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Multi-crore MGNREGA scam: 9 APs includin | AGARTALA, February 16 (TIWN): Even after a considerable period of lodging FIR, of the total FIR named accused persons into multi-crore MGNREGA scam in Bishalghar RD Block, Debprasad Nandi (Gram Rojkar Sevak) and Mita Malakar (Junior Engineer) are still remained at large.Referring the issue, “Mita Malakar might have fled away in Karimganj or Silchar of Assam for which the investigation team could not detain her till date by tracking her mobile number. But she will be arrested soon once her exact location is tracedâ€, said police. Asked about Debprasad Nandi, “158 Bn Border Security Force (BSF) will host a flag meeting with the Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) soon for bringing Debprasad Nandi, a Gram Rojgar Sevak (GRS) in his own land from Bangladeshâ€, said the official of police department.On the other hand, altogether 9 FIR named accused persons of massive financial irregularities in Bishalghar RD Block- Chayan Nandi (Technical Assistant), Kishore Banik (Technical Assistant), Nibash Pal (Jr. Mechanical Engineer), Partha Sarkar (Jr. Mechanical Engineer), Goutam Pal (Junior Technician), Shayamal Debbarma (GRS), Sarada Debbarma (GRS) and Subir Ukil (Work Assistant) and kingpin Bimal Chakraborty will be produced before the Additional District and Sessions Court on February 26, he added. | 16-Feb-2015 |
Tripura becomes a hub for fake Indian cu | AGARTALA, February 16 (TIWN): Pakistan is making huge numbers of Indian fake notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 and those are being smuggled to India via Bangladesh. | 16-Feb-2015 |
Rajnath stresses on security for north-e | New Delhi, Feb 16 (TIWN / IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh Monday said the people belonging to the north-eastern region of the country and living in Delhi should be provided full security. | 16-Feb-2015 |
INPT to bring 5 to 6 women candidates fo | AGARTALA, February 16 (TIWN): Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT) makes its candidates lists ready for declaration in wake of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) election slated to be held on the month of May or during the last of April. Talking to TIWN today INPT General Secretary (GS) Jagadish Debbarma said that this year the INPT has an idea to field at least 5 to 6 women candidates durinh the ADC election. The entire ground work is ready for declaration, Debbarma told to TIWN. | 16-Feb-2015 |
Two-day training programme for paralegal | Agartala, February 16 (TIWN): A two-day refresher training programme for paralegal volunteers was inaugurated at Agartala Press Club here today. | 16-Feb-2015 |
BSM hospital comes under the grip of bro | KAMALPUR, FEB. 16, (TIWN): Bimal Singha Memorial hospital named after the former Health Minister of the state, late Bimal Singha turns into a den of extreme chaos and comes under the grip of brokers. Those brokers control all the sectors from the admission of the patients to the referral and also caesarian section operation cases. But, mysteriously, the authority remains reluctant. | 16-Feb-2015 |
State government is working to enhance | AGARTALA, February 16 (TIWN): The state government is working to enhance quality of life of the people by providing sustainable safe drinking water and sanitation facilities and services along with promoting hygienic practices amongst the people, said finance minister Bhanulal Saha during annual budget session in Tripura Assembly. | 16-Feb-2015 |
Tripura to celebrate Maha Shivaratri tom | Agartala, February 16 (TIWN): Tripura will celebrate Maha Shivaratri on Tuesday. To mark the occasion, famous temples of Shiva located at various places in the city are decorated with colourful flowers and lights. The main programme will be held at Central Road Shivbari and Ker Chowhumani Kalibari. | 16-Feb-2015 |
TJU State Conference on March 1 at Agar | AGARTALA, February 16 (TIWN): Tripura Journalist Union (TJU) state conference is scheduled to be held on March 1. 2015 at Agartala Press Club. Journalist Union All India President cum Press Council of India member S N Sinha will inaugurate the conference on the very day. | 16-Feb-2015 |
Sit in Demonstration by Govt pensioners | UDAIPUR, February 16(TIWN): All Tripura Pensioners' Association's Undivided South Tripura committee today organized a 3 hours long Mass 'Sit in Demonstration' with 20 points demands. The programme started at 12 hours when the pensioners gathered in front of DM Gomati's office and continued. The demonstration was led by Shanti Ranjan Debnath, President of State Pensioners' Association, and Association’s Gomati District Chairman Shital Chandra Majumder. | 16-Feb-2015 |
Affect of RMSA scandal ; State govt fail | Agartala, Feb 16 (TIWN): State government for the first time failed to sent any representatives at the Rashtriya Madhiyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) national level held at Delhi recently, informed highly placed sources of education department. The four day national level workshop organized every year by Union Ministry of Human Resource Development for evaluating the performance of previous year and future course of action for the new academic year. | 16-Feb-2015 |
Assam Rifles seize two country made pist | KHOWAI, February 15 (TIWN): Just ahead of TTAADC election 32nd battalion of Assam Rifles recovered two country made pistols and other arms and ammunition in Asharampur para of Maharanipur under Kalyanpur police station yesterday midnight. | 15-Feb-2015 |
CPI-M’s state committee holds con | Agartala, February 15 (TIWN): CPI-M’s Tripura state committee conducted a condolence meeting in memory of veteran communist leader late Anil Sarkar and state committee member late Sirish Bhattacharjee at Rabindra Bhawan here on Sunday. | 15-Feb-2015 |
Modi Govt to engage Governors in interna | AGARTALA, February 15 (TIWN): President Pranab Mukherjee appreciated Home Minister Rajnath Singh's suggestion to actively involve the governors in the internal security related apparatus and requested him to consider convening separate meetings with groups of governors having similar problems like the northeastern states, coastal states and states with international borders.He also suggested that the defence minister, similarly, involve governors of states having an international border in a focused interaction on border and security issues.The president said the authority that governors or Lt. Governors exercise is based on a moral premise, and as long as the exercise of that authority is confined to the boundaries of the Constitution, he did not see the possibility of any diminution of their role.Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh alongwith Kiran Rijiju, Minister of state for Home affairs, Sambhu Singh, Joint Secretary of Ministry of Home Affairs and other high officials visited BOP Khantalang of 98 BN BSF on Saturday to take stock of internal security in Tripura sector. Addressing the 46th conference of governors at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Mukherjee said governors and Lt. | 16-Feb-2015 |
Seminar cum cultural programme on rejuv | AGARTALA, February 15 (TIWN): The two daylong seminar cum cultural programme on rejuvenation of the diminishing culture of Bishnupriya Manipuri organized by socio cultural society of Bishnupriya Manipuri at Muktodhara auditorium came to an end, here today. | 15-Feb-2015 |
Tripura Chemical Society holds biennial | Agartala, February 15 (TIWN): Tripura Chemical Society (TCS) conducted its 14th biennial conference and a prize distribution ceremony at Agartala Press Club here today. | 15-Feb-2015 |
Agartala-Dhaka bus services resumed amid | AGARTALA, February 15 (TIWN): The Agartala-Dhaka bus services were resumed after a week-long suspension due to month-long political unrest in Bangladesh.According to an ICP source, though the political turbulence triggering panic among the passengers of Bangladesh to avail Dhaka-Agartala bus services, altogether 22 passengers of Bangladesh have arrived in the state by availing bus services through Akhuara check-post on Friday while 17 passengers left Agartala for Kolkata via Bangladesh on Saturday."Due to the political violence in Bangladesh, the operators are unwilling to run the bus services between the two countries. The bus service will remain operational on tomorrow if the unrest situation of Bangladesh becomes favourable for bus servicesâ€, said the source.The bus service is expected to resume in full-swing after the violence atmosphere in Bangladesh returns normal, the source added.According to the source, there is very less problem for the goods carrying trucks, which enter in state from Bangladesh through Akhuara check-post. “As many as 186 goods carrying trucks have entered in the state on Saturday. Among them, maximum numbers of heavy vehicles were loaded with stone and cementâ€, the source said. | 15-Feb-2015 |
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh praise | AGARTALA, February 15 (TIWN): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh praised the Border Security Force (BSF) for tirelessly and courageously protecting the country’s border areas. Taking to TIWN today Inspector General of BSF Tripura frontier B.N. Sharma said that during Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’a visit here yesterday, he praised the Border Security Force (BSF) for tirelessly and courageously protecting the country’s border areas and said that jawans are protecting the border with all their might. According to IG B.N. Sharma hideouts of northeast India militant groups still exist in different parts of Bangladesh. We have asked the BGB (Border Guard Bangladesh) to dismantle these camps and to take action against the terrorists. He said the terrorist outfits of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur and Nagaland have set up their camps and hideouts in different parts of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) (in southeast Bangladesh) and Moulvibazar and Sylhet districts (under Sylhet division in northeastern Bangladesh). | 15-Feb-2015 |
Manik Sarkar’s claim Tripura free | Agartala, Feb 15 (TIWN):Chief Minister Manik Sarkar while addressing in legislative assembly recently claimed, Tripura is one of the corruption free state of the country not a single minister of his cabinet involved with any kind of corruption. | 15-Feb-2015 |
Veteran CPI (M) leader Sudhir Das passes | AGARTALA, February 15 (TIWN): Veteran CPI (M) leader and MLA of Surma assembly constituency in Kamalpur Sudhir Das died on Sunday after suffering from brain cancer at AIIMS in New Delhi where he was shifted from Agartala. | 15-Feb-2015 |
Viswa Hindu Parisad celebrates golden ju | AGARTALA, February 15 (TIWN): Viswa Hindu Parisad (VHP) West Tripura, Agartala unit today organized a programme to celebrate their golden jubilee at Bhati Anhoynagar, here today. | 15-Feb-2015 |
Separate attempts of theft in capital c | Agartala, February 15 (TIWN): Keeping the police stations in deep slumber, a strong racket of thieves actively attempting to commit theft in the heart of capital city Agartala for past few days. Putting a question mark to the police administration, the racket of thieves tried to rob in few shops at Joynagar bus stand and Melarmath in the wee hours of Saturday night. | 15-Feb-2015 |
TYF organizes 49th Foundation Meeting Ra | Sabroom/Manu Bankul, Feb 15 (TIWN): TYF organizes 49th Foundation Meeting/ Rally at Manu Bankul today. Tripura will develop unity of tribal and non-tribals in coming days, said TYF President /Secretary while addressing the grand gathering of tribal youths before the grand rally organized by TYF at Manu Bankul Sabroom today. TYF organized the meeting and rally on their 49th Foundation of their organization. Arun Tripura in the meeting protest of demand of separate Twipra land with ADC by separatist organization IPFT and crating unrest in the city with rally of IPFT on September 23. A large number of tribal youths from different divisions TYF assembled in Manu Bankul with colorful dresses to join the rally. | 15-Feb-2015 |
Kamalpur: Kamalpur Post office continue | KAMALPUR, FEB. 15, (TIWN): The tradition of reluctant behavior with the common people as well as the start of proceedings after several hours of stipulated period continues at Kamalpur Post Office. Almost every day, the office proceeding starts at around 10-45 am instead of the stipulated 9 am. And some of the staffs who directly interact with commoners remain reluctant to serve the public duly. And the Postmaster seems to be mere onlooker. | 15-Feb-2015 |
Kamalpur: PWD(R & B) failed to keep tran | KAMALPUR, FEB. 15, (TIWN): Kamalpur PWD(R & B) lost its transparency in different works due to rampant corruption, embezzlement and lower quality. In last one and half years, lots of maintenance works done in a hurry and expensing huge amounts in every case found very little effective. And the Executive Engineer Partha Chakraborty and SDO Sushen Bhattacharjee are pocketing huge money in every work. | 15-Feb-2015 |
Cultivable land continues to shrink in | Agartala, Feb 15 (TIWN): Cultivable land in the state continues to shrink; this was stated in a written reply asked by congress MLA Ratan Lal Nath at legislative assembly by agriculture minister Aghore Debbarma. Latest data given by the minister shows that from 989 hectare of cultivable land hand shrinked in 2014 compare to 2013. | 15-Feb-2015 |
INTUC to Protest against state governmen | AGARTALA, February 15 (TIWN): Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) state president Dipak Kumar Roy alleged that the CPI (M) led state government was weakening the existing labour laws in the state. | 15-Feb-2015 |
Tripura BJP submits memorandum to Rajnat | AGARTALA, February 14 (TIWN): Tripura Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) committee today placing a memorandum to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh laying a stress on an upcoming Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) demanded for central security forces here in Tripura. | 14-Feb-2015 |
“Insurgency, violence hampers Nort | AGARTALA, February 14 (TIWN): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on his visit today here in Tripura termed insurgency as the major problem that the Northeastern region has been facing. He asked the militants to shun violence.â€Development of the North Eastern region cannot be brought until the insurgency gets destroyedâ€, Rajnath said here today during the press conference at Agartala State Guest House. "Our government is committed to the development of the Northeast. But insurgency and militancy hamper its progress. Insurgency is the major problem that the Northeastern region has been facing," he said.The Home Minister Rajnath Singh today visited Kanchanpur, and interacted with the delegations of Bru refugees living in relief camps in Tripura. | 15-Feb-2015 |
Centre is committed to solve the proble | Agartala, Feb 14 (TIWN):Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the centre is committed to solve the long standing problem of BRU . Addressing a press conference here at state guest after meeting with Tripura chief minister Manik Sarkar, Singh said, “ I appeal to Mizoram chief minister Lal Than hawla to extend full cooperation for repatriating the tribal refugees†| 14-Feb-2015 |
Rajnath Singh asks militants in northeas | Agartala, Feb 14 (TIWN / IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Saturday said the government would not tolerate terrorist violence in the northeast, calling on militant outfits to shun violence and help the government in developing the region. | 14-Feb-2015 |
Home Minister Rajnath Singh visits Tripu | AGARTALA, Feb 14 (TIWN / IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh accompanied by his deputy, Kiren Rijiju, Saturday visited the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura and discussed issues with officials and BSF troopers.The two ministers also met Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar."Rajnath Singh with Rijiju (minister of state for home affairs) and home ministry officials visited Khantlang in Tripura along the India-Bangladesh-Mizoram border," a Border Security Force (BSF) officer said.The home ministers interacted with the BSF officials and troopers at the Khantlang border outposts (195 km from Agartala), along the Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).The militants set up camps in CHT and used the unfenced borders for their trans-border movements."Senior BSF officials briefed both the ministers about the border issues and militancy related problems," the BSF official told IANS on condition of anonymity.The home minister appreciated the BSF troopers for their role in maintaining security in the mountainous areas.Earlier both the ministers accompanied by senior home ministry officials arrived here from Manipur, capital Imphal and left for the bordering areas by an Indian Air Force helicopter. | 14-Feb-2015 |
5,22,551 students covered under midday m | Agartala, February 14 (TIWN): Recently 5, 22,551 students were covered under Midday Meal from Standard-I to Standard VII. Among them, 3lakhs 34 thousand 218 students were under primary unit and in Higher Secondary Unit students covered to be 1lakh 88thousand 253. In a reply to the question raised by MLA Manoranjan Acharjee and Manindra Chandra Das, Minister Tapan Chakraborty had informed this Friday. | 14-Feb-2015 |
TMC reshuffle; Arun Chandra Bhowmik prai | AGARTALA, February 14 (TIWN): Pradesh Trinamool Congress Ex-Chairman Advocate Arun Chandra Bhwomik expressed satisfaction over TMC Supremo Mamata Banarjee's decision to reshuffle party's office bearers at different level. | 14-Feb-2015 |
CEO Ashutosh Jindal released from incumb | Agartala, February 14 (TIWN): In an order from General Administration (P&T) Department vide no: F.14(1)-GA(P&T)/11, Chief Electoral Officer of Tripura and Secretary of Finance Department- Ashutosh Jindal, IAS (MT:1995) was released from his incumbent assignment of the state government with effect from the date he relinquishes the charge. | 14-Feb-2015 |
Save Girl Child fare to be held on 19th | UDAIPUR, February 14(TIWN): Gomati District administration and Goamti District Health services will jointly organize Save Girl Child Fair in Rajarshi Multi Cultural Complex on 19th February. In a press conference held in the CMO Office complex this was informed by CMO Gomati Nirumohan Jamatia. | 14-Feb-2015 |
Opposition benches stage walk out on gov | Agartala, Feb 14 (TIWN):The members of the opposition benches walked out of the House amidst ongoing business session on Friday protesting issues relating to Tripura Government’s stand on Non Banking Financial Institutions or chit fund. | 14-Feb-2015 |
Union Home Minister visits Tripura : Wil | Agartala, February 14 (TIWN): Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh had arrived in the State to solve the Reang Refugee problem. There is a scheduled meeting with the Chief Minister of Tripura and Mizoram also. But the question arising among sections of people that will the problem solved by any means? Is the Refugees agreed to return to the native place, Mizoram? Will Mizoram Government pave their consent to push back their people? During the tenure of P.Chidambaram as Union Home Minister, Minister himself also personally talked with the refugees. But it had failed to create any effect? More than 32,000 Reang/Bru refugees were huddled in six camps after they took shelter in Tripura since 1997 following ethnic clashes with the local Mizos over possession of land. Over 30,000 Reang or Bru refugees are languishing in six makeshift camps in Kanchanpur, 135km north of Agartala, after they arrived in 1997 to escape ethnic violence in Mamith district of Mizoram. | 14-Feb-2015 |
BSF seizes fake Indian notes of Rs 70000 | Agartala, February 14 (TIWN): Troops of 159Bn Border Security Force recovered fake Indian currencies of Rs 70000 from Bishnupur area along Indo-Bangla international boundary in the wee hours of Thursday. | 14-Feb-2015 |
TGEA’s central committee convent | Agartala, February 14 (TIWN): Two-day long central committee convention of Tripura Government Employees’ Association (TGEA) was inaugurated at the Vivekananda Auditorium in Umakanta Academy here today. | 14-Feb-2015 |
Chit Fund Issue: Will Government now be | Agartala, February 14 (TIWN): Chit Fund issue again fell the State Government in the backdrop. The Government’s own word which is depicted in the budget speech of the Finance Minister Bhanulal Saha created sensation among the House as well as the people. The burning question whispering among sections of people that “Will the Ruling Government be now reliable to the depositors of these Chit Fund agencies. | 14-Feb-2015 |
Transport Minister for separate railway | Agartala, Feb 14 (TIWN): Tripura Transport minister Manik Dey said for a railway division separately in Tripura aiming to accelerate communication network in the South East Asian nations. | 14-Feb-2015 |
Tripura Mahakaran Karmachari Samity hold | Agartala, February 14 (TIWN): Tripura Mahakaran Karmachari Samity (TMKS) conducted 8th biennial convention at Agartala Press Club here today. President of Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC)- Birjit Sinha inaugurated the convention. | 14-Feb-2015 |
Two-day state level Jari Sari Utsav to b | Agartala/Amarpur, February 14 (TIWN): With the joint initiative of Tripura Waqf Board and Information and cultural Affairs Department, two-day long state level Jari Sari Utsav will be commenced at Nazrul Kalakshetra on February 20. | 14-Feb-2015 |
Monarchak SOLAR plant generates 3.5 MW | AGARTALA, February 14 (TIWN): North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) is expected to commission a total of 5 MW of power from Monarchak SOLAR power plant, by the next couple of days, said NEEPCO Project Head S R Biswas on Friday talking to TIWN. “At present the plant is generating at least 3.5 MW of solar power†Biswas told to TIWN. He further added that the 101MW gas turbine is also all set to generate power by February.Talking to TIWN on Friday night NEEPCO Project Head S R Biswas said that by the month of February the Monarchak 101MW gas based thermal power project is expected to start its power generation. He said that the turbine has already started taking the gas charged by the ONGC recently, with the compressor kicked of its operation. Besides, the solar power plant is all set to generate a total of 5 MW of solar power by the next couple of days after completing some technicalities, said Biswas. Adding to that he said that at present the solar plant is generating 3.5 MW of power.The solar power plant was commissioned at a cost of Rs.40 crore. The entire power is being transmitted to the Tripura power grid.As many as 23,616 solar modules are being erected to tap the sunlight in the plant, which will be able to generate power round the year,†Biswas added. Besides this, NEEPCO has also prepared a detailed project report for another 5 MW solar plant at Hujai-Lanka of Assam and 2 MW capacity windmill in northern Arunachal Pradesh. | 14-Feb-2015 |
De-worming pills left 300 ill: State gov | AGARTALA, February 14 (TIWN): With the opposition Congress today slaming the state govt. over the controversial de-worming pill issue, the state health department has come under pressure, for allegedly administering poor quality de-worming pills to the school children that has left at least 300 ill. According to the sources a local from Dharmanagar sub division has lodged an FIR with the police station against the poor quality doses to the students, while the Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) spokes person Dr. Ashok Sinha today says that people keeps no hope on police investigation now as the Tripura left front govt. works on behest of the corrupt officials here. Sinha today demanded no compromise at least with the health of one children. “Along with the rest even the state-wide campaign of De-worming day has been corruptedâ€, claimed Sinha today. | 14-Feb-2015 |
Amendment of labour law at the center w | AGARTALA, February 14 (TIWN): “The country has been gaining momentum by framing anti-people policy, and by making a path way for the foreign investment here the Modi-led NDA govt. is now eyeing to bring danger for the people of the nationâ€, said Chief Minister Manik Sarkar. CM was giving his reply to the debate on the motion of thanks to the Governor’s Address made on 6th February. Sarkar said that there lies no difference between the then Congress and the BJP govt. here. “The congress here in Tripura has been playing a role of a silent spectator, inspite of raising its voice against the anti-people policyâ€, alleged Manik Sarkar. | 14-Feb-2015 |
State Govt. urged the Nationalized Banks | Agartala, February 14 (TIWN): Tripura is all set for a major expansion of banking services in the rural and hilly areas to ensure that people have easy access to banks and can derive the benefit of direct cash transfers by the Centre. For this purpose, Tripura Gramin Bank and Tripura State Co-operative Bank are playing the lead role. Replying to Reference Period notice submitted by MLA Samir Deb Sarkar and Jashbir Tripura, Finance Minister Bhanulal Saha told that the expansion of banking services in the State fully depends on the Reserve bank of India and Lead Bank. | 14-Feb-2015 |
5 Consumer Protection Court prevails in | Agartala, February 13 (TIWN): At present there are 5 Consumer Protection Court prevailing in the State. Among them 4 belongs to District wise Consumer Court. In the Assembly session, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister, Bhanulal Saha told this against the question raised by MLA Jitendra Sarkar and Biswa bandhu Sen. | 13-Feb-2015 |
5, 68,725 farmers benefited by Kishan C | Agartala, February 13 (TIWN): 5 lakhs 68 thousand 725 farmers get Kishan Credit Card in the consecutive years. Besides that in the previous financial years, a loan on Krishan Credit Card was given to 3lakhs 88 thousand 432 persons. Replying to a question raised by MLA Manoranjan Acharjee, Agriculture Minister, and Aghore Debbarma had told this in the Assembly session. | 13-Feb-2015 |