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Massive destruction by wild elephants: M KHOWAI, June 28 (TIWN): With the negligence role of Forest Dept., the villagers have undergoing massive destructions due to the disturbances caused by 2 wild elephants at Kalabagan village in Kalyanpur. Suddenly these elephants came and started to damage the house of the locals, due to which people becoming afraid called the police, but all were in vain. No police force had been sent to take control over the situation, locals alleged. 28-Jun-2015
Youth arrested for posting ex-girlfriend AGARTALA, June 28 (TIWN/IANS): A Tripura youth has been arrested for posting nude photographs of his former girlfriend on Facebook after she rejected him, police said here on Sunday. 28-Jun-2015
HC push on saving rare Bostami Turtles : AGARTALA/UDAIPUR, June 28 (TIWN): Being pushed by the Tripura High Court recently the team under the leadership of Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) on Saturday visited the Kalyansagar Lake with an aim to take a stock of the situation of the rare turtles at the lake at Udaipur Matabari Lake. 27-Jun-2015
Indo-Bangla railway extension project ai AGARTALA, June 28 (TIWN): A 10 members’ delegation team from the Union Ministry of Railways arrived here at the state on Saturday with an aim to undertake a joint land survey for the India-Bangladesh railways extension project in wake of the construction work to kick start soon and is expected to be commissioned by 2017. Being contacted by the Additional Transport Secretary, he confirmed the report of their arrival here on Saturday at around 3:00 PM. The team comprising of the Chief Engineer of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) Harpal Singh, IRCON and Container Corporation of India Ltd (CCIL) officials scheduled earlier had visited here at Agartala with an aim to conduct a joint survey of the land stretching 5 km in the Indian side and is expected to conduct a survey to the rest 10 km from the Bangladesh side. The recently held NITI Aayog meeting at New Delhi had decided that amongst the 5 km from the Indian part around 2.5 km stretched rail track would be laid overhead from the Badharghat rail station and the rest 2.5 km track would be laid in land.The team on Saturday inspected the Agartala Badharghat rail station and is expected to move to the rest part of the state where the tracks would laid after the land acquisition.The decision to have 2.5 km overhead rail track is expected to reduce the estimated expenditure for land acquisition to connect Agartala railway station with Bangladesh’s Gangasagar railway station. 28-Jun-2015
NFR Chief Engineer Harpal Singh meets Mi AGARTALA, June 28 (TIWN): North East Frontier Railway (NFR) Chief Engineer Harpal Singh on Saturday arriving here at the state with the 10 members’ delegation team comprising of RCON and Container Corporation of India Ltd (CCIL) officials had held a meeting with the state Minister for Transport Manik Dey at the secretariat after inspecting the site for the India-Bangladesh railway extension project. Talking to the reporters here at the civil secretariat Singh said, “The construction work for the extension project linking India with the Bangladesh would start at the earliest.”As earlier scheduled the 10 members’ delegation team on Saturday arrived here at the state at 3:00 PM and had inspected the construction sites at Agartala Badharghat and Nishchindapur at Bangladesh site to take up the survey of the land in wake of the land acquisition expected to be started soon.Chief Engineer after the meeting at the civil secretariat talking to the reporters said, “Amongst the 15 km stretch railway line 3.7 km would be made elevated corridor and the tracks would be laid overhead with an aim to cut the project cost and also 25 acres of land would be saved.”Adding to that Singh said, “In the Indian territory the rest 2 km rail line would be in surface towards the Akhaura.” He said that as the project would be lowered and the land would be cut from the Indian Territory a new Direct Project Report (DPR) would be made soon. 27-Jun-2015
Students cry for quality education in sc KAILASAHAR/AGARTALA, June 28 (TIWN): The fresh ban of the private tuition by the school teachers here in Tripura had worried a large section of students in the rural Tripura comprising of the students in the city areas of the state. Since after the interim order of the Tripura High Court was announced a section of students and guardians has hit the streets here demanding that private tuition be legitimized whereas another section of school students worried to the ban of private tuition have come out demanding for a quality education and special classes on main subjects like Mathematics and English. The move has come in response to the HC seeking an opinion from the public regarding banning private tuition. 27-Jun-2015
ECI empowers Tripura Congress to move co AGARTALA, June 28 (TIWN): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday replying to the allegation of the Tripura Pradesh Congress against Tripura CPI-M MLA Keshab Debbarma over fake degree row case had empowered the congress to move to the court taking up the issue, said Opposition Leader Sudip Roy Barman. “Keshab Debbarma is non-matriculate,” adding Barman said that within the next couple of days the congress would move to the High Court seeking a cognizance of the offence made by Debbarma by swearing on false education qualification in the affidavits during 2008 and 2013. 27-Jun-2015
Sonamura to get Sports complex: 1.60 cro SONAMURA, June 28 (TIWN): Under Rajib Gandhi Khel Abhiyan project, Mohonbhog block, Sonamura has sanctioned 1.60 crore for making sports-complex. To extend the facilities of sports related infrastructures and to elevate the level of sports here in the state, this plan has been taken. 27-Jun-2015
Tripura Observes 76th birth anniversary AGARTALA, June 28 (TIWN): Remembering R. D. Burman, who is considered one of the seminal music directors of the Indian Film Industry Tripura capital Agartala has observed his 76th birth anniversary at Najrul Kalaskhetra at 6.00 PM. The programme was held with the initiatives of Mega Service and along with the cultural programmes free-eye test was also done. 27-Jun-2015
2 verdicts given by Khowai Add. Dist. a KHOWAI, June 28 (TIWN): Keeping in mind “Murder” and “Rape”: the two sensitive crimes which have gripped the whole state and the increasing number of criminals in such offences, Khowai Add. Dist. and Session Court Judge has given verdict against two offenders finding them guilty in both the cases which took place at different places at different times. Talking to TIWN, Shailendra Paul, the advocate of the case expressed his glee after two successful hearings in support of the petitioners for which he was fighting from a long time. 28-Jun-2015
Manik proclaims: 'Swabalambana Progam' h AGARTALA, June 28 (TIWN): “Our aim is to make every person self dependent in the state”, claimed Manik Sarkar on a recently held meeting with the Dept. of Information and Cultural Affair (ICA) focusing on the project under of “Swabalambana Progam”. In this meeting Tapan Chakraborty, Ministry of Industries and Commerce (Including IT), Y.P. Singh, Chief Secretary, M. Nagaraju, Director of Industry and Commerce along with the officers from Industry and Commerce were present. 27-Jun-2015
By-poll for 2 Tripura assemblies ends pe AGARTALA, June 28 (TIWN): The by-polling for the Tripura 13-Pratapgarh SC constituency and 46-Surma SC constituency on Saturdayended peacefully without any untoward incident reported yet with 85 percent in Pratapgarh and 78 percent in Surma constituency of the electorate having cast their votes on for the first time used Electronic Voting machines (EVMs) in which candidates' photographs have been displayed to avoid confusion among the voters. The turnout was recorded till evening 5:00 PM on Saturday. 27-Jun-2015
Kamalpur: Surma bye-election ended peac KAMALPUR, June 28 (TIWN): The bye-election of Surma assembly constituency ended in peace and tranquility. Nothing untoward was reported so-far. 27-Jun-2015
Hrishikesh Saha Memorial award 2015 held AGARTALA, June 28 (TIWN): Rank-holders in Madhyamik and (H.S.+2) examination have been awarded by “Hrishikesh Saha Memorial Award” on June 27, at Rabindra Sata Barshiki Bhawan, Agartala at 6.30 Pm on Saturday. 27-Jun-2015
Bus accident at Bishalgarh left 25 peopl BISHALGARH, June 27 (TIWN): Once again a tragic bus accident left 25 peoples injured, condition of 7 persons are reported as very serious and admitted to G.B. Hospital. On Saturday afternoon, at around 2.00 pm a bus loading full passengers, bearing the number TR03-C-1264, in high speed was coming to Agartala from Udaipur and when it was on the way of Parimal Chowmuhani breeze, under Bishalgarh P.S. that the driver losing control over the bus. Hit the bus with the bridge and the bus immediately turned over and thus the tragic incident took place. 27-Jun-2015
By-polling for two Tripura SC Constituen AGARTALA, June 27 (TIWN): Just after the by-polling for two SC constituencies at Tripura 13-Pratapgarh and 46-Surma ended on Saturday 5:00 PM, the Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) as expectedly slammed the ruling CPI-M and its Left front Government for letting the voting turn into an administration aided rigging. Opposition leader Sudip Roy Barman on Saturday slamming the ruling CPI-M over the vote rigging said, “The CPI-M with its tendency to play dirty politics would never abide by the guidelines of the Election Commission of India.” Adding to that Barman asked, “Why this farce in the name of election?” He alleged, “In most of the selective booths at Pratapgarh constituency and Surma constituency the CPI-M cadres managed to attack the congress polling agents inside inpresent of the ‘Presiding cadres’.” Adding to that Barman alleged, “The vote rigging was done in many selected booths at the two constituencies to ensure their victory.This time, the Left Front has directly involved the administrative officials like presiding officers, polling personnel in vote rigging who can also be also be called as ‘Presiding cadres’.”“Despite the written complaints to the Sector Officers against the CPI-M cadres and the presiding officers and later in spite of a stern warning by the SO the PO acting on behest of the CPI-M cadres had not taken any steps against them,” Barman alleged. Claiming that the democracy was totally mocked this time again by the CPI-M and its Left front government here in the state Barman further alleged, “A section of CPI-M cadres had forced the old aged voters to vote for them. Besides, the presiding officers worked at the behest of the CPI (M) party.” 27-Jun-2015
High turnout 83% in Tripura assembly by- AGARTALA, June 27 (TIWN / IANS) Despite inclement weather, over 83 percent of the 92,146 voters on Saturday cast their vote in the by-elections to two assembly constituencies in Tripura, officials said.The balloting, which started at 8 a.m., in Pratapgarh and Surma assembly segments was absolutely peaceful.This is for the first time candidates' photographs have been displayed in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) to avoid confusion among the voters."Over 83 percent voters have cast their ballot in the by-election of Pratapgarh and Surma. The election was absolutely peaceful and smooth," additional chief electoral officer Debashish Modak told IANS."There was no report of any incident, except malfunctioning of two EVMs, reported from the two seats," Modak said.He said there was no complaint of electoral misconduct raised by any political party."Voters, including women, were seen queuing up to exercise their franchise in most of the 115 polling stations in both assembly constituencies," the official said.Modak said : "Central para-military force and Tripura State Rifles personnel were deployed for smooth polling."Inspector general of police (police control) Nepal Das told IANS that no untoward incident was reported during the polling.According to the officials, 50,004 voters in Pratapgarh and 42,142 in Surma assembly constituencies were eligible to cast their votes to choose their representative from the nine candidates in the fray. Counting of ballots for the assembly seats, both reserved for the Scheduled Castes, will be held on June 30. 27-Jun-2015
Ayyangar visits Khowai, takes stock of v KHOWAI, June 27 (TIWN): G.S.G. Ayyangar, Principal Secretary (Dept. of Agriculture, RD(Excluding Panchayat), Finance) visited Khowai Dist. as a part of the Jilla tour on June 27 at 1.00 Pm. Alongwith the Principal secretary Director of Horticulture also visited to make records of the present condition especially in Agriculture and Horticulture. 27-Jun-2015
Tripura goes for poll to decide fate of AGARTALA, June 27 (TIWN): With a total of 92, 146 voters the 13-Pratapgarh constituency and the 46-Surma constituency on Saturday go for poll to decide the fate of the Tripura by-election aspirants. For the first of its kind from this year the candidates' images are displayed on the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). However, four candidates from Congress, CPM and BJP are contesting for Surma while five candidates, including two independents, are fighting for Pratapgarh.As many as 50,004 voters, of which 24,492 are women, goes for exercising their franchise in 13-Pratapgarh SC reserved constituency while 42,142 voters, including 20,541 women, goes to cast vote in 46-Surma SC reserve assembly constituency on Saturday. The voting kicked off from 8:00 AM and would continue till 5:00 PM. Talking to TIWN on Saturday noon SDM (Sadar) Manik Lal Das told, “The voting at Pratapgarh constituency is underway and no specified complaint has been received yet.” Adding to that Das said, “Till 12:00 PM 31 per cent polling has been recorded at the constituency.” However, a section of voters at 26 number booths of the 13-Pratapgarh constituency on Saturday alleged, “A problem has been found at the EVM machine where the button of the congress candidate Ranjit Das was found not working.” 27-Jun-2015
Presiding Officers accused for acting ro AGARTALA, June 27 (TIWN): Leaving no stone unturned the presiding officers on yet another poll here in Tripura have been accused for acting rough with a section of media persons on Saturday at 13-Pratapgarh constituency 26 number of booth. It was alleged that the concerned security forces acting on behest of the presiding officers at the polling booths managed to restrict media persons from covering the by-election voting at the constituency despite having a valid pass of the election commission. Asked about the reason for the ‘restriction’ the concerned security forces said, “It has been ordered by the presiding officer inside to restrict the media from entering the booth.” Adding to that the security forces also said, “We have nothing to do as we are asked to restrict the Medias.” The media persons despite having a valid pass from the election commission were restricted on Saturday from entering the 26 number booth under 13-Pratapgarh constituency.However, later after being contacted with the SDM (Sadar) Manik Lal Das, he expressing displeasure over the act of the presiding officers warned them to not repeat the same with the media persons as only those who have a valid pass can enter the booth to cover the on-going polling. 27-Jun-2015
Kamalpur: Surma bye-election: Media suff KAMALPUR, June 27 (TIWN): Whether it might be the political parties or administration, whenever an election approached, the authority became busy in praising the media by emphasizing its role and responsibilities. 27-Jun-2015
Peaceful polling in Tripura assembly by- AGARTALA, June 27 (TIWN/IANS): Voters queued up at polling stations on Saturday for the by-elections to two assembly seats in Tripura as the balloting began on a peaceful note, an official said. 27-Jun-2015
Kamalpur: Surma bye-election: Untimely v KAMALPUR, June 27 (TIWN): Vote means business of administration, plying of candidate and his election agent from polling station to polling station, the hype of media and obviously the demand of win by each candidate. 27-Jun-2015
Wrong treatment turned a girl “dum MOHONPUR, June 27 (TIWN): Primary hospital worker’s carelessness and ignorance turned a girl namely Shikha Das, D/O- Sudharanjan Das into dumb and as well as she has become physically handicapped due to which she is no more able to walk anymore. This tragic incident occurred at Matchari village, under Mohonpur on June 1st, when after becoming ill she was taken to the Primary hospital where she was administered with Anti-Japanese Encephalitis injection without proper medical check-up. 27-Jun-2015
Kadamtala: People forced to drink dirty, KADAMTALA/ AGARTALA June 27 (TIWN): Pure Drinking water scarcity looms large at kadamtala under North Tripura. Most of the villagers have to go far- flung areas to fetch drinking water. Reportedly, for past many days the water supply crossing through Kadamtala H.S. School has broken down resulting dirty water of the drain to penetrate in the pipe-line and unfortunately the students of the school and that area are bound to drink the same contaminated water. 27-Jun-2015
Couple attempt to commit suicide: admitt TELIAMURA, June 27 (TIWN): Two bodies have found unconscious, reported to have consumed poisons has unrolled tensions among the people of Teliamura. The tragic incident took place at Twikama Para, Uttar Gokul Nagar ADC village under Teliamura on June 27. 27-Jun-2015
Poor condition hits newly-built motor st SONAMURA, 27 June (TIWN): The newly-built motor stand at Samhati Bridge adjacent area, in Sonamura Sub-Division inaugurated on October 31, 2014 by Chief Minister Manik Sarkar turns into a deplorable condition within a period of one year. The Bus Stand in the motor stand is in awful condition while the footpath along the road is almost occupied by the fruit sellers, compelling the pedestrians to walk on the road thereby putting their lives to risk. 27-Jun-2015
Agriculture Department supports for gree KHOWAI, June 27 (TIWN): The state population where running after rubber plantation to earn profit, a resident of Suddha Korkori ADC village twisted to green orange plantation after he comprehended about the prolonged process needed in the rubber plantation. 27-Jun-2015
Training to prisoners to risk-reduction KHOWAI, June 27 (TIWN): A training program was held on Friday to train the prisoners, how to deal with various emergency situations and how to battle down “the risks of life” during natural calamities. In this program Disastrous Management Demonstration’s former project officer Arabinda Chowdhury was present and delivered his lectures to them about the “disastrous Management”. 27-Jun-2015
CPI-M leaders critically injured a daily KAILASHAHAR, June 27 (TIWN): A daily wage labour, namely Asad Ali has been critically injured after he and his brother refused to give 50 percent of their wages to the leaders of the CPI-M party on Friday at Jubarajnagar Panchayat area. 27-Jun-2015
BJP all set to put surprise in by-elect AGARTALA, June 27 (TIWN): Weakening of Congress’s support base in Tripura is putting more pressure in ruling CPI-M’s think tank than the Congress leadership here in Tripura, and the effect will be visible in the by- elections of 13 Pratapgarh and 46 Surma (SC reserved) constituencies which are going to polls on the 27th of this month. 27-Jun-2015
Tripura demands Kanchanbari-Suryamoninag AGARTALA, June 27 (TIWN): In wake of a policy meeting at New Delhi on July 2 called by the Power Ministry with an aim to settle the power supply deal with Bangladesh, the Tripura Government recently demanding the central government to take up the work of installing power transmission line from Kanchanbari to Suryamoninagar had seek the intervention of Governor Tathagata Roy.During a recently held first ever meeting with the Governor Tathagata Roy, the state power department had said that it was indeed very much necessary to install 400 KV power transmission line up to Silchar from Tripura Purba Kanchanbari in order to supply the additional power from the Palatana OTPC and the work is already over with another transmission line from Palatana to Suryamoninagar, near Agartala.However, the work for installing transmission line from Suryamoninagar to Kanchanbari has come to a halt as the central government has not yet taken any initiative in this regard, said the officials here at the meeting. The department drawing the attention of Governor had demanded him to take up the matter with the central government at the earliest. 27-Jun-2015
Kolkata Police arrests Tripura youth for KHOWAI June 27 (TIWN): For the first of its kind here in Tripura a youth has been arrested by the Kolkata Malda Police on Friday on charge of uploading unclothed photo of a Kolkata girl in a social networking site, face book. The youth has been identified as Arup Deb son of Manik Deb, a resident of Tripura, Khowai. The youth was found to have uploaded obscene photo of the Kolkata girl. 26-Jun-2015
Tripura HC proves irregularity in State AGARTALA, June 27 (TIWN): On yet another major embarrassment to the state medical education, the Tripura High Court on Friday proved the irregularities at the state medical counseling board. The court on its verdict announced on Friday had asked the Medical Entrance Board and the counseling board to vacate the most preference General Surgery SC seat and replace Dr. Indrajit Manushya Das with Dr. Bidhan Bhowmik. Bhowmik filed a case with the HC against the board over depriving him from the counseling for the seat under SC category and cancel Dr. Shimul Sarkar’s seat under Anesthesiology. Talking to TIWN in this regard Advocate Arun Kanti Bhowmik said, “The HC on its verdict on Friday under the division bench of Chief Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice S C Das had ordered the medical entrance board of the state to replace Dr. Indrajit Manushya Das with Dr. Bidhan Bhowmik under the SC category General Surgery seat and Das to Anesthesiology seat under SC category.”Adding to that advocate A K Bhowmik said, “Dr. Bidhan Bhowmik had filed a case with the HC against the board for depriving him from the SC category General Surgery seat.” Bhowmik who secured the 1st position under the SC category during the medical entrance examination conducted by the state medical board was admitted to Ophthalmology department. But despite a provision for a student to get other department in merit basis if any more comes in future, Bhowmik was restricted to take admission in the General Surgery department. 26-Jun-2015
BJP submits deputation to DGP Nagraj: 3 AGARTALA, June 27 (TIWN): Claiming that CPI-M as increasing violence and threatening the voters to get the votes in their names by hook and crook, BJP state committee submitted a deputation on June 26 with the respective Police Headquarter DGP Nagraj, Agartalaon Friday afternoon. 26-Jun-2015
Gomati Dist. Science Forum organized awa UDAIPUR, June 27 (TIWN): To wipe of all the garbage of superstitions which is attacking the society and making the common people its victim, Gomati Dist. Science Forum in collaboration with Tripura State Council for Science and Technology has organized an awareness programme with the name of “Science Communicator Concrete” at K.B.I. BRC hall in the presence of a huge number of teachers from various schools on Friday. 26-Jun-2015
Highway accident hit poor man at Udaipur UDAIPUR, June 27 (TIWN): On yet another road mishap at Chandrapur colony, Udaipur left a poor man critically injured on Friday afternoon. Uncontrolled truck driver, in high speed on National High Way (NH-44) struck a wood cutter namely Bikash Nama Das (22) from behind and fall him down. 26-Jun-2015
CPI-M MLA Keshab Debbarma’s fake AGARTALA, June 27 (TIWN): Getting no lesson learned from the Smriti Irani case, the ruling CPI-M here in the Left ruled Tripura manages to keep a fake degree holder member of legislative assembly. Interestingly, when the CPI-M at Delhi has been demanding for the resignation of the HRD Minister Smriti Irani over the fake degree row with the Delhi court prepares to hear the case, the only ruling CPI-M here in the Left ruled state Tripura says, “There is no use of making the water dirty now over MLA Keshab Debbarma’s fake degree row.” However, on Friday opposition MLA Sudip Roy Barman talking to TIWN said, “Today we have written a complaint with the State Election Commission with the two affidavits attached with it.” Talking to TIWN in this regard Election Commissioner S. K. Rakesh said, “We have not received any complaint against Keshab Debbarma as of now.” However, Sudip Barman said to TIWN “Earlier we have written a complaint with the ECI in this regard on May 29 and we have also demanded to disqualify Keshab from his membership in Tripura Legislative Assembly”However, this has brought the story more interesting as the CPI-M here in Tripura has been eyeing forward to witness the development of the fake degree row case against MLA Keshab Debbarma whereas the CPI-M at Delhi has been demanding for an action against HRD Minister Smriti Irani for her fake degree case. 26-Jun-2015
Unakoti District to get new prison Kailashahr / UNAKOTI, June 27 (TIWN): with the initiative of PWD department, Unakoti district to get a new prison at Jarultoli area under chandipur block. 26-Jun-2015
A ray of hope for REGA workers, to recei AGARTALA, June 27 (TIWN): The BJP led NDA Government at the center has brought a ray of hope for the deprived REGA workers of land-locked state Tripura. With an aim to curtail the delay of payment under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) at the center had decided to pay the REGA workers here in Tripura directly from the ministry to their bank accounts. 26-Jun-2015
Kamalpur: Role of DWS in implementing IG KAMALPUIR, June 27 (TIWN): The saga of IGDC project implementation in the three ADC villages under Salema Block came under huge allegation of embezzlement. And the allegation seemed quite true and might reach beyond imagination as one line department DWS happily embezzled in implementation of their allotted works of 1, 27, 44, 000 rupees for three ADC villages. 26-Jun-2015
Tripura gets ready for by-election, EVMs AGARTALA, June 26 (TIWN): Preparations are on a peak for the by-election in Tripura Pratapgarh and Surma constituencies slated to be held on June 27, Saturday. The Central Paramilitary Forces had already arrived here at the state and has been deployed across the state to conduct free and fare elections on the two constituencies. The voting would kick start from 8:00 AM till 5:00 PM on Saturday. However, the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) on Friday were carried to the respective polling stations amidst the tight security of the CPMFs, BSFs, TSRs and the Tripura Police.After the scrutinisation of the EVMs those were shifted to the respective polling booths from the strong room at Agartala Umakanta School. Tripura to go for by-elections poll on Saturday, in 62 polling stations at Pratapgarh constituency and another 54 polling stations in Surma constituency. Amongst the total of 92, 146 voters, 50004 are from Pratapgarh constituency and 42142 voters are from Surma constituency. Around 600 polling personals would be deployed for the polling duty on Saturday. However, the campaign for the by-election has come to an end on Thursday evening by 5 PM. As to ensure greater transparency and avoid confusion in the minds of voters, the Election Commission has decided that electronic voting machines (EVMs) would henceforth display images of the contestants along with their names and party symbols. The new system would be operational for the first time during June 27 by-elections to six assembly constituencies in five states comprising of Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu and Tripura. 26-Jun-2015
Kamalasagar-Tarapur 3rd day haat passes AGARTALA, June 26 (TIWN): The ‘haat’ or market along the Kamalasagar-Tarapur border at Tripura Sepahijala District passed off peacefully on the third day. Just after the serious controversy erupted on its second day a high level meeting was held chaired by ADM Sepahijala D. K. Chakma who is also the Chairman of the border haat committee, taking a stock of the situation asked the concerned security forces and the custom authorities for their cooperation towards the local in order to run the haat peacefully with no further disturbances. However under the strict vigilance of the ADM D. K. Chakma, DM and other officials engaged to the committee on the third day of the haat along the border passed off peacefully with no further disturbances. ADM D. K. Chakma had successfully carried the haat along the bordering area on June 25. Talking to TIWN in this regard on Friday D. K. Chakma who is a chairman of the border haat committee said, “No further disturbances occurred on the third day of the haat and the BSFs along with the Custom authorities also carried on their duty very well.”Adding to that Chakma said, “On the third day a total of 12 vendors from the Indian side whereas a total of 14 vendors from Bangladesh side participated at the haat.”However,the monsoonal rain had restricted many of the vendors and the locals to participate at the haat, said Chakma. 26-Jun-2015
TRTC motor workers union held press meet AGARTALA, June 26 (TIWN): TRTC motor workers union held press conference at TRTC complex hall on Friday with 11 charter of demand. 26-Jun-2015
Saturday's Tripura by-polls to see mul AGARTALA, June 26 (TIWN/IANS): By-elections for two Tripura assembly seats would be held on Saturday with the ruling Left parties, and the opposition Congress and BJP putting in all-out efforts to gain maximum political mileage. 26-Jun-2015
Traditional Kharchi Puja to begin on Jul AGARTALA, June 26 (TIWN): Keeping eye on the upcoming 7-day long traditional festival of ‘Kharchi Puja’ which is scheduled to begin on July 24 at iconic Chaturdasha Devta Temple premises at Khayerpur, Deputy Speaker of Tripura Legislative Assembly, Pabitra Kar held a meeting with the Mela Committee members, Police Personnel and other administrative officials at the Panchayat Samiti Hall of old Agartala to accomplish the festival successfully and peacefully at the temple premises. 26-Jun-2015
Gandacherra police arrests fake doctor: GANDACHERRA, June 26 (TIWN): Gandacherra police arrested one Prasenjit Biswas(25) from Gandacherra Sub Divisional Hospital under Dhalai District on Thursday evening in allegation of impersonating as a doctor and administering injection to two indigenous patients admitted at Gandacherra Sub Divisional Hospital. 26-Jun-2015
Embezzlement goes large at the ADC villa KAILASHAHAR, June 26 (TIWN): At a time when the ruling Government has been towering with tall talks about the development of the state and calls it ‘the Golden era’, a shocking truth has came to the fore after an allegation raised against the embezzlement of money under the Indira Awaas Yojana scheme at ADC (Autonomous District Council) village Ward no. 2 under Unakoti District. 26-Jun-2015
No firm detail of cereals, Negligence hi AGARTALA, June 26 (TIWN): In the Golden era of the state where the public are uttering the terms like ‘Scam’, ‘Embezzlement’, and ‘Corruption’; another big issue of irregularities in the Anganwadi sector came in to fore. 26-Jun-2015
Mandai wins the best village title AGARTALA/JIRANIA June 26 (TIWN): Central Ministry of Rural Department has awarded the title of best village to Mandai under west district of Tripura. Mandai has won the re-award of golden village in the nation. With all the facility of financial establishment, 100 percent bank account of the villagers, dispatch of salary through bank account, providing allowance through ADHAAR card, Scientific system of sanitation, facility of housing under Indira Abaas Yogona, improved health facility for the children and the mother, with all this development and facilities Mandai village of Tripura under West distinct won the re-ward of golden village and secured first position in the nation. 26-Jun-2015