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TIWN Photo Journalist Abhijit Raha is No | AGARTALA, Aug 13 (TIWN): Tripura’s fearless Photo Journalist Abhijit Raha, who continued to work with Tripurainfoway.com amid Tripurainfoway's tough times is no more, died in heart attack. | 13-Aug-2020 |
ASHA worker gave sanitizer instead of wa | AGARTALA, Aug 13 (TIWN): Pushpa Das, an Asha worker has allegedly given sanitizer to a 10 month's old baby instead of water. This incident took place at Kumarghat of the Unakoti Dist. | 13-Aug-2020 |
SFI, DYFI sanitized markets in Agartala | AGARTALA, Aug 13 (TIWN): CPI-M’s students and youth wings SFI, DYFI held market sanitization drive in Agartala. | 13-Aug-2020 |
Ambulance stopped with emergency patient | AGARTALA, Aug 13 (TIWN): An ambulance was stopped in the middle of the road at Amarpur which was carrying an emergency patient. | 13-Aug-2020 |
Final Rehearsal for I-Day Parades held i | AGARTALA, Aug 13 (TIWN): In compare with other years, this time the preparations for I-Day has been marred due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but still like devoted rituals for Indians, Tripura too starts 15th August preparation.At Assam Rifles ground,Police personnel were seen practicing parade as final rehearsal. | 13-Aug-2020 |
Public demand new Health Minister in Tri | AGARTALA, Aug 13 (TIWN): With numbers of increasing major allegations against the Health Dept and Govt’s failure to satisfy the public, although remained ‘unaccepted fact’ for the State Govt, but on the urgency of the situation public in social media continue demanding a change in Health Ministry which is a “Total Failure†under Biplab Deb, the CM of Tripura, holding so many depts in hand. Starting from Late Bina Pani Roy’s pathetic death followed by false COVID-19 test results, on yesterday two complaints were raised with serious allegations – one is the death of a COVID-19 patient whose body was asked to take by family raised doubt followed by authority did not serve the August 10’s COVID test report to the family and the 3 days old baby’s death. According to the family, the baby was healthy and his mother is also fine but today, the Doctor started sample collection of the baby for Corona test, but suddenly, heavy bleeding started and the baby was unable to take breath and soon it died. | 12-Aug-2020 |
BSF increases patrolling on Borders to e | AGARTALA, Aug 13 (TIWN): On the wake of 74th Independence day, BSF has increased border patrolling at Indo-Bangla borders. Border Security Force (BSF) have deployed additional forces to step up vigil in the state bordering with neighbouring Bangladesh just after the days ahead of the Independence Day celebrations on August 15. The strength of security forces was augmented in vital areas of the state especially in the areas where the barbed wire fencings are yet to be constructed. Patrolling along the Assam-Agartala national highway and interior places was being intensified as a precautionary measure. In Agartala Airport also, security has been beefed up and tight vigils there also continues. On 14th August there will be checking, dog-squad and on 15th August a huge number of troops to safeguard the state. | 13-Aug-2020 |
GB COVID-Treatment Centre’s Horri | AGARTALA, Aug 13 (TIWN): With the increasing fatality rates in Tripura from COVID-19, mass resentments are erupting centering public allegations of medical negligence and extreme cruelty displayed by health staffs to the family after the 3 days old baby died in the GB hospital COVID-Treatment centre who died allegedly after COVID test. Starting from Late Bina Pani Roy’s pathetic death followed by false COVID-19 test results, on yesterday two complaints were raised with serious allegations – one is the death of a COVID-19 patient whose body was asked to take by family raised doubt followed by authority did not serve the August 10’s COVID test report to the family and the 3 days old baby’s death. | 13-Aug-2020 |
BJP, IPFT activists’ massive figh | AGARTALA, Aug 12 (TIWN): A massive fight occurred at Taidu ADC area between ruling BJP and IPFT. | 12-Aug-2020 |
GB Hospital: 3 days old baby died after | AGARTALA, Aug 12 (TIWN): On a scaring note, GB hospital is reporting one after another deaths caused due to mistreatment by the hospital authority. This time, a 3 days old baby boy died in the hospital after the doctors inserted a stick for nasal swab test (RT-PCR) of the baby, alleged the family members. | 12-Aug-2020 |
3 days old baby died with Nosebleed in A | AGARTALA, Aug 12 (TIWN): One more major incident reported from Agartala GB hospital COVID-19 Ward, when a new born baby died allegedly amid COVID-19 Test. According to the family, the baby was healthy and his mother is also fine but today, the Doctor started sample collection of the baby for Corona test, but suddenly, heavy bleeding started and the baby was unable to take breath and soon it died. The family broke down in cries, protest seeking their baby’s life back. The mother was unable to be controlled with whole medical team, but the patient party could not meet the Doctor as they were said that Doctor went out of the hospital already. From Hospital authority no statement was given. This incident has erupted heavy resentment among the public as various death in negligence, fault COVID-19 tests are being reported frequently in state. | 12-Aug-2020 |
GMP President wrote to Union Minister Pr | AGARTALA, Aug 12 (TIWN): Gana Mukti Parishad (GMP) President Jitendra Choudhury has written a letter to Prakash Javadekar, the Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change against ongoing certification audit of the Forests lands by private hands. | 12-Aug-2020 |
Youth commits suicide in Madhupur | AGARTALA, Aug 12 (TIWN): Youth committed suicide by hanging himself from ceiling. The incident took place in Kaidepa under Madhupur PS . The area falls under Bishalgarh Subdivision. | 12-Aug-2020 |
Patient Party sought justice in GB Hospi | AGARTALA, Aug 12 (TIWN): A tensed situation erupted in GB hospital after a Coronavirus patient died there but the hospital allegedly could not give them any test report of the particular date (August 10) and doubt increased after hospital suggested the patient party to take dead-body to home. Addressing media, a family member said, “The deceased was a regular patient and had some liver, kidney related problems. But due to lockdown, we could not take him to other states for treatment for long 3 months. We brought him to GB hospital. After we brought him to GB Hospital, he was released after primary treatment". | 12-Aug-2020 |
Security beefed up at Agartala MBB Airpo | AGARTALA, Aug 12 (TIWN): Being under ‘hyper-sensitive’ Airport lists, Agartala MBB Airport’s security has been beefed up ahead of Independence Day. | 12-Aug-2020 |
Ruling parties in Tripura continue clash | AGARTALA, Aug 12 (TIWN): A massive fight occurred at Taidu ADC area between ruling BJP and IPFT. | 12-Aug-2020 |
Tripura celebrates Janmastami | AGARTALA, Aug 12 (TIWN): Krishna Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, is being celebrated in Tripura with full enthusiasm. | 12-Aug-2020 |
I-Day celebration’s preparation i | AGARTALA, Aug 12 (TIWN): In compare with other years, this time the preparations for I-Day has been marred due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but still like devoted rituals for Indians, Tripura too starts 15th August preparation. | 12-Aug-2020 |
Amid COVID-Crisis, no step for massive r | AGARTALA, Aug 12 (TIWN): Lack of efficient leadership in the Health Ministry under Chief Minister Biplab Deb has only caused chaos results of intolerant decisions like suspension of Doctors, whereas the Dept has no plan to hold a massive recruitment amid around 5,500 nurses are left jobless. This is the time to recruit as much as Doctors, nurses in the Dept but still the Dept is bound to appoint other Doctors on duty, instead of Medicine Doctors. Due to Doctors crisis, such decisions are bound to be taken, said a senior Doctor when Doctors were protesting against Dr. Uttam Bhattacharjee’s suspension, which was later withdrawn. Although, from the very beginning, Tripura Health Dept under Biplab Deb continued to suppress public voice, social media, media with various COVID-19 related protocols but truth can’t be suppressed in the long run, proven again from the very beginning of the August month. | 12-Aug-2020 |
Oxygen supplies falls, Doctors shortage | AGARTALA, Aug 12 (TIWN): Tripura's Health Department and Medical resources are getting worse with every passing day. After Bina Pani Roy's death due to the extreme negligence of GB Covid treatment authority, now another pathetic scenario came out from GB hospital on Tuesday’s video release from the COVID-19 centre.In a video reported to TIWN, it is shown that one Covid patient who was admitted in a very critical condition left without oxygen for over an hour. No doctor allegedly came to check the patient, even though the nurse working in the ward called the doctor for many times.His helpless son tried to call the doctors, arrange what is needed to save his father's life but no help was provided to him as per the video’s claim. Such terrible pictures coming from Tripura's most prominent and reputed Government Medical Institution, GB Hospital are horrifying the people of Tripura.However, after so many people's death for mistreatment, the Chief Minister of Tripura Biplab Kumar Deb who is also holding the responsibility of the Health Ministry, has not shown up for a single time with proper reasons and solutions, proving his ‘incapability’ to hold the Ministry. | 12-Aug-2020 |
Missing Man’s dead-body recovered | KANCHANPUR (North Tripura), Aug 12 (TIWN): Man going missing from 10 days, was found dead in a well at Kanchanpur. He was going missing from 10 days, whereas a missing diary was lodged since missing day. The incident took place at Kanchanpur’s Dainchara area, where Rinku Nath, S/O-Banamali Nath was missing. Since the missing complaint was lodged in local police station, police started massive searches for him but after 10 days of the complaint, finally his dead-body was found from a well at Dainchara area. At first from Ramcharan C.P. High School’s room police found the deceased’s T-Shirt (blood clotted) along with some marble and 3 sticks. On Tuesday, with a rotten smell spread from a well, local people had informed police and rushing to the spot police recovered Rinku Nath’s dead body. | 11-Aug-2020 |
Administrative raids, market-visits with | AGARTALA, Aug 12 (TIWN): Administrative drives in markets, shops are not helping the consumers at the practical ground as even after much warnings and actions, on the practical ground, nothing has been changed in last 2 and half years. For example, recently, a liquor shop was brought under action in front of media by the administration as they were taking freezing charges but throughout Tripura, 5 rupees freezing charges on any cold-drink is imposed without any option to argue for the customers. This has resulted as there is no control in the market by the State Govt directly. | 12-Aug-2020 |
Late Bina Pani Roy’s death in all | AGARTALA, Aug 11 (TIWN): Dr. Priyanka Saha MBBS, MD (PSYCHIATRY), who was one of the family members of deceased Lt. Bina Pani Roy has written a letter to the GB and AGMC Superintendent asking certain queries. In the letter she wrote, “I would like to state the sequence of events that had happened pertaining to the admission and death of Mrs Binapani Roy (my grandmother) from 31st July 2020 to 2nd August 2020, in the COVID ICU of GBP hospital. My grandmother had bleeding per rectum (had long standing history of haemorrhoids) since 30th July late night. She did not have any fever and chest symptoms. At around 12 noon, the next day, i.e. 31st July, she had a fall in the bathroom and had to be carried out to her bed. Her vitals and oxygen saturation were checked immediately at home, and the saturation was found to be 44%. She was rushed to IGM hospital, where a rapid antigen test was done, which came as positive in less than 5 minutesâ€. | 11-Aug-2020 |
Congress filed FIR against Facebook ID f | AGARTALA, Aug 11 (TIWN): Cyber crime in Tripura is taking it's ugly face with every passing day. An FIR has been lodged on Tuesday against one Facebook user for defaming Youth Congress President. | 11-Aug-2020 |
National Highway left in pathetic condit | AGARTALA, Aug 11 (TIWN): National Highway in Atharomura area has left in pathetic shape as the BJP led Tripura Government failed to keep the maintenance work up. | 11-Aug-2020 |
41 voters in Chandipur joined IPFT | AGARTALA, Aug 11 (TIWN): Raising questions on BJP's organizational strength, 12 family's 41 voters have joined IPFT on Tuesday in Chandipur. | 11-Aug-2020 |
Administrative raids in Agartala Hotels, | AGARTALA, Aug 11 (TIWN): Administrative team led by SDM Ashim Saha held sudden raids across Agartala city on Tuesday morning, to check hygiene, proper papers, important documents and licenses along with to see whether COVID19 Lockdown rules, Hygiene are followed properly or not. Many shops were temporarily sealed after non-hygiene situations were witnesses and needed documents could not be shown by the owners. Before today’s drive, SDM led many raids took place and businessmen were warned again and again. Earlier also, Task Force had made documents like license’s displaying in shops mandatory, but still many were found violating laws. Also guidelines were given to seal the food packets properly before these are sold out.Today, Govt team also raided markets of the Agartala city, busted illegal stocks. In a massive drive illegal stocks of commodities were busted by Food, Excise Dept today in Agartala. Also a through checking of the markets were done during the raid. | 11-Aug-2020 |
Radiologist Trainee’s appointment | AGARTALA, Aug 11 (TIWN): With a radiologist trainee’s appointment in COVID-19 centre in Agartala AGMC centre, NSUI has protested. A deputation was placed to the Director of Health Dept. | 11-Aug-2020 |
Preparations for 15th August started in | AGARTALA, Aug 11 (TIWN): In compare with other years, this time the preparations for I-Day has been marred due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but still like devoted rituals for Indians, Tripura too starts 15th August preparation. | 11-Aug-2020 |
Massive drive of Food Dept across market | AGARTALA, Aug 11 (TIWN): In a massive drive, illegal stocks of commodities were busted by Food, Excise Dept today in Agartala. Also faulty measuring machines were seized and shop-keepers involved in cheating people were brought under action. | 11-Aug-2020 |
COVID-19 Crisis hits economy in rural, u | AGARTALA, Aug 11 (TIWN): COVID-Crisis period is going on with frequent lockdowns but there is no betterment of the common men’s lives specially in the working class. Talking to TIWN, a daily worker at Battala has expressed his fear on death with family out of starvation. Neither the mainstream media has space for the starving sections of people, nor the Govt agrees about existence of “Starvation†in the state. Daily workers in Tripura left in miserable condition as due to lockdown, workless situations have gripped the state. | 11-Aug-2020 |
Shop sealed for illegal stocks, poor qua | AGARTALA, Aug 7 (TIWN): Like regular raids, today also, Food Dept held raids in shops, godowns in Agartala. | 11-Aug-2020 |
DSO remembers Freedom Fighter Khudiram B | AGARTALA, Aug 11 (TIWN): DSO on the death anniversary of Freedom Fighter Khudiram Bose has remembered him, paid tribute to him. Sahid Khudiram Bose was an Indian revolutionary who opposed British rule of India. For his role in the Muzaffarpur Conspiracy Case, along with Prafulla Chaki, he was sentenced to death and subsequently executed, making him one of the youngest martyrs of the Indian Independence Movement. | 11-Aug-2020 |
Uncertainty looms large over 10323 teach | AGARTALA, Aug 11 (TIWN): Although, 10323 teachers conducted blood donation camp and a section is claiming that Supreme Court’s verdict is an achievement for the former teachers, but with the Education Minister’s latest statement, once again confusions have been erupted in the matter. The Cabinet of Tripura Govt has been reported as being "yet confused" over the Supreme Court’s verdict given on 10323 teachers on Tripura Govt led filed petition. In a twist for 10323 teachers, Education Minister Ratanlal Nath said on Monday, there is a confusion in Para 18 and Para 20 of the Supreme Court’s verdict and Govt is talking to senior advocates in this regard. “I am an advocate but not expert as Supreme Court advocate or Attorney Generalâ€, said Ratanlal Nath. | 10-Aug-2020 |
'Tripura is already an Education-Hub', s | AGARTALA, July 11 (TIWN): Tripura Education Minister Ratanlal Nath has stated that Tripura has already became an Education Hub. He said this while referring about various Universities developed in the state. "Our Cabinet has taken a decision to make Composite Regional Centre in provide and preventive and Promotional Rehabilitation Health, Education, Employment, Vocational Training, Research and Manpower for persons with disabilities" for the Divyang. In 2018 the regional centre was made already and now its headquarter will be at Kolkata and the regional centre to be at Lakkhilunga here. Total 64,346 Divyags are now in state", said Minister Ratanlal Nath. In 2021 there will be again census and the final number yet to come out. | 11-Aug-2020 |
COVID-19 Crisis hits Livelihoods in Uban | AGARTALA, Aug 11 (TIWN): COVID-Crisis period is going on with frequent lockdowns but there is no betterment of the common men’s lives specially in the working class. Talking to TIWN, a daily worker at Battala has expressed his fear on death with family out of starvation. Neither the mainstream media has space for the starving sections of people, nor the Govt agrees about existence of “Starvation†in the state. Daily workers in Tripura left in miserable condition as due to lockdown, workless situations have gripped the state. | 11-Aug-2020 |
‘We are CONFUSED over Supreme Cour | AGARTALA, Aug 10 (TIWN): The Cabinet of Tripura Govt has been reported as being "yet confused" over the Supreme Court’s verdict given on 10323 teachers on Tripura Govt led filed petition. In a twist for 10323 teachers, Education Minister Ratanlal Nath said on Monday, there is a confusion in Para 18 and Para 20 of the Supreme Court’s verdict and Govt is talking to senior advocates in this regard. “I am an advocate but not expert as Supreme Court advocate or Attorney Generalâ€, said Ratanlal Nath. Explaining in brief, Minister Ratanlal Nath said, “I think, no State in India would have given such affidavit to Supreme Court for the 10323 teachers. In our affidavit, our demands were listed as : 1) To give age-relaxation for their recruitment, 2) We want to give them other jobs in Group-D, Group-C posts. If necessary, we will change the Recruitment Rules (RR), 3) Without advertisement, we want to recruit them in those posts. This 3rd point was accepted in a cabinet meeting as CM Biplab Deb reminded about Vision Document’s promise on Humanistic Approach to save their livesâ€. | 10-Aug-2020 |
Patient brought to IGM Hospital for Sali | AGARTALA, Aug 10 (TIWN): Tripura’s Healthcare under doldrums as daily death march continues due to negligence. A family has alleged medical negligence in IGM hospital after their family member died and till COVID-test no doctor touched him, but amid COVID-19 test, he died. The deceased has been identified as Pradip Ghosh (50), resident of Badharghat, Agartala. According to the patient party, Pradip Ghosh is a regular patient and has habitual problem of being intoxicated often and he needs regular saline therapy as he loses consciousness due to weakness. Last, he was diagnosed at Hapania’s TMC hospital and was cured followed by saline process. Today, Pradip Ghosh was failing at his health and his wife anyhow gave him some electral. | 11-Aug-2020 |
Madhupur locals protested against abnorm | AGARTALA, Aug 10 (TIWN): The Electric Department of Madhupur is allegedly charging more money from the residents of that area, as per the allegations of the locals. In protest of that, the locals of Madhupur staged protest on Monday afternoon. | 10-Aug-2020 |
Electronic traffic signal crippled at th | TELIAMURA, Aug 10 (TIWN): Electronic Traffic Signals at Teliamura subdivision have been disabled since before the Lockdown. Leading people's life in a danger, the department is yet to repair the light after almost 6 months. | 10-Aug-2020 |
Blood Donation camp is a 'Positive Prote | AGARTALA, Aug 10 (TIWN): Another "amusing" statement from Tripura Law Minister Ratanlal Nath came today when he said that road blockade is a negative protest and blood donation camp is a type of positive protest. The Minister said so while attending in a blood donation camp of the 10323 teachers' association, revealing Govt's fear and insecurity on democratic protests. | 10-Aug-2020 |
‘Players truly became fed-up to st | AGARTALA, Aug 10 (TIWN): Tripura gymnast star Dipa Karmakar has thanked Tripura and Central Govt both for opening gyms for advances athletes in Tripura. | 10-Aug-2020 |
‘Group-C and Group-D posts are not | AGARTALA, Aug 10 (TIWN): Almost after 4 days of final hearing, reacting over 10323 teachers’ case’s final verdict in Supreme Court filed by Govt of Tripura, Tripura Education cum Law Minister Ratanlal Nath on Monday said that Supreme Court has said that Group-C and Group-D posts are nowhere a degradation for the teachers. “We were arguing on the point and I think, no State Govt of India will submit such an affidavit to the Supreme Court like our Govt has done. In this point, Supreme Court rejected out petition, but we clearly mentioned about everyone’s livelihood, because in interviews if everyone will not get jobs among 10323 teachers, where the rest jobless 10323 teachers will go ? We have tried and I think, State Govt has done its best. In whole India, no State Govt could submit such an affidavit". | 10-Aug-2020 |
'Patient died in IGM for the negligence | AGARTALA, Aug 10 (TIWN): Patient party pointed huge allegations against the IGM hospital authority after their family member died today. | 10-Aug-2020 |
Govt gym Centres Opened in Tripura | AGARTALA, Aug 10 (TIWN): In the presence of Tripura’s gymnast star Dipa Karmakar, Tripura Govt has started its gym centres from today. | 10-Aug-2020 |
‘Lt. Bina Pani Roy was Murdered th | AGARTALA, Aug 10 (TIWN): TIWN Editor Saumen Sarkar on Sunday evening 10 pm talk show from USA has condemned GB hospital’s hellish situations and Tripura Govt’s propaganda machinery to label each “Correct†information as “Fake Newsâ€. Calling Lt. Bina Pani Roy's unfortunate death as a "murder" in medical negligence, Sarkar has bashed the Health Dept's failure under Biplab Deb Govt. Addressing the state live in his Facebook, TIWN Editor Saumen Sarkar said, “In last 1-Week, the positive development has been about the withdrawal of the illegal suspension order of Dr Uttam Bhattacharjee under media, public and Doctors led protests by Biplab Deb Govt, proving when public raise voice, the Dictatorship automatically gets weaken". | 10-Aug-2020 |
Covid hits 3,800 central security person | Guwahati/Agartala/Aizawl, Aug 10 (TIWN): As coronavirus spreads across the northeast, nearly 3,800 central security force personnel have so far infected by the disease in almost all the states in the region, officials said on Sunday. | 10-Aug-2020 |
Unemployment problem spikes up in Tripur | AGARTALA, Aug 10 (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. | 10-Aug-2020 |
Traffic lights remained non-functional i | TELIAMURA, Aug 10 (TIWN): The traffic lights in Teliamura subdivision remains non-functional from pre-lockdown time. | 10-Aug-2020 |
Tripura Origin UK Doctor exposed GB COVI | AGARTALA, Aug 9 (TIWN): BJP Govt's Fools’ Paradise methods to suppress voices and allegations may not work out always with "Fake Paradise" portrays COVID-19 pathetic Management under Health Minister Biplab Deb. This time after a patient Ms Binapani Roy died miserably and the UK based Doctor grand-daughter Dr. Avipsa Das released COVID-19 centre’s miserable condition, Govt although rejected the claim as ‘Fake’, she has hit the Govt again in a video, released by Royal scion Pradyot Manikya. In the video she has clearly exposed the below Sub-Standard condition of the ICU, COVID-19 Treatment Centre at GB which does not even has any AC, neither any cleanliness. After death Lt. Bina Pani Roy’s dead body was thrown in very unhonoured manner which is too condemnation worthy. Dr. Avipsa Das, is now practicing in UK, a former student of AGMC said, she is hugely embarrassed by the situation at there. She also raised question on the “testing method†saying, antigen test’s result can never come in 5 minutes but at IGM they were quick to announce her as a ‘COVID-Patient’. | 09-Aug-2020 |