Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
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| Communist’s double standard with | AGARTALA, May 31 (TIWN): Tripura Govt’s double game with Minority vote banks once again exposed when it declared about not to execute new cattle slaughter rules in Tripura. Amidst utter silence about Triple Talak like issues, CPI-M’s anti-Gorakhsha movement goes on across nation giving a strict warning to CPI-M ruled Tripura BJP, VHP. "The new cattle trade and slaughter rules framed by the central government are against the interest of the people. We will not carry out the new rulesâ€, Tripura's Agriculture and Animal Resource Development Minister Aghore Debbarma said. Even Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said that due to BJP led Central Govt’s intervention minority’s food culture is getting interrupted, but what surprising is that he never voiced for the Muslim women’s distress they face in the society. | 30-May-2017 |
| Tripura University VC calls media : expo | AGARTALA, May 30 (TIWN): Tripura University Vice Chancellor Anjan Kumar Ghosh on Tuesday finally called state media persons led by bundles of allegations brought against him after Tripura University's recent promotions. | 30-May-2017 |
| Trinamool places deputation to DG | AGARTALA, May 30 (TIWN): Opposing the FIR lodged by state police against Trinamool activists who showed black flags to the Chief Minister of state and forced him to go back on May-25, Trinamool leaders led by MLA Asish Saha placed deputation to the DG A K Sukla and talked about the issue. | 30-May-2017 |
| Tripura's surrendered militants to go fo | AGARTALA / AMBASSA, May 30 (TIWN): Voicing against the long deprivation and alleged corruption held under Principal Secretary GSG Ayyangar led Tripura RD Dept, Tripura's surrendered militants all set to block road at Dhalai Dist on June 2nd in front of DM. Holding a press conference at Agartala Press Club led by a joint forum of surrendered militants named 'Joint Action Co-ordination Committee' (JACC), the members alleged that even though the returnees are living normal lives but suffering from various burning problems. Due to various corruption under Dhalai the BRP, IAY, PMAY schemes under RD Dept could not facilitate the returnees till day and continuous massive looting of helpless people's money turned the matter worst. | 30-May-2017 |
| Rain showers on Northeast Tripura | AGARTALA, May 30 (TIWN): As predicted, a constant rain has begun across Tripura and other states in Northeast due to Cyclone Mora emerged from Bay-of Bengal. | 30-May-2017 |
| Tripura Chemist & Druggist Association o | AGARTALA, May 30 (TIWN) : Central Govt proposed E-Portal of Council that will inspect the drug meeting at standard quality was opposed by Tripura Chemist & Druggist Association, calling a ‘Bandh’ to all the medical shops. | 30-May-2017 |
| BMS held bike rally | DHARMANAGAR, May 30 (TIWN): Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangha (BMS) held a bike rally at Dharamanagar on Tuesday. | 30-May-2017 |
| Monopolistic medical business interrupte | AGARTALA, May 30 (TIWN): The newly set Digital-friendly Modi Govt is turning heavy upon the monopolistic business of medical shop-keepers which always remained untracked whether the qualities are good or bad led a major section of people to depend upon E-purchasing of medicines. In Tripura also a huge number of E-purchasers were recorded, happily buying online medicines and enjoying the 'no headache' to go outside for purchasing medicine. Due to this process already businessmen in Tripura realizing public's increasing interest for online consumerism. Then Modi Govt gave another order for E-portal, where all the available drugs should be updated online by the medical shop-keepers, otherwise the license will be cancelled. This order due to some unknown reasons turned heavy upon the medical shop-keepers even in Tripura. Tripura medical shops drug-quality have been questioned multiple times and various times from banned phensedyl to drugs were recovered from many shops. | 30-May-2017 |
| Tripura, Bengal celebrate Jamai Shasthi | AGARTALA, May 30 (TIWN): West Bengal, Tripura and other Bengali populated places have geared up to celebrate Jamai Shasthi on Tuesday. | 30-May-2017 |
| Shutdown of medical shops hits North Tri | DHARMANAGAR, May 30 (TIWN): The one day strike of medical shops hit Dharmanagar hard on Tuesday. | 30-May-2017 |
| RD Dept paralyzed as MGNREGA employees | AGARTALA, May 30 (TIWN): As scheduled, the MGNREGA workers continues 'no-work' until their demands are 100 % fulfilled. | 30-May-2017 |
| Bangladesh, Northeast India under heavy | AGARTALA, May 30 (TIWN): Tripura and other Northeast states, neighboring country Bangladesh are undergoing heavy cyclone threat leading danger-warning for people going outside. | 29-May-2017 |
| 187 families join BJP | UDAIPUR, May 30 (TIWN): Marking another success and strengthening opposition BJP’s vote banks total 654 voters from 187 families joined BJP on Monday at Udaipur. | 29-May-2017 |
| Manik Sarkar's misrule spells doom for C | AGARTALA, May 30 (TIWN): CPI-M's 24 years misrule, nepotism, Govt apathy for college educated youths turning an example of how corruption, negative politics ends at a certain point. Tripura’s common people on a single day held various separate protests in different Depts raising voice against the long deprivation done to the people here. State witnessed 4 protests with serious allegations from each group of deprived youths. At the end, the Ministers almost stopped meeting the protesters that generated much more resentment among the protesters. Despite of 21 % salary hike, the MGNREGA workers in demand of fulfilling their demand continues work-strike. Apart from that 3 more non-political protests held on Monday mainly linked with job recruitment issues. Following the SC's order for filling up the vacant posts, Tripura Govt released advertisement for 14000 teachers on Saturday asking the B.Ed holders to submit their applications for the interview. But, Tripura's ongoing fresh B.Ed students just for few months of gap in between their College examination and the Govt's TET interview would not be able to sit in the interview. | 30-May-2017 |
| Tripura government not to execute new ca | Agartala, May 30 (TIWN / IANS): Tripura's Left Front government will not implement the new cattle trade and slaughter rules as it is against the interests of the people, a state Minister said on Tuesday. | 30-May-2017 |
| Ratan Lal compares CPI-M with ants group | AGARTALA, May 29 (TIWN): Blasting CPI-M Govt ruling state Tripura since 24 years, opposition MLA Ratan Lal Nath said at Agartala Press Club, "CPI-M is like the group of ants.... all together run towards one direction, from where sweet smells are coming". | 29-May-2017 |
| CPI-M opposes 'Go-Raksha', silent about | AGARTALA, May 29 (TIWN): Maintaining silence about the open illegal cattle smuggling, CPI-M state secretary Bijan Dhar strongly opposed the Go-Raksha move recently hitting Northeast state Tripura. | 29-May-2017 |
| One died in Bike-Truck collision | AGARTALA, May 29 (TIWN): After an 18 years boy of Udaipur Kuldip Pddar died in road accident at Amtali (Agartala) on Sunday morning, one more critical accident took place at Udaipur on Monday claimed another life. | 29-May-2017 |
| Tripura records with 600 NET / SLET/ P.h | AGARTALA, May 29 (TIWN): With another major shock to the quality education of state, Tripura's highly qualified unemployed youths revealed that state is burdened with 600 number of scholars, who have completed their P.hD or already passed SLET/ NET under UGC. But since 6 to 7 years there is no recruitment for Asst Professors whereas Colleges are still undergoing heavy crisis of Asst Professors. Tripura Govt although busy in College building inaugurations with Central funds; with the additional desire of becoming number one in literacy, education, higher education rate but the Colleges which are 90 % dominated by SFI, DYFI and plenty of guest lecturers; lack sufficient number of Assistant Professors. Even though state govt under the pressure of Election, Supreme Court suddenly showering sympathy for B.Ed qualified unemployed youths. | 29-May-2017 |
| Tripura ready to feast on Hilsa on Jama | AGARTALA, May 29 (TIWN): Prices of the hugely popular and delightfully tasty fish Hilsa have skyrocketed in Agartala ahead of the Jamai Shasthi which will be celebrated on Wednesday. | 29-May-2017 |
| ABVP places deputation to TBSE President | AGARTALA, May 29 (TIWN): Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has placed deputation to the TBSE President Mihir Deb on Monday demanding a permanent solution to the ongoing problems faced by the students during and after result out under TBSE. | 29-May-2017 |
| Forest Dept officials yet to be regulari | AGARTALA, May 29 (TIWN): Tripura irregular employees under Forest Dept in demand of being regularized raised voice before media as well as tried to meet the Finance Minister on Monday. There are total 386 irregular employees in Forest Dept are working since 15 years, but the state govt has no concern to make them regular, alleged the irregular employees while standing in front of Finance Minister Bhanulal Saha's residence. The agitators further said that on Sunday the met the Forest Minister Naresh Jamatia at his residence, but instead of showing sympathy the Forest Minister blasted them asking whereas BJP has sent them with demands. Naresh Jamatia told the protesters, "Has BJP President Biplab Deb sent you to meet me? Being paid by Tripura Govt everyone is showing agitation against the Govt?". The Minister further suggested to talk to the Finance Minister regarding this. Eventhough the visiting hours were hanged before the Minister's house from (8 to 9) AM, but on Monday morning since 7 AM the employees were waiting to meet the Finance Minister Bhanulal Saha, but he neither met them, nor gave any further appointment and led the security guard to repulse them from the gate. | 29-May-2017 |
| BJP's Poll-Drive with 7th Pay Commission | AGARTALA, May 29 (TIWN): Demanding 7th Pay Commission, opposition BJP continues with protests across Tripura. On Monday, a deputation was placed before all the SDMs of all subdivisions in the state with the issue of delaying 7th Pay Commission's implementation by left front govt. At Agartala SDM Soumit Choudhury also received the 7th Pay Commission demand paper from BJP. This move was completed as per pre-schedule after BJP completed its ‘Signature Campaigning’ on May-24 for all the Govt Employees in support of 7th Pay Commission. BJP State Observer Sunil Deodhar in this regard said. ‘I had promised the employees that if BJP comes in power, then within 6 months 7th Pay Commission will be implemented, then State President Biplab Deb after discussing with the Central Govt announced it with 3 months, but new circulation has come that after the first cabinet meeting the 7th pay commission will be implemented. The 7th pay commission has been the long cherished dream for all Govt employees in Tripura, but after 4th pay commission, no pay commission was implemented in Tripura". | 29-May-2017 |
| Woman, her two kids burnt alive in Tripu | Agartala, May 29 (TIWN / IANS) In a tragic incident in Tripura, a woman and her two minor children were burnt to death when their thatched home went up in flames following an LPG cylinder blast, police said here on Monday. | 29-May-2017 |
| CM to attend 3 programmes at Kailashahar | AGARATLA, May 29 (TIWN): Unakoti Kalakshetra, a multi-cultural complex will be inaugurated at Kailashahar on 1st June. Chief Minister Manik Sarkar is scheduled to inaugurate the complex. | 29-May-2017 |
| After 14000 teacher-posts announced, cha | AGARTALA, May 29 (TIWN): With the verdict of Supreme Court announced on March-29, 2017 against the recruitment of 10,323 teachers since 2010 by Govt of Tripura, Supreme Court along with the cancellation of those teachers jobs additionally ordered to fill up the vacancies within December-31st, 2017. The SC order also asked to proceed the recruitment procedure within May-31st, 2017. However, following the SC's order for filling up the vacant posts, Tripura Govt released advertisement for 14000 teachers on Saturday asking the B.Ed holders to submit their applications for the interview. But, Tripura's ongoing fresh B.Ed students just for few months of gap in between their College examination and the Govt's TET interview would not be able to sit in the interview, but being worried about whether in coming future such a huge job advertisement would be published by Tripura Govt, the agitated ongoing B.Ed candidates gheraoed Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty's house. The candidates also wanted to meet the Chief Minister, but later due the Education Minister talked to them. | 29-May-2017 |
| CM to attend 66th NEC meeting | AGARTALA, May 29 (TIWN): Tripura CM to attend North Eastern Council meeting on Monday at New Delhi. | 28-May-2017 |
| Assam Govt to set up ‘Act Eastâ | AGARTALA, May 29 (TIWN): Whereas Assam Govt announced that his government would set up an ‘Act East’ department to connect and take forward the Centre’s Act East Policy to connect the North East with South East Asia and also to start the ‘Ease of Doing Business’ policy, but Tripura Govt has no planning to develop the infrastructure by utilizing Act-East-Policy, rather Act-East-Policy was accused for exploiting Northeast by CM Manik Sarkar. Around 50,000 crores are investing for the roadway projects of Northeast, but crossing the deadlines, Tripura roadway remained in pathetic shape, with zero development of double lane road and no maintenance of national highways and other roadways. Tripura CM Manik Sarkar tried to lick the credit of Broad-gauge, just as Torun Gogoi is now screaming for the credit of India's longest and Asia's second longest Dhola-Sadiya bridge, saying it was under Congress Era that Manmohon Singh for approving the mega bridge project. | 29-May-2017 |
| Cattle smuggling via Tripura borders at | AGARTALA, May 29 (TIWN): The illegal butchery of cows not only a problem inside the country, but India's cattle are smuggled via Indo-Bangla borders fluently. It will not surprise the people to know that Northeast state Tripura has remained as the free space for the smugglers, taking of opportunity of incomplete in border fencing works. Recently Go Raksha Bahini caught many vehicles with cattle while transporting via Indo-Bangla border. This incident has created much resentment among the local people, as many times complain comes from locals regarding increasing threat of cow theft. 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. They hook the cow over their throats and exchange them with a long bamboo, but the ruling govt till day have not expressed any concern about it. | 29-May-2017 |
| Congress held executive meeting | AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN): Tripura Pradesh Congress conducted an executive meeting on Sunday. | 28-May-2017 |
| BJP held executive meeting | UDAIPUR, May 28 (TIWN): BJP conducted district level executive meeting on Sunday under SC Morcha. | 28-May-2017 |
| Workshop held on ‘Fight against To | AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN): Ahead of World No Tobacco Day, which is to be held on May-31st, workshop was conducted on Tobacco and its Deadly Effects. | 28-May-2017 |
| 48 days of Tripura Engineering studentâ | AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN): Anuara’s death caused various candle march, silent rally, overnight protests in the capital city but Anuara has remained just as a petitioner who is still waiting for justice. Demanding fast completion of investigation in Anuara Choudhury’s murder case and protesting back Police’s lodging FIR against Trinamool Chatra Parishad (TMCP) leaders, TMCP on Sunday staged a 2 hour long silent demonstration in front of Gandhi statue at Secretariat. It was on may-25, that seeking reason behind Chief Minister’s silence in Anuara murder case, TMCP members stopped CM’s vehicle asking him to go back. CM also went back to home without facing the protest, but one woman constable lodged FIR against police alleging that they assaulted a woman police official. Trinamool youths challenging police said that it’s not possible for police to prove that as nobody can show any such kind of footage. Moreover, TMCP members accused police for attacking them again and again. | 28-May-2017 |
| Family bureaucracy of Biplab Deb dominat | UDAIPUR, May 28 (TIWN): Whereas Subol Bhowmik shared equal chairs at Agartala with his BJP friends while listening Man-Ki-Baat, but the scenario of BJP Party Office at Udaipur are slightly different, which is known as BJP state president’s home town. | 28-May-2017 |
| Tripura’s increasing deadly accid | AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN): The uncontrolled road mishaps in Tripura killing lives everyday leading the devastation of many families. Unfortunately road accident has turned as the biggest killer in Northeast Tripura fueled by reckless driving, less number of traffic police circulation across the state. Atleast 2 died on Sunday at Agartala-Sabroom National Highway in 2 separate accidents in the morning at Agartala. The first accident took place at Amtali on National Highway when a Bolero car at around 6 AM hit with a bus traveling from Agartala-Sabroom bearing number 1478 TR01. This tragic incident killed Kuldip Pddar, one of the passenger of the Bolero. Again at around 7 AM one Subhash Debnath was killed when an auto hit him while crossing the road. The auto has been seized bearing number TR01F-2400. 4 persons more admitted in GB hospital with one among them is suffering from serious injuries. Tension has erupted in the morning on various spots of the state with this accidents news as the number of accident killed persons are raising alarmingly in Tripura. | 28-May-2017 |
| BJP propagates PM Modi’s Man-Ki-B | AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN): Tripura BJP along with the whole nation also joined in PM Modi’s Man-Ki-Baat on Sunday. Subol Bhowmik was present in Agartala, whereas Biplab Deb remained present at 31 R K Pur, booth No-34. However, the leaders are visiting every booths to boost the party across the state. In Tripura’s every booths BJP members heard PM Modi’s Man-Ki-Baat and took oath to walk on PM Modi shown ways. In his 32nd edition of 'Mann ki Baat', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke on several topics, which ranged from remembering India's freedom fighters to urging youngster to conserve environment. He also conveyed his greeting on the start of Ramzan to people across the world. "India's cultural diversity is her strength. 125 crore Indians can take pride that people belonging from all communities of the world are present in India who reverberate the message of shanti (peace), ekta (unity) and sadbhavna (goodwill)," PM Modi said in his monthly radio show. | 28-May-2017 |
| Pay review committee was made keeping el | AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN): Trinamool leader Sudip Barman said that the pay review committee set by Tripura Govt was just keeping the Assembly Election in front. | 28-May-2017 |
| BJP conducts Swachh Bharat Abhiyan | AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN): On the wake of Assembly Election-2018, PM Modi’s Swachh Bharat Mission banners are unfurling across Tripura. | 28-May-2017 |
| 2 died in road mishap on NH-44, 1 seriou | AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN):2 died on Tripura’s National Highway in 2 separate accidents in the morning on National Highway. | 28-May-2017 |
| Communist ruled Tripura's border securit | AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN): After Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) interrupted the ongoing illegal cattle smuggling at Bishalgarh on Saturday, thus following the chaos like situation there the security has been tightened across the border and Bishalgarh’s Jangalia area. | 27-May-2017 |
| ‘Destroy BJP’s poll dream i | AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN): Much tensed for BJP’s increasing power, Communist party leaders are working harder than the last Assembly Election. | 28-May-2017 |
| ‘Tripura’s MGNREGA work not | AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN): Amidst Tripura Left Front Govt’s continuous blaming to centre for slashing MGNREGA funds for the state , RD Principal Secretary GSG Ayangar in a letter wrote in March 7 that due to false geo-tagging, work completion records published for MGNREGA, it’s very much possible that in coming days the fund slashing from the centre will be a big issue for Tripura. Recently. BJP spokesperson Ashok Sinha released 2 letters of GSG Ayanagar written to Tripura Govt giving A pre-warning about the consequences. Both BJP & Trinamool Congress raised the question, “How it is possible that a state having highest mandays doing the lowest works on the ground ? It’s clear that the project fund is not getting utilized, whereas for mandays funds Central Govt has launched direct beneficiary. | 28-May-2017 |
| Tripura Medicine shop strike on May-30 i | AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN) : Eventhough Tripura Chemist & Druggist Association issued the internet unavailability against the launching E-Portal system in their shops including rural shops, but Central Govt has given another option of 'mobile-using' rather than internet for uploading the drug details. Drug quality is big question for the patients purchasing at High Prices, but with the E-Portal Council every shop keepers now have to come under a common system of drug supplying-purchasing-selling. All stockists/wholesalers will, also be required to register and enter details of stocks received and supplied by them to further distributors or retailers. No retailer/chemist/e-pharmacist outlet shall be permitted to sell any medicine, unless such pharmacy is registered on the e-portal. But Tripura Chemist and Druggist Association has called a strike to all the medical shops, protesting that move. The protesters also said that due to the unavailability of internet excess across the hilly Tripura, this E-Portal is practically impossible. | 28-May-2017 |
| Fire guts Natun Bazar market | AMARPUR, May 27 (TIWN): A major fire has gutted around 10 shops at Natun Bazar market under Amarpur. | 27-May-2017 |
| Tripura Engineering student's murder cas | AGARTALA, May 27 (TIWN): The Anuara murder case is unfolding various episodes of illegal practices, negligence of Doctors turning the issue more complicated than ever expected. Tripura Engineering Student Anuara Choudhury's death certificate was signed by Dr. Kishan Rawat whose name is not even registered under Tripura Medical Council till day. Dr. Shyam Sundar Saha and Dr. Kishan Rawat both tried their best to prove Anuara's death as a normal death and wrote she died in heart attack, whereas she was poisoned in real. In a press meet Trinmaool Chatra Parishad raised the issue on Saturday how a doctor whose name is not under Tripura Medical Council can issue her death certificate ? 'That means such corrupt practices are ongoing across the state through out the year', said Trinamool youth leaders adding that in coming days their protests will be more than earlier. Apart from Trinamool, Anuara's Engineering friends also demanded on Saturday for the arrest of 2 doctors involved in her treatment. The Trinamool agitators also claimed that Anuara's murderers are belonged to CPI-M family, led the police and administration to be silent with her brutal murder by her maternal family members. | 27-May-2017 |
| Preparation for Modi Tsunami on peak by | AGARTALA, May 27 (TIWN): Keeping schedules under suspense, unready to disclose poll preparation and confirm dates about BJP CMs, Ministers/ MPs arrival in Tripura BJP is silently doing preparation for the next campaigning. The next June session will begin amidst full activity for BJP workers, but right now who is coming when nothing can be disclosed, said a BJP source of state. Infact PM Modi's arrival is also sure atleast 2 times before the poll, along with Amit Shah and BJP leading state CMs all to boost Tripura BJP to fight first time in front of long regimented Communists in Tripura. BJP Office on Saturday was full of colours, decoration, PM Modi's image painting and also a joining is to be held within next few weeks. Targeting CPI-M in Tripura as a part of poll-campaign for Election-2018, three topmost leaders including Assam CM to visit Tripura and will join in BJP's various protest activities, in a press meet state BJP leaders announced in the party office on Tuesday. PM Modi's arrival is also getting scheduled, said party source. | 27-May-2017 |
| Trinamool is Tripura's soil : Mukul Roy | AGARTALA, May 27 (TIWN): West Bengal Trinamool MP Mukul Roy said on Saturday, after he arrived Tripura that BJP's popularity is media created, whereas Trinamool is rooted in Tripura's soil. | 27-May-2017 |
| Anuara Chatra Samaj demands two Doctors' | AGARTALA, May 27 (TIWN): Anuara Chatra Samaj, an apolitical student organization on Saturday has demanded the suspension of 2 doctors involved in Anuara's treatment at GBP hospital on August 9. | 27-May-2017 |
| Cattle smuggling interrupted, chaos hits | BISHALGARH, May 27 (TIWN): A chaos-like situation has gripped Bishalgarh, when illegal cattle smuggling was interrupted by Go-rakhsha Bahini. | 27-May-2017 |
| TMCP to hold 2 hours long silent demonst | AGARTALA, May 27 (TIWN): Protesting against Police's FIR against Tripura Trianamool Chatra Parishad, the activists will sit in a 2 hours long silent demonstration from 12 PM to 2 PM infront of Secretariat's Gandhi statue on Sunday, in a press meet TMCP leader Viki Prasad told media. | 27-May-2017 |