Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
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| Travelers witness hard times at Agartala | AGARTALA, April 17 (TIWN): Frequent travelers expressed quite dissatisfaction regarding Agartala Airport staffs over ruling during security checking on various items including water. | 17-Apr-2017 |
| Why Tripura CM took 1 yr to decide about | AGARTALA, April 17 (TIWN): Corruption tainted Tripura's former DGP K Nagraj, who is likely to end up in prison, was charge sheeted by CBI 10 years back, when he was the IG of Tripura. Nothing was hidden from Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar about Nagraj's reality, but again in 2014 Manik Sarkar, who is also the Home Minister of Tripura handpicked Nagraj as the police Chief. However, in 2016, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh 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. But Sarkar took long 1 yr to repulse Nagraj from Tripura. | 17-Apr-2017 |
| National, Tripura issues to dominate CPI | New Delhi/Agartala, April 17 (TIWN / IANS) Current national political issues and issues relating to election-bound Tripura are likely to dominate the two-day Central Committee meeting of the CPI-M in New Delhi starting from Tuesday, party sources said on Monday. | 17-Apr-2017 |
| Non-political movements raising in Tripu | AGARTALA, April 17 (TIWN): Not Aam Admi, also not 'Mango People', but Tripura common people have emerged as a new party and raising voice all independently after it was ruled by Communist Party since 24 years. The people also experienced a bitter Jut-Era (Congress Era) in 90's era and earlier in 70's era, but resulted in clash and bloodshed that forced the common people to rely upon CPI-M as they had 'no option' at all. However, the beginning of CPI-M Era had kicked off with fresh movements but with the passage of time instead of exposing of various scams, public never felicitate the Congress Era to come back. Even Trinamool also failed to keep the attention of public forlong as the same people were ruling Congress had constituted Trinamool. In this condition, a study on public's view ahead of Assembly Election revealed that people want a better govt, less corrupted and an immediate change. Neither they care for political rallies, nor they have any fear to fight back, which resulted in total 156 cases pending against Tripura Govt at SC and more than thousands in High Court; some more to be added in the list soon. | 17-Apr-2017 |
| Summer begins with 36 degree temperature | AGARTALA, April 17 (TIWN): This summer season likely to turn heavy for state Tripura as on the 3rd day of summer season (month of Baishakh as Bengali people's calendar), the temperature has risen upto 36 degree C on Monday. | 17-Apr-2017 |
| Left front remembers comrade Soumendra S | AGARTALA / KAMALPUR, April 17 (TIWN): Tripura left front student union SFI remembered Soumendra Sutradhar on his death anniversary. | 17-Apr-2017 |
| Cyclonic storm hits NE region | Shillong / Agartala, April 17 (TIWN): A number of houses in Meghalaya's South West Garo Hills district have been affected by a storm that hit the region, an official said on Sunday. However, the cyclonic threat is across Northeast, including Tripura. | 16-Apr-2017 |
| Tripura shines in chessboxing | AGARTALA, April 17 (TIWN): Total 6 Chess boxer of State Tripura have shined at West Bengal Chess boxing meet. They achieved 3 Gold,2 Silver & 1 Bronze Medal. | 16-Apr-2017 |
| BJP strives for OBC bills to pass | Bhubaneswar / Agartala, April 17 (TIWN): BJP in Tripura and outside the state continues strive to pass OBC bill as fast as possible. | 16-Apr-2017 |
| Tripura turns Islamic terrorists ‘ | AGARTALA, April 17 (TIWN): Tripura’s Indo-Bangla border alarmingly turning as most favored smuggling corridor for international smugglers, terrorists including Bangladesh’s HUJI and others. Accused in IISC attack case, Islamic Terrorist Habib Mia who was taken to Bengaluru from Agartala on March 17, during the interrogation has confessed that he helped prime terroristSabahuddin, in the attack on IISC in 2005. A scientist was killed and five were injured when the country's premiere institution was attacked in December 28 in 2005. As per Bengaluru police interrogation, Habib met Sabahuddin at a mosque in Agartala for three days. Mia received Rs 800 from Sabahuddin for helping him to cross into Bangladesh. S Ravi, additional commissioner of police (crime) to reporters at Bengaluru about Habib’s confession. | 17-Apr-2017 |
| BJP’s high profile celebrity visi | AGARTALA, April 17 (TIWN): BJP’s central leadership focusing on capturing Northeast after riding on the Modi wave and PM’s ‘Act-East’ policy but many State’s local leaderships are failing to live upto the expectations of Central leaders. BJP’s major success story in NE was Assam due to dynamic leadership of PM Modi, Amit Shah combined with frontal attacks on Gogoi’s Congress by State Unit’s SarbananadaSonowal. In Tripura’s case, there no one matching even 25% of SarbanandaSonowal’s attacking spirit on CPI-M, as Biplab Deb led BJP remained focused on hiring celebrities, high profile Ministers in Tripura rather than building organized political attack on CPI-M at grass root level. State BJP failed to capitalize Supreme Court’s March 29 historic verdict cancelling Manik Sarkar led CPI-M Govt’s 10323 teachers recruitment corruption. Immediately after the verdict, Sunil Deodhar, Biplab Deb led State BJP conducted multiple press meets where it was announced that BJP would file a High Court case, FIR and pitch for CBI enquiry but after 18 days Party failed to scratch even citadel of Manik Sarkar. | 17-Apr-2017 |
| Heavy loaded truck damaged hanging bridg | AGARTALA, April 16 (TIWN): A heavy loaded truck has damaged a hanging bridge at Trishkadha (Amarpur-Gandachara) road. | 16-Apr-2017 |
| 18 days gone after SC verdict against CP | AGARTALA, April 16 (TIWN): Biplab Deb led State BJP failed to capitalize Supreme Court’s March 29 historic verdict cancelling Manik Sarkar led CPI-M Govt’s 10323 teachers recruitment corruption. Immediately after the verdict, Sunil Deodhar, Biplab Deb led State BJP conducted multiple press meets where it was announced that BJP would file a High Court case, FIR and pitch for CBI enquiry but after 18 days Party failed to scratch even citadel of Manik Sarkar. Biplab Deb’s political immaturity and closeness with Manik Sarkar coterie could be one of reasons behind this mystery. Demonetization was an excellent and wise step taken by Prime Minister Modi, but CPI-M in Tripura and TMC at West Bengal had shaken the whole country and made the people to believe stories of 70 people died in demonetization, but what BJP as the Tripura’s strongest opposition has done so far after the biggest ever scam of 10,323 teachers' recruitment revealed just one year ahead of Assembly Election? CPI-M has successfully managed the vote banks of those 10,323 teachers already, but BJP even after claiming for CBI inquiry against the scam has failed to lodge a single FIR against Tripura Govt. | 16-Apr-2017 |
| Unlicensed butchery of cattle at a rise | AGARTALA, April 16 (TIWN): Amidst Agriculture is the main source of income for Tripura people, the illegal butcheries of cows are in rise here. Just one day after the new year a body of a cow brutally pieced, inside a sack was found at Ramnagar area, which created much resentment among the people there. Allegation came that some miscreants to enjoy the Pohela Boishakh evening have done this inhuman activity. However, police did not lodge any case entry to it and it was assumed that someone have left the cows after it died naturally, eventhough bloods over the sack were fully visible. Similar incident if happened in UP like places, it would had been taken more seriously, but in Tripura such things are ignored due to some hidden fear and with excuse of 'all eat non-veg'.However, the illegal butchery of cows not only a problem inside the country, but India's cattle are smuggled via Indo-Bangla borders fluently. On Monday late night Karimganj Police had nabbed 3 vehicles carrying total 90 cows inside them. After the recovery of thosecattle at Assam, it was identified that the vehicles were traveling to enter Tripura. | 16-Apr-2017 |
| Yogi Adityanath to propagate BJP in Trip | AGARTALA, April 16 (TIWN): UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is coming in Tripura, announced BJP State President Biplab Deb on Sunday. | 16-Apr-2017 |
| IPFT conducted meeting | AGARTALA, April 16 (TIWN): The divided IPFT conducted a meeting at Agartala Press Club. | 16-Apr-2017 |
| Dharmanagar Congress Bhawan turned as Gr | AGARTALA, April 16 (TIWN): A declining era of Congress is observed in Tripura amidst multiple party programme announced ahead of the Election. | 16-Apr-2017 |
| Tripura MGNREGA duped in corruption : CP | AGARTALA, April 16 (TIWN): Whereas Tripura MGNREGA's projects are gripped in massive corruption, Central Govt is sending many notices to Tripura Govt regarding incomplete works, unpaid wages, Tripura leaders were seen lecturing in other states about the effective MGNREGA strategies for rural development from Tripura's perspective. | 16-Apr-2017 |
| Rural game played at Agartala | AGARTALA, April 16 (TIWN): Gramin Krira is going on in full wave amidst much enthusiasm in players across Tripura. | 16-Apr-2017 |
| Petrol, diesel prices hiked | New Delhi, April 16 (TIWN) Petrol price will be up by Rs 1.39 per litre, while diesel price will go up by Rs 1.04 per litre from Sunday, the Indian Oil Corporation announced. | 15-Apr-2017 |
| Mega blood donation and health camp on m | KAMALPUR, April 16 (TIWN): The martyrdom of Soumendra Sutradhar demanding food remembered with due homage on the eve of 50th anniversary of martyrdom. Lions Club Agartala and Harachandra Class XII alumni jointly arranged for today's program. The program was inaugurated by Pabitra Kar, the Deputy Speaker of Tripura Legislative Assembly. On that ocassion, LCA President Dr. Rajat Chakraborty, Dr. Sunil Dhar, LCA Secretary Abhijit Deb, MLA Anjan Das remained present. | 16-Apr-2017 |
| Road accident left 7 wounded | Sabroom, April 16 (TIWN) : In a reckless driving, two bikers meet an accident and seven were wounded at Sabroom area. | 15-Apr-2017 |
| RD Dept in much pressure, Centre issues | AGARTALA, April 16 (TIWN): After the years of underperformed report cards received from state Tripura and few other states in MGNREGA, unpaid labour budgets, the Central RD Dept. has noticed Tripura RD Principal Secretary GSG Ayyangar to sit in a consultative meeting with Central RD Dept on April-21, whereas discussion will be focused on “Monitoring for timely payment of wages to MGNREGA Workers in FY 2017-18 and Standardization of Case Record-Reg. Earlier on March-28 similar things were told to the Principal Secretaries verbally and later on April 3rd, the issue was repeated with a further date scheduled for a meeting on April-21. It has been clearly mentioned in the letter, "Kindly, recall the discussion held in the Video Conference meeting conducted on 28.03.2017 under the chairmanship of secretary, Dept of Rural Development, Ministry of rural development. In this connection, I'm directed to inform you that it has been decided in the Ministry to organize consultation meeting with your State to discuss the strategy and action plan for timely payment of wages to the workers in FY 2017-18 as per the schedule (April-21)". | 15-Apr-2017 |
| 'Equal pay structure is not a bogus elec | AGARTALA, April 16 (TIWN): 'BJP will implement 7th pay commission if the party comes in power in 2018', once again Biplab Deb recalls about his upcoming election manifesto for 2018. Talking on the background of sugar crisis, BJP state president Biplab Deb said, "Before promising about the free flow of sugar in Tripura as a part of Election Manifesto, did CPI-M asked Centre ? Like CPI-M, we do not do empty promises, because I got 100 % signal from Centre, thus I made this promise. Not only 7th pay commission, but all fixed employees to be regularized". Thus it can be said that the ultimate promise which other opposition parties yet to make has been done by BJP State President Biplab Deb. As a part of the Election Promise State BJP President Biplab Deb in an official statement announced that if in 2018 BJP comes in power within 3 months from the Election result state govt employees to receive the benefited by 7th Pay Commission’s implementation. Also the party has finalized a draft report for the outome of the promise. | 15-Apr-2017 |
| TIWN Greets Readers : The first Sunrise | AGARTALA, April 15 (TIWN): Tripura Infoway (TIWN): Editor, journalists, photo-journalists & photographers and office staffs are greeting the whole state on this auspicious day of Naba Barsha. | 15-Apr-2017 |
| Tripura observes Bengali New Year with p | AGARTALA, April 15 (TIWN): People all across are observed busy in celebrating the Bengali New Year with full enthusiasm. | 15-Apr-2017 |
| Mass gathering observed at Laxmi Narayan | AGARTALA, April 15 (TIWN): With the fragrance of Bengali dishes and sweets people of the state Tripura along with others on Wednesday celebrates Bangla Nababarsha 1424 with much enthusiasm and with a hope that the coming days would bring a lots of joy and happiness. | 15-Apr-2017 |
| Swachh Bharat Abhiyan conducted at Matab | AGARTALA, April 15 (TIWN): Yuva Morcha under BJP conducted Swachh Bharat Abhiyan at Matabri premise. | 16-Apr-2017 |
| BJP meeting at Bhuwaneswar begins : Trip | Bhubaneswar / Agartala, April 15 (TIWN): BJP President Amit Shah on Friday celebrated Maha Bishuba Sankranti or Pana Sankranti, which is also the Odia New Year's day, with party leaders at BJP state headquarters here. Tripura BJP President Biplab Deb was left state to attend there. | 15-Apr-2017 |
| Demand for pay-hike going high in Tripur | AGARTALA, April 15 (TIWN): Demanding equal salaries with Central Govt employees Tripura teachers’ to go for en mass protest on April 23rd at Agartala, with their much awaiting demand for pay scale and DA hike. In a historical move, Tripura almost all the Teachers’ Associations including CPI-M backed TGTA, CPA, TOKS and other federations including private posted teachers will raise their voice under a joint forum demanding a standard pay commission in state. After a decade long protest the Joint Teachers’ Movement Committee are now getting other Teachers’ Association beside them who will jointly fight against the long deprivation of CPI-M Govt. Talking to Ranajit De, Committee President on Monday evening, he mentioned that on April-23rd there will be a mass protest before Durga Bari demanding equal pay scale of the employees. | 15-Apr-2017 |
| Jute Mill employees filed case against T | AGARTALA, April 15 (TIWN): Eventhough CITU held massive protest regarding equal salary scale like the other officials ordered by Supreme Court, but in reality after the Supreme Court’s order too, Tripura Govt didn’t provide the deserve money to them. | 15-Apr-2017 |
| Promotion case’s final hearing on | AGARTALA, April 15 (TIWN): The SC / ST promotion case which was delayed once again as the case reached in Dipak Gupta’s table who once gave verdict of the case in Tripura High Court when he was the Chief Justice has been dated as August 10. | 15-Apr-2017 |
| BJP greets CPI-M on Pohela Baisakh | AGARTALA, April 15 (TIWN): Tripura BJP President Biplab Deb has greeted its rival CPI-M on Bengali new year. | 15-Apr-2017 |
| Devotees throng to 500 yrs old ancient M | AGARTALA, April 15 (TIWN): Thousands of pilgrims thronged to 500 years old ancient Matabari also known as Ma Tripura Sundari temple on Saturday on the occasion of Bengali New Year or Pohela Baishakh. Since 5 AM devotees were observed in queues to offer ‘bhogs’ to Ma Tripura Sundari. More than 100 of stalls have been set up there and poor men, women were found selling ‘Haldis’, Flowers etc to the devotees. The rituals with Hal-khata are also on the peak for the whole day, with many people are starting their new vehicles, business on the day. Thousands of devotees took holy bath in Kalyan Sagar, the lake of Matabari. Tripura Sundari Temple is situated in the ancient Udaipur, about 55 km from capital city Agartala, considered as the holiest place in the state & from every corners devotees rush to Matabari before they begin a new journey of life. Either marriage or joining a job, there is no alternative of taking blessing from Ma Tripura Sundari for Tripura people. There would be hardly any visitor from Central Ministers to NRIs that do not visit Tripura Sundari temple when they come in Tripura. | 17-Apr-2017 |
| Price hike hits customers hard on Pohela | AGARTALA, April 15 (TIWN): Skyrocketing price of Hilsa and other fished have merged the budget of households on Pohela Baishakh in Tripura. Chicken, mutton all items prices have been hiked along with vegetable prices. With no better days especially for state govt employees, the market is burning is high price with Rs. 1500/- of Hilsa Fish per Kilo, Cucumber – Rs. 100, pointed gourd- 120, Chicken – 280, mutton -650, Kakrol- 170, Curd-150/-. The source of income being usually less for Tripura people, the markets which are bases 80 % on exported business has hit the consumers with high prices, resulting the festive season became an occasion for tight pockets. Overall for middle class families, the price hike has hit the Pohela Baishakh celebration hard for middle class families. Moreover, a sugar crisis situation was reported across Tripura ration shops. Although along with the whole nation Tripura is also celebrating Naba Barsha, but there is no better days for people here, as like 2016 this year also the income and the market price has not at all similarity, rather this year the commodity prices have increase more. | 15-Apr-2017 |
| After 10,323 more 5 major cases are pend | AGARTALA, April 15 (TIWN): After enjoying the uprising of left front party power in Tripura, finally Chief Minister accepted while talking to media to greet the state that the last year was not at all good for the Govt. However, CM's target was the Centre and slashing of various funds, NITI Ayog tracking etc and most importantly bundles of court cases, which the Govt is dealing. However, the report says that the coming year would be more tough for ruling party as Jut Mill employees have filed case in HC for disobeying the SC's order. Apart from that 10,323, promotion cases jolts are there with the left front Govt. In this situation the New Year may turn more critical as Agriculture Dept is also going to file case in High Court for illegal recruitments. Sarwashiksha teachers jobs all are in risk ahead of the Assembly Election. There are 5 cases to hit the govt including 10,000 teachers jobs, Jute Mill, Agri-Officer recruitment scam, Sarwashiksha and promotion case. In this condition question remains how far the coming days will be good for the left front party? | 15-Apr-2017 |
| Left front Govt fails to down Crime rate | AGARTALA, April 15 (TIWN): Bina Dey and Anuara Chowdhury : these two 16 years girls left their parents amidst full bloodsheds on their bodies, unexpressed pains but they gave messages with their departure describing the situation of girls and safety of them. Even though state is observing New Year amidst full enthusiasm but the condition of their family members remained unchanged, undergoing full of sufferings. However, for Anuara only her father and neighbors who are missing Anuara but for Bina, she was the only daughter of those poor parents. Same happened with Bithika who was killed so brutally that her dead body was out of reach for her parents for the whole night. However, let porters keep on protest and as fast as possible the girls may get justice. | 15-Apr-2017 |
| Unrest continues in Tripura following 10 | AGARTALA, April 14 (TIWN): Tension regarding 10,323 teachers recruitment scam yet continues in Tripura after 15 days of the verdict. Reacting over the illegal recruitment of teachers' scam led by Tripura left front Govt had exposed at Supreme Court, BJP Youth Morcha sat in demonstration since 4 days, demanding Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar's resignation at Agartala Orient Chowmuhani. However, on the 4th day of demonstration police arrested all the activists, which triggered much resentment among the BJP activists. BJP Youth Morcha President Tinku Roy told TIWN that around 200 activists were arrested at 1 PM, Friday. BJP activists raised slogan against the irregular recruitment, Rose Valley Chit Fund and other states issues including crime against women. It's worthy to mention here that BJP State President on the background of the press conference in a press meet said, "8 lakhs of unemployed youths are today CPI-M's wrong policy's victim whereas 1.5 lakhs Govt employees have shown a lollypop of Rs. 600 crores employment budget". | 14-Apr-2017 |
| Tripura protests to EC about BJP leader' | Agartala, April 15 (TIWN / IANS): Tripura's ruling Left Front on Friday lodged a protest with the Election Commission against state BJP chief following his alleged comments about manipulation of the EVMs in favour of his party in next year's assembly polls. | 15-Apr-2017 |
| Politicians playing dirty politics with | AGARTALA, April 14 (TIWN): With a major shameless activity led by SFI in Tripura, the leaders have come on road to express their frustration about Anuara's deadbody's digging. Eventhough, directly SFI didn't mention much, but the banner hanged at Paradise Chowmuhani directs to woo Muslim sentiments at any cost of; may be with partiality in her murder's investigation. On Thursday the body of a 16 years Muslim girl who was allegedly killed by her uncle's family, has been dug out from her grave. This 16 years girl named Anuara Choudhury had died on April-11, who was residing at her uncle's house after her mother had died and father got remarried. She was a very talented girl, studying at Polytechnic College, was an excellent painter. Eventhough her uncle was rich enough, but she were living in a barren room at a corner of the house. On 11 April, suddenly she was admitted at Hospital and died suspiciously. She wanted to talk to her father at hospital, but before he arrived she died. But her uncle without any procession gave her 'Kabar', (grave). But local people alleged that she was killed by her family and immediately political parties raised protest roars. Also GB hospital released certificate declaring her death was out of heart attack. | 15-Apr-2017 |
| Ambedkar Jayanti observed in Tripura | AGARTALA, April 14 (TIWN): Ambedkar Jayanti was celebrated in Tripura with full enthusiasm. | 14-Apr-2017 |
| Bangladesh citizens celebrate Pohela Bai | AGARTALA, April 14 (TIWN): Strengthening the Indo-Bangla relation further, Bangladesh Asst High Commission Office at Agartala celebrated Pohela Baishakh on Friday. | 14-Apr-2017 |
| Last day of Chaitra fair caters huge cro | AGARTALA, April 14 (TIWN): Last day in the Chaitra fair catered huge crowd at Sakuntala market, Agartala. | 14-Apr-2017 |
| 'Naba Barsha' fever grips Bengal, Northe | AGARTALA, April 14 (TIWN): Festive fever gripped Northeast, West Bengal. One day ahead of Pohela Baishakh, Bengali families are utter busy in shopping, arrangement for the celebration on April-15. | 14-Apr-2017 |
| Tripura welcomes Ganpati on Pohela Baisa | AGARTALA, April 14 (TIWN): All set to celebrate New Year amidst offering prayers to Ganpati Pappa. | 14-Apr-2017 |
| Huge profit expected on Pohela Baisakh a | AGARTALA / UDAIPUR, April 14 (TIWN): 100 of stalls are getting decorated on the occasion of Pohela Baishakh infront of Laxmi Narayan Bari at Agartala, Matabri at Udaipur. | 14-Apr-2017 |
| Indo-Bangla border Fruitful conference e | Chittagong/Agartala, April 14 (TIWN): A two-day joint border conference of Bangladesh-India Deputy Commissioner (DC) and District Magistrate (DM) level for cluster-6 concluded in the port city at Chittagong,Bangladesh. | 14-Apr-2017 |
| BJP's demonstration ends on Day-4 | AGARTALA, April 14 (TIWN): A nonstop protest led by BJP Youth Morcha which began on April-11 at Agartala Orient Chowmuhani, demanding Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar's resignation following 10,323 teachers recruitment verdict has been ended on Friday. | 14-Apr-2017 |
| Gloominess hits Tripura's Bengali New Ye | AGARTALA, April 14 (TIWN): After the post mortem report of Anuara came in hand, it’s now clear her death was not normal, but she was beaten tightly on her belly. | 13-Apr-2017 |
| Karmakar receives Padma Shri award | AGARTALA, April 14 (TIWN): Gymnast Dipa Karmakar received the Padma Shri from President Pranab Mukherjee at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Thursday. | 14-Apr-2017 |