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| 'NSCN arms surrender to weaken other Nor | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, Aug 18 (TIWN): In a significant development after the historic Naga peace accord, If the government succeeds in persuading the remaining five factions of the NSCN to get on board the peace process, it will weaken several other insurgent groups in northeast India who are heavily dependent on the Naga outfits for arms, financial support and training, experts say.This will pave the way for a peaceful northeast following decades of violence and turmoil, they added. Parliamentarians from the region have asserted that if the government is able to persuade the various factions of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) to shun arms, it will have a direct effect on other militant groups in other states, including Tripura's NLFT, United Liberation Front of Assam-(ULFA) Independent, several factions of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), Kamatapur Liberation Organization (KLO) and Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL)."The Naga conflict being the oldest is the root of the entire extremism in the northeast. Certainly, if it is resolved and the government successfully convinces all the factions of the NSCN to be part of the accord, then the strength of other militant groups in the region will dwindle," Nagaland's lone Rajya Sabha member Khekiho Zhimomi told media persons. | 17-Aug-2015 |
| Fast track court in Tripura gets 88 case | AGARTALA, August 18 (TIWN): Being constituted by Tripura High Court, the two fast track courts in Tripura for speedy disposal of cases related to crime against women got to dispose as many as 88 cases, the state legislative assembly was informed this month. | 17-Aug-2015 |
| Tripura needs to be more “tourism | AGARTALA, August 18 (TIWN): 69th Independence Day has been celebrated with pomp and glory in all over the state just 2 days back, while Tripura after passing so many decades of independence is far way from economic progress and still crawling as a baby in the field of development. “Tourism†is such a field where Tripura govt. has no interest and has finally failed to attract its tourists. | 17-Aug-2015 |
| Workshop on Food Fortification: Drive ag | AGARTALA, August 18 (TIWN): Consumers’ Protection Association, Tripura and Mankind Awareness Platform, Tripura on Monday organized a workshop on Food Fortification: Drive against Mal-Nutrition at Press Club. | 17-Aug-2015 |
| BJP holds silent rally against the CPI-M | Belonia, August 18 (TIWN): Raising voice against the misrule of the ruling government, BJP Belonia committee on Monday hold a silent rally accusing the ruling party for the immense rise of the atrocities against the women in the state. | 17-Aug-2015 |
| NLFT: Countdown for surrender begins | AGARTALA, August 18 (TIWN):The countdown for surrender of outlawed NLFT (BM) insurgent outfit has began. This was hinted by chief minister Manik Sarkar speaking on the occasion of 69 Independence Day at Assam Rifles parade ground. Address. He said that the outfit organization very soon the sign the treaty as precondition of state government and centre. | 17-Aug-2015 |
| Tripura plans to build tourist circuit f | AGARTALA, August 18 (TIWN): In popularising the historical places of the northeastern states of Tripura known to be a land locked state, the government has a plan to build a tourist circuit to offer cooperation between the North Eastern region and the neighbouring Bangladesh along with the South East Asian countries. “There is huge potential for sub-regional cooperation between India’s North-East, Bangladesh and SE Asiaâ€, said Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Monday. | 18-Aug-2015 |
| Tripura MP criticizes AP's Bauxite MoU a | AGARTALA, August 18 (TIWN): Raising voice against the TDP Government in Andhra Pradesh and BJP led NDA Government at the Centre paving way for corporate loot of precious natural resources by undermining the law of land and environmental rules, Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch (AARM) strongly condemn and raise this issue in Parliament against TDP and BJP led Central Government and State Governments. | 17-Aug-2015 |
| 3 year girl raped by neighbor at Udaipur | UDAIPUR, August 17 (TIWN): Udaipur CJM court on Monday has released a 12-year old boy on bail in allegation of rape of 3 years old child on the grounds of being juvenile. | 17-Aug-2015 |
| Navodit, 'Festival of Plays' for Young S | AGARTALA, August 17 (TIWN): A press meet has been organized by Santanu Debbarma, ICA Director at Agartala Press Club to promote the upcoming 'Festival of Plays by Young Theatre' namely "Navodit", at Nazrul Kalakshetra Auditorium, Agartala, which will be held from 18th to 26th August. | 17-Aug-2015 |
| SFI demands to commence Bio-Science, Psy | AGARTALA, August 17 (TIWN): Students’ Federation of India on Monday placed six charters of demand to the principal of Maharaja Bir Bikram College, demanding to commence the Bio-Science, Psychology, and Geography at the Tripura University. | 17-Aug-2015 |
| HC issues notice to 4 respondents on Bim | AGARTALA, August 17 (TIWN): Tripura High Court (HC) on Monday hearing the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on the then state health minister Bimal Sinha murder case Yusuf Commission report had issued a notice to at least four respondents. Social activist Kalyani Roy also an advocate filed the PIL with the court over the government’s failure towards publishing the Yusuf Commission report. HC issued a notice to State Chief Secretary Yashpal Singh, Secretary to the state Home Department, DM (West) and DM (Dhalai) seeking reply by November 23, said Roy.The report of the Yusuf commission was not made public by the state government yet today even after the passage of 15 years from the day the commission had submitted the report before the state home department.Sinha and his younger brother Bidyut Sinha were gunned down by the militants of the outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) on March 31, 1998. Under the division bench of Chief Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Subhashish Talapatra conducted the hearing of the case. | 17-Aug-2015 |
| TMC: Resentment brews among students and | AGARTALA, August 17 (TIWN):Serious resentment is brewing among students and parents of Tripura Medical College (TMC).A notification was issued recently without prior information by authority stating that each student have to pay Rs 24000 mess money in advance, each month Rs 2000. Whereas the hostel remains close three to four months in a year. Parents have raised objection regarding the notification demanding its immediate withdrawal. The executive committee is sitting on Tuesday to discuss the issue. | 17-Aug-2015 |
| House wife murdered brutally at her own | AGARTALA, August 17(TIWN): Resentment brewed up on Monday morning when some unidentified miscreants brutally murdered a middle aged woman in her own house at Shyamali Bazar quarter complex area. | 17-Aug-2015 |
| 37, 012 electricity theft incidents, onl | AGARTALA, August 17 (TIWN): The Tripura State Electricity Corporation Ltd. (TSECL) has failed to provide round the clock electricity in the metered areas here, power theft in unauthorised colonies is going unchecked. | 17-Aug-2015 |
| Rs. 66.66 lakhs spent for 15 food feedin | AGARTALA, August 17 (TIWN): Altogether Rs. 66.66 lakhs were spent for the construction of 15 food feeding store and 10, 000 metric tonne capacity of food feeding store Truck Terminus of Jirania, according to the official report of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department. Besides, Rs. 20 lakhs were spent for creating awareness among the consumers during the financial year 2014-2015. | 17-Aug-2015 |
| 378 missing complaints lodged in past 6 | AGARTALA, August 17 (TIWN): According to the report, a total of 378 missing complaints are lodged with different police station in past 6 months. | 17-Aug-2015 |
| BSNL lost about two crore subscribers | AGARTALA, August 17 (TIWN): State-run BSNL lost about two crore subscribers in the last financial year as the telco could not match aggressive marketing by private operators, besides persisting issues related to coverage and quality of its services. | 17-Aug-2015 |
| Contraband dealer Dipak booked under NDP | KAMALPUR, AUGUST 17, (TIWN): Arrested contraband dealer of Fulchari market namely Dipak Ghosh was booked under NDPS Act by Kamalpur police. | 17-Aug-2015 |
| Kamalpur: New Committee of Press Club fo | KAMALPUR, AUGUST 17, (TIWN): The new Executive committee of Kamalpur Press Club formed on 15th August last. The former committee completed its two years’ tenure and hence all the members resolved to form the new committee. Accordingly, a meeting was held at Kamalpur Press Club with all the members. | 17-Aug-2015 |
| Indian companies want fresh access to B | AGARTALA, August 17 (TIWN): After the Bangladesh government allowed transporting food grains to northeastern states of land-locked Tripura, Indian private companies now prefer to transport cargos like fertilizers and steel to the state using Bangladesh sea port. The Tata bodies recently sought transit from the Bangladesh government top transport the cargos to the stat from Kolkata. On yet another possibility of using the neighboring Bangladesh’s Ashuganj port, Tata steels and Tata Chemicals of the Indian private company seeing requirements to transport fertilizers and steels to Tripura capital city Agartala.Tripura government has been asking the central government to take all possible steps to ensure access to Bangladeshi ports to ferry men and material to and fro mountainous northeastern states and other parts of India via Bangladesh.The company wants to transport 30,000 tonnes of fertiliser of Tata Chemicals Ltd from Haldia port to Tripura through Indo-Bangla protocol route and had sought a transit permission from the Bangladesh government in this view. | 17-Aug-2015 |
| NSCN giving up arms to weaken NLFT outfi | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, Aug 17 (TIWN): If the government succeeds in persuading the remaining five factions of the NSCN to get on board the peace process, it will weaken several other insurgent groups in northeast India who are heavily dependent on the Naga outfits for arms, financial support and training, experts say. | 16-Aug-2015 |
| Rs. 6, 88,300 fake Indian currency seize | AGARTALA, August 17 (TIWN): A total of Rs. 6, 88,300 fake Indian currency notes were recovered from the northeastern states of Tripura during the two consecutive years of 2013-14 and 2014-15 with the state gradually emerging as a hub for fake notes. It is assumed that the unfenced areas bordering Bangladesh has got be a safe corridor for the entrance of the faker currencies. Besides the neighbouring Bangladesh, smugglers from Pakistan is smuggling these fake notes to Tripura via Bangladesh through Sonamura, Khowai, Kailashahar and Sadar sub-division. | 16-Aug-2015 |
| Govt. fails to publish Yusuf Commission | AGARTALA, August 17 (TIWN): Tripura High Court prepares to hear the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a state social activist Kalyani Roy also an advocate over government’s failure towards publishing the Yusuf Commission report on the then state health minister Bimal Sinha murder case. The report of the Yusuf commission was not made public by the state government though he was killed by the extremists on March 31, 1998. Sinha and his younger brother Bidyut Sinha were gunned down by the militants of the outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT). Talking to TIWN in regard of the HC hearing Roy said, “As a social activist and as an income tax payee I had filed PIL with the HC earlier following which the HC would hear the case for the first time on August 17.†Court under the division bench of Chief Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Subhashish Talapatra would hear the case on the mentioned day. The Yusuf commission being constituted by the state Left front government under the pressure of the opposition party had submitted the report on Bimal Sinha murder case during the year 2000, but the government had so far failed to publish the report. | 17-Aug-2015 |
| DoNER minister urges NE MPs to be proact | New Delhi/ Agartala, August 17 (TIWN): Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Dr Jitendra Singh urged the MPs from the 8 North eastern states to play a proactive role in various development projects launched by the central government in past 14 months.After taking over the charge of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), he started the process of regular interaction with the MPs from northeast in order to keep them on board in every decision-making, because they were important stakeholders for anything that was planned for the region. Singh urged the Members of Parliament from the eight North Eastern states -- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura, Sikkim and Manipur - to play a proactive role in the various initiatives and development projects launched by the Narendra Modi government during the last 14 months.Referring to some of the innovative programs, he said, the Organic Farming Mission, inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is already in the pipeline and after going through the process of inter-ministerial consultation, it will be placed before the cabinet. | 16-Aug-2015 |
| Photo exhibition to be organized in the | AGARTALA, August 17 (TIWN): Aiming to raise helping hand towards the family of photo journalist Late Rakesh Debnath, a team of photo journalist is going a photo exhibition on August 19 at Press Club. | 16-Aug-2015 |
| 12th conference of Tripura Employee Coor | AGARTALA, August 17 (TIWN): The West Zonal Committee of Tripura Employee Coordination Committee on Sunday organized a 12th conference at Vivekananda Auditorium of Umakanta Academy. | 16-Aug-2015 |
| 2 day long documentary festival to begin | Agartala, August 17 (TIWN): With the initiative of Journalism & Mass communication department, the film and cultural society of NE and Indira Gandhi National centre for the arts, a two-day long Documentary Film Festival on Art and Culture is going to kick-off in Tripura University on 17 and 18 August at Maharaja Bir Bikram Satabarshiki Bhawan. | 16-Aug-2015 |
| PCC gears up for upcoming Municipal Corp | AGARTALA, August 16 (TIWN): Keeping eye on the upcoming Municipal Corporation election of the state, Opposition Leader Sudip Roy Barman on Sunday urged to hold protest against corruption at all the 49 wards at a press conference of Sadar Distrit Congress Committee. | 16-Aug-2015 |
| Load test for fly-over underway at Batta | AGARTALA, August 16 (TIWN) : After the soil test, the construction of the fly-over at Battala has moved a step forward and has begun the load test at Battala. | 16-Aug-2015 |
| More new BOPs in Tripura by 2017 to faci | AGARTALA, August 16 (TIWN): The Ministry of Home Affairs has made all out effort to mount at least 78 more fresh composite Border Outposts (BOPs) along the 856 km long Indo-Bangla border in Tripura by 2017 in addition to the existing 248 BOPs to augment the facilities to security forces guarding the bordering areas of the state, said official source. According to the government report Tripura has currently as many as 248 camps and BOPs along Indo-Bangladesh border having highest distance between two camps is 9.67 Km.Out of the proposed Composite BOPs, construction of 36 had already been completed and rest will be done soon.Besides, Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) have agreed to construct at least 40 new border outposts (BOPs) facing Tripura and Mizoram along the India-Bangladesh border to check militant activities and trafficking. However, it is expected that the proposed BOPs in the mountainous Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) will help in containing terrorism in the northeastern states since most camps of Indian insurgent groups, including Tripura militant outfits, are located in southeast Bangladesh's CHT.Since roads along the hilly Bangladeshi frontiers are absent or in poor shape, BGB officials sought permission to use Indian roads for setting up these new BOPs in the CHT. BSF officials assured the BGB of full cooperation, he pointed out. | 16-Aug-2015 |
| 21 punished against 563 rape cases, poli | AGARTALA, August 16 (TIWN): In this so called age of “Golden Eraâ€, to our shock, allegedly only 21 accused are convicted to punishment against 563 separate rape cases in past 3 years in Tripura. As per data revealed, in past three years from 2013, 2014 and 2015, 563 rape cases are reported with various police stations but in tenure of three years only 21 accused are convicted to punishment for the heinous crime. | 16-Aug-2015 |
| 12 cases of abduction in 2-year, accordi | AGARTALA, August 16 (TIWN): Despite of tall talks of the CPI-M led Government that there are no terrorism or violence in the state, a total of 18 people were abducted by the insurgents during the financial year 2013-14 and 2014-15, according to the reports. | 16-Aug-2015 |
| Crime rates in Tripura still on rise | AGARTALA, August 16 (TIWN): Altogether 89 citizens come under the vigilance of one Security Forces, according to the report of the official. | 16-Aug-2015 |
| More 'border haats' encourage Cross Bord | NEW DELHI /AGARTALA, August 16 (TIWN): Earlier before Partition, the border was opened and people-to-people contact was close. So, informal trade continued due to proximity and virtual absence of linguistic and cultural differences. There is no Land Custom Station in many areas of the border, where informal trade flourishes. Now we need to formalize the informal trade so that trade occurs legally and government also earn revenues. The only options remaining with us are formation of Border Haats,†Jiten Chowdhury said. | 16-Aug-2015 |
| State Govt. unclear on 100MW Palatana po | AGARTALA, August 16 (TIWN): Tripura's Left Front Govt. seems to be unclear about the timeline for 100 MW Palatana power export to neighboring Bangladesh. “The project work is currently under the discussion stage and would needs some more times to get it in the track,†said Power Minister Manik Dey, despite he had said earlier that the agreement with Bangladesh Government would be signed by the month of July 2015.On July 15 State Power Minister Manik Dey said that the state government would sign the agreement with the Bangladesh government within 15 days to dispatch the 100 MW power to the country.However, being asked in this view Minister talking to TIWN at the civil secretariat said very reluctantly said that the project work is currently under the discussion stage and would need another period of time to get the agreement signed between the state government and the Bangladesh government. According to the official sources the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) authorities were recently asked to expedite the works to fulfil commitments, given to Bangladesh about supplying 100 MW of power. The state government is yet to get more formalities fixed up prior to the agreement getting signed, said the official source. | 16-Aug-2015 |
| Insult to Tricolour at AWC Center | SABROOM, Aug 16 (TIWN): The National Flag has been seen flying half mast at the office complex of the AWC Center at Damdama Ward No.1 under Sabroom Nagarpanchayat even after 7 pm on Independence day. | 16-Aug-2015 |
| Govt for major reshuffle in police depar | AGARTALA, August 16 (TIWN): The State government is planning a major reshuffle in the police department ahead of urban bodies election including Agartala Municipal Corporation election. The election is schedule to held in December next. | 15-Aug-2015 |
| NLFT militants to shun arms soon after t | AGARTALA, August 16 (TIWN): After several peace talks finally the NLFT militants in northeastern states of Tripura getting prepared to shun arms and join main stream society. According to the sources the talk with the state government and the Union Ministry regarding the surrender of the militants has been finalised. However, on several conditions the militants accepting the appeal of the government got ready to surrender soon.Guerrillas of the outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) are keen to surrender and in view of this the last tripartite meeting was held on August 11, where the final stage of discussion was held among the Union Ministry, state government and the NLFT representatives.Saying that some modalities were worked out in the meeting the source added that the meeting was fruitful and positive. A tangible has been emerged in the last meeting from where it can be assumed that the outlawed NLFT militants are keen to surrender very soon.The sources said that the NLFT, led by Biswamohan Debbarma is now planning to move towards surrendering before the state police very shortly on several conditions. The central government had held the tripartite meeting in two phases. | 15-Aug-2015 |
| Tripura Govt. seeks centre intervention | AGARTALA, August 16 (TIWN): After waiting for a long while, at last the Tripura government seeks Centre’s intervention to resolve the ongoing crisis of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the state over past one month.Following the crisis of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas in the sate over past one month, Food, Civil Supplies and consumer affairs minister Bhanu Lal Saha in written a letter to Union Petroleum and Natural gas minister Dharmendra Pradhan asked to give a keen eye to the LPG cooking gas crisis cylinder.Cooking gas crisis has worsened across the state, forcing the domestic users to hit the streets protesting against the acute shortage of LPG cooking gas cylinders in front of the major gas agencies in the state.As a result, black marketing is on the rise, with consumers forced to buy cylinders at prices ranging between Rs 1,500 and Rs 2,000 a piece.Long queues of people are seen outside gas agencies of the state. Common men are paying almost more than double to buy a gas cylinder. People have been left with no option but to buy the LPG cylinder from the open market by shelling out more money.These days hundreds of people are seen standing outside the gas agencies to seek a refill and to get their cylinders.Shortage of LPG has triggered spontaneous protests in many areas across the state. | 15-Aug-2015 |
| Doctors’ body opposes Govt. notif | AGARTALA, August 16 (TIWN): Leaving no stone unturned the doctors inducted in government services in several hospitals in and around the state has come up opposing the fresh guidelines being released by the state government on last of the previous month. “The notification being issued by the government over private practises by the government doctors had simply created discrimination among the medicos engaged to the private practises,†claimed the doctors’ body. | 15-Aug-2015 |
| Digital push: ICA dept. to disseminate p | AGARTALA, August 16 (TIWN): To fasten the media services and provide timely information, Tripura information and cultural affairs department has decided to disseminate the press releases to the news agencies and news medium through e-mail. | 15-Aug-2015 |
| 69th Independence Day: Congress celebrat | AGARTALA, August 16 (TIWN): Along with the whole State, Pradesh Congress on Saturday celebrated the Independence Day at Congress Bhavan with traditional gaiety and fervour. | 15-Aug-2015 |
| Inter-school sports competition to start | AGARTALA, August 16 (TIWN): An inter-school sports competition is going to be organized on August 27. | 15-Aug-2015 |
| Ruling CPM using administration and part | KAMALPUR, August 16 (TIWN): The Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat election got scheduled to hold on December next. And the ruling and dominating CPIM party skilfully made the administration and the party wings to work in favour of the victory. Delimitation got already completed with much controversy in different areas. The opposition parties though showed a timid protest but it did nothing to the rulers and their plans. On the other hand, the oppositions parties like Congress, BJP and Trinamool got dipped into slumber and occasional media interviews. | 15-Aug-2015 |
| Tripura Govt. seeks centre intervention | Agartala, August 15 (TIWN): After waiting for a long while, at last the Tripura government seeks Centre’s intervention to resolve the ongoing crisis of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the state over past one month. | 15-Aug-2015 |
| Tripura CM plays drama slamming centre i | AGARTALA, August 15 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Saturday unfurling the tri-colour national flag at Agartala Assam Rifles Ground on the occasion of 69th Independence Day had slammed the central government saying, “We need to change the centrally sponsored policy at the nation for the interest of the common people.†Adding Sarkar said, “The unemployment problem is the biggest problem of nation and no solution has been brought yet today despite the government at the centre has been standing tall with false promises to the nation.†Mr. Sarkar was given guard of honour by the security forces.Hoisting the national flag at the Assam Rifles ground here, Mr. Sarkar said his government was committed to economic development of the State which can in turn generate job opportunities for the youth.“Currently more than 20 crores of the youths are unemployed at the entire nation,†Sarkar said, the government at the centre had rather stopped creating new posts under its various departments.Mr. Sarkar, who also holds the Home portfolio, said that unemployment was one of the major causes for insurgency in the State and appealed to the central government for providing more funds to generate employment in the State. | 15-Aug-2015 |
| Governor pays tribute to the freedom fig | AGARTALA, August 15 (TIWN): Governor Tathagata Roy on Saturday marked the celebration of the 69th Independence Day by offering garland and floral tribute to the freedom the freedom fighters at Murti prangan, at Circuit house.Roy said that after prolonged fight with British, freedom fighters of our country had succeeded to free our country from the British rule.As a part of the program, Governor on Saturday also gave floral tribute to Gandhi memorial at Gandhighat. On the occasion of Independence Day, the President of India delivered speech and Address to the Nation. On 15 August, the Prime Minister hoists the Indian flag on the ramparts of the historical site Red Fort in Delhi. Twenty-one gun shots are fired in honour of the solemn occasion.It was on this day in 1947 that India became independent. We won freedom after a hard struggle. On this day our first Prime Minister Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru unfurled The National Flag at The Red Fort for the first time. All the people irrespective of their caste, look and creed celebrate this day every year amidst great rejoicing. It is declared a public holiday. On this day we take a pledge to defend our freedom with all our might.Independence Day is also celebrated in schools and colleges, hospitals and other govt. and non-govt. institutions across the state.The Independence Day is celebrated all over India with great joy. | 15-Aug-2015 |
| BSF distribute sweets with BGB at Aukhau | Agartala, August 15(TIWN): BSF 195th battalion commandant Chittor pal on Saturday distributed sweets with BGB at Aukhaura check post to mark the 69th Independence Day of India in a grand manner. Border guards from both sides normally exchange greetings and sweets on the occasion of prominent religious festivals and other occasions like Independence Day of both countries as a goodwill gesture. | 15-Aug-2015 |
| New programmes introduced in Social Welf | AGARTALA, August 15 (TIWN): Governor declares some rules over the proposed amendment of rules of Executive Business under authority of the constitution of India 166, clause (2) and sub-section 3. For the short title and commencement, the rules will be called as Rules of Executive Business of Government the State of Tripura (68thAmendment), 2015. | 15-Aug-2015 |