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| CPI-M’s name will be soon in â | AGARTALA, July 19 (TIWN): A major clash had emerged today between BJP and CPI-M parties after CPI-M State Secretary Bijan Dhar made a controversial comment against Tripura BJP. | 21-Jul-2016 |
| SMART City at a glance: People battles w | AGARTALA, July 19 (TIWN): Agartala has been selected under the 13 top urban cities which are now ready to be converted into SMART Cities. But in reality there is no sign of Agartala’s becoming a SMART City as till day there is no proper drainage yet arranged in Agartala city. With a few splash of rain the city dupes into water and water logging till waist, is very common for Agartala City. Whereas Agartala city is aimed convert into a SMART City in future, but it has remained as one of the most ‘Garbage-dumping-ground. | 19-Jul-2016 |
| Miscreants ransacked chilly filed at Kam | KAMALPUR, July 19 (TIWN): The party-raj and the habit of undue enjoyment of facilities of the cadres in the long un-restrained leftist rule of Tripura not left any sect of society undisturbed. | 19-Jul-2016 |
| PWD corruption hits Tripura Transport sy | AGARTALA, July 19 (TIWN): Whereas Tripura Govt. keeps on blaming Assam Govt. for the pathetic condition of National Highway, on the other hand agitated locals on Tuesday blocked Airport road seeking reason behind Tripura PWD’s negligence in roadway renovation. Tripura Finance Minister Bhanulal Saha has blamed the Modi Govt. on Monday for being fully responsible for the Assam-Agartala road's pathetic condition, but in reality from South Tripura to North Tripura everywhere the transport system via roadway has become almost a night mare for the common people of Tripura. Reportedly, the locals of Barjala at Agartala had blocked road on Tuesday morning and immediately police rushed to the spot, but agitated locals declined to withdraw the road-blockade without DM’s arrival. The Kalyanpur area people (Barjala) told TIWN that since many months they are complaining about the situation to the administration, but it has been seen whenever they complain, few bricks are thrown over the road. | 19-Jul-2016 |
| Tripura lacks fiscal management of Centr | AGARTALA / KOLKATA July 19 (TIWN): Tripura’s rampant corruptions on all Central Govt funded projects caused State’s backwardness in every sector from Education, Health, Roads, Infrastructures. Manik Sarkar guided CPI-M Govt institutionalized corruption on MGNREGA, NHM, RMSA, Mid-Day meal schemes to every CentralGovt funded projects. Tripura miserably failed in fiscal management with all central aided projects. The NITI Aayog's major agenda is "cooperative federalism" but states will have to ensure their own fiscal management for implementation of central programmes, a member said on Monday at Kolkata. So far, no political leader from Tripura BJP took any serious steps against CPI-M Govt on massive looting of central funds. It is to be mentioned here that Congress and TMC filed two separate Public Interest Litigation(PIL) in the Tripura High Court demanding CBI probe in the multi-crore MGNREGA scam in Bishalgarh R D Block. | 19-Jul-2016 |
| Flood hits Bisalgarh and Charilam area: | AGARTALA, July 19 (TIWN): Incessant rain since Monday has turned havoc for the residents of Bishalgarh and Charilam. Many families have been running in distress following the heavy downpour in the state. | 19-Jul-2016 |
| Sluggish flyover work slows down Capital | AGARTALA, July 19 (TIWN): Across the country no flyover construction would have suffered the common people so much as Tripura’s first flyover. However, the blame can not be fully given to the flyover construction heads, and officials. The traffic jam there due to the pathetic road condition, narrow roads. The NH-44 from Battala is in pathetic shape and in this situation the flyover workers are managing with a little space. | 19-Jul-2016 |
| Plight of Jamthum PHC continued at Kamal | KAMALPUR, July 19 (TIWN): The plight of the Jamthum Primary Health Centre under this subdivision continued even after several pleadings and campaigns by the locales. | 19-Jul-2016 |
| Pollution has no bound in river Howrah | AGARTALA, July 19 (TIWN): Revered by millions, the lifeline of Agartala, Howrah is polluting fast. Huge quantity of waste from cities and villages situated along the river and effluents discharged from industries have already pushed the quality of water down to ‘C’ category. Once AMC began drive to clean Howrah river and raised slogans of “Save Howrah†movement, receiving hefty amount of central fund. However, the rampant deforestation in its catchment area and population pressure is wreaking havoc on the river. | 19-Jul-2016 |
| Tripura may suffer from acute food crisi | AGARTALA, July 19 (TIWN): Tripura Govt. says ‘No more dependency on NH-44 and seeks central govt.’s cooperation to manage the food crisis situation in Tripura. Addressing a press conference Finance Minister Bhanulal Saha told media on Monday that Tripura has food storage for next 40 days only. | 18-Jul-2016 |
| Indo-Bangla rail link construction work | AGARTALA, July 19 (TIWN): Although the BG conversion work in Tripura is almost completed and the Express train service can start at any moment but no major progress is witnessed in the extension project of the Indo-Bangla rail link so far but as of now there is some hope as DPR for laying 5km of track in the India’s section is already submitted to DoNER ministry. It is to be mentioned here that centre has sanctioned money for acquiring land and for laying of five km long tracks on the Indian side and the source claimed that the construction work will begin in this financial year.The Indian government has sanctioned around Rs 1,000 crore for a 15-km India-Bangladesh railway project, the source informed. The union government has recently communicated to Tripura that it had sanctioned Rs 580 crore to lay the rail tracks and acquire required land in Tripura. On the other hand the external affairs ministry earlier agreed to provide Rs 400 crore to lay the new tracks and to acquire land in Bangladeshi territory. | 19-Jul-2016 |
| Rio Olympic 2016 : Dipa Karmakar aims fo | NEW DELHI / AGARTALA, July 19 (TIWN): Dipa Karmakar, the first Indian female gymnast to qualify for Olympics in 52 years, said she is trying to improve her score to 15.67 points and aiming to first reach the final round to enhance her chances of bagging a medal at next month's Rio Games. | 19-Jul-2016 |
| Multi-crore embezzlement under North Tri | KALACHARA (Dharmanagar), July 18 (TIWN): Half completed Kalachara block building, (with the estimate cost of atleast Rs. 2 crores as per the Govt. record) has been inaugurated on Monday by Tripura Chief Minister. Manik Sarkar went to North Tripura via chopper ride to inaugurate the building.Minister Bijita Nath and CM Manik Sarkar jointly inaugurated the half-done block building. The block was supposed to be inaugurated in the month of April’2016, but inaugurated 2 months later without displaying any details of the utilization of the funds. Further due to media pressure upon the administration, inauguration was repeatedly postponed. Reportedly, the block construction work of Kalachara was started in the year 2013, after laying the foundation stone by Social Welfare Minister Bijita Nath on Sept 2, 2013.Planned construction work was to be completed within 2 years, but after 4 years the work could not be completed by RD Dept due to gobbling of central funds. | 18-Jul-2016 |
| Gambling racket on a rise in state: Trip | AGARTALA, July 18 (TIWN): Agartala East police on Monday busted gambling racket behind the Hindi higher Secondary school at Abhoynagar and arrested at least 10 gamblers from the spot. Acting on a tip off, Tripura East police on Monday raided the spot behind Hindi Higher secondary school at Abhoynagar and arrested 10 gamblers from the spot. However, police also said that cash worth amount of Rs20, 820 was also recovered from the spot along with three mobile phones and notebooks and pens. However, police is yet to carry out the detailed investigation but the arrested gamblers are dragged to lock up from the spot. According to police this is one of the biggest rackets which police have busted today and will also conduct regular raids to curb the rising business of gambling demon the city. The illegal business of gambling for earning more money in short time is leading to chaos in the city. Although, some restrictions are imposed for practicing such activities but the so called restrictions have failed to stop gambling in the state.Day after day the youth are getting engaged in this business aiming to make money. 'Teer' gambling is going on unabated creating a jittering atmosphere in the entire state. More and more people have started making cash bets upon prohibited betting and gambling activities in all most all the district. With a motive to become rich rapidly, poor people as well as rich people have engaged themselves in such anti-social activities. Earlier the youths were totally ignorant of the said gambling. Presently, it scattered throughout hilly areas along with the urban areas due to the gamblers. | 18-Jul-2016 |
| Tripura High Court cracks down on noise | AGARTALA, July 18 (TIWN/IANS): The Tripura High Court has directed the state government and the pollution control board to implement the law regulating noise pollution or face action for contempt. | 18-Jul-2016 |
| Commodity crisis hits Tripura: TMC stage | AGARTALA, July 18 (TIWN): with the rising threat of commodity crisis in the state, TMC on Monday staged protest in front of swami Vivekananda Stadium followed by a massive rally and also placed deputation to Food Director to look in the crisis of food items in the state. | 18-Jul-2016 |
| Monsoon hits Tripura: Roads, Paddy field | AGARTALA / BISRAMGANJ, July 18 (TIWN): Incessant rain has caused massive damage Tripura’s various parts in this monsoon season. Reportedly, a roadway which is the link for Bisramganj local people and also used by Charilam areas people have fully damaged after the continuous rains. | 18-Jul-2016 |
| Urban Development Minister Sticks to the | AGARTALA, July18 (TIWN): Urban Development Minister Manik Dey stays stick to his demand for 90:10 sharing of funds for the implementation of Smart city project in Agartala. Talking to TIWN correspondent, Urban Development Minister Manik Dey said that 90:10 proportion of funding is acceptable for Modi Govt's SMART City project as Agartala was selected under the 13 top urban cities which are now set for conversion into SMART city. Minister Manik Dey further said that he has written a letter to union ministry to allocate fund on 90:10 ratio for implementation of smart city project in the city. It is to be mentioned here that in The Inter-State Council (ISC) meeting in New Delhi on Saturday last after a hiatus of 10 years CM Manik Sarkar in a meeting with Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu, objected the decision of his ministry regarding 50:50 sharing of capital investment between Centre and State for implementation of smart city project. This is the decision of the Narendra Modi government that in Northeast all the central project will be implemented on 90:10 ratio and so far it has maintained. But suddenly in case of smart city development project ministry has changed the norms, which put the state in serious trouble. | 18-Jul-2016 |
| Fuel crisis disrupting Tripura Political | AGARTALA, July 18 (TIWN): In a press meet held at Trinamool Bhawan on Monday, TMC President Ratan Chakraborty during a press meet expressed concerned about the ongoing fuel crisis which may halt the political campaigning before the arrival of Mamata Banarjee on 9th August. | 18-Jul-2016 |
| Illegal Marijuana (Ganja) production & c | AGARTALA, July 18 (TIWN): Marijuana or Ganja ---This drug although illegal in India, but so much available in Tripura with much cheaper price, spoiling the generations, causing cancer and damaging the society from the grass-wood level. | 18-Jul-2016 |
| Tripura Pradesh Congress Unit staged roa | AGARTALA, July 18 (TIWN): Tripura Pradesh NSUI and Pradesh Yuva Congress on Monday staged road blockade at Motor stand near a temple following the rising crisis of petrol, LPG cooking gas, inflation and the rise in other essential commodities in the state over past one month. | 18-Jul-2016 |
| CM inaugurates much controversial Kalach | DHARMANAGAR, July 18 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has inaugurated the much controversial Kalachara block under Dharmanagar, North Tripura. | 18-Jul-2016 |
| Railway route diverted through 220KM lon | AGARTALA, July 18 (TIWN): Even though North East Frontier Railway has resumed freight train services through the diversion rail track via Migrendisa covering a distance of 220KM but there is no work for restoration of the main line. | 17-Jul-2016 |
| No breakthrough in police interaction wi | AGARTALA, July 18 (TIWN): Loopholes in police investigation failed to dig out any concrete details about t hosed who were backing Panna Ahmed to abscond immediately after the incident. However, it is to be mentioned here that the court has again sent rapist Panna Ahmed to 14 days of judicial custody. Now question arise what charge sheet will police file against rapist Panna Ahmed to the court. | 17-Jul-2016 |
| Sports Minister Shahid Chowdhury held me | AGARTALA, July 18 (TIWN): With the aim to celebrate the golden jubilee year of Tripura Athletics Association, Sports Minister Shahid Chowdhury on Monday held a meeting with the members of sports department at City centre conference hall. | 18-Jul-2016 |
| NBC (National Building Code) initiative | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, July 18 (TIWN): Tripura is on the high risk of massive earthquake as it is situated on seismic zone-¬V and has probability of occurrence earthquakes measuring more than 8 magnitudes on Richter scale. Tripura’s capital Agartala already stuck by medium intensity earthquake of 6.9 richter scale on April 13,2016. Though, it indicates earthquakes will result massive collateral damage in the form of casualties and mass injuries but the state government is not taking any preventive measure to manage in case of a major disaster.The revised National Building Code, set to be unveiled later this year, will bring state-of-the-art and most contemporary version of the building code, dealing with futuristic developments, in line with the Narendra Modi government's emphasis on realty reforms.The code, meant to help regulate building construction in the country, lays down a set of minimum provisions for buildings, designed to protect the safety of the public, with regard to structural efficiency, fire and earthquake hazards and health aspects, including environmental concerns. | 18-Jul-2016 |
| NH44(8) can snap at any moment: 48 hours | AGARTALA, July 18 (TIWN): Incessant rain over past 48 hours turned Lowerpoa section more critical blocking the movement of vehicles in Lowerpoa to Churraebari section as mud slides have turned the road immovable. The so called renovation which had started few days is stopped as renovation of NH44 is not possible during the rains and this rain for last 48 hours had turned the road into a muddy heap. NH 44(8) 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. Inclement weather and improper management of National Highway44 from Churaebari to Lowepoa is in pathetic condition over past one month and the department is reluctant to take any step.The condition of the NH44(8) has worsened from earlier and is now in poor condition. | 17-Jul-2016 |
| 3 Mizoram drug smugglers nabbed with bro | MUJAFFAR NAGAR (Damchara, North Tripura), July 17 (TIWN): Mizoram-Tripura border Longai River bridge has become a favorite drug smuggling route as international gangs are operating over it in broad day light. Police and BSF authorities managed to arrest three more smugglers from Damchara area when they were passing through Longai river bridge on Sunday with ‘brown sugar’ consignments. TIWN North Tripura correspondent was informed by authorities that Damchara PS O/C Kiran Shankar Chowdhury alongwith 2nd O/C Harendra Debbarma nabbed 3 Mizos at Mujaffar Nagar area (Under Damchara). The 3 smugglers have been identified as : 1) Jaliana Reang, S/O- Lalbuthanga Reang, resident of New Eden, Mamit Jila at Mizoram, 2) Bhanlal Bhoana, S/O– Lalthan Fuia Reang (from same address of Jaliana Reang), 3) Nabinjoy Reang, S/O- Udaram Reang, Resident of Bahadur Basti, Khedachara. FIR has been lodged against them with the case number 27/2016 / Under Section 22 of NDPS Act. 3 of them are produced before the court on Sunday. Police also recovered 124 gram of brown sugar worth 5 lakhs. It’s worthy to mention here that the Northern part of Tripura is turning as den for terrorists, smugglers from Mizoram, and especially the whole Damchara (Khanmun) area has become the hub for Banagldeshis, Mizoramis, Bru Terrorists due to lack of Police/ BSF check-post in Tripura-Mizoram-Bangladesh border region. | 17-Jul-2016 |
| Amidst water crisis gallons of water was | AGARTALA, July 17 (TIWN): Negligence in drilling work leads to water pipe breakage in front of CM Manik Sarkar residence on Sunday morning leading to wastage of water for more than hours as there was no one to look into the issue for repairing the breakage. | 17-Jul-2016 |
| Tripura Bar Association organised friend | AGARTALA, July 17 (TIWN): As a part of felicitation to newly appointed Chief Justice of Tripura High Court T. Vhaipei a friendly match was organised by the Tripura Bar association on Sunday at Umakanta Mini stadium. | 17-Jul-2016 |
| Huge crowd throngs at fourteen goddess o | AGARTALA, July 17 (TIWN): Thousands of devotees thronged on the sixth day at the premises of the Chaturdash Devata temple on the fifth day at 'Puran Agartala', about seven km from here, to offer puja as the week-long 'Kharchi festival', considered the biggest fest of Tripura which began from July 12. | 17-Jul-2016 |
| TIWN impact: MLAs and Chairperson skippe | KAMALPUR, July 17 (TIWN): The revealing of the double standard of the leftist leaders by TIWN regarding a building inauguration constructed on khas land made the MLAs and the Nagar Panchayat Chairperson to skip the inaugural session last evening. | 17-Jul-2016 |
| Convention held to successfully observe | AGARTALA, July 17 (TIWN): As a part of General strike on September 2, water resource department of Agartala local committee and PWD Divsion –I local committee jointly organised a convention on Sunday at PWD Office located at Netaji Chowmuhani. | 17-Jul-2016 |
| With the collapse of NH44 (8), vegetable | AGARTALA, July 17 (TIWN): taking the advantage of lack of movement of goods loaded vehicles to the state due to poor condition of NH44(8), the vegetable vendors have hiked the price of vegetable sin the market. | 17-Jul-2016 |
| Ruling party leaders failed to speak in | KAMALPUR, July 17 (TIWN): The sub-division had gone through a long way from 1920 when it was declared as the sub-division in the royal Tripura. | 17-Jul-2016 |
| Malaria wins over Hills : ADC CEM busy | AGARTALA, July 17 (TIWN): Although huge wastage of blood units in Tripura are reported every year, but blood donation camps have become regular routines for Tripura’s Ministers and high officials. | 17-Jul-2016 |
| Sabroom: Police arrested 12 Gamblers | SABROOM, July 17 (TIWN): Grambling continues in many parts of Sabroom Sub Division. Many families were badly affected and even penniless .Many educated employees, Auto Driver; Unemployed youths were the victim of such gambling acts. | 17-Jul-2016 |
| ‘16 Km Unfenced Indo-Bangla border | AGARTALA, July 17 (TIWN): After the MHA Border Secretary Susheel Kumar visited South Tripura Dist. and held meeting with South DM, the border fencing work to get momentum finally. | 17-Jul-2016 |
| Rapist TCS officer Panna Ahmed row: Poli | AGARTALA, July 17 (TIWN): During 3 days of interrogation police failed to nab details related to the criminal activity done by rapist Panna Ahmed, said case I/O Olivia Debbarma. Talking to TIWN correspondent, case I/O Olivia Debbarma said that during the interrogation of rapist Panna Ahmed who was behind the bar after court has sent him to three days of police remand Panna is so far unable to satisfy the interrogators as to why he was absconding from the state soon after FIR was registered against him. I/O Olivia Debbarma further no concrete details is yet dig out from Panna so far. She further said Ahmed could not say yet as to why he was absconding from the state soon after FIR had been registered against him. However, according to the preliminary interrogation, Panna left Agartala on July 2 for karimganj with the help of his two aides and there he stayed in hotel for few days until a room was confirmed in the house of one Shefali Deb at karimganj. The rapist Panna Ahmed was arrested on Tuesday at 12.30 PM from Shivbari road under Karimganj district of Assam. Panna Ahmed was on the run since complain was lodged against him but finally police succeeded in nabbing him from Karimganj Bazar Shivbari road where he was staying in a rented house of Shefali Deb. | 17-Jul-2016 |
| Burglary of gas machinery foiled, accide | AGARTALA, July 17 (TIWN/IANS): At least six thieves were arrested as police and ONGC officials jointly busted a big pilferage and averted a major accident in Tripura, officials said here on Sunday. | 17-Jul-2016 |
| Tripura CM's flop speech at Inter State | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, July 17 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar raised abnormal demands for 90% financing of State Projects like'SMART City' where Central Govt pledged 50:50 cost sharing basis for all States. Manik Sarkar never wanted his performance evaluation as Chief Minister as he miserably failed to attract industries, developing infrastructures, employment generation and higher revenue collection for State's development. The Narendra Modi government on Saturday assured all states that it wants to promote federalism in India, saying the country will progress well only if the centre and states work as a "Team India". Prime Minister Modi, addressing the 11th Inter State Council meeting on Saturday at Delhi, said cooperation among all states and the centre on sharing intelligence to strengthen country's internal security is also very important. | 17-Jul-2016 |
| Rape accused Tripura official sent to 14 | AGARTALA, July 16 (TIWN / IANS): A local court in Tripura on Saturday sent, to 14 days judicial custody, a senior state government official arrested on charges of rape. | 16-Jul-2016 |
| Education policy should be job oriented: | NEW DELHI / AGARTALA, July 16 (TIWN / IANS): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Saturday said that the education policy should be job oriented focusing skill development and emphasising on quality. | 16-Jul-2016 |
| PM lectures non-performer CMs on import | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, July 16 (TIWN): Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the bold initiative to hold Inter-State Council (ISC) meeting after 10 years gap as previous Congress Govt (CPI-M supported UPA) failed to push national priorities across States. Prime Minister while inaugurating the Inter-State Council (ISC) meeting taking place after a hiatus of 10 years, on Saturday said the nation can only progress if the Centre and state governments work together shoulder to shoulder. Saturday’s important ISC meeting was mainly called to improve Centre-State relations, guiding all non-performer States Chief Ministers of Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram, West Bengal, UP, Bihar to follow Central Govt guidelines to improve education, employment, healthcare quality in their respective states. Manik Sarkar led Tripura’s CPI-M Govt continued deprivation of Govt employees, common people since 23 years as most of the Central Funds are looted, diverted by the well-organized corruption rings in administration. | 16-Jul-2016 |
| Health Minister’s visit an eye-wa | AGARTALA, July 16 (TIWN): Though Health minister is visiting the state referral hospital frequently but hardly there is any improvement in the services. All though the ministerial bench authority claims to have provided the best service to the people in the state but till today it seems that people in rural areas are dying due to the lack of proper health service. | 16-Jul-2016 |
| Smart city project: Northeast wants 90:1 | AGARTALA, July 16 (TIWN / IANS): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has requested Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu to share the investment in smart city projects for the northeastern states by adopting a 90:10 ratio -- 90 per cent by the central government and 10 per cent by the state. | 16-Jul-2016 |
| Highway turns mud-filled grave !!! Oil t | AGARTALA, July 16 (TIWN): The so-called National Highway of Tripura has turned into a muddy way in Tripura-Assam section following the incessant rain. Rennovation work has almost stopped in the Churraebari-Lowerpoa section resulting tough time for the people of Tripura as commodity crtisis goes high. Hundreds of oil tankers are now stranded on National Highway 44, which connects Tripura to the rest of the country, as heavy rains, mudslides and water-logging has turned a 20 km-stretch of the crucial road into slush. Although renovation was done for a glimpse but again the incessant rain over past few days has disrupted the renovation work. The condition of the highway which appears to be like a muddy way has turned immovable. There is no chance of complete renovation of NH44(8) at least before 1 year. This condition of the highway is not a result of one day but lack of maintenance for past many years has led to situation. Only lack of initiative by the Assam as well Tripura government has turned the situation of the road so critical. | 16-Jul-2016 |
| After GB, Health Minister visits IGM hos | AGARTALA, July 16 (TIWN): As the Assembly election 2018 is coming near Health Minister Badal Chowdhury on Saturday suddenly remembered to make a namesake visit in the IGM hospital to take a stalk of the work progress in the hospital. Continuous intervention by Health Minister Badal Chiowdhury towards the development of hospital infrastructure appears as a namesake attitude ahead of 2018 Assembly election. Visiting the hospital on Saturday health minister Badal Chowdhury took a stalk of the work undergoing in different departments of the hospital. However, he was also accompanied by Health Secretary M.Nagaraju. IGM hospital medical super also remained present.It is to be mentioned here that state referral IGM hospital is hit poor facilities and no measure have been taken so far for making any improvement. | 16-Jul-2016 |
| Another minor raped at Udaipur: Law and | AGARTALA/UDAIPUR July 16 (TIWN): With daily reports of minor rape, murders, killings, kidnapping, Udaipur Sub division under Gomati district appears to be a hub for rising crime against women and children. | 16-Jul-2016 |
| Experts find rainwater harvesting only o | AGARTALA, July 16 (TIWN): Minister for Education Tapan Chakraborty on Saturday inaugurated the day long workshop on Importance of water in the school under Swaach Vidyalay Abhiyaan at Pragna Bhawan. | 16-Jul-2016 |