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Bail plea of accused persons in ‘S | AGARTALA, Aug 6 (TIWN): In the “Spitting on Doctors†case in the Bhagat Singh Covid care centre the four accused persons’ bail plea was rejected on yesterday by Tripura High Court. | 06-Aug-2020 |
COVID Restrictions : ‘3,000 Flags | AGARTALA, Aug 6 (TIWN): Amid “Unlockâ€, “Lockdown†waves side by side, in Tripura Centre and State Govt’s failures in COVID-19 control, people are the ultimate sufferers. | 06-Aug-2020 |
Tripura college admission process goes o | AGARTALA, Aug 6 (TIWN): Tripura’s Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath announced on Tuesday that admission to the state’s 22 general degree colleges will be done online in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. He said the decision, a first for the state, was taken by the government for the welfare of the students. | 06-Aug-2020 |
MLA Sudip Barman’s visit to Bhaga | AGARTALA, Aug 6 (TIWN): BJP’s MLA Sudip Barman’s visit to the Bhagat Singh COVID-19 Care Centre on August 2nd although turned a big political controversy in Tripura and caused storms of infighting in the BJP Govt itself, caused suffocating situations for Officials and Doctors, but at the same time with unavoidable reality, his visit was important and exposed state’s paralyzed health services in COVID-19 Care Centres as earlier also similar complaints came from various parts of the state. Infact, after Dr. Uttam Bhattacharjee’s suspension, while Doctors were agitating at GB hospital on Wednesday, they mentioned, Bhagat Singh COVID-19 Care Centre and all Care Centres need Medicine Doctors but Dr. Uttam Bhattacharjee is an Eye-Specialist, but still he was doing his duties. Viral videos during Sudip Barman’s visit showed how patients are complaining to the MLA on 2nd August, about deficiency of the medical arrangement at there which failed to provide medicine to a high blood pressure suffering woman unlike hospitals. | 06-Aug-2020 |
Amid ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhaoâ | AGARTALA, Aug 6 (TIWN): First Doctor Sangeeta Chakraborty, now Dr Nishtha Das, both are delayed from justice who were attacked in various means in the middle of COVID-19 Crisis and Doctors day-night services to the mankind.While agitating, Doctors in GB hospital have expressed sorrows over ‘Spitting’ on Dr. Sangeeta Chakraborty case’s all accused persons are bailed out now.On the other side, a lady Doctor has filed a complaint against Gomati District DM Tarun Kanti Debnath for very harsh and cruel remarks on her. Dr. Nishtha Das has lodged complaint to the Health & Family Welfare dept against Gomati Dist DM Tarun Kanti Debnath for using “insulting†remarks on her. | 06-Aug-2020 |
Suspension of Doctors cause statewide re | AGARTALA, Aug 6 (TIWN): BJP’s MLA Sudip Barman’s visit to the Bhagat Singh COVID-19 Care Centre on August 2nd although turned a big political controversy in Tripura and caused storms of infighting in the BJP Govt itself, caused suffocating situations for Officials and Doctors, but at the same time with unavoidable reality, his visit was important and exposed state’s paralyzed health services in COVID-19 Care Centres as earlier also similar complaints came from various parts of the state. Infact, after Dr. Uttam Bhattacharjee’s suspension, while Doctors were agitating at GB hospital on Wednesday, they mentioned, Bhagat Singh COVID-19 Care Centre and all Care Centres need Medicine Doctors but Dr. Uttam Bhattacharjee is an Eye-Specialist, but still he was doing his duties. | 06-Aug-2020 |
Over 2,000 Phensedyl Bottles seized by P | AGARTALA, AUG 6 (TIWN): Big achievement of Bodhjung Nagar police as they successfully seized huge amount of contraband items on a secret operation. | 06-Aug-2020 |
TIWN Editor condemns Dr. Uttam Bhattacha | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): As he said earlier too in his last live video from USA, in suggestion to Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb to stop revenge politics in the state, on Wednesday TIWN Editor Saumen Sarkar once again has said the same to Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb observing unexpected suspension of Dr. Uttam Bhattacharjee who was on duty in Bhagat Singh COVID-19 Care Centre on August 2nd, during MLA Sudip Barman’s visit there. | 05-Aug-2020 |
Doctors protested over suspension of col | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): Tripura Doctors have gone in protest voicing against suspension of their on-duty colleague amid COVID-19 crisis with "No Reason". | 05-Aug-2020 |
TIWN Editor condemns Dr. Uttam Bhattacha | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): As he said earlier too in his last live video from USA, in suggestion to Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb to stop revenge politics in the state, on Wednesday TIWN Editor Saumen Sarkar once again has said the same to Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb observing unexpected suspension of Dr. Uttam Bhattacharjee who was on duty in Bhagat Singh COVID-19 Care Centre on August 2nd, during MLA Sudip Barman’s visit there. | 05-Aug-2020 |
In the ruling BJP Govt members’ E | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): In the Political egos between MLAs, Ministers and Chief Minister, the officials and Doctors situations are very pathetic amid COVID-19. | 05-Aug-2020 |
'As a Govt Officer, it was Dr. Uttam Bha | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): In the political ego fight of the ruling party MLAs, now Doctors have become the target in the middle in Tripura, resulted in suspension of an innocent Doctor Uttam Bhattacharjee, who was suspended for assisting MLA Sudip Barman after he visited Bhagat Singh COVID-19 Care Cente. | 05-Aug-2020 |
‘If things go like this, Doctors c | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): Amid COVID-19 pandemic, when Doctors are serving day-night risking their lives, in Tripura Doctors are again and again humiliated, attacked by public, by administration and all sides. In such a move, a Doctor named Uttam Bhattacharjee was suspended and in the suspension letter, there was no mention about the cause of the suspension. Doctors finally came in massive protest, saying, if such things do not stop immediately, then Doctors will not work. ATGDA GS Dr Rajesh Chowdhury, IMA GS Dr Souvik Debbarma, AGMC Teachers Council President Dr Damodar Chatterjee and other senior Doctors remained present during the protest at GB hospital. | 05-Aug-2020 |
‘Will Ram Mandir construction solv | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): Tripura CPI-M convenor Bijan Dhar has raised question on Ram-Bhoomi-Puja day whether Ram Mandir will generate employment ? | 05-Aug-2020 |
‘Arrest PM for not following Quara | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): Tripura Congress has demand arrested of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for violating COVID-19 laws by not going for quarantine followed by Home Minister Amit Shah’s COVID test results came positive. | 05-Aug-2020 |
Lady Doctor files complaint against Goma | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): Dr. Nishtha Das has lodged complaint to the Health & Family Welfare dept against Gomati Dist DM Tarun Kanti Debnath for using “insulting†remarks on her. | 05-Aug-2020 |
Police stops Opposition’s silent | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): When Police have stopped opposition CPI-M’s silent protest in Agartala, the BJP and Viswa Hindu Parishad held celebrations by violating social distancing. In such a move, 3 persons loaded bikes were seen raising ‘Jai Shree Ram Slogan’ and many were not properly wearing masks also. At the same time, Police in the same city had stopped oppositions’ protests who were to stage protest silently. Police have allegedly stopped CITU from protesting although the non-containment zones were announced with Unlock-Measures.CITU was to protest with various issues with silent display of banners but police sent them back to the party office. Ironically, the BJP has continued programmes in Tripura and in Rakhi festival also, in various places, gatherings were made. | 05-Aug-2020 |
MLA Sudip Barman condemns suspension of | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): A Doctor has been suspended in Tripura Bhagat Singh COVID-19 Care Centre after MLA Sudip Barman visited the COVID-19 Care Centre to distribute foods among the patients and forced the Doctor on duty to provide PPE kits to him. The suspended Doctor is Uttam Kumar Bhattacharjee. In a statement, MLA Sudip Barman said, “On 2nd August, I visited COVID-19 Care Centre. After my visit, the Doctor was suspended with allegation of being forced to give PPEs to me by neglecting his duties. If I did mistake, why the Doctor should be punished ? Doctors, Medical staffs are the front line warriors. This is incorrect to break their confidence like this. I demand immediate withdrawal of the Govt’s decisionâ€.The state govt earlier ordered MLA Sudip Barman to go for institutional quarantine but he denied as quarantine is for only COVID-19 patients. | 05-Aug-2020 |
Police dismissed CITU’s protest, | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): Once again, Police have allegedly stopped CITU from protesting although the non-containment zones were announced with Unlock-Measures. | 05-Aug-2020 |
E-Challan Machines brought under ‘ | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): E-Challan machines have been brought under ‘uses’ in Tripura by Traffic Dept. | 05-Aug-2020 |
‘Opposition voices are kept locked | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): On the death anniversary of Lt Shivdas Ghosh, SUCI has paid tribute to him. | 05-Aug-2020 |
Where are 50,000 Govt Jobs Vacancies ? T | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (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. | 04-Aug-2020 |
Edited Tweet spreads Fake News as 'Tripu | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): An Edited tweet of Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb is spreading rumours on his COVID-test reports. | 04-Aug-2020 |
Upsets for Doctors supporters in ‘ | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): In an upsetting hearing for the Doctors supporters, Tripura Police failed to take the accused persons under custody who were allegedly involved in “Spitting" on Doctor Sangeeta Chakraborty in Bhagat Singh COVID-19 Care Centre on July 24 amid an argument between Doctors and Patients. All the arrested persons 1) Bisawajit Das, 2) Milan Das, 3) Karnajit Dey, 4) Ranjit Saha were taken to NCC PS today after they completed 7 days institutional quarantine, were produced before the Court and have received “Interim Bail†till August 29. Talking to media, the Govt side advocate APP Dipa Bhattacharya said, Police had appealed for 5 days police custody for the accused persons but after the hearing they have received interim bails and bailed out till 29th of August. | 04-Aug-2020 |
Tripura Spitting on Doctor case: 4 arres | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): Four people in Tripura were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly abusing and spitting on a woman doctor at a health facility here, police said. | 04-Aug-2020 |
Sabroom's BJP leader caught with Rs. 5.7 | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): On a secret operation Gomati police and BSF jointly caught one person with Bangladeshi Currency on Tuesday. | 04-Aug-2020 |
NCC PS Police arrested four persons for | Agartala, Aug 4 (TIWN): Four people in Tripura were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly abusing and spitting on a woman doctor at a health facility here, police said. | 04-Aug-2020 |
BJP leader arrested with B'desh currenci | UDAIPUR / SABROOM, Aug 4 (TIWN): Based on secret information, Police and BSF jointly have caught a man with Bangladesh currency. | 04-Aug-2020 |
Man arrested with Bangladeshi currency a | UDAIPUR / SABROOM, Aug 4 (TIWN): Based on secret information, Police and BSF jointly have caught a man with Bangladesh currency. | 04-Aug-2020 |
4 Persons arrested for Spitting on Docto | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): Four persons have been arrested for spitting on Doctor at Bhagat Singh COVID-19 Care Centre and two more persons were arrested for stopping Govt Medical team’s works at Hapania COVID-19 Care Centre in the last month. The arrested persons for Hapania incident are : 1) Abijit Das (Llitan), 2) Bijoy Das. They were taken to Amtali PS. The other four persons who were arrested for Hapania incident are : 1) Bisawajit Das, 2) Milan Das, 3) Karnajit Dey, 4) Ranjit Saha taken to NCC PS. However, in Hapania, which incident actually was referred, it was not clarified by Police yet, but recently there was a protest in Hapania after a patient was injured and demanding his shift to better hospital the other patients held protests. There are many such tensions erupted during the COVID-19 management in COVID-Centers. Four COVID-19 patients were booked after they allegedly abused and spat on a woman doctor at a health facility here on July 24. | 04-Aug-2020 |
Tripura CM tested COVID-19 Negative, Goe | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb has been tested COVID-19 Negative, has gone for 7 days Home Quarantine. In a social media update he has announced this. | 04-Aug-2020 |
0381-2410053, Call Centre for Tripura St | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): Tripura Education Dept has launched a Call Centre for the students to help them during depressions. While launching the project, Education Minister Ratanlal Nath said that around 36 lakhs of mobile phones are existing in Tripura which means, almost everyone has a cell phone and thus students surely make calls from home to the Call Centre. Addressing media, Nath said, “Earlier there was Online Education Portal but this new project had to adapt as due to Coronavirus, students are sitting in home. The guardians are worried about students depression. Thus, this call centre for the students has been launched to save the Children from depression. Earlier there was recording classes, online classes, live telecast, Doordarshan have spread education across Tripura. Then Youtube, Ektu Khelo, Ektu Poro move was taken. 0381-2410053 will be the number and students will learn anything from the teachers thereâ€. | 04-Aug-2020 |
Tripura BJP MLA defies quarantine orders | Agartala, Aug 3 (TIWN): Ruling BJP MLA in Tripura and former State Health Minister Sudip Roy Barman on Monday defied orders to go into quarantine after visiting a Covid Care Centre (CCC) and distributing fruits among the Covid patients here on Sunday. | 04-Aug-2020 |
Couple committed suicide after family re | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): A middle-aged man with his neighbour committed suicide, hanging from the same rope on Sunday. The incident took place in koidapa area under Madhupur PS. | 03-Aug-2020 |
8 Years old Girl Raped in Bishalgarh : R | BISHALGARH, Aug 4 (TIWN): In the 8 years old minor girl’s rape incident, Sajal Bhowmik has been arrested by Police. Family of the victim has sought justice and heavy punishment of the rape accused under the law. This incident has created turmoil in Bishalgarh, erupting mass resentment. When the brutal gang-rape case of 17-year-old minor girl of Teliamura still burning the whole state, another rape case of a minor girl lodged on Sunday. This vicious incident happened in K.K. Nagar area under Bishalgarh PS. Talking to media, victim’s mother has sought justice, expressing anger against the rape accused. She also mentioned about her and her daughter’s shocked mental situations. | 04-Aug-2020 |
Tripura CM found Covid negative, family | Agartala, Aug 4 (TIWN): Two family members of Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb tested Covid-19 positive while Deb tested negative. | 04-Aug-2020 |
‘You want to keep me with COVID-19 | AGARTALA, Aug 3 (TIWN): In a tight slap to the illegal order passed through West District DM office, which was allegedly forced by top Conspirators of the state against him, BJP MLA Sudip Barman said, “I have nothing against the DM as he just followed instruction and accidentally passed an illegal order, but my message is to the ultimate authority who are misusing the power to suppress me in an evil conspiracy ultimately to kill me. You want to keep me in Institutional Quarantine with COVID-19 patients, so that I get COVID-19 infected and die. May be my death will make few happy, but under the blessing of the people of Tripura, I am not going to die so soon. I deny to go for institutional quarantine. I am here onlyâ€. | 03-Aug-2020 |
‘Truth will be unveiled’, s | AGARTALA, Aug 3 (TIWN): Former CPI-M Minister, former MP, Gana Mukti Parishad (GMP) President Jitendra Choudhury on Monday has commented over the two FIRs which have been filed against him after he commented regarding a recently happened incident in his Facebook Page. The former MP posted on social media about a statue collapse, based on various viral reports about a traditional attired Reang woman, which was built in the CPI-M controlled ADC era. Indeed, Jitendra Choudhury posted his condemnation as a mass leader, one day after the report went viral in social media already. But categorical FIRs have been lodged against him and also the CPI-M page. Reacting over the FIRs, Jitendra Choudhury said that Courts and Laws are still there and BJP could not hijack each institution yet. “Truth will be exposed and how BJP Govt has been using Police machinery in their own interests, it will also be recordedâ€, Jitendra Choudhury told media. | 03-Aug-2020 |
MLA Sudip Barman rejected to go for Inst | AGARTALA, Aug 3 (TIWN): Former Health Minister Sudip Barman has reminded West District Magistrate Sandeep Mahatme about Health Guidelines, rejecting his notice which asked Sudip Barman to go for institutional quarantine at AD Nagar. In a letter Sudip Barman has clearly told him, “As long as I am clinically assigned as very mild/mild, moderate, severe symptomatic / asymptomatic COVID-19 Patient by a medical officer, I would not be available to go for any sort of quarantineâ€. He pointed out, “I would like to respond that the memorandum signed by you is not accordance to the guidelines of Ministry of Health and Family Welfareâ€. He said, first of all, he is not yet COVID-19 positive and secondly during the visit, he was wearing PPEs. | 03-Aug-2020 |
MLA Sudip Barman to pay for Good Works a | AGARTALA, Aug 3 (TIWN): As expected, Tripura BJP MLA, sacked Health Minister Sudip Roy Barman has been punished by State Govt after he distributed food items among the patients of Bhagat Singh COVID-19 Care Centre. He is directed to stay in AD Nagar Quarantine centre whereas ironically, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb did not bother to go to Institutional Quarantine even after his personal security was tested COVID-19 Positive. | 03-Aug-2020 |
MLA Sudip Barman to pay for Good Works, | 02-Aug-2020 | |
Covid patient revealed the poorly kept d | AGARTALA, Aug 1 ((TIWN): A 7-month pregnant Covid patient have complained about unhygienic and stinking condition of Bhagat Singh Covid Care Centre in her Facebook live video. | 01-Aug-2020 |
Pathetic ! 7 month’s pregnant wom | AGARTALA, Aug 1 (TIWN): In a pathetic note, a 7 month’s pregnant mother has begged, cried, broke down in tears in a live video from Bhagat Singh COVID-19 Care Centre. Expressing helpessness over the situation, the woman revealed “brave†for her baby within her as no proper food, no treatment, she was receiving in the COVID-19 Care Centre. In the live video, she has given handproofs of the existing situation of the COVID-19 care cente, where foods were seen rotten, no cleanliness, pathetic bathroom condition, heaps of plastic bottles, dirt across. Crying in the live video, the woman said, “Whether people would die in COVID-19 disease, it can not be said, but living in such situation can surely cause deaths. I am bound to do this live for the sake of my baby only. I pray to God, no pregnant woman should suffer like this. Nobody gets Corona in Tripuraâ€. | 01-Aug-2020 |
Man drowns in Haora river, body gone mis | AGARTALA, Aug 1 (TIWN): In a tragic incident, a man has drowned in Howrah river today, going missing. | 01-Aug-2020 |
Tripura Govt left people quarantined wit | AGARTALA, Aug 1 (TIWN): South Anandanagar locals staged a massive protest, who were sealed after people in their area were tested Coronavirus positive. Agitating against Govt’s negligence to provide sufficient ration and food, the locals have bashed the Govt asking, whether it has thought about the people’s two times meals ? Govt has sealed the area after in last 4 days, 2 persons were tested positive. Total 49 families are affected from the decision but as no food supplies were sent to the area, they have staged massive agitation seeking Govt’s immediate help. An old woman slamming the State Govt said, “We have nothing in our homes. We don’t have chillis, onion, muri, rice and anything ! If they Govt does not allow us to do marketing or at least send some rations for us, how would we manage ? It seems, Govt has plan to kill us by not giving food and if we die, then they will say, we died in Corona disease†| 01-Aug-2020 |
State Government's poorly planned sealed | AGARTALA, Aug 1 (TIWN): Tripura's BJP government led administration failed to provide the least basics of life to the people amid Pandemic. The people of South Anandanagar sealed area are left without sufficient food and essential commodities for last 4-5 days. Around 49 families that falls under the sealed area, are starving without enough food. | 01-Aug-2020 |
Anganwadi worker tested COVID-19 Positiv | TELIAMURA, Aug 1 (TIWN): An Anganwadi worker has been tested COVID-19 Positive in Teliamura subdivision of Tripura. | 01-Aug-2020 |
Attacks on minority community in Agartal | AGARTALA, Aug 1 (TIWN): Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) members allegedly held brutal attack in Joypur area in the capital city Agartala on the eve of Eid. | 01-Aug-2020 |
Day 5 of Tripura Lockdown amid tight Sec | AGARTALA, Aug 1 (TIWN): With the 5th day of lockdown has started in Tripura, security measures have been beefed up succeeding the ongoing ‘Total Lockdown’.The lockdown started from July 26 night 9 PM and to be continued till 4th August 5 AM. This lockdown in the Unlock period has put the public in trouble, but lockdown was necessitated due to COVID-19 cases surpassing 4,500 causing 21 deaths so far, including 2 suicides of COVID-19 patients 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. | 01-Aug-2020 |
Dead-Body of COVID-19 Patient gone missi | AGARTALA, July 30 (TIWN): In a horrifying experience, COVID-19 deceased’s family was deprived to see their closest person for the last time. | 01-Aug-2020 |