Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
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| AMC plans major beautification drive for | AGARTALA, June 4 (TIWN): The Agartala Municipal Corporation authorities have decided to beautify a number of major thoroughfares across the city said official sources of the corporation. In this regard a master plan was made and submitted for approval of chief minister Manik Sarkar. Once the plan gets approved, city will get its due share of beautification. | 04-Jun-2014 |
| Huge arms haul in Satcherri : 200 rocket | Habiganj, Bangladesh, June 3 (TIWN): RAB has unearthed a huge arms cache in the Satcherri jungles of Habiganj's Chunarughat upazila from what was once perhaps the headquarters of the now-weakened All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF).200 rocket launchers with as many chargers, some anti-tank shells, more than 200 mortar shells and many other weapons were recovered by RAB-9 personnel who started operations in the Satcherri jungles on Sunday, RAB officials said.Satcherri is barely 3 kms from the border with India's Tripura state. | 04-Jun-2014 |
| OTPC Palatana; PGT to conclude on Wednes | UDAIPUR, June 3 (TIWN): After almost 17 days, BHEL engineers and specialists are in position to complete the Performance Guarantee Test (PGT) of UNIT-I of the 726.6MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) Thermal Power Plant in Palatana by tomorrow morning. On Tuesday top level BHEL engineer told TIWN over phone, "So far the PGT is concerned we are almost certain to complete it by tomorrow. It should have been completed by Tuesday evening; but a short timetime shut down on 31st May mid-night delayed the completion by Wednesday.Already progress is on highly satisfactory note. More than four or five times target of full load power generation (363.3MW) was achieved. Tomorrow if the temperature remains 22-25° C on Wednesday; our specialist in PGT will make all possible initiatives for full-load generation throughout the day." | 04-Jun-2014 |
| Fresh influx at Rashyabari Fuels tension | AMARPUR, June 3 (TIWN): Hundreds of Chakma people from Bangladesh’s Banderban area entered into different villages of Raishyabari area last night sparking fresh tension along the Indo-Bangla border. | 04-Jun-2014 |
| 900 kg Hilsha and huge contraband items | Sonamura, June 3 (TIWN): In two different joint raids of Sonamura sub-divisional administration and combined forces recovered a huge number of contraband items from a house near by old cinema hall and 900 kg Hilsha from Purba Durlav Narayan area, today. | 03-Jun-2014 |
| Tripura runs low on vector borne disease | Agartala, June 3 (TIWN): Tripura is running low on tackling vector borne diseases, Additional Director of the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme Dr. Avadesh Kumar said. | 03-Jun-2014 |
| Huge arms haul in Satcherri : 200 rocket | Habiganj, Bangladesh, June 3 (TIWN): RAB has unearthed a huge arms cache in the Satcherri jungles of Habiganj's Chunarughat upazila from what was once perhaps the headquarters of the now-weakened All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF).200 rocket launchers with as many chargers, some anti-tank shells, more than 200 mortar shells and many other weapons were recovered by RAB-9 personnel who started operations in the Satcherri jungles on Sunday, RAB officials said. | 03-Jun-2014 |
| Two power plants to be converted into co | AGARTALA, June 3 (TIWN): Aiming to increase the power generation at Rukhia and Barmura Gas thermal projects, the state government has decided to convert both the plants into combine-cycle mode, said Power Minister Manik Dey here today.While speaking after laying the foundation stone for new building of Tripura State Electricity Corporation Ltd (TSECL) at Bhuturia, he said the state cabinet has already cleared a proposal to convert Rukhia and Barmura Gas Thermal plants into combined-cycle mode to increase power generation.“The government will soon ink a Memorandum of Understanding with NEEPCO to undertake the plan. If both plants are converted into combine-cycle, the power generation will be increased while the loss could not containedâ€, he said. | 04-Jun-2014 |
| DM offices lack in manpower | AGARTALA, June 3 (TIWN): Even after the government’s effort to speed up service delivery system, people are facing difficulties to get administrative service due to acute shortage of manpower in District Magistrate and Collectors’ offices. | 03-Jun-2014 |
| Tripura Transport Minister issues terse | Agartala, June 3 (TIWN): Tripura Transport Minister Manik Dey today issued terse warning for auto-rickshaw drivers saying that the Department would issue strict action against any errant driver in the three-wheeler segment. No defiance of the existing regulations under Motor Vehicles Act, 1989 would be tolerated, Dey said. | 03-Jun-2014 |
| SSA, RMSA teachers hit streets | Agartala, June 3 (TIWN): When the state government is grappling after the termination of over 10,000 teachers in different categories, thousands of SSA and RMSA teachers marched the streets demanding regularization of their service. | 03-Jun-2014 |
| Auto-rickshaw drivers continue ruckus, b | Agartala, June 3 (TIWN): Auto-rickshaw drivers today blockaded the busy Nagerjala motorstand in Agartala this morning centering government passenger ceiling of three passengers per vehicle in the three-wheeler segment. The blockade continued for over an hour from 9:45 am today. | 03-Jun-2014 |
| Abrupt hike in transport fare above govt | Agartala, June 2 (TIWN): Abrupt hike of transport fares by auto-rickshaw drivers is illegal and punishable by law, Tripura Additional Transport Secretary Amit Barman Roy said today.Speaking to reporters at the civil secretariat at Agartala this evening, the official said that the Department of Transport received complaints from several corners regarding extra fares charged from passengers. | 02-Jun-2014 |
| Dowry accused judge seeks anticipatory b | AGARTALA, June 2 (TIWN): The family court would pass its verdict on the anticipatory bail plea of first class judicial magistrate Pratik Das Chowdhury, accused of a dowry case, tomorrow. To evade arrest, Pratik has applied for anticipatory bail in the family court. Based on the petition, family court judge Goutam Debnath today heard case but did not pass any verdict on the plea. | 02-Jun-2014 |
| Massive bulk of pending textbook bills, | AGARTALA, June 2 (TIWN): The All Tripura Book Sellers and Publishers Association today sought intervention from School Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty over pending bills of textbook supplies in government schools and said the printing & publishing firms were struggling for years for pending bills. | 03-Jun-2014 |
| Mahila Cong reiterates demand for compen | Agartala, June 2 (TIWN): Tripura Mahila Congress on Monday reiterated the demand for introducing social security pension and compensation for sexual assault victims and said that the state’s ruling Left Front miserably failed to contain social crimes in the past two decades of steady left rule. | 02-Jun-2014 |
| Tripura Tea gardens produced 1.5 lakh kg | AGARTALA, June 2 (TIWN): In last fiscal year (2013 -14), Tripura has produced around 1.5 lakh kg of green tea, said S. Das additional director of industries on Monday. Fatrik tea estate at Unakoti district and Golakpur tea estate at North Tripura only manufacture the orthodox tea said the official adding the green tea of Tripura garden is of great demand in Middle East and Europe, major share is exported to those countries. | 02-Jun-2014 |
| Mizoram Govt to hold dialogue on repatr | AGARTALA, June 2 (TIWN): Home department of Mizoram government, planning for dialogue with counterpart of Tripura government regarding the repatriation of the Bru refugees from Tripura to Mizoram told K. Lalthammaia, Mizoram’s Mamit district deputy commissioner.Speaking to TIWN today over telephone he said that the date and time likely to be finalized soon by Mizoram government for the meeting. About postponing of repatriation, schedule to hold on May 17 he said this time the state government of Mizoram will make sure the process begin from second week of this month. | 03-Jun-2014 |
| 26 journalists killed in 12 years in nor | Panaji, June 2 (IANS) Twenty-six journalists have been killed over the past 12 years in the northeast region, making it one of the most dangerous places for working journalists, according to a Press Council of India member. | 03-Jun-2014 |
| Passengers sulking over auto fare hike | Agartala, June 2 (TIWN): Passengers especially office goers had a terrible experience today after auto drivers hiked the passengers’ fare without prior permission from the government. Following court directive, the Transport department has issued notice barring the auto driver to carry four passengers. | 02-Jun-2014 |
| TBSE to announce Madhyamik, HS results | Agartala, June 2 (TIWN): Tripura Board of Secondary Education (TBSE) would announce the results of Madhyamik including Mdhyamik Madrasa Alim, Fazil (Arts and Theology) and Higher Secondary examinations on June 5 and 7 respectively. | 02-Jun-2014 |
| Auditorium Roof collapse, no casualties | Agartala, 2 June (TIWN): The roof of an under construction auditorium collapsed at Sonamura yesterday afternoon, but there were no casualties reported, police said. NBCC has been appointed to bulid the 1800 seating capacity auditorium with the budget of massive Rs.23 crore. Incident took place when workers were working on a new wall. | 02-Jun-2014 |
| Repatriation of Tribal refugees from Tri | Aizawl/Agartala, June 2 (IANS) The much-awaited repatriation of tribal refugees from Tripura to Mizoram is likely to start next week, an official in Aizawl said Monday. | 02-Jun-2014 |
| CM seeks oppn help after opening longest | KANCHANBARI, June 1 (TIWN): Chief Minister Manik Sarkar today sought cooperation from the opposition parties to carry forward the development activities in the state. Sarkar, who was speaking after dedicating the state’s longest bridge (181-meter) on the river Manu at Kanchanbari to the people, said, “We will welcome if opposition parties come forward to talk with the government on developmental work. The government wants to move forward with active support from the oppositionâ€. | 02-Jun-2014 |
| Sabroom to get better power service with | SABROOM, June 1 (TIWN): To strengthen the electricity service, a special electricity modernization would be implemented in Sabroom sub-division very soon. The Power and Urban Development Minster- Manik Dey informed it in a press conference at Sabroom Revenue Dak Banglow, here today.As a part, the 66KV power substation would be upgraded to 132KV substation. Besides, a proposal is being accepted to establish new power substation at Puang Bari, Manubankul and Satchand area, he added. | 02-Jun-2014 |
| Panchayat poll: SEC issues guidelines fo | AGARTALA, June 01 (TIWN): For the three tier rural bodies (panchayat) election, guidelines for employees assigned for election duty was issued on Sunday by state election commission (SEC). A press communiqué stated a voter on election duty who wishes to vote, would have to approach at least three days before the date of poll in Form 16 for the issue of ballot papers to the returning officer or any officer of the designated constituency. | 02-Jun-2014 |
| CPI-M meeting in Kolkata from Monday | Agartala/Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and CPI-M leaders Prakash Karat and Sitaram Yechury will attend the party's West Bengal state committee meeting in Kolkata beginning Monday. | 01-Jun-2014 |
| 1100 kg rice recovered | Agartala, June 1 (TIWN): The Sadar sub-divisional administration led by SDM- Manik Lal Das recovered 22 sacks (11 Kg) of unlawful rice from a tipper auto around 11.30 am at under Srinagar police station, this morning. | 01-Jun-2014 |
| BJP sets target for Panchayat polls in T | Agartala, June 1 (TIWN): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today urged party supporters to build strong resistance against the ruling CPI (M) in Tripura in the coming Panchayat election. | 01-Jun-2014 |
| Steep hike of transport fares in three w | Agartala, June 1 (TIWN): Agartala faced ruckus in its streets on Sunday as passengers and auto-rickshaw drivers kept engaging in repeated conflicts over abrupt rise of transport fares. The fare hike was made to comply with passenger ceiling set by the state Transport Department, the three-wheeler drivers said. | 01-Jun-2014 |
| UDAIPUR: Housewife of a multi-millionair | UDAIPUR, June 1 (TIWN): Ruthless tortures upon the womanhood have now become an everyday affairs in Tripura. And continuous interference in the legal matters by a section of CPI(M) leaders simply making the lives of the victims a hell. | 01-Jun-2014 |
| Autocracy: Autorickshaw fares arbitraril | AGARTALA, June 01 (TIWN): Auto rickshaw operators, known to be a defiant and unruly lot, lived up to their "reputation" by increasing fare double the previous rate -- arbitrarily and without an intimation to the state government on all important routes across the city on Sunday . | 01-Jun-2014 |
| Errant teachers faces heat | Agartala, June 1 (TIWN): Teachers of three schools- Gardhang HS School, Sindukpathar SN School and Kathak Kathai SB School in Sabroom subdivision faced axe after they were caught at fault. | 01-Jun-2014 |
| Tripura Progressive Grameen Congress rai | Agartala, June 1 (TIWN): The Tripura Progressive Grameen Congress raised objections against ongoing construction of a 7 Km ring road encircling Lake Rudrasagar in Melagarh saying the project would affect at least two thousand people residing in the vicinity. | 01-Jun-2014 |
| With an eye on panchayat poll, Tripura C | Kumarghat, June 1 (TIWN): With the panchayat elections approaching, the CPIM government is going all out to ensure its achievements are noticed. On Sunday, chief minister Manik Sarkar accompanied by minister Tapan Chakraborty went on a whirlwind tour of Kumarghat of Unakoti District of Tripura. | 01-Jun-2014 |
| CM seeks oppn help after opening longest | KUMARGHAT, June 1 (TIWN): Chief Minister Manik Sarkar today sought cooperation from the opposition parties to carry forward the development activities in the state.Sarkar, who was speaking after dedicating the state’s longest bridge (181-meter) on the river Manu at Kanchanbari to the people, said, “We will welcome if opposition parties come forward to talk with the government on developmental work. The government wants to move forward with active support from the oppositionâ€. | 01-Jun-2014 |
| Diesel price hike, continuation of previ | AGARTALA, June 1 (TIWN): Criticizing the diesel price increase, Minister of Transport Manik Dey of Tripura today said it was a continuation of the previous Congress-led UPA regime's " anti – people " policies and hope BJP led NDA government will rollback the hike besides seeking a new pricing regime for petro products.Transport minister speaking to TIWN, said that the diesel price hike after midnight has disappointed the people who voted BJP to power wanted growth through change. Diesel prices were hiked yesterday by 50 paise a litre, excluding state levies, the second increase in rates in three weeks. | 02-Jun-2014 |
| 11,346 claims and objections filed on dr | AGARTALA, June 1 (TIWN): The Tripura State Election Commission had over eleven thousand claims and objections filed over the draft electoral rolls for the coming Panchayat election this year, State Election Commissioner Y Kumar said.Interacting with the media at civil secretariat at Agartala, Kumar said three categories of claims and objections were filed including inclusion of names in the electoral rolls, exclusion of names or objections on entry of names and correction of particulars like gender of voter etc. | 01-Jun-2014 |
| CPI-M meeting in Kolkata from Monday | Agartala/Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and CPI-M leaders Prakash Karat and Sitaram Yechury will attend the party's West Bengal state committee meeting in Kolkata beginning Monday. | 01-Jun-2014 |
| Tripura forensic laboratory reels under | Agartala, June 1 (TIWN): With rising number of rapes and other incidents of crime of women in Tripura, a large number of cases are now pending in the biology and serology division of the Tripura Forensic Laboratory. | 01-Jun-2014 |
| OTPC Palatana to run full capacity, powe | UDAIPUR, May 31 (TIWN): The Performance Guarantee Test(PGT) of the Unit-I of the OTPC's 726.6MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine(CCGT) Thermal Power Plant in Palatana begins ultimately after the experts and technicians of BHEL have successfully completed the preparation ahead of the PGT. | 01-Jun-2014 |
| DGAR visits Tripura, meets CM | AGARTALA, May 31 (TIWN): Lt Gen R K Rana, SM, VSM, Director General of Assam Rifles (DGAR) on his maiden visit to the state met Chief Minister Manik Sarkar at Civil Secretariat on Saturday evening. He apprised him of the security situation. It is believed that latest intelligence reports and nexus between various groups operating from neighboring states were also discussed. It’s important to note that Gen Rana heads the prestigious Assam Rifles which is actively involved in fighting insurgency in the North East. | 01-Jun-2014 |
| Palatana : PGT begins, normal production | AGARTALA, May 31 (TIWN): As reported by tripurainfoway.com, the OTPC switched on the Palatana thermal power unit-I today around 4.30 pm in presence of BHEL engineers, official sources confirmed here tonight.However, the plant was placed under shut down after the unit developed some minor problems. At 7.30 pm, the plant has got operational producing 13 MW power till 9.30 pm.OTPC sources claimed, the engineers would try to operate the turbines with full-load after midnight. If this is happened, the Project Guarantee Test (PGT) of the mega power project’s first unit will be successful. | 01-Jun-2014 |
| FC: State likely to be deprived again | AGARTALA, May 31 (TIWN): The Left ruled Tripura is likely to be ‘deprived’ of its due share- non-plan expenditure once again and this time by the XIV Finance Commission. In a review meeting, it came to light that the state has received a substantial amount of approved outlay due to tardy pace of project implementation as well filing to submit utilization certificate to the Centre.As for example, the XIII FC has sanctioned Rs. 1266.99 crore for plan outlay during the period upto 2014-15 FY while the state has so far received only Rs. 721.30 crore leading a gap of Rs. 545 crore. | 01-Jun-2014 |