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'Among 28 states, Tripura Ranked 2nd Highest in Unemployment Rates in June, 2020' : CMIE
- AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): 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%. Tripura's unemployment rates have been highest throughout the year, although this month, it is at 2nd position with massive surges in Haryana. CMIE said the unemployment rate fell “very sharply” from 23.5 per cent in May 2020 to 11 per cent in June. However, the think tank’s Managing Director and CEO Mahesh Vyas said the 11 per cent unemployment rate in June is “still quite high” compared to the less than than 8 per cent rate before the lockdown.
  
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IPFT’s active worker was arrested under Non Bailable sections : IPFT calls 24 hours Strike in Khumulwng demanding his immediate release
- AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): BJP’s political vendetta has now started falling heavy upon its aligned party IPFT Party as IPFT has called 24 hours strike in Khumulwng. Addressing media, IPFT General Secretary Mangal Debbarma said, “Today in IPFT’s meeting led by President N C Debbarma, it has been decided that the party would be observing 24 hours strike in Khumulwng on Thursday. Tomorrow from 6 am to Friday 6 am, there will be total strike in Kumulwng. Yesterday, our active worker Pradip Debbarma was arrested in nonbailable section but he is innocent and he is not involved in any anti-social works. Suddenly, at 3 AM he was arrested. We condemn it. Pradip Debbarma is still in police custody. So, in protest we have called strike demanding his immediate release”.
  
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COVID-19 tests now ‘on the spot' at Agartala MBB Airport, Passengers to wait just for around 1 hour in the Airport till sample results come
- AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): Relieves for arriving Passengers in Tripura as COVID-19 Antigen Tests to detect COVID-Positive persons by 1 hour of arrival and after they tests Negative persons to be sent for Home Quarantine, Positive persons to hospitals. Earlier, it was demanded that whoever is coming in the state should be sent for institutional quarantine till the sample results come, whereas Minister Ratanlal Nath has announced on Tuesday that with Antigen Tests, passengers’ health status can be known by 1 hour and accordingly based on the sample results, action will be taken. Tripura reported 1,680 COVID-19 Positive cases, 1,219 patients already recovered, whereas 1 person has died.
  
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BJP - IPFT Honeymoon over ? 24 hrs Khumulwng Bandh called by IPFT on Thursday : Emergency Services, Medical Shops, Ambulances to be exempted from Strike Affects
AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): BJP - IPFT’s 28 months honeymoon in power now hit rock bottom as IPFT is against BJP’s political footprint in ADC areas. IPFT Party which has called a 24 hours strike in the Khumulwng on Thursday, has assured that all ambulance and other emergency services to remain active amid strike. Health and other emergency sectors to be out of the strike affect, whereas shops and markets to remain off. Addressing media, IPFT General Secretary Mangal Debbarma said, “Today in IPFT’s meeting led by President N C Debbarma, it has been decided that the party would be observing 24 hours strike in Khumulwng on Thursday. Tomorrow from 6 am to Friday 6 am, there will be total strike in Kumulwng”.