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BJP cited ‘Use and Throw’ P | AGARTALA, June 13 (TIWN): Before Tripura Assembly Election 2018, teachers among 10323 never ever could imagine that BJP which promised to secure their livelihood, after winning election will make their arrests by police. Breaking all records of Tripura’s Educational History, a former teacher was arrested by Police, just because he was leading a protest but with social distancing. Whereas police complained about no permission for protest, it is now widely known that police in maximum cases do not allow any gathering which may question the Govt. For that parties also knocked High Court against Police's biased attitudes. The 10323 teachers were protesting with full social distances on Friday at Circuit House but police at first detained the teachers and kept them till late evening. Later, the organization’s leader Kamal Dey was called in the NCC PS and arrested. He was kept seated whole night in the office room. | 13-Jun-2020 |
Fire gutted shop completely, causing los | AGARTALA, June 13 (TIWN): Massive fire broke out in a shop at Gokul Nagar on Saturday at around morning 5. | 13-Jun-2020 |
Tripura nears thousand COVID-19 cases : | AGARTALA, June 13 (TIWN): Tripura COVID-19 cases have raised up to 998 as total 37 new cases were tested positive on Saturday. Tripura just waiting to touch thousand cases in COVID-19 pandemic, however, maximum of the COVID-19 positive are having a travel history. 278 persons have been recovered from COVID-19 and discharged from hospital. On Saturday in another blow, at least 37 persons have been tested COVID-19 positive. Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb has announced this via a tweet. "Out of 210 samples tested for #COVID19, 37 Cases found #POSITIVE. All of them have travel history. The count includes 1) Sepahijala Dist 34 2) Gomati Dist : 03â€, CM tweeted. State Govt has urged the people to maintain social distancing and to stay at home as much as possible. Already Chief Minister Biplab Deb has multiple times requested returnees to follow the Home Quarantine properly. | 13-Jun-2020 |
Lockdown caused 50% losses on Umbrella S | AGARTALA, June 13 (TIWN): Demands of umbrellas are going higher with the monsoon started in full swing but unlike other years the business this year is at losses due to lockdown. | 13-Jun-2020 |
37 persons tested COVID-19 positive on S | AGARTALA, June 13 (TIWN): On Saturday in another blow, at least 37 persons have been tested COVID-19 positive. Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb has announced this via a tweet. | 13-Jun-2020 |
Tripura Central University cancels Entra | AGARTALA, June 13 (TIWN): Tripura University, the only central University of the state made thousands of students loose their dream of pursuing their PG course in it. The University authority have declared that the Entrance test for new academic year (TUET) will not be conducted this year for the outbreak of global pandemic and the way of admission will be dependent on the merit of their graduation. | 13-Jun-2020 |
Centre asks 8 Northeast states to set up | Agartala/Itanagar, June 13 (TIWN) The central government has advised to all the eight northeastern states to set up e-office in a fixed time and all technical and financial support to achieve the e-office mission to be implemented right from civil secretariat to district level in all the states would be provided by the centre, officials said on Saturday. | 13-Jun-2020 |
Poor connectivity, lack of infrastructur | AGARTALA, June 13 (TIWN): Tripura’s various ADC and rural areas are yet untouched by development, suffering from poor connectivity, roadways. India received independence before 6 decades and Tripura became a part of India in 1949 but as Indian citizens how far fundamental rights of people are saved, it can be fact-checked if can be entered in deep rural areas of Tripura and in various ADC villages. In such a coverage, TIWN visited Laxmipur village in Mungiakami where the local people have made a bamboo-constructed pool which has turned risky in the monsoon. Talking to locals they said that never they had a proper connectivity there and as a result if anyone becomes sick also, they have to carry the patient by themselves. | 13-Jun-2020 |
Political : TET Teachers who launched ma | AGARTALA, June 13 (TIWN): In Indian system, political views matter all and now it has clutched the backbone of the society – ‘The Teachers’. | 13-Jun-2020 |
Terminated 10323 teachers are unable to | AGARTALA, June 13 (TIWN): BJP led State Govt has successfully found a common method to suppress public voices via police force. In case of 10323 teachers protest programmes, although the protests are shown with social distances, but they met an immediate arrest or detention from protest spots on Friday. In Agartala whereas all teachers were arrested, in Bisramganj police forced them to leave the mini stadium amid protests. Reportedly, SDPO Sudipta Pal, OC of Bisramgganj PS Pannalal Ghosh and TSR personnel jointly worked to close the protest programme. However, police are taking action according to the order received from the Govt side, but for BJP it has become a common method to suppress their voice of 10323 teachers so that the pre-poll fake promises can’t be exposed. In Agartala also the teachers were kept detained for hours after their protests. | 12-Jun-2020 |
Tragic End ! TSR Jawan died in horrifyin | AGARTALA, June 12 (TIWN): Tripura Rifles Jawan (TSR) of the 7th Bn Noydabasi Tripura died with miserable consequences in a horrifying road mishap on Friday afternoon. The bike rider TSR Jawan met his death on spot after a tree on roadside collapsed on him. The deceased has been identified as 7th Bn TSR Jawan named Noydabasi Tripura was going to his camp. The accident took place at Takarjala to Amarendra Nagar road after a big sized tree had fallen down on him. The accident also happened near his 7th Bn BSF camp. At first local people found him dead at there and informed police. The police rushed to the spot getting the information immediately and did not allow anyone to touch the body till it was taken for post mortem after pointing notes and taking footage. Police also talked to the locals to find out any eye-witness of the incident. | 12-Jun-2020 |
Rain floods Capital City Agartala†| AGARTALA, June 12 (TIWN): Like every year, the monsoon has remained as a big worry for the capital city residents as even after Government’s much efforts and purchasing new water discharging machines, the water logging problems continues to haunt the masses. On Friday office goers faced major problems while returning home as by afternoon almost all major routes remained paralyzed due to water-logging. However, in few areas the passers went with waist level water whereas in few areas walkers chose to cross the water amid loggings. Nevertheless, Urban Development has targeted a SMART City project where the city by timebeing to be freed from such major problems but question is how far it can be controlled as India’s various big cities are too reeling under same problem of water logging. | 12-Jun-2020 |
58 among 10323 teachers passed away till | AGARTALA, June 12 (TIWN): Among the terminated 10323 teachers, 58 teachers have passed away till now. | 12-Jun-2020 |
4 days old baby died in Udaipur District | AGARTALA, June 12 (TIWN): In a major blow a 4 days old girl child died on Friday morning due to the alleged negligence in treatment by the hospital authority at Gomati District hospital in Udaipur. | 12-Jun-2020 |
Vegetable market shifted from Astabal st | AGARTALA, June 12 (TIWN): Lake Chowmuhni Vegetable market which was shifted to Astabal field for maintaining social distance is now shifted back to it's usual place again by the Administration. | 12-Jun-2020 |
Terminated, Devastated 10323 Teachers st | AGARTALA, June 12 (TIWN): When BJP’s pre-poll promises are far to go with testimony, Tripura’s devastated 10323 teachers set a protest today at the Circuit house, at the Gandhi statue premise demanding their livelihood and similar protests took place statewide, maintaining social distances. The BJP before the 2018 Assembly Election had promise to save the livelihood of the 10323 teachers but now, after 72 days of termination, no solution came to the teachers lives. Today statewide, in all subdivisions this protest was staged appealing the State Govt to give the teachers of their minimum salaries like before, till their problems are solved by the BJP Govt. | 12-Jun-2020 |
One more girl Raped by own Father, victi | KADAMTALA, June 12 (TIWN): A 14 year old girl who is physically challenged was allegedly raped by her father in Ichailal area of Kadamtala. The accused has been arrested on the complaint of the girl's mother, police informed. | 12-Jun-2020 |
9 persons more tested COVID-19 Positive | AGARTALA, June 12 (TIWN): Like everyday, today also more fresh COVID-19 cases were found. Total 9 persons were tested positive today, in a tweet Chief Minister Biplab Deb has announced. 8 out of them are having travel history, whereas 1 person came in contact with the patients. “Out of 120 samples tested this morning for COVID19, 09 Cases found POSITIVE. All of them have travel history. The count includes : 1) Train Passengers:07 2) Flight Passenger: 01 and 1 is contact personâ€, tweeted Chief Minister Biplab Deb. Also Chief Minister Biplab Deb held an important review meeting of Health & Family Welfare Dept today along with higher officials and had detailed discussion regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On yesterday, 18 persons tested COVID-19 positive in Tripura. Chief Minister Biplab Deb has announced in a tweet. | 12-Jun-2020 |
Amid Lockdown, BJP begins ‘Jana-Sa | AGARTALA, June 12 (TIWN): In the name of helping the quarantine people, BJP Party has kicked off ‘Jana Sampark’ Abhiyan at Banamalipur constituency. | 12-Jun-2020 |
Bazaar Committees urge people to keep â | AGARTALA, June 12 (TIWN): Local Bazar committee members across Tripura have requested the people to keep Social Distancing inside the markets. | 12-Jun-2020 |
Heparin 25000IU medicine suddenly goes | AGARTALA, June 12 (TIWN): Heparin 25000IU medicines are going out of stock in Tripura, causing huge problems for the patients of severe diseases. | 12-Jun-2020 |
Ignoring the Central's order, State Gove | AGARTALA, June 12 (TIWN): State Government's affiliated Udaipur's Path Bhavan school terminated two teachers working on the school amid lockdown. Whereas Central government already declared that no employees should be sacked from the working place during lockdown period. This action of Path Bhavan completely showed the negligence of School management committee towards Central's order. | 12-Jun-2020 |
Assam-Agartala Road at Telimura turns ri | AGARTALA / TELIAMURA, June 12 (TIWN): Assam-Agartala National Highway is left in deplorable situation as the road has turned risky after thieves looted the bricks from the road. Anytime the connectivity by the National Highway (NH-8) may stop due to this criminal activity. Lack of police observations are causing such unwanted problems for the travellers and also the State Govt, its Transport Dept. In the upcoming monsoon, the situation may be worsened due to the pathetic roadways conditions. Various national highways are already left in miserable condition due to lack of maintenance. Local people have sought Govt's intervention into the matter and to provide tight security to save the national highway from being totally collapsed. | 12-Jun-2020 |
Families which took shelter in school du | AGARTALA, June 12 (TIWN): Dozens of families have taken their shelters with children in Pratapgrah school in Agartala, but from the administration no help was offered to them. Every year, due to monsoon these areas go under water. Whereas in day time it was seen that the families are bound to cook sitting on wooden beds, by evening, they had to take shelter in other places. The suffered families have sought State Govt’s compensation and helps. However, there are chances of more rain from June 13 which may worsen the situation further. Tension erupted in river Banks of Howrah as the water level is going higher and the chances of raining are predicted further, which may cause more agonies. If the level continues to rise, then it may swallow many houses. | 12-Jun-2020 |
Monsoon increasing Highway pathos in Tri | AGARTALA, June 12 (TIWN): National highway in Mungiyakami area of Teliamura Subdivision has left in pathetic shape as local thieves have stolen bricks from the road side. | 12-Jun-2020 |
6 families left IPFT and converted into | AGARTALA, June 11 (TIWN): With the onset of ADC election the process of political converting has been continued amid lockdown. On Thursday morning 17 members of 6 families came under saffron campsite at Teliamura. | 11-Jun-2020 |
Rape culture in Tripura is showing it's | AGARTALA, June 11 (TIWN): A 21 year old physically challenged girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour inside her house in Indranagar area of Kailashahar. | 11-Jun-2020 |
DYFI-TYF jointly placed deputation to SD | AGARTALA, June 11 (TIWN): CPI-M's Youth wing DYFI and youth indigenous youth wing TYF jointly placed deputation to SDM Bhaswar Bhattacharjee with 7 various demands at Teliamura. | 11-Jun-2020 |
People of Teliamura are reeling in pathe | AGARTALA, June 11 (TIWN): People of Teliamura are facing massive problems as the road infront of Subdivisional hospital turned out hazardous during rain. | 11-Jun-2020 |
FIR lodged against Facebook User : Netiz | AGARTALA, June 11 (TIWN): Tripura people are facing unbelievable attacks on their citizens' right as legal actions are been taken for even Facebook posts across the state. | 11-Jun-2020 |
3 Bangladesh citizens stuck in miserable | AGARTALA, June 11 (TIWN): In a pathetic incident, a 42 years old mother Selina Aktar with her son Mh. Fajale Rabbi (26) and another person Mh. Asfak Us Salehin (22) were seen in miserable condition as they are stuck in Agartala due to lockdown and Akhaura checkpost's closure. The mother and the son came to India with Medical VISA on 12th March, 2020. In Bengaluru’s private hospital, she had undergone a bypass surgery. Then on June 6, they came to Tripura via flight with plan to return back to Bangladesh via Akhaura Checkpost. They are residents of Morodpur of Comilla. But after BSF Jawans were found COVID-19 positive, the checkpost was closed till June 12. For long 4 months they are in India and as a result are now suffering from financial crisis. In this situation medical expenditure also have turned very costly for them, neither any proper food they are getting. | 11-Jun-2020 |
'PM told unemployed youths to sale Pakod | AGARTALA, June 11 (TIWN): Congress senior leader Gopal Roy has criticised the BJP Govt and Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb over unemployment issues. | 11-Jun-2020 |
Increasing Theft Incidents in Capital Ci | AGARTALA, June 11 (TIWN): Increasing robbery, theft incidents have rattled public lives in Tripura, with increasing numbers of broad day light such unwanted incidents, showing thumb-finger to the law and order. In the State capital city Agartala everyday theft, broad day light robbery incidents have become common, raising questioning to the administrative measurement to curb thefts and robberies in city. In such an incident, locals of Coronel Chowmuhani have caught a thief red-handed from a house, kept him detained till police came. Later, the thief was handedover to police. Talking to media, the house owner said, “First of all, my one rent holder has left. I thought, someone is still doing packing and that’s why shoes are left. Then I sent my daughter in law to check at the upstairs". | 11-Jun-2020 |
21 years old physically challenged girl | AGARTALA, June 11 (TIWN): A 21 years old physically challenged girl was raped in Tripura. | 11-Jun-2020 |
Consumers resented as Petrol price goes | AGARTALA, June 11 (TIWN): Petrol prices in Agartala have been turning more volatile, as prices of crude oil have been showing a firm trend. | 11-Jun-2020 |
Pathetic condition of Kumarghat-Pecharth | AGARTALA, June 11 (TIWN): Pathetic condition of National Highway (NH-8) was reported in Kumarghat-Pecharthal route, causing massive suffering to the common men everyday. Reports say that the present condition of NH-8 (earlier NH-44) from North Pabiacherra of Kumarghat to Pecharthal which is the life line of Tripura is now in miserable condition and due to few splashes of rains the situation is more worsened. Daily goers are majorly victimized of the situation and with the monsoon onset, there are high chances of risk-increasing on the national highway specially for the two wheelers. However, roadways pathetic condition remained a big worry under all Govt’s time in the Northeast tiny state Tripura, although after assuming in power, Tripura Law Minister Ratanlal Nath increased VAT on fuel, promising, the revenue to be used for smoothening of roads. But, in various parts of the state, the roads conditions remain as miserable as before. Not only in North, Unakoti but even in West District also including capital city Agartala’s bypass roads are suffering for lack of maintenance. | 11-Jun-2020 |
Illegal Wood Cutter gang attacked upon F | TELIAMURA, June 11 (TIWN): In a daring criminal act, illegal wood cutters gang held attacks upon Forest Dept employees at the Teliamura. | 10-Jun-2020 |
Water level of Howrah river in Agartala | AGARTALA, June 11 (TIWN): Tension erupted in river Banks of Howrah as the water level is going higher. | 10-Jun-2020 |
After Administration’s failure to | AGARTALA, July 11 (TIWN): Tripura BJP MLA Sudip Barman, who was sacked from Cabinet alleging anti-party activity has proven his leadership once again after he was successfully capable to convince the Battala locals to cremate the dead body of COVID-19 Patient at their crematorium ground. Administration had failed to resolve the matter whereas MLA Sudip Barman along with local MLA Asish Saha solved the matter by a single counselling of the locals. MLA Sudip Barman, MLA Asish Saha visited the spot with the administration there and talked to the locals for hours. They did counselling of the locals for a long time to make them understand that cremation will not spread Corona Virus. | 11-Jun-2020 |
Education Minister backs State Govt†| AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): ‘Don’t Spread Fake News on Liquor Licenses’, Tripura Education Minister Ratanlal Nath on Wednesday has told state media, after local media brought allegation against Chief Minister Biplab Deb for benefiting his relatives with double licenses. Minister Ratanlal Nath said that the tenders and distribution all happened as per law and transparency, recorded in E-Tendering process. At the same time, Ratanlal Nath also said that the previous Left Govt had kept a debt of Rs 13000 crores for the BJP Govt and now the deficit has to makeup and the revenue from Liquor industry likely to help as additional support to the Govt. In a press conference at the BJP State Headquarter, Education Minister Ratanlal Nath said that in total only 31 new licenses were issued under the incumbent BJP Govt and no violation of policy was done. Everything was transparent. There was no personal recommendation to anyone, rather the Govt has all valid documents to show. | 10-Jun-2020 |
46 more COVID-19 Patients cured in Tripu | AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): 46 Corona-Virus infected patients recovered in Tripura, released from Bhagat Singh Treatment Care Centre. | 10-Jun-2020 |
Ex-Health Minister Sudip Roy Barman and | AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): Ex-Health Minister Sudip Roy Barman and MLA Ashis Saha visited Battala crematorium area on Wednesday to talk with the agitators who protested last night on funeral of first Covid-19 death. | 10-Jun-2020 |
Congress distributed relief materials am | AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): Khowai District Youth Congress has distributed relief items among the poor people and daily workers at Teliamura near Vivekananda Higher secondary school. | 10-Jun-2020 |
COVID-19 deceased Lt. Biswa Kumar Debbar | AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): Finally, after 24 hours of wait, the COVID-19 deceased Biswa Kumar Debbarma’s dead-body received funeral today at the Battala crematorium. MLA Sudip Barman, MLA Asish Saha visited the spot with the administration there and talked to the locals for hours. They did counselling of the locals for a long time to make them understand that cremation will not spread Corona Virus. This counselling was necessitated after on yesterday the locals blocked road, protested for not allowing COVID-19 patient’s dead body cremation. But today after much attempts, in the presence of police personnel and security the dead body was finally given last funeral under Hindu rituals with God’s name chanting. On being asked by media, MLA Sudip Barman said that the locals had a misconception that from the dead body’s smoke Coronavirus may spread but he did his best to break the conception. | 10-Jun-2020 |
‘Amra 10323’ teachers deman | AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): ‘Amra 10323’ teachers organization have sought alternative works based on honourium. Placing a deputation to the Education Director U.K. Chakma, the teachers mentioned about their 3 demands. One of the demands was for their alternative jobs / works in exchange of certain amount of honourium, so that the families can survive. Also they demanded an alternative die-in-harness jobs for the passed away 10323 teachers and also Rs. 35,000 for them. Talking to media, former teacher Dalia Das said, “Our conditions are horrifying. Without income, our situations are beyond describe. Tripura Govt has appealed for us in the Supreme Court of India to appoint us in non-teaching posts but our present situation is so tragic that we are unable to bear the family expenditure. We sought honourium till Supreme Court is giving its verdictâ€. Tripura Govt has appealed in Supreme Court to appoint these 10323 teachers in non-teaching posts but it was not listed for hearing yet. | 10-Jun-2020 |
Reckless driver met with accident at Bis | AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): One Bolero car TRO1 1862 narrowly escaped from massive accident today at Bishalgarh. The name of the driver is Pintu. The incident took place at old bridge of Charilam area. | 10-Jun-2020 |
Bat house in College Tila : Locals deman | AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): Bats have seen living in college tila area of Agartala over years. On being asked locals said that they are seeing the bats living here for more than 25-30 years. The area where these bats are living is a road side forest area and people claimed that they enjoy the scene. | 10-Jun-2020 |
2 shops looted in Agartala | AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): Increasing theft incidents have been erupting resentments among the common men in the capital city Agartala. | 10-Jun-2020 |
Masks : Dharmanagar Police was criticize | AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): A middle aged man in Dharmanagar was stopped and punished by city police for not wearing mask on Tuesday amid lockdown. However, police were heavily criticized for that. | 10-Jun-2020 |
Health Dept employee murdered, 2 arreste | KANCHANPUR, June 10 (TWIN): A Health employee has been murdered in Tripura at Dasda in Kanchanpur under North Tripura District. | 10-Jun-2020 |