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Bulldoze of shops begins at Udaipur for | UDAIPUR, Nov 24 (TIWN): The double lane expansion work has begun in full swing at Udaipur-Sabroom road. Bulldoze for all the shops situated opposite to Udaipur matabari temple has began in full swing. | 24-Nov-2015 |
‘No purchase-No sale’-All T | AGARTALA, Nov 24 (TIWN): Failing to get any fruitful response regarding the fulfilment of demand the All Tripura Petroleum dealers association (ATPDA) called for two days strike on 27 and 28th November. | 24-Nov-2015 |
DM west continues inspection of the mult | AGARTALA, Nov 24 (TIWN): Continuing the inspection of the multi storied building on Tuesday, DM Millind Ramteke along with other officials visited the 10 other multi storied building in the Agartala city. | 24-Nov-2015 |
Internet Bandwidth: Work to get complete | AGARTALA, Nov 24 (TIWN): Tripura’s aim to emerge as the Third internet gateway is not a far away as DGM (CFA) U.C. Bhowmick assured that the optical fibre laying work is scheduled to get complete by January 2016.Talking to TIWN, DGM (CFA) U.C. Bhowmik assured that Optical fibre laying is undergoing in full swing and by January 2016 the work will be fully completed.He further said that the heavy machineries and equipments which are suppose to arrive from abroad have already reached to Guwahati and the process for catering to the state from Guwahati is underway.The much waited project of Internet Bandwidth from Bangladesh’s submarine cable for the up gradation of the internet services of the State seems to get connected in few days as the authority is busy in laying the submarine cable line upto Akahura in full swing.It is to be mentioned here that union Communication and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad laid the foundation stone for an international internet gateway through Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh.Agartala, Tripura's capital city, would be the third international internet gateway in India after Mumbai and Chennai.India-Bangladesh surplus under-sea internet bandwidth (10 Gbps) sale agreement was signed during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s historic June 2015 visit to Dhaka in presence of Hon. Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina. India and Bangladesh signed pact on sharing Internet bandwidth as a result of which the submarine cable providing Net to Bangladesh will travel to Agartala from Cox's Bazar via Brahmanbaria. Bangladesh has agreed to sell off its unused submarine Internet bandwidth to India's state owned BSNL for $ 1.2 million (Rs 7.7 crores) a year. | 24-Nov-2015 |
Huge wastage of ‘public money†| AGARTALA, Nov 24 (TIWN): CPI-M party keeping in mind of upcoming 2018 assembly election and survival as Indian Communists last baston in tiny Tripura, party has started preparation for clear victory in full swing. Tripura is such a state, where Chief Minister’s aide BDO Bimal Chakraborty involved in massive Rs 51 crore MGNREGA scam, other massive corruptions have gripped the whole state, but main opposition political parties keeping mum for unknown reasons with the sole aim to help CPI-M, as if those parties are for the name-sake. For example BJP even though ruling the country centrally and Tripura is being visited by one after one Union Ministers, but BJP organizational strength is too weak to do election-campaign properly. Tripura’s main opposition party Congress is in such shambles that whether Congress ever want to return to power is a topic of gossip as Congress leaders continue to act in CPI-M’s favour. Moreover, allegations are coming that most of the Cong. candidates selected (on purpose) for this Municipal election are very weak and as a result chances of Cong’s win is very less in this upcoming election. Assumptions are given that due to lack of proper candidate, and campaigns and ‘seriousness’ of opposition parties, CPI-M may win the game very easily.The ‘poorest’ CM of India claims to have less funds, as central govt. do not provide enough funds to them, claimed CPI-M many times but 'poor' CM and his aides lavish lifestyles speaks otherwise. | 24-Nov-2015 |
India to supply 100 MW more power to Ban | AGARTALA, Nov 24 (TIWN / IANS) India was making arrangements to ensure supply of an additional 100 MW electricity to Bangladesh from December 16, a senior official said.The 100 MW would be in addition to 500 MW Bangladesh is already receiving from West Bengal. "Arrangements are being made to supply 100 MW more power to Bangladesh in view of Vijay Diwas celebrations on December 16," Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL) chairman Shyamal Roy told IANS.​'Vijay Diwas' (victory day) marks India's military victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war, resulting in the creation of an independent Bangladesh.The union power ministry has called a meeting in New Delhi on November 26 to finalise the tariff, he said.TSECL deputy general managar Mahananda Debbarma, who along with Tripura's principal secretary (Power) S.K. Rakesh and other senior officials would attend the New Delhi meeting, said the November 26 meeting would be the second meeting to discuss power supply."In the first meeting on October 26-28 in New Delhi, Indian and Bangladesh officials finalised all the nitty-gritty of the power supply, except the tariff," Debbarma said.Officials of India and Bangladesh conducted a joint inspection last week and earlier this month to see the progress in laying of a transmission line from Tripura to Bangladesh. | 24-Nov-2015 |
2000 TSR to be deployed for the civic po | AGARTALA, Nov 24 (TIWN): With the aim to conduct safe and smooth municipal and Nagar panchayat election which is slated to be held on December 9, altogether about 2000 TSR force to be deployed in the state. Along with police, the safety measures will be look after by the TSR force during the election. | 24-Nov-2015 |
India, Bangladesh agreement to promote c | New Delhi, Nov 24 (TIWN) In a bid to promote coastal shipping, India and Bangladesh on Sunday inked the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to operationalise the "Agreement on Coastal Shipping" they signed in June. | 24-Nov-2015 |
Diesel crisis hits Agartala, Govt misman | AGARTALA, Nov 24 (TIWN): After experiencing an acute shortage of petrol over an interval period of time, now the people are also facing the shortage of Diesel in the state. This has forced petrol pumps to ration the fuel and as a result hundreds of vehicles were seen in queue in front of petrol pump for refilling their vehicle tanks. | 24-Nov-2015 |
Mock poll drills run high | AGARTALA, Nov 24 (TIWN): Keeping an eye on the ensuing Municipal election, mock poll drills are being conducted regularly for smooth conduct of the election which is slated to be held on Dec 9. | 24-Nov-2015 |
Indo-Bangla Power selling agreement to f | AGARTALA, Nov 24 (TIWN): Not long ago, in front of President Pranab during OTPC Unit I inauguration and during OTPC Unit II inauguration by PM Modi, Tripura Chief Minister loudly promised to make Tripura a load-shedding state. However, after those long promises many years have been passed, and the words of Chief Minister is still a dream for the people of Tripura. According to the sources, on Nov 27 India and Bangladesh would ink an agreement regarding power-supply/selling to Bangladesh, starting with 100 MW from OTPC Palatana Power Plant. Talking to TIWN, Minister Manik Dey said that the tariff for 100MW unit of power transmission to Bangladesh will be decided in that Nov 27 meeting. Recently, Technical Director of TSECL (Tripura State Electric Supply Corp) M K Chowdhury also told media the same. However, within all these hoopla and publicity campaigns by Manik Sarkar’s corrupt govt, what the general public of Tripura got after all from Palatana? | 24-Nov-2015 |
‘No Voice’ to say: Misery, | AGARTALA, Nov 24 (TIWN): Although Golden-era, with less population in comparison to other states of India, Tripura still remained backward especially in hilly areas without basic facilities of everyday life which mostly inhibited by poor tribals,. In places like Baramura hilly areas, tribal women are everyday found to carry water from miles of distances for their household works. There is also no proper drinking water system yet envisioned by ruling CPI-M Govt and its Chief Minister. However, during election, CPI-M begs huge number of votes from tribal people of the state but in return lifer never changes for these poor people.Tribals in Tripura's hilly areas are deprived of proper schooling for their children, where education system is for the name-sake. Teachers are provided there very less and classes remain most of the times “Empty†without teachers. Benches, buildings, proper sanitary system in schools are still dreams for those children.Health centre’s facilities are bare minimum or absent there. In most of the areas a whole hospital is often run by a single doctor, and in the absence of that doctor one or two nurses take care of the patients. Medical facilities are also very poor as ‘Nothing’ is available there even if hundreds of people are dying every year from Malaria and other diseases.Tribals are deprived of proper schooling for their children, where education system barely exists for name-sake. | 23-Nov-2015 |
NH 44: Double lane expansion work goes i | AGARTALA, Nov 24 (TIWN): The double lane expansion work for NH44 is going on in full swing at Chowmuhani bazaar area. Keeping in mind the faster conversion of NH44 into double lane, the forest department has began the work of chopping the trees on both the side of the roads for the expansion. | 23-Nov-2015 |
Tripura's ego-centric CM being ignored i | AGARTALA, Nov 24 (TIWN): After West Bengal CM’s domination over Kejriwal’s conclave at Delhi in the month of September, the next was Nitish Kumar’s oath taking, where all anti-BJP parties joined together. Now WB CM Mamata Banarjee invited Nitish & Kejriwal both to join in the forthcoming business summit. CPI-M here in Tripura is more anti-BJP than anti-Cong or any other party. But unfortunately after so much of imposing allegations, complains, even publishing a book namely “Face & Mask†to hit BJP by Tripura CPI-M itself; as of today’s date no-one even cares to count decimated CPI-M as any important political group anywhere. | 23-Nov-2015 |
DoNER minister assures to make Mizoram I | AIZAWL / AGARTALA, Nov 24 (TIWN): Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday said the Central government was committed to develop Mizoram as the 'Bamboo state of India'."Mizoram is blessed with very high production of bamboo, which can be turned into a major source, not only for furniture but also for paper supply to the rest of the country," Singh said while addressing a press conference at Aizawl. This could not only generate revenue for the state but also create opportunities for youth outside India, he said.The DoNER minister added that he had already initiated an effort to reinforce Bamboo Development Board of India.He said the successive governments had neglected Mizoram's vast potentials and this was an opportunity for the people of the state to ensure adequate implementation of various pro-poor central schemes initiated by the Modi government. In Tripura under Manik Sarkar led CPI-M Govt's 22 yr rule, Tripura's famous bamboo plantations were destroyed by uncontrolled rubber plantations by CPI-M cadres. As a result, Mizoram and other NE states taking advantage to become India's leading bamboo state. | 24-Nov-2015 |
Tribal Engineers Society conducts Health | AGARTALA, Nov 24 (TIWN): The “Tribal Engineers’ Society, Tripura†has organized a Awareness Camp on 22nd November, 2015 at Girachandrapara under Bhagirath VC, Dumburnagar RD Block on the topic of Health (malaria & diarrhea), Drinking Water & Sanitation sponsored by Tribal Research and Cultural Institute, Govt. of Tripura. | 23-Nov-2015 |
Bimal Sinha murder case: HC notified to | AGARTALA, Nov 23 (TIWN): Tripura High Court (HC) on Monday has notified 11 January as the last date to publish 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 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. 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. The Yusuf Commission report has not been released yet today furnishing suspicious causes by the state govt. here. The CPI-M and its Left front govt. had washed their hand from the murder incident case because they too were involved in the brutal murder of Bimal Sinha. Senior advocate and rights activist Kalyani Roy had recently filed a PIL on the issue which was heard by a Tripura High Court division bench to publish report by January 11. | 24-Nov-2015 |
Bank of Baroda opens its 4th branch in | AGARTALA, Nov 23 (TIWN): Realizing the constantly evolving and diverse needs of its customers in Tripura, Bank of Baroda on Mondayinaugurated its fourth branch at Ramnagar. There are 3 branch of Bank of Baroda operating in Tripura at Kaman Chowmuhani, Math Chowmuhani, and Udaipur but seeing the need of its customers the authority has opened its new branch at Ramnagar on Monday. All together there are 54 branch of bank of baroda in the NE zone. | 23-Nov-2015 |
Massive Corruption: Poor quality materia | KAILASAHAR, Nov 23 (TIWN): The old motor stand at kailasahar, has turned into a deplorable condition within a period of few days of the construction. 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. | 23-Nov-2015 |
Indeed Digital India: ATM left out of or | AGARTALA, Nov 23 (TIWN): Automated teller machines have made life difficult for last two months for residents of Gandacheerra instead of helping them 24 hours a day. | 23-Nov-2015 |
International Passport office centre in | AGARTALA, Nov 23 (TIWN): Deputy Passport official Ashish Kumar Mirda said that the international Passport office centre likely to get inaugurated by January 2016.The much awaited project of opening an international passport centre at Tripura is likely to inaugurate by January 2016.However, the sources further said that the old AMC office at Jackson gate will be the new international passport centre at Agartala. The sources also confirmed that, Deputy Passport official Ashish Kumar Mirda also held a meeting with Chief Secretary Yash Pal singh and visited the old AMC office at Jackson and expressed satisfaction over the site for setting up the new passport office.If everything falls in the correct place the office will be inaugurated by January 2016 and 90 percent for office setting work is already complete.However, it is to be mentioned here that the decision of opening a new international passport centre at Agartala was conveyed to BJP Maha Jansampark observer Biplab Deb when he meet External affairs Minister Shushma Swaraj’s private secretary Satish Gupta at New Delhi. Union Ministry has approved the proposal of setting up an international passport centre at Agartala and the probability of setting up the office by November is high.According to the officials, except Guwahati there is no passport office in Northeast region but Tripura Passport Seva has been under Kolkata Regional Passport office because of better communication with Kolkata and the state government's choice. | 23-Nov-2015 |
Election near, value of voters spike up: | AGARTALA, Nov 23 (TIWN): Eyebrows arising with Tripura left front govt's sudden focus on few developmental works especially in Municipality areas, says latest report. However, govt.’s attempt on developmental works just started before 1 month of the election, which again shows the intention of govt. fishy, rather than long term peoples welfare. | 23-Nov-2015 |
India-Bangladesh 'border haats': Sriman | AGARTALA, Nov 23 (TIWN): Border haats of Tripura are the gaining ground in the bilateral trade with export volume swelling every passing month. After opening of Srinagar and Kamalasagar Border Haats states exports to Bangladesh has gone up. Two more border haats are in the pipeline at Raghna (Paul Basti) in Dharmanagar and Kamalpur in Dhalai district. District administrations of respective areas are in touch with Bangladesh authorities to select the exact spot for setting up border haats according to Director, Industries and Commerce VG Jenner. “Once the site selection process is over and the Centre releases fund, we will start construction of border haats in both placesâ€, he said. | 23-Nov-2015 |
One withdraws nomination from Civic poll | AGARTALA, Nov 23 (TIWN): One candidate of Independent party on Monday withdrew his nomination papers from the upcoming Municipal election. Today was the last day of withdrawal of nomination paper. | 23-Nov-2015 |
Locals agitated over the slow pace work | AGARTALA, Nov 23 (TIWN): Observing the slow pace work of PNG service executed by the TNGCL to households in many parts of Agartala, the people have lost their faith over the assurance given to them by the state government to provide PNG service to moist of the houses. | 22-Nov-2015 |
Tripura surgeon fined Rs.2 lakh for laxi | AGARTALA, Nov 23 (TIWN / IANS) A Tripura consumer disputes redressal forum has imposed a Rs.2-lakh fine on a senior surgeon for laxity in an operation nine years ago, a lawyer said here on Sunday. | 23-Nov-2015 |
Demand for Railway Division at Tripura | AGARTALA, Nov 23 (TIWN): Railway division may be setup at Dharmanagar Tripura in place of Silchar, BJP State leader Biplab Deb told TIWN. | 22-Nov-2015 |
Mega-health camp inaugurated | AGARTALA, Nov 23 (TIWN): With the initiative of Kolkata medicine centre a mega health camp was organised on Sunday at Jail road. | 22-Nov-2015 |
Railway Minister assures seamless BG con | AGARTALA, Nov 23 (TIWN):Union Minister of Railways, Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has assured that the Gauge Conversion of Badarpur-Kumargbat-Agartala sections will be completed shortly and Tripura will come on Broad Gauge map of the country soon.The Minister was speaking at the flag off event of the first passenger carrying train between Silchar and Guwahati through the newly constructed Lumding - Silchar broad gauge section. Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu officially flagged off the BG fast passenger train from Silchar to Guwahati via Lumding, Haflong through remote control by organizing a video-conferencing between Rail Bhawan, New Delhi and Silchar Railway station, Assam.The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affaires and Sports Sarbananda Sonowal and Union Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha was specially present on the occasion at Silchar end. | 23-Nov-2015 |
Parents brutally beaten up by son | UDAIPUR, Nov 22 (TIWN): In a tragic incident, old parents were brutally beaten by their own son at Udaipur Matabari area on Sunday afternoon. The accused is identified as Sandip Acharjee. | 22-Nov-2015 |
Festival of Choreographic work inaugurat | AGARTALA, Nov22 (TIWN): With the aim to enhance the contemporary works of choreographers, the five day long Nritya Sanrachna, was inaugurated at Rabindra Shatabarshiki Bhawan. The festival is organized by Sangeet Natak Akademi, National School for Music, Dance and Drama in association with Department of Information and Cultural Affairs. | 22-Nov-2015 |
Minister of state for railways-Manoj Sig | AGARTALA, Nov 22 (TIWN): Minister of state for railways-Manoj Sigh who was scheduled to arrive in the state for the inspection of the BG conversion work progress in Tripura is cancelled due to his sudden engagement of work with the railway board. | 22-Nov-2015 |
Government declares official holiday for | AGARTALA, Nov 22 (TIWN): Keeping eye on the smooth conduct of the municipal election on December 9, government declared official holiday for the entire government organisation on that particular day. All the government organisations including educational institutes, office, court and other organisation to remain close on December 9 to mark the smooth conduct of the civic election. | 22-Nov-2015 |
Work on laying Power transmission lines | AGARTALA, Nov 22 (TIWN): The laying of power cable lines for the transmission of 100 MW power to Bangladesh is undergoing rapidly at different spots including at Kounarban area. Talking to TIWN correspondent Senior Safety officer Amarendra Kumar Sahu said that altogether 3,500 employees are engaged in the work of laying power cable lines for transmission of 100 MW power to Bangladesh.With the aim to fulfil the work within December 16 the employees are working in full swing. Site Engineer Surendra Yadav further said that 50 percent of laying power cables lines is almost complete and it can be assumed that the remaining work will be completed in the given deadline.Despite of finalising the final tariff for power transmission to Bangladesh, Palatana Power Plant has decided to supply power to Bangladesh by December 16. | 22-Nov-2015 |
Opening of International Passport Centre | AGARTALA, Nov 22 (TIWN): The much awaited project of opening an international passport centre at Tripura might get delayed as there is not much visible progress in the process of setting up a international passport centre. Talking to TIWN correspondent on Sunday Tripura BJP Maha Jansampark Observer Biplab Deb said that the probability of opening the International Passport Centre at Tripura is high and will be set up by the end of this month. He also said that, he will hold talk with External affairs Minister Shushma Swaraj’s private secretary Satish Gupta soon for further confirmation regarding the opening of the passport centre at Tripura. If everything falls in the correct place the new international passport centre may be inaugurated by the end of the November at Agartala, confirmed BJP Leader Biplab Deb.However, it is to be mentioned here that the decision of opening a new International Passport Centre at Agartala was conveyed to him when he met External affairs Minister Shushma Swaraj’s private secretary Satish Gupta and for further confirmation he will again held talk with Satish Gupta soon, added Biplab Deb. BJP Leader Biplab Deb further said that, Union Ministry has approved the proposal of setting up an international passport centre at Agartala and the probability of setting up the office by November is high. | 22-Nov-2015 |
Udaipur rape case: accused sent to Jail | AGARTALA, Nov 22 (TIWN): Yet with another event lake-city Udaipur has been shaken with a case was registered against a rape-accused namely Subhashish Das (24). | 21-Nov-2015 |
BJP gears up for civic polls, begins doo | UDAIPUR, Nov 22 (TIWN): With just counting days left for the civic polls, Bharatiya Janata party under the leadership of Tripura Jamsampark Abhijaan observer Biplab Deb has finally geared up and has kicked off the door-to-door campaign for the civic polls to beg votes from the people in their favour for the ensuing civic polls slated to be held on dec 9 at Udaipur. | 21-Nov-2015 |
Cabinet Secretary reviews prices and ava | NEW DELHI/AGARTALA, Nov 22 (TIWN): The Cabinet Secretary, Shri P.K. Sinha reviewed the prices and availability of essential commodities with some of the major States producing pulses, tomatoes and onions. Chief Secretaries of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka participated in the meeting through video conferencing. Senior officials of union Ministries of Agriculture, Food, Commerce & Industry and Central Agencies dealing with these commodities attended the meeting. | 22-Nov-2015 |
Dr Jitendra Singh announces superspecial | AGARTALA, Nov 22 (TIWN): As a new initiative for the Northeast, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today announced super-specialty courses for doctors from the eight North-Eastern States. This will include provision for Doctor of Medicine (DM) and Master of Chirurgiae (Mch) courses in medical institutions outside Northeast as well as option of short duration training up to six months in super-specialty. | 22-Nov-2015 |
Call of Ganamukti Parishad’s Thak | SANTIRBAZAR, Nov 22 (TIWN): In the face of attacks unleashed by the Modi government, the CPl(M) and the Left champions the rights of the tribal masses, said MP Jiten Choudhury in the one day special organizational convention of the GMP held in Thakurchaerra under Santirbazar Sub Division. The convention attended by more than 800 cpim supporters from all over the Sub Division was also addressed by MLA Jasbir Tripura and other CPIM Local leaders. Addressing the delegates, Jiten said, with Modi government assuming office the distress of the tribal masses across the country has increased.The Modi government is working against the tribal masses and women. The capitalist path of development and the constitutional safeguards for the weaker sections are contradictory to each other. That is why, between 1987-88 and 2010-11 the percentage of landless among tribals has gone up from 18 percent to 38 percent. | 21-Nov-2015 |
DM (West) inspects the multi-storied bui | AGARTALA, Nov 21 (TIWN): District Magistrate (West) Millind Ramteke along with other officials of Fire service crew, electric department, AMC and police department visited the multi storied buildings of Agartala city on Saturday morning. | 21-Nov-2015 |
Owners threatened the girls to run the p | AGARTALA, Nov 21 (TIWN): Taking the 5 accused to fourteen days of jail custody involved in the sex racket police claimed that the owners continuously threatened the innocent girls to indulge into the sex racket business. | 21-Nov-2015 |
Kamalpur: Congress gears up campaign, ca | KAMALPUR, Nov 21 (TIWN): Congress got all set to give the CPI-M a hard fight in the ensuing Nagar Panchayat election. Even after contesting of BJP the ado for CPI-M continued as the Congress not left any stone unturned. All the candidates of Congress started vigorous campaign led by the District Congress President Manoj kanti Deb. | 21-Nov-2015 |
Deplorable condition of Mhuripur PHC : B | SANTIRBAZAR, Nov 21 (TIWN): Muhuripur PHC (Primary Health Care center) is suffering due to staff shortage and presently a single doctor is taking care of the whole PHC. It seems like that the poor hospital infrastructure is not a matter of worry for the Minister of Health and Family Welfare Badal Chowdhury. 50 bedded Muhuripur PHC under Bokafa RD Block, is unable to provide minimum healthcare services to the patients. Unhygienic condition over there is raising a stink within and outside the PHC. | 21-Nov-2015 |
Silchar-Lumbding railway service inaugur | AGARTALA, Nov 21 (TIWN): With the inauguration of Lumding-Silchar broad gauge passenger train section (Assam) through video conferencing from New Delhi by The Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu on Saturday has given clear thumbs up for the commencement of BG railway service in Tripura by March 2016. This is a milestone achievement in the history of North east India. By March 2016, the other states of NE India including Tripura will be on the railway map of the country with faster connectivity. With the completion of the work of phase-II Tripura will also made its entry in the map of the BG railway service.The Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha remained present at Guwahati Railway Station on the occasion. Union Minister of State Sarbananda Sonowal ,Mp Sushmita Dev & MLA Dilip Kumar Paul were also present on the occasion at Silchar Railyway Station along with Engineering staffs and other Board Member officials at 10 AM.The opening up of Lumding-Silchar Broad Gauge railway line marks a historical day in the history of Railways in north-eastern region and the people are overwhelmed to be a part of this history.Opening of Silchar-lumbding railway project is important mile-stone in the integration of north-eastern region to the nation as it will accelerate development in the region. | 21-Nov-2015 |
House gutted in massive fire breakout | AGARTALA, Nov 21 (TIWN): In a devastating fire incident, a house was completely burnt into ashes at Madhyapara in Bordowali on Friday late night. Although the damage was excessive but there was no report of casualty according to police report. Life came to stalled when massive fire broke out in a house of Subarna Roy in her absence.The people of Madhyapara under A.D.Nagar police station on Friday late night narrowly escaped death when massive fire broke out in her house. Panic prevailed in the area for more than hours in the area triggering tension among the people of the area.Reportedly, the incident came to notice in the area when a tenant of the house witnessed smoke spreading wide from the roofs and flames rising high and immediately called fire service crew for aid.Talking to TIWN correspondent A.D Nagar police official confirmed that there is report of casualty but there is a report of an estimated loss of about Rs.5 lakh.Police official confirmed that the preliminary investigation says that the fire broke out from cooking gas cylinder blast and with blew of the wind the flames got expanded and completely gutted the house.About 2 fire tenders and jumbo water tankers were rushed to the spot, confirmed police.Getting alarm about the fire incident huge police force of A.D.Nagar police station along with fire service crew reached the spot and after several attempts brought the fire under control. | 21-Nov-2015 |
Suresh Prabhu flags off Lumding-Silchar | NEW DELHI/GUWAHATI/SILCHAR, Nov 21 (TIWN): The Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurated Lumding-Silchar broad gauge section (Assam) by flagging off a passenger train via video conferencing at a function at New Delhi on Saturday. This is a landmark achievement by Indian Railways and important broad gauge railway connectivity project. States of Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura will also be on Broad Gauge by March, 2016 on completion of works of Phase - II. These states are dependent on this line for supply of food-grains, fertilizers, petroleum products etc. This Lumding-Silchar line is a milestone for the connectivity in the N.E. region and one of the largest gauge conversion projects of Indian Railways completed at a cost of Rs. 3500 crore. The project was completed despite difficult hilly terrain, geologically unstable hills and difficult law & order challenges and has been appreciated as an engineering marvel in all respects. A number of railwaymen sacrificed their lives in the completion of this project. | 21-Nov-2015 |
Political parties gear up, Election camp | AGARTALA, Nov 21 (TIWN): None of the political parties are willing to miss a scope to promote their party candidates to the people ahead of municipal election. | 20-Nov-2015 |
Gas supply, technical glitches delay Tri | AGARTALA, Nov 21 (IANS) Failure on the part of authorities concerned to ensure adequate and regular supply of gas as well as technical glitches have led to an inordinate delay in the commissioning of the state-run NEEPCO's second biggest thermal power project in northeast India and resulted in huge losses to it. While a senior official of the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) blamed the government-owned ONGC's failure to ensure adequate supply of gas for the delay that was causing NEEPCO a loss of Rs.6 crore per month, an official of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation said technical problems and interruptions on the part of NEEPCO were to blame for the situation. NEEPCO - a mini-ratna company under the union power ministry - had begun to commission the Rs.950 crore (nearly $150 million) power plant in western Tripura's Monarchak, 70 km south of Tripura capital Agartala, more than 13 years ago. | 21-Nov-2015 |
Inter college drama festival inaugurated | AGARTALA, Nov 21 (TIWN): Every drama has some hidden cause without which it is impossible to give proper shape to a creation. But the playwrights should not forget their roots even if they focus on modern creation, and with the aim to rejuvenate the culture of drama art Student Federation of India has organized a four day long inter college drama festival . The festival was inaugurated by AMC mayor Prafullajit Sinha at Sukanta Academy on Friday. | 20-Nov-2015 |