Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
|---|---|---|
| BJP's one way traffic is running in Trip | AGARTALA, April 24 (TIWN): Opposition BJP on Monday held a press meet after BJP completed 2 day long meeting at Dharmanagar in the presence of Ram Madhav. | 24-Apr-2017 |
| Congress's protest against CPI-M is 'Dup | AGARTALA, April 24 (TIWN): Two veteran politicians who joined BJP on Monday, on the onset of Assembly Election-2018's battleground preparation in Tripura, It's only BJP which can unseat CPI-M from power and make a new Govt here. Giving a surprise to the Trianmool party members, Prakash Das and Manoj Das have joined BJP who were the Trinamool candidates in last bi-election for Barjala and Khowai respectively. Manoj Das's votebank reportedly was much higher than BJP at Khowai, whereas Prakash Das was 3rd after CPI-M and BJP in the bi-election poll result for Barjala constituency. Tripura State Observer for the BJP, Sunil Deodhar welcomed both the members in BJP and handed over BJP flag to the newly joined members. Giving clarification about his joining in BJP, the Barjala Candidate Prakash Das told media, "From the beginning of my political journey, I was in Congress. I had battled against CPI-M as much as I could, along with my Congress friends". | 24-Apr-2017 |
| Evaluation of answer sheets for HS exam | AGARTALA, April 24 (TIWN): Evaluation of the answer sheets for Madhyamik and H.S (+2) exams are undergoing in full swing in the state. The evaluation of papers has begun in Tulsibati School. Around 1500 teachers likely to attend at the school. | 24-Apr-2017 |
| Locals block road protesting water loggi | AGARTALA, April 24 (TIWN): Locals blocked road at Durjoynagar alleging negligence of Agartala Municipal Corporation in local issues. | 24-Apr-2017 |
| Major portions of Tripura still cut of | BELONIA, April 24 (TIWN) : Although the State Govt. is giving 100 MW power to its neighbouring country B’desh, via Tripura, but the state Tripura particularly South Tripura itself is suffering from poor power connectivity, with the blessing of the TSECL administration. | 24-Apr-2017 |
| Tripura receives highest rain fall among | AGARTALA, April 24 (TIWN): A flood like situation has gripped Northeast state Tripura after a consistent rain since 4 days here. The condition of National Highway has gone to its worst shape along with damages, one life loss out of lightning in Western part of Tripura. Big-big trees have fallen on roadside, whereas normal lives have been heavily disrupted. Agartala, Udaipur like cities prime areas are now under knee-level of water and the Northern Tripura's condition is also same. River Howrah's water level has increased much and at Dumboor the condition is more or less same. As per weather dept report, the rain to continue here for some more days. Farmers are facing heavy losses, due to the continuous pre-monsoon rains. More rainfall activity is expected for next 3-4 days. This rainfall can be attributed to the the trough which is extending from West Uttar Pradesh to Arunachal Pradesh.This trough is travelling across Assam, Sikkim, North West Bengal, and Tripura. But the rain fall MM is highest in Tripura with 81 MM, whereas Mizoram was the second with 80 MM.According to Skymet Weather, this spell of rainfall can be attributed to a cyclonic circulation persisting over East Bangladesh and adjoining Tripura. | 24-Apr-2017 |
| BSF launching Football Talent Hunt Tourn | AGARTALA, April 24 (TIWN): Border Security Force, Tripura Frontier is organising “OORJA2017 CAPFs U-19 Football Talent Hunt Tournament†in the first phasefrom1stto 10thMay 2017. Total Sixteenfootball teams eight each of boys and girls of various schools and sports clubs from Tripura State will participate in the first phase of the tournament. The tournament will be inaugurated by His Excellency the Governor of Tripura ShriTathagata Roy on 1st May 2017 at 3:00 PM at Swami VivekanandMaidan, Agartala. | 24-Apr-2017 |
| Thunder kills one in Tripura | AGARTALA, April 24 (TIWN): One 62 years man named died in Tripura, when lightning hit him on Sunday. | 23-Apr-2017 |
| Negligence in driving : Tripura Court or | AGARTALA, April 24 (TIWN): Before 2 years, 3 persons were killed by a police official in Udaipur when his vehicle hit 2 women and a man who were in morning walk at Udaipur. | 23-Apr-2017 |
| NITI Aayog meeting ends successfully ami | AGARTALA, April 24 (TIWN): Amidst West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s absence the NITI Aayog meeting remained quite successful. NITI Aayog’s Chief opposer Tripura CM almost remained silent throughout the meeting, whereas Modi with his NITI Ayog team lead the meeting. NITI Aayog member Bibek Debroy also chaired the meeting with PM, who first time questioned on Communist Policy openly before Manik Sarkar in a programme at Agartala, when Sarkar's cabinet Ministers were representing the fabricated infrastructure of Tripura before foreign delegates. Even though CM Manik Sarkar raised question to Debroy on that occasion, ‘What NITI Aayog has done?' but in Sunday’s meeting, Sarkar was silent and remained out of controversy. | 23-Apr-2017 |
| Question raised on quality of skill deve | AGARTALA, April 24 (TIWN): Tripura Skill Development Mission till day has remained unsatisfactory even after 54 crores of sanctioned under skill development. However, apart from Tripura, few others states condition are same, emerging resentment at National SkillDevelopment Corportaion. Admitting that the manufacturing sector is not growing as expected, India's premier skill development platform, the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), is focusing more on the services sector -- like tourism, hospitality and healthcare -- to train millions of the country's unemployed youth, its CEO Manish Kumar says.On the other hand, when 7.2 lakhs of unemployed youths are struggling in job interview lines, multi crores funds are sanctioned from the Centre in the name of skill development. | 23-Apr-2017 |
| Tripura Teachers raise voice against lon | AGARTALA, April 23 (TIWN): Agitated teachers held a 4 hour long protest at Agartala on Sunday led by Joint Teachers' Movement Committee (JTMC), raising voice for 7th pay commission’s implementation at the earliest in Tripura, when many states are enjoying the pay commission already. Many teachers’ associations joined the protest move including the members of CPI-M backed TGTA, demanding pay commission as well as refunding of DA, which has already ordered by HC. The Finance Minister had offered a Rs. 600 crores budget for 1.5 lakhs of employees in Tripura, whereas, about the pay structure nothing has been made clear by his Ministry. Reportedly, NE Tripura Govt employees are one of the highest deprived employees, when the Centre is paying the 100 % salary of the employees here. Many cases also were registered against the Govt, and already state govt lost in the DA case at HC but presently the case is pending at SC which has filed by Tripura Govt against HC’s order. | 23-Apr-2017 |
| Tripura celebrates World Book Day-2017 | AGARTALA, April 23 (TIWN): Along with the whole world, Northeast state Tripura also observed ‘World Book Day’-2017 on Sunday. | 23-Apr-2017 |
| Ram Madhav boosts BJP at Northern Tripur | AGARTALA, April 23 (TIWN): With the arrival of Ram Madhav, BJP’s polling propaganda got a kick at Northern Tripura, TIWN correspondent reported from 2 day long BJP meeting held at Dharmanagar. | 23-Apr-2017 |
| BJP will oust Left in Tripura: Ram Madha | Dharmanagar (Tripura), April 23 (TIWN / IANS): The BJP on Sunday vowed to oust the Left from power in Tripura in the 2018 assembly elections "to script history". | 23-Apr-2017 |
| Monsoon paralyzes NH-44 in Tripura, immo | AGARTALA, April 23 (TIWN): The incessant rain has paralyzed Agartala-Udaipur National Highway in Tripura that connects the Capital City with whole Southern zone of the state. But as assumed, due to unplanned activities led by state PWD, which began the mud filling work under double lane road project on the onset of summer has turned the road risky, paralyzed leader 500 vehicles standing on that road. The traffic jams from Bisramganj, Charilam, Bishalgarh have turned the lives miserable for the public, especially for the office goers on the working day. On Sunday, reportedly more than 500 vehicles remained immovable there on the National Highway generated heavy anger on among the travelers. Till last year the Churaibari-Lowaypoa road suffered due to unmaintained roadway, but that portion is in better condition due to the Central Govt’s interference but this year the double lane work that didn’t began until the monsoon arrived have halted the vehicle movement heavily on Sunday. In coming days the situation may turn worse. | 23-Apr-2017 |
| NITI Aayog: PM Modi Pitches Vision Of 'N | NEW DELHI / AGARTALA, April 23 (TIWN): The Niti Aayog's Governing Council is meeting begins with the prime agenda of discussing the 15-year Vision Document to accelerate the country's economic development. | 23-Apr-2017 |
| Birjit hopeful about Congress’s e | AGARTALA, April 23 (TIWN): Amidst a skeleton like structure of the party, Tripura Pradesh Congress Chief Birjit is much hopeful to make an outstanding results in 2018 election. | 22-Apr-2017 |
| Three northeastern districts awarded in | Agartala/Guwahati, April 23 (IANS) Three districts in Assam, Tripura and Mizoram got awards for the execution of the central government's flagship schemes in agriculture and the power sector, officials said on Saturday. | 23-Apr-2017 |
| 3 BJP CMs to host party programmes in Tr | Agartala, April 23 (TIWN): 3 BJP CMs of the country will be visiting Tripura in the next two months to propagate party and unseat ruling CPI-M from power in the next Assembly Election. | 22-Apr-2017 |
| Tripura Trinamool’s Ex-Godfather | AGARTALA, April 23 (TIWN): Hustle-Bustle of party changing is going on full wave in Tripura, one year ahead of Assembly Election. Whether from Congress to Trinamool, Trinamool to BJP or BJP to Trinamool : the political leaders are heavily displaying their confusions about the 'suitable' party for them, which is further confusing the voters about whom to vote ? TMC and BJP leaders came much closer in attempt to down CPI-M's vote banks. Dharmanagar's Biswabandhu Sen crossing all limits shared tea, cookies with BJP President. Then Sudip Barman's red eyes made Biswabandhu to sit in a press meet with Asish and Sudip and confirmed he is in Trinamool and will never join BJP. But now rumours are on air about Barman, Asish’s joining in BJP. | 23-Apr-2017 |
| Bhanu’s 600 crore’s one ti | AGARTALA, April 23 (TIWN): After the 1st Assembly Budget Session of the year held in February, already 2 months have been passed, but the Finance Minister yet to break the suspense of Govt employees regarding the employees benefits out of his 600 crores of package announced by him. On the one hand, after 4rth Pay Commission, Tripura Govt didn’t implement any pay commission here, despairing the hopes of Govt employees after constant ruling of the party for long 24 yrs, resulted in mass anger among the state govt employees. When the other states are enjoying 7th pay commission benefits, Tripura is far away from it. As a result a non-political forum of teachers in Tripura is going to sit in 4 hour long demonstration on Sunday. | 23-Apr-2017 |
| Voluntary posthomous corps donation hel | KAMALPUR, April 23 (TIWN): 7th Annual Conference of Indian Science and Rationalists Association Kamalpur branch was held at the Bhattacharjee Para Samajsiksha Kendra today. The conference was inaugurated by paying floral tribute to the martyrs. Then the annual magazine of the Association "Juktibadi Srot" was published. | 23-Apr-2017 |
| Thunderstorm, Rain, Power cut disrupt no | AGARTALA, April 23 (TIWN): A constant rain has halted power connectivity across Udaipur and other places under Gomati Dist. fueled by constant rain and thunderstorms, TIWN Udaipur correspondent reported to Agartala Office. | 23-Apr-2017 |
| TMC General Secretary resigns; Frustrate | AGARTALA/GUWAHATI/DELHI, March 22 (TIWN): In the present political scenario in Tripura when BJP is gaining momentum day by day TMC is loosing its ground rapidly. It was not less than a year ago when Sudip Roy Barman along with five other MLA's joined TMC soon after the publication of result of West Bengal assembly poll. But ever since this merger TMCs strength in Tripura is weakening almost every day as the senior leaders like Ratan Chakraborty and Surajit Datta left the TMC alleging Sudip's lobby of griping the TMC . Yesterday TMC General Secretary cum the Congress candidate of last year's assembly poll from Matabari constituency resigned from his post. It is learnt that Biplab Ghosh is bound to join BJP soon along with his 2000 workers. It is also learnt that some of the big names are also in the frame to quit TMC. Thus, TMC is becoming irrelevant in Tripura. | 23-Apr-2017 |
| Constant rain disrupts normal lives | AGARTALA, April 22 (TIWN): A continuous rain since morning has disrupted normal lives in the Capital City Agartala and other subdivisions heavily. | 23-Apr-2017 |
| Monsoon without hurdle at Lowarpoa-Chura | AGARTALA, April 23 (TIWN): Whereas Agartala-Udaipur road is suffering from pathetic condition, the Lowarpoa-Churaibari road remained hurdle-less this year. | 23-Apr-2017 |
| CPI-M to beg farmers' votes ahead of Ass | AGARTALA/ KUMARGHAT, April 22 (TIWN): Tripura ruling CPI-M to beg farmers vote banks ahead of Assembly Election-2018, when the unemployed youths, 1.5 lakhs Govt employees angers are turning heavy upon the party. | 22-Apr-2017 |
| Important documents robbed from AMC : la | AGARTALA, April 22 (TIWN): Miscreants robbed important documents from Agartala Municipal Council (No-4 ward), the officials told media here. | 22-Apr-2017 |
| Rain hits normal life across Southern Tr | Sabroom, April 22 (TIWN): Low-lying areas of Sabroom subdivision is under water after incessant rain Over 1000 families have been affected by the floods. | 22-Apr-2017 |
| PM Modi to review developments, calls CM | AGARTALA, April 22 (TIWN): With the era of five-year plans having ended on 31 March, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday consider a three-year immediate policy action plan and a 15-year-long term vision document at the governing council meeting of think tank Niti Aayog that will set new socio-economic goalposts for the nation. It was since the beginning that that Tripura CPI-M Chief Minister Manik Sarkar had been representing his cabinet against NITI Aayog, calling back Planning Commission constantly, although remained without any action. However, reportedly on April 23rd CM Manik Sarkar is going to attend NITI Aayog meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has convened a meeting of the NITI Aayog’s Governing Council, which comprises all Chief Ministers, senior Union ministers, administrators of Union Territories and Aayog members, to finalize a short-term Action Plan. The meeting was in the offing as the practice of Five-Year Plans ended after the term of 12th Five-year Plan (2012-17) expired on March 31. Therefore, departments and states to achieve on a yearly basis the goal envisaged in the “Vision 2030†document. However, it’s questionable that till 2030, whether the Chief Minister’s party can rule in Tripura. | 22-Apr-2017 |
| World Earth Day goes cold in Tripura | AGARTALA, April 22 (TIWN): The World Earth Day—whereas people across the country participated in events to mark the first Earth Day, NE state Tripura stayed rather reluctant to celebrate occasion, when it’s Sunday. | 22-Apr-2017 |
| Communists remember Lenin on his 148th b | AGARATALA, April 22 (TIWN): Along with the whole world, Tripura also celebrates the 148th birthday of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov alias Lenin. Tributes were paid to Lenin in some of the prominent places of the State like CPI-M Party Office, District Collector Office, Motor stand area etc. In CPI-M Party office flower tributes were paid to this veteran leader by the Party’s State General Secretary Bijan Dhar. | 22-Apr-2017 |
| CBI to inquire into Tripura MGNREGA scam | AGARTALA, April 22 (TIWN): The much awaited CBI investigation against Tripura Govt’s various scams to get a kick, with MGNREGA projects’ names in the 1st row. | 21-Apr-2017 |
| Increasing Bangladeshis in grips Udaipur | AGARTALA, April 22 (TIWN): Increasing Bangladeshis are in rise at Udaipur City. | 21-Apr-2017 |
| Tripura’s senior citizens suffer | AGARTALA, April 22 (TIWN): After all when it come for celebration, rules fail to control the tortures done by the majority. As patients, old people belong to the minority, the noise pollution is a non-issue here. | 21-Apr-2017 |
| Pre-monsoon rain hits NE region : Tripur | AGRATLA, April 22 (TIWN): A constant rain has heavily disrupted Northeast India’s normal lives on the onset of summer. Whereas Capital Delhi is suffering heavily from 39 degree temperature, Tripura’s temperature downed to 26 degree. After constant rain for the whole day, the transport has been heavily disrupted across the hilly state Tripura. Same with the other NE states including Assam, Arunachal, Shillong. However thunderstorm accompanied with squall and hail was also experienced at isolated places over SubHimalayan West Bengal & Sikkim. Heavy to very heavy rain observed at a few places with extremely heavy fall at isolated places over Assam & Meghalaya., Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura. The feeble western disturbance as an upper air cyclonic circulation over eastern parts of Jammu & Kashmir and neighbourhood at 3.1 km above mean sea level is moving away eastwards, that increased the chances of cyclone in next few hours. The upper air cyclonic circulation over south Pakistan & neighbourhood over northeast Arabian sea & adjoining Saurashtra & Kutch between 1.5 km and 3.1 Km above mean sea level persists. Rain/thundershower very likely at a few places over northeastern states & adjoining East India and at isolated places over Western Himalayan region and extreme peninsular India. | 22-Apr-2017 |
| Marginalized CPI-M's national leaders to | AGARTALA, April 22 (TIWN): Communist party due to its age old theories, have marginalized from the main stream of politics long. However, a Melarmath source said that as for BJP Amit Saha to arrive in state in May along with 3 CMs within next few days, for CPI-M Yechury, Karats are definitely coming. However, with the election days coming closer, the battle ground are turning tough for CPI-M. Proving the voters still in favour of Mamata Banerjee at West Bengal even after Sarada, Narada scam hit the region, this bi-polls was in favour of Trinamool emerging BJP as the second leading party, wiping out CPI-M permanently. The 35 yrs frustration, have downed CPI-M to a greater margin that high competitions have already started among TMC and BJP, keeping CPI-M far behind than the battlefield. The defeat of CPI-M and Congress has been quoted as, “The Left is dead and buried, and the ghost of Congress has been exorcisedâ€. However, with this unexpectable result of West Bengal for left front Govt, now CPI-M is ready to take the funeral from Tripura, if the opposition can play the ball well. CPI-M’s downfall at West Bengal is a kind of replica, what happens if a Govt is mass rejected after 2- 3 decades. | 21-Apr-2017 |
| Cattle smuggling violence at a rise in T | AGARTALA, April 22 (TIWN): Cattle smuggling via Tripura borders at a rise, has taken worst shape at North Tripura recently. Identifying Ragna, Kadamtala, Jherjheri borders as the most sensitive border corridors, opposition BJP led by party Vice President Subal Bhowmik, BJP Kishan Morcha President Biswajit Deb on Friday placed deputation to North Tripura SP Manik Das, reporting him about various incidents of brutal cattle smuggling via Northern area. The miscreants rob households, kill cows on the field or take them away to smuggle them further to Bangladesh. Apart from that North Tripura also controlled by drug smugglers, arm smugglers and reportedly oppositions are stressed the issue, TIWN Dharmanagar correspondent reported. Tripura's Border pillars remain the only identification of the international boundary, whereas till day 35 % borders in state have remained unfenced. Apart from that it was earlier shown in Tripura media how cattle smuggling happen over the fencing lines. | 22-Apr-2017 |
| Assam, Meghalaya perform better than Tri | AGARTALA, April 21 (TIWN): Even though Tripura Police has challenged to identify the person, who created a fake account in Governor Tathagata Roy’s name, but Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar’s 2013’s Fake Face Book account and another of 2016 yet exist in internet. The first one has now left with 23 friends including a fake FB friend named Rkj Hackr, who claimed himself as Assam University Student in his account and also went to ‘Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya R.C Ghat’. Many Lord Krishna’s pictures were uploaded in his profile but he himself called as a ‘Pakistani Hacker’. However, Manik Sakar’s that profile still exists in FB with his last status in 2013 saying “Tripura govt. Will provide beautiful girls for boys who got chance in JEE-MAINâ€. The state whose Chief Minister, who is also holding the chair of the Home Minister, himself is not secure in internet, what will be the condition of the common people here one can imagine. | 21-Apr-2017 |
| 8 months more to complete Tripura†| AGARTALA, April 21 (TIWN): Tripura PWD Minister Badal Chodhury has visited the flyover spots at Agartala and asked the project head to finish the project within November-December, as November was set as the deadline. | 21-Apr-2017 |
| Tripura celebrates Garia Puja with pomp | AGARTALA, April 21 (TIWN): Harvest festival by the ethnic tribes Garia Puja is being celebrated by the tribal people of the state on Tuesday. The celebration has begun with the tribal people across the state worshipping “bamboo pole†with flowers and garlands which symbolises the Lord Garia. | 21-Apr-2017 |
| Tripura, Mizoram liquor shops relocate t | Agartala/Aizawl, April 21 (TIWN / IANS) The Tripura and Mizoram governments have implemented the Supreme Court order in toto to ban liquor shops and outlets along the National Highways, officials said on Friday. | 21-Apr-2017 |
| Standing committee meeting on power hel | AGARTALA, April 21 (TIWN): On-the-Spot visit of the Parliamentary Standing Committee was held on Friday at State Guest House on power related issues. | 21-Apr-2017 |
| Mission 2022 : PM Modi motivates farmers | AGARTALA, April 21 (TIWN): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, meeting various Dist Magistrates and officials in New Delhi inspired them to boost the agriculture throughout the country ‘to strengthen the Economy’. From Tripura, Gomati Dist DM was called by PMO and reportedly has been awarded for Fasal Bima Yojna Programming. PM’s speech was motivating, “We want our sugarcane farmers to prosper. They exploitation is not acceptable. Our Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana ensures minimum premium & maximum insuranceâ€. Talking to DM Gomati after he had attended the programme at New Delhi, Krishi Bhawan on Friday, he told TIWN over phone, “There was a meeting among the Dist Officials and the Prime Minister himself about Fasal Bima Yojnaâ€. He also mentioned, "The programming under Fasal Bima Yojna remained successful for Gomati Dist among 12 of the selected Districts throughout the country". The programme was live telecasted in Gomati Dist Office, drew much attentions. | 21-Apr-2017 |
| Robbers grip Saraswati’s Udaipur | AGARTALA, April 21 (TIWN): Series of robberies at a rise in Udaipur recently, taking the opportunity of police’s 100 % negligence to the issues. | 21-Apr-2017 |
| Gomati District receives 1st prize in Fa | New Delhi / Agartala 21st April(TIWN): On civil service day at New Delhi Science Bhaban PM Narandra Modi DM Gomati Raval Hamendra Kumar received prizes from PM on Friday. | 21-Apr-2017 |
| Feni Bridge pillaring work started | Sabroom, April 21 (TIWN): Today Feni Bridge Pillaring work has started, the Bridge a future corridor to connect Chittagong Port and ASEAN Countries with NE India. | 21-Apr-2017 |
| Police probing fake Facebook account of | Agartala, April 21 (TIWN / IANS): The Tripura Police has launched a probe into the opening of a fake Facebook account in the name of state Governor Tathagata Roy, a police official said here on Thursday. | 20-Apr-2017 |
| Roopa Ganguli campaigns at South Tripura | BELONIA, April 21 (TIWN): BJP leader Roopa Ganguly along with Biplob Deb arrived at Belonia to boost the party for coming assembly election 2018. | 20-Apr-2017 |