Archive Detail
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| Under heavy security blanket, Agartala r | AGARTALA, March 3 (TIWN): Under heavy security deployment, whole Agartala city has remained paralyzed due to the election result out tension ongoing in Tripura led the buyers to gather at Big Bazar to purchase necessary items for families. Tomorrow is the counting day of Tripura Assembly Election, where Centrally powered BJP is fighting with 25 years ruling party of Tripura CPI-M. But the sudden closing of all shops was unexpected in the City as it was assumed that only in the counting day (tomorrow) markets, shops to remain closed. But the tensions prevail heavy, even after triple security led by the central forces and state police, TSR. | 02-Mar-2018 |
| Tribals, Bengalis celebrate 'Holi' toget | AGARTALA, March 2 (TIWN): Youths from Tribals and Bengalis mixed in colours of love, brotherhood on the occasion of Holy-2018 at Agartala. | 02-Mar-2018 |
| Border patrolling intensifies in Tripura | AGARTALA, March 2 (TIWN): Ahead of Tripura election results declaration, the Border Security Force has intensified the patrolling along the 856 km long Indo-Bangladesh border in Tripura to check infiltration into the Indian territory. | 02-Mar-2018 |
| Vote counting to start from sharp 8 AM o | AGARTALA, March 2 (TIWN): Vote counting for Tripura Assembly Election across 59 counting halls of the constituencies will be started tomorrow at 8 AM. | 02-Mar-2018 |
| Saffron's biggest tests in 3 Northeast s | AGARTALA / UDAIPUR, March 3 (TIWN): One day ahead of vote-counting day in three Northeast states Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland, the BJP State President of Tripura has offered prayers to Goddess Tripura Sundari today in Udaipur located Matabari temple and sought blessings for BJP's winning tomorrow. At Udaipur it has been tradition that before exams, students offer prayers to Devi Tripura Sundari and Biplab Deb's origin is also Udaipur. Apart from that BJP Central Ministers, leaders always offer prayers at Tripura Sundari temple during their Tripura visits. Now, state is eyeing for vote-counting results of Tripura Assembly Election, which will be declared by tomorrow. Tomorrow is the most crucial day for the state to know whether the saffron party can defeat the secularists, who have been ruling this hilly states since 25 years without a pause. After BJP had formed its Govt in Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, now rest of the country is eyeing for 3 more poll bound Northeast States : Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya. | 02-Mar-2018 |
| Tripura Minister's dead body to be broug | AGARTALA, March 2 (TIWN): Tripura's incumbent Minister Khagendra Jamatia, who died today at Delhi AIIMS hospital, his dead body will be back in state on Sunday. | 02-Mar-2018 |
| Preparation for vote-counting on peak ac | AGARTALA, March 2 (TIWN): Election Commission is leaving no lapses in the security arrangements and already daises have been set to put restrictions across 20 locations for the counting. Section 144 to be imposed from the midnight itself. In maximum centres across 100 meters the security to be tightened whereas in sensitive places the area has been measured with 200 meters.The Central Forces will be controlling the safety issues throughout the counting day in Tripura on March 3rd. Whereas at the upper-layer or outer-layer Tripura Police, TSR will be helping the Central security forces but the middle and inner layers will be totally controlled by central forces. There will be 3 layers of securities : Outer layers which will be controlled by Central forces, but helped by state police and TSR. The middle layer and the inner layer will be purely handled by central forces. CEO Sriram Taranikanti on yesterday evening had announced that no political party agent can enter in political attire inside the counting halls or centre. Election Commission and the Political parties have urged the state to keep the peace active. | 02-Mar-2018 |
| Saffron to prove weights in 3 Northeast | AGARTALA, March 2 (TIWN): After BJP had formed its Govt in Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, now rest of the country is eyeing for 3 more poll bound Northeast States Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya's poll results which will be declared by tomorrow. | 02-Mar-2018 |
| BSF jawans celebrate 'Holi' in Tripura | AGARTALA, March 2 (TIWN): BSF jawans at the borders, check-posts and in various camps of Tripura are celebrating Holi along with the whole nation. | 02-Mar-2018 |
| Tripura minister Khagendra Jamatia dead | Agartala, March 2 (TIWN / IANS) Tripura Fisheries and Cooperative Minister Khagendra Jamatia died at the AIIMS in New Delhi on Friday following a brief illness. He was 64. | 02-Mar-2018 |
| Both CPI-M, BJP confident of forming gov | Agartala, March 2 (TIWN / IANS) Both the ruling CPI-M-led Left Front and the opposition BJP sounded optimistic about forming the next government in Tripura as officials prepared for Saturday's counting of votes cast in the February 18 assembly elections. | 02-Mar-2018 |
| Tripura Minister passes away | AGARTALA, March 2 (TIWN): Tripura's incumbent CPI-M Minister Khagendra Jamatia has breathed his last at Delhi AIIMS hospital at 5 AM. | 02-Mar-2018 |
| 'RO to decide whether VVPAT counting is | AGARTALA, March 2 (TIWN): Keeping the vote counting in front, EC has declared regarding VVPAT counting issues that the RO will decide whether VVPAT will be counted or not. | 01-Mar-2018 |
| 'Exit poll results are attempts to heati | AGARTALA, March 2 (TIWN): When maximum exit poll results on Tripura Election were in favour of BJP, Tripura CPI-M State Secretary Bijan Dhar said that those (exit poll results) were an attempt to heating up the market. | 01-Mar-2018 |
| BJP or CPI-M ? Tripura's Vote Counting | AGARTALA, March 2 (TIWN): Political leaders continue breathless countdown with prayers ranging from Ram, Rahim, Jesus, Hanuman to Lenin, Marx & Fredrick Angles for divine intervention to save their political career. Just 1 day left, people will come to know who is going to rule Tripura for next 5 years as the vote counting is tomorrow. In other two poll-bound Northeast states as Nagaland, Meghalaya's election results will also be declared by tomorrow. In last two days various meetings were held, Central Election Commission team had arrived and inspecting counting halls, training given to service voters on Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS), which has been introduced first time in Tripura. Securities across 20 locations of counting with 59 counting halls have also kept tightened. | 01-Mar-2018 |
| 'No politically coloured dress to be all | AGARTALA, March 1 (TIWN): Ahead of Assembly Election result out on March 3rd, CEO Sriram Taranikanti announced that no political party agent can enter in political attire inside the counting halls or centre. | 01-Mar-2018 |
| Central Forces to dominate Tripura's vot | AGARTALA, March 1 (TIWN): The Central Forces will be controlling the safety issues throughout the counting day in Tripura on March 3rd. Whereas at the upper-layer or outer-layer Tripura Police, TSR will be helping the Central security forces but the middle and inner layers will be totally controlled by central forces. There will be 3 layers of securities : Outer layers which will be controlled by Central forces, but helped by state police and TSR. The middle layer and the inner layer will be purely handled by central forces.At least 100 metres from the counting centres will be kept under section-144, all the District Administrations have announced today in all Districts. | 01-Mar-2018 |
| Badal misuses Govt Dak Bungalow for CPI- | BELONIA, March 1 (TIWN): Once again PWD Minister Badal Choudhury has come under controversy after he violated model code of conduct directed by Election Commission of India. | 01-Mar-2018 |
| Communist's Rose Valley Chit Fund Scam l | AGARTALA, March 1 (TIWN): When the name of Tripura itself is darkened at the national level with 'Rose Valley' and other chit fund scams, Tripura's Communists now are busy to hit Modi Govt on PNB scam, even though the scam was a creation of Congress-era and because of Modi Govt's anti-corruption drives, frauds like Nirav Modi are exposing everyday. CPI-M (L) activists have come in massive protest in front of Punjab National Bank in Agartala today. While showing agitation, CPI-M(L) Chief in Tripura Pratha Karmakar said, "On 25th January country's biggest National Bank Punjab National Bank was looted at the cost of Rs. 12,715 crores by Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Chaksi. Centering business of diamond and Jewellery, they have looted common men's hard-earned money". | 01-Mar-2018 |
| 'Don't believe in rumours during countin | AGARTALA, March 1 (TIWN): Ahead of counting day, Tripura CPI-M State Secretary BJP Dhar has confirmed, CPI-M will form 8th left front govt here in Tripura. Dhar also mentioned not to believe in any rumour during counting hours. | 01-Mar-2018 |
| 'Section 144 to be imposed from Friday n | BISHALGARH, March 1 (TIWN): "15-Kamalasagar and 16-Bishalgarh constituencies counting will be conducted at the SDM Office", in a press conference Bishalgarh SDM Sumit Roy Chowdhury told media. | 01-Mar-2018 |
| Central Govt employees to take active ro | AGARTALA, March 1 (TIWN): The free and fair election process to be continued till the counting day. | 01-Mar-2018 |
| 'Section 144 to remain active circling | JAMPUI-JALA, March 1 (TIWN): Seeing the sensitivity of the Jampui-Jala counting center, Election Commission has directed Dist Administration to impose section 144 around 200 meters of that counting center. | 01-Mar-2018 |
| Section 144 to be imposed around 100 me | BISHALGARH / SONAMURA, March 1 (TIWN): At least 100 metres from the counting centres will be kept under section-144, the District Administration has announced at there. | 01-Mar-2018 |
| Justice Ajay Rastogi takes oath as Tripu | AGARTALA, March 1 (TIWN): Justice Ajay Rastogi has taken oath as the new Chief Justice of Tripura High Court today, replacing former Chief Justice T Vaiphei, in the presence of Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, Chief Secretary Sanjeev Ranjan , Director General of Police A K Shukla, Minister Bhanu Lal Saha, Minister Rata Bhowmik, Minister Manik Dey, senior justices and lawyers and other high govt officials and dignitaries. The 'Swearing-in Ceremony' had begun at sharp 11.30 AM with National Anthem at the Durbar Hall of Raj Bhawan. Then the words of the appointment of the Chief Justice by India's President Ramnath Kovind was quoted with the permission of Governor Tathagata Roy. Then Governor administered the oath of newly appointed Chief Justice at 11.35 AM. The oath taking ceremony was closed with National anthem after Governor and Chief Justice both completed signature procedures in front of dignitaries in the Durbar Hall. | 01-Mar-2018 |
| Training on first ever introduced ETPBS | AGARTALA, March 1 (TIWN): Much awaited vote counting of Tripura Assembly Election will be conducted on Saturday and already central teams have arrived in state who will be residing here till March 3rd. In other two poll-bound states as Nagaland, Meghalaya also in the similar manner election commission's team have reached. CEO Sriram Taranikanti has also conducted a meeting with the DMs of 8 districts through video conference to provide training on Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS), which has been introduced first time in Tripura. ETPBS helps an entitled service voter to cast their vote using an electronically received postal ballot from anywhere outside their constituency. ETPBS is a fully secured system that was developed by the ECI with the help of C-DAC for the use of service voters.On the other side, securities across 20 locations of counting with 59 counting halls have kept tightened. | 01-Mar-2018 |
| Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya eyeing for | AGARTALA, Feb 28 (TIWN): After BJP had formed its Govt in Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, now rest of the country is eyeing for 3 more poll bound Northeast States Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya's poll results which will be declared on March 3rd. Across social media and mouths to mouths discussions on exit polls are ongoing, and both CPI-M and BJP are happy with exit poll results and each of the party supporters are now carrying their favourable exit poll results. In case of Tripura, media houses have given a mixed response in poll exit, whereas after 2 days of wait all confusions will be cleared. Within 12 PM of 3rd March either saffron or red---the colouful celebration will start of Vijay-Utsav. Securities have been tightened across the state keeping the counting session ahead. In Tripura, on yesterday the ballot papers from various constituencies were brought by the ROs in Agartala and then after sorting out were exchanged among them and also sent to each constituency. | 01-Mar-2018 |