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First ever trial run Train arrives in Sabroom Railway Station long before deadline : NFR Railways expands in North East, Modi Govt fulfilled promise
- AGARTALA, June 24 (TIWN): Sabroom Railway Station witnessed first trial run of train as the train engine came on Sunday late-night. Since the train has reached in the station, local people are gathering to take a look of the train with huge enthusiasm. Agartala-Sabroom Railway service to be started from this month, if everything on the right track. On June 29, 2019, the railway service will be started in the presence of dignitaries. Railway Dept source informed, people of Sabroom (South Tripura District) can have this facility in this month. It can be recalled here that on January 5, 2018 when Udaipur-Garji passenger train service had kicked off, Minister for Railways Rajen Gohain said that by 2019 the Rail Connectivity will cover till Sabroom, whereas the work on Indo-Bangla project is going on in already. However, the works have been completed according to the promise of the Railway Minister.
  
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Tripura Panchayat Election in 6,646 seats : BJP held crucial meeting, Opposition parties began preparations, demanded 'Peaceful Election'
- AGARTALA, June 24 (TIWN): BJP has conducted another crucial meeting centering the upcoming Lok Sabha Election led by BJP top leaders including CM Biplab Deb. Deb said, BJP held above 3 meetings for the upcoming election This election sounds in BJP’s favour after a landslide victory for the BJP at Centre and State, Tripura Political parties have geared up for upcoming Panchayat Election. Total 12 lakhs 3 thousand 70 voters names have been enrolled in the electoral list sharing 6,16, 893 male voters and 5,86,176 female voters. Total numbers of seats are 6,646. Gram Panchayat : 591, Panchayat Samiti : 35, Jila Parishad : 8. State Election Commission said that anyday the voting date can be announced officially. Opposition parties in Tripura have demanded peaceful election in the upcoming Pachayat Poll. Chief Minister Biplab Deb also asked for written letters from the opposition if they have any demand.
  
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‘Social media users can not be arrested, Freedom of Speech protected under Article 19, Article 21’ of Indian Constitution: Supreme Court Judgement delivered blow to hyperactive, Politically motivated Police actions
- AGARTALA, June 22 (TIWN): BJP ruled states Police forces from UP to Tripura continue harassing social media users for posting comments against ruling party politicians. Even though as being parts of Tripura, a Northeast state has always been far from National media limelight, but in the ongoing chaos with the social media related arrests across India was long back started in Tripura. How a Government can attack the Govt critics illegally, none other than Tripura people had the best experience. Now, Police can arrest, but Police are not above the law but still social media user till date are confused what they can put in social media and what they can not.
  
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Power Minister Jishnu Devvarman’s failure on handling 4 months long power crisis : Power Cut problems turned miserable in Tripura but State Power Dept remained a failure
AGARTALA, June 24 (TIWN): Massive power cut problems have become everyday headline news in Tripura’s webmedia and newspapers but so far the Power Dept left in silence without citing any proper cause. Rather, Power Minister Jishnu Debbarma said that Tripura has so much of power surplus that it’s supplying to Bangladesh and Nepal. Recently Power Minister Jishnu Dev Barman has claimed that Tripura has enough power-surplus. He said, Tripura Govt is getting 63 MW from Rukhia, 42 MW from Baramura, 10 MW from Dumboor, 100 MW from Monarchak, 130 MW from central share and from OTPC 725 MW.Tripura needs 300 MW power whereas Nepal and Bangladesh are getting power from Tripura. But amid such claims also, public are complaining about massive power cut problems in the state.However, Power Dept of Tripura headed by Deputy CM Jishnu Dev Barman however has launched a new project named in Bengal “Vidyut Nigam Aponar Dorgoray”.