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Pilling for Fly over construction begins | AGARTALA, Dec 8 (TIWN): Without completing even 500 meter work at Battala, the construction agency has move forward with the pilling work at Melarmath as one end of the fly over would end at Melarmath. | 07-Dec-2015 |
Khowai District Congress Committee boyco | AGARTALA, Dec 8 (TIWN): Just a day ahead of the Civic Poll, Khowai District Congress Committee on Monday boycotted Khowai Nagar Panchayat election which scheduled to be held on December 9. | 07-Dec-2015 |
Ground Reality: Cong finger at CPI-M, CP | AGARTALA, Dec 8 (TIWN): CPI-M and the Left Front Government can not live without corruption like fish without water, said Opposition leader Sudip Roy Barman while campaigning. | 07-Dec-2015 |
5,000 crores urea fertilizer plant remai | AGARTALA, Dec 8 (TIWN): The so called 5,000 crores urea fertilizer plant is yet lying dead in the 800 acres of land allotted to set up a Urea fertilizer plant at Khobal in Unakoti district of Tripura. The alleged intentional delay in the commencement of the Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals, has brewed resentment among the opposition party as well as the common people. However, talking to TIWN correspondent PCC Chief Birajit Sinha alleged that CPI-M only does fake promises and does not do anything other than embezzlement of money.He further said that this project is delaying due to the negligence of the ruling party and somewhat also the shortage of gas supply by ONGC is also to be blamed for the delay in the commissioning of the 5,000 crore urea fertilizer plant.The project was suppose to be started soon, but no glimpse has been seen in the progress of the work resulting the Plant badly suffering due to shortage of water and gas and mainly the negligence attitude of the ruling government.The Tripura government has allotted 800 acres of land to set up a Rs. 5000-crore Urea fertiliser plant but after years there is no much development in the site and the site is left dead. | 07-Dec-2015 |
Tripura Health Scam: NHM case delays by | AGARTALA, Dec 8 (TIWN): opposition delays the filling of case against the National Health Mission case by more one week due to election purposes, said Pradesh Congress Committee President Birajit Sinha on Monday.Talking to TIWN correspondent on Monday, Pradesh Congress Committee President Birajit Sinha said that due to election purpose the filling of case is getting delayed. Besides, he also mentioned that within one week after election, he will file case against the NHM scam. It is to be mentioned here that earlier, advocate Pijush Kanti Biswas said that the documentation of the case is almost done. Earlier taking to TIWN, advocate Pijush Kanti Biswas said that the accused are being released on bail.Besides, he also mentioned that PCC President Birajit Sinha is going to file a case within a week against the BDO of Gournagar, engineer and DM involved in the scam, but due to election purpose Sinha could not manage time.Earlier, talking about the scam Sinha mentioned that the Left Rule Government is swallowing huge amount of public funds in the name of Development. | 07-Dec-2015 |
ATUDAA boycotts vote, staged protest aga | AGARTALA, Dec 7 (TIWN): All Tripura Unemployed Degree Artist Association on Monday staged a protest in front of the Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhawan raising protest against the prolonged deprivation of employment and recognition under State Government. | 07-Dec-2015 |
Manik criticizes own Politburo’s | AGARTALA, Dec 7 (TIWN): Manik Sarkar and the Kerala leaders still see the Congress as their prime challenge in their own state even though CPI-M politbureau leaders like Sitaram Yechury, Brinda Karat maintains political honeymoon with Congress President Sonia Gandhi. Tripura CM Manik Sarkar on Sunday during his election campaign at Sonamura criticized Party’s central leadership on Poll alignments with Congress in 2016 West Bengal Poll, also praised FSA act and how it’s helping the poor people in CPI-M’s era at Tripura,but in reality, this same scheme was earlier criticized by his own party members before the implementation. CM also claimed that all these ‘Central Schemes’ were the brainworks of CPI-M which have been implemented now, even though the fact is CPI-M was against these Central schemes and did a lot of drama against implementation. Question arises, how can CM claim credit for Food Security Act (FSA) as brain work of CPI-M? How can Manik claim for the credit when earlier CPI-M strictly opposed that scheme ? Manik Sarkar also hell bent on maintaining his ‘clean image’ by uttering blatant lies about Central schemes as CPI-M schemes which were devised and 100% funded by Central Govt., so to satisfy his lust for the position as ‘lifelong’ CM of Tripura playing a new game by his good oratory to fool masses. | 07-Dec-2015 |
Civic poll : Election kit deployed among | AGARTALA, Dec 7 (TIWN): Keeping eye on the ensuing civic poll, polling personnel were provided with all the required election items on Monday at the Umakanta Academy. | 07-Dec-2015 |
Governor urged to introduce Ranbindranat | AGARTALA, Dec 7 (TIWN): Altogether sixty-six artist from all across the nation in various categories of performing cultural activity were awarded with Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for 2014 by Sangeet Natak Akademi at Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhawan. | 07-Dec-2015 |
Bangladesh upgrades diplomatic mission i | Agartala, Dec 7 (TIWN / IANS) Bangladesh has upgraded its diplomatic mission in Agartala to an assistant high commission and posted Sakhawat Hussain as the first assistant high commissioner to further boost bilateral relations, a Bangladesh official said on Monday. | 07-Dec-2015 |
Armed forces Flag Day observed | AGARTALA, Dec 7 (TIWN): With the aim to pay tribute to all the soldiers who sacrificed their lives guarding the frontiers of our country, Armed forces flag day was observed on Monday across the state. | 07-Dec-2015 |
Election campaigning ends peacefully acr | AGARTALA, Dec 7 (TIWN): The campaign for the Upcoming Municipal election ended peacefully on Monday evening as per the laws and regulations slated by the election commission. | 07-Dec-2015 |
Kamalpur: PWD (R&B) not replying RTI eve | KAMALPUR, Dec 7 (TIWN): The PWD(R&B), Kamalpur division is now busy in attempts to suppress a huge embezzlement already revealed by CAG report. And with such intention the division not provided information sought through RTI more than a month ago. | 07-Dec-2015 |
Kamalpur Civic Poll: Last phase of elect | KAMALPUR, Dec 7 (TIWN): The hurly-burly of political campaigning regarding the ensuing civic poll subsided at 4 pm on Monday afternoon. The political parties have been found busy in overcoming the rivals to grab the public opinion in the last moment. Administration too, was in strict vigilance to stop any untoward incident at this stage.For the 11 seated Kamalpur Nagar Panchayat, the CPI-M has been into most dominant position using its money power, muscle power and party-loyal administration. The main opponent Congress also did not leave any scope to influence the public opinion in its favor. The another party in the contest BJP, tried to give a jolt to the other parties with actress turned politician Rupa Ganguly’s short visit. But as BJP failed to contest in all the seats, then they became cornered in the competition.In 13 seated Ambassa Municipal Corporation, the battle turned interesting because of the neck to neck fight between CPI-M on the one side and Congress and BJP on the other. In comparison, BJP became more powerful and prime rival of CPI-M at Ambassa.At Kumarghat Corporation Congress already received massive jolt as the local leaders withdrew their candidature. And at last Congress managed to contest in seven wards among 13. BJP also promised of a heavy fight at the beginning but failed to keep the pace the momentum.At the last phase of heavy campaign all the parties got busy in securing that, none of their issues got left out of the reach of the voters. | 07-Dec-2015 |
Polling personnel gears up to conduct er | AGARTALA, Dec 7 (TIWN): Huge number of polling personnel on Monday morning gathered at Umakanata school field to take a note of the polling accessories which are required to conduct a error free election on December 9. | 07-Dec-2015 |
Countdown begins for the Civic poll: Ele | AGARTALA, Dec 7 (TIWN): The leaders of the main parties are racing across the state for one final push to pick up support in favour of their party. | 07-Dec-2015 |
About 200 people did not cast vote for t | AGARTALA, Dec 7 (TIWN): Vote cast through postal ballot for about 2300 polling personnel’s those who are engaged in polling work about 200 people missed their vote cast. | 06-Dec-2015 |
Import-Export business to get boost with | AGARTALA, Dec 7 (TIWN): Once the Broad Gauge (BG) railway service begins in the land locked state, the Import-Export business will certainly get a boost in Tripura. It is expected that the railway connectivity with Tripura will benefit local traders and businessmen who can use it for export and import. The BG rail connectivity will bring down transportation costs of export import goods. It will not only benefit the business but also contribute to the overall growth of the region. Railway transport occupies a significant role in the transport system of a country because the development of trade, industry and commerce of a state largely depends on the development of railways and also it also boosts the transport of bulky goods which are not easily transported through motor vehicles. It’s a quick and more regular form of transport because it helps in the transportation of goods with speed and certainly will give a hike to the import export business in the state.The railway service will also help in the industrialization process of a state by easy transportation of coal and raw-materials at a cheaper rate.Apart the railway service will also helps in the quick movement of goods from one place to another at the time of emergencies like famines and scarcity. | 06-Dec-2015 |
Uncertainty looms large over opening PSK | AGARTALA, Dec 7 (TIWN): With much of delay, uncertainty looms large over in the progress of opening a passport seva Kendra at Agartala.A Passport Seva Kendra is likely to come up here within the next one month’s with the Ministry of External Affairs Ministry (MEA) trying to finish all necessary works However, it is to be mention here that the two officials of Ministry of External Affairs Ministry (MEA) who were suppose to come to the state to take a note of the work progress of the passport office was also cancelled due to some uncertain reason.The sources also confirmed that there is no assurance when will the MEA official will come for visiting the PSK set up in the stateThe much awaited project of opening an international passport centre at Tripura might get delayed as there is no much visible progress in the process of setting up a international passport centre.The new international passport centre was suppose to 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 BJP Maha Jansampark observer Biplab Deb when he meet External affairs Minister Shushma Swaraj’s private secretary Satish Gupta. | 06-Dec-2015 |
BJP leader of West Bengal Rupa Ganguly v | UDAIPUR, Dec 6 (TIWN): Bharatiya Janta Party leader of West Bengal, Rupa Ganguly visited Udaipur Matabari Temple on Sunday along with BJP state and central leaders. | 06-Dec-2015 |
Death anniversary of Dr. B R Ambedkar ob | AGARTALA, Dec 6 (TIWN): On the 60th death anniversary of Dr. Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar annually as ‘Mahaparinirvan Din’, Scheduled Caste (SC) Welfare Minister Ratan Bhowmik on Sunday paid floral tributes to a statue of Dr. B R Ambedkar in front of Ujjayanta Palace. | 06-Dec-2015 |
TSECL yet to pay around 100 crores to Po | AGARTALA, Dec 6 (TIWN): On the one hand where the so called poor people's government CPI-M is way ahead with holding big budget election rally and mass gathering by spending lakhs of rupees, it is seen that Tripura is under huge debt of total 100 crores, which is yet to be paid to the power plants based in Tripura.It is witnessed that Power Minister Manik Dey blames the Power Plants of Tripura alleging that power plants are under huge crisis, due to irregular power generation, but in reality the TSECL is yet to pay about 100 crores to the Power Plants of Tripura, amongst them Palatana Power Plant(OTPC) is the highest.Talking to TIWN correspondent OTPC MD Satyajit Ganguly said that at the best OTPC can request the government to clear the due payment and nothing else is in the hand of OTPC. He further said that TSECL is about pay the highest due bill to the OTPC power plant based in Tripura; however, despite several urges no action is taken from TSECL to clear the due payments. It is to be mentioned here that the issue between the power plant and TSECL is old and contradictory.Earlier talking to TSECL MD Shyamal Roy said that the power plants based in Tripura are not doing any favour to the state and even Tripura has also provided land to many Plants like OTPC, from where they are getting the profit by supplying power to the grid, and thus shares power with 7 NE states. He also laid stress on the issue that Assam government is getting the highest benefit where the Power Grid is supplying from Tripura based OTPC. However, the clashes between Plants & TSECL are existing since many days. | 06-Dec-2015 |
Tripura celebrates Home guards and civil | AGARTALA, Dec 6 (TIWN): Together with the rest of the country, Tripura Home Guards and Civil Defence celebrated its 53rd Annual Day at the police ground, on Sunday. | 06-Dec-2015 |
Election campaign on peak, campaigning t | AGARTALA, Dec 6 (TIWN): As per the order of the State electoral officials electioneering by all contesting parties should end 48 hours prior to poll day, this also includes candidates' appealing through SMSes and tele-calling.Taking a stern view towards the ongoing campaign in the municipal election segments for polls chief electoral officer said that if any candidate is found campaigning during those crucial 48 hours, action would be taken for violating the code of conduct. He said that those sending letters to citizens asking to vote in their favour 48 hours prior to election will also be taken to task.Violation of any order, if found, would be checked and punished.The returning officers and officials in charge will slap notices on campaigning and SMSes done in the said period and the expenses would be added to the candidates' or the related party's account. The commission will keep strict vigilance during those hours.In order to ensure free and fair civic elections in Tripura, police geared up to strengthen the security arrangements for the municipal election which is scheduled to be held on December 9.It is to be mention here that apart from the deployment of 15 companies of Central Para Military Forces (CPMF) for election duties, altogether 2,520 additional TSR jawans would be deployed in different police stations and police outposts to conduct safe and smooth conduct of the municipal election. | 06-Dec-2015 |
TU to organize nine-day long film making | AGARTALA, Dec 6 (TIWN): Tripura University to organize a nine-day long film making workshop on December 7 at Maharaja Bir Bikram Satabarsiki Bhawan auditorium. | 06-Dec-2015 |
Training of the polling personnel comes | AGARTALA, Dec 6 (TIWN): In order to ensure peaceful and systematic civic poll, polling personnel were provided raining for the counting of votes at Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhawan. | 06-Dec-2015 |
Resentment brews over the damage of flag | KAILASHAHAR, Dec 6 (TIWN): Civic poll is when knocking at the door; alleged miscreants destroyed the flags festoons and the decorations of the political parties. | 06-Dec-2015 |
Ambassa: BJP blames CPI-M of political i | KAMALPUR, Dec 6 (TIWN): “CPI-M got busy in spreading political intolerance. In every possible way the leaders got busy in vandalizing the propaganda of opposition parties. And they doing so from the fear of losing the ensuing poll here.â€, claimed the BJP District Committee member Uttam Adhikari in a press meet this morning at the BJP Office at Ambassa. | 06-Dec-2015 |
Smart Cities will lead to migration | GUWHATI / AGARTALA, Dec 6 (TIWN): The Smart City project of the NDA government will lead to migration of villagers and the Centre should instead develop “smart villages†to bridge the urban-rural divide .Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi said that the centre should lay emphasis on creating "smart villages" across the country as one of the ways to check large-scale migration of rural population to urban centres. | 06-Dec-2015 |
Unorganised political rallies lead to tr | AGARTALA, Dec 6 (TIWN): With counting days left for the municipal election which is scheduled to be held on December 9 all the political parties have geared up with the last hour election campaigning across the state. | 05-Dec-2015 |
Irregular campaigning hampers the study | AGARTALA, Dec 6 (TIWN): Allegation has been raised by the guardians and the board exam candidates that they are facing trouble with the announcement of election campaigns as the text exams for the ensuing board exam is going on. | 05-Dec-2015 |
Governor urges people to voluntarily don | AGARTALA, Dec 6 (TIWN): Professional Sales Representatives Union on Saturday organized two-day long 27th General Body meeting (6th Biennial) at IMA house. | 05-Dec-2015 |
ATUDAA decides to vote for NOTA | AGARTALA, Dec 6 (TIWN): As a part protest of deprivation of employment and recognition under State Government, All Tripura Unemployed Degree Artist Association on Saturday in a press meet informed that they will not vote for any party in the upcoming civic poll. | 05-Dec-2015 |
ADB sanctioned Rs 200 crores a year back | AGARTALA, Dce 6 (TIWN): The 200 crore aid project by The Asian Development Bank (ADB) which was sanctioned to completely refurbish the half-a-century old water supply system in Tripura capital Agartala is yet in darkness and there is no development of drinking water supply in the areas of Agartala city. It is to be mentioned here that The ADB had sanctioned the Rs. 200 crore project to entirely change the 408 km water supply underground pipelines, laid in 1960 but so far there is no development in the drinking water supply at Agartala.Question arise where has the big amount of Rs 200 crore disappeared. A project with funds provided by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) was supposed to overhaul the entire 53-year-old water supply system in Tripura's capital Agartala.The ADB has recently sanctioned the Rs.200 crore projects to replace the 408-km water supply pipelines, commissioned in 1960, but so far there is no glimpse of development in the drinking water supply at Agartala.It is to be mentioned here that the ADB assisted project was suppose to replace the water supply lines in the eastern, southern and middle zones of Agartala, while the works in the northern zone, was scheduled to be done under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. | 06-Dec-2015 |
Embezzlement hits BG conversion work at | AGARTALA, Dec 6 (TIWN): On the one hand, where the railway services yet to start in Tripura, embezzlement hits in the construction work of the Broad Gauge Conversion. Reportedly, a 50 metre wall of newly constructed platform collapsed at the Churraibari Mega Block after three hour continues rain. It is to be mentioned here that an agency name Bharatiya has been dealing with the construction work. When the Executive Engineer Laxmi Narayan was asked about the damage, he has been showing negligence attitudes, claimed locals. The locals further alleged that the Churraibari Mega Block construction has been hit with embezzlement. Further, the local also raised allegation that Junior Engineer Om Prakash is also involved with the embezzlement. Locals complained that if the wall would not have collapsed than the poor quality of work would not have come to lime light. So far the locals complained that the BG train service is yet to start in the Tripura and embezzlement hits the construction work. Besides, with an aim to keep up the huge flow of the passengers, Broad Gauge Rupayan Sangram Committee demanded to change the timing of the Silchar – Guwahati train service.However, the committee has been demanding to change the timing of the trains for the benefits of the passengers. | 05-Dec-2015 |
BJP leader Rupa Ganguly urges people to | AGARTALA, Dec 5 (TIWN): Bharatiya Janta Party leader of West Bengal, Rupa Ganguly on Saturday while addressing the election campaign at Sakuntala road for the ensuing municipal election criticized the left front government for the poor condition of the roads, poor supply of electricity, polluted drinking water and the long deprivation of the common people under the left regime in the state. | 05-Dec-2015 |
Ambassa CPI-M corruption : Corporation p | KAMALPUR, Dec 5 (TIWN): The dream of CPI-M to capture the power of Ambassa Municipal Council received a jolt after the distribution of leaflets by an organization “ Ambassa Banchao Nagarik Mancha†last night. This morning the leaflets containing allegations against the CPI-M district leadership for regionalism and patronizing Kulai depriving Ambassa was found scattered on the streets. | 05-Dec-2015 |
Central Govt claims no border dispute re | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, Dec 5 (TIWN): While there are no border disputes with Myanmar, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, such disputes exist with China and Pakistan, Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh said on Thursday. However ignorant External Affairs Minister forgot to mention the decades long standing disputes with Bangladesh still remains even though formal LBA agreement signed back in May'2015 by Prime Ministers Modi and Sheikh Hasina.On Bangladesh, the minister said India and Bangladesh shared a 4096.7-km border, which was the largest land border that India shared with any of its neighbouring countries."Both countries concluded a Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) in 1974, soon after the independence of Bangladesh, to find a solution to the complex nature of border demarcation," he said. Central Govt seems least bothered though MEA officials claim that LBA agreement was implemented in its entirety with the exception of three issues pertaining to (1) undemarcated land boundary of approximately 6.1 km in three sectors, viz. Daikhata-56 (West Bengal), Muhuri river-Belonia (Tripura) and Lathitila-Dumabari (Assam); (2) exchange of 111 enclaves in Bangladesh with 51 Bangladesh enclaves in India; and (3) adverse possessions. | 05-Dec-2015 |
Kamalpur: CPI-M’s hyper activity | KAMALPUR, Dec 5 (TIWN): The Nagar Panchayat poll turned to be something like assembly poll here at Kamalpur. And the temper and scenario turned such for the hyper activity of CPI-M party. Being the most dominant political party and the undefeated ruler of Nagar Panchayat from the beginning, the party remained well aware that, this time too, the party would gain the control. | 05-Dec-2015 |
Manik claims state is developing gradual | AGARTALA, Dec 5 (TIWN): Addressing a discussion meeting of the traders of State, CM Manik Sarkar on Saturday mentioned that the State Government has always thought about the development of the state. | 05-Dec-2015 |
Governor inaugurated 3 day long national | AGARTALA, Dec 5 (TIWN): Governor Tathagata Roy on Saturday inaugurates the 3 day long national seminar on sustaining hill agriculture in changing climate on Saturday at Pragna Bhawan. | 05-Dec-2015 |
CITU holds rally in support of Left Fron | AGARTALA, Dec 5 (TIWN): Chief Minister Manik Sarkar where claims that the Left Rule Government has been always working for the people, on the other hand, in support of the Left Front Party CITU on Saturday morning stopped the vehicles to stage a rally leading harassment for the people. | 05-Dec-2015 |
Govt’s new Pre-Poll drama : Dilip | AGARTALA, Dec 5 (TIWN): With a few splash of rain over past few days has yet again left the NH 44 in a pitiable condition. Due to the rain, vehicle movement was nearly stopped with the continuous water logged between Lowerpoa to Churaibari Gate. However with the progress of the days, the vehicle movement gained progress from Saturday morning, confirmed by PWD Chief Engineer Deepak Das. With the zero progress of work in the renovation of NH 44, it seems that the people of Tripura have to travel through the topsy-turvy road. 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. Talking to TIWN correspondent on Saturday, PWD chief Engineer Deepak Das said that the agency workers have agreed to all the terms and condition and has agreed to begin the renovation work in full swing from December 15. He further said that though renovation is underway at several spots but so far there is no proper glimpse of renovation yet. However, fromDecember 15 the work will begin in full swing, said Deepak Das.About hundreds of vehicles were stranded at the National highway due to the water log. However, the movement of vehicles began fluently from Saturday morning. PWD chief Engineer further claimed that few of the vehicles also took the alternative NH to enter the state. However, Deepak Das further claimed that the renovation work will begin in full swing from December 15 and the vehicle movement will develop gradually. | 05-Dec-2015 |
Modi Govt look east policy in action : F | Agartala, Dec 5 (TIWN): Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) will hold regional connectivity summit in all the northeastern states to boost trade and economy of the region, a top official of the federation said here on Friday. | 05-Dec-2015 |
Tripura scores well with JNNURM scheme | Agartala, Dec 5 (TIWN): Under Central Govt's JNURM scheme, Tripura does well with all houses occupied; over 99% occupied in W.Bengal,Bihar, Assam, Manipur, Jharkhand . | 05-Dec-2015 |
Kamalapur: Road accident infront of SDJM | KAMALAPUR, Dec 5 (TIWN): In a tragic incident on Saturday morning at about 10.30 AM a passenger Jeep collided with a Scooty in front of Kamalapur SDJM Court left a woman constable critically injured. | 05-Dec-2015 |
Massive Ganja Plantations worth Rs 35 cr | Sonamura, Dec 5 (TIWN):In the ongoing onslaught against the intensive ganja cultivations in Kalamchowra GP under Boxanagar RD Block of Sonamura Sub Division by organized and well-entrenched gangs of narcotics dealers, previous records of success are being surpassed almost every day due to the tenacity and sincerity of the efforts being invested jointly by the Administration and Security Agencies to weed out the roots of this menace from this Sub-Division. | 05-Dec-2015 |
'Party gathered money for CM’s he | AGARTALA, Dec 5 (TIWN): Whether the whole state is arising questions on CM’s visit via helicopters in this election-rally, on the other hand CPI-M state president Bijan Dhar stretched the issue in support of Manik Sarkar by saying that, “CM’s helicopter’s fare is the gathered money by party members and this not govt.’s fundâ€. | 05-Dec-2015 |
Fire gutted 11 shops and one vehicle: lo | UDAIPUR, Dec 5 (TIWN): In a bizarre incident, altogether 11 shops and a vehicle have been gutted in fire on Friday early morning at Rajarbag area under R. K Pur police station. | 04-Dec-2015 |
Foreign tourists inflow to Northeast dou | AGARTALA, Dec 5 (TIWN): “The look-east policy of the government is paying off. Tourist from the US, United Kingdom, France and Southeast Asian countries are frequently visited Tripura and other NE states and taking them on familiarization tours of all the Northeast states,†a senior government official said. Tripura among the "seven-sister states" but essentially forms a part of the North-East, hosted the highest number of foreign tourists.Probably the state's better accessibility to the rest of India as compared to the other states in the region was the reason for high growth of tourism. | 04-Dec-2015 |