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| Title | Description | Posted Date |
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| Fuel price raising high in Tripura along | AGARTALA, July 4 (TIWN): Petrol (Gasoline) price in Agartala, Tripura is Rs. 70.91 and Diesel price is Rs. 66.15 Per Litre as on 03-07-2019. | 04-Jul-2019 |
| BJP supporters staged protest before Par | AGARTALA, July 4 (TIWN): Centering upcoming Panchayat Election, BJP vs. BJP infighting continues. | 04-Jul-2019 |
| Flight crisis problem continues in Tripu | AGARTALA, July 4 (TIWN): Due to having only two Airline companies, Tripura is reeling under massive flight crisis. 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. 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. | 04-Jul-2019 |
| Man reportedly killed by mob in suspect | AGARTALA, July 4 (TIWN): In suspect of cow-lifter, a person has been lynched to death in Tripura. State's local newspapers as well as national media like Times of India, News 18, Decand Herald, Scroll.in, The Week have covered the news, which sounds the sensitivity of the incident. | 04-Jul-2019 |
| Petrol price remained unchanged for 3 co | AGARTALA, July 4 (TIWN): Petrol (Gasoline) price in Agartala, Tripura is Rs. 70.91 and Diesel price is Rs. 66.15 Per Litre as on 04-07-2019. | 04-Jul-2019 |
| Unemployment problem raising high in Tri | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, July 4 (TIWN): According to the report, the unemployment rate has gone up from four per cent to 7.6 in the last two years (May 2017-April 2019). The unemployment rate in April 2019 was the highest in two years. The rate for rural areas in this month was also the highest in this period. | 04-Jul-2019 |
| Rs. 300 crores sanctioned for Tripura un | AGARTALA, July 4 (TIWN): A sanction of Rs. 300 crores ( Actual amount-299.9645 crores) in addition of state sharing Rs. 33.3299 crores under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna i.e. PMGSY-II (Batch-I, 2019-20), World Bank RRP II AF G&CR roads. | 04-Jul-2019 |
| BJP's infighting, BJP-IPFT clashes, Mass | AGARTALA, July 4 (TIWN): BJP's 16 months misrule turned a running misery for Tripura's 37 lakhs people as massive Unemployment to horrible Load-Shedding, BJP-IPFT clashes, inner party violence. failing Healthcare, no sight of new Jobs. Before the 2018 Election various JUMLA promises as “Jobs by Missed Callâ€, then Biplab Deb's fraud promises of 50,000 Govt jobs in first one year, then next fraud promise of 7 lakhs jobs in 30 months now exposed. But in case of employment generation the result is horrible as Tripura failed to generate new Jobs as per promises. Tripura tops in unemployment rate in comparison to other 29 states of India with 26.4%. The second topper state is Haryana with 22.1% and Jammu & Kashmir is second with 14.9%. The massive increasing unemployment rate is due to a drop in Govt job recruitments leaving thousands of TPSC job aspirants unemployed. | 03-Jul-2019 |
| PM Modi allocated Rs. 358 crores for Tri | AGARTALA, July 3 (TIWN): After Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give few special packages for Tripura, PM has allocated an amount of Rs. 358 crores for Tripura’s development. | 04-Jul-2019 |
| Increasing unemployment rate hits Tripur | AGARTALA, July 3 (TIWN): After one year 4 months of the BJP led State Govt in Tripura, Govt has failed to draw any massive funding from the centre. Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy’s (CMIE) monthly report for June-2019 was published on Monday morning, once again, ranking Tripura as the topper state in unemployment rate. Theunemployment rate which is mounting across the country however has decreased 4% in Tripura in compare to the last months. On May-2019 the unemployment rate was 30.2% whereas this month it’s 26.2%. Still, Tripura tops inunemployment rate in compare to other 29 states of India. The second topper state is Haryana with 22.1% and Jammu & Kashmir is second with 14.9%. The massive increasing unemployment rate is due to a drop in Govt job recruitments leaving thousands of TPSC job aspirants unemployed. A crisis in the Govt job distribution was felt in last one year as Tripura never developed not only industrialization but IT and software companies in the state. | 03-Jul-2019 |
| Public demands Education dept’s i | AGARTALA, July 3 (TIWN): After the one and half year of the BJP Govt in Tripura, when the state's job aspirants are preparing for TET exam of May month, resentment continues with fake B.Ed certificate holders are in Tripura govt jobs. Also an open letter to education dept going viral which has requested the Minister to speed up the dumped cases of those teachers against whom FIR was lodged. The previous Govt had never shown interest to re-verify the B.Ed certificates, which were mostly borrowed from Kolkata, however many teachers / teaching aspirants had gave up interviews after the BJP Govt warned. | 03-Jul-2019 |
| Enthusiasm in Tripura in Preparation for | AGARTALA, July 3 (TIWN): Preparation on peak for Kharchi Puja at Old Agartala’s Chaturdash Devta temple, another stage for Tripura’s tradition and harmony between all communities. | 03-Jul-2019 |
| Fuel price raising high in Tripura along | AGARTALA, July 3 (TIWN): Petrol (Gasoline) price in Agartala, Tripura is Rs. 70.91 and Diesel price is Rs. 66.15 Per Litre as on 03-07-2019. | 03-Jul-2019 |
| Deputy CM signals for TSECL recruitment | AGARTALA, July 3 (TIWN): Deputy Chief Minister, cum Finance Minister, Power Minister Jishnu Dev Barman has given signal for TSECL recruitment. | 03-Jul-2019 |
| Clash between BJP-IPFT continues, Partie | AGARTALA, July 3 (TIWN): Violent clash on yesterday erupted between BJP and IPFT. IPFT had allegedly vandalized BMS office, many left injured in the clash. | 03-Jul-2019 |
| 2 days National Workshop on 'River and W | Agartala, July 3 (TIWN): Tripura University will organise 2-day National Workshop on “River and Water Management for Sustainable Development with Policy Perspectives†from 3-4 July 2019 in collaboration with Ganga Mission, Jalbiradari. | 02-Jul-2019 |
| Women are now mostly employed for drug-s | AGARTALA, July 3 (TIWN): After BSF expressed concerned about increasing numbers of women in drug-smuggling, once again a woman was caught while carrying drugs through train. | 02-Jul-2019 |
| After Ratanlal Nath’s fake hypes | AGARTALA, July 3 (TIWN): Politics and political leaders’ promises and hypes now a days have become jokes for common men, digested as if “pakodas†with tea, coffee. Mostly young generation, hardly give any value to the political promises and statements. Just like Tripura Education Minister Ratanlal Nath on yesterday said, NCERT has considered Tripura as model of Teachers-Training after BJP Govt came in power and started teachers training, public reacted to his claim to show “evidence†of NCERT’s statement. The Minister’s image left unserious and light with his biggest ever lie that he can recruit 14,000 teachers if get eligible candidates and later ended by cancelling TET exam and minimum numbers of teachers recruitment advertisement. While addressing media in a review meeting after teachers training, Tripura Education Minister Ratanlal Nath has claimed that such type of teachers’ training was only invented by BJP Govt in the state and no other Govt has done this before. | 02-Jul-2019 |
| BJP’s IT Cell former head Anupam | AGARTALA, July 2 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb’s family issue once is again creating turmoil in the state and the battle between BJP and Congress is now open as Congress leader cum former Advocate Subal Bhowmik on being attacked by media personally for last few days, now has openly asked CM via media, whether CM and his wife filed any divorce case or not, whether the news is true or false. Calling Tripura Police as “foolish†by hinting Police have done legal blunders centering this case, Subal Bhowmik said police have tarnished his image by sharing their investigation data and ideas with media. He raised question, how almost all media have published similar types of news against Bhowmik centering Police action and guessing that he may be arrested. Subal Bhowmik also mentioned, he is ready to be inquired by police, but even after sending letters to police, they have not met him yet, but continuously giving wrong information to media. | 02-Jul-2019 |
| ‘Govt promised to boost bamboo ind | JOLAIBAR (South Tripura), July 2 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb on Tuesday while addressing in a school at Jolaibari on the occasion of 70th Statewide Forestation Day has slammed the previous CPI-M Govt for its failure to develop Bamboo industries and to save trees under Forest lands. | 03-Jul-2019 |
| ‘NCERT has taken Tripura’s | AGARTALA, July 2 (TIWN): While addressing media in a review meeting after teachers training, Tripura Education Minister Ratanlal Nath has claimed that such type of teachers’ training was only invented by BJP Govt in the state and no other Govt has done this before. | 03-Jul-2019 |
| Tripura Govt targets plantation besides | AGARTALA, July 2 (TIWN): Govt of Tripura led by Chief Minister Biplab Deb has decided to go for massive plantation beside roads which go towards tourist spots. | 03-Jul-2019 |
| 4,500 teachers' transfer list has been p | AGARTALA, June 2 (TIWN): Around 4,500 teachers transfer list has been prepared by the Education Dept, says a newspaper report. | 03-Jul-2019 |
| Concerning unemployment rate in Tripura | AGARTALA, July 3 (TIWN): BJP led Central Government under the leadership of the then Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on February 11, 2018 had promised Tripura’s 7 lakhs unemployed youths that if BJP is voted to power then within one year State Govt will fill-up 50,000 vacant posts. While promising State BJP spokespersons were also sharing the dais with Jaitley along with Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, but after assuming power, central govt has been silent about the promise dumping all up to the State Govt. This section of the Vision Document had left the unemployed Govt job aspirants shocked. 50000 govt jobs in one year without Central Govt’s help was practically not possible, however, having same party’s Governments at both Central and State, the State Govt is unable to blame the Centre. On the other side, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy’s (CMIE) monthly report for June-2019 was published on Monday morning, once again, ranking Tripura as the topper state in unemployment rate. Theunemployment rate which is mounting across the country however has decreased 4% in Tripura in compare to the last months. | 03-Jul-2019 |
| Unemployment at 45 years high, Central G | AGARTALA, June 3 (TIWN): Even though unemployment rate is highest in last 45 years, but Union Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar Monday said that reports about the high unemployment rate in the country are misleading and asserted that employment generation is the priority of the government.Amid concerns in various quarters about reports on rising unemployment, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment told the Lok Sabha that he was ready for a discussion on the employment situation in the country.He also said the government is looking into the issue of unemployment and would be coming out with a report.During the Question Hour, Congress member Adoor Prakash said that unemployment rate in the country was high and asked whether the government has any master plan in place to generate more jobs in every sector of the economy. | 03-Jul-2019 |
| CPI-M starts nomination submission | AGARTALA, July 2 (TIWN): The CPI-M has started nomination filling up process for the upcoming Panchayat Election which is going to be held on 27th July. | 01-Jul-2019 |
| Power cut problems hit Tripura, Power De | AGARTALA, July 2 (TIWN): Chief Minister Biplab Deb on Monday has hit Govt officers for giving various false data about many issues time to time, including load-shedding problems. While addressing in a programme on Monday at Agartala Town Hall, Deb said that recently he was told by North District administration that the District is load-shedding free but fact is per day 4 to 5 times power cuts happen at there and he came to know after he asked a driver about that. However, Biplab Deb said, after changing the transformers things will be changed. On the other side, blame games centering load-shedding problems are continuing in Tripura and Deputy CM Jishnu Dev Barman, who is also holding the Power Dept has blamed the CPI-M Govt for buying poor quality’s transformers “which can not take the load†properly. Jishnu Dev Barman has made it clear that there is no shortage in power surplus in Tripura. Recently Power Minister Jishnu Dev Barman has claimed that Tripura has enough power-surplus. He said, Tripura Govt is getting 63 MW from Rukhia, 42 MW from Baramura, 10 MW from Dumboor, 100 MW from Monarchak, 130 MW from central share and from OTPC 725 MW.Tripura needs 300 MW power whereas Nepal and Bangladesh are getting power from Tripura. But amid such claims also, public are complaining about massive power cut problems in the state. | 01-Jul-2019 |
| BJP, IPFT to fight Tripura local bodies | Agartala, July 2 (TIWN) The ruling BJP and its junior partner IPFT will contest against each other in the July 27 three-tier gram panchayat elections in Tripura, leaders of the two parties said on Tuesday. | 02-Jul-2019 |
| Belonia-Sabroom railway connectivity soo | AGARTALA, July 2 (TIWN): 40-km long newly BG railway track from Belonia to Sabroom of South Tripura district has gotten clearance from Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS). | 01-Jul-2019 |
| Not ‘Post Mortem’, High Lev | NEW DELHI / AGARTALA, July 1 (TIWN): Wrong treatment allegation against Udaipur District hospital doctors once ‘again’ has hit the hospital premise, generated massive resentment among the patient parties. One accident patient Pratap Das who was at first taken to Belonia hospital and then was brought in Gomati District hospital after referred by doctors at Belonia hospital has died mysteriously after pushing injections. After primary treatment, the on duty Doctor and Staffs allegedly told patient party that his (Patient’s) health condition is better but as soon as the patient was pushed with injection, he started screaming saying, “I will not survive†and was heavily sweating. Then nurses put more injections saying, these are gastric-control medicines. Then, immediately Pratap Das died but the nurses and a junior doctor insisted that he must be taken to GB hospital but patient party said, he is already dead and then why to take him in GB ? | 01-Jul-2019 |
| From ‘North’ to ‘Sout | AGARTALA, July 1 (TIWN): Finally, from North Tripura to South Tripura, BG connectivity has been successfully launched by NFR as Southern Tripura’s last corner Sabroom are now connected with Railway lines. The first ever train officially reached in Sabroom Railway Station amid cheers, whistles and much enthusiasm. South Tripura people were eagerly waiting for Railway connectivity as it covers huge distance with Agartala by road. On the other side, a safety inspection was successfully done between Belonia and Sabroom and in the afternoon 3 pm in a historical mark, Agartala-Sabroom Railway service has been started from today. Broad-gauge connectivity has boosted in Tripura since 2016 and completed almost all corners by 2019, ushering hope of development. Next Tripura will have Indo-Bangla Railway connectivity. It can be recalled here that on January 5, 2018 when Udaipur-Garji passenger train service had kicked off, Minister for Railways Rajen Gohain said that by 2019 the Rail Connectivity will cover till Sabroom, whereas the work on Indo-Bangla project is going on in already. However, the works have been completed according to the promise of the Railway Minister. | 01-Jul-2019 |
| School students campaigned to reduce pla | UDAIPUR, July 1 (TIWN): Plastic pollution which is afflict land, waterways have become a major concern for India and Tripura is one of the highest victims of plastic uses. | 02-Jul-2019 |
| Slash in Govt job recruitment rates hit | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, July 2 (TIWN): A massive crisis in the Govt job distribution was felt in last one year as Tripura resulting huge numbers of degree holders, graduates, masters and over-aged persons left jobless in Tripura, however the crisis is less felt among Doctors. Before the Election BJP led by Central-BJP Govt assured to give 50000 Govt jobs to unemployed youths within around a year but ended with 1377 jobs, however, more need of cooperation from by the Central Govt is needed. Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy’s (CMIE) monthly report for June-2019 was published on Monday morning, once again, ranking Tripura as the topper state in unemployment rate. The unemployment rate which is mounting across the country however has decreased 4% in Tripura in compare to the last months. On May-2019 the unemployment rate was 30.2% whereas this month it’s 26.2%. Still, Tripura tops in unemployment rate in compare to other 29 states of India. | 02-Jul-2019 |
| 'Railway Service in Tripura soon' : NFR | Agartala, July 2 (TIWN): Railway service to Sabroom, a town near the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura, would start soon as "no technical problem" was identified in an inspection by railway safety officials, a senior railway official said. | 02-Jul-2019 |
| Tripura parties all set for Panchayat el | AGARTALA, July 2 (TIWN): Tripura has geared up as on July 27, 2019 the local body poll, i.e, Panchayat election to be held. Ruling BJP has started nomination filling from today and opposition parties are also busy in poll works, meetings. BJP’s aligned party IPFT to give candidates in 25% seats.This decision came in a news-report which claimed IPFT President NC Debbarma is in talk with CM Biplab Deb.Last date of nomination submission is 8th July and date of scrutiny of nomination is 9th July. Last date of withdrawal of candidates is 11th July and vote counting will be held on 31stJuly. Total numbers of Gram Panchayat seats are 6111 and Panchayat samiti 419 seats and 116 seats in Zilla Parishad.DMs will lead the districts as District Election Officers. Total numbers of voters 1203070. Numbers of male voters are 616893 and female voters 586176.Total 2623 polling stations will be set across 8 districts. | 02-Jul-2019 |
| ‘Throwing plastics and wastage in | AGARTALA, July 1 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb while addressing on Monday in a workshop on "Solid Waste & Liquid Resource Management" at Agartala Town Hall has reminded the capital city’s people that the municipality drains are meant for water discharging, not for throwing garbage and plastics of houses which is leading various abnormal outcomes in the city, affecting normal lives and also reason of increasing mosquitoes. | 01-Jul-2019 |
| Tripura’s Railway connectivity ex | AGARTALA, July 1 (TIWN): Southern Tripura’s last corners Manu, Sabroom are now connected with Railway lines. | 01-Jul-2019 |
| Arecanut seedling scam alleged in Tripur | AGARTALA, July 1 (TIWN): In a shocking revelation, arecanut seedling scam has been alleged in Tripura, however, dept likely to start inquiry in it. | 01-Jul-2019 |
| Public urination to be punishable in Tri | AGARTALA, July 1 (TIWN): With another development towards ‘Swachh Bharat’, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb has announced public urination will lead to fines shortly in Tripura. | 01-Jul-2019 |
| ‘Ready to release you in voluntary | AGARTALA, June 30 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb while addressing in a programme at his own constituency Banamalipur on Sunday, has warned the Govt employees to work in dedicated manner so that offices can function smoothly and public can rely upon them. | 01-Jul-2019 |
| Petrol price remains above 70 in Agartal | AGARTALA, July 1 (TIWN): Petrol (Gasoline) price in Agartala on Monday remained Rs. 70.79. | 01-Jul-2019 |