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| Bangladesh Assistant High Commission off | AGARTALA, Feb 21 (TIWN): On the occasion of the International Mothers language day, flag hoisting ceremony was observed with pomp and gaiety at Bangladesh Assistant High Commission office on Sunday. | 21-Feb-2016 |
| Modi Govt creates history for Tripura, f | AGARTALA, Feb 21 (TIWN): Tripura's first Broad Gauge (BG) goods train to arrive Jirania station on Monday morning officially even though it started it onward journey towards Agartala from Dharmanagar on Sunday morning 10.30am . Ecstasy ran high among the common people when the traditional whistle of the BG train was first heard at Dharmanagar station creating a history in Tripura. As per the schedule, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Saturday inaugurated the first two commercial goods trains for Tripura and Manipur from Silchar on the newly converted BG track. The two goods trains, flagged off by the Minister were for Jirania station in Tripura and Jiribam in Manipur's East Imphal district. Tripura has finally made it to the national BG rail network when the first goods loaded train arrived into Dharmnaagar after series of doldrums.The train was received amidst cheers and enthusiasm when the rail head along with 42 bogies amidst cheers and happiness. PM Narendra Modi’s “Look east†policy has made it successful to pave the way of the BG railway service to Tripura after years of waiting.2016 has created a history for Tripura as Narendra Modi led Central Govt accelerated growth in Northeastern region. | 21-Feb-2016 |
| Second phase of polio vaccine administer | AGARTALA, Feb 21 (TIWN): With an aim to eliminate poliomyelitis (polio) in Tripura, second phase of polio has been administered among the infants at IGM Hospital. | 21-Feb-2016 |
| North Tripura observed International Mot | DHARMANAGAR, Feb 21 (TIWN) : Along with the whole state International Mother Language Day has been observed at Dharmanagar subdivision on Sunday. | 21-Feb-2016 |
| TGEA holds 15th biennial conference | AGARTALA, Feb 21 (TIWN): Tripura Government Employee Association on Sunday organized a 15th Biennial conference at PWD office. | 21-Feb-2016 |
| Kamalpur: Biplab admits organizational w | KAMALPUR, Feb 21 (TIWN): State BJP President along with other state portfolio holders met with the media persons at Kamalpur Press Club today. Interacting on cow-dung issue he condemned the role of the state government and the police saying, “No where in India such henious act of spreading cow-dung over the face of Prime Minister has ever taken place. | 21-Feb-2016 |
| Sabroom Press Club observed Internationa | BELONIA, Feb 21 (TIWN): International Mother Language Day observed at Sabroom on 21st February. To mark this occasion, several programmes were undertaken by Sabroom Nagar Panchayat and Sabroom Press Club to observe this day with proper honour and dignity. | 21-Feb-2016 |
| ‘Border fencing is must for State | RAGNA (Indo-Bangla Border), Feb 21 (TIWN) : Unfenced border areas across Tripura are causing increasing violence and terrors for lakhs of people residing near Indo-Banngla Border areas. Such an half km unfenced area has been visited by TIWN correspondent and had a talk with BSF Commandant on Sunday morning.The area falls into North Tripura’s Ragna Indo-Bangla border area, 5 km away from Dharmanagar subdivision where at least over half kilometer of border area are left as unfenced. BSF Commandant Kulajit Singh while talking to TIWN said, “Border fencing is very necessary for the state’s safetyâ€. “Tripura’s border areas are suffering from rapid threats of robberies, smuggling and other incidents from Bangaldeshi miscreantsâ€, added Singh.However, when asked about the cause behind the unfenced borders, Singh mentioned, “The state govt. is not progressing the fencing works due to some land demarcation issues but BSF is in full favour of Border fencingâ€, said Commandant.“As fast as the border fencing work can be completed, it will be beneficial for the public. It will be also helpful for BSF to protect the state from infiltratorsâ€, said Singh. | 21-Feb-2016 |
| Hasina to open Indo-Bangla Maitri Park s | Belonia, Feb 21 (TIWN): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina may inaugurate Indo Bangla Maitri Park at Chottakhola under Rajnagar RD Block of South Tripura District on March according to sources in the State administration. Chottakhola Park is all set ready to welcome Bangladesh Premier. Moreover there was a seminar between Students and Professors of Tripura University and Dhaka University in Chottakhola Community Hall on 21st February on Vasa Divas. | 20-Feb-2016 |
| CM less interested to visit Sabroom for | Sabroom, Feb 21 (TIWN): Chief Minister Manik Sarkar continue to remain absent from Sabroom election rallies .Though CM was supposed tour to Sabroom to address an election campaign rally of Village Committee poll. | 20-Feb-2016 |
| Dukli dual murder case: Accused to be pr | AGARTALA, Feb 21 (TIWN): Tripura Police to produce the arrested accused of dual murder of Dukli before the court on February 20 next confirmed police sources on Saturday. | 20-Feb-2016 |
| Tripura's historic moment : Commercial B | DHARMANAGAR / AGARTALA, Feb 21 (TIWN) : Within the gap of 7 hours of inauguration programme held at Sichar (of commercial goods train for Tripura from Silchar) the BG train has been arrived at Dharmanagar Rail way station at around 8 pm on Saturday. Reportedly, common people were eagerly waiting for the arrival of train at Dharamanagar Rail station and Tripura’s people was found to celebrate the moment as a historical moment. However, in yet another blow, Modi govt.’s focus over North East zone of India has blessed state Tripura too, as the state has finally welcomed new commercial train on Saturday.After 67 years have been passed, Tripura had joined with India, for the first time with the Modi govt.’s special focus on North Eastern, the state Tripura is also observing enormous developments here in the state. And in this way, this day has also become a part of that history.The two goods trains, flagged off by the Minister are for Jirania station in Tripura and Jiribam in Manipur's East Imphal district. The goods train service has now linked with southern Assam with other north-eastern states. The two goods trains, flagged off by the Minister are for Jirania station in Tripura and Jiribam in Manipur's East Imphal district. It is to be mentioned here the train from Badarpur entered Tripura’s Jirania station on Saturday night itself.During the prorgramme, Suresh Prabhu, Union railway Minister, Romen Deka,Ex MP Bijaya Chakraborty,Ex MP, Susmita Dev, Ex Mp were present. | 20-Feb-2016 |
| Tripura police busted gambling racket on | AGARTALA, Feb 21 (TIWN): On yet another major breakthrough, Tripura police under the leadership of SDPO Rajendra Datta acting on a tip off had busted another gambling racket here at Battala area on Saturday. | 20-Feb-2016 |
| Dowry death on rise: 24-year old house w | AGARTALA, Feb 21 (TIWN): Ministerial Authority where claims about the crime against women have decreased, day after day issues of crime against women hit the State. | 20-Feb-2016 |
| International Mother Language day to be | AGARTALA, Feb 20 (TIWN): International Mother Language Day will be observed at Agartala on Friday. To mark this occasion, several programmes are undertaken by State Government to observe this day with proper honour and dignity. Every year, in the Akhaura border, both India and Bangladesh, observes this auspicious day. | 20-Feb-2016 |
| Poisonous mid-day meal allegedly claims | AGARTALA, Feb 20 (TIWN): Just before people could recover from the shock of Mid-day meal storm at Dharmanagar, once again shock wave has invaded the state with report of death of one more child after consuming mid-day meal.One child died on the spot with apparent food poisoning allegedly caused by eating a free meal served to the child by government school as a part of midday meal program on Saturday.The deceased child is identified as Manabir Deb son of Mithun Deb.The deceased father Mithun Deb alleged that his child merely one and half a year old became sick on Saturday afternoon after eating a lunch served at a government school located at Indranagar Satsang area.However, the father further alleged that his son brought the food from school served in mid-day meal and after eating the meal at his house the child died on the spot as it was poisonous.Talking to TIWN correspondent Welfare & Social Education Bijita Nath turns speechless when asked about the reasons leading to such mid-day meal scandals in the state. | 20-Feb-2016 |
| Tripura bar association election: AILU d | AGARTALA, Feb 20 (TIWN): All India Lawyers Union on Saturday declares the list of selected candidates for the upcoming Tripura bar association election of 2016 in Tripura. | 20-Feb-2016 |
| Tripura on a move to create history, fir | AGARTALA, Feb 20 (TIWN): After the trail run of the engine on the BG railway track now it’s time for the goods loaded train to enter Tripura.As per the schedule, Railway Minister on Saturday inaugurated the first two commercial goods train for Tripura and Manipur from Silchar on the newly converted BG track.The two goods trains, flagged off by the Minister are for Jirania station in Tripura and Jiribam in Manipur's East Imphal district. It is to be mentioned here the train from Badarpur will enter Tripura’s Jirania station on Saturday night itself.Railway engine bearing number 12,666 and 12,718 has left from the station for their own destination.If the first experience of commercial goods loaded train goes successful in Tripura it will pave the way for the beginning of the BG passengers train service in Tripura.A colourful function was held at Silchar in Assam to mark the launch of the new goods train service which will subsequently be studied by the Commission of Railway Safety (CRS). If the CRS clears it, a regular passenger train service would be launched on the newly laid broad gauge tracks up to Agartala in Tripura and Jiribam in Manipur.NFR is all set to conduct the CRS inspection to ensure safety of the track which is newly converted from Metre gauge to Broad gauge. | 20-Feb-2016 |
| VC election: Postal polling for election | AGARTALA, Feb 20 (TIWN): Ahead of the deployment for election duty in different polling segments of village committee election, all the appointed polling personnel’s including police and civil administration staff on Saturday cast their votes through postal ballot at Dukli for which respective special arrangements are made at Dukli. | 20-Feb-2016 |
| Finally CPI-M gets supports from Pakista | NEW DELHI / AGARTALA, Feb 20 (TIWN): CPI-M's anti-nationalism led by Karat, Yechury fueled JNU protests finally gave tools in the hand of India's sworn enemies like Pakistan. Pakistan's leading daily 'The Dawn' came out in support of CPI-M backed JNU's anti-national propaganda and wrote 'The raging JNU controversy is "yet another example of India's lurch towards the hard right", an influential Pakistani daily said Saturday, cautioning India that "ultranationalism and hyper-patriotism are the first step towards the extinction of fundamental rights and freedom of conscience".An editorial "JNU controversy" in the Dawn on Saturday said that the past few days have witnessed quite a stir on many university campuses in India. It went on to say that baiting minorities, especially Muslims, has become kosher, even though many of India’s artists and intellectuals have spoken out against the rising levels of intolerance. "This is unfortunate because India has a largely secular constitution and prides itself on being the world’s largest democracy†Daily quoted. Needless to say CPI-M insulted India and clubbed itself on the line of Pakistan. | 20-Feb-2016 |
| Tripura Governor launches 'The Agartala | KOLKATA / AGARTALA, Feb 20 (TIWN): When Tripura governor Tathagata Ray referred to the Gujral doctrine as the 'Gujral-Vajpayee' doctrine during a book launch, he was perhaps making a not-so-subtle suggestion of his lack of faith in unilateralism in foreign policy. | 20-Feb-2016 |
| Northeast Sculpture Camp in Wood Carving | AGARTALA, Feb 20 (TIWN): Northeast Sculpture Camp in Wood Carving and Artist in Residency Programme in Painting have been organized on Saturday at Government College of Art and Craft, Lichubagan. | 20-Feb-2016 |
| Highway woes continues for the common pe | AGARTALA, Feb 19 (TIWN): NH 44 still continues to pose threat for travelling to the common people. day by day rather than improving the condition of the road, it is worsening. | 20-Feb-2016 |
| Pollution in Howrah River worsen, author | AGARTALA, February 20 (TIWN): Various organization where organizing several awareness programme on water conservation, authority is least bothered to take any kind of initiatives to curb the rising pollution on the Howrah river. | 20-Feb-2016 |
| "Facebook Friends in Action" team visits | AGARTALA, Feb 20 (TIWN): A group of seven representing the“Facebook Friends in Action†(FFA), Tripura including two lady members visited Sidhai Police Station of West Tripura in the forenoon of the 19thFebruary, 2016 to appraise theprogress in investigation so far in thematter of the Chachu Bazar rape case of a 14 years girl on the 26thJanuary, 2016. The team was led by Mr Achintya Kumar Sinha and Mr Pratap Dutta. The group was lucky to have Mr. Jyotishman Das Choudhury, Sub-Divisional Police Officer along with the Officer-in-Charge, Sidhai Police Station Mr. Subrata Debnath.The discussion of the visiting group with the two police officers covered all aspects of the investigation, actions taken and the plan ahead. | 20-Feb-2016 |
| Deplorable condition of Netaji Statue : | AGARTALA, Feb 20 (TIWN) : When patriotism wave going on all over the nation according to the JNU issue there is a another picture of patriotism comes out. All the nation celebrated our national Hero Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s 119th birthday on 23rd January of this year. Everyone engaged with the patriotism moto . | 20-Feb-2016 |
| CPM ruled schools shut down classes, pre | TELIAMURA, Feb 20 (TIWN) : Although during the 34rth ‘Book-Fair’ inauguration programme, Tripura Chief Minsiter Manik Sarkar blamed the BJP govt. for violating the history of India by changing the curriculums in schools, but under Manik Govt.’s era, school students of Tripura are forcing to attend political rallies during school hours. | 20-Feb-2016 |
| Internet Bandwidth yet to mark its forma | AGARTALA, Feb 20 (TIWN): February is nearly to end but so far no initiative is taken to mark the inauguration of the internet bandwidth service. It is to be mentioned here that the trial run for the much awaited project of internet bandwidth was conducted successfully as said by an official of BSNL. BSNL official said that the trial run along with all the underline experiments was done successfully and the formal inauguration may mark up at any moment. Tripura will be the third internet gateway after Mumbai and Chennai, and is scheduled to be inaugurated by February. The laying of optical fibre cable in the Indian side to improve the internet connectivity in the entire NE states including Tripura is completed. The BSNL employees have already completed the work by January but the inauguration process is yet to take place. It is to be mentioned here that The BSNL had inked an agreement with BSCCL to provide internet bandwidth. | 20-Feb-2016 |
| CPI-M and Congress alliance: CPI (M) pus | AGARTALA, Feb 20 (TIWN): The much talked CPI-M and congress alliance somewhat remains unsolved after CPI-M has push the ball in the court of congress. It is to be mentioned here that CPI-M has given an indirect signal to the Congress on the alliance issue throwing the ball in the court of congress.To fight against Mamata in west Bengal, the CPI (M), in an effort to form a secular and democratic alliance against the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and BJP, made it clear that it would consider if an offer comes from the Congress which reveals that they will not approach to the parties for alliance thereby pushing the ball in the court of Congress.Apart this alliance is a question to the society as there can’t be alliance where there is no similarity. Both CPI-M and congress has different ideology and strategy.With the clamour for forging an alliance with Congress growing louder, majority of CPI (M) state committee members have spoken in favour of either an alliance or an electoral pact with Congress by stating "extraordinary situation demands historic decisions". | 20-Feb-2016 |
| ‘Marxists donot believe in any Nat | AGARTALA, Feb 20 (TIWN): With the upcoming Bengal & Kerala assembly elections less than 3 months away in May 2016, Yechury led CPI-M Politburo was searching for an issue which would bring them into national media spotlight. As masses had already abandoned CPI-M from the erstwhile strongholds in Kerala and Bengal due to high-corruptions and non-development, so to divert national focus CPI-M leadership cunningly chosen the path of anti-nationalism for maximum political mileage. CPI-M leaders like Karat, Yechury’s frequent visits and brainwashing JNU students caused anti-nationalism activities rather than allowing students to excel in their studies. On Friday evening, national BJP leader & Tripura observer Sunil Deodhar while talking to TIWN said, “Nationally, CPI-M as party lost its importance long back as voters rejected them outright in Bengal and Kerala , but planned anti-nationalism and supporting terrorists was a clever ploy to hog media limelight even though JNU issue finally branded CPI-M as nation’s enemy which will cause further erosion of their voter baseâ€. | 19-Feb-2016 |
| Construction of flyover halts traffic, t | AGARTALA, Feb 20 (TIWN): With the decision of constructing a flyover in the capital, people all across appreciated the decision with the hope that the initiative will curb the down the traffic jams in the city during the office hour. | 19-Feb-2016 |
| Violation of HC order: Unruly auto drive | AGARTALA, Feb 20 (TIWN): Despite of several complains made by the passengers over carrying more than three passengers in an auto, the unruly auto drivers continues to carry more passengers in broad day light. | 19-Feb-2016 |
| Modi Govt plans special incentives for E | AGARTALA / KOLKATA, Feb 20 (TIWN): Central government considering giving special incentives to northeast and eastern states in the proposed textile policy, which is expected to be presented in the upcoming budget session of parliament, Textiles Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar said on Friday. "We expect to present the new policy in the coming Budget session," he said, adding it will be a long term policy of ten years. "We are considering special incentives for the manufacturing units which would come up in the northeastern states, as also in the eastern states of Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal," he said. The minister launched Integrated Skill Development Centres at three mills of National Jute Manufactures Corporation (NJMC) at National Jute Mill in Howrah district and Alaxendara and Kinnison Mills in North 24 Parganas district at a cost of Rs.6.40 crore. These would provide direct employment to over 5,000 people.Gangwar announced another two centres at Jalpaiguri and the Sunderbans at a cost of Rs.2 crore, which would provide employment to over 400 women. | 19-Feb-2016 |
| BJP condemns over misdeed with the party | AGARTALA, Feb 19 (TIWN): Condemning over an incident where miscreants has pasted cow dung over the hoarding of Prime Minister Modi and BJP President Amit Shah at Kamalpur, Bharatiya Janta Party of the State on Friday stated that a strict action must be taken by the police over the incident. | 19-Feb-2016 |
| Congress spokesperson criticises the ent | AGARTALA, Feb 19 (TIWN): State Congress spokesperson Dr Ashok Sinha on Friday in a press meet at press club said that the JNU incident is unnecessarily made an international issue with the intervention of the central government rather than keeping it to the authority of the university. | 19-Feb-2016 |
| Tripura Bar Election: BJP lawyers associ | AGARTALA, Feb 19 (TIWN): BJP lawyers association, identified as All Tripura lawyers association (ATLA) of Tripura Bar association on Friday hold press meet at Tripura bar association office and said that they are the only alternative to left panel as congress has decided to boycott election which is scheduled to held on February 28. | 19-Feb-2016 |
| Kalyanpur: CPM concluded campaigns for V | KALYANPUR, Feb 19 (TIWN) : Only few days left for VC Election. Election campaigns by Tripura’s political parties are in full swing. | 19-Feb-2016 |
| India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highwa | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, Feb 19 (TIWN): Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Central Govt going forward in full throttle to implement look-east policy to change the face of North East region.Enhancing connectivity between India and the Asean region can be a game changer for India's northeast, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Thursday evening. "India has been working with Asean to enhance physical connectivity via our northeast as well as our eastern seaboard," she said in her keynote address at the ministerial session of the eighth edition of the Delhi Dialogue, a premier annual track 1.5 diplomatic event discussing the politico-security, economic and socio-cultural engagement between India and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)."Enhancing connectivity is a strategic priority for both India and Asean. "The Rih-Tedim Road project will provide all weather connectivity between eastern Mizoram and western Myanmar," the minister said, adding that work on enhancing air connectivity between the northeast and the Asean region was also on. | 19-Feb-2016 |
| JNU sedition case exposes the CPM-Congre | AGARTALA, Feb 19 (TIWN): In protest of infamous anti-india slogan shouter Kanhaiya kumar arrest, the student wing of CPI-M is jumping into demonstration and rallies here. In fact JNU's anti-india activities and sedition case by Modi Govt becoming its preferred tactical political weapon to cover up the alliance- awkwardness among the supporters of CPI-M. Alliance with Congress made the followers of CPI-M ashamed more or less, at the same time Tripura's congress leaders are highly demoralized. State Congress Leaders exhibited negative response and signaled a seperate movement on JNU sedition case. CPI-M's student organization SFI on wednesday alongwith other left student groups in Tripura Central University launched a protest rally in varsity campus here. Student organization in different colleges simultaneously started similar programme over the state..On the other hand inner party political situation in Tripura Congress is deteriorating. Tripura Leaders on anonymity said regarding alliance that no communication from AICC has been made or reached to State leaders. "They (AICC) must pay the cost of such “unnatural†alliance with CPI-M in very near future", as said by frustration led opposition congress leaders in Tripura as Sonia Gandhi, Rahul is more interested in personal friendship with Sitaram Yechury than reviving the Party. | 19-Feb-2016 |
| ONGC approves Rs.3,104 crore investment | Guwahati, Feb 19 (TIWN / IANS) Public sector oil major ONGC on Friday announced it has approved Rs.3,104 crore additional investment for drilling of wells and creating surface facilities to produce 5.1 MMSCMD (million metric standard cubic metres per day) gas from gas fields in Tripura. | 19-Feb-2016 |
| Locals of Shyamapalli places deputation | AGARTALA, Feb 19 (TIWN): Demanding to provide the required basic amenities to the residence of Shyamapalli under 47 ward of Agartala Municipal Corporation, residence of the area on Friday placed a deputation to executive officer of the Agartala Municipal Corporation. | 19-Feb-2016 |
| CGWB organizes workshop on water conserv | AGARTALA, Feb 19 (TIWN): Central Ground Water Board on Friday organized a one day long workshop on Water Conservation, Water Security, Water Quality, Climate Change and Best Practice at Agartala. | 19-Feb-2016 |
| Kamalpur: BJP local leaders silent over | KAMALPUR, Feb 19 (TIWN): The spreading of cow-dung over the faces of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP President Amit Shah in a party banner here at Kamalpur remained a mysterious issue. Both the local and the State leadership remained completely numbed up over the issue. | 19-Feb-2016 |
| Campaigning for VC poll undergoes in ful | AGARTALA, Feb 19 (TIWN): Just when counting days are left for the Village Committee election scheduled to be held on February 24, political parties are observed busy with the campaigning procedure. | 19-Feb-2016 |
| Indian citizenship costs around Rs.35000 | AGARTALA, Feb 19 (TIWN) : There is a another picture of Indo-Bangla cross-border magic that in last 3 years over 65,000 Bangladeshies entered in Agartala illegally . And all of them got their Indian citizenship kit which has PRTC certificate, Ration card & Voter ID card legally in just Rs.35000 INR. | 19-Feb-2016 |
| Fresh bottling of LPG cylinder begins at | AGARTALA, Feb 19 (TIWN): After jolt of weeks finally fresh bottling begins at Bishalgarh gas bottling plant in full fledged manner. | 19-Feb-2016 |
| Slow progress of Assam-Agartala Railway | AGARTALA, Feb 19 (TIWN) :Although it was claimed by Tripura State Govt. that Raiilway service will begin from March 31, 2016, but observing the slow working progress of Dharmanagar railway station, question arises whether the work will be completed in successive time period or not. Talking to aSite engineer at Dharmanagar Railway station, as he said , “Atleast 2-3 months more needed to finish the BG conversion work as presently the filing work is going on at railway platform. Question has also been raised aboutthe quality of railway platforms. The filling work which is going on at that station seems of poor quality. Due to lack of proper observation the working quality has become low, said multiple sources onsite. Moreover, the signboard of “Link Failure†hanging before the counter is creating problems for the common people from booking railway tickets as BSNL connectivity always down. Moreover, many parts of the Dharmanagar railway station, which were constructed long back ,tracks are suffering from lack of maintenance, and emploees, authorites have no concern about the determining condition.Ticket-Reservation has been stopped at Dharmanagar rail station, from where, earlier, people reserved their tickets. | 19-Feb-2016 |
| 10,323 Teacher termination case: 10 days | AGARTALA, Feb 19 (TIWN): Just 10 days are left for the hearing of the much awaited teachers jobs termination case scheduled to be produced before the court on February 29. It is to be mentioned here that the much talked teachers jobs termination case of 10, 323 is going to be placed before the court on February 29. Earlier, the case was going to be placed before the court on January 17 or 19 but due to some unknown reasons the case has been further postponed on February 29. Talking to TIWN correspondent, Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty earlier said that the case is most probably to be produced before the court on February 29. Besides, he also expressed hope to win the case as many of the people job and livelihood is connected. If the State win the case than the job of the 10, 323 teachers will be safe.However, after prolonged several months also the case has not been solved yet. Every time the case has been produced before the court, it gets delayed every time. The delay in the judgement leads to uncertainty over the fate of 10, 323 teachers. | 19-Feb-2016 |
| Preparation on peak, Suresh Prabhu to fl | AGARTALA, Feb 19 (TIWN): In the wake of creating another history for the land locked Tripura, preparation is on peak to kick off the goods train service from Assam’s Badarpur to connect Tripura up to Jirania railway on Saturday. The source in the NFR said that Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu is scheduled to flag off the goods trains services from Assam's Badarpur to connect Tripura and Manipur on February 20. As per schedule two goods trains would be flagged off by the Minister for Jirania station in Tripura and Jiribam in Manipur's East Imphal district. NFR has been developing railway infrastructures in ten states including, Tripura, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Sikkim, parts of West Bengal and Bihar. Almost all the work of track laying is completed and the BG passengers train service will start as soon as possible after clearance from Commission of Railway Safety, mainly known as CRS. However, the inspection will be done before March to smoothly run the BG passengers train in the state in the given deadline. | 19-Feb-2016 |
| TIWN News effect at Dharmanagar : CPI-M | DHARMANAGAR / AGARTALA, Feb 19 (TIWN) : Issue of rat-cooked Mid-day-meal issue has become a big embarrasment for CPi-M and District Authorities at Dharmanagar, as the ruling CPI-M Govt. seems already decided for not taking any action against the school authority. It was on Tuesday, that the students of North Ganga Nagar Anganwadi Centre were served with cooked rat in their Anganwadi centre following which caused massive protests among the locals. But cunningly, CPI-M govt. and its local Minister Bijita Nath tried to terrorize the angry villagers with the help of the local Panchayat memmbers and attempted to close the matter to save Party's name. Panchayat threatened victim’s family after their “secret-meeting†and saved the culprit cook and negligent school authorities from suspension.When TIWN asked Ministers Tapan Chakraborty and Bijita Nath about the steps taken by Govt. dept., Ministers remained ignorant but the angry Panchayat members warned the Dharmanagar TIWN journalist to close the chapter. The guardians whose children’s plates were filled with the cooked rat’s parts, alleged that from the Panchayat they have been warned not to open their mouths. | 19-Feb-2016 |