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Minister turns red after College Student | AGARTALA, Aug 6 (TIWN): With a shocking note, Tripura's prominent College's few students failed to utter Chief Minister's name when Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath asked them "Who is Tripura CM?" | 06-Aug-2018 |
BJP crushing democracy in Tripura: Activ | Agartala, Aug 6 (TIWN / IANS) The BJP is trying to wipe out multi-party democracy in Tripura, a group of pro-Left leaders said after visiting the state. | 06-Aug-2018 |
'AIIMS like hospital will be in Tripura | AGARTALA, Aug 6 (TIWN): Amid criticisms are going on about AIIMS hospital's future possibilities in Tripura, Transport Minister Pranajit Singha Roy said that AIIMS will be here in Tripura within next 2 to 3 years. | 06-Aug-2018 |
BJP leader showers anger on Medha Patkar | AGARTALA, Aug 6 (TIWN): After renowned social activist Medha Patkar has hit the BJP ruled State Govt in Tripura, BJP General Secretary Pratima Bhowmik said, "Medha Patkar was politically influenced while delivering addressing before media in Agartala". | 06-Aug-2018 |
Skeleton found in Lichu Bagan, triggers | AGARTALA, Aug 6 (TIWN): One skeleton has been recovered from the BSNL quarter area in Lichu Bagan, triggered much tension among the locals. | 06-Aug-2018 |
'We'r above 18, not bound to answer the | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): Tripura Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath's class-room before media triggered resentment among College students when in front of "all", the students were asked about the names of the Cabinet Ministers. Surprisingly, few students couldn't answer or didn't raise hands before the Minister when he asked "Who is Tripura CM?" The Minister left with red face asking them to 'update' their knowledge.However, after TIWN published a news on that issue, some Women's College students informed TIWN Agartala Office that it's not that students don't know about the cabinet Minister' names but why they should answer to a person who is taking "classes" before media ??One student (name hidden) also charged Ratan Lal Nath saying, "May be he was well-prepared when teaching us before media, but we were not ! Also we are not school students to answer him and to be scolded before media". | 06-Aug-2018 |
'Previous Govt never bothered for Sports | AGARTALA, Aug 6 (TIWN): Chief Minister Biplab Deb on Monday during the felicitation programme of under 17 football players who won Asian Students Championship this year said that the previous Govt was always in slumber to develop the sports sector. | 06-Aug-2018 |
Saffron-Administration of Biplab Deb : B | AGARTALA, Aug 6 (TIWN): Tripura has witnessed saffonization of Administration when Chief Minister Biplab Deb took her Party Secretary (Mahamantri) Pratima Bhowmik in Sports & Youths Affairs programme. Pratima Bhowmik has already covered many Govt programmes at the micro level at Sonamura and other subdivisions where she introduced herself as a "social worker". But on Monday in the felicitation programme organized for the players of ADC, who have won the championship trophy at Asian level, she was sharing dais with Chief Minister and other officials, which sparked controversy on spot. Question raises, instead of taking Sports Minister Manoj Deb and ADC CEM Radha Charan Debbarma, why a BJP leader was taken at there ? This is the first time that Sports & Youth Affairs Dept has practiced such a process. | 06-Aug-2018 |
Biplab Deb’s promise of 7 Lakhs J | AGARTALA / NEWS DELHI, Aug 6 (TIWN): Chief Minister Biplab Deb on his maiden visit to Delhi after swearing-in gave an interview to Times of India(ToI) Journalist Mohua Chatterjee promising 7 lakhs Job creation within first 30 months which was published to ToI & many other national media on March 23,2018. National media & TIWN were skeptical on Biplab Deb’s gigantic claims but after 5 months of poor governance it is crystal clear that Chief Minister only thrown FAKE promises to fool media & masses as nowhere near 7 Lakhs Job creation is possible within 30 months. In 5 months rule by Biplab Deb not only turned Tripura a Lawless State with daily theft and crimes, even auspicious Royal Era Temple Laxminarayan Bari Temple was looted by criminals under the nose of Police HQ and West P.S. Police Stations. | 06-Aug-2018 |
No Police success yet on sensational Lax | AGARTALA, Aug 6 (TIWN): Increasing crimes in Tripura capital and rest of State in last 5 months indicate massive deterioration under Home Minister cum CM Biplab Deb. Amid claims about Rule-of-Law in Triupura, police yet to get success with sensational Laxmi Narayan Bari loot case. After such a heinous crime happened on the heart of Agartala City, for not a single time, Chief Minister Biplab Deb has visited Laxmi Narayan Bari, even though he is also holding the Home Ministry. However, SP West District Ajit Pratap Singh said that police will surely find out the culprits behind the crime and fingerprint experts have taken notes after the incident and police’s intelligence is working to find out the culprit. SP West also said that no Gold ornament was theft as those items were found in a drain following the incident but the flute of Krishna(Narayan) and some silver items have been taken away. Surprisingly, the Chief Minister has not made any visit in the temple even after 5 days of the incident. The incident took place on Wednesday night. | 05-Aug-2018 |
Sunil Deodhar's thunderous return to Sta | Agartala, Aug 6 (TIWN): Chief Minister Biplab Deb's former mentor Sunil Deodhar's retrun to State Politics once again proved Biplab faction's false propaganda that Sunil Deodhar was removed from Tripura Politics and migrated to Andhra Pradesh as State Co-Incharge. | 05-Aug-2018 |
‘Only destructions in last 5 month | AGARTALA, Aug 6 (TIWN): CPI-M MP Jitendra Choudhury while addressing media during his visit in various parts of the state with Fact Finding team said that even though BJP could not create anything in last few months but only destructions and bulldozing of party offices were done. | 05-Aug-2018 |
‘Post is given by Party for Upoyog | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): Tripura BJP Observer, National Secretary Sunil Deodhar on Sunday while invited by BJP leaders in felicitation programme in his honour at BJP headquarter, said, “Even though I have been invited by Biplab Deb for being honoured with National Secretary post, but we don’t have that culture to be honoured.BJP believes in honouring Country and its peopleâ€. | 05-Aug-2018 |
Non-BJP fact finding team declares, â | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): Non-BJP fact finding team after completing two days long visit in Tripura told media, Tripura is undergoing undeclared emergency situation. | 05-Aug-2018 |
‘If that much of Lawlessness, Crim | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): Non-BJP parties parliamentary delegation''s Tripura visit ended with note of massive large scale violence and degradation of Law & Order under Biplab Deb led BJP Govt. Ending her two days long visit in Tripura, social activist Medha Patkar while addressing media at Agartala Press Club has expressed her concern about Tripura's law and order situation pointing the murder episodes of the state in last 5 months. “People have been killed, lynched, CPI-M activists were injured, murdered and attacks are going on. CPI-M party offices, which are even pakka-buildings have been demolished and the devastating demolitions are going on. Democracy is no more existing in this state under BJP Govtâ€. “The party offices were bulldozed because they are established govt land whereas with the same party offices markets, shops, houses are equally standing but nobody touched them. It proves, the party offices of CPI-M has been demolished intentionally. If this is the condition of 5 months of their Governance, what will happen in next 5 years ?†| 05-Aug-2018 |
‘No problem if Bangladeshis are se | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, Tripura unit declared that they do not have any problem with NRC in Assam and Bangladeshis must have to leave India, but till then everybody should be given voting rights. | 05-Aug-2018 |
‘Massive membership drive ongoing | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): Tripura Congress spokesperson Harekrishna Bhowmik on Sunday while attending in a joining programme of Congress at the Congress Bhawan said that massive joining progarmmes are going on through out Tripura. | 05-Aug-2018 |
Many CPI-M leaders wives are getting soc | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): When CPI-M is hitting the ruling BJP for the ongoing complaints about the temporary suspension of the social pensions in Tripura, BJP Minister Pranajit Singha Roy on Sunday has counterattacked the opposition CPI-M saying many heavyweight comrades wives are getting social pension claiming them as “Paricharika†(maid) in official record. The Minister on Sunday was addressing at Udaipur in a programme organized by ‘Development Corporation Karmachari Sangha’. Pranjait Singha Roy said, “4.2 lakh people are benefited from social pensions but it has been noted that heavy weight leaders' wives who are actually not maids, recorded as maids. We will do inquiry on that but right now our aim is to benefit those people who are deprived till now due to the previous corrupt Govt. Many fraud activities now are exposing and our Govt is concerned about the deprived beneficiaries. We are aimed to give a transparent Governance to the peopleâ€. | 05-Aug-2018 |
Three Railway Passengers caught with Gan | Dharmanagar (North Tripura), July 5 (TIWN): At least three persons were nabbed by Police on Sunday from Agartala-Dharmanagar local train. | 05-Aug-2018 |
'Agartala-Udaipur fare is Rs. 37, not Rs | AGARTALA, Aug 3 (TIWN): Bus drivers are roaming with fake charts of bus fare, whereas Transport Dept has clearly instructed that the Agartala-Shekerkot Rs. 9, Agartala Bishalgarh Rs. 15, Agartala-Charilam-19, Agartala-Bisramganj : 24, Agartala-Bagma-32, Agartala-Uadipur fare will be Rs. 37, Agartala-Matabari-41, Agartala Garjee-49, Agartala-Bircahndra Manu-46, Agartala-Sabroom-97. | 05-Aug-2018 |
CPI-M remembers Communist leader Muzaffa | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): CPI-M Trpura unit has remembered Communist leader Muzaffar Ahmed on his 129th birth anniversary. | 05-Aug-2018 |
Tripura BJP Chief Sunil Deodhar returns | Agartala, Aug 5 (TIWN): Amid thunderous cheers by huge crowd in Agartala Airport on Sunday morning, Tripura BJP In-Charge cum newly elevated National Secretary Sunil Deodhar arrived Agartala. | 05-Aug-2018 |
Tripura CM calls Govt Doctors to have pa | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): Chief Minister Biplab Deb on Sunday has called state’s Doctors to have patience like Munis and Rishis (Hindu Saints). | 05-Aug-2018 |
National BJP Secretary, Tripura BJP In-c | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): After Bharatiya Janata Party's Chief Amit Shah had appointed Tripura BJP In-charge Sunil Deodhar as the National Secretary ahead of Lok Sabha poll and Andra Pradesh Co-Incharge, Deodhar has received a grand welcome at Agartala Airport on Sunday. After arriving in Agartala Airport, Deodhar said, “I am grateful to the BJP Tripura leaders and karyakartas for overwhelming reception at Agartala airport. Reached here for the first time after being entrusted the responsibility as National Secretary and Co-Incharge, Andhra Pradeshâ€. Sunil Deodhar alone is now with three big responsibilities as along with being National Secretary and Tripura BJP Incharge, he will also continue as Assistant Prabhari (Co-in Charge) of Andhra Pradesh. Among BJP Ministers, only Sudip Barman and MLA Sushanta Chowdhury, MLA Asish Saha were present at the Airport. | 05-Aug-2018 |
‘Sunil Deodhar Ji agey barho, Haam | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): Thunderous cheers by huge crowd in Agartala Airport on Sunday morning, Tripura BJP In-Charge cum newly elevated National Secretary Sunil Deodhar arrived Agartala. Amid controversies of Deodhar and state BJP leaders led by Biplab Deb's’ power tussle, Tripura youths have raised slogan while proceeding with Deodhar’s rally from Agartala Airport saying, “Sunil Deodhar Ji agey barho, Haam tumhare saath Hai’ (Sunil Deodhar go ahead, we are with you). | 05-Aug-2018 |
'Democracy is in danger in Tripura' : Me | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): In her two days long visit in Tripura social activist Medha Patekar said, democracy is at stake in Tripura. | 04-Aug-2018 |
Tripura gears up to celebrate Rakhi-Band | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): Along with the whole Nation, Tripura has geared up to celebrate Rakhi Bandhan Utsav. This year Rakhi Bandhan Utsav falls on August 26. | 04-Aug-2018 |
CPI-M Govt led illegally recruited 10323 | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): For 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 Saturday Tripura Ministers themselves have accepted that Education Dept is working day night to save 10323 teachers, but nobody talked about those 58 petitioners who fought against illegal recruitment of 10323 teachers for years after years. Recently 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. | 04-Aug-2018 |
‘Quality Education is impossible u | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): When BJP led state govt is postponing the regularization issue of the contractual employees of the teachers, Tripura Health Minister Sudip Barman said, “Quality Education is impossible unless and until teachers futures are securedâ€. “In comparison to other depts., Education Dept comes in the first row of regularization priority; as unless and until the teachers are happy and assured about their job security, they can not concentrate in workâ€. "Teachers' regularization and how to save their lives are our everyday discussion issue. In each cabinet meeting, discussions are going on about how to regularize employees like you and 10323 teachers. It's true in teaching profession, quality can not exist unless the Teachers are in peace and their careers are safe", he said. “We are not at all in revengeful politics like the previous Govt (CPI-M). In 1993, huge numbers of the irregular employees in various Dept were terminated regardless AMC, Forest Dept, Forest Dept after the Govt was changed". | 04-Aug-2018 |
MPs from Non-BJP parties visiting Tripur | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): Swabhimani Pakhsha Party MP and CPI-M MP K.K. Ragesh, other national leaders as Medha Patkar , Rajaram Singh, Ashok Dhariwal are visiting in Tripura aimed to check the conditions of people at here. | 04-Aug-2018 |
BJP’s huge ‘unemploymentâ | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): Ratan Lal turned ‘Problem solver ‘Nanny’ of all seasons for Tripura’s inexperienced Chief Minister. So far, when the SSA teachers will be regularized it's unsure after whole day session. Before the Election the Political leaders who day night worked with 'jhandas', now measuring themselves with "Mountains". Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath on Saturday has called ownself as "Mountain" saying people don't have to look at the Mountain but the Minister himself has come to meet the common men today. The SSA teachers who were not permitted yesterday to gather today by West District Police at first, but later after the letter of police was leaked then SSA teachers got permission in the evening, was today thanked by the Education cum Law Minister saying it's excellent decision to hold the gathering on holiday as no more "Dharna" will be accepted in coming days especially on working day. Ratan Lal Nath also said, if BJP Govt had not taken action then the SSA teachers jobs would be terminated on March 31st, 2018. | 04-Aug-2018 |
'Ministers are coming to meet common men | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): So far, when the SSA teachers will be regularized it's unsure yet. Before the Election the Political leaders who day night worked with 'jhandas', now measuring themselves with "Mountains". Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath on Saturday has called ownself as "Mountain" saying people don't have to look at the Mountain but the Minister himself has come to meet the common men today. The SSA teachers who were not permitted to gather today by West District Police at first, but later after the letter of police was leaked then SSA teachers got permission in the evening, was today thanked by the Education cum Law Minister saying it's excellent decision to hold the gathering on holiday as no more "Dharna" will be accepted in coming days especially on working day. | 04-Aug-2018 |
Fraud arrested from GB hospital | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): One fraud was arrested after common people caught him and handed over to police from GB hospital. | 04-Aug-2018 |
Elder brother surrenders before police a | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): Elder brother has brutally killed own younger brother on Saturday at Gakulnagar, under Kamalasagar constituency. | 04-Aug-2018 |
'Govt working hard to save SSA and 10323 | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): Minister Sudip Barman who fought against CPI-M Govt’s illegal recruitment of 10323 teachers at High Court and Supreme Court during his leadership in the opposition parties Congress & Trinamool, has declared on Saturday that the Present Govt (BJP) is working hard to save 10323 teachers' lives along with other irregular teachers of the state. Sudip Barman while addressing in SSA's Satyagraha programme before Rabindra Bhawan said, "Teachers' regularization and how to save their lives are our everyday discussion issue. In each cabinet meeting, discussions are going on about how to regularize employees like you and 10323 teachers. It's true in teaching profession, quality can not exist unless the Teachers are in peace and their careers are safe". "We are not at all in revengeful politics like the previous Govt (CPI-M). In 1993, huge numbers of the irregular employees in various Dept were terminated regardless AMC, Forest Dept, Forest Dept after the Govt was changed". | 04-Aug-2018 |
Regularization demand : SSA teachers gat | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): With the demand of regularization, Tripura SSA teachers have gathered before Rabindra Bhawan on Saturday. | 04-Aug-2018 |
TET qualified teachers criticized CPI-M | UDAIPUR / AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): Above 200 TET qualified teachers have gathered in Udaipur Municipality Office's conference hall on Saturday with demand of regularization and withdrawal of fixed pay scale due to which each state govt employee has to suffer for first 5 years of his / her job career. The conference was attended by Shital Majumder, BJP Gomati District Vice President. While addressing, he said that Govt is sympathetic towards them and working in that direction. At the same time, the BJP leader also strongly criticized the previous CPI-M govt for inventing "fixed" scale system for employees. The teachers have further demanded their regularization since their jobs beginning month and to mitigate all the arrears. Even after TET qualification, the teachers were appointed in various schools at fixed pay scale which has generated mass anger among the qualified teachers. | 04-Aug-2018 |
CM & Home Minister Biplab Deb's Police | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): It was a 'blunder' by West District Police by accepting the unstable law and order condition of the state, while it denied SSA teachers for giving permission to gather at Rabindra Bhawan on Saturday. After the blunder, when the letter was leaked, Police in the evening had permitted SSA teachers to hold their programme in front of Rabindra Bhawan. But amid ruling BJP's claim about 'no violence' in Tripura, the letter itself revealed that police is not confident about law and order situation of the state. If police denies 'weak law and order', then it will be proven that police's role is not unbiased and they are working on behalf of ruling party to suppress the oppositions voice, which the CPI-M has been claiming. On Wednesday night along with Laxmi Narayan Bari, another local’s home was looted but till now, Capital city’s cops have remained clueless about the culprits. | 04-Aug-2018 |
Traditional 'Ker Puja' observed with dev | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): The centuries-old tribal custom in Tripura, Ker Puja which permits no deaths, births or even recreation within a notified area has been observed with full devotion in Northeast state Tripura. | 04-Aug-2018 |
'Brahmin' priests demand various facilit | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): The Brahmin priests on Saturday under 'Vedic Brahmin Samaj' has raised various demands from the BJP led State Govt. | 04-Aug-2018 |
Tripura Artists remember Kishore Kumar o | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): On the occasion of 89th birth anniversary of most loved singers as well as actors of Indian cinema Kishore Kumar, Tripura’s young artist of “Vibration†group organized a rally here in Agartala. | 03-Aug-2018 |
‘Not only Mamata, but Mayawati can | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): When talks are going on about whether Rahul Gandhi and his party is interested to chose Mamata Banerjee as Prime Minister candidate, Tripura Congress has cleared the doubt saying Mamata Banerjee’s name was taken randomly and it can be Mayawati too. | 03-Aug-2018 |
‘No help was done by State Govt to | AGARTALA, July 4 (TIWN): CPI-M leader Narayan Kar has slammed the ruling BJP Govt for victimizing the flood victim farmers in Tripura, alleging no proper compensation was given to the faemers in state following the deadly flood. | 03-Aug-2018 |
Amarpur SDM Office Fire incident : Congr | AMARPUR / AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): Tripura Congress Chief Birjit Sinha has marked the fire incident of Amarpur subdivision as an “Intrigue†to burn the corruption. | 03-Aug-2018 |
Tripura’s Jobless Victims : Elect | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): BJP Govt’s immature steps are causing tremendous sufferings for State’s unemployed youths. Even though it has been said that to maintain the transparency, BJP Govt has cancelled the ongoing recruitment process as CPI-M’s recruitment process was ‘not’ transparent but ultimately sufferer are the unemployed youths who spent money, wasted energy to prepare for the tests. Few of the cancelled interviews took around for two years but due to election the appointments or last formalities were just left. But when the job aspirants were waiting for final list, new govt’s cancellation of the whole recruitment process, it has triggered huge resentments. Moreover, under New Recruitment Policy and new kinds of exams the job aspirants may face a jolt. The overage people who will get one and only chance to sit in the interview, they are the highest sufferer as in new recruitment whether they can score like before or not, it’s under doubt. At the time, police job aspirants 1451 youths who passed in the interview and were hoping for call letters; even after CM had assured, their jobs are also been terminated. | 04-Aug-2018 |
90 voters joined in Congress | KAMALASAGAR, Aug 3 (TIWN): 90 voters from 25 families have joined Congress at Kamalsagar leaving CPI-M and BJP. | 03-Aug-2018 |
Police changes decision, SSAs get permis | AGARTALA, Aug 3 (TIWN): After police’s acceptance on weak law and order condition was exposed and Home Dept’s concern with law and order with innocent SSA teachers gathering planning on tomorrow had come in media limelight, West District Police finally have given permission to the SSA teachers to gather at Agartala in front of Rabindra Bhawan on tomorrow. | 03-Aug-2018 |
Tripura Govt cancels all existing recrui | AGARTALA, Aug 3 (TIWN): Giving one time relaxations to the overage candidates who appeared in the ongoing recruitment process since the previous govt (CPI-M Govt), Tripura cabinet has decided to introduce new recruitment process with the recently announced New Recruitment Policy, cancelling all the ongoing recruitment. However, the decision is receiving mixed response as many candidates had already passed the whole interview and were waiting for fresh recruitment. On the other side, employed youths are happy as the interview will be according to much transparent New Recruitment Policy, which was announced by the newly charged BJP Govt on May 19. The BJP led State Govt believes that in this way all unemployed will get a fair chance for govt job. Thus the council of Ministers have decided in cabinet meeting on Thursday, which has announced on Friday evening by Law Minister Ratan Lal Nath, “In view of the New Recruitment Policy, approved by the Govt that all new appointments should be made as per the new policy". | 03-Aug-2018 |
Gomati District gears up to celebrate In | UDAIPUR, Aug 3 (TIWN): A colouful celebration of Independence Day has been planned for Gomati District this year. | 03-Aug-2018 |
CM calls ‘Janata Durbar’ at | AGARTALA, Aug 3 (TIWN): 'Janata Durbar' was conducted by Chief Minister Biplab Deb on Friday at Secretariat. | 03-Aug-2018 |