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Five percent TB patients die in northeas | Agartala/Aizawl, March 25 (TIWN / IANS) On an average, five percent of tuberculosis (TB) patients die each year in India's northeastern region, an expert said on Thursday. | 24-Mar-2016 |
Double celebration in Tripura : India-Ba | AGARTALA, March 24 (TIWN) : Tripura alongwith he rest of nation celebrated the festival of colors Holi, on the other hand the visionary Prime Ministers Modi, Hasina just inaugurated the long awaited two Tripura specific important projects. For Tripura it is more special, as the deal has been succeeded after working for a long time to benefit this land-locked state. It a matter of glory and pride for Tripura where two Prime Ministers together inaugurated the 2 projects. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s special focus on North Eastern states, has gifted Tripura with 3rd Internet gateway, 10 Gbps internet and in return Bangladesh was gifted with OTPC Tripura’s 100MW power, for which Bangladesh Prime Minister has thanked India. However, the whole state Tripura has been cheered up on the double celebration of Holi and getting high speed internet. This history has been created when all are the public are in the temperament of Holi celebration. Tripura CM also emphasized the importance of the event and said, "I’m sure that this event will find a place in Indo-Bangla History and this day will be written in red letters". | 24-Mar-2016 |
Children celebrate Holi spirit, colors a | AGARTALA, March 24 (TIWN) : On the auspicious occasion of Holi, on Thursday children have been busy to play with colours in every places across Tripura.On Thursday morning, kids gathered at TIWN office, Agartala branch and shared moments of joy by exchanging colours and love. | 24-Mar-2016 |
Rural Tripura celebrates ‘Basanta | AGARTALA, March 24 (TIWN) : 'Basabta Utsav' which is nothing but another way to celebrate holi has been observed in many places across Tripura, on the day of Holi. It's a way to propagate about the beauty of the Spring (Basanta means Spring) and to play, enjoy & singing-dancing in this wonderful & colourful atmosphere. | 24-Mar-2016 |
Truck burnt into ashes after fire broke | DHARMANAGAR, March 24 (TIWN) : Once again mid-night fire has shaken Dharmanagar subdivision, when a 12 wheeler truck bearing the number ASO1 FC 9024 was burnt into ashes. | 24-Mar-2016 |
Holi observed amidst tight security: Num | AGARTALA, March 24 (TIWN): In order to ensure peaceful celebration of the festival of colours, Traffic Department has taken several initiatives on Thursday. | 24-Mar-2016 |
BSF Jawans celebrates Holi at Akahuara C | AGARTALA, March 24 (TIWN): Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on Thursday celebrated Holi festival at Akhaura Check post in Tripura with gusto. | 24-Mar-2016 |
Law and order broke down during Holi cel | AGARTALA, March 24 (TIWN): Although several initiatives taken by the Traffic department on Thursday to keep strict vigilance over any kind of untoward incidents, many youngsters flouted traffic rules by triple-riding, shouting on the road. | 24-Mar-2016 |
Malaria menace: AMC continue with measur | AGARTALA, March 24 (TIWN): With the aim to control the outbreak of Malaria in state, AMC is putting their all efforts to destroy the breeding of mosquitoes in various parts of the state. | 24-Mar-2016 |
Murder of FCI driver: Police arrested on | AGARTALA, March 24 (TIWN): In a major breakthrough, Tripura police on Thursday arrested a 17-year old boy accused of murdering a truck driver in FCI warehouse on March 17 at Nandan Nagar. | 24-Mar-2016 |
Festival of colours celebrated with gaie | AGARTALA, March 24 (TIWN): State on Thursday celebrated festival of colours with great enthusiasm. People of various age groups plunged with various bright colours during the festival. | 24-Mar-2016 |
Tripura observes World TB Day | AGARTALA, March 24 (TIWN): Along with the world, the State also observed the World TB Day on Thursday. This year the event has been observed with the message ‘Unite to End TB’. | 24-Mar-2016 |
Banks go on complete shut-down for four | AGARTALA, March 24 (TIWN): Along with the nation all the banks went on shut down from Thursday for four days in a row following the holidays in the state. Although some bank will carry out the internal works but transaction will not be done for next four days. | 24-Mar-2016 |
Keeping Tripura in dark, much talked 100 | AGARTALA, March 24 (TIWN): When Tripura is hit with massive power crisis, the Tripura government with all its effort on Wednesday marked the supply of the 100MW power to Bangladesh with the formal inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladeshi Premier Sheikh Hasina through video conferencing. The engineers and workers of the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited have worked round the clock to set up the 47 km transmission line from Western Tripura to southern Comilla in Bangladesh. India ensures supply of additional 100 MW electricity to Bangladesh from Wednesday. Eighteen km of this line and 67 of the 143 transmission towers fall in the Indian Territory. The 100 MW is in addition to 500 MW that Bangladesh is presently receiving from West Bengal. The Tripura Government has decided to export 100 MW to Bangladesh from its share of 196 MW power from the Palatana power plant in reciprocation of Dhaka allowing Tripura to use its ports to transport the heavy equipment for the 726 MW Palatana project. The project was taken one year back. Now, the work is completed and the line is switched over on Wednesday, 2016. Narendra Modi discussed the power supply from Tripura with his counterpart Sheikh Hasina during his Dhaka visit in June this year. | 24-Mar-2016 |
Tripura reeling under fuel crisis: D.O l | AGARTALA, March 24 (TIWN): The State has been facing bouts of fuel shortage. That’s the standard answer if you ask for fuel — especially diesel & Petrol— at most of the refueling stations (petrol pumps) across Tripura. Tripura government in its D.O letter to the union government asked to fuel from Kolkata via Bangladesh route to avoid fuel crisis in the state. The fuel and other petroleum products are transported from Haldia port of West Bengal to Tripura via Assam-Agartala national highway and distance covered is 2,376 kms. However, travelling through neighbouring Bangladesh would reduce the distance to 600 kms. | 24-Mar-2016 |
Govt. to Purchase 2 to 2.5 acres of land | SABROOM, March 24 (TIWN) : Government has decided to purchase land for construction of Feni Bridge at Sabroom under South Tripura District through Sub Divisional Level Land purchase Committee. About 2 to 2.5 acres of land for approach road of Feni Brisge is required to be purchased immediately. An amount of Rs.7.50 crores is already placed with Land Acquisition Collector South Tripura.SDM Sabroom also requested to initiate land purchasing proposal for about 2 to 2.5 acres of land for approach road of Feni Bridge in Indian side in consultation with PWD and also request to send the required purchasing cost for the above mention land for according necessary.India and Bangladesh have already agreed to allow cargo movement through Chittagong sea port. The proposed bridge will connect southern Tripura border at Sabroom, just 72 km off Chittagong port, with Ramgarh town in Bangladesh. The four-lane bridge will also have related infrastructure like a four-lane approach road.This bridge would not only connect Tripura but also the whole of north-east region plagued by serious connectivity issues. | 24-Mar-2016 |
Jaitley questions Left's economic model | New Delhi, March 24 (TIWN / IANS): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday questioned the economic model pursued by the left parties, especially in West Bengal, claiming the data indicated "extremely inadequate" living conditions of minorities in the state. | 24-Mar-2016 |
India-Bangladesh ties example of neighbo | New Delhi, March 23 (TIWN / IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that India and Bangladesh have set an example of how neighbouring countries can build a relationship with each other. | 23-Mar-2016 |
Bilateral cooperation between India and | AGARTALA, March 23 (TIWN): Tripura and Bangladesh are not merely neighbours, but two different nations with which both the countries share history, culture, civilization, and enduring links between people. | 23-Mar-2016 |
Indo-Bangla power, bandwidth supply open | DHAKA / NEW DELHI / AGARTALA, March 23 (TIWN) : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi have jointly inaugurated the supply of power and internet bandwidth between the countries. | 23-Mar-2016 |
Third day of Budget Session: Opposition | AGARTALA, March 23 (TIWN): On the third day of the Budget Session of Tripura Assembly, Minister-in-Charge of the Finance Department on Wednesday table the report of the comptroller and Auditor General of India on Social, Economic and Revenue sectors for the year 2014-15. | 23-Mar-2016 |
State observes Shaheed Diwas | AGARTALA, March 23 (TIWN): On the occasion of Shaheed Diwas on March 23, State on Wednesday remembered martyrs Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru for their sacrifices. | 23-Mar-2016 |
Tripura celebrates Dol-poornima : The fe | AGARTALA, March 23 (TIWN) : Dol Poornima, a major festival of Hinduism, has been celebrated across the state. | 23-Mar-2016 |
Body of 50-year old man recovered | AGARTALA, March 23 (TIWN): In a bizarre incident, Police of GB outpost on Wednesday recovered a body of 50-year old man from a pond in front of a dairy farm at Indranagar. | 23-Mar-2016 |
Indo-Bangla mutual help must go on: Trip | AGARTALA, March 23 (TIWN / IANS) Mutual help of India and Bangladesh will boost the bilateral cooperation between the two countries and facilitate their people, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said here on Wednesday. | 23-Mar-2016 |
Indo-Bangla dream projects inaugurated t | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI / DHAKA, March 23 (TIWN): India and Bangladesh Prime Ministers alongwith Tripura Chief Minister via video conference inaugurated two historical projects on wednesday. Historic inauguration is a culmination of strong bilateral ties between India and Bangladesh in recent times due to dynamic leadership of Narendra Modi. OTPC Palatana’s 100 MW power export via transmission lines between Surjamaninagar in India(Tripura) and South Comilla in Bangladesh, as well as for announcing the historical India’s 3rd Internet gateway inauguration, optical fiber connection between Cox Bazaar (Bangladesh) and Agartala. India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during her speech said, “This is a historical moment for India as we are initiating two important bilateral projects, which was decided earlier and today is the day when finally India having its 3rd Internet Gateway in Agartalaâ€. “NE region and Bangladesh economy will progress after today’s historical inaugurationâ€, said Sushma Swaraj during the video conference from Delhi. Foreign Minister also added that , “On the one hand as we are giving power to Bangladesh, in return Tripura, NE region is getting back 10 Gbps, India’s 3rd Internet gateway â€. Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali, Bangladesh Foreign Minister said that this inauguration represents the successful partnership between the both countries. Tripura CM Manik Sarkar during his speech said that, “This is a joy for all of us and it’s a glorious day for people of Bangladesh and Indiaâ€. | 23-Mar-2016 |
'It was also the month of March when Ind | AGARTALA / DHAKA / NEW DELHI, March 23 (TIWN) : Mentioning about the moment during 1971, when Bangladesh was fighting for freedom, Sheikh Hasina, during the inauguration programme of the power transmission line & broad-band connection, between India and Bangladesh, on Wednesday said that, “Once again India has helped Bangladesh, as the country helped us earlier in our bad timesâ€. “We respectfully remember India’s dedication for Bangladesh and since then the friendship between India & Bangladesh was strongâ€, Hasina added. The friendship is proving fruitful in the field of work too, says PM Bangladesh. Today by inaugurating the power transmission line, between Surjamaninagar in India and South Comilla in Bangladesh, and internet between Cox bazaar in Bangladesh and Agartala in India, the countries have strengthen the relation further, said Hasina. “The power will diminish the crisis of this country, and India’s North eastern states will be benefited by high speed internetâ€, she added.“I’m thankful to the present Prime Minister of Indiaâ€, said Hasina for fulfilling the diplomatic steps and enhancing Indo-Bangla bilateral relations. However, it’s a sad reality that Tripura CM Manik Sarkar unable to utilize this golden opportunity of transforming Tripura as IT hub of NE India. | 23-Mar-2016 |
Historic moment for Tripura: PM Narendra | AGARTALA, March 23 (TIWN): The much awaited project of India's third Internet gateway and transmission of 100MW to Bangladesh from Tripura after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladeshi Premier Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the connectivity project between the two South Asian neighbours on Wednesday. However, Tripura CM Manik Sarkar appreciated the bonding between both the countries. Breaking the boundaries both the neighbouring countries has kicked off the much awaited project in the state on Wednesday through video conferencing. Improved border management, increased trade with Bangladesh, Line of Credit, increased energy transfers; bilateral cooperation in Railways and Maitree Express vitalizes the fact that India Bangladesh relationship is a two-way street. With development in trade, market access, power, border management, development cooperation, infrastructure, man to man direct communication has given boost to the friendship of the Indo-Bangla relationship. | 23-Mar-2016 |
'Controversial Yusuf Commission report p | AGARTALA, March 23 (TIWN): After a total of 18 years of duration, the Tripura Law minister Tapan Chakraborty on Wednesday placed the much controversial Yusuf commission report on the 3rd day of Tripura budget session at the Tripura assembly. | 23-Mar-2016 |
Holi, the festival of colour begins in T | AGARTALA, March 22 (TIWN): Along with the country, State is celebrating Holi with great enthusiasm. | 23-Mar-2016 |
Indo-Bangla mutual help must go on: Trip | Agartala, March 23 (TIWN / IANS) Mutual help of India and Bangladesh will boost the bilateral cooperation between the two countries and facilitate their people, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said here on Wednesday. | 23-Mar-2016 |
Agartala 3rd Internet Gateway of India: | AGARTALA, March 23 (TIWN): Decks have been cleared for Agartala to become the third internet gateway of the country after Mumbai and Chennai, with signal tests from the submarine cable of Cox Bazar in Bangladesh giving expected results. The work for internet connection through Bangladesh was kicked off in July last year in presence of Union Telecommunication minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. The ministry of Telecommunication has been prioritizing the project to strengthen telecom network in the Northeast and Eastern India to bring investments in information technology. Moreover, the Digital India initiative of the present government has also increased the pressure on existing international gateways in Chennai and Mumbai, which the Tripura gateway is expected to relieve to a large extent. Dream come true for Internet users across the northeastern region, high-speed Internet connectivity to be provided by Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company (BSCC) from Cox's Bazar port will be operationalised simultaneously from Delhi by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka and Tripura chief minister Manik Sarkar through video conferencing at 10.30am .Once the line is activated, Agartala is set to emerge as the third Internet gateway in the country after Mumbai and Chennai and the sixth city to have submarine cable connectivity.The total cost of cable-laying is Rs 19.1 crore.From zero point in the Akhaura checkpost, BSNL has extended the underground OFC cable up to their main technical office in the North Gate area of Agartala. | 22-Mar-2016 |
Durjaynagar killings : Temporary suspens | AGARTALA, March 23 (TIWN) : Atleast 2 TSR jawans and 1 officer have been suspended temporarily, in allegation of negligence in their duties, which lead the murder incident at Durjaynagar. They are : Arun Das, Abhijit Deb and Rajit Dutta, among them Abhijt Deb was in charge of dealing with arms. | 23-Mar-2016 |
A. D. Nagar police recovered a floating | AGARTALA, March 23 (TIWN): A. D Nagar police on Wednesday recovered a body of man from a pond adjacent to modern club at Nagerjala. | 23-Mar-2016 |
Northeast India under the threat of Maoi | AGARTALA / NONGKREM (Meghalaya), March 23 (TIWN): Maoists are trying to establish their foothold in the northeastern states, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said here on Tuesday."We have got information that in some parts of the northeast, Maoists are trying expand their roots. We have to check this, and I believe you can demoralise their courage," Rajnath Singh said addressing Assam Rifles troopers on their 181st Raising Day celebrations here in Meghalaya."There is an attempt to destabilise the country, and I am proud of the armed forces, paramilitary forces, and police forces, the way they deal with ultras and extremists, discouraging them and able to nab them," he added.Stating that insurgency has been a "problem" in the northeastern states, Rajnath Singh took a dig at the previous Congress governments for not giving priority to the development of the region."After independence, the northeast has not seen much development which should have happened. The region was not given priority. Without peace and security, no matter how much we try, the development of the region will not be possible," the BJP leader said."Soon after Narendra Modi took over as prime minister, the union cabinet discussed about the northeast in the first meeting, and took some important decisions including the need to give enough emphasis and priority to the region," he recalled. | 22-Mar-2016 |
Assam Assembly Election 2016 : Badruddin | SILCHAR / AGARTALA, March 23 (TIWN): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is now perhaps ruing his earlier brash comment when, in an apparent mood of disdain and haughtiness, he had asked "Who is Badruddin Ajmal?" The target was the president of the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF). Now, on the eve of the assembly elections on April 4 and 11, not only Gogoi and the Congress but the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) too is wary about the likely impressive performance of the AIUDF. Badruddin and his brother Sirajuddin, the two leading lights of the AIUDF, are sure that no one can form the next government in Assam without their support. Badruddin thinks that his party may bag 30-35 seats in the 126-member assembly.Two factors are now working towards polarising the votes of the Bengali-speaking Muslims in favour of the AIUDF. The first is the all-out effort that the BJP and the RSS are putting forth for winning the elections. The second is the Congress' refusal to agree to the AIUDF's call for a Bihar like grand alliance for defeating the BJP. That the Ajmal brothers have ultimately decided to contest a larger number of seats - from the initially contemplated 60 to 76 - is a direct fallout of the Congress' decision to contest alone. | 22-Mar-2016 |
BG connectivity is top priority across N | AGARTALA, March 23 (TIWN): Union Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu stated that connectivity to all capitals of North Eastern States by 2020 is one of the topmost priorities of the present Government and urged all the railway officials to put in their best efforts. Stating that the Centre will ensure adequate fund availability for the North Eastern projects he also announced that a passenger train to Agartala will be started within this Financial Year. Passenger train from Agartala may run from 30th March onwards according to NFR Official. | 22-Mar-2016 |
907 Schools are missing school infrastru | ​Agartala, March 23 (TIWN): It is a new tradition that students enrollment increasing day by day in Private schools rather Government schools under Manik Sarkar's 'Golden Era'. | 22-Mar-2016 |
4192 Govt vehicles are running without p | Agartala / Udaipur, March 23 (TIWN): Tripura’s 4192 Govt vehicles are running without proper documents. | 22-Mar-2016 |
Tripura to celebrate Holi 2016: Dos and | AGARTALA, March 22 (TIWN): Before leaving the students for 1 day holiday, teachers across Tripura during the assembly time, while wishing the students for upcoming Holi / Rangoli celebration, had also lectured the students about what to do in Holi and what not to do during Holi. | 22-Mar-2016 |
Civic body back on eviction path, poor p | AGARTALA, March 22 (TIWN): As a part of the eviction drive, the AMC task force along with police on Tuesday conducted drive at Lake Chowmuhani area and demolished all the illegally constructed houses in the area. | 22-Mar-2016 |
World-Water-Day: Tripura Govt.’s | AGARTALA, March 22 (TIWN) : It was almost before 1 year that including Tripura Chief Minister himself people come on the road and raised slogans for “Save Howrah and Keep Howrah Cleanâ€. But after the attempt was taken in 2015, almost a year has been moved, the condition of Howrah is becoming more unhygienic day by day. | 22-Mar-2016 |
Cut in Kolkata-Agartala bus fare likely | AGARTALA, March 22 (TIWN): With the cut in the bus fare of the Agartala-Kolkata route via Dhaka, it is expected that the passenger for by-road may increase. | 22-Mar-2016 |
TPCSD to organize district based convent | AGARTALA, March 22 (TIWN): Aiming to discuss about the crime against women and various corruption cases under the regime of Left rule, Tripura Pradesh Congress Seva Dal on Tuesday organized a meeting at Congress Bhawan. | 22-Mar-2016 |
Tripura assembly budget session raised D | AGARTALA, March 22 (TIWN): Opposition leader Sudip Roy Barman on Tuesday on the second day of Tripura assembly budget session asked about the development into the Durjoy Nagar murder case where a trooper killed himself after shooting his female friend on Monday night. Speaking at the budget session, Opposition leader Sudip Roy Barman raised question on the issue. However, answering to opposition leader CM Manik Sarkar expressed concern over the tragic incident and further said that detailed investigation will be carried out into the issue. The bullet ridden bodies of a Tripura State Rifles (TSR) jawan and his female friend were recovered from a house in Durjoynagar area of Agartala, police said. Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) Anurag said that after fighting for long hours, the bodies of rifleman of TSR battalion Mrinal Das (29), and Tanusree Karmakar (22), a nurse intern, were recovered from the spot. It is to be mentioned here that he Tripura government on last Friday tabled a Budget of Rs 15,246.52 crore in the state Assembly for the 2016-17 fiscal at Tripura Assembly. | 22-Mar-2016 |
Tripura turns into a dystopia of abnorma | AGARTALA, March 22 (TIWN): In the so-called golden era of CM Manik Sarkar, crime rate has reached to its ultimatum.A trooper of the Tripura State Rifles (TSR) allegedly committed suicide after shooting his girlfriend at Durjoynagar area of West Tripura district late on Monday, police said on Tuesday. Is this the view of golden era where a security trooper meant for the safety of the common mass have shoot a girl over love affair issue on Monday late night. Everyday where reports of several murder cases flashes on the screens of media channels, it seems like Tripura police is playing idle role over the incidence. Despite of several incidents, allegation has been raised that Tripura police is least bothered to deal with the cases and to arrest the main culprit. It is to be mentioned here that state is hit with rampant crime cases. Among which murder, rape, domestic violence and other illicit crimes are on rise. | 22-Mar-2016 |
Parimal Saha murder case: Accused are n | AGARTALA, March 22 (TIWN): On the second day of hearing in to Parimal Saha sensational murder case at Additional Sessions Court, West district, senior advocate Milan Mukherjee of Kolkata said that the accused are not belonging to any CPI-M party and neither are they hired persons of CPI-M. | 22-Mar-2016 |
World-Water-Day: Water body pollution hi | UDAIPUR, March 22 (TIWN) : Pollution in the water bodies across Udaipur is turning the whole subdivision into an unhealthy place resulting out in various kinds of water born diseases. | 22-Mar-2016 |
Workshop on Significance of the Observan | AGARTALA, March 22 (TIWN): Tripura State Social Welfare Board on Tuesday organized one-day long workshop on Significance of the Observance of International Women’s Day at T.B Association hall. | 22-Mar-2016 |
Major reshuffle of the administrative of | AGARTALA, March 22 (TIWN) : In a major re-shuffle, the state government on Monday issued transfer orders of TCS officers in an administrative level in Tripura. | 22-Mar-2016 |