AGARTALA, Aug 10 (TIWN): The Cabinet of Tripura Govt has been reported as being "yet confused" over the Supreme Court’s verdict given on 10323 teachers on Tripura Govt led filed petition. In a twist for 10323 teachers, Education Minister Ratanlal Nath said on Monday, there is a confusion in Para 18 and Para 20 of the Supreme Court’s verdict and Govt is talking to senior advocates in this regard. “I am an advocate but not expert as Supreme Court advocate or Attorney General”, said Ratanlal Nath. Explaining in brief, Minister Ratanlal Nath said, “I think, no State in India would have given such affidavit to Supreme Court for the 10323 teachers. In our affidavit, our demands were listed as : 1) To give age-relaxation for their recruitment, 2) We want to give them other jobs in Group-D, Group-C posts. If necessary, we will change the Recruitment Rules (RR), 3) Without advertisement, we want to recruit them in those posts. This 3rd point was accepted in a cabinet meeting as CM Biplab Deb reminded about Vision Document’s promise on Humanistic Approach to save their lives”.

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AGARTALA, Aug 10 (TIWN): Tripura’s Healthcare under doldrums as daily death march continues due to negligence. A family has alleged medical negligence in IGM hospital after their family member died and till COVID-test no doctor touched him, but amid COVID-19 test, he died. The deceased has been identified as Pradip Ghosh (50), resident of Badharghat, Agartala. According to the patient party, Pradip Ghosh is a regular patient and has habitual problem of being intoxicated often and he needs regular saline therapy as he loses consciousness due to weakness. Last, he was diagnosed at Hapania’s TMC hospital and was cured followed by saline therapy. Today, Pradip Ghosh was failing at his health and his wife anyhow gave him some electral.

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AGARTALA, Aug 10 (TIWN): Almost after 4 days of final hearing, reacting over 10323 teachers’ case’s final verdict in Supreme Court filed by Govt of Tripura, Tripura Education cum Law Minister Ratanlal Nath on Monday said that Supreme Court has said that Group-C and Group-D posts are nowhere a degradation for the teachers. “We were arguing on the point and I think, no State Govt of India will submit such an affidavit to the Supreme Court like our Govt has done. In this point, Supreme Court rejected out petition, but we clearly mentioned about everyone’s livelihood, because in interviews if everyone will not get jobs among 10323 teachers, where the rest jobless 10323 teachers will go ? We have tried and I think, State Govt has done its best. In whole India, no State Govt could submit such an affidavit".

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