junction connected to Chittagong port, resource-rich Sylhet and Dhaka. | 19-Jan-2015 |
| Tripura all set observe Statehood Day | Agartala, January 19 (TIWN): Tripura Governor PB Acharya is scheduled to inaugurate the opening ceremony of the observance of five-day long Statehood Day at Umakanta Academy ground on January 21. Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty would preside over the programme. | 19-Jan-2015 |
| State gears up to celebrate 118th birth | Agartala, January 19 (TIWN): State gears up to celebrate 118th birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose along with the whole country. Like every year, the main function will be held at Netaji Subhas Vidya Niketan. Every year, the school celebrates the birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on 23 January in a grand manner. The students take part in a three-hour-long colourful procession that marches through the main streets of Agartala. Education Minister, Tapan Chakraborty will likely to inaugurate the function. After that a procession will start from Netaji Subhash Vidyaniketan and the rally moves over the city. | 19-Jan-2015 |
| Tulsibati market is becoming huge hub fo | AGARTALA, January 19 (TIWN): The Tulsibati market situated in the heart of the city is becoming huge hub for Contraband items like Phensedyl a cough syrup with an exceedingly high dose of codeine, high dose of painkillers with drugs and other contraband items. The police, administration and BSF are doing their best to stop smuggling of these contraband items. | 19-Jan-2015 |
| Bangladesh Transport Minister calls for | AGARTALA, January 19 (TIWN): Saying that the bilateral relation between India and Bangladesh has stood tall now, Bangladesh Transport Minister Obaidul Kadir during his arrival here in Tripura laid a stress on the Teesta River water sharing issue. The Teesta water sharing requires Give & Take policy, said Minister Obaidul Kadir. | 19-Jan-2015 |
| Tripura jute mill reeling under acute st | Agartala, January 19 (TIWN): Due to lack of vision, the only jute mill of the state is bleeding and on verge of close down due to acute staff crunch. The ruling Left Front government have not recruited staffs and hundreds of post are laying vacant in the jute mill. Hence seriously affecting the production. However, the mill authority claim that production is not all affected due to shortage of staff, every day five tonnes materials are produced. | 19-Jan-2015 |
| Rs 20 crores garment production facility | AGARTALA, January 19 (TIWN): The former chief secretary says move afoot to set up silk printing unit in Tripura. Union textile secretary S K Panda says each Northeastern state will get a garment-apparel producing unit and they will be set up at the cost of Rs 20 crores each. | 19-Jan-2015 |
| 'ISIS members' nabbed in Dhaka:ISIS Bang | DHAKA / AGARTALA, January 19 (TIWN / bdnews24 ): Bangladesh Police claims to have arrested four ISIS members including Bangladesh ISIS chief. Detective police claims to arrest 4 ISIS activists including its chief coordinator in Bangladesh. Four members of militant outfit ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) have been arrested from Dhaka,police claims. Detective Branch's Deputy Commissioner Masudur Rahman said that those arrested include the organisation's chief coordinator in Bangladesh. The four were identified as Shakhawatul Kabir, Anwar Hossain, Rabiul Islam and Nazrul Islam. They were arrested from Dhaka's Jatrabarhi and Khilkhet areas early on Monday, he said.A laptop and ISIS leaflets have been recovered from them, added the police official. DB Inspector Md Abu Zafar said that Kabir's brother-in-law Shamim and Baten's brother Sayem lives in Pakistan and they are members of ISIS. The two had given Kabir the responsibility to work as ISIS' chief coordinator in Bangladesh, Zafar said. According to the detective official, Kabir has been frequently travelling to India, Pakistan and other countries. | 19-Jan-2015 |
| H B Road Employees' Deputation across th | AGARTALA, January 19 (TIWN): Tripura Govt Employees' Association(H B Road) yesterday gave a District wise reputation in all the districts demanding Grade Pay for the state govt employees at par with the Central Govt employees' . And this deputation once again raised the question ," Whether state govt ultimately has given the green signal to its puppet wings." Usually H B Road organ, instead of protecting the interests of the state govt employees, protects the interests of the CPI(M) party and whenever such demands are raised by it, certainly there is considerable amount of doubt arises. It is learnt that after continuous pressure from all corners(even from the HB Road wings) Melarmath discussed with the party's puppet organ HB Road leaders in the first week of January. A highly placed source informed that Melarmath in consultation with the three leaders reached a reasonable solution about the emoyees' issue. And the HB Road leaders have already held four meetings with the Melarmath, said the source. | 19-Jan-2015 |
| Failure to provide land for 'Destinatio | AGARTALA, January 19 (TIWN): Failure of the State Government in providing the project land for the Government of India sponsored tourism project “Destination Development of Agartala†deprived the state of the intended benefits of the project. | 19-Jan-2015 |
| New FM channels for northeast region alo | AGARTALA, Jan 19 (TIWN / IANS) New FM radio channels will be set up in five towns of northeastern states along the Bangladesh border to reach out to the people of bordering areas. | 19-Jan-2015 |