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| Tripura has buffer stock for 55 days, di | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): Expressing tension over the existing poor condition of the supply of goods in the state due to the dilapidated condition of National Highway over past 20 days, Food and civil supplies director Soumitra Banerjee said that Essential commodities and fuel on trucks waiting to be transported to Tripura are stuck on National Highway after incessant rains damaged many portions of the arterial road. Lack of movement of vehicles on Assam-Agartala National Highway has caused widespread distress across the State, with reports claiming that petrol prices have shot up to Rs. 250 per litre in some areas of the State and spiking up the crisis of essential goods in the state.The long stretch of the Assam-Agartala NH at Lowerpoa in Karimganj district of Assam was badly damaged during floods and thousands of trucks carrying essential commodities and fuel are stranded. Hundreds of trucks have been stranded for almost a month, making it difficult to transport supplies to Tripura. | 07-Jul-2016 |
| Attack again in Tripura's neighboring co | DHAKA / AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): Four people were killed on Thursday in an attack aimed at a police contingent guarding the Sholakia Ground in Kishoreganj district, just before prayers began at Bangladesh's largest Eid congregation. | 07-Jul-2016 |
| Hindu devotees thronged to watch Tripura | MELAGHAR, July 6 (TIWN): Like every year, this year too an eye-catching crowd was observed in Melaghar Rath-Yatra Celebration. | 06-Jul-2016 |
| Tripura’s dilapidated transportat | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): Although newly appointed Chief Minister of Assam Sarbanada Sonowal visited the National Highway and his visit was recognized as the first-ever official-visit by any of the Northeastern Chief Minister, but Tripura Chief Minister even after ruling over two decades, didn’t get time to visit at National Highway till date. As a result, due to the lack of initiatives, inspections, Tripura’s lifeline has remained in paralyzed condition and turned into a death zone. On Wednesday morning a vehicle bearing the number ASIIAC8264 met an accident when the vehicle had turned during its battling with the deplorable roadway. Reportedly, this incident occurred at Khasiapunji, Churaibari, under Karimganj Dist. The vehicle was bringing transport-goods to Tripura from Assam. Although no major injury was reported from that incident, but drivers are fuming against the Govts for making the roadway paralyzed since decades, due to which in every rainy season, vehicular have to suffer a lot. | 07-Jul-2016 |
| Rain disrupts Rath-Yatra 2016 : Showers | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN):Jagannath Rathyatra procession although was expected to be a huge gathering in Jagannath temple premises, but unfortunately since the morning the rainy weather has spoiled the grandeur of occasion. | 06-Jul-2016 |
| Petrol rationing unable to meet the risi | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): Even after rationing the supply of petrol in the state, it has become troublesome to meet the rising demand of petrol in the state as supply of petrol in the state is low. | 06-Jul-2016 |
| South Tripura police beats West Tripura | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): Whereas the West Tripura Police has failed to catch a rapist even after 9 days of passage amidst protests held before Chief Minister’s Residence, West Women Police Station; on other hand South Tripura police has gabbed both the accused within 48 hours of passage. | 06-Jul-2016 |
| LPG cylinder crisis since last 1 month h | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): No solution of Cooking gas crisis in Tripura as Cylinder-Import from Silchar halts due to NH-8’s pathetic condition. Due to NH-8’s pathetic condition since last 20 days, LPG bullets are unable to enter in state, leading huge LPG crisis into state. | 06-Jul-2016 |
| Tripura BJP pays tribute to Shyama Prasa | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): BJP on Wednesday paid tributes to Bharatiya Jan Sangh founder Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee on the occasion of his 115th birth anniversary and observed it as 'Prerna Divas'. | 06-Jul-2016 |
| CM to complete ‘Crime Review Meeti | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): Whereas Tripura’s law and order has just remained for the name-sake and in whole North East whereas Tripura’s percentage would come first, Tripura Chief Minister has ordered to complete the crime review meetings in every district within July 18. | 06-Jul-2016 |
| BSNL service once again turned chaotic a | KAMALPUR, July 6 (TIWN): The service of the Central government undertaking BSNL remained chaotic and irregular for almost a decade here. | 06-Jul-2016 |
| Bus driver, assistant held for rape in T | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN/IANS) A young woman was raped in a moving bus in Tripura, following which the accused driver and his assistant have been arrested, police said on Wednesday. | 06-Jul-2016 |
| Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh instru | NEW DELHI / AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): In a move that could affect several high-profile officers, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has expedited cases relating to disproportionate assets and corruption registered against Indian Police Service (IPS) officers that have been pending for over 10 years, a senior government official said. The decision is likely to have the biggest impact in Tripura, as the state Director General of Police (DGP) K. Nagraj, who was handpicked by Chief Minister Manik Sarkar in 2014, has a disproportionate assets case pending against him in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). In 2005, the probe agency had registered a case against K Nagraj, the 1983 batch IPS officer of the Manipur-Tripura cadre for allegedly amassing property to the tune of Rs. 1.07 crore, which was disproportionate to his known sources of income. Tripura’s multiple corruption tainted DGP K.Nagraj is the only serving DGP in nation who was chargesheeted by CBI in 2005, 2007 for amassing properties disproportionate to his known sources of income. Tripura DGP, K Nagraj, handpicked by Chief Minister Manik Sarkar in 2014, is among several senior IPS officers being investigated for corruption and disproportionate assets by the CBI, whose cases have been fast tracked by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. | 06-Jul-2016 |
| BSF increases vigil at Indo-Bangla borde | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): Following the massacre at Bangladesh and killing of Hindus by Fundamentalists at that neighboring country, Tripura Govt. as per the instruction of Home Minister Rajnath Singh ordered for high vigilance just one day before Eid ceremony. In this regard, the Border Security Force (BSF) has increased vigil along the Indo-Bangla border in the backdrop of the terror attack in Dhaka and has launched special operations. TIWN correspondent visited Lankamura Indo-Bangla Border, where patrolling was held by BSF Jawans to ensure the peace and to prevail any unwanted incident and to stop any Terrorist intrusion inside the state. BSF Jawans on duty at Indo-Bangla Border in Lankamura are constantly on work, as Red alert have been implemented in borders across the state. Talking to TIWN Correspondent over phone Abhijit Saptarshi, SP West said, “Chief Minister has ordered the Tripura Police to co-operate with BSF so that the peace may be maintained well as neighboring B’desh is suffering from Communal Clashes’. Police official sources further said that as it is the festival season of Eid, there will be a strict vigil on the border. But after Friday's attack in Bangladesh, they have further increased the vigil along the border. | 06-Jul-2016 |
| 9 days passed, rapist Panna Ahmed abscon | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): With no trace about the rape accused Panna Ahmed from the end of police question has started erupting from every corner, like where is Panna, is he really absconding, or he has been given special shelter by CPI-M’s big heads in collaboration with the Tripura police? CPI-M‘s complete silence has sparked off controversy in the issue. Question arises why CPI-M silent so far. Is suspension the only punishment for a rapist? When the entire state is heated with the issue for arresting rapist Panna Ahmed a new controversy erupts over the appointment of Panna Ahmed as the Joint Director of Sports. With pressure from narcotics smugglers and CPI-M lobbies, Panna Ahmed was earlier appointed as SDM Sonamura in place of upright SDM Subhashis Das as over Rs 100 crores Ganja fields were destroyed. Now again appointment of Panna Ahmed as the joint director of Sports gives a clear indication that CM Manik Sarkar is playing a suspicious role in his promotion.Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar’s suspicious role behind promoting rapist Panna Ahmed as Joint Director of Sports, then CM’s direct role in shielding Minister Shahid Chowdhury’s criminal activities. | 06-Jul-2016 |
| State fuel crisis continues alongwith CI | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): Due to the incessant rain in last 20 days Tripura is facing accute petrol crisis. What adds to the woes of local populace is that the highway is the sole route which connects the state to the rest of the country. | 05-Jul-2016 |
| MP Jiten Choudhury reviewed Utilization | BELONIA, July 6 (TIWN): Under the chairmanship of MP Jitendra Choudhury, a District Level Vigilance & Monitoring Committee meeting was held at Circuit House Belonia to monitor the progress of implementation of the National Health Mission (NHM) activities in rural and urban areas and other Development schemes like MGNREGA/IAY/MPLAD . | 05-Jul-2016 |
| Shame on Tripura ! Shame on Manik Sarkar | BELONIA / AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): ‘Shame for the Tripura’ !!! opposition parties on Tuesday evening staged mass protests in Agartala against the brutal rape incident took place at Belonia on Monday midnight. After the shocking incident of brutal rape of a tribal girl in a moving bus, panic has gripped whole South District. TIWN spoke to South SP Bhanupada Chakraborty on Tuesday evening regarding the latest crime-review meeting held by CM Manik Sarkar. Whereas Tripura Chief Minister is busy with Crime-Review-Meeting 2016 to revamp Tripura’s law and order, but in reality Tripura Laws have just remained for the name-sake in North East whereas Tripura ranked nationally top in Crime against women. A girl was brutally raped after Monday midnight, in a running bus at Radhanagar. However, only the driver named Parimal Debnath was arrested, said SP South Bhanupada Chakraborty. But CM Manik Sarkar is silent about the rape incident of Monday night in a moving bus.The grief has also touched Agartala city as TMC, Congress, BJP came out in massive protests against the ghastly incident.Reportedly, Tripura Chief Minister has ordered to complete the crime review meetings in every district within July 18. | 05-Jul-2016 |
| CPI-M organized mass rally against Bangl | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): Tripura CPI-M led by its veteran leader, party spokesman Goutam Das led a rally protesting against massive Hindu killing at neighboring Bangladesh. | 05-Jul-2016 |
| Congress stages dharna against Police 'f | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): Congress led by its President Birajit Sinha staged dharna in front of Police HQ at Agartala on Tuesday. On Monday night, a hapless girl was raped in a moving bus at Belonia, Radhanagar area under PR Bari police station. | 05-Jul-2016 |
| BGB and BSF personnel exchange sweets at | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): Personnel of the Bangladesh Border Guards (BBG) and the Border Security Force (BSF) exchanged sweets at the Akhaura Check Post along the Indo-Bangladesh border in Tripura today on the occasion of Eid. | 05-Jul-2016 |
| Oil tankers are unable to enter in the T | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): 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. Petrol is being sold at Rs. 200 to 250 per litre in some places as supplies of essential goods including medicines, fuel and food have been cut off for past many days. The lack of movement of vehicles on the Assam-Agartala National Highway has caused widespread distress across the State, with reports claiming that petrol prices have shot up to Rs. 250 per litre in some areas of the State. It is to be mentioned here that petrol crisis has already hit the state posing a threat to the common people. Starting from price hike, lack of essential commodities, poor condition of roads is all that the state has gained since 23 years of CPI-M rule, yet the Manik Sarkar’s Cabinet Ministers Badal Chowdhury, Manik Dey yet to visit NH-44 and taking up highway restorations on urgent footings. | 05-Jul-2016 |
| Red corner notice to track absconding, r | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN / IANS): A red corner notice would be served soon to track a senior Tripura government official who has remained absconding for nine days after allegedly raping a woman, official said here on Tuesday. The Tripura government, immediately after coming to know of the incident, suspended the official Panna Ahmed, 44, who was Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Sonamura sub-division of Sepahijala district. "The state government has requested the Union Home Ministry to take necessary steps to issue a red corner notice to track the official," West Tripura district police chief Abhijit Saptarshi told IANS. "MHA would ask CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) to issue the red corner notice on behalf of the Interpol," he said adding that they have already issued a warrant of arrest and published a general notice in the local newspapers with Ahmed's photograph. The official said the lookout notice would also be published in the newspapers published outside the state. | 05-Jul-2016 |
| Eid celebration amidst Terrorist Attacks | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): Due to Eid ceremony to be celebrated from today evening the tension has been increased in Tripura’s border areas as the nieigboring country is already suffering from Muslim fundamentalists’ attacks. | 05-Jul-2016 |
| Security tighten in Agartala as two dist | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): Tension prevails in police dept. and also in border areas as Tripura will observe two different celebrations of two distinct religions. | 05-Jul-2016 |
| ‘Developmental meeting’ und | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): To discuss about various developmental performances in last year and the planning for the upcoming days, a meeting was held at DM office on Tuesday. | 05-Jul-2016 |
| After a political turmoil, PCC chief hoi | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): With the aim to rejuvenate the party after it has experienced a heavy turmoil in the past few days Tripura Pradesh congress President Birajit Sinha on Tuesday hoisted a meeting at Congress Bhawan in presence of all the existing members’ of the party. | 05-Jul-2016 |
| CM & Urban Development Minister held â | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Tuesday held developmental meeting at DM office Agartala along with other high officials. DM West Millind Ramteke, Urban Development Minister Manik Dey, Principal secretary GSG Ayyangar were also present there. Chief Minister didn’t allow media personage for long there, as West Tripura’s development is yet under stoppage. Urban Development Minister Manik Dey is holding the position in cabinet since last 3 years but he has miserably failed to bring a minimum development inside West Dist. Also Govt. has failed to solve minimum problems of Agartala City although Modi Govt. is trying to develop the city with own initiative. However, Minister Manik Dey is holding various positions in cabinet, but his all departments are in poor shape due to massive corruptions held in last few years. | 05-Jul-2016 |
| 'Nirbhaya Reruns in Tripura' : After br | AGARTALA / BELONIA July 5 (TIWN): Before people could recover from the shock of Nirbhaya’s rape case in Delhi, Tripura on Monday midnight witnessed such brutality against women in the state. In a bizarre incident, a girl was raped in a moving bus at Belonia, Radhanagar area under PR Bari police station. The accused is identified as Parimal Debnath. | 05-Jul-2016 |
| State-level media workshop held to contr | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): A state-level media workshop held on IDFC (Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight) at Agartla Press Club on Tuesday. | 05-Jul-2016 |
| Rath-Yatra’ 2016 : Tripura Hindu | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): Celebration of Rath-Yatra already has begun on Tuesday across the state. However, the Rath is actually on Wednesday, but temples have been geared up to celebrate Ratha-Yatra since Tuesday. | 05-Jul-2016 |
| Capital City undergoing various crimes : | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): Whereas the traffic dept. is happy with the launching of mirror glasses in Agartala City for better traffic management, there is no guarantee that these mirrors will be kept. safe from the hands of miscreants. During nights the capital city becomes the domain of robbers, thieves, lunatics and in this situation the there is no CCTV cameras also in the city since years. | 05-Jul-2016 |
| Local miscreants robbed merchant at Maha | KAMALPUR, July 5 (TIWN): Fear of destabilizing peace and harmony as well as smooth plying on the Kamalpur-Ambassa road became strong once again in these days of insurgency-free Tripura. | 05-Jul-2016 |
| 1000 Physical instructors, 2 Sports scho | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): Addressing the a 'Sports Award Programme' at Muktadhara organized by West Dist. Youth Affairs and Sports, Tripura Sports Minister Sahid Choudhuri on Monday could not hide his frustration and said, ‘Although Tripura Govt. has provided all the minimum facilities in schools and appointed physical instructors, still surprisingly Tripura can not produce a single sports-star every year National Level competition. | 05-Jul-2016 |
| Website information left un-updated for | KAMALPUR, July 5 (TIWN): The digitalization of state administration brought about many changes in the system and procedure of the administration popularly for people’s interest. | 05-Jul-2016 |
| Bengal CM takes proactive steps in curbi | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): Aftermath of deadly terror attacks in Dhaka killing 20 lives, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday called for all parties to play a constructive role in tackling terrorism and assured of a crackdown on cross-border smuggling of cattle and the opium trade. Banerjee also assured that post-Ramadan, the state government will ensure a crackdown on drugs trade and smuggling across Indo-Bangla border. Tripura Chief Minister concluded his Monday meeting at Agartala with DGP, few police officials and the Chief Secretary but so far State Govt’s stand is unclear. After 23 years of left-front regime in Tripura, state’s border areas remain hotbed for Bangladeshi Muslim mafias, smugglers as CPI-M’s minority appeasing politics continue. Young generation is victimized with increasing heroine, drug business, smuggling of all kinds of illegal items via state’s unsealed borders. Sonamura subdivision’s 9.5 km unfenced border, South Tripura’s 16 km and North Tripura’s unfenced borders are used by Bangaldesh’s JMB, HUJI, Jihadi elements for cross-border smuggling. Sonamura Boxnagar’s massive tea-garden shaped Ganja plantations, drug businesses fuel cross-border smuggling network. | 05-Jul-2016 |
| CPI-M's Double standard : Yechury & Surj | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): Giving a terrible blow to the state gov't employees regarding their much expected hope of Pay hike Finance Minister Bhanu Lal Saha categorically mentioned that state gov't has not yet thought of constituting a Pay Commission or to release the 46% DA due to them in compare to the Central Govt employees. Bhanu Lal was briefing the media persons in his office in the state secretariat on Sunday evening. Replying to a question whether the gov't will discuss the issue of the employees' pay hike in the Cabinet meeting to be held on Tuesday Bhanu Lal Saha said ," Government would like a discussion on the revised pay scales in the right time with its limited resources. " Thus, it is quite clear that Manik Sarkar led LF Govt is almost certain to deprive the state employees again like it did during the last ten(10) years campaigning the so-called ' Deprivation of 13th Finance Commission. " | 05-Jul-2016 |
| Tripura CM held emergency meeting at DM | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): Perturbed by the TMC’s ‘gherao’ of CM’s residence on Monday morning demanding arrest of rapist Panna Ahmed, Chief Minister discussed with Chief Secretary, DGP about the next steps to secure Agartala from miscreants and terrorist elements. Although late awakening, but Tripura CM finally started showing concerns about the deteriorating law and order situation and rise of Bangladesh’s Islamic Terrorism. In a meeting held at DM West office on Monday evening, CM held discussions with top echelons of administration about the continuous everyday-chaos before the Ministers residences, also discussed how to maintain law & order quick solution to such problems. Chief Secretary Y P Singh and DGP K Nagraj, IGP Anurag, SP Abhijit Saptarshi, Minister Manik Dey, Principal Secretary M Nagaraju, were also present during the meeting. CM further expressed concerns about the border security and asked to spike up high vigilance along Indo-Bangla border areas, Tripura-Bangladesh border area’s Hindu population are in panic as everyday people dying at Bangladesh due to attack of Bangladesh based Muslim fundamentalists. | 05-Jul-2016 |
| PM greets Dipa Karmakar, meets Indian co | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, July 4 (TIWN): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met over 60 athletes including Tripura's Dipa Karmakar who will be representing India at the forthcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and wished them the very best. | 04-Jul-2016 |
| Tripura’s lameduck Sports Ministe | AGARTALA, July 4 (TIWN): CPI-M cadre filled Sports Dept, rapist Joint Director Panna Ahmed, Smuggling patrons like Shahid Chowdhury led Tripura’s Sports Dept. massively failed to develop sports in state other than looting central funds. Sports Minister Shahid Chowdhury, Sports Director Dulal Das were busy to falsely blame the Modi Govt. for depriving Tripura with funding under Modi’s Khelo-Indian scheme. Chief Minister and his Cabinet colleagues should undergo a learning drive on how to honor properly India's first woman athlete qualified for Olympics in nation's history since India's independence in 1947. The day Dipa Karmakar won the gold medal by beating all the contestants in Rio Olympics test round of vaults, Narendra Modi led Central Govt announced Rs 1.10 crores towards Dipa's training in foreign till August so that Dipa achieves the dream of India - the 1st Olympics Gold Medal in Athletics. | 05-Jul-2016 |
| PCC chief meets Assembly speaker Ramendr | AGARTALA, July 4 (TIWN): PCC chief Biranjit Sinha on Monday met Tripura Assembly speaker Ramendra Chandra Debnath at Tripura assembly after speaker has called upon PCC Chief to discuss on the issue of the issue raised by Sinha under the Anti defection Act. | 04-Jul-2016 |
| Sports Minister inaugurated Sports Award | AGARTALA, July 4 (TIWN): Tripura Sports Minister Sahid Choudhuri on Monday inaugurates a 'Sports Award Programme' at Muktadhara organized by West Dist. Youth Affairs and Sports. | 09-Jul-2016 |
| Preparation on peak for ‘Kharchi - | AGARTALA, July 4 (TIWN): Preparation on peak for the 7 day long Kharchi puja from July 12. With the joint initiatives of the Block and Fair Committee, drinking water tanks will be installed to facilitate the devotees. | 04-Jul-2016 |
| ‘Add Yoga in life ! It gives free | AGARTALA, July 4 (TIWN): Praising the importance of Yoga in life Tripura Sports Minister Sahid Choudhury during a programme held at Mukta Dhara said, “For a healthy life and a better society please adopt Yogaâ€. | 04-Jul-2016 |
| Dr S.K.Panda bags Louis Pasteur Intl Awa | Agartala, July 4 (TIWN): Tripura's former Chief Secretary, former Union Textile Secretary, present Executive Chairman of Tripura Skill development Mission Dr. S.K.Panda was awarded Louis Pasteur Award for the year 2016 by the International Sericulture Commission (ISC) - a consortium of 17 silk producing nations. | 04-Jul-2016 |
| Petrol crisis continues to haunt people | AGARTALA, July 4 (TIWN): With the rationing of petrol supply in the state, black marketing has spiked up drastically. | 04-Jul-2016 |
| BSF told to tighten vigil along Banglade | AGARTALA/SILCHAR, July 4 (TIWN/IANS): The governors of Assam and Tripura have told the Border Security Force (BSF) to tighten their vigil on the border with Bangladesh following the terror attack on Dhaka. | 04-Jul-2016 |
| LPG crisis have taken worst shape in the | AGARTALA, July 4 (TIWN): As the bullets are unable to arrive in the state LPG crisis have taken a bad shape over past few days. Consumers are seen waiting outside the agencies for collecting their cylinders but as the bullets are not arriving in the state the agencies are unable to supply the cylinders to the consumers, said Food and Civil supplies Director Soumitra Banerjee. | 04-Jul-2016 |
| Truck drivers suffering due to food, wat | CHURAIBARI / AGARTALA , July 4 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister so far washed off his hands by conducting meetings in State Secretariat with PWD Minister Badal Chowdhury and officials but CM yet to initiate emergency meeting with Assam CM Sonowal and Central Authorities to restore Tripura's lifeline NH-44 on war footing. Tripura reeling under heavy fuel crisis as Petrol selling at Rs 250 to 300 per liter in black market, scarcity of essential commodoities pushing common mens life into peril. Since 20 days, NH-44 repair work began but yet to make any substantial progress for vehicular movements.National Highway Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) already floated tenders for additional Rs 28 crores repair work but so far no visible progress. Over 2 weeks, hapless drivers of thousands of stranded trucks are suffering from lack of water and food. Due to lack of sensitivity of Assam and Tripura Govt Ministers, Officials, no one knows when NH-44 will be restored or when Tripura's fuel to food crisis will come to an end. | 04-Jul-2016 |
| Tripura cut off from all means of transp | AGARTALA, July 4 (TIWN): As there is no other means of transportation of goods to the state with the collapse of NH44 and halt of freight train service, the Tripura government have now opted for transportation of goods through the Guwahati-Dawki-Dharmanagar route and Bangladesh's Ashuganj river port which will further develop the transit facility between India and Bangladesh.With Tripura remaining cut-off from the rest of the country for more than a month, efforts are on to transport foodgrains and fuel to the northeastern state through Bangladesh, a minister said here on Sunday."The Food Corporation of India and Indian Oil Corporation have taken steps to transport foodgrains, petrol and diesel through Bangladesh. For this, the Guwahati-Dawki-Dharmanagar route and Bangladesh's Ashuganj river port would be used.For over a month supply of essential commodities has been hit after the National Highway (NH-44) was badly damaged due to rain and water-logging. | 03-Jul-2016 |