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Traffic Police Dept. organized Sit & Dra | AGARTALA, Jan 3 (TIWN): On the occasion of Police Day-2017, Traffic Police on Tuesday conducted a sit & draw competition at Rabindra Bhawan. | 03-Jan-2017 |
Tripura CM voiced concerns about Militan | AGARTALA, Jan 3 (TIWN): Chief Minister Manik Sarkar’s penchant for claiming credits for Central Forces (Miltary, Assam Rifles, BSF, CRPF) success in diminishing decades old Militancy again visible when CM in his speech during Police week celebrations took all credits to himself. Tripura CM repeated decades old ‘concerns’ about NLFT ultras active participation in various underground activities related to 'terrorism'. During his speech at AD Nagar ground, Manik Sarkar said, “It’s true that Tripura Govt has done commendable job in counter-terrorism, but the police and army force should not display self-satisfaction within themselves. It’s very much possible that NLFT and other militants are yet residing over Bangladesh who are aggressive to Tripura and other Northeast zonesâ€. However, although Tripura is under militancy threat and apart form that from Nigerian to Bangladeshi all are freely entering in State, but there is no seriousness about border-sealing works by PWD. Manik Sarkar’s party, CPI-M’s Ministers like Shahid Chowdhury actively involved with cross-border drugs, contrabands smuggling kingpins Mamoon Mia, Roman Mia in Sonamura Indo-Bangla corridor. | 03-Jan-2017 |
Tripura border haat business on peak | SABROOM, Jan 3 (TIWN): The first ever border trade between Tripura and Bangladesh at Srinagar border haat under South district comes as boon for land-locked Tripura with the haat securing a good response from both the sides. | 03-Jan-2017 |
AAP holds 'chaurahe pe charcha' against | NEW DELHI / AGARTALA, Jan 3 (TIWN / IANS): The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday held a series of "chaurahe pe charcha" or street demonstrations in different parts of the country against "failed demonetisation". | 02-Jan-2017 |
Congress announced anti-demonetization p | KAMALPUR, Jan 3 (TIWN): “The plight of the common people, unorganized sector’s laborers, rural people have reached the extreme after the implementation of demonetization. Moreover, the declaration of the Prime Minister to end all odds after the deadline of 50 days also remains an elusive dream. In that context, AICC chalked out country wide anti-demonetization program. | 02-Jan-2017 |
Tripura’s collapsed Education sys | AGARTALA, Jan 3 (TIWN): “Let’s study and make the country great…â€, this is the heading which is glittering the gate of Golden-Valley H S school at Dharmanagar, but inside the school building apart from rampant corruption, nepotism in Education business, nothing is available. Although Govt had undertaken the school long before but quality education are given only to those children, whose family can bribe the officials and for poor the gate remains closed. However, the practice of bribing has hit the admission process of 2017 in that school. Protesting against the unfair means of admission, the guardians along with children have blocked road, locked the Principal till late night.Deputy Director Barun Das arrived the spot and controlled the situation, although he didn’t take any action against the school authorities, even-after understanding that Rs. 30,000 were looted from each guardians of those nursery students for years. | 03-Jan-2017 |
‘Cashless and Demonetization are d | AGARTALA, Jan 3 (TIWN): Tripura Pradesh Congress Vice President Piyush Kanti Biswas on Monday in a shocking speech at Agartala Party Office alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced demonetization just to match the tally for the next budget. “Before demonetization, it was said that in cash India has 16 lakhs 74,000 crores. Among the amount of black money is 5 lakhs crores. During 7th pay commission implementation meeting when decision was taken for implementing 1.5 lakhs cores for the employers; it was also decided that to manage the budget the money need to be kept in banks, so that the govt can invest the deposited money. Otherwise why so much restrictions in money-withdrawal? The Modi Govt wanted to lock the public money in bank, for own benefitâ€. | 02-Jan-2017 |
210 voters joined in BJP | AGARTALA, Jan 3 (TIWN): On Monday evening BJP State President Bplab kr Deb addressed a conference with gathering of above 600 peoples at Durga Chowmuhani Bazaar under Dhalai district. | 03-Jan-2017 |
Trinamool held torch procession | AGARTALA, Jan 2 (TIWN): On the occasion of 20th foundation day, Tripura Trinamool organized a torch procession at Agartala town. 1st January is the foundation day of Trinamool. | 02-Jan-2017 |
12th Saras fair begins | AGARTALA, Jan 2 (TIWN): 12th regional Saras fair begins at Hapania, Agartala on Monday evening. | 02-Jan-2017 |
Tripura Sports Journalist Club celebrate | AGARTALA, Jan 2 (TIWN): Tripura Sports Journalist Club celebrated Silver Jubilee on Monday. | 02-Jan-2017 |
Congress’s attack against Demonet | AGARTALA, Jan 2 (TIWN): Tripura Pradesh Congress held a district-wise press meet in Tripura’s 8 district headquarters. In a press meet Congress Spokesperson Piyush Kanti Biswash at Congress HQ Agartala announced that Congress will conduct a massive protest here in Tripura, as a part of National-level protest against BJP Govt. with an affective move to demonetization. “Whereas Modi himself was involved in Sahara scam and took hefty money from that company even during he was acting as the Chief Minister of Gujrat; but no step had been taken against himâ€, alleged Biswas.Biswas also said that Congress women will lead the protest ‘in plates on their hands’ to symbolize the massive crisis began in Tripura after PM Modi suddenly announced about the note-banning. | 02-Jan-2017 |
North Tripura observes Police Week | AGARTALA, Jan 2 (TIWN): Tripura Police at Dharmanagar has kicked off a 7 day long police week at Dharmanagar. | 02-Jan-2017 |
Special drive in Tripura for universal e | Agartala, Jan 2 (TIWN / IANS): The Tripura government has launched a special drive to provide education to every child, including those who are differently abled and do not attend school, an official said on Monday. | 02-Jan-2017 |
Massive joining going on in Tripura BJP | AGARTALA, Jan 2 (TIWN): On Monday more 11 families joined in BJP at Sepahijala Dist. | 02-Jan-2017 |
Political parties welcome SC rider on po | AGARTALA, Jan 2 (TIWN) The political parties on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's ruling which termed as "illegal" any appeal for votes on the basis of caste, community, religion or language. | 02-Jan-2017 |
CPI-M, TMC expressed happiness after SC | AGARTALA, Jan 2 (TIWN): CPI-M in Tripura and other states, are expressing quite happiness after Supreme court ordered that no politician can seek vote in the name of caste, creed or religion. | 02-Jan-2017 |
Manik’s Sarkar’s SMART Cit | AGARTALA, Jan 2 (TIWN): The New Year went well for the common people of Tripura, as it began with a holiday. But on the 1st Monday, the normal lives heavily disrupted due to traffic jam on National Highway at Nagerjala Bhishalgarh road. Although, it was said that during dry season the roads will be brought in full shape, but Tripura PWD officials are almost sleeping in this winter season and thus left the roads with with zero maintenance, resulting the condition of the roads becoming more miserable. Across the whole Agartala City the roads have become miserable but no action has been taken so far. Moreover, due to lack of maintenance, the roads which were in well-shape, has become worst including Jail-road area, Durgabari road, Airport road, Khayerpur road and many other roads. | 02-Jan-2017 |
'We are not against MGNREG Geo-Tracking | AGARTALA, Jan 2 (TIWN): CPI-M never thought that such a central govt will be emerged in India, which will make all setting to fight back all the corruptions in the country. But with the sudden change of the Central govt, the 23 yrs of slow-move of Tripura CPI-M Govt is now under heavy threat which is leading the politicians to throw various comments about the Modi govt now a days. While discussing with TIWN about Geo-tacking under Central Govt’s scheme for MGNREGA, Tripura CPI-M State Secretary Bijan Dhar said that the Central Govt is giving major shocks to people one after one and CPI-M has problem with that only. “We are not against Geo-tacking or any other corruption, but why without any pre-announcement the declaration is given by the Modi Govt?â€. Dhar added. Dhar further said that in India such digitization and hundred percent cash-free society is not possible so soon, but the Centre is giving as much as shocks as possible. | 02-Jan-2017 |
Petrol price hiked by Rs 1.29/litre, die | NEW DELHI / AGARTALA, Jan 2 (TIWN): Following the recent spurt in oil prices to well over $50 a barrel, state-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC) on Sunday hiked prices of petrol by Rs 1.29 a litre, and of diesel by 97 paise, both at Delhi and effective from midnight, with corresponding increases in other states. | 01-Jan-2017 |
Demonetization kills LPG black-market ch | AGARTALA, Jan 2 (TIWN): The demonetization has badly affected the ongoing LPG black marketing in Tripura, which has brought a temporary relief for the customers here. | 02-Jan-2017 |
Ahead of Election CPI-M busy in launchin | LONGTARAI, Jan 2 (TIWN) : To make the party acquainted with the prevailing situation, the ruling CPI-M (Communist Party of India-Marxist) in Longtharai Valley launched its own Facebook page in new year. | 01-Jan-2017 |
Sabroom : Block Level Job Mela organised | SABROOM, Jan 2 (TIWN): The Ministry of Rural Development, in an effort to address two big challenges – economy of the country and the progress of the youth population in the country, launched a ‘placement-linked skill training wage employment’ program, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushal Yojana (DDU-GKY). The program was a part of National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM). | 01-Jan-2017 |
Demonetization destroyed the Massive par | KOLKATA/ AGARTALA Jan 2 (TIWN): After receiving major jolts from demonetization which forced many big shots including CBI-Chargesheeted Chit Fund mouthpieces to disclose their property, which caused heavy losses to the black-money savings now the Trinamool Congress, CPI-M and other parties announced to keep fighting against the Central government's "atrocities" till it become a major force at the central level, party Vice President Mukul Roy said on Sunday. "Trinamool Congress will keep fighting against the atrocities of the Central government until it becomes a major force at the centre," Roy told the reporters on a programme celebrating the 19th foundation day of the party. "As our supremo Mamata Banerjee had opposed the centre's decision of demonetisation, vendetta politics will intensify in the coming days. But this cannot restrain us from opposing the anti-people decision. | 01-Jan-2017 |
Tripura Power Dept. launching EESL schem | AGARTALA, Jan 2 (TIWN): Tripura Power dept. to launch ‘Ujala & Pawan’ scheme under Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) which had signed MoU with Govt of India in an attempt to convert the whole India with power efficiency. | 02-Jan-2017 |
25 % unregistered cases, 75 % un-convict | AGARTALA, Jan 2 (TIWN): Whereas Tripura has become the den for rapists and there would be hardly any day when women are not victimized here either its rape or any other issue DGM K Nagraj is now a days busy in showing eye-dazzling data on 'decreasing' Crime-rate in Tripura. But as per the Govt data released recently, it was said that 25 % cases are unregistered (i.e. police do not take the cases), and 25 % cases only can end with proper justice. That means around 75 % of the registered and unregistered cases are dumped under files without proper investigation. But reacting over media’s claim on increasing crime against women Nagraj has recently published a calculated data showing that Tripura has almost overcome in crime against women, whereas Nagraj’s father’s father NBRC said something different. | 01-Jan-2017 |
Right to Education under massive threat | AGARTALA, Jan 1 (TIWN): On the day of New Year when the Rastriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyaan has been kicked off across the Nation, Tripura’s guardians are protesting here for the right of admission to govt. school. Reportedly, when the Central govt trying to give ever students Education, but the a section of students were derived of admission. Tripura govt undertook Golden Valley H. S (+2) school in 2002, and from that time a nursery was also adopted with that named Golden Valley Kinder Garden School. It was said that all the students of Golden Valley Kinder Garden will get chance to take admission in Golden Valley H. S (+2) school and also 121 students name for this year was chosen in this regard. | 01-Jan-2017 |
Police Week begins in Tripura | AGARTALA, Jan 1 (TIWN): Tripura police has kicked off police-week on the day of New year at AD Nagar ground. | 01-Jan-2017 |
TMC observes 20th Foundation day | AGARTALA, Jan 1 (TIWN): Tripura Trinamool Congress (TMC) has observed the 20th foundation day in Tripura. | 01-Jan-2017 |
Tripura reels under Political Drama ahea | AGARTALA, Jan 1 (TIWN): State Tripura is reeling under a political chaos ahead of Assembly Election-2018. | 01-Jan-2017 |
Police seized foreign liquors: Detained | KAMALPUR, Jan 1 (TIWN): Kamalpur police bagged a huge success against illegal foreign liquors on the first day of 2017. Police seized a vehicle along with liquors and detained two youths. It got disclosed primarily that, the liquors were being taken for Srirampore at Kamalpur from Kailasahar. | 01-Jan-2017 |
No Better days for Tripura’s comm | AGARTALA, Jan 1 (TIWN): No relief for common sufferers in Tripura even during the New year day also. Whereas the whole nation is busy to celebrate the New Year-2017, Tripura’s village women were busy in protest for their basic facilities of their daily lives. The local women of Balukiya Lunga, Agartala on Sunday blocked the main road in their locality with empty pitchers on their hands. During the protest the women alleged that the water supply has been disrupted in that area long back, due to some machinery fault, but even after many complains the authority didn’t take any action till day, resulting acute drinking water crisis to them. Reportedly, may times they went to the PWD offices and gave written complain about the water crisis and other problems but nobody took any action. Although before few days few officials visited the spot, but no action has been taken so far.The drinking water crisis has remained as a part of everyday problems for us here, a local women alleged. Not only on hills but in plain areas also the problem hit day to day lives. As a result roar of protests are held everyday here in many corners of the state. | 01-Jan-2017 |
Tourist visitors high in Trishna Butterf | BELONIA, Jan 1 (TIWN): Trishna Butterfly Park , Wildlife Sanctuary, which is famous for housing rare species of animal- Bisons has observed a huge number of tourists in that Park-premise. | 01-Jan-2017 |
'India, Bangladesh settled border disput | Agartala, Jan 1 (TIWN / IANS): Bangladesh has settled all its border disputes with India peacefully and improved ties with its closest neighbour, Dipu Moni, the country's former Foreign Minister, said here. | 01-Jan-2017 |
Cashless transaction fails to kick off i | AGARTALA, Jan 1 (TIWN): As expected, under CPI-M govt only bluffs are available, whereas in reality no infrastructure is accessible. Without confining to the health Centres Tripura Govt announced that the ‘cashless-transaction’ will begin from Jan 1st, 2016,whereas asking the IGM Head, Radha Debbarma it was known that due to unavailability of the infrastructure the progress for cashless transaction has not been not possible. Now question arises, why the State Govt announced about cashless-transaction in 2 hospitals, which created much confusion among the mass? After the Chief Secretary Y P Sing announced almost before 20 days that people can use their debit cards in GB and IGM Hospitals from January, the public took a sigh of relief as due to less cash public are facing much troubles. It was assumed that not only in CNG, Petrol pumps and shopping malls, but the cashless transaction will be possible in health centres too. From January month, 2017 in IGM and GB Hospital anybody can make cashless transaction, the Chief Secretary of Tripura Y P Singh himself declared. However, along with cashless transaction, the cash-transaction will be available, said Singh on that day. | 01-Jan-2017 |
2 yrs of Modi Govt, 2016 Year Ends marki | AGARTALA, Jan 1 (TIWN): Tripura during the year 2016 has witnessed miracles which began from Broad-gauge and ended with 4 Express trains. At the same time, the landlocked state Tripura had seen many union minister’s arrival in state for various different-different reasons. When the Modi Govt came in power at Centre, it announced bout Broad-gauge launching in Tripura, but on that time Tripura Govt showed less interest & the Transport Minister here Manik Dey told the Centre that it should focus on re-set the meter-gauge instead of running after broad gauge line. Many comments about ‘broad-gauge’ as an ‘imaginative-projects’ also thrown to the Central Govt. However, breaking down all the obstacles on January 13 the same Transport Minister Manik Dey had received the BG train along with the coaches at Agartala Railway station. The, Agartala-Udaipur first broad gauge engine also ran into soil of Udaipur on March 15. | 01-Jan-2017 |
Opposition targets Modi over cash withdr | New Delhi, Jan 1 (TIWN): With his self-imposed 50 day deadline having ended, Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued to be targetted by the opposition on demonetisation as both the Congress and the Trinamool Congress on Saturday assailing him over the continued restrictions on cash withdrawal. | 01-Jan-2017 |
PM's New Year gift for poor, farmers, tr | NEW DELHI / AGARTALA, Jan 1 (TIWN): In his much-awaited New Year eve speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a slew of sops for the poor, farmers and small traders, the groups perceived to be worst hit by the November 8 demonetisation that caused widespread economic upheaval in the country. In what sounded more like a budget speech, Modi announced interest subvention on housing for the urban and rural poor, provided enhanced credit guarantees to small traders and MSMEs, gave a 60-day interest waiver on select farm loans and ensured higher interest earnings for senior citizens. But on the other hand in CPI-M ruled Tripura the Chief Minister neither felt it important to address the public on the last day of the year, neither it gifted anything to its poor. Whereas like every year Mamata Banerjee announced 10 % DA hike, but Tripura govt announced only 5 % DA. | 01-Jan-2017 |