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Century's longest total Lunar Eclipse wi | AGARTALA, July 27 midnight to early hours July 28(TIWN): Thousands of gazed Tripurites experienced a rare event on Friday midnight in Solar Galaxy - The Total Lunar Eclipse, also named Blood Moon. | 27-Jul-2018 |
Law Minister claims ‘Fourth Pillar | AGARTALA, July 27 (TIWN): When journalists have been exhausted with Friday’s extra checking, mobile silence instruction for the first time in the Secretariat, Tripura Law Minister Ratan Lal Nath said, “Our Govt always gives heavy importance to the journalist and media world. Out of four pillars of democracy, media is the strongest pillarâ€. While addressing media at Secretariat, Ratan Lal Nath said, “Keeping the promise, our Govt has handed over the journalists murder cases to CBI, notification has been circulated and investigation to begin. However, job work can’t end here". | 27-Jul-2018 |
Deputy CM inaugurates International Phot | AGARTALA, July 27 (TIWN): An exclusive Photo Exhibition has been organized here with the Initiative of Uran Foundation in Agartala where 10 countries are participating. | 27-Jul-2018 |
Eastern Army Commander visits Agartala | AGARTALA, July 27 (TIWN): Lieutenant General Abhay Krishna, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command is on a three day visit to the state of Tripura with effect from 27-29 Jul 2018. | 27-Jul-2018 |
NRI sent Rs. 50,000 for Swapan Debbarma | AGARTALA, July 27 (TIWN): An NRI, Niranjan Saha who lives in America (From Teliamura, Tripura) has helped Swapan Debbarma’s family with Rs. 50,000 who saved thousands of lives on May-15, 2018 by stopping a train before it met a major accident during flood and landslide period in state. | 27-Jul-2018 |
‘BJP using Police and Goons agains | AGARTALA, July 27 (TIWN): While agitating in Agartala against veteran Communist leader Biadyanath Majumder’s statue demolition, CPI-M leader Pabitra Kar said it is none other than BJP which has destroyed the statue. | 27-Jul-2018 |
Tripura Communists congrats PTI for winn | AGARTALA, July 27 (TIWN): Tripura CPI-M has congratulated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party for winning Election at there, claiming the party belongs to Leftist. | 27-Jul-2018 |
Protest held over Communist leader†| AGARTALA, July 27 (TIWN): A massive protest rally was conducted here in Agartala by CPI-M voicing against Ex-Deputy CM cum CPI-M’s renowned leader Late Baidyanath Majumder’s statue demolition at Kailashahar on Wednesday night. | 27-Jul-2018 |
Man punished 12 yrs jail for killing Eld | AGARTALA, July 27 (TIWN): A man has been convicted for killing own elder brother before two years and sent to suffer 12 years jail on Friday. | 27-Jul-2018 |
Shop looted, shop-keeper alleges police | AGARTALA, July 27 (TIWN): After a shop was looted here Nagerjala of Agartala the owner of the shop has accused police for being in nexus with thieves. | 27-Jul-2018 |
Talks going on, HRD Ministry may relax n | Agartala, July 27 (TIWN / IANS) The Central government has assured Tripura that the state is likely to be granted one-time relaxation in qualifying marks and professional qualification for recruiting teachers to overcome the huge shortage of teachers, an official said here on Friday. | 27-Jul-2018 |
Media Harassment continue in Secretariat | AGARTALA, July 27 (TIWN): Arrogance filled Biplab Deb’s Govt undertaken regular onslaught on Media even in State Secretariat as Journalists movements are highly restricted. Even though it was none other than State media which played a crucial role to empower the BJP for five years in Govt, unseating the 25 years Left Govt, but after the Govt has been changed now many journalists are on the verge of repenting with losing of independence, free moving at Secretariat and multiple restrictions were imposed upon them at there. In case any new journalist one identity card issued by his / her media house was enough for entrance. Journalists' Freedom was instructed by Manik Sarkar’s Govt and state journalists never were spotted with any unlawful activity in return. But now, with the Govt has changed even after CMO’s(Chief Minister’s Office), invitation four times a journalist had to gone through the security issues on Friday, led an embarrassing situation for them. | 27-Jul-2018 |
Tripura-Bangladesh Maitri chess event be | AGARTALA, July 27 (TIWN): Chess event among Tripura, Bangladesh has started on Friday at Agartala. | 27-Jul-2018 |
Relaxation for 10323 Teachers spikes res | AGARTALA, July 27 (TIWN): To save illegally recruited 10323 teachers, the BJP Govt is ready to take up all kinds of possible measures by managing relaxation for the teachers or fight the Supreme Court against the verdict of Supreme Court. On Thursday, State Govt announced about eight overaged teacher’ regular appointment among 10323 teachers who are right now working on ad-hoc basis. The decision has erupted resentments among the unemployed youths and also the ruling party supporters as the 10323 teachers begged their jobs with CPI-M’s quota and thus their jobs are cancelled both by High Court and the Supreme Court. On the other side, Tripura Govt even after four months of govt formation, yet to discuss about regularization of govt employees who are working since decades under the state govt. However on Saturday Chief Minister Biplab Deb said, each and every promises of the Vision Document to be fulfilled within 5 years which people have given the Govt.BJP in its Vision Document point no-10 had promised as soon as the party comes in power all the contractual employees to be regularized, but when the Chief Minister was asked in the Assembly held in June month’s ending about the issue, he replied the regularization will be only held after proper review. Moreover, state govt hasn’t kept any fund in budget for their regularization. | 27-Jul-2018 |
Recruitment Policy violation : 8 overage | AGARTALA, July 27 (TIWN): Eight overaged teachers among 10323 will be appointed in regular scale, Law Minister Ratan Lal Nath said. | 27-Jul-2018 |
'Tripura undergoing a rule of Jungle' : | AGARTALA, July 27 (TIWN): Tripura Ex-CM, Opposition leader Manik Sarkar on Thursday while visiting at Udaipur following the political clash on July 24, said, “Here is no rule of Law in Tripura, but the state is facing rule of Jungleâ€. | 26-Jul-2018 |
Udaipur Political violence : Police, CPI | AGARTALA / UDAIPUR, July 27 (TIWN): Both Police and Tripura’s opposition party CPI-M have been strict not to accept any fault of own in Udaipur political violence of July 24, which took place during CPI-M’s rally held without police permission. Tripura Ex-CM Manik Sarkar visiting Udaipur has denied police’s allegation of “unpermitted†rally saying, “Ex-Ministers as Keshab Majumder, Badal Choudhury were constantly requesting police to help in the rally. Police do not belong to any political party. It must work independently and our protest rally was a national level protestâ€. Sarkar further said, “Police must set rule of law, not Jungle Rajâ€. On the other side, Police have blamed the CPI-M leaders for leading a violence in Udaipur by holding unpermitted rally at there. | 27-Jul-2018 |
CPI-M fumes after Biplab Deb says, †| AGARTALA, July 27 (TIWN): After Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb during Haj Bhawan’s inauguration programme at Agartala said, “Manik Sarkar was playing role as Dhritarashtra in illegal smuggling and passed his 20 years of Chief Ministry by smuggling ganja and phensedyl to neighboring Bangladesh to destroy the Muslim youths at thereâ€, opposition CPI-M has come with massive reactions. | 27-Jul-2018 |
Tripura boy solves 70 sums within 5 minu | AGARTALA, July 26 (TIWN): Anurag Das Barman, a student of Class-4 of Saint Arnold’s HS School, Ambassa has bagged World Grand Championship in mathematics completion, by correctly solving 70 Maths within 5 minutes at Russia’s World Trade Centre. | 27-Jul-2018 |
Manik Sarkar meets injured CPI-M activis | AGARTALA, July 26 (TIWN): Ex-CM Manik Sarkar has visited Gomati District Hospital on Thursday to meet the injured Communist activists who were injured on July 24 in a rally by unknown miscreants. | 26-Jul-2018 |
Brutal Health Service at Gomati District | UDAIPUR, July 27 (TIWN): When Govt is boasting AIIMS like hospital's possibility in future, the primary Health Service in Tripura left in pathetic shape. | 27-Jul-2018 |
Sepahijala District Court inaugurated, C | AGARTALA, July 26 (TIWN): Chief Minister Biplab Deb on Thursday has inaugurated District Court of Sepahijala District at Sonamura subdivision. | 26-Jul-2018 |
Police registered Cases against 3 CPI-M | AGARTALA / UDAIPUR, July 26 (TIWN): Udiapur Police on Thursday registered cases against three top leaders of CPI-M along with 150 party activists for holding an unpermitted rally of July 24 which led violent attacks upon CPI-M leaders and activists. The top leaders are : Ex-Minister Badal Choudhury, Ex-Minister Ratan Bhowmik, Ex-MLA Madhab Saha along with 150 party activists. However, the people who attacked upon the rally, police has not yet taken any interest to arrest the culprits on the basis of 'mob violence' even after the videos and pictures of the attackers became viral. Additional SP Nawadwip Jamatia told TIWN, Police did not take any action against the attackers as the whole rally was done without permission. If without permission any political party holds a rally then police can't have any liability. | 26-Jul-2018 |
Cabinet approves 7 ‘agendas†| AGARTALA, July 26 (TIWN): Following the day long cabinet meeting held on Thursday, BJP led Tripura Govt has announced that State Govt will send 7 agendas to Central Govt on the basis of which Central Govt will form a committee to solve the socio-economic-cultural-linguistic problems of the tribal people in Tripura. Addressing in a press conference, Law Minister Ratan Lal Nath said, “In our Vision Document Tripura 2018 it had been mentioned that a committee will be formed by the Govt of India to solve the socio-economic-cultural-linguistic problems faced by the tribal people of Tripura and strengthening ADC areas. Already CM has talked to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh how to develop the tribal areas in Tripura. For that total 7 points have been placed in the cabinet which will be sent to the Central Govt shortlyâ€. “Central Govt said, we will form the committee but what the Central team will do there would be terms and conditions of the State Govt. Centering this, the cabinet was held. There are 7 points we laid importance : 1) Economic, 2) Linguistic, 3) Cultural issue, 4) Land rights issue, 5) Educational issue, 6) Strengthening of TTADC and 7) Health issueâ€, Ratan Lal Nath said. | 26-Jul-2018 |
Transport Dept obligates point to point | AGARTALA, July 26 (TIWN): Point to point auto fare has been made mandatory for all auto drivers in Tripura. | 26-Jul-2018 |
‘Tripura former Deputy CM Lt Baidy | AGARTALA / KAILASHAHAR, July 26 (TIWN): Tripura’s former Deputy Chief Minister cum veteran Communist leader Baidyanath Majumder’s statue was vandalized in the midnight at Chandipur in Kailashahar, raised statewide condemnation by Left Party supporters. Talking to TIWN, Kailashahar MLA cum Ex-Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty said, “The incident took place on yesterday late night around 1 am. There is no doubt that this activity was done by local BJP goons under top BJP leadership’s direction. On 3rd March when BJP won the Election, they tried to burn the Party Office. When they were unsuccessful in that then a plan was made to malign our image saying arms and ammunition have been kept inside the Party Office, but police did not find out anythingâ€."If Police investigate properly they will find out the culprits easily. We know who did this, but could not witness when they did it", he added. | 26-Jul-2018 |
Tripura Cabinet approves ordinance to hi | AGARTALA, July 26 (TIWN): Tripura cabinet has decided to bring ordinance to hike 2 % cess on Petrol, Diesel, Natural Gas. | 26-Jul-2018 |
Tripura’s veteran journalist dies | AGARTALA, July 26 (TIWN): Tripura’s veteran journalist Satyendra Chakraborty passed away on Thursday morning at his own house. | 26-Jul-2018 |
Puja Pandal preparation begins in Agarta | AGARTALA, July 26 (TIWN): Keeping Durga Puja ahead clubs have become busy with puja pandal preparations here in Agartala. | 26-Jul-2018 |
Haj Yatris from Tripura leave for Mecca | AGARTALA July 26 (TIWN): Haj Yatris from Tripura left for their religious journey on Thursday. | 26-Jul-2018 |
PAI report on Best Governance covered 9 | AGARTALA, July 26 (TIWN Exclusive): Since 2 days Tripura ruling BJP is nurturing a half truth propaganda saying ‘Tripura is among 5 states which tops in Good Governance’. Wrong ! It’s is not at all ! However, Public Affairs Index has given two lists : one was for large states and few were for small states and hence from 2017 under CPI-M era to 2018’s 3 months of BJP era has listed Tripura’s name in 5th position in case of “Smaller statesâ€, not all 29 states. According to Public Affairs Index (PAI) 2018, Kerala tops the list as best-governed state in the country followed by Tamil Nadu. The index was released by the think tank Public Affairs Centre (PAC). Kerala has topped PAI as the best-governed state for the third consecutive year since 2016. Kerala has topped the list, followed by Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka and Gujarat. | 26-Jul-2018 |
Tripura downs in No-27 from No-1 in MGNR | AGARTALA, July 26 (TIWN): MGNREGA works are facing sharp down under the BJP govt as Tripura has dropped from No-1 to No-27. | 25-Jul-2018 |
Four rounds of firing sound hits Mohanpu | AGARTALA (Mohanpur), July 26 (TIWN): Once again Mohanpur is in headline of state’s daily newspaper for crime reports. This time it happened after four rounds of firing sound hit the locals of there. | 25-Jul-2018 |
Netizens say ‘Ox is Rastra Pitaâ | AGARTALA, July 26 (TIWN): Viral demand of BJP MLA from Telangana T Raja Singh Lodh for ‘Cow as Rashtra Mata’ has pushed Tripura netizens to find out ‘Rashtra-Pita’ for them and maximum supports went for Oxen or Bulls. | 26-Jul-2018 |
CPI-M to hold massive protest rallies ac | AGARTALA, July 26 ( TIWN): While replying on Udaipur attack on CPI-M's unpermitted rally, Tripura Ex CPI-M Minister Basal Choudhury said, "It's a National protest where we participated. When whole nation protested and why not we ? It's democracy". | 26-Jul-2018 |
Brutal Health Service at Gomati District | UDAIPUR, July 26 (TIWN): When Govt is boasting AIIMS like hospital, the primary Health Service inn Tripura left in pathetic shape. | 26-Jul-2018 |
‘Udaipur Violence was the outcome | AGARTALA, July 25 (TIWN): Tripura Ex-Minister MLA Badal Choudhury reacting over Udaipur violence which took place on yesterday after BJP activists had attacked upon CPI-M rally said, “The violence, vandalism are the expressions of frustration of the BJP Govt’s four month’s failure. Not only in Udaipur, but across the state CPI-M party offices have been broken, attacked. People have been killed, injured in revenge. BJP knows well that they can not fulfill promises which they did before the Election. Not a single promise of Vision Document they fulfilled after four months which were written in bold forms on the front pageâ€.“I myself had informed the SP about the rally and it’s a nationwide protest which whole country has observed. But when the rally started not a single police personnel was provided with us. The rally was going on peacefully with our traditional slogans, nothing new was in that. When we were at the down area of Mahadeb Bari then the rally was attackedâ€, Choudhury said.“Our next programme is on August 9. There is no option to avoid such programme. Let’s see how far BJP Govt can stop our voiceâ€, Choudhury said. | 25-Jul-2018 |
BJP Govt 'gifts' Haj Bhawan for Muslims | UDAIPUR / AGARTALA, July 25 (TIWN): BJP Govt has dedicated a Haj Bhawan for Muslims on Wednesday at Melarmath in Agartala. | 25-Jul-2018 |
‘Will introduce Tripura in new way | UDAIPUR / AGARTALA, July 25 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb while addressing at Udaipur on the occasion of Udaipur Press Club's silver jubilee said, “The previous Chief Minister could not understand what Tripura is. Tripura has much potentialities and the new Govt will introduce it in new wayâ€. | 25-Jul-2018 |
Amra Bangali calls Bengalis to join â | AGRTALA, July 25 (TIWN): Amra Bangali, a political organization which was weakened after peace was restored in state, has woke up again when IPFT in alliance with BJP is demanding Tipraland, a separate land for tribals. | 25-Jul-2018 |
Three thieves arrested in Agartala | AGARTALA, July 25 (TIWN): Three thieves were arrested by East Agartala Police station on Wednesday. | 25-Jul-2018 |
CNG crisis hits auto drivers Statewide | AGARTALA, July 25 (TIWN): Long queues of consumers are also observed in front of the CNG stations across Agartala on Wednesday. | 25-Jul-2018 |
2 month’s more relief for termina | AGARTALA, July 25 (TIWN): When 24 months of relaxation were sought from the Supreme Court for terminated 10323 teachers by BJP Govt, 3 months are happily passing with Supreme Court’s delay in the verdict. 10323 teachers whom BJP Govt promised before the election that anyhow after Govt forms they will save the teachers' future even though they were illegally recruited by depriving qualified youths in CPI-M era, are now safe for next 2 months as Supreme Court said the next hearing will be on September 17. “Right now the 10323 teachers case’s next nearing is listed for September 17â€, State Law Secretary Data Mohon Jamatia confirmed TIWN. BJP led State Govt told the Court to extend the ad-hoc up job continuation to 2020, June 30, but no final verdict was given today. Supreme Court has also postponed their termination up to the next hearing and their jobs are save. Now we have to wait till September 17 to know the final verdict". The delay of Supreme Court's verdict against an already declared verdict of the same court and BJP Govt's demand of relaxation in teachers recruitment are working as "hopes" for the 10323 teachers. | 25-Jul-2018 |
‘Kailashahar Airport to start func | AGARTALA, July 25 (TIWN): Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy on Wednesday while addressing on the occasion of ‘Girls In Aviation Day’ said, Central and State Govt are talking to bring the Kailashahar Airport under functional soon. Addressing at Pragna Bhawan, Tathagata Roy said, “Northeast has the highest numbers of Airport in compare to rest of the country. In a small state like Tripura already four numbers of Airports are there, however only 3 out of them are functional right now. We have Airports in Khowai, Kamalpur, Kalishahar apart from Agartala, but they are not now not under function, but once Kailashahar Airport start functioning then it will be benefited for the tourism. North Tripura has always been attractive for Touristsâ€.Kailashahar Airport was an airport located at Kailashahar in the state of Tripura, India. The airport was shut down in mid 1990 due to lack of space. Under PM Modi's UDAN project, Airport Authority of India's Chief Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra had visited Kailashahar Airport on December 15 and held meeting with the Chief Secretary Sanjeev Ranjan.UDAN (Regional Connectivity Scheme) is aimed to connect small cities with big cities and Tripura's Kailashahar's name has been entered under this UDAN project. | 25-Jul-2018 |
Girls In Aviation Day celebrated in Trip | AGARTALA, July 25 (TIWN): Girls In Aviation Day a Woman in Aviation International Event was celebrated here in Agartala Pragna Bhawan on Wednesday. | 25-Jul-2018 |
India, Bangladesh adopt zero tolerance t | Agartala, July 25 (TIWN / IANS) India and Bangladesh border guards have adopted a zero tolerance policy to curb smuggling of arms, explosives and drugs and human trafficking along the frontiers of the two countries, officials said here on Wednesday after a four-day border coordination conference. | 25-Jul-2018 |
BJP held first ‘Janajati State Con | AGARTALA, July 25 (TIWN): Tripura BJP has observed a ‘Janajati State Conference’ on Wednesday at Agartala. | 25-Jul-2018 |
Manik Sarkar sparks controversy, links N | AGARTLA / NEW DELHI, July 25 (TIWN): Tripura Ex CM Manik Sarkar has sparked a fresh controversy by saying, “I don’t want to mention their name. A national party is directly linked with ISIS from outside and being helped by them brought insurgency here in Tripuraâ€. | 24-Jul-2018 |
Protest in Tripura against Assam’ | AGARTALA, July 25 (TIWN): A protest was staged in Tripura on Wednesday against the ongoing NRC at Assam. | 25-Jul-2018 |
Trinamool condemns Udaipur violence, dem | AGRTALA, July 25 (TIWN): Following Udaipur mob violence, Trinamool has demanded President’s rule in Tripura, adding the state is now undergoing mob-violence threats. | 24-Jul-2018 |