Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
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| CM inaugurates Shalgarah-Jamjuri Bridge | UDAIPUR, June 10(TIWN): Chief Minister Manik Sarkar inaugurated the 11th bridge over the River Gomati on Tuesday. The Shalgarah-Jamjuri Bridge was declared open to all at around 4.15pm. Tourism Minister Ratan Bhowmik was the Chief Guest on this occasion. | 10-Jun-2014 |
| CM seeks peoples help for dev works | Agartala, June 10 (TIWN): Seeking support from all section of people on the development activities, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar today said the government would welcome criticism or suggestion if there is any lapse on the part of the government machinery. | 10-Jun-2014 |
| Van Mahotsav to be observed on 3rd Jul | AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): this year state level 65th Van Mahotsav will observe on 3rd July at Udaipur. This was decided in a meeting chaired by forest minister Naresh Jamatia on Tuesday at secretariat conference hall. The meeting was also attended by chief secretary S. K Panda, DGP Balasubrmaniam and other senior officials. In the meeting it was decided to observe the Mahotsav throughout July month in the state involving all section of people in the society. | 10-Jun-2014 |
| Indo-Bangla trade stalled along Akhaura | Agartala, June 10 (TIWN): The Akhaura Export-Import Association on Tuesday stalled all Indo-Bangla trade operations along the Akhaura International Checkpost. The strike came after acute crisis faced by truck operators under Agartala Lack Custom Station Truck Owners’ Association following a regulation from the Transport Department which barred parking of trucks on the Akhaura Road. | 10-Jun-2014 |
| Power situation escalating, power cuts u | AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): Power situation in Tripura is tightening by the day as demand keeps soaring higher, Tripura Power Minister Manik Dey said here today. | 10-Jun-2014 |
| NEEPCO agrees to sign MoU, joint venture | AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of NEEPCO PC Pankaj on Tuesday said that the corporation had agreed to sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL) for upgradation of three power projects of the state. The Corporation would also sign joint venture agreements for all three projects.Speaking to reporters at the civil secretariat at Agartala this morning, CMD Pankaj said that MoU would be signed on June 21. | 11-Jun-2014 |
| No DA for employees in cabinet meet, Fin | AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): No Dearness Allowance (DA) for state government employees was allowed in the crucial meeting of the state cabinet on Tuesday. The meeting was expected to deliver on DA or grade pay from several quarters. Finance Minister Bhanulal Saha, however, stated later this afternoon that the government would maintain the tradition of giving DA for state government employees in July.“We are not in a position to allow DA to the employees right away. The government recently announced a healthcare assistance scheme for people from the poor section incurring an additional expense of Rs. 27.5 crores annuallyâ€, Finance Minsiter Saha said. | 11-Jun-2014 |
| Cabinet gives nod to recruit 400 new Pan | Agartala, June 10 (TIWN): A meeting of the state cabinet on Tuesday resolved to recruit 400 persons in the posts of Panchayat Secretary in an attempt to accelerate the working procedure of gram panchayats. Two hundred out of these would be inducted against existing vacant posts. Two hundred new posts were created for the new 200 gram panchayats created recently, Finance Minister Bhanulal Saha said here today. | 11-Jun-2014 |
| ONGC 2nd thermal unit at Palatana unlike | AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): ONGC’s 2nd thermal unit at Palatana unlikely to be operational this year said official sources. As per Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with OTPC(Oil and Natural Gas Corporation - Tripura Power Company) ONGC will supply 2.6 million of gas to both unit of Palatana said an ONGC official, as per MOU 1.6 million gas will be supplied to 1st unit and remaining 1 million to 2nd unit. | 11-Jun-2014 |
| NEEPCO donates Rs 85 lakh for up-gradati | Agartala, June 10 (TIWN): NEEPCO has always accorded top priority towards the all round development of the people residing in and around its operational areas. As a part, the Chairman and Managing Director of NEPCO- PC Pankaj visited and handed over a cheque for an amount of Rs 85, 00, 000 to the Chief Minister of Tripura at civil secretariat, here today. | 10-Jun-2014 |
| Triple murder verdict deferred | Agartala, June 10 (TIWN): The Addl District and Session court is likely to give its verdict on the sensational triple murder case later this month, according to sources. | 10-Jun-2014 |
| ADC upset by board results | Agartala, June 10 (TIWN): Deeply concerned at the less pass-percentage in the board examinations, chief of Tripura Tribal Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) Dr. Ranjit Debbarma today said there is an urgent need to provide quality education in the tribal dominated areas to improve the education system. | 10-Jun-2014 |
| TU completes admission in IMD course bef | Agartala, June 10 (TIWN): The students even after passing the Higher Secondary (+2 stage) examination with good marks were not able to take admission at Tripura Central University in the IMD course. The last date for the submission of form for integrated course got over before the declaration of H.S. results. Examination for the said course was held here on June 02 and the H.S. result was out on June 07. | 10-Jun-2014 |
| Fourth CNG station starts journey in Tri | Udaipur, June 9 (TIWN): With an endeavour to increase the service in Tripura, the fourth CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) filling station under Tripura Natural Gas Company Ltd (TNGCL), a division of the Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL), was inaugurated by the Transport Minister-Manik Dey at Brahma Bari of Udaipur sub-division, here today. | 09-Jun-2014 |
| Tripura Election Commission to ensure fr | AGARTALA, June 9 (TIWN): Tripura State Election Commission will take measures to ensure free and fair panchayat poll in the state schedule to held on July. | 09-Jun-2014 |
| 10323 Teachers Termination : Govt team v | Agartala, June 9 (TIWN): As 10,323 teachers fate waiting for uncertain futures after Tripura High Court terminated their appointments, Govt. of Tripura is taking all steps to maintain the confidentiality in filing a SLP before Supreme Court. Before filing a formal special leave petition (SLP) in Supreme Court, a three member official delegation again visited national capital city Delhi. However, after details discussion, the team is supposed to come back on Tuesday. | 09-Jun-2014 |
| HC accepts anticipatory bail of scribe c | AGARTALA, June 9 (TIWN): The High Court of Tripura on Monday accepted anticipatory bail of Manab Roy, the videojournalist who released the only live video footage of CPI (M) cadres escorting voters inside voting compartment in a polling station at Dhajanagar Anganwadi Centre of Bishalgarh sub-division on April 7 this year. | 09-Jun-2014 |
| Tripura Chief Minister urges for speedy | AGARTALA, June 9 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Monday urged all officials to ensure speedy completion of all projects implemented with funding from Special Central Assistance (SCA) and Special Plan Assistance (SPA).A marathon meeting with Chief Secretary, Directors, secretaries and other senior officials of all departments was chaired by Chief Minister Sarkar at the civil secretariat this afternoon. The meeting which started at around 4:30 PM continued even after 7 PM this evening. | 10-Jun-2014 |
| Fourth CNG station starts journey in Tri | Udaipur, June 9 (TIWN): With an endeavour to increase the service in Tripura, the fourth CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) filling station under Tripura Natural Gas Company Ltd (TNGCL), a division of the Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL), was inaugurated by the Transport Minister-Manik Dey at Brahma Bari of Udaipur sub-division, here today. | 09-Jun-2014 |
| DM West visits clash site | AGARTALA, June 9 (TIWN): Aftermath of the incident of BSF and Smuggler clash, Director General of Border Security Force D K Pathak already visited the state yesterday. Last Saturday, Govt. of Tripura ordered judicial enquiry to prove the factual matter. Accordingly District Magistrate of West Tripura Abhishek Singh started investigation from today. At the outset of the investigation he visited the spot accompanying with Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Manik lal Das & Dy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Rajendra Datta. | 09-Jun-2014 |
| Tripura Finance Minister urges Union Cab | AGARTALA, June 9 (TIWN): Newly appointed Finance Minister of Tripura Bhanulal Saha on Monday urged the Union Cabinet to consider realistic condition in the Northeastern states on board while formulating the coming Union Budget and announce a package to improve employment generation.Addressing the pre-budget conference of Finance Ministers at New Delhi on the day, Finance Minister Saha said, “Private sector is almost non-existent in the Northeast and the State has to shoulder much of the burden of education and healthcare to name a few. Lack of employment opportunities would give rise to serious social unrestâ€. | 10-Jun-2014 |
| Special Lok Adalat begins | Agartala, June 9 (TIWN): The West district administration today started two-day long special Lok Adalat, under which of the total, 302 cases would be disposed. The special Lok Adalat was inaugurated today at the Sadar District Magistrate and Collector office premises and will continue till tomorrow. | 09-Jun-2014 |
| Santirbazar : Transport Minister inaugur | Santirbazar, June 9 (TIWN): Transport Minister Manik Dey inaugurated the office of the District Transport Office (DTO) of South Tripura District at Santirbazar on Monday. Among others in the programme the Chief Guest was Hon’able jail Minister Sri manindra Reang,Other Guests were Himanshu Roy, MLA Jasbir Tripura, MLA Basudeb Majumder, MLA Sudhan Das, MLA Rita kar. Santirbazar Nagar Panchayat Chairperson Smt Maya Bhattacherjee. | 09-Jun-2014 |
| BSF-Villager clash: Probe gains ground, | AGARTALA, June 9 (TIWN): District Magistrate, West district Abhishek Singh today intensified magisterial level inquiry into the clash between BSF and villagers at Dakshin Ramnagar in which two persons including a BSF jawan died and nine more were injured.As part of the inquiry, the DM today visited the spot and recorded statement of BSF officials and jawans, who were on duty on the fateful day of June 13. Around ten BSF personnel including a company commander have given statements before the magistrate. | 10-Jun-2014 |
| DM West visits clash site | Agartala, June 9 (TIWN): District Magistrate of West Tripura has stated investigation the case of clash between BSF and local villagers held at Dakshin Ramnagar. Other than the DM, two more investigation shall be made on this incident. Intelligence Branch of BSF and local police will also investigate the matter separately. A top official source said to TRIPURAINFOWAY.com today. | 09-Jun-2014 |
| Tripura Forest Department plans to start | AGARTALA, June 9 (TIWN): The state Forest Department has chalked out a plan to start two elephant conservation reserves in an attempt to evade further man-animal conflict in the rural hamlets.Speaking about the issue, Chief Wildlife Warden of Tripura Dr. AK Gupta recently said that instructions were passed to Forest Department officials for conducting meetings with local public representatives and other local bodies by July to finalize the issue. | 09-Jun-2014 |
| Special Lok Adalat begins | Agartala, June 9 (TIWN): The West district administration today started two-day long special Lok Adalat, under which of the total, 302 cases would be disposed. The special Lok Adalat was inaugurated today at the Sadar District Magistrate and Collector office premises and will continue till tomorrow. | 09-Jun-2014 |
| BSF to sensitise troopers along India-Ba | Agartala, June 9 (IANS) BSF Director General D.K. Pathak has asked the commanders and top officials of the force to sensitise troopers and maintain close relations with people living near the India-Bangladesh border to prevent unwarranted incidents, an official said here Monday. | 09-Jun-2014 |
| K. V. Satyanarayana likely to be appoint | AGARTALA, June 09 (TIWN): Former additional chief secretary of Tripura, K. V. Satyanarayana is likely to be appointed as next State Information Commissioner (SIC) to succeed Shyamalima Bannerjee who retires early next month official sources said on Monday. | 09-Jun-2014 |
| Extra marital affair claims wife’ | AGARTALA, June 9 (TIWN): Police have recovered body of ‘missing’ woman from Kashari jungle under Belonia police and arrested two suspected killers. | 09-Jun-2014 |
| Bring change in society, says CJ | AGARTALA, June 8 (TIWN): Altogether six cases under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act- 2007 have been filed before the court during the past one year, said Chief Justice of High Court of Tripura Justice Deepak Gupta. | 09-Jun-2014 |
| DG, BSF reviews Tripura border situation | AGARTALA, June 8 (TIWN): Director General of BSF DK Pathak arrived at BSF’s Tripura Frontier Headquarters at Salbagan here today, official sources confirmed here today.During an hour-long visit, the DG held meeting with top BSF officials including Inspector General (IG) BN Sharma here to review the border situation aftermath of the fatal incident at Dakshin Ramanagar. | 09-Jun-2014 |
| Tripura might consider pay fixation for | Agartala, June 8 (TIWN): Tripura School Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty said that the Department was considering options of granting salary fixation for contract teachers inducted under national flagship schemes like the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Siksha Abhiyan (RMSA) etc as a part of the response to demands tabled by the All Tripura Contract Teachers Association. | 09-Jun-2014 |
| ILS Hospital quality treatment and teamw | Agartala, June 8 (TIWN): In a 38-day-long treatment, a team of Agartala ILS hospital headed by Dr. Anshuman Borah (Neurosurgery) saved the life of a 56-year-old critical female patient. Dr. Borah informed it in a press conference at ILS hospital, here today. | 08-Jun-2014 |
| Elderly unaware of laws that protect th | AGARTALA, June 8 (TIWN): In cities and towns, many senior citizens are aware of their rights. However, in villages, many helpless people are not being taken care of, Chief Justice of Tripura High Court Deepak Gupta has said. | 08-Jun-2014 |
| Additonal 5000 bicycles for girl student | Agartala, June 8 (TIWN): The state government has ordered five thousand additional bicycles for poor girl students as a part of the state sponsored scheme to aid girls in furthering academic pursuits. The scheme, announced by Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar in august, 2013, was initially started with a target of distributing free bicyclers to 50 thousand poor girls to boost women’s education and reduce school drop-out rate. | 08-Jun-2014 |
| Kharchi Puja Festival begins from July 5 | AGARTALA, June 8 (TIWN): The seven-day – long Kharchi puja, the traditional festival of Tripura will begin from 5th July to 11 July at Old Agartala, 13 km from the city. A meeting was held presided over by Praitra Kar, Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly at Geetanjali community hall. DM west Abhishek Singh and other senior officials from civil, police and various department was present in the meeting. A core community was formed as Mr. Kar as chairman besides an executive committee and additional committee was formed. | 08-Jun-2014 |
| Impure water leads to water-borne diseas | Agartala, June 8 (TIWN): Lack of safe drinking water and source of protected drinking water in North and South Kachucherra Panchayat of Kumarghat results in bacteriological contamination due to which the villagers have been suffering from diarrhea, cholera and hepatitis. | 08-Jun-2014 |
| 100 percent pass out in 8 sub division s | Khowai/Ambassa, June 08 (TIWN): Cent percent students of 6 schools passed Madhyamik examination at Khowai this year out of 46 schools of the sub division who appeared in the exam at Khowai centre. In Khowai, candidates from 49 schools appeared in Madhyamik this year. | 08-Jun-2014 |
| Tribal refugees in Tripura repatriated t | Agartala, June 8 (IANS) Bangladesh has taken back the tribals who have been sheltering in the Indian state of Tripura since Monday following an ethnic strife in the former's Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) region, an official said Sunday. | 08-Jun-2014 |
| State Election Commission meets all BDOs | Agartala, June 8 (TIWN): Tripura State Election Commission today met all fifty eight Block Development Officers (BDO) and eight District Magistrates (DM) to assess preparedness for the coming three tier panchayat polls. The meeting chaired by State Election Commissioner Yatendra Kumar was held at the civil secretariat from 11 AM this morning. | 09-Jun-2014 |
| Dead BSF jawan might have been killed in | AGARTALA, June 7 (TIWN): Highly placed intelligence reports said this evening that Sandeep Kumar – BSF Jawan was murdered late night on Friday in cold blood instead of public fury amidst indiscriminate firing on villagers at South Ramnagar area.The clash was initially reported to have erupted from attempts to apprehend smugglers from Bangladesh. | 08-Jun-2014 |
| Tripura extends AFSPA in 30 police stati | Agartala, June 7 (TIWN): An official notification from the Tripura Home Department on Saturday further extended Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1985 for six months in thirty police stations of the state. The notification said that twenty four police stations of the state were fully declared as disturbed areas | 08-Jun-2014 |
| BSF to conduct separate inquiry on firin | AGARTALA, June 07 (TIWN): The BSF (Border Security Force) authorities will conduct a separate investigation into the incident of killing of a BSF man in a clash between the border guards and villagers along the India-Bangladesh border south Ramanagar area of Agartala, said BSF spokesperson. | 07-Jun-2014 |
| Lok Adalat from June 9 | Agartala, June 7 (TIWN): The West district administration would organize a special Lok Adalat in the premises of District Magistrate office here on June 9 and 10 next. | 07-Jun-2014 |
| Two FIRs lodged into BSF-Smuggler clash | AGARTALA, June 7 (TIWN): Two separate FIRs have been filed at West Agartala police station blaming each other for the yesterday’s fatal incident at Dakshin Ramanagar area, official sources confirmed here tonight. After conducting postmortem of both bodies, the administration handed over them to their competent authority. It was confirmed Ismile Miah did not suffer bullet injuries and he might have been killed after repeated hits by blunt weapons. Several cut injuries marks were found on the body of BSF jawan with his face mutilated. However, police did not get autopsy report from the hospital authority. | 08-Jun-2014 |
| Chakma refugees from Bangladesh repatria | AGARTALA, June 7 (TIWN): 92 persons of Tripuri communities who rushed from the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in Bangladesh to Gandacherra sub-division in Dhalai district were repatriated today. The repatriation started from 12 noon and continued till 2 PM this afternoon, Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Gandacherra Bhaskar Dasgupta said this evening. | 08-Jun-2014 |
| Panchayat Polls :State Election Commissi | AGARTALA, June 7 (TIWN): The State Election Commission is scheduled to hold a crucial meeting on Sunday with Block Development Officers (BDO) from all 58 blocks of the state and all eight District Magistrates (DM) to assess the current preparedness for the coming Panchayat election. | 08-Jun-2014 |
| Burning woman to death :Culprits sent to | SABROOM,June 7 (TIWN) : At midnight of Thursday( around 12.40am) when the roads were almost deserted a mentally imbalanced woman became the victim of some hyenas in the name of men. The incident took place in or around Harina Bazar under Manu Bazar Police Station. | 07-Jun-2014 |
| Dead BSF jawan might have been killed in | AGARTALA, June 7 (TIWN): Highly placed intelligence reports said this evening that Sandeep Kumar – BSF Jawan was murdered late night on Friday in cold blood instead of public fury amidst indiscriminate firing on villagers at South Ramnagar area. | 07-Jun-2014 |