Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
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| Udaipur : CPI (M) declare candidates fo | Agartala, June 15 (TIWN): CPI (M) declared candidates list of 3 Panchayat Samity for the ensuing three-tier Panchayat election here at Udaipur. The Panchayat Samities -Tepania, Matabari and Kakraban consists of a total of 39 seats. | 15-Jun-2014 |
| RMSA teachers to face hurdle regarding B | Agartala, June 15 (TIWN): With the days passing, the destiny of a number of teachers under Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) is inclining towards uncertainty. A jittering atmosphere prevailed throughout the teaching employees’ section following the direction of completing B.Ed course within 2 years. According to the department’s direction, the teachers have to take admission in B.Ed at their own expense. | 15-Jun-2014 |
| Tripura militants kidnap three traders, | Agartala, June 15 (IANS) Three Tripura traders and their driver were kidnapped by tribal guerrillas from Mizoram, police said here Sunday. | 15-Jun-2014 |
| Malaria epidemic under control, situatio | AGARTALA, June 14 (TIWN): Tripura Health Minister Badal Choudhury on Saturday said that malaria pandemic situation in Dhalai district was largely contained in the past few days. There are no reports of further spread of the disease, Minister said. Total 21 persons were killed by the malaria outbreak which spread across tribal hamlets in Gandacherra, Chailengta, Chowmanu and few other parts of Longtraivalley sub-division since last month. | 15-Jun-2014 |
| World Blood Donor Day : CM urges for inc | AGARTALA, June 14 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Saturday urged for bringing increasing the voluntary blood donor base in the state to tackle with the growing need of blood. Regular donors are exceeding maximum age limit to donate blood; new donors are urgently needed, he said. | 14-Jun-2014 |
| High Court summons SP, OC for violation | AGARTALA, June 14 (TIWN): The division bench of High Court of Tripura has summoned Superintendent of Police, west district Bijoy Kumar Nag and his loyalist Officer in Charge (OC), New Capital Complex (NCC) police station Subrata Chakraborty to appear before the court on June 18 and explained why a judicial officer was arrested violating the Supreme Court ruling.In 1991, the apex court had ruled that judicial officer could not be arrested without prior permission either from the concerned High Court or District and Sessions court. | 15-Jun-2014 |
| High Court judge criticizes state womens | Agartala, June 14 (TIWN): Tripura High Court Justice Utpalendu Bikash Saha on Saturday heavily criticized the role of the Tripura Commission for Women (TCW) and said that the Commission was seen to have taken a negative role in addressing domestic crises in several cases. | 15-Jun-2014 |
| Malaria death toll rise to 21, Minister | Agartala, June 14 (TIWN): One more tribal villager died of malaria at a remote village of Gadacherra subdivision taking the total death toll to 21 due to outbreak of malaria in Dhalai district, official sources confirmed here today. | 15-Jun-2014 |
| Tripura CPI (M) starts crucial state com | Agartala, June 14 (TIWN): The Tripura CPI (M) on Saturday started a crucial two day meeting ahead of the coming three tier panchayat election. | 14-Jun-2014 |
| Joint team visits Hapania for parking lo | Agartala, June 14 (TIWN): To push the plan for setting up a parking place near Hapania Mela Ground, a joint team headed by Engineering- in-Chief Sunil Bhowmik today visited two sites. | 14-Jun-2014 |
| Water scarcity, villagers threaten to bo | Agartala, June 14 (TIWN): At a time when the state election machineries are gearing up for the three- tier Panchayat elections, villagers of Jolaibari and Baramura under Nalchar RD Block have threatened to boycott the battle of ballots if the administration fails to arrange drinking water supply immediately. | 14-Jun-2014 |
| Udaipur to host 65th State Level Banamah | UDAIPUR, June 13(TIWN): 65th State Level Banamahotsav will held in Udaipur. On 3rd July it will be inaugurated in the field of Kirat Bijram Institution. To conduct this programme 8 committees have been formed - one State Level Steering Committee headed by Forest Minister Naresh Jamatia as the Chairman, one Organizing Committee and 6 Sub Committees, said Forest Minister Naresh Jamatia. | 13-Jun-2014 |
| Two rapists convicted; District & Sessio | UDAIPUR, JUNE 13(TIWN): District and Session Judge Ashis Pal convicted two rapists on Friday and ordered 10 years of imprisonment along with a penalty of Rs5000/- each. The two rapists were involved in a brutal incident of raping one House Wife Basana Das, W/O- Rajib Das of East Ludhua under Sabroom Police Station. | 13-Jun-2014 |
| Aghore stresses on quality edu | Agartala, June 13 (TIWN): Tripura Tribal Welfare Minister Aghore Debbarma on Friday stressed on quality education in schools and said that dearth of good people engaged in society building contributed to continued rise in immoral activities. | 13-Jun-2014 |
| Three more dead in malaria epidemic, Hea | AGARTALA, June 13 (TIWN): Tripura Health Minister Badal Choudhury suspended three health department workers and ordered action on eighteen others as the malaria outbreak escalated in Gandacherra sub-division of Dhalai district on Friday. | 13-Jun-2014 |
| Land demarcation for NH 44 double laning | AGARTALA, June 13 (TIWN): Land demarcation and identification survey for double laning of Udaipur-Sabroom segment in the National Highway 44 is complete and acquisition work would be started as soon as work order is placed. Tender was floated for the double laning work some three months back. Oriental Structural Engineers Pvt. Ltd was awarded the work after opening of tender. | 13-Jun-2014 |
| Trouble for TSECL as ARR not finalized | AGARTALA, June 13 (TIWN): All is not well in the power sector with Tripura State Electricity Corporation (TSECL) failing to submit Annual Revenue Requirement (ARR) for the year 2013-14 FY.The ARR, considered balance sheet of a company, was supposed to place before Tripura Electricity Regulatory Commission (TERC) seeking hike in the power tariff for the 2014-15 FY. But it has not been possible due various problems including elections one after another. | 13-Jun-2014 |
| World Bank aided livelihood project disb | AGARTALA, June 13: The World Bank aided Northeast rural Livelihood Project (NERLP) disbursed Rs. 22 lakh in a period of eight months to over two thousand Self Help Groups (SHG) in the state, a highly placed source in the Department for Rural Development (RD) said.The source said that 1,069 Self Help groups (SHG) were helped in the timeframe to set up small scale business projects. Each SHG was given a one-time fund of Rs. 80 thousand in the timeframe. The process involved identification of 1,069 existing Self Help Groups (SHG) and recognition of 908 new SHGs for extending assistance. | 13-Jun-2014 |
| Left Front focuses on development, corru | Agartala, June 13 (TIWN): Tripura’s ruling Left Front is campaigning in the three tier panchayat election on development issues and alleged corruption charges on Congress in the PRI bodies, CPI (M) sources said today. The campaigning partially started with the announcement of candidates for gram panchayats and panchayat samities in parts of the state since the past seven days. | 13-Jun-2014 |
| Nababodhan to organise Nritya Sandhya to | Agartala, June 13 (TIWN): Nababodhan, a dance academy of Agartala is going to organise a cultural function "Saswata†at Sukanta Academy on tomorrow. The principal of Nababodhan dance academy- Piyali Banerjee informed it in a press conference at Agartala press club, here today. | 13-Jun-2014 |
| In 5 yrs, five villagers trampled by jum | AGARTALA, June 13 (TIWN): In the past three years, at least five villagers were trampled to death by wild elephants in different tribal hamlets under Teliamura Forest Division comprising five Forest Ranges. | 13-Jun-2014 |
| TIPS Paramedical students urge for creat | Agartala, June 13 (TIWN): Suppressed resentment is prevailing among the Bachelor of Hospital Management (BHM) passed out students (2009-10 and 2010-11 batch) of Tripura Institute of Paramedical Sciences (TIPS) as they are not getting placement according to the assurance of the college authority. | 13-Jun-2014 |
| 20 dead, over 400 ill in Tripura malaria | Agartala, June 13 (IANS) At least 20 people have died and over 400 fallen ill due to the outbreak of malaria in northern Tripura, a minister said here Friday. | 13-Jun-2014 |
| Tripura State Election Commission announ | Agartala, June 12(TIWN): The State Election Commission on Thursday announced schedule for the coming three-tier Panchayat election in Tripura. Polling for 591 gram panchayats, 35 panchayat samities and eight Zilla Parishads would be held on July 15; counting of votes cast in the poll process would be held on July 18, State Election Commissioner Yatendra Kumar said here today. | 13-Jun-2014 |
| USA, Austrian Turtle experts visit Kalya | UDAIPUR, JUNE 12 (TIWN): Trash, insufficient food, lack of awareness among the people and polluted water on the Kalyan Sagar are creating major problems as far as the survival of the N-Nigricans turtles- a rare species found in the Matabari Kalyan Sagar, expressed a group of turtle experts on Thursday noon. | 12-Jun-2014 |
| Panchayat Polls: Cong to declare candida | Agartala, June 12 (TIWN): The Congress would soon declare its candidates for the ensuing three-tier Panchayat elections scheduled to be held on July 15 next, said PCC working president Asish Kumar Saha said today. | 12-Jun-2014 |
| Tripura State Election Commission announ | AGARTALA, June 12 (TIWN): The State Election Commission on Thursday announced schedule for the coming three-tier Panchayat election in Tripura. Polling for 591 gram panchayats, 35 panchayat samities and eight Zilla Parishads would be held on July 15; counting of votes cast in the poll process would be held on July 18, State Election Commissioner Yatendra Kumar said here today. | 12-Jun-2014 |
| Nationwide uniform guidelines for caste | AGARTALA, June 12 (TIWN): Uniform guidelines for socio-economic caste census across India largely deny the state-specific needs in different regions of the country, Tripura Rural Development (RD) minister Naresh Chandra Jamatia said here today. | 12-Jun-2014 |
| Urgent need to provide quality education | Agartala, June 12 (TIWN): Deeply concerned at the less pass-percentage in the board examinations, chief of Tripura Tribal Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) Dr. Ranajit Debbarma said there is an urgent need to provide quality education in the tribal dominated areas to improve the education system. | 12-Jun-2014 |
| Seventeen dead in malaria epidemic in Tr | AGARTALA, June 12 (TIWN): Seventeen were confirmed dead due to malaria in Dhalai district till date, Health Minister Badal Choudhury said here today.Speaking to reporters at the civil secretariat here this afternoon, Health Minister Choudhury said that ten persons were confirmed dead from Gandacherra sub-division. Seven others were reported dead from Chowmanu sub-division. | 13-Jun-2014 |
| Bangladesh allows transit of foodgrain t | Agartala, June 12 (IANS) In a highly significant move that was evidently cleared at the highest level, Bangladesh is allowing India to ferry foodgrain to the landlocked northeastern states using its territory and infrastructure. | 13-Jun-2014 |
| Bru’s repatriation process irks | Agartala, June 12 (TIWN): The All NGOs Joint Committee (ANJC) is all set to antagonize repatriation process which would be conducted in this month of June or so. The ANJC will not simply call off the agitation unless there is no step was taken for proper implementation to the view of the Mizoram Bru Displaced Peoples’ Forum (MBDPF). The ANJC provided this information through a press release, this evening. | 12-Jun-2014 |
| A day old girl child recovered in NH44 | UDAIPUR 12 June (TIWN) : A newly born girl child of merely one day's of her age has been recovered lying by the roadside of NH44 in Peratia-Garji area on Thursday afternoon. The incident took place at around 12 noon on Thursday. | 12-Jun-2014 |
| Tripura to combat deforestation by hillt | Agartala, June 11 (TIWN): The state Forest Department would now stress on hilltop plantation in the face of severe trend of deforestation. Stress would be laid on reducing soil erosion and social forestry, newly appointed minister for Forest Naresh Jamatia said here today. | 11-Jun-2014 |
| State Election Commission holds meeting | AGARTALA June 11 (TIWN): The State Election Commission on Wednesday held a marathon meeting with representatives of different political parties of Tripura to discuss issues relating to the coming three tier panchayat election in the state. Representatives of sixteen political parties participated in the meet today – highest ever in the history of the state election commission. “We invited all political parties inrrespective of national, state or registered parties. Any party known to us was invited and we got very good responseâ€, State Election Commissioner Yatendra Kumar said later this afternoon. | 12-Jun-2014 |
| High Court imposes fine of Rs 10000 to M | AGARTALA, June 11 (TIWN): The division bench of Tripura High Court headed by Chief Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice SC Das today passed a verdict imposing fine of Rs 10000 upon the Director of Medical Education- Dr. Basudeb Bhattachariya for wrong admission process defying guidelines in Agartala Government Medical College.Two writ petitions being W.P. (C) 124 of 2014 and W.P.(C) 125 of 2014 were filed by Dr. Sukanta Saha and Dr. Mousumi Sarkar in which challenge was laid to the selection of Dr. Anup kr. Laha, Dr. Tushar H. Majumder and Dr. Bidhan Bhowmik. The issues which arose in the said case were, what was the upper age limit for the inÂ-service candidates. | 12-Jun-2014 |
| Tripura starts special project for repla | AGARTALA, June 11 (TIWN): The state government recently started a process of replacing the drinking water supply pipeline system of Agartala city, the first ever initiative since its commissioning in 1965. The project is slated to end in 2016, a highly placed source in the Department of Urban Development said here today. | 12-Jun-2014 |
| Stage sets for Kharchi puja | Agartala, June 11 (TIWN): The traditional Kharchi puja would start at Chaturdash Devata Temple, Khayerpur on July 5 next. | 11-Jun-2014 |
| Lightning kills two in Tripura | Agartala, June 11 (IANS) Two people were killed and five others injured in lightning strikes in Tripura Wednesday, officials said. | 11-Jun-2014 |
| NEEPCO project losing Rs.5 crore a month | Agartala, June 11 (IANS) The commissioning of state-run North Eastern Electric Power Corporation's second biggest thermal power project in northeast India has been delayed on account of non-supply of gas by ONGC, resulting in a loss of Rs.5 crore a month, a top company official said Wednesday. | 11-Jun-2014 |
| Panchayat poll: CPI (M) and BJP’s | Agartala, June 11 (TIWN): The ruling party to win 100 out of 100 seats in the Panchayat election far before even the date of election is being fixed. When the other parties were busy during the Lok Sabha polls the ruling party had already started planning about the Panchayat polls. | 11-Jun-2014 |
| State demands allotment on Central schem | Agartala, June 11 (TIWN): The state government yet again blamed the XIII Finance Commission responsible for the deprivation of state government employees from Dearness Allowance (DA) and Central pay scale. Demands were placed for allotment of 90:10 in case of central schemes. | 11-Jun-2014 |
| Fraudulent companies deceiving youths | Agartala, June 11 (TIWN): The chit fund issue has not yet solved and a group of cheaters have started cheating unemployed youths in the name of providing job at Multi-National Companies (MNC). It is the latest style of cheating after deceiving people by chit fund and lottery message through mobile phone. Many job-seeker youths became victim of financial loss by a network of cheaters. | 11-Jun-2014 |
| Tripura HC imposes fine of Rs 10000 to M | Agartala, June 11 (TIWN): The division bench of Tripura High Court headed by Chief Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice SC Das today passed a verdict imposing fine of Rs 10000 upon the Director of Medical Education- Dr. Basudeb Bhattachariya for wrongly admission process in Agartala Government Medical College. | 11-Jun-2014 |
| Tripura State Election Commission holds | Agartala, June 11 (TIWN): The State Election Commission on Wednesday held a marathon meeting with representatives of different political parties of Tripura to discuss issues relating to the coming three tier panchayat election in the state. Representatives of sixteen political parties participated in the meet today – highest ever in the history of the state election commission. “We invited all political parties inrrespective of national, state or registered parties. Any party known to us was invited and we got very good responseâ€, State Election Commissioner Yatendra Kumar said later this afternoon. | 11-Jun-2014 |
| Upgradation of NEEPCO AGTP project by Oc | AGARTALA, June 11 (TIWN) : The NEEPCO-run Agartala Gas Thermal Power (AGTP) project is likely to add 52 MW more power to its current generation of 84 MW power by end of this year.The upgradation of AGPT is scheduled to be completed by October itself but the implementing agency hopeful of completing the project work by end of this year.Under upgradation project with an estimated cost of Rs. 291 crore, there would two units of combine cyele mode. The steam turbine for first unit has already been fixed while another turbine is expected to arrive at AGTP (RC Nagar) in Jirania subdivision by end of this month. | 11-Jun-2014 |
| Tripura to combat deforestation by hillt | Agartala, June 11 (TIWN): The state Forest Department would now stress on hilltop plantation in the face of severe trend of deforestation. Stress would be laid on reducing soil erosion and social forestry, newly appointed minister for Forest Naresh Jamatia said here today. | 11-Jun-2014 |
| Tripura to soon start fifteen more regro | Agartala, June 11(TIWN): The state government would soon initiate the process of making more regrouped villages to reach basic amenities to far flung villages of the state, Minister for Rural Development Naresh Jamatia said here today. | 11-Jun-2014 |
| Artisans from Bhutan want to flourish ba | Agartala, June 11 (TIWN): A 37-year old Bhutanese woman, who has completed one and half months training at Bamboo and Cane Development Institute (BCDI), Lichu Bangan, is eagerly waiting to go home- Bumthang, some 300 km from Thimpu, capital of Bhutan. | 11-Jun-2014 |
| SLP filed in Supreme Court against High | Agartala, June 10 (TIWN): A Special Leave Petition (SLP) was filed in the Supreme Court of India on Tuesday challenging a verdict of the High Court of Tripura cancelling recruitment process of 10,323 Graduate, Under-Graduate and Post Graduate Teachers inducted since 2010. | 11-Jun-2014 |