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| Blood clotted dead body of woman found i | AGARTALA, July 17 (TIWN): In a shocking incident a woman was found dead at the Astabal stadium today afternoon, generated panic among the people across. Astabal stadium is one of the prime location of Agartala city. | 17-Jul-2019 |
| Centre noncommittal about statehood dema | Agartala/New Delhi, July 17 (TIWN) The Union Government has remained noncommittal about the statehood demand of the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT), a junior ally of the ruling BJP, officials and party sources said on Wednesday. | 17-Jul-2019 |
| ‘Local news reports are misleadin | AGARTALA, July 17 (TIWN): Signaling statehood demand is with positive development and other problems raised by IPFT were taken seriously by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah, IPFT Minister Mebar Jamatia has told media after arriving in Agartala Airport that IPFT’s Delhi abhiyan has remained hugely successful. News reports which claimed, IPFT was not given importance by the central govt has been rubbished by Mebar Jamatia. He said, these reports are misleading, rather IPFT’s meeting was so successful that after 15 days they have been called again for another set of meeting. The IPFT leader also said that the present Union Home Minister Amit Shah is also more cooperative than the previous Minister who have given IPFT huge time to discuss about all problems. The Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura is a regional political party in Tripura, India. It is a member of the North-East Democratic Alliance and North-East Regional Political Front, a group of political parties of the northeast that supports the National Democratic Alliance. The party is in alliance with BJP formed the State Govt with two of its Ministers. | 17-Jul-2019 |
| Businessmen retuning homes as 7 days lon | AGARTALA, July 17 (TIWN): 7 days long Kharchi puja has been ended in Tripura’s Chaturdash Devta temple on Tuesday and today morning the businessmen are returning homes. | 17-Jul-2019 |
| Law and Order ? Thieves looted BJP offic | AGARTALA, July 17 (TIWN): Amid much drumming about law and order, now thieves have looted BJP office at Resham Bagan. | 17-Jul-2019 |
| Tripura is BJP’s laboratory for m | AGARTALA, July 17 (TIWN): Former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has said that Tripura BJP has turned the state as lab to test how to murder democracy. | 17-Jul-2019 |
| Green Tripura : Tree Plantation Program | AGARTALA, July 17 (TIWN): A Tree Plantation program (Banana Trees) was organized in the Tripura University campus in the presence of resource persons and participants from across the country as well as abroad as a mark of environment protection. In the program, Por.f V. L. Dharurkar, Vice-Chancellor, Tripura University was present along with Prof. Saburou Saitoh, Institute of Reproducing Kernels, Japan, Prof. M. D. Jahagirdar, Marathwada University, Maharastra, Dr. Ajit Thete, Prof. Rathod Vijaykumar, Karnataka and others. Prof. Dharurkar said under the Horticulture mission one year ago Banana Trees were planted in two clusters which started giving fruits now and it will be benefitted to hostel students and the University community. | 17-Jul-2019 |
| 2 robbers arrested by Amarpur Police | AGARTALA, July 17 (TIWN): 2 robbers have been arrested at Amarpur under Case no 50/2019 in a robbery case. | 17-Jul-2019 |
| Police, BSF, RPF, Assam Rifles continue | AGARTALA, July 17 (TIWN): Tripura Police have continued its battle against drug-mafias except top heads in politics. On yesterday also, Dharmanagar police led by SP Bhanupada Chakraborty has seized 8,000 yaba tablets based on secret information. SP praised Chief Minister Biplab Deb for his move against drug and said, CM always asks police, administration to keep eyes open against illegal practices. Assam Rifles jawans have now joined in Anti-Drug mission of Tripura Govt in full wave. After massive recovery of brown sugar, yaba tablets along with catching one drug smuggler on July 14, once again the Assam Rifes have recovered huge amount of ganja. 50 kilo of Ganja was recovered at OGNC Power Point in Baramura, later handed over to police.Police, BSF are equally striving hard to seize as much as ganja can be seized. However, Police are taking action in all fields but when it is about the political party’s political heads even though their involvements were time to time alleged, problems are erupting for police to take hurdle free actions. | 17-Jul-2019 |
| CPI-M to stage ‘dharna’ tom | AGARTALA, July 17 (TIWN): According to the schedule, CPI-M will stage their “dharna†against poll violence on July 18 in Agartala. CPI-M spokesperson Bijan Dhar announced that earlier. | 17-Jul-2019 |
| Rain left roadways in pathetic condition | AGARTALA, July 17 (TIWN): Continuous rain and flood have left the roadways in pathetic shape in Tripura. | 17-Jul-2019 |
| Agartala Water-logging : East Agartala P | AGARTALA, July 17 (TIWN): During flood and water-logging in Agartala, a viral video came in facebook, passed via whatsapp messages where police officials are catching fish inside the police station at the East Agartala Police Station. | 16-Jul-2019 |
| Udaipur Municipal Corporation’s u | AGARTALA, July 17 (TIWN): Almost by force Tripura's Gomati District's Udaipur Municipal Corporation’s former members were given resignations and Municipal corporation went in BJP leaders’ hands, but for common men the problems of the town instead of solving, it has increased. In Vivekananda Palli area, under Municipal Corporation members’ indirect hands allegedly all drains were covered up for a section of people's personal benefits which has led massive flood in that area. People are unable to come out of homes for 4 days. Now to fix the situation instead of recovering the drains, the Municipality has taken attempt to build a culvert under the national highway which has left the national highway paralyzed leading public suffering. Vehicles are bound to take another route for passage and passengers are charged with extra fares. DM to all high rank officials attempted to investigate the matter but when they came to know that this task is done by BJP leaders, there was no action so far. How without permission, a national highway can be damaged which is not even under a State Govt ? | 16-Jul-2019 |
| Theft at BJP office, BJP blames Oppositi | AGARTALA, July 17 (TIWN): BJP has blamed opposition parties after TV, Set-top-box were looted from BJP office at Resham Bagan. | 17-Jul-2019 |
| Flight crisis continues in Tripura, Pass | AGARTALA, July 17 (TIWN): Even after the issue was raised in the Parliament, Central Govt yet to respond to the plea of State Tripura about flight increasement. Airlines Companies yet to show any positive reply to the State Govt’s please as SpiceJet didn’t respond to Tripura Govt’s demand of Agartala-Guwahati routes flight. In case of emergency flies the ticket prices are going Rs. 12,000 to Rs. 15,000 causing huge distress for the flyers. However, Chief Minister Biplab Deb has requested central Govt to give one-way flight to Agartala-Delhi, Delhi-Agartala which is hoping to be come in action. During NITI Aayog meeting, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb has sought a direct flight between Agartala-Delhi, Delhi-Agartala.This demand was kept one of the top prioritized issues of the Govt.Also, the CM has demanded more numbers of flights from Agartala Airport due to sudden decrease in the flight counts.The Agartala-Delhi connectivity was asked for the ease-move of Doctors, Technocrats, Health Experts, Central Govt officials, Private Investors to save their valuable times.To mitigate the ongoing flight crisis, Govt of Tripura has requested the SpiceJet airline company to connect Agartala’s Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport under its Dhaka-Guwahati flight service.In a letter L.H.Darlong, Principal Secretary to the Govt of Tripura has written to Ajay Singh, Chairman and Managing Director of SpiceJet regarding this. | 17-Jul-2019 |
| After long 3 days in relief camps, peopl | AGARTALA, July 16 (TIWN): After 3 days in the relief camps, the flood affected people have started returning homes as the flood situation is now better and water level is being decreasing. This time, there was so far not much complaints about distributed food and lodging arrangements but people have demanded a permanent solution to the flood problems erupt every year. Flood relief camps were closed in many places whereas still active in maximum places. “If the rain does not interrupt again then by tomorrow all camps can be closedâ€, said an official. Still 10,000 people are rendering homeless and sheltered in relief camps. The flood situation in Tripura is slightly better as Khowai and Haora rivers’ water level started receding, officials said.However, Disaster Management Dept is active and any time ready fescue operations if necessary. Govt’s management with flood relief camps including food distribution has been better this time.However, many houses are submerged under water, caused massive property losses. | 16-Jul-2019 |
| Crowd thronged to Chaturdash Devta templ | AGARTALA, July 16 (TIWN): 7 days long Kharchi puja has been ended in Tripura’s Chaturdash Devta temple on Tuesday | 16-Jul-2019 |
| Congress will go to Delhi with demands f | AGARTALA, July 16 (TIWN): Congress leaders will go to Delhi, to meet the Central leaders in cabinet to place demands on behalf of indigenous people. | 16-Jul-2019 |
| Police seized 8,000 yaba tablets, SP cha | AGARTALA, July 16 (TIWN): Dharmanagar police led by SP Bhanupada Chakraborty has seized 8,000 yaba tablets based on secret information. | 16-Jul-2019 |
| Flood situation better, water level decr | AGARTALA, July 16 (TIWN): The flood situation in Tripura is slightly better as Khowai and Haora rivers’ water level started receding, officials said. | 16-Jul-2019 |
| Rs 1,400 cr tourism projects approved fo | Agartala/New Delhi, July 16 (TIWN) The Union Tourism Ministry had sanctioned Rs 1,400 crore projects in the eight northeastern states under the Swadesh Darshan scheme in the past five years, said Pratima Bhowmik, a Tripura MP, on Tuesday quoting Union Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel. | 16-Jul-2019 |
| BSNL cables stolen from underground, tel | AGARTALA, July 16 (TIWN): In Gokulnagar of Bishalgarh BSNL cable line has been stolen by miscreants which has left all telephone services including TSR offices closed. | 16-Jul-2019 |
| Agartala Water-logging, Public miseries | AGARTALA, July 16 (TIWN): Resentment of common is now beyond tolerance as after decade long waits, there is no development in the water-logging problems and monsoon has remained horror for the people. It not only paralyzed the city, but has hit daily workers’ works, business of Agartala shop-keepers. Office schools have left paralyzed. Public now directly accusing both previous and the present govt saying, only hopes have been given but no result has been received. Bank services are also paralyzed and ATMs left cashless at a large number. Agartala flood has been worsened due to massive water-logging for the poor drain management system. Unscientific construction of Tripura’s capital city Agartala, covering of drains in the name of footpaths, spaceless and compressed constructions without proper swaging system for decades has left the city unorganized and clumsy with unscientific building constructions. The city neither has left space for footpath, nor for drains and the drains anyhow in few places became footpath by covering them, which has further increased water-logging problems of the city. | 16-Jul-2019 |
| IPFT's Tipraland demand neglected by Cen | AGARTALA, July 13 (TIWN): Leaders of the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT), an ally of the ruling BJP, who visited Delhi to meet the Prime Minister, Home Minister and other central ministers to press their statehood demand have met Amit Shah, the Home Minister could not bring colours. | 16-Jul-2019 |
| Baby boy shot dead in Tripura | AGARTALA, July 16 (TIWN): A 3 and half years child has been shot-dead in Tripura, died at GB hospital, allegedly without treatment. | 16-Jul-2019 |
| Two Rohigyas entered from Bangladesh cam | AGARTALA, July 16 (TIWN): At least two Rohingyas arrested by Tripura police who entered Tripura from Bangladesh Rohingya camp. | 15-Jul-2019 |
| Smart City’ dream remained in air | AGARTALA, July 16 (TIWN): The SMART City dream of Tripura people is far from destination and the ongoing political blame games between BJP and CPI-M failed to end public agonies. | 15-Jul-2019 |
| Nearly 20,000 people affected in Tripura | AGARTALA, July 16 (TIWN): Ongoing deadly flood continues to push multi-thousand people to the flood relief camps in Northeast state Tripura. Tripura’s few parts are equally sharing pathos like Mizoram and as well as Assam. According to today’s report from the disaster management dept flood situation is now worse than yesterday in Tripura as 17,952 people right now are sheltered in 61 relief camps throughout state.According to Disaster Management Dept of Tripura. Relief camos have been opened at West Tripura (highest 46), Gomati, Unakoti, North, Khowai Districts. Rescue operations are going 24 hours and till yesterday night 7000 people including women and children took shelter which has now increased at 12,837. DM said, all possible helps will be given to the people. MLAs, political parties, social organizations have come forward to help the flood affected people. But there is no relief for next two days from flood and water logging as West District DM Sandeep Mahatme informed media that there are massive rainfall threats in next two days at a stress. | 16-Jul-2019 |
| Paddy Procurement at minimum support pri | AGARTALA, July 16 (TIWN): Govt of Tripura has started paddy procurement at MSP of Rs. 1750 from June 10 according to which a farmer can sell up to 2 quintal of food grain, but now Govt initiative is gripped by corrupt hands, involvement of Govt officials are highly suspected. | 16-Jul-2019 |
| Sudip Barman visits Flood affected areas | AGARTALA, July 15 (TIWN): Former Health Minister, BJP MLA Sudip Barman has visited various spots of Agartala which are flood affected, distributed food to the relief camp sheltered people. | 15-Jul-2019 |
| Deputy CM visited relief camps | AGARTALA, July 15 (TIWN): Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Barman has visited flood affected areas in Agartala and also visited relief camps. | 15-Jul-2019 |
| Flood threats likely to continue more 2 | AGARTALA, July 15 (TIWN): Flood situation is now worsening in Tripura as 17,952 people right now are sheltered in 61 relief camps throughout state, according to Disaster Management Dept of Tripura. Relief camps have been opened at West Tripura (highest 46), Gomati, Unakoti, North, Khowai Districts. But there is no relief for next two days from flood and water logging as West District DM Sandeep Mahatme informed media that there are massive rainfall threats in next two days at a stress. Media and ground report however reported in the morning 12,000 families rendering homeless in the District whereas the fresh official data received from the DM office stated till yesterday night 1700 families took shelter in relief camps and total 30 relief camps have been opened. But right total relief camps are 61 and 17,952 people are bound to rush at relief camps. Rescue operations are going 24 hours and till yesterday night 7000 people including women and children took shelter which has now increased at 12,837. DM said, all possible helps will be given to the people. MLAs, political parties, social organizations have come forward to help the flood affected people. | 15-Jul-2019 |
| Agartala-Silchar trained stopped due to | AGARTALA, July 15 (TIWN): Panic gripped passengers after due to guessed technical problems, Agartala-Silchar train was stopped today. | 15-Jul-2019 |
| Pratima Bhowmik opts for ‘CROACHIN | AGARTALA, July 15 (TIWN): Tripura BJP MP Pratima Bhowmik, who has grabbed West Tripura seat by massive rigging and became MP has mispronounced words horribly, raised laughter. | 16-Jul-2019 |
| Tripura Flood : Water levels increased, | AGARTALA, July 15 (TIWN): Along with the increased water level of rivers, flood water has also been increased. | 15-Jul-2019 |
| Deaths, displacement hit Tripura due to | AGARTALA, July 15 (TIWN): Rain-triggered tension, sufferings in Northeast India states mostly in Assam, Tripura and Meghalaya, Arunchal Pradesh, killed over a dozen people and displaced more than a million from their homes, with officials warning the situation could worsen in the coming days.The administration is in action 24 hours, whereas rescue operations are going on without respite.Train services between Tripura, Mizoram and the rest of the country have been affected due to rain and landslides. Bodies of three people, drowned in swollen rivers, were retrieved by rescuers. According to officials, over 12,000 people have taken shelter in 38 relief camps on the outskirts Agartala, and Jirania, Kalyanpur and Teliamura in western Tripura."The government has deployed the Tripura State Rifles and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel and civil defence volunteers to rescue the marooned people," Sadar Sub-Divisional Officer Ashim Saha said. "Water in several rivers, including Howrah, has crossed the danger level. We have taken precautionary measures to deal with any eventuality," he said. | 15-Jul-2019 |
| Social Organizations, Political Parties | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, July 15 (TIWN): Various social organizations, political parties, Govt institutions have moved forward to battle with the deadly situations ongoing due to flood. Over 12,000 people left homeless whereas this flood has effected around 15,000 houses. Around 12,000 people have taken shelter in relief camps across the state. The situation has been worsening in West District of Tripura. AMC councilors, opposition and ruling party members, MLAs are visible on spot, specially in the relief camps. Food distribution by various section have been seen in the relief camps, as a part of major support to the flood victims. The administration is in action 24 hours, whereas rescue operations are going on without respite.Train services between Tripura, Mizoram and the rest of the country have been affected due to rain and landslides. Bodies of three people, drowned in swollen rivers, were retrieved by rescuers. According to officials, over 12,000 people have taken shelter in 38 relief camps on the outskirts Agartala, and Jirania, Kalyanpur and Teliamura in western Tripura. | 15-Jul-2019 |
| ‘All promises of Vision Document w | AGARTALA, July 15 (TIWN): ‘People do not have to come to us, we will go to peopleâ€, said Deputy CM Jishnu Dev Barman while addressing in a programme at Dharmanagar. | 15-Jul-2019 |
| Assam residing Tripura man sent in deten | AGARTALA, July 15 (TIWN): In a shocking report, it has been alleged that a Tripura man Tapan Debnath was sent to Assam detention camp even though he has 1956’s document of his father as Indian. | 15-Jul-2019 |
| ‘CPI-M is the main opposition in T | AGARTALA, July 15 (TIWN): Reacting over Congress’s claim that CPI-M is only having some press conferences as opposition, but no ground action is being taken, CPI-M convenor Bijan Dhar said, Congress must look at itself and what is Congress’s position nationally. | 15-Jul-2019 |
| Over 900 IPFT members joined BJP | AGARTALA, July 15 (TIWN): IPFT-BJP’s clashes are visible as around 900 IPFT members have joined BJP. | 15-Jul-2019 |
| BJP Govt failed to open Agartala Flyover | AGARTALA, July 15 (TIWN): Much awaited dream flyover of Agartala yet to be opened after passing of over 1 year of the BJP Govt. | 14-Jul-2019 |
| 3333 people homeless in flood affected T | AGARTALA, July 15 (TIWN): According to the Disaster Management Dept report of the West District, 3333 people are rendering homeless and 2 persons died in Dhalai and South Tripura District. Total 25 relief camps have been opened across Tripura’s West, Khowai and Gomati District. West Tripura is sharing the highest relief camps at 20 whereas Khowai is executing 4 relief camps and 1 at Gomati District. Relief camps, rescue operations have been started across State. Security, Police personnel have also been deployed to ensure public safety. CM Biplab Deb personally alerted people with help numbers, instructed administration. Biplab Deb told people of his state, “State Disaster Management teams are on ground round the clock for rescue and help. For any emergency please contact to State emergency operation centre : 0381- 2416045 or 0381- 2416241 or District emergency toll free operation centre 1077†“Our Government is closely monitoring the heavy rain situation in Tripura and officials are on high alert to tackle any uncertain incident. NDRF, State Disaster volunteers and Police personals are on ground to tackle any situationâ€, said CM. River Howrah, Manu’s water level are also raising high, which have tensed the locals. | 14-Jul-2019 |
| Tribal Engineers’ Society organi | AGARTALA, July 15 (TIWN): Tribal Engineers’ Society organized awareness programme on Swachh Bharat. | 14-Jul-2019 |
| 2 Weeks Refresher Course ends in Tripura | AGARTALA, July 15 (TIWN): Two Weeks Refresher Course on Rural Development, New Media and Social Change was held at Tripura University from 1st July, 2019 to 14th July, 2019 under Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching(PMMMNMTT) Scheme. | 15-Jul-2019 |
| MLA Asish Saha visits flood affected are | AGARTALA, July 14 (TIWN): Town Bordowali BJP MLA Asish Saha has visited flood affected areas in his constituency, met the local people, assured all sorts of helps. | 14-Jul-2019 |
| Flood hits Tripura, NDRF team deployed : | AGARTALA, July 14 (TIWN): Along with Assam, heavy rain has created havoc in the state Tripura, caused flood in various areas across West, Gomati, South, North Districts. NDRF teams were deployed throughout West District’s Baldakhal, Srilanka Basti areas. Local MLA Asish Saha has visited the spots, talked to the locals. Relief camps, rescue operations have been started across State. Security, Police personnel have also been deployed to ensure public safety. CM Biplab Deb personally alerted people with help numbers, instructed administration. Biplab Deb told people of his state, “State Disaster Management teams are on ground round the clock for rescue and help. For any emergency please contact to State emergency operation centre : 0381- 2416045 or 0381- 2416241 or District emergency toll free operation centre 1077†“Our Government is closely monitoring the heavy rain situation in Tripura and officials are on high alert to tackle any uncertain incident. NDRF, State Disaster volunteers and Police personals are on ground to tackle any situationâ€, said CM.River Howrah, Manu’s water level are also raising high, which have tensed the locals. | 14-Jul-2019 |
| Assam Rifles Jawans seized 50 kg ganja | AGARTALA, July 14 (TIWN): Assam Rifles jawans have now joined in Anti-Drug mission of Tripura Govt in full wave. | 14-Jul-2019 |
| 'No existence of Democracy in Tripura' : | AGARTALA, July 14 (TIWN): Commenting about the nomination withdrawal of CPI-M candidates and violence centering Panchayat Poll, opposition CPI-M on Sunday said that there is no remaining or sign of democracy in Tripura under the BJP Govt. | 14-Jul-2019 |
| Train services halted in Northeast due t | AGARTALA, July 14 (TIWN): Train movements affected in Hill Section after landslide reported to have occurred in between New Harangajao station and Jatinga Lumpur station. | 14-Jul-2019 |