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| Coronavirus case tally among BSF men, ki | Agartala, May 13 (TIWN) Only one BSF official tested positive for Covid-19 in Tripura on Tuesday, taking the total number of positive cases among the paramilitary troopers and their kin in the state to 151, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said. | 13-May-2020 |
| Tripura small scale garment sellers repl | AGARTALA, May 13 (TIWN): With the outbreak of COVID-19 and lockdown, buyers numbers have been drastically decreased in Tripura, placing a profit-loss situations for the businessmen. | 13-May-2020 |
| PM's Rs. 22 lakhs crores package is almo | AGARTALA, May 13 (TIWN): Hailing PM Modi for his 20 lakhs crores of package, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb has said that amid Lockdown, the Govt was able to keep economy stable and PM Modi has proven himself as the best leader with this announcement. | 13-May-2020 |
| The unprecedented outcome for Sacked 10, | AGARTALA, May 13 (TIWN): Among the terminated 10323 teachers, now 8882 teachers are left jobless and 51 teachers already died and others got jobs. The teachers were sacked by High Court (in 2014), Supreme Court (in 2017) due to irregularities under the Left regime, whereas breaking Supreme Court’s verdict’s ethics, various leaders even from outside, including the then Union Finance Minister Late Arun Jaitley promised to solve 10323 teachers problems, which in exchange of massive vote banks started an illusion based teachers hopes on the BJP Govt since 2018 but when the teachers are already terminated, breaking illusion after 2 years, the reality is exposed and the teachers are jobless, rattled. When BJP was desperately promising the 10323 teachers before 2018 election about the teachers secure future, a larger section of people, media and even the then ruling Left party expressed doubt on the party’s intention but no logic worked before the Centrally powered BJP’s promise. | 13-May-2020 |
| 2 former teachers among 10323, detained | AGARTALA, May 13 (TIWN): 2 teachers among 10323, were arrested by Police here today. | 13-May-2020 |
| 1 more COVID19 Positive Case Tested amon | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): Tripura's COVID19 active cases continue to rise among the BSF Bn and family. The cases today spiked up to total 151 in spite of Govt's measures. Among new 1 are BSF official from 186th Bn. | 12-May-2020 |
| JUMLA 2020 : ‘We never imposed any | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): 10323 Teachers termination issue biting back BJP's vision document's JUMLA promise of regularizing 10323 Teachers after 2018 Assembly Election win.After the massive protest at Education Office by 10323 teachers today raising question, what was written in the Supreme Court’s verdict along with protest against Govt given condition to the teachers to take CM announced Rs. 35,000 (one time) due to COVID-19, Education Minister Ratanlal Nath has claimed that no condition was imposed on any teacher to take the money. He also raised question, when everyone is talking about a “condition†given by State Govt but nobody is telling us, what is the so called “conditionâ€. On Tuesday, terminated 10323 teachers’ group gheraoed the Education Office after Education Director UK Chakma allegedly denied to meet them. | 13-May-2020 |
| Broad Day Light Robbery in Agartala ! Of | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): A broad day light robbery was reported in the Capital City Agartala on Tuesday, generated panic across the Radhanagar area. | 12-May-2020 |
| ‘State Returned people to be in 10 | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): West Tripura District Magistrate Sandeep Mahatme has told media that the people who will be arriving from other states to be in 100% home quarantine. | 12-May-2020 |
| COVID-19 : Tripura Health Dept collected | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): Few days after COVID19 tests for all journalist announced by Chief Minister Biplab Deb, in the press club, journalists samples were taken. Reportedly, in Nasal swab procedure specimen collection of State Journalists was held by Tripura Health Dept. | 12-May-2020 |
| Officials escorted Assam Returned Gobind | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): 37-year-old man who was not allowed to enter his home by the neighbours even as he tested negative for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), forcing him to go to a quarantine centre set up by the health authority in Tripura, was escorted till home by the officials. | 12-May-2020 |
| OBC Corporation distributes autos among | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): OBC Corporation has distributed 11 autos among beneficiaries. | 12-May-2020 |
| Absconding Thief arrested after 34 years | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): A thief was arrested in Tripura after 34 years by Agartala Police. | 12-May-2020 |
| Terminated 10323 teachers Revolted out o | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): COVID-19 Lockdown days are receiving everyday a new surprise in Agartala as with various demands public are coming on roads to protest. On Tuesday, terminated 10323 teachers’ group gheraoed the Education Office after Education Director UK Chakma allegedly denied to meet them. The teachers said that they were given appointments before 7 days after they placed certain demands to the Director but today the Director simply denied to meet them, which has provoked massive protest in front of the Education Office. The gathering turned huge soon and also tussle between terminated women teachers and women police had been seen. Former teacher Bimal Saha said that after the Director denied to meet them, such situations erupted. “As per the Director’s promise, we have come to meet him but today he has simply denied to meet us. All we wanted to know, what the Supreme Court has exactly ordered to the Govt, but denying to meet us, Director has proven something was wrong on behalf of Govt by terminating usâ€, said terminated teacher Bimal Saha. | 12-May-2020 |
| ‘Swab samples of most COVID suspec | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): Additional Chief Secretary Sanjay Kumar Rakesh has said that the swab samples of most suspected jawans of the 86th and 138th Battalions have already been tested. In a respite after ten consecutive days of multiple cases, only two BSF officials on Monday tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total number of positive cases among the para-military troopers and their kin in Tripura to 150. According to the Tripura health officials, the fresh two cases were found in the BSF''s 86th Battalion headquartered in Ambassa, the district headquarters of Dhalai, 82 km north of Agartala.The Chief Minister said that no civilian living near the BSF Battalion headquarters was found positive yet.According to state health officials, the 150 positive cases included 124 BSF personnel, including officers, of the two battalions (86th and 138th) and 25 family members -- 14 children and 11 women as well as a civilian mess worker. | 12-May-2020 |
| COVID-19 tension hits Tripura : Chaos re | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): Due to a massive spike of COVID-19 cases in Tripura, State Govt is facing severe problems including police are put in tough times to maintain law and order. From Saturday consistently, chaos started with stranded people’s arrival in State and added by tension like Goayala Basti area’s protest demanding withdrawal of treatment centre from the local area. In the same way, stranded person from Assam who returned in state at Rs. 30000 was not allowed to enter home and the locals in Joynagar gheraoed the area, creating tension at there. In South Tripura also, with similar issues, tension erupted in the border areas. A 37-year-old man was not allowed to enter his home by the neighbours even as he tested negative for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), forcing him to go to a quarantine centre set up by the health authority in Tripura. | 12-May-2020 |
| International Nurses Day observed in Tri | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): May 12th is observed as International Nurses Day. International Nurses Day is organised every year to celebrate Florence Nightingale’s birth anniversary. Like every year, this year also, the programme was observed in Tripura. | 12-May-2020 |
| Total 14 children COVID-19 Positive in T | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): According to state health officials, the 150 positive cases in Tripura included 124 BSF personnel, including officers, of the two battalions (86th and 138th) and 25 family members -- 14 children and 11 women as well as a mess worker. The headquarters of both 86th and 138th Battalions at Ambassa were earlier declared a "Red Zone" by the Union Health Ministry after the BSF jawans and their family members tested positive. | 12-May-2020 |
| Despite testing Corona-negative, neighbo | Agartala, May 12 (TIWN) A 37-year-old man was not allowed to enter his home by the neighbours even as he tested negative for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), forcing him to go to a quarantine centre set up by the health authority in Tripura. | 12-May-2020 |
| Tripura's All Depts' Commentator Ministe | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): On being asked with uncomfortable questions, Tripura’s Law Minister Ratanlal Nath as usual turned rough at the journalists on Monday evening. This has been very followed method of the Minister to blast journalists from the very beginning as a trick to avoid uncomfortable questions. The Minister remained earlier also controversial for his remarks against 10323 teachers and others. Moreover, when asked about cases filed against Goyala Basti incident where locals came in massive protests, Nath imposed his statement to on journalists to believe the that he does not know about any case lodged against the protesters, whereas they were arrested by police after protest, although on yesterday 6 arrested persons (4 women) produced before the court and court sent 2 men to jail custody, releasing 4 women. Ratanlal Nath calling the agitators as ‘criminals’ asked journalists to be neutral and then he put everything on police about the case, saying, he does not know anything whether police filed any case or not. At the end, the questions were neither properly answered nor the Minister listened to journalists questions. | 11-May-2020 |
| Breaking News ! 2 more COVID19 Positive | AGARTALA, May 11 (TIWN): Tripura's COVID19 active cases continue to rise among the BSF Bn and family. The cases today spiked up to total 150 in spite of Govt's measures. Among new 2 are BSF official.Chief Minister Biplab Deb via twitter alerted State that 16 more fresh cases were reported in Tripura as COVID19 positive, triggering public caution allover the State. CM tweeted, “In a massive #COVID19 test among 750 civilian & BSF in Dhalai Dist today, 2 BSF officials were found COVID-19 POSITIVE. All patients are responding well to the treatment. With the blessings of Mata Tripura Sundari soon our State will be Corona freeâ€. However, behind the cases on spike, there is a reason that maximum numbers of tests are being done, leaving no stone unturned. Also, civilians are not in the active COVID cases but Govt has continued to sought public cooperation by maintaining lockdown rules to fight COVID19 pandemic. COVID-19 has caused 2206 Deaths in the country and the numbers of Active Cases are : 44029. | 11-May-2020 |
| Major success for West Agartala PS, foun | AGARTALA, May 11 (TIWN): In a major success, Police in West Agartala PS led by OC-Jayanta Karmakar have successfully nabbed a bike thief. | 11-May-2020 |
| Mumbai to Agartala Shramik Special Train | AGARTALA, May 11 (TIWN): In a move to bring back the stranded workers in the Mumbai, Chief Minister Biplab Deb has announced about Shramik Train for them. | 11-May-2020 |
| 6 arrested for blocking VIP road over CO | AGARTALA, May 11 (TIWN): In the Goyala Basti incident, NCC PS Police had arrested 6 persons and among them 4 are women and 2 men. They were produced before the Court today and after listening both sides, Judge has released the 4 women on bail whereas both men were sent Jail custody till 18 May. Reportedly, the case No-NCC-PS-64, 2020 was registered U/S – 23, 188, 353, 149 of IPC. APP Dilip Debnath said that he appealed to the court for all's custody saying, if the persons are released, then they may block the area again. This incident took place at Kunjaban on Sunday when local people gathered to protest against Bhagat Singh hostel’s COVID Treatment centre. They demanded to remove the treatment centre from that area. Soon the protest turned worse and police had to lathi-charge. The 6 persons against whom FIR was lodged are : Radhakanta Tiwari, Sudhir Roy, Laxmi Debnath, Saraswati Goyala, Sakuntala Goyala, Laxmi Sen. However, the police sought judicial custody for them and 2 among them were sent to Jail custody. | 11-May-2020 |
| Brutal torture on old Woman, thrown at d | AGARTALA, May 11 (TIWN): Crime against women are taking worst shape in the society, not leaving even old widows. | 11-May-2020 |
| Double Transport Fares in Tripura due to | AGARTALA, May 11 (TIWN): Bus fares have increased suddenly without any official notice received to the Transport Dept. However, the drivers said that they have decided it after talking to the motor stand drives unit. | 11-May-2020 |
| Tripura man's online chess tourney is bi | Agartala, May 11 (TIWN) To keep ennui away in the Covid-19-induced times, Tripura-based engineer Nirmal Das has organised 71 international online chess contests, started three days after the countrywide lockdown began on March 25. | 11-May-2020 |
| Loot in Vivekananda Byamagar by thieves | AGARTALA, May 11 (TIWN): In a daring theft incident’s report, it has been informed that located at the heart of Agartala City, Vivekananda Byamagar was looted by thieves amid lockdown period. | 11-May-2020 |
| Police negligence alleged in brutal tort | AGARTALA, May 11 (TIWN): Crime against women are taking worst shape in the society, not leaving even old widows. | 11-May-2020 |
| Increasing COVID19 in Tripura, no Civili | Agartala, May 11 (TIWN) A BSF officer and 15 family members of personnel Sunday tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total number of infection cases among the troopers and their kin in Tripura to 148 in past nine days, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said on Sunday. | 11-May-2020 |
| ‘Reason behind increasing Quaranti | AGARTALA, May 11 (TIWN): When increasing numbers of quarantine centres in state created tensions among a section of people, but SDM Agartala Ashim Saha has clearly said that these increasing quarantine centres to be to keep the people arriving in Tripura from other states, where they had been stranded due to lockdown. SDM also held meeting with officials in this regard at his office today morning, directing the measures to be taken for these quarantine centres' management. SDM said, “People of Tripura have to visit various places due to studies, jobs, even treatments. Due to the lockdown, they stuck in other states which included workers, private employees, tourists, patients. May be many of them are economically stable but as they are coming from various parts of the country, including Red-Zone areas, thus Govt has decided to quarantine them immediately after they reach". | 11-May-2020 |
| Tripura : 2 sent to Jail Custody in VIP | AGARTALA, May 11 (TIWN): 6 arrested persons were produced before the Court today in VIP road blocking case over COVID Treatment Centre and after listening both sides, Judge has released the 4 women on bail whereas both men were sent Jail custody till 18 May. | 11-May-2020 |
| Man protesting with family for ration in | TELIAMURA, May 11 (TIWN): A man who was protesting for ration on the 40th day of lockdown in Telimaura of Tripura is viral in social media and messages. | 11-May-2020 |
| Tripura : Farmers reported profitable pr | AGARTALA, May 11 (TIWN): Tripura farmers reported a wealthy cultivation of rice this year amid lockdown. | 11-May-2020 |
| COVID-19 Spikes up in Tripura with 148 A | AGARTALA, May 11 (TIWN): COVID-19 cases are in rise in Tripura, led neighboring Assam Govt to seal the border with Tripura. In this critical moments, when Active cases’ numbers have increased to 148, the State Govt is facing unprecedented circumstances, which are turning sensitive may hamper the law and order situations. Example is Goyala Basti’s incident on Sunday, which took place unexpectedly, where local people blocked the VIP road, broke social distancing creating a chaos in the city demanding removal of COVID-19 Treatment Centre from their area. The COVID-19 new Treatment Centre is located in Bhagat Singh hostel which was made with 300 bed capacities. Later, police had to lathi-charge on them after the agitators occurred stone pelting at police force. In similar way, in Indranagar also, local people gathered to remove a family from their area just one day before, as the family came from Kota in Rajasthan. | 11-May-2020 |
| Massive Fire incident in Shiv Nagar area | AGARTALA, May 10 (TIWN): In a massive fire, Agartala’s Shiv Nagar area suffered under panic as fire sparked from a home which also jolted electric lines there. | 10-May-2020 |
| Breaking News ! 16 more COVID19 Positive | AGARTALA, May 10 (TIWN): Tripura's COVID19 active cases continue to rise among the BSF Bn and family. The cases today spiked up to total 148 in spite of Govt's measures. Among new 16 cases, 9 are children, 6 female and 1 official.Chief Minister Biplab Deb via twitter alerted State that 16 more fresh cases were reported in Tripura as COVID19 positive, triggering public caution allover the State. CM tweeted, “16 persons found #COVID19 POSITIVE in Tripura from 86th-Bn #BSF (Official:1, Female:6, Children: 9). We are conducting max number of tests. 75 Samples from 3rd-Bn BSF Kamalpur tested but all reports are NEGATIVE. No Civilian in Dhalai found COVID-19 POSITIVE". | 11-May-2020 |
| ‘Lack of proper awareness among ma | AGARTALA, May 10 (TIWN): Expressing resentment over local people led mob gathering demanding removal of COVID treatment centre at Bhagat Singh Youth hostel, Barjala local MLA Dr. Dilip Das said that such incidents are happening as people are still ignorant about COVID19 spread and the techniques of virus infecting persons to persons. | 10-May-2020 |
| NCDC to study high COVID-19 infection ra | Agartala, May 10 (TIWN) The experts from National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) would study the huge coronavirus infection among the Border Security Force (BSF) troopers and their family members as the positive cases already climbed to 132, top officials said. | 10-May-2020 |
| Stone Pelting on Police, Lathi charge on | AGARTALA, May 10 (TIWN): Tripura Police imposed lathi-charge on mob after they gathered in a place, demanding withdrawal of COVID19 Centre from Bhagat Singh Yuva hostel. | 10-May-2020 |
| ‘Can the agitators guarantee that | AGARTALA, May 10 (TIWN): SDM Agartala, Ashim Saha has slammed selfish attitude of the Goyala Basti locals who gathered today by breaking all physical distances rules amid lockdown demanding withdrawal of COVID19 treatment centre from their locality. | 10-May-2020 |
| Mob gathering amid lockdown, demanding r | AGARTALA, May 10 (TIWN): Coronavirus's spreading techniques related confusions have hit the Agartala city for last 2 days. After people demanded action against Bats point in MBB College area, attacking Kota returned family to leave area at Indranagar, now the locals of Goyala Basti created unprecedented panic centering a nearby COVID19 treatment centre in Bhagat Singh Youth hostel which was recently opened with the massive spike of the disease in state. All happened due to ignorance and lack of awareness among the people. SDM Ashim Saha condemned public's activity saying, “What were they doing was totally against the lockdown rules. The mob gathering can also become dangerous for future. The people who protested, can they guarantee that they do not Coronavirus disease ? If any of them, by chance is positive, today all would be infected !†The mob also stone pelted on police, led police to impose lathi-charge which caused few minor injuries. | 10-May-2020 |
| Assam seals Tripura border : Churaibari | AGARTALA, May 10 (TIWN): Due to increasing numbers of COVID19 cases in Tripura, which now stands 132, Assam Govt has decided to seal its border with Tripura totally and nobody will be allowed to go from Tripura, however, in case of medical emergency and commodity carrying vehicles, relaxations will be given. This decision came after a truck driver was tested positive after he visited Tripura's Churaibari. Under the direction of Chief Minister Assam Sarbananda Sonowal today along With Deputy Commissioner Karimganj, Deputy Inspector General of Assam Police( Southern Range, Silchar) & Superintendent Of Police Karimganj visited each road that connects Assam with Neighbouring State of Tripura. After meetings, decision been taken from Govt of Assam to seal Assam Tripura Border completely. | 10-May-2020 |
| 83 stranded Rajasthan people left for Ho | AGARTALA / JAIPUR, May 10 (TIWN): 83 stranded persons with 10 buses have left for Rajasthan from Tripura on Sunday. The people had registered in Rajasthan Govt portal and Tripura Govt was contacted by Govt of Rajasthan then. 10 buses have arrived with Tripura's stranded people from Rajasthan with Kota students and these private buses will carry these stranded people to state Rajasthan. For food purposes, Tripura Govt has given Rs. 2000 to the families, praised by the people going to Rajasthan. While talking to media, the Rajasthan going people said that Tripura is a very good state and its Govt too. They expressed their thankfulness to the Govt, also mentioning about the Free ration system which continued during the unprecedented lockdown period along with a financial help. | 10-May-2020 |
| Milan Chakra Brutal Murder : Killer husb | AGARTALA, May 10 (TIWN): Murderer of wife, Gautam Cakraborty was arrested after he killed his wife on Friday night, remained absconding. | 10-May-2020 |
| Thermal Scanning starts in Tripura†| AGARTALA, May 10 (TIWN): With massive outbreak of COVID19 in Tripura, the State Govt has made thermal scanning mandatory for the state’s markets. | 10-May-2020 |
| 11 more quarantine centres to be opened | AGARTALA, May 10 (TIWN): 11 more centres in addition have been identified across Agartala, Chief Minister Biplab Deb has announced. | 10-May-2020 |
| No Civilian COVID19 Positive in Tripura | AGARTALA, May 10 (TIWN): In the middle of massive spread of COVID19, one positive side can be highlighted that in Tripura, right now, there is no positive case among the Civilians. The truck driver who was tested positive was never in Tripura and only came till Churaibari to drop commodities and now in Karimganj in Assam. Law Minister Ratanlal Nath on yesterday, in the evening press meet clearly said that out of 30 tested positive on yesterday, the truck driver was never in state, but his samples were collected when he arrived and after dropping commodities, he left the State. Later, testing, his sample, he was tested positive.He came till Churaibari, Tripura. Tripura's COVID19 active cases spiked up to total 132 and Govt led by Chief Minister Biplab Deb is fully prepared with further challenges. The infected persons are from BSF 86th Bn. | 10-May-2020 |
| ‘A State Alone can’t decide | AGARTALA, May 10 (TIWN): After 26,000 stranded people have applied to come back to Tripura, Minister Ratanlal Nath on Saturday while addressing media said that it is not fully up to a state whether stranded people will be brought back and when to bring them back. | 09-May-2020 |
| 'Only 914 PPE kits fit for use among 900 | AGARTALA, May 10 (TIWN): Tripura BJP Govt’s Health Dept once again under scanner on COVID19 purchase scam after multi-crore Cancer Drug purchasing scam was unearthed after Tripura High Court on Nov 27,2019 (case no - WPC 1028/2019) cancelled BJP Govt’s illegal Tender allotment to Mumbai company Reliance Lifestyle Pvt Ltd. Not only that, Rs 450 crores massive PWD Scam was raised in Assembly last year. Ex-Health Minister, BJP MLA Sudip Barman in his letter to Chief Minister Biplab Deb mentioned that only 914 PPE kits fit for use among 9000 kits, Medical ‘Goggles’ lack protective seals, Hand Sanitizer ‘VENTIZ’ substandard, also mentioned in letter that he called Chief Minister, Chief Secretary on their official phones, but got no response from either of them.BJP MLA Sudip Barman wrote the letter to draw CM Biplab Deb’s attention on various irregularities over COVID19 supply purchases as PPE kit to Medical Goggles, Hand Sanitizers all found to be substandard quality. Out of 9000 PPEs, only 914 found to be fit, rest are found to be permeable to liquid and such permeability is hazardous for Doctors, Nurses in COVID19 treatment interventions. | 09-May-2020 |