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Tripura's unique Durga Puja is 500 years | AGARTALA, Oct 19 (TIWN/IANS) A Durga Puja that is over 500 years old and is sponsored by the Tripura Govenrment continues to be a draw for devotees in northeast India as the royal family has kept its traditional sanctity. | 19-Oct-2015 |
Fuel crisis continues state-wide: NH-44 | SABROOM, Oct 19 (TIWN): Crisis of petroleum products mostly petrol/diesel in Sabroom has taken worst turn for last few days, as movement of vehicles on street has reduced that resulted a problem for the daily commuters. Most of the diesel/petrol driven public vehicles stayed off the roads for past few days due to fuel crisis. Only CNG run vehicles are in operation but there is also a crisis in supply because of CNG here at Sabroom Sub Division. Taking the advantage of shortage of supply and non-monitoring of market, a litter of diesel is being sold at Rs 100-150 in the black market in Agartala. Due to the crisis we are bound to buy the diesel from black market, said a Bus driver. | 19-Oct-2015 |
Flyover construction suspended from Mond | AGARTALA, Oct 19 (TIWN): With the aim to avoid traffic glitch during the puja days, flyover construction is called off from Monday for next 7 days till Laxmi puja. As Battala is the main junction of the city and caters crowd from all direction during the puja days, the fly-over construction work is stopped for the next 7 days of the puja from Soshti to Laxmi puja and will resume after Laxmi puja. Keeping in the view the rush gathers at the Battala junction during the puja days the decision is taken to stop the construction work during puja. Stressing on the traffic measures adopted during puja days, the state administration has decided to stop the construction work during the puja days. As battala is one of the prior spot for Fly over construction the spot is fully equipped with construction materials and if the work continues during the puja days it may hamper the traffic movement. Looking forward to provide smooth traffic movement during the puja days and to avoid traffic glitch the fly over work is called off at all the spot of the city. However, it is to be mentioned here that the flyover was a long term demand of the city dwellers and it needs to be introduced soon to contain heavy traffic congestion which is increasing along with the moving hands of the clock. Once fly over is constructed, vehicles from the Nagerjala bus stand will continue to ply on the same path which is expected to reduced the traffic congestion. | 19-Oct-2015 |
State gears up for SMART CITY project | AGARTALA, Oct 19 (TIWN): In a drive to move ahead with the concept of the SMART CITY, and to enlarge the smart city mission, the state government would place people’s opinion on the ambitious plan of smart city Agartala before the Centre by December 15. | 19-Oct-2015 |
Durga Puja donations turn into burden fo | AGARTALA, Oct 19 (TIWN): People where eagerly wait for the auspicious celebration of Durga Puja, on the other hand tension for the puja donations get mounted among the common people. | 19-Oct-2015 |
Tripura Police ready for crowd control d | AGARTALA, Oct 19 (TIWN): Crowd and traffic control during Durga Puja in the added areas of Agartala – where there’s been a phenomenal rise in number of mega-budget pujas – is turning into a bigger challenge every year for state police.As many as 2,000 personnel will be posted across the city along with home guards. Traffic will be barred on many roads from 6 PM to 1 AM from Saptami till Dashimi.Traffic police has also drawn up specific traffic regulations in some streets. | 19-Oct-2015 |
Pathetic condition of NH-44 and Railway | AGARTALA, Oct 19 (TIWN): Gatherings in the night of Durga puja at Agartala is expected to get hampered with the suspension of Railways as well as dilapidated condition of NH44 just ahead of the peak time of Durga puja. | 19-Oct-2015 |
Durga Puja: Elaborate traffic arrangemen | AGARTALA, Oct 19 (TIWN): With the city gearing up for five days of Durga Pujas from October 19, the blueprint for traffic arrangement during Durga Puja has been prepared and will be implemented from October 20 to 23.During these four days, private vehicles or public transport vehicles will not be allowed on main Road between 6 pm and 12 am. According to the notification, the no entry zones are from Rajbhawan to Buddha Mandir via North Gate, from Bodhjung Choumuhani to Haradhan Sangha via North Gate, from, Bidurkarta Choumuhani to Haradhan Sangha via Cornel Choumuhani.Some more areas which are mentioned are from Bhagaban Thakur Choumuhani to Ganaraj Choumuhani via Lalbahadur, from the west zone of Central Jail to Power House crossing via Lalbahadur, from the crossing of Rabindra Bhawan to Bidurkarta, from Asram Choumuhani to Kalyani. Surjya Choumuhani – Kaman Choumuhani – Bank Choumuhani – Jackson Gate, Narayan Mechanical – Kasaripatti via Motorstand, Motorstand – Chittaranjan road via Ramthakur Sangha are also included in the no entry zone list.During the Puja celebration all types of Bus, Jeep and other heavy vehicles were urged to move through the mentioned terminal point from evening 6pm to morning 5 am. | 19-Oct-2015 |
Tripura to set up human rights commissio | AGARTALA, Oct 19 (TIWN/IANS) The Left Front government in Tripura on Monday decided to constitute the much expected state human rights commission to deal with issues of human rights and cases of their violation, a minister announced."The state government in today's (Monday) cabinet meeting decided to set up a human rights commission. Necessary rules and regulations were approved by the council of ministers," Information and Finance Minister Bhanulal Saha told reporters. He said: "After completion of some formalities, the commission is expected to be formed by January next year." Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, while participating in a discussion here recently, said his government was keen on the commission but paucity of suitable retired judges had become a stumbling block. "According to rules, the commission chairman has to be a retired Supreme Court judge or retired high court chief justice. For many years, we looked for such a retired judge but failed," he said. "In 2007, the state government constituted the Police Accountability Commission, with provisions to protect the human rights of the state's people. | 19-Oct-2015 |
BG Conversion: Second phase of Agartala- | AGARTALA, Oct 18 (TIWN): 2nd phase of conversion of railway track for 222 km Agartala-Karimganj is going on in full swing. It is to be mentioned her that a total of conversion of 109 km of rail track from Meter Gauge (MG) to Broad Gauge (BG) for the Agartala – Kumarghat railway track is completed and is now ready to run the goods train in the track while the BG conversion works for remaining 113-km rail line is on progress. It is to be mentioned her that the successful trial run for the trolley on the 109km of Agartala –Kumarghat Broad gauge (BG) railway track is already conducted at the Agartala railway station in presence of NFR officials.There are many challenges in the Dharmanagar- Karimganj route in comparison to the Agartala- Kumarghat track. Construction of the Dharmanagar- Karimganj rail line may take time but is expected to get completed in given duration. The old platform of Dharmanagar railway station has been demolished completely. But the progress of various works between Dharmanagar and Nadiapur is reportedly going on in a turtle speed. Indian Railways connectivity in India’s north eastern region will get boost with the launch of the first ever broad gauge passenger trains to Tripura. The latest trend of work at Agartala railway station shows that days are not so far when people of Tripura can travel long distances in BG trains and get connected to rest of the part of the country. The train service is already suspended from September 20 until the conversion is ended. | 19-Oct-2015 |
Blocks and RD division office in the Sta | AGARTALA, Oct 18 (TIWN): The blocks of the state have become institutions of corruption. Alongwith the blocks the division offices of the rural development department is running neck to neck. Both are in competition to become champion of corruption. Central government is sanctioning crores of rupees for the development of the state. The sanctioned amount when reaches the blocks and RD division offices blue print are for financial embezzlement is prepared. Financial anomalies of crores of rupees in Bishalgarh, Dasda and Rupaichari block were mentioned in government files. By looting governemntfunds a section of engineers have become “ crore pati’s†disproportionate to the known sources of income. The trend of looting in the three mentioned above block was so immense that from grass root employees to higher ups were active in their mission of looting. It is not that the state government is not aware about ongoing rampant corruption in blocks and RD division offices. But no steps are taken to control the rein of corruption. There is a vigilance department in the state but its role against corruption is insignificant. The department has failed to take any action against any big fishes involved with corruption. In most cases corruptions are reportedly acknowledged by the administration. | 18-Oct-2015 |
Devotees throngs puja pandal on Chaturth | AGARTALA, Oct 18 (TIWN): Puja pandals across Agartala city on Chaturthi night witnessed a surge in the number of devotees who are driven by their faith in Goddess Durga and also to get a feel the artistic splendour of the pandals made by several unsung heroes who sneaked into the State, performed their duty and would leave quietly for their home. The crowd kept on swelling as the day progressed. | 18-Oct-2015 |
Tripura Police to accept FIR through SMS | Agartala, Oct 18 (TIWN/IANS) An FIR can now be filed with Tripura Police through an SMS or via an e-mail, an official statement said here Sunday. | 18-Oct-2015 |
Theft and snatching cases goes high in t | AGARTALA, Oct 18 (TIWN): On the eve of Durga Puja when the people are busy in Puja preparation, theft and snatching in the capital and in the various parts of the state is on high alert ahead of the Durga Puja. | 18-Oct-2015 |
Banks to remain close for week from Sapt | AGARTALA, Oct 18 (TIWN): Banks will be closed for seven days starting October 20 to October 26.Private and nationalised banks will be closed because of Durga Puja. ATMs will stay open throughout this period but will be replenished only on Wednesday. | 18-Oct-2015 |
'Peace is pre-condition for development' | Santirbazar, Oct 18 (TIWN): MP Jiten Chowdhury while addressing a crowded gathering of Govt. Employees at Jolaibari, under Santirbazar Sub Division , organized by TUKC's (Tripura Upajati Karmachari Kamiti) Santirbazar Divisional Committee, pointed out that Peace is precondition for development and we all should isolate all evil/poisonous political parties to save our next generation . | 18-Oct-2015 |
BJP holds meeting with Union Minister Mo | AGARTALA, Oct 18 (TIWN): Aiming to revitalize the state BJP party, Minister of State (Agriculture), Govt. of India Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya on Saturday held a meeting with the delegates of the BJP party at BJP office premises. | 17-Oct-2015 |
Power Minister Manik Dey assures load sh | Agartala, Oct 18 (TIWN): In order to make the state load-shedding free during the festival of Durga Puja, Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL) also geared up with all necessary arrangements to make the state load-shedding free during the days of festival.. | 17-Oct-2015 |
'India engaging with SAARC nations for N | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, Oct 18 (TIWN): As part of the Centre's Look East policy, India is engaging with Bangladesh and other Saarc nations to bring about development in the northeastern region, BJP leader Ram Madhav said on Saturday in New Delhi."The emotional disconnect between the people of the northeast and the rest of the country is our own creation," Madhav, BJP's national general secretary and in-charge of the northeast, said. He was speaking during a panel discussion on "Northeast's strategic importance and Act East policy" organised as part of the ongoing Northeast Festival here."We, as a government, are committed to bridge this emotional disconnect," he said, adding that India's development would not be complete without the development of the northeast.The Indian government is taking many steps for the development of the region and is talking to Bangladesh and other Saarc nations as well in this regard. As part of our Look East Policy, we are looking to improve the physical connectivity and infrastructure in the region," he said. According to the BJP leader, there are three main reasons for the northeast lagging behind in development compared to other parts of the country -- emotional disconnect, physical disconnect and bad governance. | 18-Oct-2015 |
Modi Govt's look EAST policy in action : | AGARTALA / GUWAHATI, Oct 18 (TIWN): India's central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced on Saturday it has opened two sub-offices in the northeastern states of Manipur and Mizoram.Manipur Chief Minister O. Ibobi Singh and RBI deputy governor Harun R. Khan inaugurated RBI's sub-office in Imphal on Saturday, it said in a statement.The Imphal office, which will have a financial inclusion and development department, consumer education and protection cell and market intelligence unit, "will work in close coordination of the state government, NABARD and the banks for financial and banking development of the state," it said.On Thursday, RBI Governor Raghuram G. Rajan and Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla inaugurated an RBI sub-office in Aizawl, with the same departments."With the opening of Imphal office, the Reserve Bank will now have offices in five of the seven states in the northeast," the statement added.The union cabinet on Wednesday approved the revised cost estimate for a multi-modal transit transport project passing through Myanmar that will provide an alternate access route to India's northeastern states."The union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Wednesday gave its approval for the revised cost estimate of Rs.2,904.04 crore (about Rs.29 billion) for the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project in Myanmar," an official statement said."The project will provide an alternate access route to the northeastern region of India and contribute towards the region's economic development. Being a key connectivity project, it will promote economic, commercial and strategic links between India and Myanmar," it added. | 17-Oct-2015 |
CM greets on the occasion of Durga Puja | AGARTALA, Oct 17 (TIWN): On the auspicious occasion of Durga Puja 2015, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar extended his warm greetings to all the citizens. | 17-Oct-2015 |
Existing schools running deplorable, yet | AGARTALA, Oct 18 (TIWN): Eyeing forward to quality education, the education department officials in a meeting decided that, Jirania block will get a new English medium school by next financial year. | 17-Oct-2015 |
Efforts on by TSPCB to contain noise pol | AGARTALA, Oct 17 (TIWN): With the ensuing Durga Puja, the officials of the Tripura State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) has already ensured that the noise pollution level should not exceed the specified levels during the puja days.A team comprising TSPCB officials will patrol the city from afternoon till late night on the puja days to check any breach in sound levels during the Durga Puja pandals here. All Puja pandals on the main roads and prominent localities of the state capital will be under the TSPCB scanner. The pomp and show at every pandal has increased and so has the size of the loudspeakers. The TSPCB also issues advertisements and appeals to the people to check the sound level pollution at pandals. According to the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000, as amended in 2012, the noise level at market places between 6am to 10pm should be below 65 dB. However, a relaxation of 10 dB is also given under rule 5(4) of the same taking the upper limit to 75 dB for special occasions. Loudspeakers are a strict no after 10pm. However, considering the religious sentiments of the people during the festivities, it becomes difficult to enforce pollution control laws strictly. Unfortunately, every year, the quantum of air and noise pollution caused due to the bursting of firecrackers increases on Diwali. Firecrackers release pollutants such as sulphur dioxide, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide etc in the air, which causes ailments like asthma and bronchitis. Not only the elderly and patients in hospitals, but animals and birds are also affected due to air and noise pollution. Though various schools and organisations organised demonstrations prior to Diwali to educate the masses on a pollution-free festival, their efforts have been futile. The environment and pollution departments also got notices published in various newspapers about regulations to curb noise and air pollution, but to no avail. | 17-Oct-2015 |
D.M. Jamatia’s tenure ends this | AGARTALA, Oct 17 (TIWN): Law department Secretary, D. M. Mohan tenure ends this month. Under this circumstance hectic parleys are going on in the state government who will be the next law secretary. The front runner for the post is additional session and district court judge SB Datta.The state government is seriously pondering about his name as the next law secretary. But the government is in dilemma for not finding any body loyal like Jamatia. For time being the government wants Datta as the next law secretary. Even though he is additional session court judge but he is senior grade – I judicial officer. Than there is no objection in having Datta as law secretary, but to become high court justice he should have experience of district and session court judge. There was discussion on number of names,but the state government could not find any reliable one for the post. Then the name of Datta was selected informally, but it’s just a matter of when his name will be declared officially. It may be recalled here that the state government was embroiled in a direct tussle with Tripura High Court over transfer of Law secretary D M Jamatia.Jamatia had been transferred on July 15, last and Chief Secretary Y P Singh was asked by the High Court to make arrangement to release him from the post of Law secretary so that he can join as the district and sessions judge in Unokoti on August 3.But in two separate letters to the High Court, Law Minister Tapan Chakraborty and the chief secretary expressed their inability to release Jamatia now.The Minister, in a letter to the High Court on July 20, expressed the state government's inability to relieve Jamatia from his responsibilities as law secretary. | 17-Oct-2015 |
Media capacity building workshop on Disa | AGARTALA, Oct 17 (TIWN): A workshop on media capacity building on Disaster Management organized on Saturday at Agartala Press Club. | 17-Oct-2015 |
Price hike left the artisan to suffer | AGARTALA, Oct 17 (TIWN): Puja committees where assign clay artisans from West Bengal to shape up the idol of the Goddess Durga, section of clay artisans are being deprived of getting accurate value of their work. | 17-Oct-2015 |
IFS appointment in state administration; | AGARTALA, Oct 17 (TIWN): Severe resentment is brewing among IAS officers regarding the appointment of IFS ( Indian Forest Service ) officers in administrative service. The agitated officers have protested the policy of the government. It has been observed that for last few years it has been noticed that the state government is more interested in posting IFS officers’ in administration depriving efficient IAS officers. | 17-Oct-2015 |
13 years old child prepares an Idol of G | AGARTALA, Oct 17 (TIWN): A child artist of Class 7 of Pratapgarh also posses happiness in preparing idols of goddess Durga besides his regular stuff of studying and playing cricket. | 17-Oct-2015 |
Kamalpur: Police tightened up security f | KAMALPUR, Oct 17, (TIWN): To ensure peaceful and smooth Puja days, Kamalpur police tightened up security in the area. OC Swapan Sengupta expressed about the security arrangements to TIWN this morning. | 17-Oct-2015 |
Deplorable condition of Tripura school e | SANTIRBAZAR, Oct 17 (TIWN): MP Jiten Chowdhury stressed on quality education in schools and said that dearth of good people engaged in society building contributed to continued rise in immoral activities. | 17-Oct-2015 |
AMC poll: CPI(M) all set to regain power | AGARTALA, Oct 17 (TIWN): Ruling CPI(M) have done their home work to regain power in the ensuing Agartala Municipal Corporation election schedule to held in mid – December next. Due to disintegrated opposition parties, the ruling party is using the administration at ease to work in their favour. As a result they have completed the delimitation work and related works violating the existing municipal act. By this they have made the opposition defunct and gave no importance of objections raised by common men. Serious resentment is brewing among them, some are even planning to knock the door of court. | 17-Oct-2015 |
Beneficiaries deprived of food items at | KAMALPUR, Oct 17, (TIWN): The beneficiaries who have been selected and received the ‘NFSA Priority group’ seal in their family ration cards are deprived of food materials as the fair price shop dealer declined to give them the items. And on the contrary, two families who earned their livelihood as Nagaland government’s employee and who used to visit the village during votes, got selected for the priority list. | 17-Oct-2015 |
FIR registration:High Court stern warnin | AGARTALA, Oct 17 (TIWN): After getting stern warning from high court at last state police have risen to action. Lot of cases are pending in the court against police refusal of registering FIRs. Even chief justice Deepak Gupta took some suo motto cases and warned the state police. Some officers were even summoned in court for not taking FIRs. | 17-Oct-2015 |
NH44 dilapidated condition: State PWD re | AGARTALA, Oct 17 (TIWN): Instead of making proper renovation of the road, State's PWD department is busy in bluffing people by giving mere black carpeting in the name road renovation, in different parts of NH 44. It is to be mentioned here that Public Works Minister Badal Choudhury urged to renovate the roads for smooth convenience before Durga Puja but in the name of renovation the roads are only being covered with black carpeting.With the zero progress of work in the renovation of NH44, it seems that the people of Tripura have to travel through the topsy-turvy road during the puja days also. With just days left for the colourful festival of Durga puja, there is no proper glimpse of facelift of NH44 so far in the state. The deplorable condition of National Highway 44, the only road connectivity that links mainland India with the eastern part of Meghalaya, Barak Valley in Assam, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura has for a long time now remained a harrowing experience for helpless commuters.The condition of these stretches of the highways has become so bad that in some patches these have turned into virtual craters. In fact, the deplorable condition of these national highways has led to resentment amongst local people, with the demand for their maintenance growing and intensifying.The poor condition of the NH44 has lead to endless sufferings for the state people. Starting from transportation problem, now the people are facing the threat of price hike in the state. Although lately, the state govt. has opened an alternative way of NH-44 by which goods may be exported and imported but the same alternative road has also beak down due to over load. | 17-Oct-2015 |
Assam-Tripura CPI-M Unions to launch jo | AGARTALA, Oct 17 (TIWN): Assam and Tripura's CPI-M supported Motor workers union will launch joint movement to press their demand for the immediate action for the development of National Highway 44. The Motor Union leaders of Barak Valley and Tripura announced this in a press conference. The leaders blamed both Assam and Union govt for not taking adequate measure to repair the NH44 and held responsible for the huge embarrassment the passengers and motor workers facing while crossing over the stretch from Loarboa to Churaibari. | 16-Oct-2015 |
Steps being taken for fertilizer plant i | Agartala, Oct 16 (TIWN / IANS) As Tripura has abundant natural gas, a gas based fertilizer plant would be set up in the state to meet the fertilizer crisis in the northeastern states, union Minister of State for Agriculture Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya said here Friday. | 16-Oct-2015 |
Agartala-Kolkata via Dhaka Volvo bus ser | AGARTALA, Oct 16 (TIWN): In an historic moment for the land-locked Tripura, Transport Minister Manik Dey on Friday inaugurated the maiden Volvo bus service for Agartala-Kolkata via Dhaka at TRTC complex. | 16-Oct-2015 |
Arunachal to soon produce amber-coloured | AGARTALA, Oct 17 (TIWN): When every North Eastern state is marching towards progress in Industry & Commerce, boosting economy by following common sense and economic vision, also utilizing the Industry friendly Modi Govt, but Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar still remain in a self inflicted COMA of shunning all mordern technologies, also avoiding all types of hightech industry CEOs, apart from that highly egoistic Manik chosen to deny BAR licenses in Tripura so that Tripura will never step into 21st century's progress. In a sharp contrast from Tripura, in an encouraging development, Arunachal Pradesh is taking up wine production on commercial basis . Reds and whites have been around for ages. Now comes an amber one. Fresh and crisp and high on aroma, Arun Kiwi is a wine that Arunachal Pradesh can truly be proud of as it will soon start producing the drink.Not too long ago, being India's largest producer of the kiwi fruit, the northeastern state found itself in a dilemma as to how to make the best use of it. It was then the idea of making wine out of the fruit dawned on the authorities of the land of the dawn-lit mountains."Since we had a problem in marketing the hugely abundant produce, we thought of making wine out of it," Egam Basar, head of the state Horticulture Research and Development Institute, told this visiting correspondent. | 16-Oct-2015 |
NLFT spikes up insurgent activities at K | AGARTALA, Oct 16 (TIWN): Numbers of militants from the banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) under the initiative of NLFT area commandant Rathomoni Koloi have allegedly entered korbook Sub-division under South district through the long unfenced border area ahead of the Durga puja festival to revive themselves and disrupt the smooth conduct of the festival. The banned outfit of NLFT has intruded in the area to disrupt the smooth conduct of the festival in the area. | 16-Oct-2015 |
Union Minister Kundariya visits Tripura, | AGARTALA, Oct 16 (TIWN): Union Minister for Agriculture Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya here visits in Tripura on Friday, observes agricultural status of state Tripura and also motivated the farmers for using advanced technology. However his visit is scheduled as 2 day visit as he is leaving state on Oct 18.However, he met Tripura CM Manik Sarkar and received an warm welcome from him at Civil Secretariat. | 16-Oct-2015 |
Kamalpur: Puja-2015: Kamaleswari Kalibar | KAMALPUR, Oct 16, (TIWN): Only hours left for the beginning of the greatest celebration of the Bengali Hindus throughout the state. For four days people would throng into pandals decorated with dazzling gadgets and arrangements for amusement. The roaming of crowd from pandal to pandal along with family, friends or beloved would add to the charm of the festivity. This prevailing scenery of crowd would also been found here at Kamalpur. | 16-Oct-2015 |
Distribution of T-TET application form b | AGARTALA, Oct 16 (TIWN): Distribution of Tripura Eligibility Test examination appearing form initiated on Friday. The process of online submission of the form will continue till November 10. | 16-Oct-2015 |
Union Minister Kalyanbhaiji urges Farmer | AGARTALA, Oct 16 (TIWN): Inaugurating the agricultural exhibition at Indian Council of Agricultural Research ICAR, Union Minister of State for Agriculture Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya at ICAR complex, Lembucherra, on Friday urged the farmers to embrace new technology for better yielding. Farmers have been urged to embrace new and modern agriculture practices to improve productivity and boost income from the venture. Speaking at the exhibition, after assessing the agricultural activities, Union Minister of State for Agriculture Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya said there is a rapid improvement of new technologies in the field of farming and it is vital for the farmers to educate themselves on the new technologies.This will help in increasing their productivity, save energy and time and most importantly help them economically, he added. He further said that if the farmers can accept the coming of new technology and get used to it, agricultural productivity in the State can be abundant and help in economic crisis. He also highlighted the importance of crop diversification stating that various kinds of crops should be planted and farmers should not stick with just cultivating a single crop. | 16-Oct-2015 |
BSF new IG Farooqui assumed charge of Tr | Agartala, Oct 16 (TIWN): M F Farooqui, IPS, has assumed the charge of the Inspector General of BSF, Tripura Frontier, Salbagan on 16th Oct 2015. M F Farooqui is a master degree holder from Allahabad University and joined the Indian Police Service in the year 1995. An officer of the Punjab cadre he has served in various capacities in the state of Punjab. | 16-Oct-2015 |
Tripura's lameduck CM keeps mum on insul | AGARTALA, Oct 16 (TIWN): Even after 5 days of the incident of snatching of permit from TRTC official for Maitry bus service in Dhaka, no Bangladesh official statement condemning the offence or explanation has so far been issued by the Bangladesh authority. The so called ‘friends of Bangladesh’ of Tripura (formed by the over enthusiast CPI-M leaders late Anil Sarkar and Goutam Das and their followers), Tripura CM Manik Sarkar also silent over the matter even though the lives of Tripura people are at stake in the hands of so called ‘friends’ of Bangladesh. They may be happy enough oiling their Dhaka friends but people of Tripura are scared of availing the MAITRY bus service slated to be inaugurated on 16th instant, as announced by state Transport Minister Manik Dey. The incident of snatching permit from TRTC official in Dhaka on Sunday has incited tension in the state and people are scared of buying Maitry bus ticket. Bangladesh govt is yet to react on the offensive launched in BRTC office by a section of Bangladeshi citizen. The BRTC employees and workers had openly threatened action once the TRTC bus Maitry enters Dhaka. | 16-Oct-2015 |
High Court's slap brings erring Tripura | AGARTALA, Oct 16 (TIWN): Tripura govt will hold its first Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) on 21st December and submission of application will begin from today. A notification in this regards has been issued by the Board constituted by the state govt in July. The TET will be conducted in two phases. The first part is for the applicants of primary teachers and the second is for upper primary teachers. The eligible applicants will get the opportunity to answer either in bangle or English. Out of total marks of 150, 90 is the pass mark for both primary and upper primary teachers’ recruitment. As per the notification the questions will be in MCQ pattern. Candidates will get 2 hours 30 minutes to answer questions 150 marks. There will be no negative marks in the TET as announced by the Teacher’s Recruitment Board of Tripura. The board has asked the eligible unemployed youths to apply online from 16th October till 10th November. The board will open 8 centers for holding the exam in 8 district towns namely Agartala, Khowai, Udaipur, Belonia, Sonamura, Kamalpur, Kailashahar and Dharmanagar. On 21st December test for primary teachers will be held from 9.30 am to 12.00 pm the test for the upper primary teachers will take place from 1 pm to 3.30 pm. The five subjects of the first TET as has been fixed are Child Development and teaching method, English, Bengali, Mathematic and Environment.The teachers recruitment policy of state govt (led by earlier Chief Secretary Panda and Education Secreatry Banamali ) was earlier severely criticized by the upper court and 10, 323 teachers appointment was declared illegal by the Tripura High Court on May, 2014 after which the state govt has taken to the Supreme Court for sympathetic consideration. | 15-Oct-2015 |
Health revolution: No CT scan service | AGARTALA, Oct 16 (TIWN): The so called health revolution in the state is only lip service of ministers, “ babus†and remain confined only in files. The true picture of health revolution can be witnessed if any patient goes at IGM hospital, states primer referral hospital. For construction of high rise blocks for the hospital, crores and crores of rupees are spent. Unfortunately, for the referral hospital health department till date failed to procure a CT scan machine for patients. A CT scan machine was installed in PP model six years back in the ground floor of three storied block of IGM . | 16-Oct-2015 |
Police jumps on action to curb illegal a | AGARTALA, Oct 16 (TIWN): With the aim to check the illegal sale of liquors in the city, a team of Tripura police including DIG (Southern Range) Uttam Kumar Majumder, SP Bijoy Nag, SDPO Sadar Rajendra Datta, OC of East and West police station along with others conducted raid in several shops of MG Bazaar and ceased a huge amount liquors from the shops.Making a sudden raid at the shops, the team of police on Thursday ceased a total of 3000 litre of country made liquors, 110 bottles of foreign liquor, 26 bottle of corex, along a cash of Rs4870 from the shops.East police personnel on Thursday confirmed that that raid was conducted to check the rise of illegal sale of liquor in the city ahead of durga puja.However, the police also confirmed that all the country made liquor bottles were destroyed infront of DIG and all other alcohol products were ceased by police.No one is arrested in this regard so far and police is further investigating the case.It is to be mentioned here that Aiming to maintain the Law and order in the State, West Tripura District Magistrate has ordered to keep the liquor shops close from October 20 to 22.Under the Tripura Excise Act 174 a (e) it has been mentioned that all liquor licenses shall close their premises. Therefore, in order to ensure peace during the puja tenure, an order has been circulated that all the liquor shops will remains close.Despite of several initiatives taken by the authority to control the consumption of alcohol during the Puja tenure to avoid any untoward incidents, many liquor ships continues their business in the dark.Reportedly, there are some traders who continue to sell the liquors illegally.The illegal trade of liquor during the celebration raised problems for the passerby especially for the girls. Even teenagers create chaos on the road and in the crowded area. | 15-Oct-2015 |
Kamalpur: Bills and wages yet to disburs | KAMALPUR, Oct 16, (TIWN): Almost every year the contractors got their wages in the last moment on the eve of any celebration. And it resulted in heavy rush in the banks during last hours. This year, too, a large portion of contractors who got in work with PWD (R&B), DWS and Water Resource departments not got their bills still. Not only that many feared of not getting the bills before Puja. Moreover, the bribe-happy officials at the treasury kept the passed bills to them for pocketing some extra income. And without that extra, the officials and employees would not let a single bill to the banks. Now, the contractors had to pay the bribe and to have their bills. | 16-Oct-2015 |
State Level Children’s Science Co | AGARTALA, Oct 16 (TIWN): Altogether 66 science project has been observed during the two-day long State Level Children’s Science Congress held at Bhagat Singh Youth Hostel. | 15-Oct-2015 |