Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
|---|---|---|
| 4 BMS activists arrested in money extort | AGARTALA, Oct 13 (TIWN): Four top BMS activists were arrested for attacking people and extorting poor idol sellers at the Battala market. | 13-Oct-2019 |
| Illegal Bangladeshi resident arrested in | AGARTALA, Oct 13 (TIWN): A 15 years minor girl was raped by her relative at Sidhai on 3rd October. | 13-Oct-2019 |
| Housewife raped, Police declined to lodg | GANDACHERA (Tripura), Oct 13 (TIWN): A housewife was allegedly raped in Gandachara whereas after 72 hours passed no FIR was lodged against the accused as he is a BJP leader of that area. | 13-Oct-2019 |
| Tripura’s Zero-Deficit budget foi | AGARTALA, Oct 13 (TIWN): The zero-deficit budget presented by BJP Govt first ever in Tripura, not only burdened common men with massive taxations in the recent months, but also unemployment issue has turned the most burning problem in the state, as the State Govt is now not interested to recruit new employees unless vacancies are created by retirement or quitting jobs. BJP Govt and its leaders pointed out as 73% of the budget goes to the salaries of the employees, thus unemployed youths must be “Job Creators†instead of ‘job-seekers’, whereas the crisis situation is another reflection of zero-deficit budget’s negative outcomes where a state although does not like to be dependent on the central govt but imposes heavy taxation on the common men. According to CMIE report, Tripura now tops in unemployment rate with 31.2% among all Indian states. | 12-Oct-2019 |
| Sufferings with pending wages continue i | AGATALA, Oct 13 (TIWN): Many people have left deprive of wages even before Laxmi puja. | 13-Oct-2019 |
| Tripura Finance Minister nowhere seen am | AGARTALA, Oct 13 (TIWN): Deputy CM cum Finance Minister Jishnu Deb Barman who presented a Zero-deficit budget could not explain the reason behind economic slowdown in his state added by scrapping of free medical services, his another dept Power Dept which has decided to hike electricity tariffs at 7.5% and adding of VAT, Cess on the fuel. When BJP has ended with failure to fill up 50,000 vacant posts in the Govt depts, Tripura is topping in unemployment rates among all Indian states. MGNREGA wages pending, loss in the markets which are although alleged by almost all common men everyday before the media, Govt chose to overlook those reports and imposing only one parrot-line ‘Tripura is undergoing growth’. Amid massive economic losses, Tripura’s revenue has gone at 26% from 2017’s 9.7%, but so far no statement came from the Finance Minister of Tripura. | 13-Oct-2019 |
| Birchandra Manu : BJP's unleashing polit | SantirBazar / Birchandra Manu, Oct 12 (TIWN): In another barbaric attack allegedly by ruling BJP activists at Birchandra Manu, many CPI-M supporters were injured at South Tripura’s Belonia sub-division. One Subhod Majumder 80 yrs old was attacked by BJP allegedly in front of police who is now fighting for life at GB Hospital while going to BC Manu to observed martyrs day. | 12-Oct-2019 |
| JUMLA Affect : India’s Economic s | AGARTALA, Oct 12 (TIWN): In Tripura’s history, such economic slowdowns were never experienced by local businessmen in festival seasons. Traders in Laxmi Puja markets across Tripura witnessing low sales. Economists worldwide worried about Indian economy and the country is talking about ‘pause’ in the manufacturing, banks miserable losses, corporate tax-slashes, in Tripura the situation is now already critical. Statewide businessmen are alleging losses, directly blaming ‘massive economic fall’ triggered ‘demand-less’ markets which could not develop in the Laxmi puja market. Maximum cracker sellers didn’t store new items in the market as the previous year’s stocks seemed enough for their this year’s business. Few doubted last years stocks of crackers whether to be finished this year or not. Price hikes at the same time touched sky where sweet lemons to orange are cost Rs. 25 per piece, apples are per kilo Rs. 80 to 90. In the Durga puja season also 70% down in garment business than 2018 was reported form the major markets like Hawkers corner, Sakuntala like areas. Although Laxmi puja is a house to house a ‘must’ celebration, but no development in this season too.Market survey shows a sharp fall of profits this year in the Laxmi puja market here in Agartala. | 12-Oct-2019 |
| Many injured in political attack at Sout | AGARTALA, Oct 12 (TIWN): In an attack allegedly by ruling BJP miscreants, many CPI-M supporters were injured at South Tripura’s Belonia District today. | 12-Oct-2019 |
| ‘Already started preparation for A | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, Oct 12 (TIWN): BJP’s ally IPFT held a meeting today ahead of upcoming ADC Election. | 12-Oct-2019 |
| Households all set to welcome ‘God | AGARTALA, Oct 12 (TIWN): Households are busy in preparing for Laxmi puja. Kojagiri Laxmi puja will be celebrated on October 13. From markets already idol buying has been started since the morning as Laxmi puja is knocking the doors. | 12-Oct-2019 |
| Assam Rifles held workshop on Anti-Drug | MANDAI (Tripura), Oct 12 (TIWN): Assam Rifles conducted a Workshop on Anti Drug Abuse at Mandai Town, Jirania Sub division, Dist- West Tripura on 12 Oct 19. The workshop was attended by 150 locals who were sensitised about drug addiction & its ill effects on individual & Society. | 12-Oct-2019 |
| ‘BJP Govt is trying to stand on ow | AGARTALA, Oct 12 (TIWN): Former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Saturday took a dig at the BJP led State Govt for its burdensome-policies which is hitting the common men hard with increases prices of commodities, necessities. Addressing at Bir Chandra Manu martyrs day at Belonia of South Tripura District, Sarkar compared both 88’s Congress and 2019’s BJP Govt saying there is no difference in the attitude of these both Congress and Govt when it comes about torturing the common men. Adding words to the autocracy and economic major failures of the current BJP Govt, Manik Sarkar said when Central Govt is undergoing economic crisis, state Tripura is deeply affected at the same time. “The Tripura BJP Govt raised a slogan that it will not borrow funds from the centre and will stand on its own feet, but today the Govt keeping that slogan in front taxing public as much as it can, but the promise before election was not like thatâ€, said Manik Sarkar.“When petrol, diesel, cooking gas prices are world-wide low, the BJP Govt imposed taxes on these fuels. To manage the budget and to gather the fund the taxing policy was adopted by the Government. Not only this, promising development the Govt imposed cess on the fuel in Tripura, whereas when CPI-M Govt was holding the power in compare to other BJP ruled states the cess was never imposed in Tripura". | 12-Oct-2019 |
| Profit down hits sellers in Laxmi Puja m | AGARTALA, Oct 12 (TIWN): Market survey shows a sharp fall of profits this year in the Laxmi puja market here in Agartala. At the same time price hikes have hit the fruit markets, whereas in crackers and idol markets amid losses maintained same price tags like the last year. TIWN has surveyed two markets in last two days in Agartala : 1) Battala and 2) Gol Bazar markets but so far no profit trend was reported till 2 PM. Few sellers however said the business is average which may get a better shape in the evening. Talking to a cracker-seller he directly accused the economic fall which have hit common men hard and idol sellers also alleged the same. Even consumers accepted that the price remained same for them, but the sellers are at loss due to lack of demands. An idol seller said, demand of big-idols have sharply decreased in compare to the last year.The rates of the fruits were reported from Gol Bazar : Mangoes are sold at Rs. 300, Sweet lemons are at 100 for piece, Orange : 100 at 4 piece, Apple Rs. 80 kilo, Pomegranate Rs 200 kilo. Indeed all fruits are selling at skyrocketing prices ahead of Laxmi puja. Laxmi puja to be held on October 13. Economic crisis has hit the state whereas demand in Laxmi puja market at low.Creation of Laxmi idols is less this year in compare to the last year, said a seller. | 12-Oct-2019 |
| 1988’s Bir Chandra Manu massacre, | AGARTALA, Oct 12 (TIWN): CPI-M led by Politburo member Manik Sarkar, Central CPI-M committee member Badal Choudhury paid tribute to martyrs who were killed in 1988’s 12th October at Birchandra Manu in Belonia, South Tripura. It's 32nd Sahidaan Diwas. | 12-Oct-2019 |
| Manik Sarkar accuses BJP Govt for †| AGARTALA, Oct 12 (TIWN): Tripura former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has charged the BJP Govt for creating havoc in the capital city Agartala in the name of ‘fictitious’, ‘imaginary’ carnival celebration. | 12-Oct-2019 |
| 3 Bangladeshi security personnel held in | Agartala, Oct 12 (TIWN / IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) handed over three jawans of Bangladesh's elite Rapid Action battalion (RAB) and two women of that country to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) after they trespassed into the Indian territory, a BSF official said on Saturday. | 12-Oct-2019 |
| Pregnant women, patients towards IGM suf | AGARTALA, Oct 12 (TIWN): Aimed to mimic Mamata Banerjee Govt’s carnival programme, the Dasami committee caused massive suffering for people in Agartala city, specially those who are patients of IGM hospitals. | 12-Oct-2019 |
| Statewide jerking roadways hit passenger | AGARTALA, Oct 12 (TIWN): Across state Tripura, massive jerking roadways are turning lives miserable as unmaintained roads left in deplorable shapes. | 12-Oct-2019 |
| Modi Govt’s Economic Disaster vis | AGARTALA, Oct 12 (TIWN): Sinking economy of India although charging middle class families with heavy taxes, corporate tax is now lowest ever in Indian Independent history. The country’s largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI), announced cut in interest rates for investors and savings account holders which is another enough proof for the current pathetic economic condition of India. | 12-Oct-2019 |
| ‘Don’t be Job seekers, but | AGARTALA, Oct 12 (TIWN): Amid nationwide economic disaster, clueless fall of markets, job slashings, no manufacturing, Tripura BJP MLA Dilip Das has asked Tripura youths better they become job-creators instead of job seekers. | 11-Oct-2019 |
| ADB Loan sanction haunts Tripura with fu | AGARTALA, Oct 12 (TIWN): With Asian Development Bank has sanctioned a hefty amount of loan for Tripura, now economists are afraid of what shock is coming from the Government in tax imposition form after imposing various taxes on Health Service, Electricity, VAT, cess on fuel etc. Tripura Govt’s source of income has become tax collection form the public, as Central Govt is suffering from national economic crisis situation. So with the first instalment of Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Rs 1,650 crore loan for infrastructure development in seven of the eight district headquarter towns in Tripura, has been approved.Important questions are being raised in various quarters that due to PM Narendra Modi’s inability to disburse adequate funds for Tripura, State Govt is being forced to take loans from Foreign Banks which needs to be paid back with interest, which is a huge burden for Tripura Taxpayers. First instalment of ADB loan for Development of 7 District Head Quarters approved by Government of India. | 11-Oct-2019 |
| AICC sees Congress’s future in Tr | AGARTALA, Oct 11 (TIWN): National Congress is reportedly seeing its future in Tripura in 2023 Assembly Election and in the upcoming elections, asked State Congress leaders to kick off membership drive. | 11-Oct-2019 |
| BJP Govt introduced first ever Durga Puj | AGARTALA, Oct 11 (TIWN): BJP led State Govt has introduced first ever Puja Carnival on Dasami like West Bengal which was introduced by Mamata Banerjee at there. BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav was present on this occasion. | 11-Oct-2019 |
| House to house preparations begins to ce | AGARTALA, Oct 11 (TIWN): With the end of Durga puja, statewide households are busy in preparing for Laxmi puja. Kojagiri Laxmi puja will be celebrated on October 13. | 11-Oct-2019 |
| Agartala petrol price remained at Rs, 73 | AGARTALA, Oct 11 (TIWN): Petrol prices in Agartala have been turning more volatile, as prices of crude oil have been showing a firm trend. | 11-Oct-2019 |
| Buy 4 oranges at Rs. 100 in Laxmi Puja m | AGARTALA, Oct 11 (TIWN): High prices of fruits have hit Laxmi puja markets in Agartala. | 11-Oct-2019 |
| Congress organized massive protest again | AGARTALA, Oct 11 (TIWN): Tripura Congress launched a massive protest against increasing load-shedding problems in the state along with recently hiked 7.5% tariffs on the Electricity. A big rally kicked off from the State Congress Headquarter in Agartala Post Office Chowmuhani, marched towards the TSECL office for placing a deputation to the CMD of TSECL. Addressing media ahead of the rally, Congress leader Gopal Roy said, “As you know Tripura for a long period of time is being suffered due to heavy load-shedding problems. When load-shedding problems are hitting the state on that time, this anti-people Govt has come up with a new shock for the consumers by increasing the tariffs of electricity. As a result the electricity bill to be doubled. We condemn the decision of the Government. The Govt must scrap the notification, when already electricity tariff is highâ€.“Our aim behind the protest is to voice against the unbearable load-shedding in Agartala. The situations of urban and villagers are more pathetic. In the Durga puja season also same load-shedding problems hit the common men in the capital city Agartalaâ€, said Roy. | 11-Oct-2019 |
| First installment of ADB loan for Develo | AGARTALA, Oct 11 (TIWN): The Department of Economic Affairs, Government of India has given approval for first installment of ADB Loan to take up Development of 7 District Headquarters (other than Agartala) through Urban Development Department, Government of Tripura. The total ADB Loan is ₹1650 Crores which will be available in next 3 years for the development of urban infrastructure in Kailashahar, Dharmanagar, Ambassa, Khowai, Belonia, Udaipur towns and also Bishramganj as District Headquarters. | 11-Oct-2019 |
| Imports of fruits hit by Money-Extortion | AGARTALA, Oct 11 (TIWN): As money extortion rows didn’t allow many vehicles to pass through the national highway, specially in the North Tripura, skyrocketing prices were reported from fruit markets. Many businessmen alleged in the Gol Bazar Agartala that various fruit carrying trucks were unable to come in time as clubs snatched the vehicle key demanding “chanda†for Durga puja.Kumarghat, Manughat are the places where the money extortion was on peak.A businessman in Gol Bazar said, for long 3 days his items were halted to pass by the club members demanding thousands of rupees. Even after requesting, the club members didn’t agree. Another businessman said, not only money extortion, few drivers were beaten by club members. | 11-Oct-2019 |
| 'World Economic Slowdown could not yet t | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, Oct 11 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb has slammed the propaganda of economic fall in India and said there is no economic slowdown in this country. | 11-Oct-2019 |
| CPI-M demands 12,000 non-teaching posts | AGARTALA, Oct 11 (TIWN): Communist Party of India (CPI-M) has demanded immediate solution of the 10323 teachers issue who are going to be terminated soon by 2020. | 11-Oct-2019 |
| Don’t allow Separatism and Commun | AGARTALA, Oct 11 (TIWN): Former Minister, CPI-M leader Manik Dey on Friday while addressing media in Comrade Haradhan Saha’s martyr day said that earlier also with sensitive issues, main issues of the society were attempted to be suppressed and till now the attempt is going on. | 11-Oct-2019 |
| ‘28% youths jobless in India break | AGARTALA, Oct 11 (TIWN): 28% youths are in India left jobless which is highest in last 50 years, whereas 31.2% are unemployed in Tripura under CMIE report. Congress, CPI-M have scheduled massive protests against the downed economy, job-slashing and massive economic crisis. With slow-down, heavy fall on GDP and massive unemployment, job-terminations, opposition CPI-M and Congress parties have geared up for massive protests in the state Tripura, as Tripura is now at top position in the unemployment rates. Congress today to voice against Govt’s anti-people decisions of imposing taxes, increasing prices from fuel to electricity whereas CPI-M will hoist protest on 15th October. | 11-Oct-2019 |
| 4 accused identified who attacked †| AGARTALA, Oct 11 (TIWN): Till now, four accused persons have been identified in attacking case of “News Today†channel’s Editor Sourajit Pal. | 10-Oct-2019 |
| BJP activists gheraoed CPI-M leader Bada | SANTIR BAZAR (South Tripura), Oct 11 (TIWN): BJP supporters at Santir Bazar sub-division, South Tripura District gheraoed Deputy Opposition leader, Badal Choudhury with “Go Back†slogan, CPI-M said in a statement on Thursday. | 10-Oct-2019 |
| 'Our Govt will be constructing 2,200 fla | AGARTALA, Oct 10 (TIWN): Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb Addressed the program “ANGIKAAR†– 'A campaign for change managrment' at Agartala Town Hall where he discussed about various issues. | 11-Oct-2019 |
| Tripura: First instalment of Rs 1,650 cr | Agartala, Oct 11 (IANS / TIWN) The first instalment of Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Rs 1,650 crore loan for infrastructure development in seven of the eight district headquarter towns in Tripura, has been approved, an official release said on Friday. | 11-Oct-2019 |
| Congress leader Subal Bhowmik mocks Poli | AGARTALA, Oct 10 (TIWN): In a blistering attack against rising crimes in Tripura, Congress leader, cum BJP’s former Vice President Subal Bhowmik today demanded probe in a viral footage of Tripura Chief Minister Biplav Deb’s under-18 son who was seen carrying a weapon recently in the festival season in the state. | 11-Oct-2019 |
| Criminal attacks continue against Media | AGARTALA, Oct 10 (TIWN): ‘News Today’ TV Channel Editor cum Director Sourajit Pal was attacked by a group of goons on yesterday at the Dasami Ghat, erupted massive resentment in the state media world as no action yet has been taken against the accused persons even after complaints were lodged. | 10-Oct-2019 |
| 52% Graduates, 62% Master Degree holders | AGARTALA, Oct 10 (TIWN): With slow-down, heavy fall on GDP and massive unemployment, job-terminations, opposition CPI-M and Congress geared up for massive protests in the state Tripura, as Tripura is now at top position in the unemployment rates. Announcing a massive protest tomorrow, Congress is preparing to voice against Govt’s anti-people decisions of imposing taxes, increasing prices from fuel to electricity. As CPI-M nationwide has started an agitation from today to 16th October, CPI-M convenor Bijan Dhar disclosed a data showing at least 52% graduates and 62% post graduates are unemployed in India whereas state Tripura is in miserable shape. He mentioned, with the world-wide economic slowdown is hinted, India’s situation will be pathetic than ever. Dhar mentions about loss in business, down of manufacturing, job slashes and more economic disasters ahead. | 10-Oct-2019 |
| ‘Around 50% gap between State, Cen | AGARTALA, Oct 10 (TIWN): Terming the BJP led State Govt’s ongoing actions, initiatives as failed and full of bluffs, Congress leader Subal Bhowmik has called BJP Govt as anti-youth, anti-employees mentioning about job-slashings and pending DAs. | 10-Oct-2019 |
| 30,000 free water connectivity under 18 | AGARTALA, Oct 10 (TIWN): Under the 18 months’ old BJP Govt in Tripura at least 30,000 free water connectivity were provided, said Tripura CM Biplab Deb. | 10-Oct-2019 |
| Rain showers on Northeast : Normal lives | AGARTALA, Oct 10 (TIWN): For the past few days, many parts of Northeast India have been seeing light rainfall activities, particularly the states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya. Moreover, Nagaland, Tripura also saw scattered showers in the last 24 hours. | 10-Oct-2019 |
| Tripura's State Rifles to be deployed fo | AGARTALA, Oct 10 (TIWN) The elite Tripura State Rifles (TSR), which had earlier performed election duties in more than 15 states, besides at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, would be deployed in poll-bound Haryana, a senior official said on Thursday. | 10-Oct-2019 |
| North Tripura Police busted drug-smuggli | AGARTALA Oct 10 (TIWN): In another major success, North Tripura Police led by SP Bhanupada Chakraborty busted a huge drug-smuggling network on Wednesday evening. | 10-Oct-2019 |
| Tripura CM inaugurates ‘Angikarâ | AGARTALA, Oct 10 (TIWN): Chief Minister Biplab Deb has inaugurated “Angikaar†programme at Agartala Town Hall today in the presence of Municipal bodies representatives.This programme was organized by Urban Development dept. | 10-Oct-2019 |
| CMIE Report figures out India's Urban un | AGARTALA, Oct 10 (TIWN): According to CMIE report published for the September month, 2019 India’s urban area’s unemployment rate is 9.9% whereas rural unemployment rate is 6.7%. More suffered state is among all Indian states is Tripura whose unemployment rate is now 31.2%. Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) has revealed its monthly data for Indian unemployment rate for September-2019, listing Tripura at the top position in unemployment rate with 31.2%. Indian national unemployment rate is 7.3% and among 29 states, Tripura has bagged the top position this time. Tripura constantly has remained at the top position in unemployment rate, although in August, 2019 it dropped in the second position with 26.4% but this month it jumped at top position with 31.2%. Delhi is now in second position in unemployment rate with 20.4% and Haryana is 3rd with 20.3%.CMIE data has generated tension further when Tripura like many other states is reeling under economic crisis. | 10-Oct-2019 |
| World Mental Health Day observed in Trip | AGARTALA, Oct 10 (TIWN): On the occasion of World Mental Health Day, Social Welfare Minister Santana Chakma has participated in an awareness rally conducted by Indian Physiotherapy Society. | 10-Oct-2019 |
| Workshop held on 'Water Conservationâ | AGARTALA, Oct 10 (TIWN): Assam Rifles conducted a workshop on ‘Water Conservation and Water Harvesting’ under ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan’ at Joymanipara High School, District North Tripura on 10 Oct 2019. | 10-Oct-2019 |