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Ambassa: Locale blocked NH demanding mai | KAMALPUR, May 18 (TIWN): More than four months passed. Three people died. Still the leaders and departmental authorities not found time to remedy the problem. | 18-May-2016 |
Contractor used LPG cylinder in railway | KAMALPUR, May 18 (TIWN): The ‘go as you like’ practices continued at the rampant in every aspect of the state. And the violation of rules and laws became a show of power as it were. Continuing the practice at full swing the railway workers found happily using domestic LPG cylinders for conducting maintenance works at Ambassa yesterday. | 18-May-2016 |
Papai Saha murder case: Prime accused Sh | AGARTALA, May 18 (TIWN): Tripura lower court on Wednesday acquitted Shaheb Miya from all the charges over his involvement in the Papai Saha murder case. | 18-May-2016 |
Democratic Jukta Front held press meet | AGARTALA, May 18 (TIWN): Members of Democratic Jukta Front in a press meet on Wednesday stated that the law and order of the state has completely broke down, there is no humanity, no system left in the state. | 18-May-2016 |
Members of Mayur Sangstha placed deputat | AGARTALA, May 18 (TIWN): The members of Mayur Sangstha on Wednesday placed deputation to DCM with 3 charters of demands. | 18-May-2016 |
Rain, landslides disrupt railway service | Agartala, May 18 (TIWN/IANS) Torrential rains and heavy landslides have once again disrupted rail services in southern Assam, Tripura, Manipur and Mizoram, officials said on Wednesday. | 18-May-2016 |
TBSE examination results likely to be de | AGARTALA, May 18 (TIWN): The much awaited phase of every student like, the results of their board exams. According to the sources, the results for the HS and Madhyamik organised under the banner of TBSE is likely to be announced by the end of this month. | 18-May-2016 |
Thunder claims two, one injured | AGARTALA, May 18 (TIWN): At least were killed on and one was left injured in lightning strikes in Tripura, official said here on Wednesday. | 18-May-2016 |
Vegetable price hike poses tough time fo | AGARTALA, May 18 (TIWN): Vegetable price hike in the state is giving a tough time to the common people. Onions have shot up almost from Rs. 40 per kg to 80-85 per kg in the State. Besides, the wholesale prices of onions have also risen over the same period across the state. | 18-May-2016 |
South Tripura faces frequent power cuts | Belonia, May 18 (TIWN): Despite of several tall claims by the Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECl), South Tripura District is facing serious load shedding problem due to drop of supply of power within the state. | 17-May-2016 |
Udaipur : Court convicted one for bomb t | UDAIPUR, May 18 (TIWN): LD. Chief Judicial Magistrate Udaipur, Gomati Tripura., has convicted one accused person namely Sri Jayanta Saha (22) S/O Sri Prithiraj Saha of Badarmokam, PS R.K Pur under Gomati District, U/S- 507 IPC of the Information Technology Act-2000. | 17-May-2016 |
Modi to lay foundation for India-Banglad | Agartala, May 18 (TIWN): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to lay the foundation stone for a new India-Bangladesh railway project on May 27, a top railway official said on Tuesday. | 17-May-2016 |
Tripura CM’s failure to resolve d | AGARTALA, May 18 (TIWN): Manik Sarkar led CPI-M Govt’s apathy to resolve the long pending issue of Bru refugees repatriation causing Bengali-Bru racial tensions which finally turned into an inferno causing hapless Bengali settlers homeless.Tension prevailed among the 171 Bengali refugees, whose homes were burnt on May 15, in Kanchanpur at Northern Tripura by few angry Tribal Bru refugees, originally hailing from Mizoram. The Bengali refugees who are original citizens of Tripura, are now passing days and nights as Refugees in TSR camp, at North Tripura.The arson followed suicide by a tribal man living in a refugee camp at Kanchanpur, 175 km north from Agartala, after he was allegedly beaten up by locals. Bhriguram Reang, 36, allegedly committed suicide on Sunday after he was beaten up by local people who accused him of catching fish from a pond without seeking permission from the owner. But after that incident no solution have been done to the situation by the sate govt. of Tripura as a result of which resentment has been brewed among the Bengali refugees. | 18-May-2016 |
17cr MGNREGA scam: kingpin Bimal Chakrab | AGARTALA, May 18 (TIWN): Finally after years of investigation into the 17 crores MGNREGA scam, it has come out that kingpin Bimal Chakraborty is so far alleged of embezzlement of about Rs 14 crore of funds into the case.Talking to TIWN correspondent, SP Sepahijala Pradip Dey said that investigation into case is almost completed and most of the charge sheets are already submitted in the court. He further said that filing of final charge sheet is underway and it will be soon submitted in the court. He further said that the main accused BDO Bimal Chakraborty is entirely involved in the case and so far he is accused of embezzlement of Rs 14 crore in the entire embezzled amount of Rs 17crore of MGNREGA funds. However, until and unless the final charge sheet is filed nothing can be said clearly, added SP.Talking about taking action against the accused he said that once filing charge sheet is completed police will take action according to the direction of the court. | 17-May-2016 |
Modi to lay foundation for India-Banglad | Agartala, May 18 (TIWN): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to lay the foundation stone for a new India-Bangladesh railway project on May 27, a top railway official said on Tuesday. | 17-May-2016 |
Ruling party using Students in political | AGARTALA, May 17 (TIWN): When CPI-M party in itself is clutched with corruption, SFI backed by CPI-M on Tuesday in a press meet raised voice against the Modi led BJP government and RSS with the aim to reveal the corrupt face of Modi Govt. The student federation in support of left front Govt. held press meet to raise voice against the ideologies led by BJP RSS. | 17-May-2016 |
Fate of running express train from Tripu | AGARTALA, May 17 (TIWN): Although the BG passenger train is running in full swing but the wait for the express train is yet to end. However, the fate of Tripura express railway service to be decided after May 19 and nothing can be said before that. Talking to TIWN correspondent, NFR construction official said that the track is all set to toll the train but final decision will be taken after the WB poll results in May 19. Fulfilling the year long demands of BG passengers train service finally running smoothly over past few days in the landlocked state- Tripura which has recently made its place in the railway map of the world connecting with rest of India. A pair of passenger train is continuously rolling its wheel between Silchar and Agartala and these particular trains would run until May 20. NFR construction official said that recently the BG Passenger train is running smoothly and there is possibility that an express train will also run in this track from May 22. He further said that the final decision would be taken after the WB assembly polls results. | 17-May-2016 |
International tourism to expand marketin | Kolkata / Agartala, May 17 (TIWN): Research scholars, policy makers and industry practitioners have come together at an international conference at Shillong in Meghalaya to highlight the tourism resources of north east India and explore marketing strategies in an eco-friendly and sustainable way, the organisers said on Tuesday. | 17-May-2016 |
Chandrapur TATA kalibari case: Court fou | AGARTALA, May 17 (TIWN): Tripura Lower court on Tuesday convicted seven person to 4 years of imprisonment into the Tata Kalibari area in Chandrapur area under East Agartala police station. | 17-May-2016 |
Demand for seasonal fruit goes high in t | AGARTALA, May 17 (TIWN): As summer is rising high the demand for the fresh fruits are also raising high in the state. | 17-May-2016 |
NEC road virtually shattered at Demdum a | KAMALPUR, May 17 (TIWN): The Halhali-Fatikroy NEC road turned into a dreadful experience to the commuters due to the shattered and broken road. Mainly the parts under the Kumarghat division of PWD(R&B) at Demdum area became completely shattered. | 17-May-2016 |
Pathetic condition of power in Tripura: | AGARTALA, May 17 (TIWN): The agitated locals of Kulai area on Monday staged mass protest at Kulai electric office after the area was reportedly hit with power crisis over past few days. | 17-May-2016 |
Indeed golden era: Security of women at | AGARTALA, May 17 (TIWN): Panic gripped the state with report of another rape of middle aged women in the state. The incident has triggered panic among the mind of the common people across ranibazar area under Sidhai police station. | 17-May-2016 |
Demand for seasonal fruit goes high in t | AGARTALA, May 17 (TIWN): As summer is rising high the demand for the fresh fruits are also raising high in the state. | 17-May-2016 |
Scarcity of water goes large in tribal h | AGARTALA, May 17 (TIWN): Scarcity of water in hilly areas, rural Tripura, which is almost two-third of total geography of the state, is nothing different than rest of the dry lands of the country. Eruption of enteric disease and diarrhea are most common during dry spell in remote village area of Tripura. | 17-May-2016 |
Resentment brews among locals over unsc | SABROOM, May 17 (TIWN): Following the unscientific Roadway & poor quality construction of Anandapara of Sabroom 4 No ward road resentment is prevailing among the residents of Sabroom sub division. The negligence of State Government in proper construction of roads appears to be night mare for the people. Most of the road was engaged with stone chips and cements, which appears as a leading cause of deadly accidents. | 17-May-2016 |
Exit Poll predicts TMC win ; West Bengal | AGARTALA, May 17 (TIWN): All eyes are fixed on 19th of May, the day when the Assembly Poll result of the 5 states ,especially West Bengal will be declared . And as far as the opposition politics in Tripura is concerned the result of West Bengal poll will be her crucial. This may even bring significant changes in the opposition parties in Tripura. Initially it was thought ( after the resignation of Sudip Roy Barman from CLP leadership ) that most of the MLA's of Congress party will join Trinamool Congress . Because following the steps of Sudip most of the leaders of TPCC , TPYCC, NSUI resigned from their posts protesting against the 'unethical and immoral alliance of Congress and CPI-M( as stated by rebel Congress group. But now it seems that Pradesh Congress Committee led by Birjit Sinha has somewhat managed to do damage control. On Saturday apart from Birjit Sinha 3 MLA's joined the ' Leadership Training and Research Programme ' organized by PCC . | 17-May-2016 |
Kumarghat: Negligence of authority turne | KAMALPUR, May 17 (TIWN): More than 15 years got passed already without any result for the negligence of GRIEF and due to the lack of proper supervision. Further, the reluctance of state PWD (R&B) intensified the problem more along with the continuous aggression of river. | 16-May-2016 |
Unakoti NHM scam: No progress made in th | AGARTALA, May 17 (TIWN): Even after months have passed, FIR has been lodged against the accused doctor’s in allegations of embezzlement of cores of fund under NHM; Tripura police is yet stuck with the namesake investigation. Talking to TIWN correspondent, present District Magistrate of North Dr. Sandeep Mahatme on Tuesday said that yet there is no update from the police regarding the investigation. It seems loopholes in the police investigation is yet successful in saving the prime accused involved in the NHM scam worth an amount of Rs 33 crores of fund. It is to be mentioned here that according to the revealed audit report of India had sanctioned Rs 33 crore under NHM in the past seven years, of which records are available for expenditure of Rs 6 crore. National Health Mission (NHM) scam at Unakoti District has brought an embarrassment for the Tripura Left front govt. once again. With the filing of FIR against 17 health officials, a new set of curious questions are in the air which deserves persuasive response.It is to be mentioned here that NHM Mission Director Dr. Sandeep N Mahatme has lodged complaint against the doctors but so far no action is taken against the accused. | 16-May-2016 |
Diesel hiked Rs.1.26 a litre, petrol by | New Delhi, May 17 (TIWN): State-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC) on Tuesday raised transport fuel prices, with petrol becoming costlier by 83 paise a litre and diesel by Rs.1.26, both at Delhi and inclusive of local levies, with corresponding increase in other states. | 16-May-2016 |
Justice Tinlianthang Vaiphei sworn in as | AGARTALA, May 16 (TIWN): Justice Tinlianthang Vaiphei of Guwahati High Court on Monday sworn in as the new Chief Justice of High Court of Tripura at Raj bjawan. He has replaced former Chief Justice Deepak Kumar Gupta who held the position since a separate High Court for the State was created in March 2013. | 16-May-2016 |
NEEPCO and ONGC officials held meeting: | AGARTALA, May 16 (TIWN): Powered by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), Tripura's 101 MW gas-based Monarchak power plants is now lying dead due to lack of supply of gas from ONGC, said official source. Reportedly, after palatana has resumed power generation ONGC has stopped supplying gas to Monarchak. Talking to TIWN correspondent, NEEPCO high official said that the 101 MW gas-based Monarchak power plants in Sipahijala district at Sonamura sub-division has stopped power production after gas supply was stopped from ONGC. He further said that there is no problem with the turbines but it can only run if it gets sufficient amount of gas from ONGC. He also said that recently, NEEPCO and ONGC high official held meeting where it is decided that ONGC will be able to supply gas form November and before that it cannot provide the sufficient amount of gas to run the turbines. However, it will take time to resume the power generation and nothing can be said when it again starts power generation, added NEEPCO official. | 16-May-2016 |
26th Child chess competition held in Tri | AGARTALA, May 16 (TIWN): State chess association on Tuesday organised 26th child chess competition at Birendra club. Children’s from different school participated in the competition. | 16-May-2016 |
Negligence of authority turned plying on | KAMALPUR, May 16 (TIWN): More than 15 years got passed already without any result for the negligence of GRIEF and due to the lack of proper supervision. Further, the reluctance of state PWD(R&B) intensified the problem more along with the continuous aggression of river. | 16-May-2016 |
Kanchanpur fire mayhem: Amra bangalee h | AGARTALA, May 16 (TIWN): Members of Amra bangalee on Monday in a press meet at their party office demanded to take action against the accused involved in the Kanchanpur fire mayhem. | 16-May-2016 |
Police nabbed two murderers after 72 hou | KAMALPUR, May 16 (TIWN): After 72 hours of the discovery of the corpse at Arjun Nagbanshi Para under Chulubari panchayat in this sub-division, police succeeded to nab the two youths who made this heinous crime to reality. After completing leading to discovery on the spot, the police produced them before the Court today. | 16-May-2016 |
Pathetic condition of power in Tripura: | AGARTALA, May 16 (TIWN): The agitated locals of Kulai area on Monday staged mass protest at Kulai electric office after the area was reportedly hit with power crisis over past few days. | 16-May-2016 |
Summer or cold, common people continue t | AGARTALA, May 16 (TIWN): With the summer season hits the state, people are experiencing bad weather with high temperature and is in grip of heat waves. | 16-May-2016 |
41 years passed: Paper Mill already at f | KAMALPUR, May 16 (TIWN): The state government and the leaders often used to blame the Central policy for deprivation of Tripura in the sector of heavy industry. | 16-May-2016 |
Tripura turning into a hub of woman viol | AGARTALA, May 16 (TIWN): If there has been an award for violence against woman , Tripura is bound to be crowned as the best in the country . Indeed, in the clear absence of police administration as well as the failure of Woman Commission crimes against women are on the rise in Tripura and that too at a considerable rate. In the year 2013 the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) had issued notices to the chief secretary and DGP of Tripura on a complaint that incidents of crime against women, including rape, murder, molestation, torture for dowry, sexual harassment at workplace were on a rise in the state.Taking cognizance of a complaint in that regard in 2013 Justice D Murugesan, member of NHRC directed the then Tripura chief secretary and the then Director General of Police to submit reports in this regard within four weeks . The complainant also alleged that in almost all cases of sexual offence against women at workplace, the state government was trying to hush-up the matter to give protection to the offenders. The NHRC said that giving several instances of crime against women, wherein either delayed action or no action was taken by the police, during the year 2013 the complainant requested the Commission to take steps for the protection of right to life with dignity of women and to stop unabated violence against them in Tripura. | 16-May-2016 |
Non-stop power cut hits Agartala city li | AGARTALA, May 16 (TIWN) : No respite in sight for the continuous load-shedding with the prevailing scorching heat. Life has already become intolerable in Tripura due to excessive heat, but surprisingly Power Minister Manik Dey or TSECL MD Shyamal Roy continue to claim that no shortage of power across Tripura. Being a 'SMART"city of CPI-M party since two decades, Agartala has no green cover across the city, no systematic plantation which has made environment suffocating already. Due to apathy of Govt machinery and massive destruction of trees, power situation has turned life unbearable.Whereas AMC officials boosting Agartala city to be the smart city, but in reality this city is reeling under load-shedding and suffering from power break-downs continuously.Power disruption not only hampering daily lives but affecting the basic necessities like water supply to smooth functioning of industries.In ADC areas and rural Tripura the scenario is pathetic. Daily power cut of at least for 10 hours in average hampering irrigation in agricultural fields. Due to massive dues over Rs 400 crores incurred by TSECL to various power plants NEEPCO to OTPC, power situation remain grim in state. | 15-May-2016 |
Voting begins in Meghalaya by-election | SHILLONG / AGARTALA, May 16 (TIWN): Voting for by-election to the Tura Lok Sabha constituency in Meghalaya began on Monday amid tight security, an official said.Men and women in large numbers queued up in front of polling stations well before voting opened at 7.00 a.m. in the entire state. Polling will end at 4.00 p.m., said chief electoral officer Frederick Kharkongor. The by-election was necessitated following the demise of former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno A. Sangma on March 4.Sangma's youngest son Conrad K.Sangma is contesting the by-election as National People's Party's (NPP)main candidate in a straight fight against Congress entrant Dikkanchi.D.Shira, wife of Chief Minister Mukul Sangma. Shira is also the sitting legislator in the 60-member House Meghalaya Assembly. The BJP and other Meghalaya-based regional political parties - the United Democratic Party, Garo National Council, Hill State People's Democratic Party are supporting the NPP candidate. The centre has deployed 12 additional companies of central armed police force to ensure smooth conduct of the by-poll in the 24 assembly segments in five districts of the Garo Hills region. | 15-May-2016 |
MBB state university: Administrative wor | AGARTALA, May 16 (TIWN): With the appointment of Kolkata's Jadavpur University former Professor Gautam Bose as the first vice chancellor of the new MBB state university, appointment of other officials underway. Talking to TIWN correspondent, Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty said that now all the necessary work for the commencement of the session in this current year is underway in full swing. He further said that after the joining of Kolkata's Jadavpur University former Professor Gautam Bose as the first vice chancellor now the recruitment of other administrative officials is underway. All the steps are being taken to start admission from this academic session in the historical Maharaja Bir Bikram college campus where separate infrastructure has already been built for the university along with two degree colleges and the law college. | 15-May-2016 |
Tension prevails in Tripura after houses | Agartala, May 16 (TIWN/IANS) Tension prevailed on Monday in Tripura's Kanchanpur areas where angry tribal refugees of Mizoram burnt and damages around 22 houses of locals the previous day, police said. | 16-May-2016 |
North-Eastern states to be brought on ra | AGARTALA, May 16 (TIWN): Giving a major push to rail infrastructure in the North-East region, railways has plans to bring capitals of all seven states on the map by 2020. | 15-May-2016 |
Voting begins in Kerala : Left front fat | Thiruvananthapuram / Agartala, May 16 (TIWN): At sharp 7 a.m. on Monday, polling got underway across Kerala to elect 140 new legislators to the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly. Tripura CPI-M party is eyeing for the poll result of WB, as well as Kerala as Tripura CM himself became a part of Kerala election campaign. The electoral battle in the state is principally between the traditional rival fronts -- the Congress-led UDF and the CPI-M-led LDF. But the BJP-led NDA alliance after a massive election campaign led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also having high hopes. The cloudy skies and rains in some places appears not to have dented the interests of the voters as in most places people had come well before time and in many places the queue of voters started to grow. A total of 1,203 contestants, including 109 women, are in the fray. As per the election officials, the state has 2,60,19,284 voters comprising of 1,25,10,589 male, 1,35,08,693 female and two voters belonging to the third gender.In all there are 21,498 regular polling booths. | 15-May-2016 |
Tension prevails in Kanchanpur Naisingpa | AGARTALA, May 16 (TIWN): In a shocking development an emergency situation has arrived at a refugee camp under North Tripura District on Sunday. | 15-May-2016 |
Tribal refugees burn 10 houses after tri | Agartala, May 15 (TIWN / IANS) Tension prevailed on Sunday in Kanchanpur in northern Tripura as angry tribal refugees, originally hailing from Mizoram, burnt around 10 houses of locals, police here said. | 15-May-2016 |
Split in Sudip Barman's gang? 3 MLAs joi | AGARTALA, May 15 (TIWN): In a sudden and unexpected turnaround 3MLAs of Congress joined the Training programme organized by TPCC led by PCC President Birjit Sinha. And this has once again created a storm of suspense among the rebel Congress workers and leaders led by former Leader of Opposition Sudip Roy Barman . Sudip & Co is expected to join Trinamool Congress after the declaration of Assembly poll results of five states namely West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu . The results of these five poll bound states will be declared on 19th of May. Just before this the 3MLAs of Congress , by attending the programme organized by Birjit Sinha group , has simply created a considerable amount of doubts among the rebel group of Congress .It is to be mentioned here that a two days long "Leadership Training and Research Programme" was organized by PCC to train the budding leaders of leading the party . This programme is considered to have been organized to give a message to the rebel group showing the strength still retaining with Congress main group. In this programme four MLA's namely PCC President Birjit Sinha , Gopal Roy, Jitendra Sarkar and Dilip Sarkar - were the main orators. What surprises everyone is the presence of Jitendra Sarkar and Dilip Sarkar in this programme. | 15-May-2016 |
India's Economic growth for 2015-16 to b | AGARTALA / KOLKATA, May 15 (TIWN): Economic growth in 2015-16 will be close to eight percent, in view of increasing public investments in roads, railways and resolution of problems of projects that were stuck with banks, says NITI Aayog member Bibek Debroy ."Public investments on roads and the railways have gone up. Several things have been done to resolve the problems of projects that are stuck with banks. As a result of all of those, I am inclined to think that this year (2015-16), the growth will not be 7.5 percent as the finance ministry has suggested, but it will be little bit more. It will probably be close to 8 percent," .Addressing a special session on 'Growth Engines for the Indian Economy: Some Perspectives', organised by Bharat Chamber of Commerce, he said: "Double digit growth is impossible until global economies recover." Debroy also said there were pointless speculations about the veracity of growth figures and national income with the method of calculating the new growth numbers differing from the old one."The present series is much more in conformity with the international practice than the old series was and because several things have changed, it is impossible to compare the new series with the old series," he said."If one is looking at interest rate to provide a kick-start to growth, that required a much sharper interest rate cut than the RBI is in a position to do. Central banks, world over tend to be conservative," he said. | 15-May-2016 |