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| Title | Description | Posted Date |
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| CAG traced rush of expenditure in Home ( | Agartala, Dec 31 (TIWN): LF Govt having a tough time in the year 2014. Endless scams, embezzlements and irregularities unearthed in this year. However, the inefficient opposition mysteriously failed to stage any movement throughout the state. But Manikbabu hardly found space to heave a sigh of relief. Another serious irregularity unearthed by CAG I their audit report for Government of Tripura for 212-2013 fiscal. | 30-Dec-2014 |
| Another wrong decision by CM :CM ordered | AGARTALA, December 31 (TIWN): Few days back Health Minister announced Santirbazar Hospital will be the district Hospital and Manik sarkar will inaugurate it on 9th Jaunaury in view of 3rd Sub Divisional CPIM Party Meet at Santirbazar. | 30-Dec-2014 |
| Cabinet meeting makes TET compulsory as | AGARTALA, December 30 (TIWN): After a long hiatus Tripura cabinet meeting today decided to make Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) compulsory as per the National Council for Education and Training NCERT guidelines. Teacher Eligibility Test will be conducted with a total of 150 marks, where a candidate have to score at least 60% and the recruitment under the TET will be done on merit basis, said State Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty. Speaking to the reporters here at the civil secretariat today Minister Tapan Chakraborty said that the state govt. has decided to make the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) compulsory for the recruitment of the teachers in future.The cabinet meeting today decided to frame a 5 members Teacher Recruitment Board (TRB) comprising of Chairman and director and rest as a members, said Tapan Chakraborty. He further added that according to the NCERT guidelines the TET examination will be conducted with a total of 150 marks and one have to secure 60% marks. | 30-Dec-2014 |
| Chambal fertilizer plant in Tripura: ONG | AGARTALA, December 30 (TIWN): Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) marked its foray into fertilizer segment by tying up with Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals (CFCL) for setting up a urea fertilizer plant at Khubal in Tripura. Talking to TIWN today ONGC Asset Manager V.P. Mahawar said that the works for the largest industrial initiative would begin early next year after the testing of the drilled wells ends up. “We have drilled wells at Khubal following the set up of Chambal fertilizer plant, and now we are testing those later after which we will come to know about the quantity of gas available in the wells for enough supply to the fertilizer plantâ€, said Mahawar talking to TIWN. According to the early statement of the ONGC officials Tripura government has allotted 800 acres of land to set up a Rs. 5000-crore Urea fertilizer plant. | 30-Dec-2014 |
| Fare Charts of auto-rickshaw and others | AGARTALA, December 30 (TIWN): Tripura Transport Minister Manik Dey urged the state Transport department to take necessary steps in regard of setting up fare charts for the auto-rickshaw and other passenger vehicles within January 20, 2015. Minister Manik Dey held a meeting with the transport department officials at the Secretariat conference hall No. 3. | 30-Dec-2014 |
| Tripura CM and Governor greets state for | AGARTALA, December 30 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and Governor P B Acharya upon his arrival at the state extended their greeting for the people of the state on the eve of New Year. On his greeting Governor P B Acharya said “we must keep hope on God to move forward in life and bring in new thoughts and ideas in our lifeâ€. | 30-Dec-2014 |
| SSA recruitment notice creates fury amon | AGARTALA, December 30 (TIWN): Anger prevails among the aspirants of Dhalai District as the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) authorities published recruitment notice without giving enough time to the aspirants. | 30-Dec-2014 |
| Frequent militant attacks halts wire fe | AGARTALA, December 30 (TIWN): The barbed wire fencing construction work along the Indo-Bangla international border at Gandacherra of Tripura of pillar number 2271/72 has stalled for past couple of months due to frequent incidents of militant attacks, kidnappings and killings, official sources said. | 30-Dec-2014 |
| SpiceJet axes 300 more flights till Jan | New Delhi, Dec 30 (TIWN / IANS) Cash-strapped airline SpiceJet Tuesday said that it will cancel 300 more flights till Jan 31, even as the government seemed to rule out any help by saying the budget carrier will have to itself resolve its financial troubles and the AAI asked it to pay Rs.200 crore dues by Wednesday. | 30-Dec-2014 |
| Students of Hindi HS School condole ove | Agartala, Dec 30 (TIWN): The students of primary section of Hindi Higher Secondary School today condoled over the insurgent attack on the innocent students of Peshawar in Pakistan and massacre at Kokrajhar in the neighbouring state Assam and prayed for peace across the state, here today. | 30-Dec-2014 |
| Kokborok certificate course in ICFAI fr | AGARTALA, December 30 (TIWN): Tripura Governor P.B. Acharya met with the ICFAI delegation on Monday after his arrival at the state. The representatives during a meeting with Governor said that the ICFAI to start Kokborok certificate courses from January 2015. However Governor P.B. Acharya also urged the delegation to start other regional and tribal language certificate courses at their institution, that will help a section of the people of the state to move forward in future with better knowledge. The ICFAI delegation also discussed about their first convocation program during a meeting with the Governor. | 30-Dec-2014 |
| Amit Shah to visit on January 19 | AGARTALA, December 30 (TIWN): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah will visit the state on January 19.Taking to TIWN President of Bharatiya Janata Party Tripura Unit Sudhindra Dasgupta said that President Amit Shah would visit the state to take stock of the current organizational strength of the party. The Tripura unit of the BJP is eagerly waiting for party national president Amit Shah's state visit on January 19. | 30-Dec-2014 |
| Two-day Jari Sari Utsav from February 1 | Agartala, Dec 30 (TIWN): Two-day long state level Jari Sari Utsav is scheduled to be started from February 14 at Muktadhara Auditorium and it would be continued till February 15. | 30-Dec-2014 |
| SFI observes 45th Foundation Day | Agartala, Dec 30 (TIWN): Students’ Federation of India (SFI), state committee observed its 45th Foundation Day at Chatra Yuva Bhavan in Agartala, here today. The SFI leaders and members started the observance of Foundation Day by paying tribute to the martyrs. | 30-Dec-2014 |
| Manik Sarkar led LF Govt looted Rs 21 cr | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, December 30 (TIWN Exclusive): Whatever the CPI(M) led state govt under Chief Minister Manik Sarkar's 'Golden Era' campaigns for its development activities in the state during its long and continuous rule, the various reports especially the Planning Commission reports ridicule such organized campaigns of the state govt and CPI(M) party. During the past 19 years of CPI(M) Left Front Govt ( mostly under Manik Sarkar as CM) Planning Commission of India allocated Rs 86000 crore as its budgetery fund to Tripura. It means that at an average Planning Commission has sanctioned Rs 11.85 lakh per family. But the following statistics will show that the rate of development in Tripura is far from its desired rate.According to 11th Planning Commission's report Tripura is in the 27th position in Gross Domestic Production ( GDP) among 28 states in India. | 30-Dec-2014 |
| Udaipur : Crisis of drinking water; Road | TULAMURA / UDAIPUR, December 29 (TIWN): DWS Minister Ratan Bhowmik invariably assures the people of the state saying ," State Govt is committed to provide purified and uninterrupted supply of drinking water to each and every citizen of the state. " But how often his promises are ridiculed by the people of the state. Over the last few weeks road blockades were organized in different parts of state and his own sub division Udaipur is no exception. | 29-Dec-2014 |
| OTPC Unit-II undergoing routine check up | AGARTALA / UDAIPUR, December 30 (TIWN): Palatana OTPC power plant - a joint venture of ONGC, Il&FS and the Tripura government is likely to start its Unit- II 363.3 megawatt (MW) gas-based Unit commercial generation soon after the routine checkup ends, said ONGC Asset Manager V.P. Mahawar. Palatana OTPC Unit – II is now undergoing through a routine checkup. Talking to TIWN today ONGC Asset Manager V.P. Mahawar briefing the current status of the Palatana OTPC plant said that the second unit is already synchronized and there are no disturbances on either units. The officials are conducting routine checkup of the Unit – II, once completed the Commercial Generation (CoG) will be declared soon, said Mahawar. The first unit of 363.3MW was inaugurated on June 21, 2013 and commercial operations started on January 4, 2014.Asked about any disturbances in the turbines of both the units due to the fog recently, Mr. Mahawar said that it is absolutely no issue as the plant has been set up with modernized equipments, though the fog recently has brought minor disturbances in the turbines in regard of air intakes. But this has lead no major hurdles, said Mahawar. | 29-Dec-2014 |
| Tripura employees deprived from ESIC fac | AGARTALA, December 30 (TIWN): Tripura Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) targeted for depriving the employees of the state. Allegedly the employees of the state Tripura are getting deprived from the state ESIC facilities at large. According to the locals, the employees of some non seasonal organization in the state are not getting the benefit under the state ESIC scheme.A section of some deprived employees alleged that under the ESIC scheme when any person goes to the pharmacy shop and asked for a prescribed medicines, they had to return back empty handed, as the medical shopkeepers makes it unavailable. Whereas, as per the Act, 12%is being deducted from one’s salary every months. It is being seen that any individual working under a non seasonal organization goes to ESIC to get a benefit of the health care facility, they referred the person to the GB Pant hospital to get prescribed from a doctor. And later when accordingly the person goes to a pharmacy for the prescribed medicines, they had to return back empty handed after the shopkeepers makes the medicines prescribed by the doctors under the ESIC scheme, unavailable. | 29-Dec-2014 |
| MP Jiten attends Civil Aviation Consulta | AGARTALA, Dec 29 (TIWN): Meeting of the Consultative Committee on Civil Aviation was held today in New Delhi to discuss on the draft 'Civil Aviation Policy' under the Chairmanship of the Union Minister of Civil Aviation shoke Ganapatiraju Raju. | 29-Dec-2014 |
| Cannabis (ganja) worth Rs 3.5 crore dest | AGARTALA, December 29 (TIWN): In an exemplary display of courage and bravery, a joint team led by SDM Sadar Manik Lal Das, BSF 195 Battalion, Police, Excise officials destroyed massive ganja plantation worth Rs. 3.5 crore, at Jarulbachai under Srinagar Police station, here today. | 29-Dec-2014 |
| Tripura CM asks BSF Jawans to act active | AGARTALA, December 29 (TIWN): Chief Minister Manik Sarkar acting sharply on the rising rate of crimes in the bordering areas urged the concerned BSF Jawans to act more active in bringing the situation under control. CM Manik Sarkar held a meeting with the officers of the state security force at Gandacherra. | 29-Dec-2014 |
| A mustard farming land at Belabar along | A mustard farming land at Belabar along Indo-Bangla border. TIWN Pic Dec 29 | 29-Dec-2014 |
| Frequent power-cut makes life miserable | Agartala, Dec 29 (TIWN): Frequent load-shedding returned to haunt the people of Tripura with over two-hour power cut in every morning and evening for past few days. Load shedding in Tripura has made life miserable as Tripura’s own power generation is down to its half of total capacity during past few days. | 29-Dec-2014 |
| SFI state committee conducts hall meetin | Agartala, Dec 29 (TIWN): To mark the 45th Foundation Day, Students’ Federation of India (SFI) today staged a hall meeting at Daily Desherkatha Bhavan in Agartala. Former state president of SFI and Member of Parliament (MP)- Sankar Prasad Datta inaugurated the hall meeting while many of the SFI leaders remained present. | 29-Dec-2014 |
| BSNL broadband services collapsed in Tri | Agartala, Dec 29 (TIWN): The broadband services provided by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) were collapsed across Tripura for long time since yesterday. While many of official works are stalled in private and government sectors, a vast number of BSNL broadband services could not access internet since yesterday. | 29-Dec-2014 |
| Governor to visit South Tripura on 2nd J | Agartala,December 29 (TIWN): Governor P.B.Achariya will visit south Tripura on 2nd January. He will reach via Helicopter at 9 am. He will interact with few NGOs, orphanages ,senior citizens ,parents of the students who are out side the state for higher education or for job purpose etc. | 29-Dec-2014 |
| Scams, embezzlement and irregularities g | Agartala, Dec 29 (TIWN): Year 2014 brought many jolts for the hyped “Golden Era†of this state. One after another scams unearthed, close aides of ministers and party leaders even the so-called clean CM came under the scanner of law. In many cases, the police tried their best to safeguard the accused. Almost every centrally sponsored schemes and projects came under scanner. Media brought out scams reported by CAG, which were kept suppressed earlier. Now, the auditor of SSA (Sarva Siksha Abhiyaan), K. K. Chanani & Associates brought out several serious matters in the SSA for the 2012-2013 fiscal. But still no action is seen to be taken, which would surely intensify the problem. | 29-Dec-2014 |
| Home (Police) Dept failed to collect mor | AGARTALA December 29 (TIWN): Tripura CPIM leaders often claim that State administration is the most transparent and dynamic one in country. Any departments of State Govt act upto the mark with best efficiency. But the CAG Report of 2012-2013 fiscal states a completely different story. Home (Police) department seriously failed to collect deployment charges of security personnel in different Central & State departments and PSUs.In their report CAG stated that, each and every wing of police suffered the same loss. CAG also expressed astonishment that, every time the authorities submitted bill for current charges and not mentioned about the outstanding amount. As a result, amount remained as outstanding pending bill for a considerable period of years.According to the report, upto May 2013 the SP (West) had an outstanding deployment charge of 4, 97, 71,632 rupees. SP (Gomati) had an outstanding of deployment charges from banks amounting to 2, 08, 80,064 rupees. The amount under SP (Dhalai) was 3, 06, 49,295 rupees and 2, 28, 33,349 rupees to different banks of this district. SP (South) had an outstanding amount of 4, 20,444 rupees and 1, 77, 07,340 rupees to banks. | 29-Dec-2014 |
| Tripura laid stress on NH-44 four lane w | AGARTALA, December 29 (TIWN): Minister Bhanulal Saha laid stress on four lane work of National Highway-44 (NH-44) in Tripura. Saying that the state govt. has been demanding for an alternative National Highway but the sanction is still awaited, Tripura Finance Minister Bhanulal Saha during a pre-budget meeting with the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley urged the central govt. to take a necessary action in regard of laying four lane to NH-44. Saha said that although the state govt. has been perusing the Union Govt. to develop the NH-44 to four lane, yet the physical progress of even 2 lane is far from satisfactory. | 29-Dec-2014 |
| Udaipur : Business Association likely to | UDAIPUR, December 29 (TIWN): Udaipur Municipal Council (UMC) is most likely to face legal challenge in the High Court due its Tughluqian decision taken on 20th December. On that day UMC decided that from 21/12/2014 the vacant places inside Lake City Shopping Complex, just opposite of UMC office, will be used as Paid Parking Zone. And even the businessmen having stalls in the Lake City Shopping Complex are to pay for parking their vehicles. On the following day itself the Businessmen's Association of Shopping Complex protested against this Tughluqian decision of the UMC and blocked the main road in front of UMC Office for more than three hours. And under pressure from all corners UMC Chairperson Manika Das ultimately decided that for those having stalls inside Shopping Complex will be allowed to park their vehicles in a selected place free of cost. Accordingly an official team was scheduled to visit the place and locate a free parking place for them. But even out of courtesy no official was sent till date locate the place.Speaking to TIWN a businessman said," We have already filed a writ Petition in the HC against UMC. Within a few days notice will be sent by our lawyer to the UMC. If no satisfactory reply is reached, we will lodge a case in the HC." | 29-Dec-2014 |
| BJP formed 72 members Central Committee: | AGARTALA, December 28 (TIWN): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state committee today formed 72 members Central Committee with Shankar Deb as a President, Krishna Jyoti Bhattacharjee as a General Secretary (GS) and Bishwanath Rudra Pal as a cashier of the newly made central committee of BJP state wing. | 28-Dec-2014 |
| Rs. 50 Crore MGNREGA Bisalgarh Scam; Sca | AGARTALA, December 29 (TIWN): Earlier Tripura MGNREGA topped in country, providing average 87 mandays of work (on paper) in the 2013-14 fiscal against the national average of 45 mandays. Based on this ‘glory’, CM Manik Sarkar campaigned hard to propagate so called 'achievements' even though Tripura managed to inflate manday numbers by manipulation to fetch national awards. Bishalgarh RD Block under BDO Bimal Chakraborty cleverly led the corruption scenario in terms of MGNREGA fund manipulation. After Bimal’s arrest, remaining BDOs reeling under fear, so they stopped fabrication of mandays, which explains the reason behind poor 25 mandays average during 2014-15 fiscal. Surprisingly, Bimal’s relatives are now in a race to serve their brother in prison. According to highly placed sources in Bishalgarh Central Jail, Bimal’s sister and brother in-law were seen visiting the jail frequently and feeding Bimal with flavoured dishes, also includes Bimal’s favorite item “Pithe Puliâ€. Bimal loves ‘Pithe Puli’ during winter. Bimal's relatives can do anything under sky as long as "Manikda's' blessings continue. Highly places sources from Bishalgarh Central Jail added that the duo was seen abusing concerned Jail officials on duty when one official questioned frequent visits and breaking Jail rules. | 29-Dec-2014 |
| Will act against forceful conversions: T | Agartala, Dec 29 (TIWN / IANS) Tripura's Left Front government would not tolerate any forceful religious conversions and would take strict action against any such move, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said Monday. | 29-Dec-2014 |
| Bengaluru blast terror attack: Kiren Rij | New Delhi, Dec 29 (TIWN / IANS) The low-intensity blast in Bengaluru is a "terror attack" possibly carried out by SIMI, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said Monday. | 29-Dec-2014 |
| Viral fever grips Tripura | AGARTALA, December 29 (TIWN): With the fall in temperature, Tripura is under the grip of a viral fever and stomach problems, both in urban and rural habitations over the past few days. | 29-Dec-2014 |
| Huge Amount of Codeine Phosphate Narcoti | Sonamura, December 28 (TIWN): Marking a huge success in the ongoing drive of the Sonamura Sub-Divisional Administration against the powerful smuggling rackets of narcotic drug dealers, about 3000 bottles of Codeine Phosphate based syrups branded as Phensedyl, Eskuf, Cosco and Choco were seized early morning today from Rangamatia area of Sonamura, carrying a market-value of about Rs.9 lakh. | 28-Dec-2014 |
| TPCC observes 129th Foundation Day | Agartala, Dec 28 (TIWN): Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) observed party’s 129th Foundation Day across the state, here today. The main observance took place at Congress Bhavan in Agartala. | 28-Dec-2014 |
| Gymnast Dipa Karmakar felicitated | Agartala, Dec 28 (TIWN): Manbi Social Organisation today felicitated gymnast Dipa Karmakar, eminent dancer Sadhvi Majumder and renowned litterateur- Subimal Roy in the first session of third Mahila Festival at Agartala Press Club. | 28-Dec-2014 |
| Jampuijala BAC meet: Block targets to ge | AGARTALA, December 28 (TIWN): The BAC meeting at Jampuijala presided by the Rural Deveopement Minister Naresh Jamtia decided to set the average of 45 mandays at Jampuijala Block under the centrally sponsored MGNREGA scheme within the month of January 15 next. | 28-Dec-2014 |
| Saras Mela 2015 starts from January 3 | Agartala, Dec 28 (TIWN): 13-day long Saras Mela- 2015 is scheduled to be started from January 03, next at Hapania international mela ground. The expo would be continued till January 15, next. With the initiative west district office of Rural Development Department (RDD), this expo will be organized. | 28-Dec-2014 |
| Tripura Minister Bhanulal Saha urged cen | AGARTALA, December 28 (TIWN): Yet on another meeting with the the Centre and keeping safe the state govt.’s old trend to stress on Central’s Projects here in the state Tripura Finance Minister Bhanulal Saha urged the Union Finance Minister Jaitley to restore the allocation under MGNREGA as per approved labour budget. | 28-Dec-2014 |
| Anthrax panic in Sepahijala, Retrofittin | SEPAHIJALA / NEERMAHAL, December 28 (TIWN): In the picnic season Sepahijala and Neer Mahal , the two most popular destination for picnic lovers, are now suffering for want of tourists . Neer Mahal is going through the retrofitting phase and quite naturally tourists are not allowed to have picnic inside the palace. | 28-Dec-2014 |
| Baikhora Bamboo Mat, Sheetal Pati based | Baikhora, December 28 (TIWN): Baikhora is an important center for handicrafts as the best quality sheetal pati is woven in Tripura. New production centre at Baikhora was started with the vision of becoming a centre for making good quality & marketable products from Bamboo and Sheetal Pati, Fifteen artisans were trained by trainers from ICF, Bangalore through several rounds of training on making contemporary products from sheetal pati and bamboo. | 28-Dec-2014 |
| Tourists deprived this season: Tourist s | AGARTALA, December 28 (TIWN): Adding another feather to the pains and sufferings of the people of the state, the bad shape of most of the tourists spots here keeps away the tourists from visiting the spots. The old aged tourist spots without any further maintenance failed to entertain the people of the state this year. While, the maintenance work of another tourist place Neer Mahal is under process, which will take another longer period of time to attract tourists with its new shape. | 28-Dec-2014 |
| Urea Plant : Finance Minister seeks supp | AGARTALA, December 28 (TIWN): Saying that there is a shortage of Chemical fertilizers in the North and Eastern states and neighboring Bangladesh the Tripura Finance Minister Bhanulal Saha on Friday during the meeting of Pre-Budget meeting at New Delhi urged the Union Govt. to put their efforts on setting up a urea fertilizer plant in Tripura. | 28-Dec-2014 |
| Chambal Fertilizer, ONGC's Rs 5000 cror | AGARTALA / DAMCHHERA / PANISAGAR, December 28 (TIWN): Heavy resentments brewing over proposed 800 acres Gas Based Urea Fertilizer plant at Damchhera R D Block, Panisagar. Local Halam, Reang tribals won't give-up land but ready to face death in upcoming days if Tripura Govt, ONGC, Chambal Fertilizers finally moves ahead in acquiring land forcibly from Halam, Reang tribals. Even though CM Manik Sarkar tried his best to impress upon PM Modi to help getting Central environment clearance, Central fund for establishing infrastructure during PM’s Tripura visit on December 1st, but Central Govt is still non-committal about infrastructure fundings, environmental clearance for this project. If at all in future this plant comes up, it would certainly bring a massive catastrophe in the form of soil, water, air pollution affecting the lives of lakhs of people living in North Tripura's hilly region. A storm of controversy has risen between Panisagar Sub Divisional administration and the local tribals of Halam, Reang community living in the land under Damchhera R D Block. | 28-Dec-2014 |
| Congress gained power in the NE states w | KAKRABAN / UDAIPUR, December 27 (TIWN): PWD Minister Badal Chowdhury today slammed the Congress party saying that at present both in Tripura and at the national level Congress has lost its ground. Choudhury was addressing a massive gathering in Kakraban. The rally was organized as part of CPI(M) Udaipur Sub Divisional Committee's conference. The public rally was held in the BT Training College Field, Kakraban. Others who remained present on this occasion include DWS Minister Ratan Bhowmik, MLA Madhab Saha. Veteran CPI(M) leader Keshab Majunder presided over the rally. | 27-Dec-2014 |
| MVI officials involved with fake driving | AGARTALA, December 27 (TIWN): Most of the Motor Vehicle Inspectors (MVI) of vehicle office at Lake Chowmuhani are involved with fake driving licence racket. | 27-Dec-2014 |
| Scared of 14th Finance Commission ? Sta | AGARTALA, December 28 (TIWN): As the14th Finance Commission is all set to approve its draft proposal from the President of India Pranab Mukharjee soon, State govt is learnt to have started to rethink its strategies regarding the pay structure of its govt employees. A highly placed source in the Finance Department told TIWN on Saturday afternoon," It is crystal clear that 14th Finance Commission too won't release funds as per state's baseless demand. Unless the state makes its expenditure committed, 14th Finance Commission too won't consider the extra expenses to be imposed on the state govt due to its negative policies. And all on a sudden the state is on the verge of having another term of acute financial crisis in 14th Finance Commission like the repeat of 13 Finance Commission's tenure". But only Tripura, led by the poorest Chief Minister(?) Manik Sarkar in its Golden Era is having the lowest salary structure in the country. In the name of Deprivation from 13th Finance Commission CPI(M) Govt has deprived the state employees from their deserved financial benefits . | 27-Dec-2014 |
| Union Commerce Minister arriving Tripura | AGARTALA, December 27 (TIWN): After a long wait, finally the Minister of State (IC) for Commerce & Industry Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has now indicated 13 January, 2015 (Tuesday) as the suitable day for the inauguration of the Border Haat at Srinagar, Tripura. | 27-Dec-2014 |