AGARTALA, April 25 (TIWN): Following the agitation of the undergoing B.Ed students on yesterday at secretariat demanding withdrawal of CM's proposed Teachers-Recruitment process without any professional qualification, Tripura Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath today via a press meet said, “Teachers will be recruited only via TET, but students were diverted in wrong direction. The numbers of ongoing B.Ed students are very less but still we will not compromise with the Quality Education”. “Our Govt will never change its policy neither there will be any compromise with Quality-Education. But right now the state is facing heavy crisis of teachers and the way the students have proposed, it will take 12 years to fill-up the vacancies with B.Ed qualification”, Ratan Lal Nath told media.“There will be no compromise with Quality Education as the recruitment will be via TET and through selection board”, Nath added.

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AGARTALA, April 25 (TIWN): After denying CBI investigation in Rose-Valley Chit fund scam for years, under Ex-CM Manik Sarkar’s Chief Ministry finally the CPI-M could not escape to face the CBI ! CBI has entered MLA hostel at 2.45 pm to question CPI-M Ex-Minister Bijita Nath following her alleged involvement in Rose Valley Chit Fund scam, which looted 14 lakhs people's money from the tiny state Tripura. Since the morning media eyes were focused at the MLA hostel and along with Bijita Nath, MLA Badal Choudhury and another CPI-M leader Manik Dey were also were seen entering in the MLA hostel. At first it was said according to CBI's notice that at Dharmanagar residence of Bijita Nath, CBI will interrogate her, but like everytime CBI has given another surprise by changing the location. Before the CBI interrogation, Bijita Nath said, “I will fully cooperate with CBI during questioning”.

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AGARTALA, April 25 (TIWN): Giving a certain relief, the Chief Minister of Tripura Biplab Deb told the terminated employees of Japan Govt run JICA project on Wednesday that he is reviewing the issued order which has recently terminated them. The JICA employees sudden termination was without any cabinet meeting and following any proper instruction. Infact the whole issue have become complex as Govt even though didn’t cancel the termination order but the officer who issued the termination GS Raju was transferred from JICA and a new Director was appointed in his place. On April 19 via a circulation the then JICA Project Director & CEO G.S.Raju issued the termination of the all contractual JICA officers, Livelihood Co-ordinators, Field Felicitators, outsourced personnel from immediate effect from April 19 itself. After the job termination of JICA project's 638 employees led by BJP Govt became a controversy, JICA project Director was removed from the post and shifted in other dept.

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