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Election reslut cheers up Tripura BJP : | New Delhi / Agartala, March 12 (TIWN) The BJP's massive victory in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand will help the party in the upcoming presidential election and also increase its strength in the Rajya Sabha. While the BJP won 312 of 403 seats in Uttar Pradesh, in Uttarakhand it won 57 of 70 seats. The presidential election, likely to take place in July this year, involves complex mathematics as the electoral college comprises of all elected MPs and MLAs, whose vote has a defined weightage depending on size of the population. Uttar Pradesh, being the most populated state has the highest value per MLA's vote at 208 and Sikkim has the lowest at seven. Every MP's vote carries weightage of 708. All together, the total value of the votes of the MPs and MLAs sum up to 10,98,882. Of this, a candidate needs 50 per cent of the votes to win. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with 282 Lok Sabha members and 56 Rajya Sabha members has total weightage of 2,39,304 in parliament. Before the results of assembly polls in the five states - Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Punjab and Goa - the BJP had a total weightage of 1,02,075 as per the formula from its elected MLAs. | 11-Mar-2017 |
Heavy thunderstorms to hit state : Temp | AGARTALA, March 11 (TIWN): Temperature may go down in Tripura in the coming days with ups and down of temperature due to rain. | 11-Mar-2017 |
BJP conducts massive rally | AGARTALA, March 11 (TIWN): Celebrating the victory of BJP at Uttar Pradesh, state BJP has organized a massive rally at Agartala on Saturday. | 11-Mar-2017 |
CPI-M's 1 month long protest continues a | AGARTALA, March 11 (TIWN): The one month long protest led by CPI-M has been continued across the state, amidst rain and thunders. | 11-Mar-2017 |
Will Tripura BJP continue this celebrati | AGARTALA, March 11 (TIWN): After much Anti-Modi protests led by the opposition top leaders as Congress High Command Rahul Gandhi, Trinammol Supremo Mamata Banerjee, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, SP Chief Minister Akhilesh issuing Demonetization & Cashless, ultimately PM Modi's party has proven that his move against corruption has been supported by common people of India, without measuring the outcome of the move. Uttar Pradesh's election result after states like NE based Assam where Anti-BJP parties are washing out one after one are examples of how developing mindset of Govt can turn the ruling party of a state. However, in case of Tripura after developments like Broad Gauge, Express trains the Modi craze is hovering on voters' minds. Tripura BJP is also celebrating party's victory at UP. BJP in its 2 yrs regime has developed itself undoubtedly in Tripura because earlier BJP in state had remained just for namesake till Sudhindra Dasgupta's Era and now BJP is celebrating other state's victory here. Tripura BJP today is capable to gather 50,000 people in a stadium, but the main question which raises is - Will BJP beat CPI-M in Tripura Election of 2018 ?Election discussion in Tripura is now from mouth to mouth. People here are also found disputing with each other about who is a better govt and who can lead the election rather than ruling CPI-M? TMC, Congress are also matter of discussions. | 13-Mar-2017 |
Tripura BJP celebrates UP victory | AGARTALA, March 11 (TIWN) : State BJP on Saturday has celebrated party's massive winning at Uttar Pradesh. In this regard a massive rally to be organized at Agartala at afternoon. | 11-Mar-2017 |
Tripura to celebrate Holi on Sunday | AGARTALA, March 11 (TIWN): Only 1 day left for Holi-2017 and Tripura has already geared up to celebrate Holi with full enthusiasm. Holi's 'Tithi' will begin from Sunday evening. | 11-Mar-2017 |
Bithika Debbarma murder case : Police ar | Teliamura, March 11 (TIWN): Police arrested two Tribal youths Monoj Debbarma , Amit Debbarma after in connection with Bithika Debbarma murder case. | 11-Mar-2017 |
Constant rain disrupts normal lives at A | AGARTALA, March 11 (TIWN): A continuous rain since morning has disrupted normal lives in the Capital City heavily. | 11-Mar-2017 |
Madhyamik candidates and teacher trapped | AGARTALA, March 11 (TIWN): Due to landslide at Agartala Udaipur Sonamura roadway many school students , Madhyamik Candidates and School teachers were unable to reach to examination Centres on Saturday. | 11-Mar-2017 |
CPI-M's 23 yrs rule turns State PWD into | AGARTALA, March 11 (TIWN): After holding various connectivity summits Tripura Chief Minister and his lameduck PWD Minister Badal Chowdhury failed give the people a single problem free monsoon. During the dry season the PWD was waiting when treasury will pass the bill, but when govt took the work in hand it was expected that monsoon will hit this single route for Udaipur-Agartala. With a sudden splash of rain the half done double lane work has turned as death zone and from Bisramganj to Charilam people are walking and after walking half an hour they taking another vehicle to pass the route, resulting 40 rupees of vehicle fare. Helicopter rider Ministers yet to visit the spot, which has become an accident zone. Question raises, who is responsible for this condition? Around 1000 crores double lane project's fund was sanctioned 2 years back and the work was to be completed within June 2017. But as expected, with zero IQ level PWD Minister has once again put the passengers into heavy trouble for the season. This single route is the life line from South to the Capital City. | 11-Mar-2017 |
CPI-M's 1 month long protest continues a | AGARTALA, March 11 (TIWN): The one month long protest led by CPI-M has been continued across the state, amidst rain and thunders. | 11-Mar-2017 |
Long tunnel for Indo-Bangla route discov | AGARTALA, March 11 (TIWN): A deep tunnel was recovered at Melagharh by BSF. | 10-Mar-2017 |
Modi Govt planning to convert NE as an I | AGARTALA, March 11 (TIWN): The BJP led Assam Govt. which has invested Rs. 10,000 crores for Assam-Industry growth in last 8 months has already gain much success in generating employment. In his 1 day visit in Tripura Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that India Govt is planning to make Northeast as an industry hub and that’s why so many investments including connectivity, skill development are there for Northeast under Act East Policy. However, importance of state govt’s active role was further prescribed by Sonowal, stressing, “Tripura’s potentiality is high in industry chances and better than other NE states, eventhough Tripura CPI-M Govt failed to utilize itâ€. However, it’s worthy to mention here, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar placed a condition with industry development already. According to Sarkar, “Industry should not harm the peace of Tripura as business/ profit are not more important than peaceâ€. However, Sonowal in this regard slammed Manik Govt Tripura’s unemployment rate which has crossed more than 7 lakhsThe Northeast of India is endowed with huge untapped natural resources and is acknowledged as the eastern gateway of India’s Look-East Policy. Nonetheless, the region is cited as a conflict-stricken remote corner of India, witnessing a series of insurgencies and illustrating the alienation of the locals from the mainstream. | 11-Mar-2017 |
Tripura's Power production claims as 850 | AGARTALA, March 11 (TIWN): Evenafter clamours are high by Tripura Govt about power generation, state is suffering from severe power crisis situation. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal challenging Tripura Govt said on Friday, “Assam’s potentiality in power generation is only 250 MW, Tripura’s 850 MW; still the condition of Tripura in compare to Assam is much downâ€. Whereas NE state Tripura is generating enough power and also sharing power with neighboring Bangladesh, but the transmission and generation is left in very poor shape. As a result most of the time the rural areas suffer from load-shedding. It has been witnessed during summer, for whole night no power is there, which creates an anarchy over there. | 11-Mar-2017 |
Jatanbari ITI college in deplorable cond | AMARPUR, March 11 (TIWN): Education system has lost its glory here in Tripura since decades, no matter how much govt. brings out new curriculum in school / college education, ITI but education system totally lacks quality and poor infrastructure. | 10-Mar-2017 |
Ayyangar flies to Kailashahar via Heli-r | AGARTALA, March 10 (TIWN): RD Principal Secretary GSG Ayyangar on Friday via chopper ride reached Kailashahar with the project of doubling farmers’ income within 2022. | 10-Mar-2017 |
‘Lack of hardworking State Govt le | AGARTALA, March 10 (TIWN): ‘The reason behind Tripura’s undeveloped condition is nothing but lack of hard working govts ever was in state’, said Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at Astabol Stadium, Agartala. Sarbananda Sonowal is visiting Tripura as a part of political campaigning for one day at Astabol Stadium, which BJP has claimed as the biggest ever rally held in Tripura. Terming the rally as a ‘Historic-Rally’, Sonowal said, “I am blessed to visit Ma Tripura Sundari’s land and I pray to Ma Kamksha to bless both the states as from now we all will work togetherâ€. Beginning with Tripura’s achievement Sonowal said, “Tripura is historically blessed with great figures as Maharaja Birbikram Manikya, Kirit Bikram Manikya, Sachin Debbarman and now young stars as Dipa Karmakar….. and many others. Today’s Astabol field’s crowd has proven that Tripura’s people are ready to down a corrupt Govt and they want a change. I’m hopeful that BJP will lead the election in 2018â€. | 10-Mar-2017 |
Surajit Dutta joins BJP | AGARTALA, March 10 (TIWN): Surajit Dutta just after leaving Trinamool Congress has joined BJP with his more 100 followers. | 10-Mar-2017 |
Poor internet connection halts public wo | AGARTALA, March 10 (TIWN): Public works are heavily halting due to the poor internet connection, which gripped Tripura after 12 hours rain of last Sunday. | 10-Mar-2017 |
Assam CM applauds to see Modi Craze in T | AGARTALA, March 10 (TIWN): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in his first ever visit in Tripura, after he became the first Northeastern Chief Minister of BJP, said that he is much hopeful that BJP will kick out CPI-M in 2018 assembly election, observing the Modi craze in Tripura. | 10-Mar-2017 |
Assam, Tripura BJP leaders kicked off bi | AGARTALA, March 10 (TIWN): To protest against increasing communist led violence, atleast 50,000 Tripura BJP has gathered at Astabol Stadium on Friday, which has been considered as the biggest ever protest. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananada Sonowal has arrived in Tripura along with Hemanta Biswasarma (Chairman NEDA and Finance and Education Minister), which drew a huge crowd at Astabol Stadium. Tripura State Observer Sunil Deodhat, Satte BJP President Biplab Deb, Vice President Subal Bhowmik lead the show. The aim of the protest rally, as BJP leaders said, ‘as a protest against CPI-M’s violence in Tripura and Kerala’.However, security has been tightened at Astabol Stadium for BJP’s biggest ever rally at Astabol Stadium. BJP President Biplab Dey said that although the journey of BJP is very new but BJP is blooming rapidly and membership is at rise'. | 10-Mar-2017 |
Tripura’s longest pending Congres | AGARTALA, March 10 (TIWN): High Court Chief Justice T Vaiphei has rejected the bail plea of Parimal Saha murder case’s convicted persons on Friday. After 33 years of wait, Former Congress MLA Parimal Saha's family had received the justice at last when in 2016 Court convicted 12 people ending the case. Additional district and session court in 2016 announced twelve people as guilty into the murder case and 5 acquitted among the entire 17 accused of the case. However this case was brought under special focus after the High court ordered the additional district and session court to wrap up the Parimal Saha murder case hearing along with judgment by April 30, 2016. It is to be mentioned here that lower court has agreed to treat the copy of certified post-mortem report of Parimal Saha as evidence into the case.Earlier as a part of the hearing of the case, the accused were interrogated in the court under section 313. Former Judge Narayan Chandra Das, Dr.Nitya Ranjan Datta, Dr.Rajat Bhattacharjee, and Soma Ghosh have recorded their statement into the sensational Parimal Saha murder case. | 10-Mar-2017 |
CM greets Tripura on Holi | AGARTALA, March 10 (TIWN): Tripura CM Manik Sarkar greeted the state on the occasion of Holi-2017, when he was attending a blood donation camp at Agartala. | 10-Mar-2017 |
AMC Mayor presents Vote-on-Account for 1 | AGARTALA, March 10 (TIWN): Vote-on-Account of Agartala Municipal Corporation for 1 month has been presented at AMC office.AMC also held budget discussion in that meeting and declared that on April 10 budget will be placed. | 10-Mar-2017 |
Formalin fear downs Agartala fish market | AGARTALA, March 10 (TIWN) : Formaldehyde or formalin fear has kept the business still down at Agartala fish-market. | 09-Mar-2017 |
NE may face heavy rainfall for next 2 da | AGARTALA, March 10 (TIWN): Along with other NE states and states in Himalayan region, Tripura may face heavy rainfall for next 2 days. | 09-Mar-2017 |
Rain affects Tripura farmers : rotting o | AGARTALA, March 10 (TIWN): After a sudden rain for 24 hours, the potatoes have now started rotting heavily, with the heat increased. | 09-Mar-2017 |
Ignoring Supreme Court’s verdict | AGARTALA, March 10 (TIWN): After 6 months of Supreme Court's order Tripura Govt is showing no interest to clear the pending wages of Jute Mill employees. In this regard, the employees may file a case against Tripura Govt for offending the Court's verdict, if it delays any more to pay their salaries. According to Jute Mill employees, "it’s only possible for Tripura Govt to ignore Supreme Court’s verdict which has been occupied the ruling position since 23 yrs constantly in a state". With a surprise when challenging HC’s order had become already a trend of Tripura Govt, it has developed quality to unfollow Supreme Court’s orders too—the Jute mill case is an example of this. It shows how CPI-M Govt is much capable to run its nepotism even against the Highest Court’s order. Jute Mill which was destroyed due to too much party's interference, had been collapsed from the root; but a section of officers filed a case in High Court against their irregular salaries, low pay scales. | 10-Mar-2017 |
Viswa Hindu Parishad to protest against | AGARTALA, March 10 (TIWN): Increasing cattle (Cow) smuggling has hit the borders of Tripura. | 09-Mar-2017 |
No investigation against formalin mixed | AGARTALA, March 10 (TIWN): No action taken to find out actual guiltiest, neither investigation done against formalin mixing in fishes, but after traces of formalin were found in fish imported from Bangladesh, the Tripura government has banned imports from that country through its seven Land Customs Stations (LCSs) just to avoid controversies. Although Tripura Govt could implement few laws but just to avoid the present controversy Tripura stops Bangladesh fish import after formalin scare. Health and Revenue Minister Badal Choudhury said the preservative -- formalin or formaldihyde, mixed with water and used for preservation of biological specimens -- was found in fish imported from Bangladesh. It is dangerous for human consumption. The seven LCSs are in Agartala, Srimantapur, Khowaighat (western Tripura), Kamalpur, Old Raghnabazar (northern Tripura), Belonia and Sabroom (in southern Tripura). Agartala-Akhaura ICP is the second-largest trading point along the India-Bangladesh border after Petrapole-Benapole land border in West Bengal. "Since no adequate infrastructure and manpower is present at the seven LCSs, import of fish through these border points would be risky," he said. | 09-Mar-2017 |
Tripura’s first Flyover getting f | AGARTALA, March 9 (TIWN): Tripura’s first flyover, over Agartala Highway is getting the final shape as 60 % work of it is completed. | 10-Mar-2017 |
Board exam candidate killed in Tripura | AGARTALA, March 10 (TIWN): Panic gripped Kalyanpur, after a body of a Madhyamik candidate was recovered from a paddy field. | 10-Mar-2017 |
Bangladeshi security man lynched in Trip | Agartala, March 9 (TIWN / IANS): A Bangladeshi security man was lynched and another detained when 12 intruders attempted a robbery in Tripura, police said on Thursday. | 09-Mar-2017 |
Security tightened as opposition BJP to | AGARTALA, March 9 (TIWN): Security tightened at Astabol Stadium on Thursday as BJP is going to conduct the biggest ever rally at Astabol Stadium on Friday. BJP President Biplab Dey said that although the journey of BJP is very new in Tripura but BJP is blooming rapidly and membership is also at rise. BJP is expecting more than lakh people at Astabol on Friday afternoon, when Assam Chief Minister and other BJP delegates will join the rally as a part of protesting ‘CPI-M’s misruling’, said BJP Vice Presidet Subal Bhowmik. This rally was initiated when CPI-M gave a press release regarding a tribal BJP leader’s murder after BJP alleged that the tribal leader Chanmohon Tripura was killed by local CPI-M. CPI-M in that press release said that CPI-M had no link with Chanmohon Tripura’s murder & the person who was killed and the person who killed him both were mentally imbalanced. Immediately reacting over CPI-M’s statement, BJP held Civil Disobedience Movement on March 4 and demanded CBI inquiry against Chamohon Tripura’s murder. | 09-Mar-2017 |
Main murderer yet absconding : Hindus bi | AGARTALA / PANISAGAR, March 9 (TIWN): A silent rally was organzied by Hindu Jagaran Mancha when Ashim Das’s body was returned back from Shillong on Thursday. When the political parties are busy to blame each other for his murder and Govt’s silent role on this issue; the Hindu Jagara Mancha though this silent rally protested against the increasing attack upon Hindus in Tripura. The protesters didn’t say anything, but before the rally one of them said, ‘If Hindus had killed Muslims like this, there would be a riot today. But when more than 50 persons are accused in his murder only 2 has arrested’. On Wednesday BJP VP Subal Bhowmik said that CPI-M Govt should not be afraid of vote bank, whatever action is needed it should take. It’s worthy to mention here that atleast 11 NREGA workers were injured at Pdmabil Village when a communal clash between local Hindus and Muslims had developed, regarding a land issue. | 09-Mar-2017 |
Utilize school infrastructure : CM told | AGARTALA, March 9 (TIWN): Amidst much controversy about school infrastructure in Tripura, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar claimed that Tripura has very positive environment with quality education and students should utilize that. | 09-Mar-2017 |
Tripura to celebrate Holi 2017 : Dos and | AGARTALA, March 9 (TIWN): Before leaving the students for 1 day holiday, teachers across Tripura during the assembly time, while wishing the students for upcoming Holi / Rangoli celebration, will tell the students about what to do in Holi and what not to do during Holi. | 09-Mar-2017 |
Holi Celebration begins in Tripura | AGARTALA, March 9 (TIWN): Holi / Dol Purnima which will begin as per ‘Tithi’ on March 12 evening, will be celebrated with full enthusiasm. | 09-Mar-2017 |
Tripura's performance in Geotagging is 1 | AGARTALA, March 9 (TIWN): Boosting about E-Governance may not work for long as when it comes to practical ground Tripura’s performance is zero in software mechanism. Former Chief Secretary Y P Sing had claimed that Tripura was first to launch digital payment and thus central govt can not blindly blame Tripura Govt for fund issues. Y P Sing said this at Rabindra Bhawan before 2 months. However, Singh has been retired and now it has revealed that Tripura’s performance in Geotagging is only 15.90 %, whereas Sikkim has successfully completed with 60%, Bihar 67 % even Arunahchal also performed better than Tripura with 25 %. The number of Panchayats in Tripura is 1,178 but in report whereas Tripura showed 714,802 works are completed but the Geotagging has done only with 24. 10 %. However, in total including ID generation, overall Tripura’s performance in Geotagging has been calculated by Central Govt with 15.90 %; citing an exclusive example of E-Governance. A review meeting will be conducted on March 24 led by Aparajita Sarangi at New Delhi. | 09-Mar-2017 |
CBSE Class 10, Class 12 Exam begins | AGARTALA, March 9 (TIWN): Along with rest of the Country, Central Board of Secondary Education exam has begun form Thursday. | 08-Mar-2017 |
Dirty game of politics : SFI using kids | SABROOM / AGARTALA, March 9 (TIWN): The filthy game of politics would never end as with a shock was see that school kids are protesting against the Union HRD Ministry in school time. | 09-Mar-2017 |
Communal clash killed one Hindu in Tripu | AGARTALA / PANISAGAR, March 9 (TIWN): After 11 people were injured in a clash among local Hindus and Muslims, 1 person named Ashim Das (Chayan) who was undergoing treatment at Shillong hospital passed away. | 09-Mar-2017 |
Smuggling of expensive timber is rampant | Gandacharra, March 9 (TIWN): Call it failure and utter negligence of police and forest departments, smuggling of expensive timber is rampant throughout gandacharra Sub Division, it is increasing day by day. | 09-Mar-2017 |
Tension prevails at Belonia Border | AGARTALA, March 9 (TIWN): Tension prevails at Belonia border after a Bangladesh police was killed in a clash. | 09-Mar-2017 |
Tripura Govt's Treasury turns cashless ? | AGARTALA, March 9 (TIWN): A crisis condition in Tripura Treasury has left the state govt under heavy crisis. The situation has emerged after years and years of embezzlement with Central funds , giving 3 persons jobs with a single person's salary and for the sake of vote banks unnecessary job distribution with the State Govt employees salaries. NIL investment and lack of any Finance Commission also cause of such crisis situation. The condition has turned so critical that sometimes as without passing bill from treasury Govt is giving the salary begging from banks.However, from Jutmil Employees to fixed salary of the employees, the Finance Minister issues the 'Fund Crisis'. Although time to time the central govt were sanctioning the fund, but the state govt due to some unknown reason could not manage govt employees’ salary for December month, 2016. | 09-Mar-2017 |
One arrested in rape allegation | AGARTALA, March 9 (TIWN): One Sudip Das was arrested in rape allegation at Ambassa. | 09-Mar-2017 |
Good News for Tripura : passengers to ge | AGARTALA, March 8 (TIWN): To manage with the increasing number of passengers 2 more trains have been arranged for Tripura. | 08-Mar-2017 |
BJP held press meet | AGARTALA, March 8 (TIWN): ‘State BJP is bow busy for massive rally to be organized at Astabol on March 10’, BJP VP Subal Bhowmik said on Wednesday. | 08-Mar-2017 |
Girls dominate Agartala streets on Women | AGARTALA, March 8 (TIWN): Girls commanded over Agartala streets on the occasion of International Women's Day on Wednesday. | 08-Mar-2017 |