Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Covid patients misbehave with Tripura do | Agartala, July 27 (TIWN): No action has been taken even after 48 hours when a section of Covid-19 patients misbehaved with a woman doctor. | 27-Jul-2020 |
| Temples remain close due to Lockdown in | AGARTALA, July 27 (TIWN): Various temples throughout the state remained close due to Lockdown. | 27-Jul-2020 |
| 3 days long ‘Total Lockdown†| AGARTALA, July 27 (TIWN): Apart from emergency services and essential commodities, the whole Tripura on Monday remained paralyzed due to ‘Total Lockdown’. The Lockdown to be continued till 30th July, 2020. Vehicle Services were crippled from morning today, but Govt’s emergency services like hospitals, ambulances remained open without any pause. Public gave massive response to the Lockdown and no gathering or crowd was seen at any corner. With the Paralyzed Transport system on Monday, vehicle movements were halted as restrictions are now imposed strictly for 3 days of "Total Lockdown". 3 days lockdown in the Unlock period has put the public in trouble, but lockdown was necessitated due to COVID-19 cases surpassing 4000 causing 13 deaths so far in this Northeast state. Today, from morning police were on duty to keep people in home and also many came under actions. House to house surveys also kicked off from today. | 27-Jul-2020 |
| COVID-19 : House to House surveys starte | AGARTALA, July 27 (TIWN): As announced Tripura Govt will start house to house surveys on COVID-19. | 27-Jul-2020 |
| 3 days Lockdown : Securities in Tripura, | AGARTALA, July 27 (TIWN): With the 3 days long lockdown has started in Tripura, security measures have been beefed up succeed the 3 days lockdown. | 27-Jul-2020 |
| Transport Services paralyzed across Trip | AGARTALA, July 27 (TIWN): With the Paralyzed Transport system on Monday, vehicle movements were halted as restrictions are now imposed strictly for 3 days of "Total Lockdown". 3 days lockdown in the Unlock period has put the public in trouble, but lockdown was necessitated due to COVID-19 cases surpassing 4000 causing 13 deaths so far in this Northeast state. Today, from morning police were on duty to keep people in home and also many came under actions. Legal actions were taken against a large numbers of people who violated social distancing or unnecessarily came out of home. In Agartala also, no vehicle was seen plying on roads, whereas tight security was imposed throughout the state. Police were seen not allowing anyone to go out without any emergency or proper reason. Ahead of Lockdown, District Magistrates, Police Superintendents had alerted the people about Lockdown restrictions and announced thousand rupees of fines for breaking "Social Distancing" or "Not Wearing Masks". | 27-Jul-2020 |
| Tripura Lockdown : SDM Sadar checked mar | AGARTALA, July 27 (TIWN): Vegetable sales on carts have received a kick with 3 days lockdown started in state. | 27-Jul-2020 |
| Tripura Lockdown : Empty Roads, Crowd-Le | AGARTALA, July 27 (TIWN): With 3 days lockdown has been started in Tripura, roads were seen empty, city’s corners left without crowd as State Govt has given a strict warning against the violators. Massive securities were deployed across the parts of the Capital City Agartala and other parts of the state to ensure people maintains full lockdown. For medical, emergency purposes, people have to show proper evidence and the Employees are allowed to pass after showing their ID cards. Markets are closed almost and SDM Sadar Ashim Saha has permitted bicycles to travel in areas with vegetables but masks, covers, gloves were given to the sellers. Home Dept is taking measures of the Lockdown situation and in case of law violation, legal actions are being taken against all Lockdown violators. | 27-Jul-2020 |
| 4 months of Joblessness ! Tripura†| AGARTALA, July 27 (TIWN): After 4 months of joblessness, the terminated 10323 teachers of Tripura are now seen selling vegetables, fruits and fish, whereas sometimes they are seen doing MGNREGA works. Ironically, the Political leaders who begged the former teachers and their families vote banks directly or indirectly, before 2018 election are now enjoying public taxed luxuries which was never possible without unemployed, 10323 teachers and other sections of people’s votes whom the BJP as a political party promised huge before Election 2018. In case of 10323 teachers, it was Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma who assured to bring an amendment or to modify a law for one time for the teachers “secure†livelihood. Now, it has been 4 months that the teachers have lost their jobs but so far no solution came out. | 26-Jul-2020 |
| 'Arrange sufficient PPEs for Doctors, Me | AGARTALA, July 26 (TIWN): Former CPI-M Minister Naresh Jamatia has sought sufficient PPEs for Doctors, the frontline workers. While addressing in a press meet at Melarmath Party Headquarter of CPI-M, the former Minister has said so. | 26-Jul-2020 |
| ‘Freedom of Judiciary, Media under | AGARTALA, July 26 (TIWN): Tripura Congress President Pijush Biswas on Sunday has lambasted the BJP led Central Govt saying, the Judiciary’s freedom is now under severe attacks due to the Modi Govt’s misruling. | 26-Jul-2020 |
| Rs.1000/- fine for violating Social Dist | AGARTALA, July 26 (TIWN): SP West Manik Das has requested people to follow the lockdown rules properly and to wear mask, maintain social distancing. | 26-Jul-2020 |
| NSUI staged protest over Teliamura Gang- | AGARTALA, July 26 (TIWN): Members of National Students Union of India, the student wing of Indian National Congress sat in agitation at Teliamura, in protest against the heinous gang-rape of a 17-year-old minor girl. The agitators later placed a deputation to Teliamura PS OC Swapan Debbarma, demanding immediate arrest of the absconding three accused. | 26-Jul-2020 |
| ‘No religious, political gathering | AGARTALA, July 26 (TIWN): Ahead of 3 days lockdown, addressing media, West DM Sandeep Mahatme said, “The effect of lockdown will be started from today 9 pm today. All shops to remain close except grocery, medicine shops etc. Marchant Association will take all related decisionsâ€. | 26-Jul-2020 |
| Modi lauds value addition of bamboo prod | Agartala, July 26 (TIWN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted the value addition to bamboo products in Assam, Tripura and Manipur with the aim of making the country 'Atmanirbhar'. | 26-Jul-2020 |
| Rajasthan Crisis : Tripura Congress call | AGARTALA, July 26 (TIWN): With the Rajasthan Crisis, Congress former President Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter and urged citizens to raise their voice to "protect democracy" and launched the party's campaign #SpeakUpForDemocracy. | 26-Jul-2020 |
| Irony of Lockdown : Mass Gathering burst | AGARTALA, July 26 (TIWN): Amid Tripura Govt assured daily commodity, food markets along with emergency services to remain open partially during 72 hours lockdown but only for 3 days lockdown, buyers were seen rushing to the markets from the morning hours and made them overcrowded in Agartala. In Gol Bazar like markets, there was no space to walk properly even and social-distancing had turned ‘out of question’. Question raised on the preparedness of the Govt, Police Dept as public’s such attitudes are not unexpected and earlier also they did the same. But ahead of 3 days lockdown, today’s damage might be more dangerous citing example of “irony†of Lockdowns. There was nothing like access control gate or enough deployment of security personnel in market premises. Bazar Committee members’ roles are also shown with total negligence. | 26-Jul-2020 |
| No Preparedness ? Unprepared Lockdown ca | AGARTALA, July 26 (TIWN): Lack of "preparedness" was witnessed in Tripura's various markets on Sunday as amid no presence of Police, TSR personnel, heavy crowd thronged to the markets making mass gathering and the social-distance issue went beyond glimpses. In Agartala Gol Bazar market, even the buyers have expressed disgusts over no preparedness by State Govt caused massive damages in COVID-19 spread factors, after public came in contacts through the market gatherings. Not only in Agartala but same happened in various subdivisions of Tripura. Amid Tripura Govt assured daily commodity, food markets along with emergency services to remain open partially during 72 hours lockdown but only for 3 days lockdown, buyers were seen rushing to the markets from the morning hours and made them overcrowded in Agartala. In Gol Bazar like markets, there was no space to walk properly even and social-distancing had turned ‘out of question’. | 26-Jul-2020 |
| Tripura records 3,883 COVID-19 cases | AGARTALA, July 26 (TIWN): Tripura has reported 3,883 COVID-19 cases in state, whereas 2,131 persons have recovered so far. | 26-Jul-2020 |
| Lockdown from tomorrow 5 AM but ‘R | AGARTALA, July 26 (TIWN): Eventhough Lockdown for 3 days to be started from tomorrow 5 AM but restrictions to be imposed from today evening as the ongoing night curfew from 9 pm to 5 am is already in force. The lockdown will be imposed from 5 am on July 27 to be continued till 5 am on July 30. This will be in continuation of the night curfew to be imposed from 9 pm on July 26. According to the Union Health Ministry, Tripura has reported 3,759 COVID-19 cases including 1,617 active cases, 2,131 recovered cases and 11 deaths so far. Government of Tripura Office of the Chief Secretary No.F.2(1)/CS/H&FW/Mask/2020 Dated 25th July, 2020 ordered, “It has come to the notice of the State Government that there is spread of COVID-19 occurring in different parts of the state which has posed a major threat to public health, hygiene and safety of the peopleâ€. | 25-Jul-2020 |
| As crowd increased, vegetable prices wen | AGARTALA, July 26 (TIWN): Although Govt of Tripura had exempted the markets from lockdown affects, still mass gathering was observed in Agartala markets today centering the 3 days lockdown from tomorrow. | 26-Jul-2020 |
| Petrol, diesel prices remain ‘high | AGARTALA, July 26 (TIWN): Petrol, Diesel prices remain on peak in Tripura with Rs. 80.46 on Sunday in Petrol Price, Rs. 76. 65 in Diesel. Today’s diesel rates in Agartala are very sensitive to global crude prices , Rs. 76. 65 in Diesel. This means diesel price in Agartala will rise each time, global crude prices rise and the rupee falls against the dollar. Petrol prices in Agartala have been turning more volatile, as prices of crude oil have been showing a firm trend. Today’s petrol price in Agartala ₹ 80.46 (26th July 2020). The rupee has also moved lower against the dollar, which has made petrol prices in Agartala more expensive than before.Oil companies have increased the price of Diesel today by 15 paise per litre. The hike comes after a gap of four days. Diesel price was last hiked by 12 paise on Monday, July 20. | 26-Jul-2020 |
| Northeast Govts stringent steps to arres | Guwahati/Agartala/Shillong, Jul 26 (IANS): Triggered by the rise in COVID-19 cases, various governments in the northeastern states have taken some stringent measures including lockdown and night curfew in a bid to arrest the spread of the deadly contagion, officials said on Saturday. | 26-Jul-2020 |
| Tripura declares three days of 'total lo | AGARTALA, July (TIWN):With the increasing numbers of Covid positive cases the Tripura government has decided to impose complete lockdown in entire state. | 25-Jul-2020 |
| Tripura Lockdown : All you have to know | AGARTALA, July 25 (TIWN): Tripura announced 3 days Total Lockdown from 27th July to 30th July but the Emergency Services to be Exempted from Restrictions. | 25-Jul-2020 |
| Tripura Lockdown from 27th July (5 AM) t | AGARTALA, July 25 (TIWN): Tripura announced 3 days Total Lockdown from 27th July to 30th July but the Emergency Services to be Exempted from Restrictions. | 25-Jul-2020 |
| Tripura announced 3 days Total Lockdown | AGARTALA, July 25 (TIWN): Tripura Law Minister Ratanlal Nath has announced a phase of 3 days lockdown in the state, exempting emergency services. Government of Tripura Office of the Chief Secretary No.F.2(1)/CS/H&FW/Mask/2020 Dated 25th July, 2020 ordered, “It has come to the notice of the State Government that there is spread of COVID-19 occurring in different parts of the state which has posed a major threat to public health, hygiene and safety of the people; It is also felt that unless stringent measures are put in place to contain the spread of the pandemic, there is chance of large scale spread of COVID19 in the population which is likely to cause loss of human lives. I, therefore, in the capacity of the Chairman of the State Executive Committee of Tripura State Disaster Management Authority, in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 22 (2) (h) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 direct enforcement of “Total Lockdown†in entire area of the State of Tripura for 3 days w.e.f. 5 A.M. of 27th July 2020 (Monday) to 5 AM on 30th July, 2020 (Thursday)â€. | 25-Jul-2020 |
| Coronavirus patients attacked on lady do | AGARTALA, July 25 (TIWN): When the whole world is praising the doctors and frontline worriers for their unconditional and dedicated fight against the deadly Corona virus, in a barbaric manner some Covid-19 patients of Bhagat Singh Covid Care Centre attacked a lady doctor when she took 5 new patients to admit in that Covid Care Centre last night. The patients were post Cesarean mothers with their one day old children. | 25-Jul-2020 |
| Doctor, with 5 Post-Cesarean COVID-19 pa | AGARTALA, July 25 (TIWN): COVID-19 Patients at Bhagat Singh Care Centre has displayed extreme inhumanity on lady Doctor and 5 women COVID-19 patients who are Post-Cesarean saying, “No more COVID patients will be allowed in the Bhagat Singh Care Centreâ€. This incident took place on Friday late-night, whereas today in a statement, Dr. Sangeeta Chakraborty expressed her shocks over the unexpected incident. The argument between Medical Team and other Patients turned ugly after the Patients started using extreme ‘rude’, ‘slang’ words against the lady Doctor Sangeeta Chakraborty and later a person had thrown water on the Doctor from upper floors. Later, the patients were moved to GB hospital and medical team was bound to leave the Care centre. | 25-Jul-2020 |
| Tripura Records 21.3% Unemployment Rate | AGARTALA, July 25 (TIWN): Tripura’s BJP Govt has maintained extreme silence on the 50,000 Govt jobs in 1 year promise which it had done before 2018 Assembly Election. Denying CMIE Data the Govt has started propaganda on Tripura has only 5% unemployment amid massive job terminations in the Govt sectors but the same Govt is maintaining a total silence over its own claim of 50000 vacancies under Tripura Govt and fulfilling of those posts in 1 year. BJP in Tripura had promised about ‘house to house employment’ and 50,000 Govt jobs in 1st one year in Vision Document, whereas orally the party even promised for Missed-Call-Based Jobs. Tripura has ranked second in the unemployment rate at 21.3% among the 28 states in India.According to Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy Pvt. Ltd (CMIE), it is Haryana which is having the highest unemployment rate at 33.6%, Tripura Second at 21.3 and Jharkhand is 21.0% that is the 3rd position. Neighboring Assam has the lowest unemployment rate in India that is Assam at 0.6%. | 25-Jul-2020 |
| Congress welcomes Tripura BJP Govt's dec | AGARTALA, July 25 (TIWN): Congress leader Birjit Sinha has welcomed Tripura BJP Govt's decision of house to house COVID-19 Tests. | 25-Jul-2020 |
| BMS starts ‘Sarkar Jagao’ m | AGARTALA, July 25 (TIWN): With certain demands Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangha has started week-long programme undernamed ‘Sarkar Jagao’. | 25-Jul-2020 |
| Tripura Employees Co-ordination Committe | AGARTALA, July 25 (TIWN): Tripura Employees Co-ordination Committee (Tripura Karmachari Somonyoy Committee) on Saturday has demanded clearance of Pending 17% DA to Tripura Employees. Addressing media, the employees said, "Lastly in 2017, July 4% DA gap hardly remained between State and Centre but from 2017, 2018, 2019, no DA was given to the employees. In 2020, we are right now not commenting, as by official notification, the Central Govt has stayed its DA. So, we are not demanding 21% DA but only 17%". The statement came after Tripura Govt could not announce any DA in July, 2020 but only 3% increment was raised, which is an annual law. | 25-Jul-2020 |
| Markets decorated with Rakhis as ‘ | AGARTALA, July 25 (TIWN): As Raksha Bandhan is on 3rd August, Tripura markets are decorated with Colourful “Rakhisâ€, a festival to tie “Rskhis†on brothers’ hands by sisters. | 25-Jul-2020 |
| Patient received head-injury in Hapania | AGARTALA, July 25 (TIWN): One COVID-19 patient named Tapan Debbarma was injured severely after he slipped on wet floor at the Hapania COVID-19 Care Centre. | 25-Jul-2020 |
| All India Majdur Sangha placed deputatio | AGARTALA, July 25 (TIWN): Asha and Anganwadi members placed deputation to West DM on Friday. | 25-Jul-2020 |
| Tripura BJP Govt submitted affidavit to | AGARTALA, July 25 (TIWN): BJP’s ultimate testifying time is approaching for its pre-election promise to the 10323 teachers in the Vision document, as Supreme Court to hear the State Govt’s petition soon to recruit 10323 teachers in alternative posts. Tripura Govt has submitted affidavit to the Supreme Court with certain proposals centering recruitment of terminated 10323 teachers in non-teaching Group-C and Group-D posts. Reportedly, on 19th June, Supreme Court issued an order asking to reply on Govt’s outlook over the 10323 teachers. As per Minister Ratanlal Nath’s statement, Tripura Govt has submitted the reply, saying, “Tripura Govt would like to request Supreme Court to allow the Govt to recruit these terminated teachers in Group-C and Group-D vacant posts. If necessary, they should be given age-relaxation". | 25-Jul-2020 |
| Tripura's COVID-19 death toll raised to | AGARTALA, July 24 (TIWN): With one more patient passed away, Tripura's COVID-19 death toll count raised to 11, | 24-Jul-2020 |
| Minister Ratanlal Nath announced to intr | AGARTALA, July 24 (TIWN): To ensure 90% Female Cow production in State, Tripura Law Minister Ratanlal Nath has announced to introduce ‘Sex-Sorted Artificial Semen Insemination’ replacing the Conventional Artificial Semen. Addressing media at Secretariat, after a cabinet meeting, Minister Nath on Friday said, “Under the previous process only 40% cows became pregnant. Among that 40% cows, only 40% female cows were delivered. But under the new ‘Sex-Sorted Artificial Semen Insemination’ there will be 90% female productions. That means out of 100 cows, 90 cows will be female. In this way the crisis of milk will end in Tripura by developing dairy industry massively. This project will be under “Mukhyomontri Unnoto Godhan Prakolpo†scheme for which total project cost will be Rs. 13,10,40,000 (13 crores 10 lakhs 40 thousand rupees) under 90:10 fund share by Centre and Stateâ€. | 24-Jul-2020 |
| Low Quality, Rotten, Insect-Full food pr | BISHRAMGANJ, July 24 (TIWN): Smelly, Rotten rice given to quarantined people in Bisramganj COVID-Care centre, erupted mass resentment. The patients staying there have alleged that they are given very low quality food, no proper timing in food distribution. Many old and patients who are suffering through chronic diseases are unable to have their medicines as breakfast is allegedly given at 10 am. When meals / dinner are given, they found insectfull rotten and often smelly items. The COVID-19 patients also said, no medicine, no care was given to them and just locked in the quarantine centre without proper arrangements. With these allegations questions are raised, when Govt is flowing huge funds, what the local authority is doing ? Is there any monitoring mechanism for food quality’s checks ? With such foods, patients’ health instead of improving, will deteriorate further. A patient said, “When CM Biplab Deb is propagating that huge funds are given by Centre, is insects in food are results of such funds ?†| 24-Jul-2020 |
| All Tripura Govt Doctors Association dem | AGARTALA, July 24 (TIWN): All Tripura Govt Doctors Association has called for for public awareness to curb COVID-19. | 24-Jul-2020 |
| DYFI-TYF members met gang-rape victim | AGARTALA, July 24 (TIWN): The Teliamura police arrested three accused rapists of 17 year old minor girl's gang-rape case, after three days. Other two are still absconding. | 24-Jul-2020 |
| Long rows before GB Hospital, as Tripura | AGARTALA, July 4 (TIWN): As Tripura Govt has launched Free COVID-19 tests, long rows were seen before the GB hospital today. | 24-Jul-2020 |
| Wild elephants damaged rubber forest, te | AGARTALA, July 24 (TIWN): A group of wild elephants have damaged a huge number of rubber trees in Chankhala area. The area falls under Kalyanpur's Ghilatali gram Panchayat. | 24-Jul-2020 |
| Manipur Govt regularized SSA Teachers ! | AGARTALA, July 24 (TIWN): In a great news for the SSA teachers in Manipur, the Biren Singh Govt there has decided to regularize them. This decision was declared on July 23, 2020. This has ushered a ray of hope for the Tripura SSA teachers and other contractual employees who are striving for regularization. Although, Law Minister Ratanlal Nath had earlier hesitated on this issue, saying ‘legal obligations’ but with Manipur’s regularization, now legal obligation allegations may not work out in excuse, specially when BJP promised to regularize all contractual employees in its Vision Document. | 24-Jul-2020 |
| All India Majdur union placed deputation | AGARTALA, July 24 (TIWN): Asha and Anganwadi members placed deputation to West DM on Friday. | 24-Jul-2020 |
| No Maintenance : One more Bridge Collaps | AGARTALA, July 24 (TIWN): Lack of maintenance is not only causing highways’ damaged conditions, but also risking lives of public in Tripura. In such an incident a steel bridge was collapsed in state, although the driver of heavy loaded truck has been blamed to drive his truck on it amid restrictions. | 24-Jul-2020 |
| BJP's flags damaged in Nagichara : BJP b | AGARTALA, July 24 (TIWN): Tension has erupted once again among BJP and IPFT at Nagichara's Kalidash Para after IPFT allegedly damaged BJP’s flags at there. However, BJP has blamed IPFT and CPI-M both. | 24-Jul-2020 |
| Truck and Ambulance collision in Sabroom | SABROOM, July 24 (TIWN): A truck and an ambulance collision has caused injuries to few in Sabroom. | 24-Jul-2020 |
| ‘Tripura Education Dept under Aler | AGARTALA, July 24 (TIWN): Corona-Virus is spreading its wings across the state, along with a global alarming rate. Tripura Education Minister Ratanlal Nath has confirmed about an employee’s positive report in the "Shiksha Doptor", but the Minister has assured that all preventive measures have been taken as per guidelines and office was sanitized fully and other staffs of the Dept have sent in Home Quarantine. Testing of all of them to be held. Minister Ratanlal Nath also pointed, as the numbers of tests are increasing, thus the positive reports are too coming out. Addressing media, Education Minister Ratanlal Nath on Thursday said, “Around 4,000 tests are happening. Obviously, numbers of positive cases are expectedâ€. On yesterday with one more patient has died today, Tripura's Corona-Virus death toll has raised to 10. The deceased is 70 years old Khagendra Das, resident of Udaipur, Mirza. | 24-Jul-2020 |