Archive Detail
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Tripura Congress protests as ED grilled | AGARTALA, June 15 (TIWN): Tripura Congress has protested against ED’s interrogation of Rahul Gandhi in National Herald case. | 15-Jun-2022 |
TSR Recruitment Scam: Unemployed Youths | AGARTALA, June 15 (TIWN): Unemployed TSR job aspirants youths have gheraoed police headquarter in connection to TSR recruitment's alleged scam on Wednesday, although strict police barricade prevented the agitating youths from getting inside the police headquarter. They wanted to place a deputation letter before the DGP. On being asked by the media, why the unemployed youths think that corruption was held in the recruitment process, the job aspirants said, “Ofcouse corruption was held. Otherwise, why so many unemployed youths will gather here? The physically unfit persons also got jobs. The previous CM failed to keep his promise of providing jobs and we demand our new CM will look after the matters and order a probe in the matter”. | 15-Jun-2022 |
Among 3631 TET qualified candidates only | AGARTALA, June 15 (TIWN): 2021 TET qualified candidates held press meet over Tripura Govt’s delay of TET qualifiers' recruitment. In the press meet TET qualified candidates slammed the former CM Biplab Deb and Education Minister and said that after formation of the Govt, CM Biplab Deb at various programs said that 15,000 teachers’ posts remained vacant and the vacant posts have to be fulfilled. Similarly, Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath too said before the media that if he wants he can provide jobs as 14,000 posts remained vacant but there was no deserved candidate. | 15-Jun-2022 |
Tripura gears up for By-Polls: Amid BJP | AGARTALA, June 15 (TIWN): As the by-poll is knocking on the doors, the ruling and the opposition parties have geared up to fight the poll with their best efforts, although the opposition suspect violence and rigging which happened in the last polls. Amid BJP’s loss of popularity and massive anti-incumbency, BJP candidates are sounding super-confidence which has raised eyebrows about BJP’s polling strategy of this time as in the last Municipal Poll 70% of voters could not cast votes and fake voters had captured booths in front of security and police. State Election Commission played a paralyzed role and remained a mute spectator. | 15-Jun-2022 |
Trolled ! Netizens Called Ratan Lal Nath | AGARTALA, June 14 (TIWN): After 2017’s Ratan Lal Nath’s dance for BJP when he was a Congress MLA, now in 2022 again Ratan Lal Nath came with a new dance beat at Rabindra Bhawan in support of new CM Manik Saha who is the candidate for Bordowali constituency in the upcoming by-poll on June 23rd. However, Ratan Lal Nath was trolled by netizens as “mad” whereas many slammed his childish behavior being the Education Minister. Many raised questions, of how such a man can be the Education Minister. However Ratan Lal Nath either in classrooms harassing Women’s College students or collecting liquor bottles from Govt school premises, these trolls are not new for Ratan Lal Nath. | 14-Jun-2022 |
Protest Movement of interns demanding st | AGARTALA, June 14 (TIWN): Workload of Tripura Medical College TMC interns is high as per duty hours, and centering this the interns called for a work strike in TMC. The work strike started on Monday demanding a rise in stipend. The interns alleged that they are receiving 14.5 and amid it, the college are slashing amounts showing various hostel charges. The intern informed the matter to TMC authority several times but no initiative the authority has taken yet. Oppositely the College authority had shown excuses of Fund Crisis to the interns. | 14-Jun-2022 |
2 died and 2 injured after a lightning s | AGARTALA, June 14 (TIWN): 2 people died on spot after a powerful lightning strike in Gatiram area of Amarpur Malabasa. Along with them, 2 were injured. | 14-Jun-2022 |
Tripura By-Polls : Chasing BJP Goons, CP | DHARMANAGAR, June 14 (TIWN): CPI-M workers on Tuesday entered BJP office at Jubaraj Nagar’s booth no-20 after BJP party workers held an attack on CPI-M’s program. | 14-Jun-2022 |
Acche Din : No Egg in Mid-Day-Meals for | SANTIR BAZAR, June 14 (TIWN): It has been a long 2 months since no egg was provided in mid-day-meal at Sahid Dhananjoy Tripura Smriti school in Santir Bazar. | 14-Jun-2022 |
1 Arrested with 22 Boxes of Brown Sugar | AGARTALA, June 14 (TIWN): With 22 small containers, a man named Karanjoy Reang, Son of Bolonjoy Reang was arrested by Gandachera police. | 14-Jun-2022 |
CBI Interrogated Abhishek Banerjee's Wif | AGARTALA, June 14 (2022): Ahead of By-Poll TMC leaders set foot in Tripura including TMC MP Abhishek Banderjee. TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh who also arrived for campaigning, slammed Modi Govt over CBI, ED led harassment of Opposition Leaders. He also Modi’s Tweet over providing jobs. | 14-Jun-2022 |
‘Do Not Divide Anti-BJP Votes : Vote f | AGARTALA, June 14 (TIWN): Left Front wing CPIM(L) party came in limelight by urging voters on Monday to vote for Tipra Motha and Congress parties where Left is weak. | 14-Jun-2022 |
CPI-M Rubbished Congress, CPI-M alliance | AGARTALA, June 14 (TIWN): After Left-wing CPIM(L) called for Congress, CPI-M and Tipra Motha’s alliance in by-poll, CPI-M State Secretary Jitendra Chowdhury on Monday disproved any possible alliance with the Congress party in the coming days or in the by-polls but he did not mark such an alliance to be impossible in the 2023 Assembly Election. Jitendra Chowdhury said Left Front has not yet decided about such an anti-BJP alliance yet. However, the ongoing political scenario in the state of Tripura reflects that although CPI-M is mute over Congress’s politics it has been totally against the regional party Tipra Motha which is closed to the opposition Congress right now. In such a situation alliance with Congress in the upcoming 2023 poll will be hardly possible if Congress aligns with Tipra Motha party which is now the ruling ADC party and is dominating over indigenous vote banks. | 14-Jun-2022 |
A youth was arrested for trying to loot | AGARTALA, June 14 (TIWN): Police have arrested a young man for trying to loot money from an ATM. | 14-Jun-2022 |
25 years old Youth Died mysteriously in | PANISAGAR, June 13 (TIWN): In another disturbing report from a De-Addication centre in Tripura, a 25 years old youth died mysteriously in Panisagar. | 13-Jun-2022 |
'BJP trying to inflame Communal Disharmo | AGARTALA, June 13 (TIWN): Commenting on BJP’s violent protest against Tipra Motha Supremo Pradyot Manikya, who is the Royal family head, Tripura Congress leader Sudip Roy Barman said on Monday that BJP by such actions is trying to inflame communal disharmony in the state. | 13-Jun-2022 |
‘Stipend is Low, Work Load is High’: | AGARTALA, June 13 (TIWN): Tripura Medical College (TMC) intern Doctors have called on Work Strike from Monday demanding their honorarium should be increased. As per duty hours and work load the stipend of interns providing service in Tripura Medical College (TMC) are allegedly less and centering this, the interns called for a work strike in TMC. Before the media the interns alleged that they are receiving 12.5 and amid it, the college are slashing the amounts showing various hostel charges. The intern informed the matter to TMC authority but no initiative the authority has taken yet. Oppositely the College authority had shown excuses of Fund Crisis to the interns. Centering this the interns held a protest movement demanding Stipend’s increase. | 14-Jun-2022 |
'BJP is winning in 4 constituencies in B | AGARTALA, June 14 (TIWN): By-poll is scheduled to be held on June 23rd, and centering the By-Poll BJP’s door to door campaigning is going on. Vinod Sonkar, who arrived in Tripura ahead of Poll for campaigning said, “The state people not selecting the MLA, selecting CM, excitement has seen among the workers and we are going to win. Earlier we had 3 Constituencies in our responsibility and now we are going to win". | 14-Jun-2022 |
Left Front Candidate campaigns in Bordow | AGARTALA, June 13 (TIWN): Left front candidate Raghunath Sarkar like other days, continued his campaigning on Monday in Bordowali constituency. | 13-Jun-2022 |
Congress Bhawan vandalized in Charilam | CHARILAM, June 13 (TIWN): Ahead of by-polls, Congress Bhawan in Charilam under Tripura’s Sepahijala District was vandalized by miscreants on Sunday evening. | 12-Jun-2022 |
BJP’s Empty Chair Campaigning in Agart | AGARTALA, June 12 (TIWN): In the wake of Tripura By-Elections in four constituencies, BJP leaders were seen addressing empty chairs at Agartala-6 constituency on Saturday evening. | 12-Jun-2022 |
BJP sees Losing Grips of Public Supports | AGARTALA, June 12 (TIWN): Ahead of the by-poll Tripura BJP like other political parties busy in door to door campaigning, but the public mandate will be tough to be taken in BJP’s support as BJP under Biplab Deb’s four years regime totally failed to project itself as a pro-people including house to house violent attacks, poll rigging, booth capturing which were never a part of Tripura’s election before 2018. BJP although claims foreseeing its ‘major win’ in the upcoming by-polls, but the public spirit has been totally to cast vote against BJP. | 12-Jun-2022 |
BJP's Vision Document's promises from Es | AGARTALA, June 11 (TIWN): Bag full promises were made by BJP Govt prior to the 2018- Assembly Poll and now only a few months left for the next Assembly Poll but none of those promises were fulfilled. Amid that BJP Candidates are campaigning door to door to win in declared By-Polls which are scheduled to be held on June 23rd. | 11-Jun-2022 |
Tripura By-Polls : CEO Inspects Strong R | AGARTALA, June 1 (TIWN): Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Kiran Gitte visited the Strong Rooms in Umakanta Academy school in Agartala on Saturday and inspected the arrangements. | 11-Jun-2022 |
Tripura By-Polls : CEO Inspects Strong R | AGARTALA, June 1 (TIWN): Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Kiran Gitte visited the Strong Rooms in Umakanta Academy school in Agartala on Saturday and inspected the arrangements. | 11-Jun-2022 |
Tripura BJP seeking Votes door to door a | AGARTALA, June 11 (TIWN): BJP before coming into power promised state’s innocent people that after formation of Double Engine’s Govt 50,000 Govt Jobs in a year, 7th Pay Commission to Govt employees, Smart Phones to Youths will be given. But ground reality is giving 50,000 jobs in a year is far away matter, the Govt could not even arranged 5000 Jobs for unemployed youths in the last 4.3 year’s regime. Oppositely, the BJP Govt leaders have been giving different statements on jobs, sometimes claiming 25,000 jobs have been given, sometimes 16,000, sometimes 12,000, and sometimes 88, 000. | 11-Jun-2022 |
‘Vote for Congress and Tipra Motha in | AGARTALA, June 1 (TIWN): Although no official alliance was not done between the national party Congress and Tripura regional, ADC ruling party Tipra Motha, but Congress has appealed people to vote for Tipra Motha at Surma. Congress leader Gopal Roy in a press meet on Saturday stated, that if BJP wants to rig the poll, it should be readied to see the consequences. “We will fight at our fullest to stop booth capturing and rigging in by-polls. Central Congress also has said it will give us full support. In Surma, Congress has not given any candidate but we foresee for a non-BJP votes’ collaboration will outcast the BJP. We will give our full support to Tipra Motha party there”, said Gopal Roy. | 11-Jun-2022 |
BJP’s Panchayat-Raj : Pregnant Housewi | AGARTALA, June 11 (TIWN): A pregnant housewife Sonali Das has committed suicide in Panisagar after a Panchayat meeting was held, organized by her in-laws. The housewife allegedly set fire to self on Saturday morning after few hours of the meeting led by Panchayat held on Friday night. Family suspects, she was insulted in the meeting. The deceased was 3 months pregnant. According to the deceased’s husband, Panchayat members were present in the meeting but he also did not mention what was the issue of the meeting. | 11-Jun-2022 |
Congress nominated Candidate Sudip Roy B | AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): Congress nominated Candidate Sudip Roy Barman campaigned in 6 Agartala Assembly constituencies on Friday. | 10-Jun-2022 |
‘Tipra Motha Party has No Role over Pr | AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): Accusing BJP Vice President Patal Kanya Jamatia for grabbing at least Rs. 15 lakhs from common men in the name of NRC case filed in SC before she joined BJP, Tipra Motha party leader Animesh Debbarma on Friday clarified that in the recently held protests against Patal Kanya Jamatia, Tipra Motha has no roleplay. Slamming BJP’s allegation that Tipra Motha attacked Patal Kanya Jamatia, Animesh Debbarma said, “How come BJP knows that the agitators are Tipra Motha supporters ? They were not carrying any flag of Tipra Motha. Infact, I have seen in a video that one of the agitators was saying that Patal Kanya Jamatia took hefty amounts from them in the name of NRC’s case in Supreme Court and her foreign visit for Tiprassa community. Now people are demanding their money back”, said Animesh Debbarma. | 10-Jun-2022 |
Public Blocked Sonamura-Agartala road ov | AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): Public blocked Agartala-Sonamura national highway in protest against drinking water crisis on Friday. | 10-Jun-2022 |
Unknown dead body of a woman recovered f | AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): An unidentified dead body of a woman was recovered from Dimsagar Lake near Lake Chowmuhani Bazar. The dead body was first spotted by local people and informed to West PS Police. | 10-Jun-2022 |
BJP Panchayat Pradhan has resigned from | BISHALGARH, June 9 (TIWN): Landslide in BJP’s house is continuing. BJP-led Panchayat chief Supta Rani Pal has resigned from her post ahead of By-polls citing physical illness. Besides, she also has resigned from Panchayat membership. Supta Rani Pal was Gokul Nagar gram panchayat’s Panchayat head of Fatikara Assembly Constituency under Kumarghat block. In the resignation letter, she has mentioned her physical problems and the resignation letter was handed over on June 4th and on 8th June her resignation was accepted after enquired by Kumarghat RD Block Panchayat Officer. | 09-Jun-2022 |
After own Sister Died, BJP Mandal secret | AGARTALA, June 9 (TIWN): Biswajit Das, BJP Mandal secretary of Usha Bazar area broke down into tears after he did not get proper service at GB Hospital for his sister's treatment. Reportedly, Biswajit’s sister Moushumi Roy Choudhury (40) was brought to GB hospital for treatment after abdominal pain on Wednesday night, and the hospital employees admitted the patient. But instead of giving proper medical treatment the medical staff allegedly played with the patient’s life. Firstly the on-duty staff told the patient party that no Doctors are available secondly, the patient Moushumi Roy Choudhury shifted to Medicine Ward instead of Surgical Ward. Later, seeing her critical condition shifted her to ICU but after taking to ICU she lost her last breath within 10 minutes, said Biswajit (demise’s brother). | 09-Jun-2022 |
Massive Public Anger against BJP’s Lea | AGARTALA, June 9 (TIWN): Peaceful agitation of the common public in Jampuijala ADC area turned violent after police and security of BJP Minister Rampada Jamatia and BJP leader Patal Kanya Jamatia allegedly attempted to run over the agitators. Centering the visit of Patal Kanya to Jampui a group of agitators was in protest march with “Go Back Patal Kanya” banner. The banner also added, “We Tiprasa people hate you”. The rally stopped the convoy of Patal Kanya continued peaceful protest but police attempted to impose forces upon them and also allegedly one of the securities or BJP members threatened to run the vehicles over the agitators. It turned the protest violent. | 09-Jun-2022 |
‘First Vote, then Tea Biscuits’: Tri | AGARTALA, June 9 (TIWN): Speculating rigging, and booth capturing attempts by BJP's organized gang in the upcoming By-Poll on June 23rd, Congress candidate of Agartala-6 constituency Sudip Roy Barman has called for early morning vote casting on by-poll day of June 23rd. Referring to the previously held elections under the BJP where booths were captured and rigging, and fake vote casting was evident, Sudip Roy Barman also announced to give his phone number to the voters where anyone will face rigging must call and complain so that necessary actions can be taken place to make sure all voters can cast votes. | 09-Jun-2022 |
Panchayat office is not opening in sched | AGARTALA, June 8 (TIWN): According to reports, Sanjit Debbarma, Panchayat secretary of Madhya Krishnapur gram Panchayat, often leaves without opening the Panchayat office to attend meetings. It is known that on Tuesday the Panchayat secretary Sanjit Debbarma kept the key with him and did not open the Panchayat on time. As a result the people returned without getting their work done. | 08-Jun-2022 |
‘Practically had no Desire to Join BJP | AGARTALA, June 8 (TIWN): Resigned BJP MLA, former Minister and Congress candidate for Agartala-6 by-poll Sudip Roy Barman on Wednesday said he had no desire to join BJP at all in 2017 but public wanted a change and it was important to get united against the then ruling Left Front to unseat them. Addressing media, Sudip Roy Barman said, “Practically, from heart I never wanted to join BJP but for public demand and common motive we had to do it. Moreover, we had no idea that the Vision Document can be a lie which was published by BJP Central Leaders and Central Union Minister Arun Jaitley. Like you (voters), we were also misled”. | 08-Jun-2022 |
Sachin Pilot is Tripura Congress’s Sta | AGARTALA, June 8 (TIWN): With Sudip Roy Barman, Asish Saha’s come-back to Congress party and party’s rising popularities amid possible alliances with a few other opposition parties, Central Congress nodded to try-out Tripura By-Poll Election a serious test ahead of Tripura Assembly Poll 2023 which is just one year ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha Poll against Narendra Modi Govt. Reportedly, Sachin Pilot, Alka Lamba, Kanhaiya Kumar will campaign for Tripura By-Polls from 11th June. Tripura By-Polls will be conducted in four constituencies – 1) Bordowali, 2) Agartala-6, 3) Surma, 4) Jubaraj Nagar. | 08-Jun-2022 |
Uncleaned, Unhygienic condition of Gomot | AGARTALA, June 7 (TIWN): On Tuesday Dr. Subhashish Debbarma, Director of Health and Dr. Sauvik Debbarma, Assistant Director visited Udaipur Gomati District Hospital and inspected the Hospital. During inspection the Patients admitted to the Hospital raised complaints before the Health Director that the Hospital remained in an uncleaned state. | 07-Jun-2022 |
A youth detained by Radhakishorepur PS P | AGARTALA, June 7 (TIWN): Radhakishorepur Police based on secret sources information led a raid in South Matabari area under Radhakishorepur PS on Tuesday afternoon and detained a youth identified as Akash Shil with a huge amount of Brown Sugar worth Rs 50,000. Along with Brown Sugar Rs 34,000 cash including mobile and a bike was seized by the Police. | 07-Jun-2022 |
‘Go Back Patal Kanya’ slogan in Taid | AGARTALA, June 7 (TIWN): Reportedly, on Tuesday the BJP held a meeting at the Singlung Community Hall adjacent to Taidu Bazar. Patalkanya Jamatiya was supposed to come there to join the BJP’s joining programme. But the local women group did not allow any vehicle to move forward raising slogan ‘Go Back PatalKanya’. | 07-Jun-2022 |
Deteriorated ‘Law and order’ under B | AGARTALA, June 7 (TIWN): On Tuesday Morning the CPIM activist centering the By-Poll was setting up party Flags in Radhanagar area by following all electoral guidelines. But suddenly BJP miscreants allegedly oppressed the CPIM activists, attacked them, injured them and snatched all party flags from them. Centering the sudden attack by BJP sheltered miscreants on CPIM, the CPIM activist demanded arrest of the miscreants and blocked roads. On receiving road blockade news the Police rushed to the spot and asked to lift the blockade, though the CPIM activist clearly stated that they will not withdraw the blockade until the miscreants are arrested. | 07-Jun-2022 |
Airport PS Police successfully recovered | AGARTALA, June 7 (TIWN): Reportedly, 2 bikes were stolen by thieves under Airport Jurisdiction. Honda Shine register No- TR015966 was stolen from bike owner Jayanta Ghosh’s resident at Usha Bazar and the other bike Pulsar register number- TR01AR7046 was stolen from Gandhigram Fair Ground, and the bike owner identified as Nishi Kanta Sarkar. | 07-Jun-2022 |
‘Trinamool will be the only Correct Re | AGARTALA, June 7 (TIWN): Tripura Trinamool Incharge Rajib Banerjee on Tuesday while addressing poll-bound constituencies voters via media said that it is only Trinamool which can give better governance in Tripura after continuous failed Governance by Communists and BJP. | 07-Jun-2022 |
‘Trinamool will be the only Correct Re | AGARTALA, June 7 (TIWN): Tripura Trinamool Incharge Rajib Banerjee on Tuesday while addressing poll-bound constituencies voters via media said that it is only Trinamool which can give better governance in Tripura after continuous failed Governance by Communists and BJP. | 07-Jun-2022 |
Smuggler Injured in BSF Firing in Sonamu | AGARTALA, June 7 (TIWN): A smuggler named Billal Mia had received bullet injury in his leg by BSF 33 no Bn. The accused smuggler was in the process to smuggle Red-Bulls. | 07-Jun-2022 |
Congress Submitted Nominations for 3 Con | AGARTALA, June 6 (TIWN): Opposition Congress on Monday has submitted nominations for 3 constituencies out of four where by-polls will be conducted on June 23 and vacated a seat to give moral support to Tipra Motha party to win the by-poll in the SC reserved Surma constituency. Tipra Motha is an indigenous party has first time nominated a non-tribe to fight election. Baburam Satnami, a tea garden worker submitted nomination for the Surma constituency yesterday. | 06-Jun-2022 |
Former CM Biplab Deb’s disgruntled fac | AGARTALA, June 6 (TIWN): 8 Town Bardowali nominated candidate CM Manik Saha has submitted nomination Papers today at Sadar SDM office. Followed by a massive rally Manik Saha submitted his nomination paper. He is a candidate of 8 Town Bardowali. In the rally former CM Biplab Deb, Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath, Minister Ramprasad Pal and others were also seen. But in the rally an eye-catching scene was noticed that former CM Biplab Deb looked depressed, unhappy and disgruntled, which has drawn netizens' attention. | 06-Jun-2022 |
Former CM Biplab Deb’s disgruntled fac | AGARTALA, June 6 (TIWN): 8 Town Bardowali nominated candidate CM Manik Saha has submitted nomination Papers today at Sadar SDM office. Followed by a massive rally Manik Saha submitted his nomination paper. He is a candidate of 8 Town Bardowali. In the rally former CM Biplab Deb, Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath, Minister Ramprasad Pal and others were also seen. But in the rally an eye-catching scene was noticed that former CM Biplab Deb looked depressed, unhappy and disgruntled, which has drawn netizens' attention. | 06-Jun-2022 |