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| Title | Description | Posted Date |
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| Kamalpur: Nagar Panchayat launched drive | KAMALPUR, March 22 (TIWN): As per pre-announced program, the Kamalpur Nagar Panchayat started drive against the illegal construction beside the road by the businessmen and dwellers. However, the businessmen protested against it in their own narrow interest. | 22-Mar-2016 |
| High speed internet and 24/7 power: Can | AGARTALA, March 22 (TIWN): Agartala is all set to become 3rd Internet gateway and with a lame-duck leadership having poor understanding of Industry and technology, Tripura and its Youths' future have been continuously ruined leaving a record of thousands of unemployed in the state. Left ruled Tripura and its youths continue to suffer everyday from chronic unemployment and concerned folks are being continuously deprived under the rule of CM Manik Sarkar. With a record of unemployment Left ruled Tripura continues to bite dust of under-development and non-performance due to state's outdated policies of being anti development and industry without realizing world and India's economy driven by Business and technology. So far it has been about Govt job, salary, subsidy - on tax payers money and mediocre plastic industry for name sake being the focus - which still fails to show hope to lakhs of educated unemployed youths. Need is to bring high end industry and jobs at Agartala having follow up with Industry leaders and setting up required infrastructure on a war footing. | 22-Mar-2016 |
| TSR jawan kills lover, commits suicide, | Agartala, March 22 (TIWN): In a shocking development, a TSR Jawan named Mrinal Das killed his lover Tanushee Karmakar with service gun on Monday night. | 21-Mar-2016 |
| Tripura Budget 2016-17 on Tuesday: Oppos | AGARTALA, March 22 (TIWN): The second day of the budget session which is scheduled to be hoisted on Tuesday is expected to be once again rocked with the hidden facts of the Yusuf Commission report as opposition congress has demanded to CPI-M to publish the report on Tuesday. | 22-Mar-2016 |
| Tripura’s first flyover construct | AGARTALA, March 22 (TIWN): With an aim to meet the deadline for the completion of Tripura’s first flyover, the construction agency is carrying out the work in full fledged manner. | 21-Mar-2016 |
| CPI-M's Jharna Das Baidya re-elected to | Agartala, March 21 (TIWN / IANS): Jharna Das Baidya of Tripura's ruling CPI-M was on Monday re-elected to the Rajya Sabha, defeating Congress candidate and former Tripura assembly speaker Jyotirmoy Nath.Election to the lone Rajya Sabha seat from the state was held on Monday at the Tripura assembly as Baidya's six-year term ends on April 2. "Jharna Das Baidya got 49 votes while Congress candidate Nath secured only 10 votes," assembly secretary Bamdeb Majumder, who was also the returning officer for the election, told reporters. Ailing Communist Party of India-Marxist legislator and minister (without portfolio) Bhanu Lal Saha could not vote as he was out of Tripura for cancer treatment.The CPI-M candidate's win was almost certain as the strength of the ruling Left Front in the 60-member house is 50, with the CPI-M alone having 48 members. The main opposition Congress has 10 members.Before being elected to the upper house of parliament, Baidya had served as the chairperson of the State Social Welfare Board.The 53-year-old belongs to the Scheduled Caste community and is a senior member of the All India Democratic Women's Association, a women's body of the CPI-M. | 21-Mar-2016 |
| AMC conducts eviction drive to vacant il | AGARTALA, March 21 (TIWN): Task Force of Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Tripura Police jointly on Monday staged an eviction drive at Dimsagar to evict illegally constructed houses on the government land. | 21-Mar-2016 |
| World TB Day-2016: Media milieu cum work | AGARTALA, March 21 (TIWN): Keeping eye on upcoming celebration of World TB Day-2016, Media milieu cum a workshop has been organized on Monday at Agartala Press Club. | 21-Mar-2016 |
| Indeed Manik’s era: Negligence of | AGARTALA/ KHOWAI, March 21 (TIWN): Series of incidence of Doctor Negligence at GBP Hospital where on high, in another bizarre incident a girl lost her life due to alleged negligence of doctor on Monday. | 21-Mar-2016 |
| Tripura High Court bar election: Prepara | AGARTALA, March 21 (TIWN): Preparation for the Tripura High Court bar election is going on in full fledged. | 21-Mar-2016 |
| National Highway blocked over transfer o | AGARTALA, March 21 (TIWN): Protesting against the transfer of a teacher, Students of Mungiyakami Higher Secondary School under Teliamura on Monday staged road blocked at National Highway | 21-Mar-2016 |
| Election to lone Rajya Sabha seat held o | AGARTALA, March 21 (TIWN): The much talked Rajya Sabha election was conducted successfully on Monday at the lobby of the Assembly amid tight security. However, it is to be mentioned here that Election for the single Rajya Sabha seat from Tripura was announced by the election commission scheduled to hold on March 21, 2016. The election commission issued the notification and according to the circular published by the election commission of India the seat of Rajya Sabha from Tripura will fall vacant on April 2, this year, when the tenure of the incumbent member Jharna Das Baidya will expire.According to Election Commission announcement a formal notification for the election issued on March 4, the last date for filing of nomination was March 11, 2016. The nomination papers given by both candidates of CPI-M and Congress was scrutinised on March 12 and the last date for withdrawal was March 14, 2016.The nomination was filed for the lone seat of Rajya Sabha election by both CPI-M and congress candidates and were declared legal after the scrutiny of the nomination papers.It is to be mentioned here that Elections to a total of 13 Rajya Sabha seats from Assam, Nagaland, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Punjab was held on Monday. Officials said the President of India and the Central Election Commission have issued separate notifications for these elections. | 21-Mar-2016 |
| Foreign liquor worth Rs. 4.10 lakh seize | AGARTALA, March 21 (TIWN): Just when counting days are left for the celebration of Holi, officials of Excise Department on Monday seized 200 cartons of foreign liquor from the Churaibari. According to the reports, Excise Department officials of Assam-Churaibari on Monday seized 200 cartons of foreign liquor. As per the market value the cost of the seized 200 cartons of foreign liquor is Rs. 4 Lakh 10 thousand. Sources mentioned that the Lori full of foreign liquor was heading towards the state from Guwahati. The excise department has been seizing many truckloads of liquor that were being smuggled into various parts of the state and also through Indo-Bangla border area.With just counting days are left for the celebration of Holi, the recovery of truck load of foreign liquor has triggered panic in the State.Although it has been announced that on March 23 all the liquor shop will remain close for the security purpose, but it seems like some illicit business men are gearing up for selling liquor in black market. Liquor smuggling has become rampant in the past many months. Besides, Churaibari check post and unfenced borders of Indo-Bangla has become a preferred gateway to smuggle liquor in cheap price from outside the state. | 21-Mar-2016 |
| Teliamura : X-ray machine left damaged s | TELIAMURA / AGARTALA, March 21 (TIWN) : It has been almost 2 years that the only x-ray machine was damaged at Kalynapur Hospital, under Teliamura subdivision of Khowai Dist. But due to the negligence of the Hospital authority, no initiative is being taken yet now, and as a result the local people are suffering heavily being deprived of the basic health facilities. | 21-Mar-2016 |
| Spring brings fervor of festival among T | AGARTALA, March 21 (TIWN) : With the coming of spring season, state has been geared up to celebrate various auspicious occasions for long 1 month. Landlocked state Tripura which has preserved many cultured, is also enriched with tribal and Bengali traditional occasions. | 21-Mar-2016 |
| Commencement of BG passsenger railway se | AGARTALA, March 21 (TIWN): Although the state along with NFR has been claiming that track is all set to roll the train by the end of this month, but sudden collapse of the rail shed has erupted question among the mind of the common people. | 21-Mar-2016 |
| Sugar price hike: BJP pitching voice hig | AGARTALA, March 21 (TIWN): On the one hand where the common mass of the state is hit with the rising price of sugar by Rs 6, state government is reluctant to take any step for the curtailment of sugar price. | 20-Mar-2016 |
| Preparation for festival of colours on p | AGARTALA, March 21 (TIWN): Just when counting days are left for the Holi celebration, preparations are on the peak for the festival of colours. | 20-Mar-2016 |
| Belonia Municipality area: Unauthorized | BELONIA, March 21 (TIWN): Ponds are being filled up in many parts of Belonia Municipality area without taking prior permission from Belonia Sub Division administration. The practice was brought to light on Saturday when two ponds were being fill up at Satmura area of Belonia.“Some promoters and a section of the administration have formed an unholy nexus and are carrying on such activities in the township,†said a local resident. | 21-Mar-2016 |
| NH 44 condition deteriorated after State | AGARTALA, March 21 (TIWN): There is nothing to deny that only after the state took the responsibility of NH 44, the condition has deteriorated drastically. It can be said that in India it is only NH 44 who is suffering the most with poor and pathetic condition. Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy visited the Assam-Tripura road on Monday and inspected the present state of the road. After inspection he said, “In whole India, the worst Highway must be this Tripura-Assam NH". It is to be mentioned here that once the BBIN car rally representatives who came here in Tripura, they also criticised the pathetic condition of NH 44 over past many months. The representatives said that it’s very shocking that 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 them. They have criticised the condition of the road but still than the Tripura government has not taken any initiative to take any action.Chief Minister Manik Sarkar's claims that the Tripura is developing faster than any other state but the poor condition of road mainly NH44 which plays an important role in developing a State speaks opposite. | 20-Mar-2016 |
| Left Front manifesto calls for secular d | KOLKATA / AGARTALA, March 21 (TIWN / IANS): West Bengal's Left Front, which has gone for seat adjustment with the Congress, on Sunday released its election manifesto calling for the formation of a secular democratic government and urging the people to defeat the ruling Trinamool Congress to restore democracy in the state."Our aim is to restore democracy and rule of law. We will ensure freedom of expression for all. The police and the administration will have to work by following the multi-party democratic tradition," the 16-page manifesto promised.Left Front chairman Biman Bose told the media: "To achieve this, we have to defeat the Trinamool government. Towards that end, we want the people to unite and form a democratic secular government in the state." The Left Front resolved to free all political prisoners, and withdrawal of false cases, besides ensuring that police and the administration work neutrally for securing a society free of fear by strictly dealing with anti-socials. It promised to ensure that statutory bodies like the Women's Commission, Lokayukta, state Election Commission, state Human Rights Commission functioned with full authority. The rights of the civil society would also be safeguarded, the document said. | 20-Mar-2016 |
| 'Assam-Tripura highway is the worst Nati | DHARMANAGAR / AGARTALA, March 20 (TIWN) : Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy visited Tripura-Assam National High on Sunday to take a note of the working progress of the roadway. | 20-Mar-2016 |
| CM urges for voluntary donation of blood | AGARTALA, March 20 (TIWN): With a theme ‘Donate blood, Donate life’, ward number 31 of Agartala Municipality on Sunday has organized a blood donation camp at Gandjhi School. | 20-Mar-2016 |
| Railway shed collapsed at Agartala Rail | AGARTALA, March 20 (TIWN): Where the people of the landlocked state were waiting for the commencement of BG passenger train by the end of this month, the people received a jolt with the information about the sudden collapse of the rail shed at Badarghat railway station on Sunday morning.The incident came as a shock to the people as the newly constructed rail shed collapsed suddenly leaving at least four labourers critically injured in the spot. The police alleged that centre pillar was not erected properly, cause the collapse. No case has been registered in this connection. However, 4 labourers are reported with injuries among them 3 are shifted to private hospital for better treatment. The work, which began a couple of months ago, was expected to be completed in a few days so that the people could assess the benefit of railway service but before the state could begin with the service this incident came as a shock to the people of the state. It is alleged Low quality construction material is being used to build the shed which has led to this deadly incident. However, local police and railway authority are further investigating the case. | 20-Mar-2016 |
| Manik Sarkar’s golden rule: Murde | AGARTALA, March 20 (TIWN): Yet in another daring hunt, a middle aged woman was again brutally murdered in a broad day light allegedly for keeping illicit relationship with a man at Narayanpur Sripalli area under Airport police station on Sunday morning. The victim is identified as Gita Sarkar resident of Narayanpur Sripalli area under Airport police station. The murder case has spreaded serious panic in the entire area. It is alleged that the woman was killed followed by an illicit relationship with some other person. Getting alarm huge police force of Airport police station on Sunday morning reached the spot and started investigation in to the case. 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. | 20-Mar-2016 |
| Institution of engineers, Tripura state | AGARTALA, March 20 (TIWN): With the aim to celebrate the silver jubilee program of the institution of engineers, Tripura state centreon Sunday hold a press meet mentioning that the organisation is scheduled to hoist a weekly program from March 25 to 31 at Agartala. | 20-Mar-2016 |
| Two booked for allegedly running sex rac | AGARTALA, March 20 (TIWN): East women police on Sunday nabbed two from Dhaleshwar area for running sex racket in a public community area. | 20-Mar-2016 |
| Tripura under Manik’s regime: 8-y | AGARTALA/ UDAIPUR, March 20 (TIWN): One yet another bizarre incident, a minor child of eight years was raped by a minor boy of 16-year of age on Sunday. | 20-Mar-2016 |
| TGADA organizes two-day long 10th Bienni | AGARTALA, March 20 (TIWN): Tripura Government Ayurvedic Doctor’s Association on Sunday organized a two-day long 10th Biennial State Conference at TB Association Hall. | 20-Mar-2016 |
| Dharmanagar: Locals recovered body of an | DHARMANAGAR, March 20 (TIWN) : Tension prevails at Dharmanagar after a 75 years old woman’s body was recovered from BBI School, Dharmanagar. | 20-Mar-2016 |
| Second day budget on Tuesday: state eyei | AGARTALA, March 20 (TIWN): State assembly is all set to hoist the second day of the budget session on Tuesday with more updates on the status of Tripura budget. | 20-Mar-2016 |
| Commencement of Mega Gas bottling plant | AGARTALA, March 20 (TIWN): Although initiatives has been taken to establishment a new gas bottling plant, with an aim to curb down the LPG crisis in the state till day uncertainty looms in the progress of the work. | 20-Mar-2016 |
| Crime against women on a rise, housewife | AGARTALA, March 20 (TIWN): When the crimes against women, especially domestic violence had already taken a top most position in Tripura, the tall claims of Tripura commission for women has already turned bleak. It seems all the claims have fall down in front of the increasing rate of crimes against women in Tripura. | 20-Mar-2016 |
| NEEPCO seeks govt. intervention; Gas cut | AGARTALA, March 20 (TIWN): Powered by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) Tripura asset the North East Tripura's 101 MW gas-based Monarchak power plant in Tripura, about 50 km from here; has undergone complete shutdown again due to the gas cut, said official source. Talking to TIWN correspondent, NEEPCO high official said that “We had to shut down the plant again as ONGC had failed to supply required gas for the plant causing a heavy damage to the plantâ€. However, the official further said that they have informed the issue to Chief Secretary Yash Pal Singh, Power minister Manik Dey seeking their intervention to solve the problems, but so far no action is taken to solve the problems. He also said that on the one hand ONGC claims that they are unable to meet the demand of the gas in the state but is continuously supplying gas to both unit of OTPC Palatana. It is to be mentioned here that ONGC was supposed to resume its gas supply after the routine check up of the gas turbine of NEEPCO but failed to do so as the ONGC could not discover the possibility of gas from its well. The official said, “Also the ONGC authority failed to ensure the gas supply in future and had not brought any commitment so far.†| 19-Mar-2016 |
| New Bishramganj ITI College waiting for | BISHRAMGANJ, March 20 (TOWN) : Bishramganj Industrial Training Institute (ITI) college is waiting for inauguration during this financial year. The permanent buildings were constructed at a cost of Rs.3.70 crores. | 20-Mar-2016 |
| Diesel crisis looms large: long queue of | AGARTALA, March 20 (TIWN): Despite of passage of several days, State is yet facing acute shortage of diesel. Long queue of vehicles observed in front of most of the petrol pumps seeking diesel and petrol. | 19-Mar-2016 |
| Implementation of point to point fare vi | AGARTALA, March 20 (TIWN): Despite of several initiatives taken by the Traffic Department to curb down the over load of passengers in Auto, yet unruly auto drivers continue to carry more that three passengers at one go. | 19-Mar-2016 |
| CM inaugurates 46th All Tripura Medical | AGARTALA, March 19 (TIWN): With the initiatives of the Indian Medical Association of Tripura State branch, 46th All Tripura Medical Conference Trimacon-2016 organised on Saturday at Radindra Satabarshiki Bhawan. | 19-Mar-2016 |
| One critically injured in a road mishap | AGARTALA, March 19 (TIWN): Despite of taking several initiatives to curb down the rising incidence of accidents, day after day accident cases are getting rampant. | 19-Mar-2016 |
| Hike in vegetable prices take toll on co | AGARTALA, March 19 (TIWN): Where the people are severely hit with the hike in the petrol and diesel, the frequent hike in the cost of the vegetable prices has also become a serious problem for the common mass. | 19-Mar-2016 |
| Kamalpur: Sellers and publishers are at | KAMALPUR, March 19 (TIWN): The 13th Kamalpur Book Fair noticed an annoying decrease in book purchasing by the common people in first three evenings. Though people thronged in the stalls, but they not purchased books but to have a glimpse. Rather, the fast food stalls outside the premise pocketed lucrative profits. | 19-Mar-2016 |
| 2nd Annual Conference of TJU Gomati Dist | UDAIPUR, March 19 (TIWN): Udaipur Municipal Council Chairperson today inaugurated the 2 day long 2nd Gomati District Annual Conference of Tripura Journalist Union in the conference hall of Gomati Zila Parishad. Union's Gomati District Committee Dilip Datta gave away the Welcome address. | 19-Mar-2016 |
| CPI-M launched 6 books to reveal Modi le | AGARTALA, March 19 (TIWN): When the CPI-M party in itself is clutched with corruption, the party on Saturday launched 6 books at CPI-M party office against the Modi led BJP government and RSS with the aim to reveal the corrupt face of Modi Govt. Left Front govt. of Tripura launched these 6 new books to take a control over the increasing number of RSS & BJP in state. Stating RSS as anti-socialist the party delegates said that his book will work as a weapon to show people what politics is actually played by BJP govt. in all over India, which is depriving a section of religion a lot in the country. Question arises that if BJP and RSS are playing political games and depriving the society from its rights, what CPI-M has done in their ruling period in the so called golden era of Tripura? Since the inception of the CPI-M party in the state, the people have only witnessed rise in price, lack of commodities, rising crime against women, embezzlement of funds in all blocks and many more and today the same party has launched books against BJP to reveal their faces. Question arises is CPI-M clean? | 19-Mar-2016 |
| Clashes left 1 critically injured : 1 ar | KALYANPUR, March 19 (TIWN) : One arrested after major clash occurred between 2 persons resulting one person seriously injured. | 19-Mar-2016 |
| Teliamura : Police-public meet held unde | KALYANPUR, March 19 (TIWN) : Public gathered at 2 places lead by kalyanpur Police and participated in an awareness camp about road-safety and human rights. | 19-Mar-2016 |
| Kamalpur: Price hike intensified problem | KAMALPUR, March 19 (TIWN): The most recent hike in the petrol and diesel added to the problems of the pliers, here at this sub-division of Kamalpur. The crisis got more intense due to the ongoing crisis for quite a long period. The matter also got more complicated as the sub-division had only one filling station. | 19-Mar-2016 |
| Privatization of tea industries failed t | AGARTALA, March 19 (TIWN) : The tradition of tea gardening in Tripura is almost on the verge of extinction due to Tripura Govt.’s negligence and people attitude to nurture other products as rubber rather than bamboo and tea. | 19-Mar-2016 |
| Ruling CPI-M is tactfully cheating the y | AGARTALA, March 19 (TIWN): One after other termination of jobs under the ruling CPI-M government appears that the party has been tactfully offering jobs under the state government, earning good name among the people and later hitting the same candidates with the job termination letter. From the current trends of job termination it appears that the CPI-M tactfully offers jobs to the candidates and later hit them with the job termination letter. Throwing the ball in the decision of court, CPI-M has been bluffing the youth in the name of employment. It is to be mentioned here that in another major blow to the state, after 10,323 teachers terminated case, the Tripura HC has terminated the jobs of 34 Assistant professors appointed in Agartala Government medical college in Tripura.With faults in the recruitment policy of the 34 Assistant professors, appointed in the year 2012 under the notification of Adhoc recruitment from the state government, the Tripura HC has terminated the jobs of these 34 Assistant professors appointed in AGMC and hospital since 2012. Uncertainty looms large over the future of 10,323 teachers working in different government schools of Tripura, whose jobs were cancelled by the High Court with effect from December 31 because of faulty appointment process based on unconstitutional employment policy, onMay 7. | 19-Mar-2016 |
| Conversion of MG track to BG upto Dharma | AGARTALA, March 19 (TIWN): The prolonged petrol and diesel crisis can met an end once the meter gauge track uptp Dharmanagar oil depot is changed to BG track and catering oil becomes easy from the depot trough train. | 19-Mar-2016 |
| Left Front approaches EC over TMC's poll | AGARTALA / KOLKATA, March 19 (TIWN / IANS): The Left Front on Friday approached the Election Commission over alleged violations of the poll code by West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress ahead of the assembly elections. A Left Front delegation led by senior Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Rabin Deb met CEO Sunil Gupta regarding the alleged violation of the model code of conduct by the Trinamool. In a deputation submitted to Gupta, they drew attention to the non-compliance of EC's directives at the grassroots. Deb said while the Left leaders already apprised the CEO about specific incidents in violation of the mode code by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, MP Mukul Roy and party leader Rezzak Mollah, the poll panel had showcaused only Mollah. Dubbing it as a "balancing act", the Left Front criticised Gupta following the showcause notice issued to CPI-M leader Mohammed Salim over comments which were in violation of the poll code - according to media reports. "We have told the CEO that if the show cause notice to Salim was issued to appease Trinamool then we will not accept it and will approach the poll panel in this regard," Deb told the media here, adding Salim is seeking legal advice in the matter.Apart from Mollah and Salim, the Commission had also issued showcause notice to Trinamool Congress' Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal on Thursday. | 19-Mar-2016 |