Archive Detail
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| Swaraj meets Bangladesh PM, hold talks w | Dhaka, June 26 (TIWN): Visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here Thursday.Earlier Thursday, Swaraj met her Bangladeshi counterpart Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali at 10 a.m. and discussed bilateral issues. | 26-Jun-2014 |
| EOI floated for Indo-Bangla bridge | AGARTALA, June 26 (TIWN): The Public Works Department (PWD) has sought Expression of Interest (EOI) for preparing drawing and design of a bridge connecting Sabroom with Ramgarh (Bangladesh).The bridge, which is expected to come up in the river Feni, is supposed to bring a sea change in the bilateral trade between two sides of border since Chittagong sea port is not much far from Sabroom town in South district. | 26-Jun-2014 |
| CPI (M) targeting Trinamool Cong in Trip | AGARTALA, June 26 (TIWN): Tripura's ruling CPI (M) party has targeted the Trinamool Congress party ahead of the coming three tier panchayat elections, Tripura TMC chairperson Ratan Chakraborty said here today. Speaking to reporters after conclusion of a meeting with State Election Comissioner Yatendra Kumar at the civil secretariat here this afternoon, Chakraborty said that most political parties were undisturbed by the political heat of elections. | 26-Jun-2014 |
| INPT seeks compensation for malaria vict | AGARTALA, June 26 (TIWN): The Indigenous National Party of Tripura (INPT) has demanded compensation of Rs. 50,000 for each malaria victim family. “The government must provide compensation to those families who have lost their members due to the malaria menace. We are of the view the government must take a realistic view to console them by giving compensationâ€, said an IPPT leader. | 26-Jun-2014 |
| Sudden shutdown in OTPC : Power generati | UDAIPUR, June 25(TIWN): In a quite unprecedented development, complete shutdown began in the Unit-I of the OTPC's 726.6MW Combined Circle Gas Turbine(CCGT) thermal power project in Palatana. The shutdown is the outcome of a technical problem that arose in the Control Power Supply unit of the Gas Turbine. The problem arose at 3.30pm and all on a the power generation stopped as the Power Supply Control acts as the main communication system between the auxiliary system of the Gas Turbine and the Main Control Unit. | 26-Jun-2014 |
| Health Minister visits IGM Hospital, iss | AGARTALA, June 25 (TIWN): Tripura Health Minister Badal Choudhury on Wednesday visited the Indira Gandhi Memorial (IGM) Hospital in Agartala city as a part of the plan to visit major hospitals of the state in the wake of the recent malaria epidemic that cost 47 lives till Tuesday. The Health Minister visited all wards in the old and new buildings of the IGM Hospital and met all medical officers serving the hospital. | 25-Jun-2014 |
| Wrong Malaria Drug being supplied by Hea | AGARTALA, JUne 25 (TIWN): In a shocking discovery, it was found that State Health Dept distributed a wrong drug to Statewide Hospitals for Malaria infected patients. | 25-Jun-2014 |
| Malaria kills one more, over thousand ne | AGARTALA, June 25 (TIWN): Malaria killed one with over a thousand newly diagnosed to have been infected on Wednesday. The Health Minister, however, claimed that the disease was largely contained across the state as no new deaths were reported from across the state.A total of 7,792 patients underwent blood tests in different sub-divisions of the state today; 1,338 of them were confirmed to have contacted malaria, Health Minister Badal Choudhury said here today.One Nitai Sarkar (40), resident of Maylakhala area in Agartala was reported to have died at Krishnapur in Teliamura sub-division today. He was reported to have gone to visit his sister at Teliamura where he died at the sub-divisional hospital this afternoon. | 26-Jun-2014 |
| Beleaguered Traffic invites trouble | AGARTALA, June 25 (TIWN): The Traffic Department faced stark criticism from several quarters since the past few weeks as the traffic cops have declared all out war on the motorcyclists. The entire vigil was laid on the Agartala city area and its suburbs. Surprisingly, there is no incident of major road accident in the two wheeler segment in Agartala city in the past several weeks.According to a report of the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal mission (JNNURM) carried out in Agartala alongwith ten other mission cities, average mobility of the city became as low as 8-24 Km per hour. The speed profile revealed that about 40 percent of the road lengths have speed less than 1 Km per hour. | 26-Jun-2014 |
| Malaria: 1338 more people tested positi | Agartala, June 25 (TIWN):There are no report of death due to malaria in Tripura on Wednesday, but malaria germs was found In blood of 1338 patients after testing 7792 people having fever, said Health and Family welfare minister Badal Chowdhury. | 25-Jun-2014 |
| Panchayat poll :192 nomination rejected, | Agartala, June 25 (TIWN): After scrutiny of nomination papers for the upcoming three - tier panchayat election 192 nomination papers was rejected today, said Y. Kumar state election commissioner. | 25-Jun-2014 |
| INTERPOL issues red corner notice agains | Agartala, June 25 (TIWN): In an order, INTERPOL today issued a red corner notice against most wanted Mujibur Rahaman and Balaram Rajbhar in connection with cases vide no. A-4639/6-2014 and A-4636/6-2014. | 25-Jun-2014 |
| Tripura University 4th best in Eastern I | Agartala, June 25 (TIWN): The Tripura University was today announced as the 43rd best University across the nation and the fourth best in Eastern India. The India Today – Nielsen University Ranking Survey 2014 published in the June 30, 2014 edition that the University was announced as the 43rd best University across the country, an official communiqué from the Tripura University said here today. | 25-Jun-2014 |
| Health Minister visits IGM Hospital, iss | AGARTALA, June 25 (TIWN): Tripura Health Minister Badal Choudhury on Wednesday visited the Indira Gandhi Memorial (IGM) Hospital in Agartala city as a part of the plan to visit major hospitals of the state in the wake of the recent malaria epidemic that cost 47 lives till Tuesday. The Health Minister visited all wards in the old and new buildings of the IGM Hospital and met all medical officers serving the hospital. | 25-Jun-2014 |
| Magisterial probe ended into BSF-civilia | AGARTALA, June 25 (TIWN): The District Magistrate (DM), West district Abhishek Singh is expected to submit his report into the Dakshin Ramnagar incident before the government by June itself. An elaborate report comprising statements of victims’ family, BSF, police, local villagers and autopsies of both slain persons has been prepared and would be placed before the government within next few days, according to sources in the DM office. | 26-Jun-2014 |
| Wrong Malaria Drug being supplied by Hea | AGARTALA, JUne 25 (TIWN): In a shocking discovery, it was found that State Health Dept is distributing a wrong drug to Statewide Hospitals for Malaria affected patients. | 25-Jun-2014 |
| Tripura to register battery-operated ric | Agartala, June 25 (IANS) Tripura will probably be the first state in India to provide registration and licences to a new but popular mode of public transport - the battery-operated rickshaws, or e-rickshaws as they are know in Delhi and which have become a subject of controversy in the national capital. | 25-Jun-2014 |
| Srinagar border haat ready for inaugurat | AGARTALA, June 25 (TIWN): The state government has sought Centre’s approval to inaugurate the first-ever border haat at Srinagar, according to official sources here. All the necessary facilities for border trade have been created at Srinagar border haat and the department is waiting the Commerce Ministry’s approval for formal inauguration, said Director Industries and Commerce Pravin L Agrawal here today. | 25-Jun-2014 |
| Disabled Rehabilitation Centre’s | Ambassa, June 25 (TIWN): Dhalai District Disabled Rehabilitation Centre has ultimately taken intuitive to offer handicapped certificate, malaria treatment and various government facilities to the selected physically challenged persons under Dhalai district. | 25-Jun-2014 |
| Scrutiny of panchayat poll nomination pa | Agartala, June 25 (TIWN): Scrutiny of nomination papers submitted for the coming three tier panchayat election in Tripura was conducted on Wednesday leaving 905 seats for unconested victory of Left Front candidates. | 25-Jun-2014 |
| Health Minister says treatment system ou | AGARTALA, June 24(TIWN): Tripura Health Minister Badal Choudhury on Tuesday said following a visit at GB Hospital in Agartala that treatment system practiced in the apex hospital would have to largely change to match the current practices of healthcare. Speaking to reporters at the hospital after a visit in all wards and operation theatres of GB Hospital here today, Health Minister Choudhury said he interacted with patients, relatives, nurses and medical officers on duty at the hospital. | 25-Jun-2014 |
| OTPC to get gas by Sept, NEEPCO to recei | AGARTALA, June 24 (TIWN): Executive Director-Chief Onshore Engineering Services, ONGC- Deepak Bakshi today held a review meeting with the LSTK contractors M/s KSS of Delhi to expedite the balance work of Konaban GCS and associated pipeline works here today.In the meeting, the Asset Manager said the Asset has been making all out efforts to supply gas to OTPC for commissioning Palatana Unit-II by September next and NEEPCO to commission Monarchak power plant by December next in open cycle. | 25-Jun-2014 |
| Centre approves Rs. 1250 crore State Act | AGARTALA, June 24 (TIWN): The National Steering Committee on Climate Change recently approved the Tripura State Action Plan on Climate Change. The action plan was proposed to be executed in the 12th Five Year plan period with a total fund involvement of Rs, 1250 crores. | 25-Jun-2014 |
| Nomination submission ends for Panchayat | Agartala, June 24 (TIWN): A total of 13 thousand 584 candidates submitted nominations in 6,111 posts of 591 gram panchayats till the end of nomination submission. 1143 candidates submitted nominations in 419 seats of 35 panchayat samities and 401 candidates submitted nominations in 116 seats of eight Zilla Parishads, State Election Commissioner Yatendra Kumar said here today. | 25-Jun-2014 |
| Death toll reaches 47, Two more killed i | AGARTALA, June 24 (TIWN): Two more were killed in the malaria epidemic that ravaged the state for past one and a half months. The death toll has reached 47 as of now though reasons of two deaths among these couldn’t be confirmed since they never came under institutional treatment, Tripura Health Minister Badal Choudhury said here today. | 24-Jun-2014 |
| Now Sonamura under malaria grip, meeting | Sonamura, June 24 (TIWN) : Over 13 persons have fallen sick in the recent malaria outbreak at Sonamura subdivision till Monday. To avert the malaria epidemic, a vital meeting was organised in presence of the minister and district health administrative officials, today. During the meeting, the officials discussed about how to prevent the malaria epidemic in the sub-division. | 24-Jun-2014 |
| NSUI seeks judicial enquiry on Madhyamik | Agartala, June 24(TIWN): The National Student’s Union of India (NSUI)Tripura state committee on Tuesday sought judicial enquiry onallegations of result controversy of the Madhyamik results announced by the Tripura Board of Secondary Education (TBSE) earlier this month. Speaking to reporters after submitting deputation to Joint Director of the Department for School Education Dilip Debbarma here this morning, NSUI state president Bapi Das Said that the student body suspected deep conspiracy in the results announced by the Tripura Board. | 24-Jun-2014 |
| Health Minister says treatment system ou | AGARTALA, June 24 (TIWN): Tripura Health Minister Badal Choudhury on Tuesday said following a visit at GB Hospital in Agartala that treatment system practiced in the apex hospital would have to largely change to match the current practices of healthcare. Speaking to reporters at the hospital after a visit in all wards and operation theatres of GB Hospital here today, Health Minister Choudhury said he interacted with patients, relatives, nurses and medical officers on duty at the hospital. | 24-Jun-2014 |
| Transport Department services to go onli | AGARTALA, June 24 (TIWN):The transport department is all set to go tech-savvy likely in six months time, people can get a driving licence, register their vehicles, pay their motor vehicle taxes and take permits anywhere in the State, regardless of their residence said Minister for Transport Manik Dey. | 24-Jun-2014 |
| Engineering student found dead | Agartala, June 24 (TIWN): A 20-year-old student’s hanging body was recovered inside his room of the National Institute of Technology hostel in Agartala, this morning. | 24-Jun-2014 |
| Baby Bisons found at Trishna Santuary | Belonia, June 24 (TIWN):Good news for animal lovers ..Eight and more baby bisons were found at Trishna Sanctuary according official sources. | 24-Jun-2014 |
| PF cases increasing among BSF jawans | Agartala, June 24 (TIWN): The deadly disease- malaria (PF) among BSF jawans deployed along the state’s eastern segments has been swelling with every passing years triggering alarm bell among troops. | 24-Jun-2014 |
| It’s CPM vs TMC-BJP | Agartala, June 24 (TIWN): The main opposition Congress is no longer a political opponent at least in Telimamura subdivision with the century old party failing to field candidates even in the gram panchayat level elections. | 24-Jun-2014 |
| ONGC Executive Director visits Khedabari | AGARTALA, June 23 (TIWN): ONGC Executive Director Deepak Bakshi along with ONGC Tripura Asset Manager VP Mahawar today visited Khedabari area to know the ground realty in laying pipeline to supply gas to Monarchak power plant. As the controversy rages over the status of Monarchak power plant, the ONGC management is leaving no stone unturned to complete the gas pipeline work upto Monarchak.Bakshi, who is also chief of ONGC’s Engineering Services today visited Khedabari and its adjacent areas to oversee the challenge before the task- laying of gas pipeline.However, he could not see the entire alignment of the pipeline from Khedabari to Monarchak due to torrential showers. Sources said, the Bakshi is scheduled to hold a meeting with engineers of Tripura Asset, ONGC to discuss on how to complete the undone work at the earliest. | 24-Jun-2014 |
| 70 lakhs rupees irregularity unearthed i | KAILASHAHAR, June 23 (TIWN): In a recent discovery of corruption in Tripura, latest addition is Animal Resource Development Department(ARDD),Unakoti district where a scam of Rs-70 lakhs came to light as soon as the newly appointed DM M.K.Nath took charge. It is alleged that completely violating the govt rule, irregularities happened during the tenure of DM Unakoti Abhisekh Chandra and Director ARDD Dr Dharmeswar Das. The situation became such serious that, an emergency meeting is learnt to have been called by the Principal Secretary of ARDD Dr V K Bahuguna in his office on Tuesday morning. The ARDD Minister Aghore Debbarma and Director ARDD Dr Dharmeswar Das too are learnt to be attending the meeting. | 24-Jun-2014 |
| Flash floods displace over 390 families | AGARTALA, June 23 (TIWN): Three hundred and ninety two families were affected as flash floods today ravaged several areas of the West Tripura district. | 24-Jun-2014 |
| Tripura Transport Minister smells possib | AGARTALA, June 23 (TIWN): Tripura Transport Minister Manik Dey on Monday demanded immediate rollback of the recent passenger and freight fare hike in railways and said that the decision was indications of possible intrusion of foreign direct investment in the coming days. | 24-Jun-2014 |
| Teachers' RR revision in the pipeline | AGARTALA, June 23 (TIWN): In accordance with the Right to Education Act-2009 and NCTE Regulation, the School Education department has initiated a process to revise the decade-old Recruitment Rules for all categories of teachers, according to sources. | 23-Jun-2014 |
| Tripura initiates survey to reach transp | AGARTALA, June 23 (TIWN): The state Transport Department commissioned all District Transport Officers and concerned Motor Vehicles Inspectors (MVI) to conduct a survey across the state to figure out requirements of further communication facilities in areas less covered or uncovered under transport facilities. | 24-Jun-2014 |
| 362 families takes shelter as water leve | Agartala, June 23 (TIWN): Water level of major rivers in state have risen but did not cross the red mark, resulting into floods in a number of inhabited areas, said Minister for Revenue Badal Chowdhury while talking to reporters at civil secretariat today evening.According to the minister major rivers of the state - Khowai, Dhalai, Howrah, Gomati, Muari, Kakri, Manu and Feni water level have risen but did not cross the red mark. | 23-Jun-2014 |
| Central team visits malaria-hit areas of | Agartala, June 23(TIWN): Around 806 patients have been admitted at various hospitals in Tripura on Monday, 442 were found positive ( pf malaria) after blood test, said health minister Badal Chowdhury. | 23-Jun-2014 |
| Udaipur Police Success: ATM thief arrest | UDAIPUR, June 23(TIWN): In less than 48 hours of crime Radhakishorepur police succeeded in arresting the culprit who ransacked the SBI ATM located in the New Town Road area in the midnight of Saturday. At around 6.30pm on Sunday Police arrested Kalyan Hossen Mirdha, S/O-Late Milan Mirdha of West Bank of Amar Sagar under R.K.Pur Police Station when he was roaming through the road in drunken condition. Police got the clue of Kalyan's involvement in that crime by examining the CCTV footage. | 23-Jun-2014 |
| Central team visits malaria-hit areas of | Agartala, June 23 (IANS) A three-member central experts team Monday visited malaria affected areas of Tripura where at least 45 people have died due to the disease and thousands have fallen ill, officials said here. | 23-Jun-2014 |
| Tripura to implement Energy efficient li | Agartala, June 23 (TIWN): Tripura is all set to implement fresh project on energy efficient lighting with an endeavour to prevent the wastage of power and to improve the overall energy efficiency in the street lighting system. | 23-Jun-2014 |
| ISI marked full helmet mandatory for bik | Ambassa, June 23 (TIWN): For the interest and security of the bike riders, wearing ISI marked full helmet is mandatory in Tripura, otherwise a case will be registered and the concern will be seized by the police, an official of Ambassa police station confirmed it in a press conference, here today. | 23-Jun-2014 |
| CPI (M) candidates file nomination paper | Agartala, June 23 (TIWN): CPI (M) candidates submitted nomination papers in 92 seats of 10 Gram Panchayats and nine seats in Panchayat Samities at Amarpur. The ten Gram Panchayats include Bampur, Rangamati, East Rangamati, Birganj, Mailak, West Malbasa, West Dalak, Rangkang, Thakcherra and Debbari. | 23-Jun-2014 |
| Central expert team visits Amarpur, visi | AGARTALA, June 23 (TIWN): The high level vector borne disease expert delegation sent from Delhi on Monday visited Amarpur sub-divisional hospital as a part of its field outreach schedule to assess reasons behind the massive outbreak of malaria that cost 42 lives till Sunday. The delegation is slated to visit Gandacherra sub-divisional hospital and few interior areas of the Dhalai district later today, Director of Family Welfare Dr. Pranab Chatterjee said here today. | 23-Jun-2014 |
| INPT’s crucial meet in July | AGARTALA, June 23 (TIWN): After disastrous performance in both Assembly and Lok Sabha elections, the Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT), a tribal based party has been initiated process to revive the organization at grass root level. | 23-Jun-2014 |
| Over 400 new malaria patients hospitalis | Agartala, June 23(TIWN): Malaria epidemic continued on Monday with 442 new patients diagnosed with malaria hospitalised across the state and one killed. | 23-Jun-2014 |
| Udaipur: 400 families running out of ele | UDAIPUR, June 22(TIWN): Totally dejected with the administration, Local Panchayat and elected MLA cum heavy weight minister in the state cabinet more than 400 families in East Gokulpur Panchayat are planning to boycott the three-tier Panchayat election. | 22-Jun-2014 |