Archive Detail
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| Manik's biggest worry as Congress runnin | AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): With another major blow for CPI-M, Ratan Lal Nath is also going to be suspended from the party led 2 MLA to role as the Opposition-Congress against CPI-M in Assembly Election-2018. It's believed that both Congress and CPI-M are always aligned in Tripura and Congress's protest against CPI-M are fictitious. In a building inauguration programme at Agartala Dinadalwal Vidyaniketan H S School both Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and Congress MLA Gopal Roy, also the Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty were found busy in initiate talks for hours, that was not obviously about school infrastructure anyway. The sudden colour changing of oppositions may will also turn the winter assembly session with ruling CPI-M Vs. BJP for the first time in state political history. The leaders, six from TMC and one from Congress will join BJP immediately after the Presidential poll is done. However, in the last Assembly Session of winter-2016, Congress MLA Ratan Lal Nath enacted the first drama before joining BJP by praising Modi’s demonetization by supporting demonetization and other Modi Govt's plans and programmes, although he simply said, 'You may criticize me for supporting Modi Govt, but I am not going to join BJP anyway". | 08-Jul-2017 |
| Maha Lok Adaalat begins | AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): Maha-Lok-Adalat has begun at different court complex throughout the state. | 08-Jul-2017 |
| Biplab addresses Yuva Morcha | AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): BJP Yuva Morcha has conducted workshop at Dasarath Deb Memorial Auditorium in Supari Bagan keeping the Election in front. | 08-Jul-2017 |
| CPI-M Govt building Regional Nursing Col | AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): Health Minister Badal Chowdhury's false statements to fool public once again exposed as Tripura Medical College itself is a State Govt entity funded by State & Central Govt. It has it has been known that Tripura Govt submitted a project of Establishing Regional Nursing College at Hapania, with Rs. 61.84 crores. But allegation raised, how a private College can be the location of a regional college?? The issue was raised by Dr. Ashok Sinha at BJP Headquarter after Tripura Health Minister Badal Choudhury said, 'TMC is a private College & it has nothing to do with Tripura Govt'. Badal Choudhury's said this after Central Govt had given a notice to Tripura Health Dept. whether TMC is running by the society well or not. Opposition's allegation was if it's a Govt College then the Education must be free but TMC is taking above Rs. 6 lakhs from each students. Earlier, High Court also asked Tripura Govt that if society can not run the college then Govt can take full charge of it. | 08-Jul-2017 |
| NEEPCO conducts Swachh Bharat programme | AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): NEEPCO launched a Swachh Bharat campaigning at Agartala on Saturday. | 08-Jul-2017 |
| Tripura Congress MLA to vote for Kovind | AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): Breaking record of Indian Political History, Tripura Congress MLA Ratan Lal Nath is going not to vote for Congress candidate Meira Kumar in the upcoming Presidential Election and to vote for UPA candidate Ram Nath Kovind. | 08-Jul-2017 |
| NEEPCO gifts solar machines to schools | SONAMURA, July 8 (TIWN): Amidst lack of proper cooperation from the state govt since years, Monarchak under NEEPCO has been forwarded helps to the state education. | 08-Jul-2017 |
| 'CPI-M's craft of looting is very nice' | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN):Blasting the left front govt for looting funds from every depts Dr Ashok Sinha said, 'CPI-M art of theft is outstanding'. | 08-Jul-2017 |
| TMC scam : Manik Sarkar’s beloved | AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): BJP Spokesperson Dr. Ashok Sinha once again exposed TMC ‘s rampant corruption on Friday in the evening Press meet at Agartala. Why Badal Choudhury said Dr. Salil Saha is not a Tripura Medical College Asst Professor ?, Sinha raised the question. Dr Salil Saha who is also the chief of Tripura Aam Admi Party is not only enjoying salary as the Asst Professor of TMC, but also managed to boost Arvind Kejriwal and Manik Sarkar's friendship to earn popularity in Tripura. When BJP Tripura head Sunil Deodhar accused that TMC Education quality is just under a Big-Question mark as most of the professors as Rakesh Rajput, Salil Saha are not living in Tripura, then Badal Choudhury said on July 3rd that 'Dr. Salil Saha, Dr. Rakesh Rajput are not TMC Doctors'. But on Friday, with evidences from TMC website the names of the doctors were revealed by Ashok Sinha & he shared that printed list with media persons there. Dr. Salil Saha's name is listed in Asst Professor post, whereas Rakesh Rajput's name is with Associate Professors. | 08-Jul-2017 |
| 13000 Non-Teaching Posts ; Computer Facu | AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): Giving a jolt to School Education Department regarding the recruitment process of 13000 Non-Teaching posts 700 Computer Faculties on Friday sent Legal Notice to the Director of School Education complaining against the non-cooperation of Deputy Directors of Education Department. On 27th June 2017 School Education Department published advertisement for the recruitment of Non-Teaching posts in the following categories vide No.F.1(1-20)SE/-E(N/G)2017 : 1)Academic Counsellor 2)Student Counselor 3)School Library Assistant 4)Hostel Warden 5)Programe Assistant. For all these non-teaching posts State Govt,violating the guidelines of HRD Minstry has made compulsory teaching experience of 5years and three years respectively as essential qualification for these posts. | 07-Jul-2017 |
| 'If can't accept truth, just seal your m | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): Counterattacking Tripura Health Minister Badal Choudhry after he declared Tripura Medical College (TMC) as a fully private organization, BJP Spokesperson Ashok Sinha asked him to shut his mouth, if he can not tell the truth. | 08-Jul-2017 |
| IMD warns of heavy rains in north-east, | New Delhi / Agartala, July 7 (TIWN): Heavy to very heavy rains will occur across several states in eastern and north-eastern India by July 11, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. | 07-Jul-2017 |
| People's Party demands loan waiver from | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): People's party has demanded for loan waiver from the BJP Govt on Friday. | 07-Jul-2017 |
| Left front Youth Wings, Student Union op | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): Left front backed DYFI, TYF, SFI, TSU organized a massive rally opposing the IPFT called rail, road blockade from July 10. | 07-Jul-2017 |
| CM inaugurates workshop of Indo-German D | AGARATAL, July 7 (TIWN): A national sharing experience workshop was held at Rabindra Bhawan under Indo-German Development Cooperation Project. | 07-Jul-2017 |
| Unemployed Artists to protest through Ar | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): The Unemployed Degree Artists Association will go for protest alleging the long deprivation of the state govt. | 07-Jul-2017 |
| Durga Puja-2017: Power Dept conducts rev | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): As the Durga Puja celebrations are coming closer, Power minister Manik Dey held a review meeting with the officials of power department on Friday at Pragna Bhawan to ensure shedding loadshedding free Durga puja. | 07-Jul-2017 |
| CPI-M's pre-poll gimmick with 13000 non- | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): Manik Sarkar led CPI-M Govt's various recruitment scams nullified by High Court & Supreme Court but upcoming 2018 Assembly election forcing Manik Govt to roll out one after another gimmicks to secure votebanks. Pathetic situation is being faced by the unemployed, discontinued state govt employees; RMSA discontinued staffs placed deputation meeting the Education Director M K Nath complaining whereas few of the discontinued RMSA staffs are allowed to apply for the Programmes Asst posts, but others' applications have been rejected. As per the allegation of 156 RMSA staffs, they lost their jobs in 2015,with a notice of their termination was issued on October 31 by Director, School Education, Dr. P . Goyal. Since then the terminated staffs had been requesting the state govt to reappoint them or provide them new jobs. On Friday the RMSA teachers met the Education Director and complained about the issue going on across the state. Director M K Nath however said, he will look into the issue. | 07-Jul-2017 |
| Tripura Finance Dept's blunder of Rs. 85 | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): In the name of Society run Medical College, Tripura Govt collected Rs. 86 lakhs loan from State Bank in the ONGC in 2016 showing cause of infrastructure building, whereas above Rs. 6 lakhs are being taken from the students of AGMC per admission. Whereas Tripura Health Minister Badal Choudhury washed hand saying 'TMC is a 100 % private College', but in the notification No. F.3 (2-306) - PLAN /DHS/ 09/ 519 -26 of Health Dept. it is clearly mentioned "The undersigned is directed to allot and place an amount of Rupees Eighty Five Lakhs only under State Plan (Divisible Pool) in demand No. 20 in favour of DDO, O/o the Add Director of Health Services, Govt of Tripura to deposit the same in the joint account No. 30988719585 of ONGC Branch of State Bank of India being the loan eased by Finance Dept, Govt of Tripura for the society of TMC & BRAM Hospital". However, reportedly, the loan has been also a huge burden for the state Govt with allegations came from opposition BJP have gone in Melarmath fund. | 07-Jul-2017 |
| Petrol 'Crisis' is fake or real ? Will i | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): Tripura's fuel stock is 6 times more than the need, the last Assembly Session disclosed the data, but why without any prior notice the petrol crisis is occurring in state, it's yet unknown. This is the day-9 of the petrol crisis but without any significant reason behind it. Accusation raises, keeping ahead the IPFT strike the artificial crisis was called eventhough openly CPI-M is opposing the strike. The cause of the petrol crisis yet unknown, as the workers of petrol pumps also staying tight lipped. Atleast 500 of vehicular were standing in front of Agartala City's major petrol pumps, whereas maximum left with 'No-Petrol' sign. Without any prior notice, Gomati Dists all petrol pump turned empty on Thursday that led a chaos situation. But openly black marketing of fuel are going on over the Capital City also. At TRTC Stand, near CNG station since decades petrol are selling openly in black market but who will take the action ? | 07-Jul-2017 |
| Udaipur BJP unit conducts blood donation | UDAIPUR, July 7 (TIWN): BJP Youth Morcha conducted a blood donation camp at Udaipur on the occasion of Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukharjee's 116th birth anniversary. | 07-Jul-2017 |
| 49 years old bridge over Gomati turned r | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): 'Netaji Subash Bridge' standing on Tripura's largest river Gomati left in pitiable shape as before 49 years after the bridge was inaugurated by the then Chief Minister Sachindra Lal Singha had been never recovered properly till day. | 07-Jul-2017 |
| Trinamool activists show black flag to T | Kolkata / Agartala, July 7 (IANS / TIWN) Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy was shown black flag by Trinamool Congress activists on Thursday after he backed his West Bengal counterpart in the latter's stand-off with the Mamata Banerjee government. | 07-Jul-2017 |
| Union Home Secretary delivers massive bl | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): Giving a massive blow to Manik Sarkar led state GovtUnion Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi has written a letter to Tripura’s Chief Secretary Sanjeev Ranjan, straightway directing the state government to immediately reverse former DGP, Tripura K Nagaraj’s rank from Director General to Inspector General level. Nagaraj, one of India's most corrupt IPS Officer ,is facing a CBI probe in a disproportionate assets case. He was removed as DGP in April following strong protests from the Opposition parties, which alleged that the government was continuing with a tainted officer. The letter of the Union Home Secretary came last week but state govt is yet to disclose the fact. However, TIWN gets the details of it through a top level official sources. The Ministry of Home Affairs had in April asked the state government to reverse Nagaraj’s ad-hoc promotion (three times) , citing Tripura cadre IPS officer Kuldeep Kumar’s plea against Nagaraj. Nagaraj was asked to appear before the Ministry’s Disciplinary Panel. | 07-Jul-2017 |
| NITI Ayog, Demonetization, GST are revol | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): In a two day long visit in Agartala Central HRD Minister for state Dr Mahendra Nath Pande said, "Modi Govt has pushed the Country towards developments with some revolutionary economic steps and the influence of Modi Govt's developmental mission is also working in Tripura. Possibility is very high that BJP Govt will come in power with a fresh alter and for the sake of true development". | 06-Jul-2017 |
| NITI Ayog, Demonetization, GST are revol | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): In a two day long visit in Agartala Central HRD Minister for state Dr Mahendra Nath Pande said, "Modi Govt has pushed the Country towards developments with some revolutionary economic steps and the influence of Modi Govt's developmental mission is also working in Tripura. Possibility is very high that BJP Govt will come in power with a fresh alter and for the sake of true development". | 06-Jul-2017 |
| Clash, chaos hit Gomati Dist due to petr | UDAIPUR, July 6 (TIWN): A continuous petrol crisis has turned lives miserable for common men at Gomati Dist on Thursday. | 06-Jul-2017 |
| No-detention policy to go from next acad | Agartala, July 6 (IANS / TIWN) Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development Mahendra Nath Pandey on Thursday said the no-detention policy will be removed from the next academic session as almost all states are opposed to this policy. | 06-Jul-2017 |
| 'No Govt is above Supreme Court' : Centr | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): Asked by Tripura media, Union Minister of State of Human Resource Development Dr Mahendra Nath Pande about the 'age-relaxation' issue of 10,323 teachers, said, "No Govt is bigger than Supreme Court of India, neither MHRD too'. | 06-Jul-2017 |
| CPI-M agitates over IPFT called strike | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): Amid the allegation of CPI-M has instigated IPFT strike with IPFT leader NC Debbarma's help, CPI-M on Thursday 5 PM organized a protest rally claiming IPFT's demand of a separate land is fully Anti-Democratic. | 06-Jul-2017 |
| BJP observes Shyama Prasad Mukherjee's b | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): Rich tributes were paid to former president of Bharatiya Jana Singh (BJS), Dr Shyama Prasad Mookerjee by the State BJP leaders on his 116th birth anniversary here on Thursday. | 06-Jul-2017 |
| CPI-M's scam with 13000 Non-Teaching pos | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): Manik Sarkar led CPI-M Govt's corruption laced bluffs once again punctured by visiting Central Mjnister on Thursday hitting 13000 'imaginary' posts created by State Govt violating MHRD guidelines as eligibility criteria kept under dark. Although Tripura Govt said after it declared non-teaching posts for teaching experience holders, 'We have created 13000 posts, so the eligibility also we will decide', but at the end, whether the state govt can keep its promise or not it's uncertain, as in a press conference Union Minister of State of Human Resource Development Dr Mahendra Nath Pande replying a media question said, 'If Tripura Govt's recruitment process followed by MHRD guidelines then, there will be no issue but if not; then Central Govt is not sitting to give permission for the illegal posts'. The Minister said so after he was acknowledged about the fact that Tripura Govt is asking teaching experience to apply for non-teaching posts, whereas some of the posts do not exist in any school or office in whole India & some are out of world dictionary. Giving a signal that 'Tripura Govt is with 10,323 teachers' Minister Tapan Chakraborty declared on May-27 that 12,000 posts in Education Dept to be filled up (even though State Govt has no money). | 06-Jul-2017 |
| Kovind likely to get votes of seven Trip | Agartala, July 6 (IANS / TIWN) Though the BJP has no elected lawmaker in Left-ruled Tripura, the party-led NDA presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind is likely to get votes from seven MLAs - one from Congress and six Trinamool Congress (TMC). | 06-Jul-2017 |
| HRD Minister alleges Mamata Banerjee for | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): Union Minister of State of Human Resource Development Dr Mahendra Nath Pande in his two day visit in Tripura accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as a very 'proud', 'rude' Govt. 'The language she used is very bad and beyond expectation', said Pande in a press conference at BJP Headquarter. 'President, Governor are highly honoured and prestigious persons of the country. A CM can not talk against him publicly'. Pande also alleged that leaking the conversation between the Governor as her as the CM, Mamata Banerjee has also broke the protocol of secret maintaining. The relationship between Mamata Banerjee and Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi has been turbulent from the beginning. | 06-Jul-2017 |
| MoS HRD visits Udaipur | Udaipur, July 6 (TIWN): Union Minister of State of Human Resource Development Dr Mahendra Nath Pande visited Udaipur Matabari this morning. | 06-Jul-2017 |
| Goutam Das calls Sudip ‘opportunis | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): Tripura CPI-M spokesperson Goutam Das in a press meet, calling Sudip Barman and his Trinamool friends as 'opportunistic' said that these leaders are 'garbage' in a party who are utter busy in 'Hallabaji'. | 05-Jul-2017 |
| 'Why your newspaper never wrote anything | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): CBI’s interrogation of two kingpins Goutam Das, Bijita Nath unearthed Manik Sarkar led CPI-M Govt’s close relationship with Bengal based Chit Fund companies. Tripura CPI-M’s massive wealth, mighty mansions are not built by money of ‘poor’ comrades but the poor’s blood soaked money of Chit Fund companies which donated hundreds of crores into CPI-M’s cash reserve. After the recent CBI interrogation, tensed Tripura Communist leader Goutam Das (former Editor but de-facto Editor of Daily Deser Katha) in a foolish move eventhough revealed what CBI asked him, in attempt to clarify to the public, rather turned heavy upon him. | 06-Jul-2017 |
| Transport Dept checked E-Rickshaws drivi | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): With the order of High Court on Thursday police and transport dept. jointly checked E-Rickshaws driving at Agartala. | 06-Jul-2017 |
| Fire engulfs Brapathuri market | BELONIA, July 6 (TIWN): Belonia located Barpathuri town was engulfed by massive fire on Wednesday night. | 05-Jul-2017 |
| Rose Valley tainted Goutam Das discloses | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): CBI's interrogation was centered on Goutam Das's publicity on Rose Valley company in his media Daily Deser Katha; after Goutam Das's press conference this thing was clear. | 05-Jul-2017 |
| Human Resource Development Minister for | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): In a two day long visit Human Resource Development Minister for state Mahendra Nath Pandey has arrived in Tripura in an official tour. | 05-Jul-2017 |
| Tripura & West Bengal TMC finally split | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): Finally against the will of thousands of BJP supporters who never wanted Barman in the party, Trinamool Congress MLA, who joined in Trinamool leaving Congress 11 months back, on Wednesday after a meeting with all TMC members decided to split from West Bengal Trinamool Congress and to Vote for BJP Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind on July 17 signalling joining BJP ahead of Assembly Election. Resignation letters will be sent to Mamata Banerjee soon, said Party President Asish Saha. Already Party topmost leaders have resigned from their respective posts and going to attend Presidential Election meeting called by Ram Madhabh Ji at Guwahati with Ram Nath Kovind's arrival. However, after the meeting at TMC Bhawan, it was fully cleared that TMC is going to join BJP and as well as voting for Kovind. It was Hemanta Biswa Sarma who asked all the MLAs to vote for BJP candidate in Presidential Election to get a 'ticket' in BJP. When media asked Viki Prasad, Youth leader of Tripura Trinamool, he clearly said that whatever Sudip Barman will decide, we will follow him. A major section of Trinamool leaders were present from various parts of the state with the promise of "No Division of Anti-left vote banks". However, the youth leaders also said that they have full faith on Sudip Barman and whatever he will decide will be good for them too. | 05-Jul-2017 |
| Meeting Ends : Tripura TMC MLAs voting K | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): With the completion of meeting, the MLAs of Tripura has finally announced that BJP candidate for Presidential Election Ram Nath Kovind is their one and only choice. | 05-Jul-2017 |
| Scamster Bimal Chakraborty's brother is | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): Scamster former Bishagarh BDO Bimal Chakraborty against whom a fresh chargesheet was submitted in February month, the BDO was jailed for year is brother of CPI-M's youth wing DYFI Chief Amal Chakraborty. | 05-Jul-2017 |
| Ration shop dealers continue protest in | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): Tripura Left Front Backed ration shops dealers under the banner of 'Tripura Najya Mullyer Dokan Parichalak Samiti" raised few demands on Sunday as : | 05-Jul-2017 |
| Rose Valley tainted Bijita Nath may not | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): After the major faceloss with CBI interrogation of Tripura Minister Bijita Nath and more CPI-M Party leaders including CPI-M spokesperson Goutam Das, Bijita Nath most likely is not getting the election ticket for her (Bijita Nath) Bagbasa Constituency, a source said. The CBI interrogation and oppositions' reaction finally unmasked the fake-image of Communist as Bijita Nath was suspected since the scam was revealed in 2013. Now, after CBI's interrogation in reality, mass sympathy has been withdrew across Dharmanagar for Bijita Nath. In this situation, Bijita Nath's political career may finally take a turn just as CPI-M did with Keshab Majumder of Udaipur. Bijita Nath after interrogated by CBI, blasting media said that due to 'media-blessing' a heavy loss and tension she have been received. | 05-Jul-2017 |
| SDM visits flood affected areas | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): SDM West S. Choudhury has visited the flood affected areas at Trinath, Agartala. | 05-Jul-2017 |
| Six Tripura MLAs to meet Kovind in Guwah | Agartala, July 5 (TIWN / IANS) The six Trinamool Congress legislators shown the door by party supremo Mamata Banerjee for extending support to NDA presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind will meet him in Guwahati on Thursday, one of the lawmakers said on Wednesday. | 05-Jul-2017 |
| Faggan Singh Kulaste visits Udaipur | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): Central BJP Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare Faggan Singh Kulaste on Wednesday visited Udaipur to hold various booth level activities. | 05-Jul-2017 |
| Unakoti-Health Service reels under pathe | KAILASHAHAR, July 5 (TIWN): Health service is one of the basic needs for a society, but in Tripura although poverty rate is on top, but its health service is very poor till day. | 05-Jul-2017 |