Archive Detail
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| Tripura has got 316 crore in Rajiv Gand | Agartala, January 15 (TIWN): In the 2014-15 financial year Tripura has got Rs 316 crore from the Central Government in Rajiv Gandhi Bidyutayan Scheme. Though the estimated amount given to the Central is 684 crore. So, Central Government had deprived the State Government at a loss of 368 crore. | 15-Jan-2015 |
| Road blockade over communal clash in Ra | Agartala, January 15 (TIWN): Over 50 people belong to minority community of Radhanagar slum area today organized road blockade following a dispute over cow slaughtering with the people belong to Hindu community last night. | 15-Jan-2015 |
| Petrol shortage causes crisis in city, | AGARTALA, January 15 (TIWN): Fuel crisis continues to suffer the state despite arrival of 27 petrol tankers from Guwahati. Five out of six major petrol pumps of Agartala city were found hanging ‘No Petrol’ notices since this morning. Long queue was found waiting front of Nabarun Petroleum Agency and few other petrol pumps in the vicinity of Agartala, giving rise to large scale black-marketing of oil. | 15-Jan-2015 |
| Makar Sankranti celebration: Tripura ce | AGARTALA, January 15 (TIWN): Makar Sankranti, the colourful harvest festival, was celebrated on Thursday with pomp and gaiety across Tripura among Tribal and Bengali populations. Devotees took holy dip into cold waters of Chakmaghat, Tirthamukh, Gomati, Howrah and other rivers and lakes across Tripura. Villages in wore a festive look with decorated houses, kite-flying and other rural sports.With the Bengali and Tribal ladies across the state especially in the rural Tripura were busy with the traditional drawing of rangolis, popularly known as “Alpona†and making delicious flavored patty, commonly known as “Pitha†at their house, the Makar Sankranti, also known as Poush Sankranti is celebrated here on Thursday.Braving the chilly weather, the devotees began taking dips at the Chakmaghat from the early hours of the day. | 15-Jan-2015 |
| Grim load shedding return to Tripura | Agartala, January 15 (TIWN): Tripura is facing serious load-shedding problem due to drop of supply from within state. Life and business has been largely affected due to power cuts enforced for hours every day. Load shedding in Tripura has made life miserable as Tripura’s own power generation is down to its half of total capacity during past few days. The Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL) maintains to increase load-shedding time during past few days. | 15-Jan-2015 |
| Govt launches online services for schol | AGARTALA, January 15 (TIWN): The state government launched online services for availing scholarships, skill development training, disability certificates among other benefits. The benefits will be given as part of its State Service Delivery Gateway (SSDG) project. | 15-Jan-2015 |
| Drinking water scheme review meeting on | AGARTALA, January 15 (TIWN): For the discussion of several schemes under the drinking water taken up the state govt. a review meeting will be held on January 16. The meeting will take on at least 15 issues under the scheme of the drinking water facility. The issues comprised of action taken report of AWC coverage and up gradation of schools, achievement for the year 2014-15 i.e. DTW, IRP, SWTP, SBTW, Pipeline and spot sources, action taken report on NH-44 and others. | 15-Jan-2015 |
| Rubber cultivation to be boosted in Trip | Agartala, Jan 15 (TIWN / IANS) To meet India's growing demand for natural rubber, the government is giving greater impetus to rubber cultivation in areas like Tripura, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said. Tripura is the second largest rubber producer in the country after Kerala. | 15-Jan-2015 |
| 2 days long makar sankranti mela ended | Agartala, January 15 (TIWN): 2 days long Makar Sankranti mela at Unakoti had ended today. The mela was inaugurated on January 14 by Zilla Parishad Sabhadhipati Kalpana Debnath. Like previous years this year also people belonging to all caste and community gathered at the mela premises to take a holy bath in the Sitakunda. Yet the archeological survey of India did not take any positive step for the development of Unakoti. | 15-Jan-2015 |
| Two more fishes died in Kalyan Sagar; Hi | UDAIPUR, January 15 (TIWN): Kalyan Sagar of MataBari is now once again in headlines not for its tradition of attracting tourists and devotees across the globe but for yet another death of marine life. Kalyan Sagar has been famous for being the natural habitat for rare species N-Nigricans turtles and fishes of different species. But thanks to the carelessness shown by the Gomati District administration and MataBari Development Committee this endangered species of turtles as well as the fishes are now facing extinction. Interestingly CPI(M)'s most influential MLA in the entire Gomati District Madhab Saha is the Chairman of the MataBari Development Committee and DM Gomati is the Sevait of the Committee. Inspire of the presence of two most influential officials, the condition of the natural habitat for the marine life in Kalyan Sagar is now under severe threat. | 14-Jan-2015 |
| Palatana goes for another trip in the mo | OTPC PLANT, Palatana,UDAIPUR January 15 (TIWN): Early in the morning of Thursday when the country have awaken to have a dip of Makar Sankranti , OTPC engineers and technicians will remain busy in the preparation for another trip in the plant. Once again a technical problem arose in the Purge Valve as it has not been working properly since Wednesday midnight , said a TIWN source. And quite naturally the plant will go for another trip on Thursday morning, the Makar Sankranti Day. A highly placed TIWN source in the OPTC told this correspondent on Wednesday midnight ," As of now the generation from OTPC is 150MW(up to11.30pm) as against 363MW . | 15-Jan-2015 |
| Chief Justice of HC issues show Cause to | AGARTALA, January 15 (TIWN): Chief Justice of Tripura High Court Deepak Gupta on Wednesday slammed Law Secretary Datamohan Jamatia asking him to submit explanation in writing' Why Criminal Contempt of Proceedings' won't be lodged against D M Jamatia for writing insulting remarks on High Court and Chief Justice. It is to be mentioned here that the Law Secretary is now in Delhi to appear in the hearing of the 10323 teachers' termination case in the Supreme Court. High Court's ruling on the Law Secretary is surely an extra headache for D M Jamatia's godfather Manik Sarkar. According to sources, Chief Justice expressed his annoyance against Datamohan Jamatia for writing insulting remarks against the High Court in his note that was approved by the Chief Minister. High Court asked Datamohan to submit explanation by 18th February 2015 mentioning whether the note published in media was made by him and also to explain why 'Criminal Contempt of Court' won't be charged against Datamohan Jamatia. | 14-Jan-2015 |
| Hearing of the 10,323 teacher terminati | Agartala, January 15 (TIWN): Hearing of the 10,323 teacher termination case was postponed again due to lack some administrative works. The next date of hearing may be scheduled on 28th of this month. However, the frequent delay of the hearing of case created tension among the job aspirants in the view of security their future. Law Secretary Data Mohan Jamatia and Deputy Director of Education Dept are staying in Delhi for the case. | 15-Jan-2015 |
| CBI arrests chit fund executive in Tripu | Agartala, Jan 15 (TIWN / IANS) An executive of a chit fund has been arrested in Tripura by the CBI for allegedly collecting deposits of more than Rs.10 crore, an official said here Thursday. | 15-Jan-2015 |
| ONGC begins gas supply up to Sonamura K | AGARTALA, January 14 (TIWN): ONGC (Oil & Natural Gas Corporation) Tripura began its first phase gas supply up to Sonamura Khedabari for Monarchak power plant, being set up by government-run NEEPCO in western Tripura. ONGC Asset Manager V P Mahawar today inaugurated the gas supply line at Palatana under Gomati District. The gas supply pipeline from Palatan via Khedabari will connect to NEEPCO Monarchak Power plant. Besides Monarchak Power Plant is ready to start its commissioning activities for 65 MW of power on its first phase, said NEEPCO Project Head S R Biswas. | 14-Jan-2015 |
| Trade normalized at Agartala ICP: Weigh | AGARTALA, January 14 (TIWN): The bilateral trade between Tripura and Bangladesh normalized with the regularization of the Integrated Check Post (ICP) weigh bridge. The weigh bridge, which got paralysed on January 11 was maintained later to start the trade from January 13, said Export and Import Secretary Habul Biswas today. However but the recent road blockade at the neighbouring country Bangladesh brough the trade volume between the two country down, said Biswas. | 14-Jan-2015 |
| Legal trade in Srinagar border haat will | Agartala, January 14 (TIWN): With the rise in trade of legal goods, smuggling of goods will be reduced at the bordering areas in the both countries- India and Bangladesh if the just inaugurated Srinagar ‘border haat’ runs accordingly with the co-operation of local people, said Chief Minister Manik Sarkar. | 14-Jan-2015 |
| REGA workers staged road blockade: Irre | AGARTALA, January 14 (TIWN): The centrally sponsored MGNREGA scheme is in risk here in rural Tripura with the panchayats across the state delaying the payment of wages to the REGA workers. Yet on another protest against the nonpayment of the wages under MGNREGA ahead of Poush Sankranti the agitated laborers of Shonicherra Panchayat under Kalacherra Block today staged a road blockade. | 14-Jan-2015 |
| Smart Meter System likely to be launched | Agartala, January 14 (TIWN): Smart Meter system will soon be launched in Agartala. Recently, the Government of India had decided to launch this smart meter system in the 14 cities of the country. Among them, Agartala is included in the list of fourteen. This system is adopted to prevent theft of power, measuring the amount of power consumed. | 14-Jan-2015 |
| State Cabinet decides to fulfill 71 post | Agartala, January 14 (TIWN): Tripura State Cabinet has decided to fill up nearly 71 posts in the three consecutive departments. Briefing the media, Minister told that in the health department vacancies should be filled in 55 posts from where 7 posts belong to physiotherapy department, 15 posts belong to OT Assistant and 33 posts should belong to pharmacist (Ayurvedic) department. | 14-Jan-2015 |
| Dainik Sambad to hold seminar on improv | AGARTALA, January 14 (TIWN): Dainik Sambad is going to organize a seminar on improving relationship between people, police and media to combat crime on January 18th at Rabindra Shatabarshiki Bhavan. | 14-Jan-2015 |
| Rural Tripura geared up for Bengaliâ | AGARTALA, January 14 (TIWN): Along with the capital city the rural Tripura geared up for Makar Sankranti with the entrance of the Bengali fragrance and the art of drawing alponas. Drawing alponas to mark the day is considered as one of the major art, and when one takes his way to the rural Tripura the fragrance of Makar sankranti could be touched all across. This day is considered as one of the auspicious time of the year, and as it is to celebrate the harvest festival, the Bengalis make all sweets with rice and palm jiggery, available in winter months. | 14-Jan-2015 |
| Unregistered coaching institutes for Te | AGARTALA, January 14 (TIWN): Private institutes coaching aspirants of Teachers' Eligibility Test (TET) 2015 have started minting money. New centers have also joined the race as more students in Tripura opt for teaching jobs in the wake of the state government decided to make Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) compulsory as per the National Council for Education and Training NCERT guidelines. | 14-Jan-2015 |
| Two-day Poush Sankranti Mela inaugurated | Agartala, January 14 (TIWN): Like every year, two-day long Poush Sankranti Mela on the bank of river Gomati at Tirthamukh was inaugurated today by the Agriculture Minister Aghore Debbarma. The inaugural session was presided over by the chairman of Block Advisory Committee (BAC), Karbook- Fulchandra Tripura. | 14-Jan-2015 |
| Rakesh removed as RD secretary as Panda | AGARTALA. January 14 (TIWN Exclusive): Soon after arrival of former Chief Secretary and present Secretary to the Ministry of Textile Dr S K Panda in Agartala, Manik Sarkar has relieved Sanjoy Kumar Rakesh IAS from the post of Secretary, Rural Development on Tuesday. For immediate arrangement, Sarkar entrusted the responsibility to Ashutosh Jindal who is about to leave Tripura by next week as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Interestingly, Jindal was in Delhi for Election Commission of India meeting when he was assigned additional charge of most controversial and laborious department Rural Development. According to sources, Dr Panda flown down to Agartala hurriedly when he was informed that Mr Rakesh got access to all the documents of Bishalgarh scam files and other files related to misappropriation of MGNREGA fund with due consent from the then Chief Secretary.Moreover, police also found suspicious action and approval of Dr Panda as Chief Secretary in those files, which were later identified as key documents of misappropriation of various public funds, said a senior official of State Audit department. Chief Minister Manik Sarkar became angry with the police when he came to know that his most reliable Dr Panda has brought under scan of police. | 14-Jan-2015 |
| RSS- BJP Combine looking with a bigger m | NEW DELHI/ AGARTALA, January 14 (TIWN): Bhartiya Janata Party(BJP) is gaining momentum day by day in Left dominated Tripura with hundreds of new corners joining the party every week. Since the Panchayat election BJP has been setting its footmarks in different parts of the state especially in the villages and towns. On Monday (12th January) BJP's Organizational Secretary Ramlalji appealed the party workers to make ' CPI(M) free India' and from this remark it is clear that BJP is looking to form govt in the state. The merging of Tripura Pragatisheel Gramin Congress to BJP with its supremo Subal Bhowmik is no doubt a moral boosting event for the party but BJP has set an even bigger mission in Tripura Mission 2018 . Keeping this in view BJP President Amit Shah has already instructed the state unit to go for all out effort and as per the party's national body decision BJP is eying to itself to be the main opposition by mid-2016. | 14-Jan-2015 |
| Floodgate of Chit Fund companies, massiv | AGARTALA, January 14 (TIWN): Former DM west and present District Magistrate of Amravati (Maharashtra) Kiran Gitte was accused of bringing first Chit Fund Company based in Orissa Prayag Group in Tripura as advised by S K Panda about eight years ago. Gitte with approval of former Chief Secretary Panda signed MoU with the company who announced to manufacture organic manure in Hapania dumping ground and took advance money payement from state ex-chequer.Ultimately, Prayag Group did not spend a single paisa in Tripura rather showing the MoU, they made huge business in other parts of country. Gitte also brought several blacklisted companies of Maharashtra in AMC with the approval of Dr Panda. They all took advance money and paid due share to Gitte and Panda and left Tripura.It is evident from AMC records, despite multiple objections from the junior officers of AMC regarding MoU with such unscrupulous companies; Gitte did these with the approval from Panda and Manik Sarkar. Through those companies and consultants Gitte and Panda are accused of looting crores of rupees from Tripura, which is already pending with CBI and PMO for investigation. | 14-Jan-2015 |
| 10,323 teacher termination case at Supr | Agartala, January 14 (TIWN): The next hearing of the 10,323 teacher termination case will be placed before Supreme Court on January 15th. In the meantime, Law Secretary Data Mohan Jamatia and the Deputy Director of Education had reached Delhi to appear before the Apex Court. But uncertainty still prevails over the judgment as few persons of both the defence and Government had not got notice till today. Sources informed that, State Government will seek more time before the apex Court. | 14-Jan-2015 |
| First border haat opens in Tripura: Joi | Srinagar(Indo-Bangla Border), South Tripura, January 13 (TIWN): The first border 'haat' along the Tripura-Bangladesh frontier was jointly inaugurated by Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce & Industry Nirmala Sitharaman and her Bangladeshi counterpart Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed at Srinagar in South Tripura district of the state, here today. Addressing in the inaugural ceremony, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce & Industry Nirmala Sitharaman said that India is planning to open more border haats along Indo-Bangla corridor, ICPs and Land Customs along the Indo-Bangla international border to provide more trade facilities to the bordering people. India is keen to set up 70 border markets along its border with Bangladesh.India, in consultation with the Bangladesh government and respective state governments, has identified 70 locations in five border states to set up 'border haat' in a phased manner, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce & Industry Nirmala Sitharaman said. Of the 70 'border haat', 35 have been proposed along the border with West Bengal, followed by 22 along Meghalaya border, five in Tripura and four in Assam, Nirmala Sitharaman added. | 13-Jan-2015 |
| India keen to boost trade with Banglades | Srinagar (Tripura)/Agartala, Jan 13 (TIWN/ IANS) The Indian government has been building infrastructure to boost trade and other economic activities with Bangladesh and Myanmar, union Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said here Tuesday. | 13-Jan-2015 |
| Birajit Sinha urged the party cadres to | AGARTALA, January 13 (TIWN): The newly elected Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Birajit Sinha has called upon the party cadres to rededicate themselves to strengthen the party by exposing the misdeeds of the CPIM led state government and roping in all those who left the party on different reasons. | 13-Jan-2015 |
| Four injured in a car accident at Udaipu | UDAIPUR, January 13(TIWN): Four persons were injured an accident when a Maruti Alto car collided head on with a lorry. It was at around 3.30pm when a Maruti Alto TR03 -E-0226 crashed with a Lorry AS01- 77-4343 near Tepania Eco Park under Radhakishorepur Police Station. Hearing the news a fire engine rushed to the spot and took the injured to the Gomati District Hospital. | 13-Jan-2015 |
| Third 'border haat' along India-Banglade | Srinagar (Tripura), Jan 13 (TIWN / IANS) Tripura's first "border haat" - the third such market along India's frontier with Bangladesh - was inaugurated here Tuesday to boost trade of local produce of both the nations. | 13-Jan-2015 |
| 100 city buses at Agartala by June 30: | AGARTALA, January 13 (TIWN): With more 100 city buses at the capital city Agartala city by June 30, the High Court on Monday disposed the case of Arpan v/s Tripura Govt. the state govt. on its affidavit placement before the court said that the govt. has already placed the sanction order for 100 buses at the capital. It also said that the tender order has also been floored. Therefore 100 buses will be operation soon by June 30, 2015, said the stet govt. affidavit placed before the court during the hearing of the case. | 13-Jan-2015 |
| 40 percent consumers avoid paying of ele | Agartala, January 13 (TIWN): “40 percent of consumers are not paying the electricity billâ€, said the CMD of Tripura State Electricity Corporation (TSCEL), Shyamal Kumar Roy. While addressing a press meet Shyamal Kumar Roy had informed that a large number of the consumers hide themselves from paying the electricity bill and among them 1300 belongs to the Government offices and institutions. Apart from that 30 percent are using illegal hook lines which were cut off after coming in the notice of the TSCEL, CMD mentioned. | 13-Jan-2015 |
| Kid dies after taking polio drops at Aga | AGARTALA, January 13 (TIWN): A one month and 17 day old baby girl died in Araliya area of Agartala six hours after being given polio drops. The child was given the oral polio drops at Indira Gandhi Memorial (IGM) Hospital, Agartala, on January 14. | 13-Jan-2015 |
| Seminar on improving police-people rela | AGARTALA, January 13 (TIWN): Seminar on improving police-people relationship and police accountability was organized by Police Accountability Commission of Tripura at ICFAI University, here today. | 13-Jan-2015 |
| Drug den Tripura: Chraibari Check post b | AGARTALA, January 13 (TIWN): Tripura, which is mostly used as a corridor for smuggling pharmaceutical drugs into Bangladesh from Delhi and other parts of the country, is learnt to have grown a safe haven for pharmaceutical drug smuggling in the entire South East Asia. Forget opium, heroin and ganja; pharmaceutical drugs are the latest rage among drug users, and the Capital has emerged as one of the major hubs of the unlawful trade surrounding them. It was revealed that the illegal trade has prospered mainly because of a huge profit margin involved in the smuggling of such drugs. Parts of the profits obviously go to officials of multiple departments that do include a section of police officials. | 13-Jan-2015 |
| Sudden trip at Palatana: Power cut affe | Agartala, January 13 (TIWN): Sudden trip at Palatana causes load shedding in the whole State. Talking to TIWN, CMD of OTPC, Satyajit Ganguly had informed that in the morning at about 4.40a.m, Palatana faces sudden trip off due to the fog which led to the jam in filter. CMD had further clarified that it is general problem in all the gas thermal plant which can be easily rectified. Technicians had almost completed the work and the power generation will be start within next 1hr. | 13-Jan-2015 |
| City gears up to celebrate Makar Sankra | AGARTALA, January 13 (TIWN): Makar Sankranti is round the corner and its sweetness has crept into the city. Celebrated on January 14, this harvest festival is marked with the words – Tilgul ghya godh godh bola (accept the tilgul and speak sweet words). People gather together, distribute sweets and happiness and cheer. The tilgul – sesame seeds and sugar – are plain white or multi-coloured. They are tokens of goodwill. | 13-Jan-2015 |
| Former Chief Secretary S.K.Panda's sudde | AGARTALA, January 13 (TIWN): Most controversial former Chief Secretary of Tripura and incumbent Secretary, Ministry of Textile Dr S K Panda’s three day visit to the state from Tuesday has appeared to be significant when Police is in the final stage of preparing charge sheet against prime accused of multi-crore rupees corruption case of Bishalgarh Bimal Chakraborty.Bimal is happened to be the close aide of Dr Panda and Chief Minister Manik Sarkar. According to police sources, administration and even then rural development minister and finance minister could not take any action against Bimal and his corrupt team because of his kitchen relationship with Manik Sarkar and Dr Panda. In 2013, ahead of assembly election, the then secretary rural development department had first time found serious defalcation of MGNREGA fund in Bishalgarh and Melagarh rural development blocks during the tenure of Bimal as BDO. The file was moved to Chief Minister and through Chief Secretary with comments but it was stopped. | 13-Jan-2015 |
| CM, CS book Scam : How much royalty Jnan | Agartala, January 13 (TIWN): Tainted publisher Jnan Bichitra looting public fund with comrade Scientist Dr M L Roy, with endless blessings of Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and his former Chief Secretary Dr. S.K.Panda. Former Chief Secretary Dr. S.K.Panda and Chief Minister Manik Sarkar still shying away from declaring the royalties received from Jnan Bichitra publisher Debananda Dam. Corruption in Tripura reached its peak during the tenure of former Chief Secretary S.K.Panda ( now Union Textiles Secretary) and Chief Minister Manik Sarkar. Union Textiles Secretary S.K.Panda chosen scamster BDO Bimal Chakraborty to translate his book 'one plus one equals to Bengali. | 13-Jan-2015 |
| Tripura to seek 16 flights for daily ser | AGARTALA, January 13 (TIWN): On the burning issue of flight disruptions, cancellation at Tripura, the Tripura govt. to seek 16 more flights for daily service during a meeting at New Delhi on January 13 called by the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation. Resident Commissioner, Delhi Tripura Bhawan J.K. Sinha will represent Tripura and the meeting will be chaired by the Joint secretary (Ministry of Civil Aviation), said Transport secretary Samarjit Bhowmik. Union Ministry of Civil Aviation has called all the private airlines alongwith the Air India during the meeting on Tuesday. Talking to the reporters here at the civil secretariat on Monday evening, Transport secretary Samarjit Bhowmik said that the Tripura govt. would seek 16 more flights for daily service at Agartala airport during a meeting called by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Govt. of India on January 13 at New Delhi. Adding to that, Secretary Bhowmik said that Tripura passengers had been suffering from erratic flight cancellations, adding thorns to the hurdle, the air travel agencies of the capital city have been fluctuating air fares. Therefore the fluctuation of fare issues also will be raised during the Tuesday's meeting, said Bhowmik. | 12-Jan-2015 |
| CM helping corrupt officials of the stat | AGARTALA, January 13 (TIWN): Demanding resignation of Manik Sarkar from post of Tripura Chief Minister in view of the endless corruptions in the state, BJP state president Sudhindra Dasgupta said that “We have already informed the Union Home Ministry regarding the situation of the stateâ€, Dasgupta said. Taking to TIWN, BJP state president Sudhindra Dasgupta said that so called Mr. Clean Manik Sarkar is helping all the corrupt officials of the state. He further alleged that Saradha group, Rose Valley group, Waris group and other chit fund companies cheated thousands of people in the state but no effective measures were taken to arrest the people involved with the fraud. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was collecting documents on the alleged cheating on the basis of which the party would submit a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding CBI probe into the cases, Dasgupta said. A total of 37 cases lodged at different police stations against 24 chit fund companies were referred to Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India for CBI investigation, he mentioned. | 12-Jan-2015 |
| INPT organized central working committee | AGARTALA, January 12 (TIWN): Just ahead of the TTAADC election Tribal-based Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT) organized a crucial central working committee meeting at Agartala Press Club, here today. | 12-Jan-2015 |
| Radhakishorepur Police recovered illegal | UDAIPUR, January 12 (TIWN): Acting on a secret information Radhakishorepur Police recovered an illegal store of Korex and other drug items. | 12-Jan-2015 |
| CBEU holds social identification drive | Agartala, January 12 (TIWN): Canara Bank Employees’ Union (CBEU) state committee today conducted a social identification programme at Amtali Naba Prantik Children Home near Rose Valley Park here today. | 12-Jan-2015 |
| North East's largest Solar Power Plant t | AGARTALA, January 12 (TIWN): North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) is all set to begin commissioning work its solar power plant at Monarchak, Sonamura Sub-Division of Tripura. Monarchak is ready for generating 2.5 MW of power on its partial commissioning by the end of January, said NEEPCO Project Head SR Biswas today.The proposed solar plant will come up in the premises of 101 MW Tripura gas-based power project which is under construction.Talking to TIWN today NEEPCO Project Head S R Biswas mentioned that for developing 5 MW solar power plant at Monarchak the plant is now all set to start its power generation of 2.5 MW in the premises of its partial commissioning. Adding to that he said that the entire project for the development of the solar power plant the total costs rests at around Rs. 40 Crore.For developing 5 MW solar power plant, NEEPCO has already invited bids.The scope of work involves designing, manufacturing, supplying, packing, forwarding and transportation of the power plant to the site along with its operation and maintenance for a period of five years. | 12-Jan-2015 |
| Saradha scam: CBI summons Trinamool MP M | KOLKATA / AGARTALA, January 12 (TIWN): On Swami Vivekananda's birthday, Trinamul second in command Mukul Roy never thought that CBI dragnet will finally trap him.The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday summoned Trinamool general secretary and former railway minister Mukul Roy for questioning in connection with the multi-crore rupee Saradha scam.Confirming that he has been called for questioning, Roy - presently in Delhi - said he will appear before the CBI once he returns to Kolkata. Once CBI starts investigation on multiple Tripura scams including Chit funds like Saradha, Rose Valley, MGNREGA, RMSA CM & CS book scams, Tripura will certainly witness many arrests of its Ministers, Party leaders in deep necked corruptions. In Rs. 50 crore Bisalgarh MGNREGA Scam, BDO Bimal Chakraborty is cooling in Bisalgarh Jail now, however rest assured his godfather CM will certainly pull him out of 'misery. | 12-Jan-2015 |
| Tripura’s Monarchak Power Plant | AGARTALA, January 12 (TIWN): State owned ONGC (Oil & Natural Gas Corporation) is all set with its OTPC-NEEPCO via Khedabari pipeline to supply gas likely from January 14 to Monarchak power plant that is being set up by government-run NEEPCO in western Tripura, said ONGC Asset Manager V P Mahawar today. Besides Monarchak Power Plant is ready to start its commissioning activities for 65 MW of power on its first phase, said NEEPCO Project Head S R Biswas today. Talking to TIWN today ONGC Asset Manager V.P Mahawar said that the ONGC is ready with its gas pipeline connecting NEEPCO from OTPC via Khedabari. The ONGC is all set to supply gas to the pipeline likely from January 14, said Mahawar. Adding to that he mentioned, the work of drilling for the pipeline under the River Gomati that will connect the NEEPCO for its power plant will start from January 13 and it will take at least 2 days if everything is on right track. And later before testing the gas supply through the pipeline the joining works will kick start, said Mahawar. | 12-Jan-2015 |