Archive Detail
Title | Description | Posted Date |
---|---|---|
Modified Route Dispersal Policy takes a | Agartala/Aizawl, Feb 15 (TIWN / IANS) With the number of flights to and from the northeastern states witnessing a sharp decline over the past several months, passengers from the region are facing severe difficulties travelling to other parts of the country.The drop in flight numbers to the mountainous states of Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya is mainly attributed to modification in the Civil Aviation Ministry's 25-year-old Route Dispersal Policy (RDP), which made it mandatory for all airlines to operate 10 per cent of their flights in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast. | 16-Feb-2019 |
‘Without Pakistan’s help te | AGARTALA, Feb 16 (TIWN): Tripura Health Minister Sudip Barman on Saturday while addressing at Chandrapur (south) high School said that it is only through Pakistan’s help that this terror attack has taken place. | 16-Feb-2019 |
11 houses burnt, MP visited | AGARTALA, Feb 16 (TIWN): Huge numbers of houses were burnt at Jogendranagar area in Agartala. | 16-Feb-2019 |
ABVP protested against Pulwama Terror At | AGARTALA, Feb 16 (TIWN): Protesting against Pulwama attack, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has kicked off a protest rally along with College students of various College sin Agartala. | 16-Feb-2019 |
Book stalls yet to be opened 1 day after | AGARTALA, Feb 16 (TIWN): Even 1 day after book fair’s inauguration many stalls couldn’t be opened till now, fueled huge resentments among the businessmen. | 16-Feb-2019 |
When State Govt to release Report on Jir | AGARTALA, Feb 16 (TIWN): The BJP Govt is still answerless to the people of its state on Jirania, Madhabbari violence took place on January 8. Denying the demand of Judicial investigation, the Govt stood by Magisterial investigation, promising within 1 month the report will be published. Chief Minister Biplab Deb holding a press conference ordered Magisterial investigation of that incident, but 1 month, 9 days have already crossed, no report yet came. The opposition had demanded Judicial investigation in the violence as video footages were recovered where police’s brutality was exposed. The political tornado centering Jirania Police firing against agitators of Citizenship Amendment Bill in Tripura ahead of Lok Sabha Election started after state police led by SP West Ajit Pratap Singh started firing without prior announcement and that shooting injured 6 youths critically. The victim side said that during a road blockade in peaceful movement, two teams came face to face but suddenly police started firing but for that police neither announced anything in prior led the brutal incident. | 16-Feb-2019 |
All parties stand united, pass resolutio | New Delhi / Agartala, Feb 16 (TIWN): The all-party meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Parliament on Saturday passed a resolution condemning the February 14 Pulwama attack that has till now claimed the lives of 49 CRPF troopers."We strongly condemn the dastardly terror act in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir in which lives of 40 (Thursday's immediate figure) brave jawans of CRPF were lost. We, along with all our countrymen, stand with their families in this hour of grief," the resolution passed at the meet called by the Centre, stated."We strongly condemn terrorism in all forms and the support being given to it across the border," it read.The resolution also said that in the past three decades, the country has faced the menace of cross-border terrorism and India has displaced both firmness and resilience in dealing with these challenges."The entire nation speaks in one voice to express its determination to fight these challenges. Today, we stand united in solidarity with our security forces in fighting terrorism and in defending the unity and integrity of the nation," it added.The attack has left the security establishment stunned as it created the biggest casualty of security personnel in a single day in peace time. | 16-Feb-2019 |
Ex-Govt employee, murder victim Sukhu Go | AGARTALA, Feb 16 (TIWN): Brutally murdered Sukhu Gour, hasn’t been compensated till day by Tripura Govt. | 16-Feb-2019 |
BJP facing tough times in Tripura ahead | AGARTALA, Feb 16 (TIWN): Ahead of Lok Sabha Election, Tripura BJP Govt is facing tough situation to answer the people on its zero development on Vision Document. | 16-Feb-2019 |
Self-defense will be taught in Tripura s | AGARTALA, Feb 16 (TIWN): Tripura Govt to introduce self-defense course for girls in schools. | 16-Feb-2019 |
Tripura BJP’s social media activi | AGARTALA, Feb 16 (TIWN): Ahead of Lok Sabha election BJP’s social media activists are super-active to remind people about Modi’s patriotism and whenever any media is publishing any news about other issue than Kashmir, they are reminding to check border issues. | 15-Feb-2019 |
Tripura BJP’s social media activi | AGARTALA, Feb 16 (TIWN): Ahead of Lok Sabha election BJP’s social media activists are super-active to remind people about Modi’s patriotism and whenever any media is publishing any news about other issue than Kashmir, they are reminding to check border issues. | 15-Feb-2019 |
JUMLA 2019 : Fake promise of 50,000 Govt | AGARTALA, Feb 15 (TIWN): JUMLA promises house-to-house jobs, 50000 Govt jobs in first 1 year empowered BJP in power, but after 11 months of passage, there is no sign of fulfilling BJP’s pre-poll promise, rather the Education Minister said, mitigating unemployment problems, Govt is ready to give loans but recruitment in Education Dept is not solution of unemployment. One after one, all recruitments were cancelled by the BJP Govt and now above 3000 teachers posts were put in abeyance. Now a days, Tripura youths have no other words except jobs and recruitments. Even where news are posted for Govt has compensated 2 lakhs to each martyr family, the netizens are leaving their comments begging jobs.But, Chief Minister Biplab Deb already said that “Giving everyone job is not possible, but Govt’s work is to keep the hope alive and make positive attitude among youthsâ€.Also under Biplab Deb Govt for the first time in Tripura’s history unemployed youths were arrested, legal notices were sent against them after protest. | 16-Feb-2019 |
4 injured in BJP’s attack, 2 bike | AGARTALA, Feb 15 (TIWN): In a BJP led massive attack atleast 4 persons were injured heavily and 2 bikes were damaged in the attack. | 15-Feb-2019 |
All Political Parties marched silent ral | AGARTALA / Kolkata, Feb 15 (TIWN): Condemning Pulwama attack which snatched 45 lives in a terrorist-blow, ruling and opposition parties have marched silent rallies at the state capital city Agartala. Congress from Post Office HQ started the rally and BJP from the Krishnanagar office led by Biplab Deb and other Ministers kicked off a rally. CPI-M's rally was conducted at Bengal today. The rallies were silent, marched with candles as a part of national mourning day. Also ABVP and student wings of CPI-M, Congress participated in the condemnation programme. A group of people also burnt Pakistan’s flag on the heart of capital city Agartala. State Govt of Tripura has announced Rs. 2 lakhs compensation for each martyr family who had killed in the suicide attack in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. While attending the 52nd Tripura State Athlete Championship, Chief Minister Biplab Deb has restricted all coloulful presentation of cultural programmes after terror attack at Kashmir left 45 CRPF jawans injured. Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday asserted that terrorism cannot divide India and pledged the support of the entire Opposition to the government in the wake of Thursday's terror attack in Pulwama that killed 45 CRPF troopers. Manmohan Singh too expressed his grief over the tragedy and said, "We shall never compromise with terrorist forces and we will work together as one united nation to deal with terrorism. | 15-Feb-2019 |
Agartala Book Fair begins today | AGARTALA, Feb 15 (TIWN): Much awaited Agartala Book Fair has begun from Monday at the ground of Umakanta Academy. | 15-Feb-2019 |
Pulwama attack : Tripura Govt to compens | AGARTALA, Feb 15 (TIWN): State Govt of Tripura has announced Rs. 2 lakhs compensation for each martyr family who had killed in the suicide attack in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. | 15-Feb-2019 |
Robbers snatched gold-chain of woman in | AGARTALA, Feb 15 (TIWN): One robber was held by West Agartala Police on Friday who was escaping after snatching a gold necklace from a woman. | 15-Feb-2019 |
Dasda violence : Chakma Students’ | AGARTALA / KANCHANPUR, Feb 15 (TIWN): Chakma community backed students’ organization explained Dasda-violence, sought action against both community's people who violated peace, which has left 5 Chakma youths injured and hospitalized. | 15-Feb-2019 |
ABVP demands urgent teachers’ rec | AGARTALA, Feb 15 (TIWN): BJP’s ally Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad has asked the BJP led State Govt to recruit teachers in faster manner. | 15-Feb-2019 |
Resentments grip state pensioners as â | AGARTALA, Feb 15 (TIWN): Resentments have gripped the Pensioners under State Govt of Tripura as no benefit they received from the present Govt yet, even though before the election all pensioners were signed in BJP’s election-agreement. Expressing depression, Govt Pensioners Association Tripura has demanded 2.57 multiplying factor should be implemented for all pensioners. They alleged, before the BJP Govt assumed in power, either employees or pensioners all have been equally paid, whereas this time nothing was hiked for pensioners and many pensioners are getting various types of pensions.Along with 7th pay commission, minimum 9000 rupees of pension was also demanded.The Pensioners Association said that there are 5000 permanent workers, whose allowanced are only 500 rupees, which is not at all the deserve amount.The pensioners also have demanded hike in this.Promising 7th Pay Commission to be implemented from 2016 for employees and pensioners, there has been no hike of the pensions yet, but with a shocking move, the State BJP Govt has imposed taxes on the pensions which was never done under previous CPI-M and Congress Govt. | 15-Feb-2019 |
‘Previous Govt couldn’t uti | AGARTALA, Feb 15 (TIWN): Tripura Health, Environment Minister Sudip Barman has blamed the previous Govt for being failed to utilize 1700 crores for state’s welfare came from biometric project of ONGC. | 15-Feb-2019 |
Tripura Govt urges no colourful celebrat | AGARTALA, Feb 15 (TIWN): While attending the 52nd Tripura State Athlete Championship, Chief Minister Biplab Deb has restricted all colouful presentation of cultural programmes after terror attack at Kashmir left 45 CRPF jawans injured. | 15-Feb-2019 |
Tripura TET exam’s cancellation p | AGARTALA, Feb 15 (TIWN): Resentments spiked up among the B.Ed qualified unemployed youths in Tripura who couldn’t appear in the upcoming TET examination as Govt has put the entire test in abeyance and there is almost no chance that those vacant posts will come in advertisement again. With another shocking note, Education Minister Ratan lal Nath has announced if needed Govt to give loans but teaching is not the alternative to end unemployment problems. He further announced a “proper filtering†should be done so that there is no compromise with the teachers quality. What Ratanlal Nath meant was the TET will be slow and tough and hard-filtering will be done. Above 5000 youths are unemployed who are having B.Ed degrees already or in the last semester.“I know, in media reports are coming mixing unemployment and teachers recruitment. But, I will not do that. If needed Rs. 10 lakhs of loans will be given to unemployed youths so that they can become establish but no compromise will be done regarding teachers qualityâ€, said Ratanlal Nath signaling he needs quality of teachers. | 15-Feb-2019 |
‘Terrorism can’t divide Ind | New Delhi / Agartala, Feb 15 (TIWN) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday asserted that terrorism cannot divide India and pledged the support of the entire Opposition to the government in the wake of Thursday's terror attack in Pulwama that killed 45 CRPF troopers. Strongly condemning the attack, the worst-ever in Jammu and Kashmir, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh too said that the day was for mourning and not raising politically contentious issues. "This is a terrible tragedy and this type of violence done against the most valuable Indians - our soldiers - is absolutely disgusting. We want to make it clear that the aim of terrorism is to divide this country and we are not going to be divided for even one second," Gandhi told the media here. | 15-Feb-2019 |
‘Sad, but we must continue develop | AGARTALA, Feb 15 (TIWN): After the biggest ever terrorist attack has taken place, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra on Friday urged the nation to continue works even more passionately than earlier as terrorists’ aim always have been to sluggish the development of a country. | 15-Feb-2019 |
‘My home is at Chittagong’, | AGARTALA, Feb 15 (TIWN): Once again Chief Minister Biplab Deb has raised storms of criticism and this time, he initiated the storm by saying his home is at Chattogram (Chittagong), which is at Bangladesh. | 14-Feb-2019 |
Farmer’s vegetable field destroye | KHOWAI, Feb 15 (TIWN): Vegetables of a farmer were destroyed by miscreants at Khowai. | 14-Feb-2019 |
Farmer’s vegetable field destroye | KHOWAI, Feb 15 (TIWN): Vegetables of a farmer were destroyed by miscreants at Khowai. | 14-Feb-2019 |
Suicide attack at Kashmir, Modi Govtâ | AGARTALA, Feb 15 (TIWN): Modi Govt has failed to control the Kashmir problem, whereas peace-loving Northeast was turned a battle ground between communities with Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016, which has been however lapsed in Rajya Sabha, but it was exposed by Tripura Royal scion Pradyot Manikya how BJP Govt used the IPFT agitation for long 10 days at Baramura in 2017 before the Assembly election. It was alleged that polarization should be continued throughout Tripura centering the protest. Internet was shutdown tow times in Tripura under the BJP Govt, eventhough with the recent Citizenship Amendment Bill issue any communal issues couldn’t grow here much as all the communities protested against the Citizenship Amendment Bill. | 15-Feb-2019 |
20 crores embezzlement in PF Pension, 14 | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, Feb 15 (TIWN): Huge numbers of provident fund holders and pensioners are undergoing tensions as their pensions’ and provident funds have been invested in such corporate sectors which are now undergoing huge debts. | 14-Feb-2019 |
‘Modi Govt failed to involve all s | AGARTALA, Feb 14 (TIWN): The Polit Bureau of the CPI-M has strongly condemns the terrorist attack mounted on a CRPF convoy in Pulwama in Jammu & Kashmir. So far over 20 CRPF personnel have been reportedly killed in this attack while over another 40 are injured. | 14-Feb-2019 |
JUMLA 2019 : ‘If needed, Rs.10 lak | AGARTALA, Feb 14 (TIWN): iplab Deb’s fraudsters in action to fool public ahead of Lok Sabha Election. Modi Govt has kept Tripura near zero-balance, central fund deprivation which is everyday evident from Ministers’ and CM’s speeches. Even though huge propagandas were made regarding relaxation in teachers recruitment in Tripura, saying huge numbers of teachers are needed for the schools on urgent basis, but taking a U-Turn from relaxing teachers qualification, today in a meeting with SCERT, Ratanlal Nath said that not only TET but after that also the “proper filtering†should be done so that there is no compromise with the teachers quality. The same Minister who faced massive protest by B.Ed qualified / undergoing students in front of Secretariat after Govt sought relaxation for teachers recruitment from the Central Govt and also sent legal notices against 40 agitators and few were arrested, but after Central govt relaxed the qualification, now Ratanlal Nath has reminded the importance of double “filteringâ€. | 14-Feb-2019 |
‘No greater feeling than one feels | AGARTALA, Feb 14 (TIWN): Tripura Health Minister Sudip Barman on Thursday has once again called people to donate blood saying there is no better feeling than donating blood. | 14-Feb-2019 |
‘Will not recruit teachers as opti | AGARTALA, Feb 14 (TIWN): In the first ever reaction to the media criticism on the cancellation of teachers recruitment under TET, Tripura Education Minister Ratanlal Nath said on Thursday, "I will not recruit teachers to mitigate unemployment problems". | 14-Feb-2019 |
‘India is growing faster than Chin | AGARTALA, Feb 14 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb on Thursday while addressing in a self-help group and marketing related seminar at Agartala said that ‘India is growing faster than China, Israel, America under Modi’. | 14-Feb-2019 |
Congress exposed Modi’s fake fund | AGARTALA, Feb 14 (TIWN): Even the Verma Committee report published by the BJP Govt in October-2018 for Tripura Pay Matrix announcement, pointed a fact that since 2014 the funding for Tripura downed massively and under the present condition of the State Finance, as it is 7th Pay Commission can not be given by the BJP Govt. In similar way, the Modi Govt has been slashing MGNREGA funds for Tripura even though everytime in budget data claim that Northeast budget has been hiked. Holding a press conference at Congress Bhawan, Tripura Congress President Birjit Sinha comparing both UPA and NDA Govts’ era said, “In UPA Govt’s time the then CPI-M Govt couldn’t utilize the full fund came for MGNREGA and in many places 100 days works couldn’t be thus given, but today MGNREGA mandays has downed at around 30%. Across the state an unpleasant situation is going on. People are depressed. Govt must take initiative to develop the situationâ€.Noteworthy, from 94% MGNREGA mandays, Tripura is now suffering from acute crisis of work, affecting the economy overall the state including hitting the business. | 14-Feb-2019 |
No clarification from State Govt on TET | AGARTALA, Feb 14 (TIWN): The previous Govt eventhough was blamed for massive unemployment problems of Tripura, but time to time recruitments were done and in each week former Finance Minister Bhanulal Saha calling media, announced job creation. But BJP even though came in power by promising to fillup 50,000 vacant posts in Govt Depts, but after 11 months of passage instead of recruiting Govt has continued cancelling existing recruitments. Pause in recruitment has lifted roars of protest in Tripura in recently days.CPI-M’s wings have marched a massive protest in the capital city Agartala seeing reason behind cancellation of huge numbers of vacant posts under TET circulation. The CPI-M youth and student wings gheraoed the Education office, placed deputation seeking reason behind cancelling the TET exams, but so far no clarification has been given by the State Govt yet. | 14-Feb-2019 |
Congress to kick off ‘Krishak Juba | AGARTALA, Feb 14 (TIWN): Tripura Congress will launch a massive protest rally in Tripura on February 25, voicing for the farmers across state. | 14-Feb-2019 |
Adopt an animal at Tripura Zoo | Agartala, Feb 14 (TIWN / IANS) Ever dreamt of adopting a lion, a crocodile or a Himalayan black bear or any wild animal? | 14-Feb-2019 |
Much awaited Agartala Book Fair to begin | AGARTALA, Feb 14 (TIWN): Much awaited Agartala Book Fair is scheduled to be held from Monday at the ground of Umakanta Academy. | 14-Feb-2019 |
Dumboor in coming days may sink Amarpur, | AGARTALA, Feb 14 (TIWN): Tripura Congress President Birjit Sinha on Thursday has warned the State Govt that in coming days if the barrage of Dumboor damages due to any reason or earthquake then the Govt will be responsible, as there is no maintenance of the barrage for long. | 14-Feb-2019 |
Book inauguration programme schedule scr | AGARTALA, Feb 14 (TIWN): With shocking revelation, invitation card for a book inauguration has addressed Tripura BJP General Secretary Pratima Bhomwik as ‘social worker’ naming her as ‘Agni-Kanya’. | 13-Feb-2019 |
Health Dept recruitments for Multi Purpo | AGARTALA, Feb 14 (TIWN): Recruitments have been put on abeyance under various departments of Tripura Govt. | 13-Feb-2019 |
Tripura Bar Association Election to be h | AGARTALA, Feb 14 (TIWN): For the upcoming Tripura Bar Association Election, CPI-M and Congress candidates have submitted nominations. | 13-Feb-2019 |
Pratima Bhowmik’s brother Biswaji | SONAMURA, Feb 14 (TIWN): A massive fight erupted between BJP activists at Sonamura on Wednesday. | 13-Feb-2019 |
‘Don’t get confused, Modi i | AGARTALA, Feb 14 (TIWN): After BJP’s miserable loss, failure in Rajya Sabha to pass Citizenship Amendment Bill, so finally Biplab Deb in a press conference realized loss of mass support and bad time for himself as Biplab’s 11 months misrule marked as “Saddam Hussain’s draconian Era in Tripura’s history. “Ashamed†Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb at his own words favoring unconstitutional Citizenship Amendment Bill and his police’s brutal action of firing on “innocent†youths who were protesting against Citizenship Amendment Bill on January 8, 2019 at Madhab Bari, has now finally talked standing on the ground. Almost in gesture of accepting own wrong moves, Biplab Deb said the security of Tripura is under his liability. | 14-Feb-2019 |
1 month crossed BJP Govt ordered Magiste | AGARTALA, Feb 14 (TIWN): January 8, 2019 the black day of Tripura’s democracy left 6 youths injured while protesting against Modi Govt’s Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in police firing in order of SP West Ajit Pratap Singh at Madhabbari of Jirania, whereas two days after the incident, Chief Minister Biplab Deb holding a press conference ordered Magisterial investigation of that incident, but 1 month has already crossed, no report yet came. The opposition had demanded Judicial investigation in the violence as video footages were recovered where police’s brutality was exposed. The political tornado centering Jirania Police firing against agitators of Citizenship Amendment Bill in Tripura ahead of Lok Sabha Election started after state police led by SP West Ajit Pratap Singh started firing without prior announcement and that shooting injured 6 youths critically. | 13-Feb-2019 |
Rupashi Cinema Hall closed | AGARTALA, Feb 13 (TIWN): Center of Agartala youngster’s heart Rupashi Cinema Hall (Rupasi multiplex) has been shutdown under Govt order due to some paper and technical issues. | 13-Feb-2019 |
Health Minister asks Govt nurses to chan | AGARTALA, Feb 13 (TIWN): While addressing in an induction training programme for staff nurses, Tripura Health Minister Sudip Barman compared the “attitude†of the nurses working in Govt hospitals and in the corporate hospitals. | 13-Feb-2019 |