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| Dharmanagar-Ambassa road : Frequent dema | AGARTALA, March 31 (TIWN): The repeated demands for converting the Dharmanagar-Ambassa road to double lane are yet under negligence by the state government. The Dharmanagar-Ambassa road is the main entrance of Dharmanagar. The said road connects Dharmanagar with National Highway 44. The road is one of the most important and busy road. | 30-Mar-2015 |
| Women Congress All India GS to visit sta | AGARTALA, March 31 (TIWN): All India Women Congress General Secretary Sahanaj Hok is scheduled to visit here at the state on April 2, ahead of the TTAADC election. The ADC election is expected to be held during the first week of the month of May, 2015. According to the sources of the Pradesh Congress Hok is coming to the state for 3 days to take a stock of the present situation and the ongoing preparation work of the ADC poll by the Tripura Pradesh Women Congress Committee. | 30-Mar-2015 |
| Massive achievement in fresh plantation | AGARTALA, March 31 (TIWN): Against all odds, the forest department under Ambassa forest division has achieved a massive success in raising new plantation, maintenance of old forest, roadside and river bank plantation during the current financial year. During the year 2014-15, the Ambassa forest division has set a target of 1050 hector new plantation besides maintain ace of 1200 hectares old forest. Besides, plots measuring 50 hectares were to be brought under agro forestry. Around 95 percent target has been achieved so far while remaining portion will be covered by March 31 next, said the official source. | 30-Mar-2015 |
| Contraband drugs, gambling at Kanchanpur | AGARTALA, March 31 (TIWN): The Kanchanpur sub division is thriving with contraband drugs and gambling for the last couple of months. Anti social bad elements of the society have been allegedly operating their anti social activities whole over the sub division for the last couple of months allegedly without any resistance from police side. | 30-Mar-2015 |
| RSP placed 10 points charter of demands | AGARTALA, March 31 (TIWN): Revolutionary Socialist Party Arundhutinagar Divisional Committee today placed a 10 points charter of demands with the Agartala Municiapl Corporation (AMC) Mayor Dr. Prafullajit Sinha demanding for the fast completion of half-completed construction work of pucca drains at the concerned areas under the Urban Development Department. | 30-Mar-2015 |
| Police finds computer robbed from khowai | AGARTALA, March 31 (TIWN): After the passage of at least 3 days Police succeed to recover the computers that were found stolen from Novodaya Vidyalaya situated at Ramchandraghat under Khowai sub division. However police also found two bags near by the jungle that consisted of 8 computer hard disks. | 30-Mar-2015 |
| Student beaten up severely at Agartala M | AGARTALA, March 31 (TIWN): Police on Monday arrested at least three sales men of Metro Bazaar mall situated at Agartala after one student was beaten up severely inside the mall on Sunday evening. However later following the incident the Student Federation of India (SFI) placed a deputation with SDPO Rajendra Dutta today demanding for the arrest of the culprits soon. | 30-Mar-2015 |
| AMC continues eviction drive at various | Agartala, March 30 (TIWN): Task Force of Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Tripura Police and traffic police jointly staged an eviction drive at Kaman Chowmuhani, Post Office chowhumani, Shakuntala Road and Mantribari Road here today. | 30-Mar-2015 |
| Tripura's 5th Women PS opens at Belonia | BELONIA, March 30 (TIWN): 5th women police station of the state was inaugurated today at Belonia under South District, with Director General of Police (DG) K. Nagaraj. Alongwith DGP, SP South Bhanupada Chakroborty, Dakhin Zilla Sabhadipati Himangshu Roy, DIG (Southern Sector) Uttam Majumder and other senior officials remained present. The women police station at the Belonia at present consists of a total of 22 staffs with Officer-in-charge Mofru Mog Choudhuri and 3 sub inspectors. Addressing the inauguration programme today, DG K. Nagaraj said that the crimes against women are rampant at Belonia with more than 50% as compared to other areas under the South district. Adding to that Nagaraj stated that the women police station at Belonia and other areas of the state will make it much easier and comfortable for the women of the state to lodge complaints against any untoward incidents occuring to them. DGP Nagaraj said that the state govt. and its police administration had achieved a major success in curtailing the insurgency problems at the state. | 30-Mar-2015 |
| FCI to ferry more rice to Tripura via Ba | Agartala, March 30 (TIWN / IANS) Another 10,000 tonnes of rice will be ferried to Tripura via Bangladesh this week as train services have been stopped in the southern part of the northeast region of India due to gauge conversion, a minister and officials said here on Monday. | 30-Mar-2015 |
| Tripura police faces staff shortage, res | Agartala, March 30 (TIWN):The government has failed to initiate the construction of staff quarters to ease the accommodation problem for the state police. According to data received by TIWN from home department 11,277 staff quarters are required whereas there are only 2,878. Police constables are the most deprived ones, 9,702 staff quarters are required but there are only 2,357 quarters. | 30-Mar-2015 |
| Safety of NE people: MHA accepts Bezbaru | Agartala, March 30 (TIWN):The recommendations made by Bezbaruah Committee with regards to safety and security of North East people living in Delhi and other metro cities has been accepted by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). | 30-Mar-2015 |
| 125 bottles of Corex seized from Khowai: | KHOWAI, March 30 (TIWN): 125 bottles of banned syrup Corex had been recovered from Khowai Baijalbari on Sunday evening. 2 people namely Jayanta Kumar Roy of Shibnagar, Agartala and Tanmoy Roy of Madhya Kashipur had been detained. Investigation is going on. The detained persons are scheduled to present before the Court today. | 30-Mar-2015 |
| TSR 6th battalion organized blood donati | Khowai, March 30 (TIWN): Tripura State Rifles, 6th battalion on Monday organized blood donation camp at Ramchandraghat of Khowai. Around 50 TSR jawans had donated blood in the camp. Speaking at the occasion, Assistant Commandant of 6th Battalion, Shaibal Ghatak told that, “Every people of the State need blood in time of crisis. | 30-Mar-2015 |
| Monarchak 101 MW power plant begins test | AGARTALA, March 30 (TIWN): Gas based NEEPCO Monachak 101 MW power plant under Sonamura Sub-Division started its test run power generation with 15 MW of power out of 65 MW from Saturday. According to the sources from Monarchak, the power generation from the plant could not reach to the 65 MW with its capacity in initial stage. However later on Saturday night a decision was taken to increase its capacity from 15 MW to 65MW. But as the amount of power generated on the first day wouldn’t meet the demand and cannot be put into use, so the capacity was not increased further. Talking to TIWN on Saturday evening, NEEPCO Project Head & General Manager S R Biswas said that at present the turbines were running in full speed and it will synchronized again on Sunday evening, as asked by the Tripura Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (TNGCL). The total capacity of the power plant at Monarchak is 101 MW,out of which 65 MW of power will generated through gas from the ONGC and the rest 36 MW of power will be generated using the waste gas. The same procedure was taken up at Palatana OTPC.It is to be mentioned here that earlier Biswas said that, the gas transparency arrangement made by the ONGC to supply gas to the Monarchak, will not meet the gas turbine system at present. | 30-Mar-2015 |
| ADC election bonaza : Rs. 2 crores Santi | Santirbazar, March 30 (TIWN) : Inauguration and opening of new buildings are going on at full swing in the ADC areas of the state when ADC election knocking at the door. Newly re-constructed Fifty bedded hostel tribal girl students was inaugurated at Luku High School of Laxicharra under Santirbazar Sub Division on Sunday. The hostel was inaugurated by Jail Minister Manindra Reang An amount of Rs.2 crore spent to construct the hostel. | 29-Mar-2015 |
| NFR delegation likely to visit Tripura t | AGARTALA, March 30 (TIWN): A high level delegation of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is likely to visit here in the state to access the ongoing progress of railway line expansion from Agartala to Udaipur. Besides, a serious allegation arose against a section of mafia for stealing construction materials. This has resulted the railway construction staffs to face several hurdles, alleged the railway site staffsHowever, it is mentionable here that the 70 km railway extension work from Udaipur to Sabroom is scheduled to be completed by 2018 while 44 km extension work from Agartala to Udaipur is scheduled to be completed by March 2016. The entire 70-km stretch would be constructed in broad-gauge format.The Ministry of Railways had given a total of Rs. 48 lakh to Department of education (Sub-Division I.S) for the purpose of shifting Bajra Bari S.B. School and to construct a new school under the south district. The Ministry of Railways has to demolish the school building for the railway line expansion.Tripura government has cleared the proposal for denotifying a 12.4 km stretch of land inside Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary, removing a major obstacle for railway extension work in the state. | 29-Mar-2015 |
| Indo-Bangla Intl. border wire-fencing cu | AGARTALA, March 30 (TIWN): Wire fencing along the Indo-Bangla border at Khowai Vidyabil under Champahaor Police Station was found cut recently ahead of the Tripura Tribal Areas & Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) election. In this regard the police today said there was information that the famed NLFT militant Pakhi Tripura along with 5 to 6 surrendered NLFT militants held a meeting on March 27, the day after the wire fence along the bordering area under Khowai was found cut. The police also said that the tribal youths involved with the banned militant outfit held tha meeting at one Samaresh Debbarma’s house at Behalabari Sukhiyabari area. | 30-Mar-2015 |
| 4 Leopards death : Veterinary experts to | AGARTALA, March 30 (TIWN): Guwahati based veterinary expert Dr. Apurba Chakroborty is likely to visit here at the state to review the situation of the Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary. Besides, according to the sources the Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary authority was recently asked to upgrade the 25 years old infrastructure at the earliest to provide a healthy environment to the existing animals at the zoo.According to the sources from the Sepahijala wildlife sanctuary, the state government has urged the central govt. for allocation of an amount to the tune of Rs. 25 crore. The govt. is yet to response from the center. | 30-Mar-2015 |
| 35166 homeless people prevailing in Trip | AGARTALA, March 30 (TIWN): At present, there are 35,166 people in the State who are deprived of housing and 12831 people who are landless. Though the State Government had given land to the needy persons, but still the condition of the State is in pathetic condition. | 29-Mar-2015 |
| Another 10, 000 MT of rice from Kolkata | AGARTALA, March 29 (TIWN): Food Corporation of India (FCI) to ferry another 10, 000 metric ton of rice to Tripura via Bangladesh on March 31, as the train services in the northeastern states have been stopped in southern part of northeast region due to gauge conversion. Talking to TIWN today DM (West) informed that the FCI will hold a meeting on March 30 in regard of supplying the rice to Tripura, which will reach here through Bangaladesh Ashuganj port.Tripura government has urged the central government to carry rice for the state regularly via Bangladesh till the railway's gauge conversion works are completed. “We want to create a buffer stock of food grain in Tripura before beginning of the monsoon,†said Food and Civil Supplies Minister Bhanulal Saha earlier. The monsoon starts in June and it continue up to September creating a gigantic problem in ferrying food grains, essentials and other goods from other parts of India to northeast via mountainous roads, as the areas are very landslide prone and jagged condition.It is worthy to be mentioned here that the FCI last year ferried 10,000 tonnes of rice in two phases to Tripura from Visakhapatnam port in Andhra Pradesh via Bangladesh. However, the next consignment of rice would be ferried from Kolkata instead of Andhra Pradesh to Tripura via Bangladesh on March 31 to save time and costs. | 30-Mar-2015 |
| 8th ONGC Marathon 2015 held on Sunday | AGARTALA, March 29 (TIWN): The Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) 8th Marathon race 2015 organised by Tripura Players Welfare Association was held today at the capital city Agartala. The race kicked off from Agartala old Central jail ground and covered a distance of 21 km for the male contestants while 8 km for the female contestants. | 30-Mar-2015 |
| 5 days long NE Painting Workshop begins | AGARTALA, March 29 (TIWN): A 5-day long North East Painting Workshop kicked off from today at Agartala Rabindra Bhawan, with Information & Cultural Affairs Secretary Santanu Das inaugurating the programme. However, at least 10 artists from Tripura and another 10 artists from all across the North Eastern region has participated today at the painting workshop. | 29-Mar-2015 |
| Health Dept and Hepatitis Foundation to | AGARTALA, March 29 (TIWN): The department of Health and Hepatitis Foundation to organize a state level programme at Udaipur under South District on April 7, to observe World Health Day. State Health Minister Badal Chowdhuri is scheduled to inaugurate the programme. The main programme would be held at Udaipur Rajarshi Auditorium hall. | 29-Mar-2015 |
| MGNREGA multi-crore scam: Govt plays gam | AGARTALA, March 29 (TIWN): In the multi-crore MGNREGA scam under Bishalgarh RD Block the state government has been allegedly buying a time on the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed with the High Court of Tripura over embezzlement of multi-crore under MGNREGA at Bishalgarh RD block. | 29-Mar-2015 |
| Tobacco consumption leads to the alarmi | Agartala, March 29 (TIWN): Rs.120 crores had been sanctioned for the infrastructure development of the Regional Cancer Hospital at Agartala in the 2014-15 financial year by the Central government. The State had also approved to recommend the share of 10 percent. L&T construction was given the responsibility for the construction of the new beds and availability of the necessary equipments. | 29-Mar-2015 |
| Bithika murder case: Accused sent to 8 d | AGARTALA, March 29 (TIWN): The court of chief judicial magistrate has sent Bidyut Das to eight days police remand main accused in the murder of Bitihka Barman, former zilla parishad member of ruling CPI(M). | 29-Mar-2015 |
| 'No Valley of roses for Manik Sarkar'; d | AGARTALA,March 29 (TIWN):Though the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam gave rise to a huge uproar in West Bengal with several ruling party leaders coming under the Central Bureau of Investigation’s agency’s scanner, Tripura’s Left Front government is still at large, whereas the Rose Valley scam hitting the headlines.Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar started facing the heat for his presence as the inaugurator, in the inauguration programme of a park named after Rose Valley. Even Science and Technology Minister Bijita Nath was also accused of being an agent of the chit fund company as once upon a time, she had promoted the company during its’ sunny day. As a rebuttal, she clearly denied of her any tie with. The opposition and the BJP demanded Manik Sarkar to be interrogated by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as he is the head of the CPI (M) party in the state. Surprisingly, when the opposition Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party staged protests across Tripura seeking CBI enquiry into the chit fund scams, the Manik Sarkar government seems to be reluctant to take any stern action against the fraudsters who had pocketed crores by fooling people. | 29-Mar-2015 |
| Slow Progress of Rail Line Construction | Udaipur, Tepania, March 29 (TIWN) : The construction of ‘Bagma to Chandrapur Railway line’ is progressing very slowly and has stopped after reaching Tepania. Local people are seemed to be unhappy with this slow progress of the work, but the Railway site in-charge was satisfied with the ‘trolley test drive’ on the newly made ‘track’ which held on last Sunday.The local habitants said, for more than a year back, Badal Chowdhury (Former Finance Minister) announced that the station will be made at Tepania and the local people will be benefited from it. But this is now becoming a matter of fantasy for local residents, instead of completing the full work the line could exceed only 50 meters since then.While talking to TIWN correspondent, the site in-charge P. Pratik said very confidently, “Our target is to complete our work from Matabari to Silchar before the end of December 2015, and before 2016 people will get their Rail line completed.†| 29-Mar-2015 |
| Congress Legislature Party meets Governo | AGARTALA, March 29 (TIWN): Alleging that the trade license and other requisite clearance were given by the state authorities to the chit fund companies and almost all of them were inaugurated by the ruling party representatives, the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) Leader Sudip Roy Barman along with others met Governor P. B. Acharya on Saturday at Raj Bhawan and demanded for a CBI investigation on all the NBFCs that has looted crores of money from the common mass of the state. | 28-Mar-2015 |
| CPM Employees federation shed crocodile | Agartala, March 28 (TIWN): CPIM employees federation organized protest against Central Govt policy on employment and rising unemployments at Sankuntala Road, Agartala. | 28-Mar-2015 |
| Jupiter institute of nursing celebrates | AGARTALA, March 28 (TIWN): Jupiter institute of nursing, Bangalore celebrated its annual day today at Agartala Nazrul Kalakshetra. Governor P. B. Acharya inaugurated the programme. | 28-Mar-2015 |
| South Tripura District Level Vigilance & | Belonia March 28 (TIWN): Under the chairmanship of MP Jitendra Choudhury, a District Level Vigilance & Monitoring Committee meeting was held at the Conference Hall of DM South Belonia to monitor the progress of implementation of the National Health Mission (NHM) activities in rural and urban areas and other Development schemes like MGNREGA/IAY . | 28-Mar-2015 |
| TTAADC election likely on May first wee | AGARTALA, March 28 (TIWN): The Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) election likely to be held on the month of May first week if everything moves on a right track, with the political parties of the state have started campaigning on a full swing amidst allegations of deteriorating law and order ahead of the ADC poll. Leaving aside the part of the campaign in which the regional party, Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT), has created ripples by demanding a separate state, "Twipraland", to be carved out of the ADC areas, the ruling CPI (M) along with other parties have alleged "terror tactics" by CPM cadres and "inaction by police" and resultant lawlessness and insecurity.According to the sources, the Chief Election Officer of the state S. K. Rakesh held a meeting with the 16 Returning Officers of the ADC area and the DMs recently, where it was decided (not final) that if everything falls on a right track the ADC election would be held during the first week of May, 2015. It is worthy to be mentioned here that earlier on March 19, CEO SK Rakesh held a meeting with all the political parties of the state and received several suggestions related to the ADC election schedule. The political parties had laid a stress to ensure better security to the election. | 28-Mar-2015 |
| CPI (M) counter attacks Congress on CBI | AGARTALA, March 28 (TIWN): With the opposition Congress demanding for the CBI interrogation to Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Chit fund issue here at the state, the ruling CPI (M) embarking with it claimed that the Congress here is trying to ruin the “clean image†of CM Manik Sarkar by adding his name with different issues including chit fund issue and others. Talking to the reporters at the party headquarter recently the CPI (M) state secretary Bijan Dhar said that there is no use of a separate demand for CBI enquiry to the NBFC companies here that has looted a crores of money from the depositors, because the state govt. here had already demanded for it and also sent the lists of the chit fund companies with the CBI earlier, Dhar said.It is mentionable here that the CLP leader Sudip Roy Barman on March 27 declared to knock the door of Prime Minister Narendra Modi soon to seek his intervention for CBI probe into the chit fund scam across the state. Barman also demanded for a CBI interrogation to Manik Sarkar. However but on the very day making a counter attack to the opposition congress here at the party headquarter the CPI (M) state secretary Bijan Dhar said that the congress is simply making the water dirty by staging a malicious campaign against the state govt. here. | 28-Mar-2015 |
| 4-day long North East NSS Festival begi | AGARTALA, March 28 (TIWN): North East NSS festival, organized by the state NSS Cell in collaboration with Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Govt. of India kick starts today at Agartala with a colorful rally walked across the capital city. The rally started from the premises of Birchandra State Library. Minister of state Youth Affairs and Sports Sahid Chodhuri inaugurated the rally. The main programme was held at Agartala Rabindra Bhawan after Chief Minister Manik Sarkar inaugurating the programme. Besides, Secretary Samarjit Bhowmik delivered the welcome speech of the programme. 350 representatives from 8 North Eastern states have participated in the festival. A total of 8 North Eastern states with 60 representatives from Assam, 24 from Arunachal Pradesh, 30 from Manipur, 24 from Sikkim, 24 from Meghalaya, 24 from Mizoram, 24 from Nagaland and 100 representatives from Tripura participated in the festival that commenced from today. Besides, 10 representatives of NSS Officials from NE Region, 20 local volunteers, 10 local officials also participated. | 28-Mar-2015 |
| Train on new Assam BG line carries Benga | GUWAHATI / AGARTALA, March 28 (TIWN): Assam's underdeveloped Barak Valley was brought on the broad gauge rail map on Friday, with the inaugural goods train carrying about 2,300 tonnes of potatoes from West Bengal.Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu inaugurated the landmark Lumding-Silchar line by flagging off the goods train over video-conference from New Delhi, bringing cheers in the valley, officials said. The Lumding-Silchar connection is a milestone in the northeast region and one of the largest gauge conversion projects of Indian Railways. It cost Rs.3,500 crore. Passenger train services on this 210-km route will start soon.Northeast Frontier Railway spokesman S. Lahiri said in Guwahati that the train chugged into the pristine Barail Hills.The line is expected to change the landscape of the Barak Valley. It will later be extended to Tripura. | 28-Mar-2015 |
| Congress demands CBI probe into chit fun | Agartala, March 28 (TIWN / IANS) The Congress on Saturday demanded a CBI probe into the activities of all illegal non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and chit fund organisations in Tripura. | 28-Mar-2015 |
| Rapist sentenced for ten years in Kancha | Kanchanpur, March 28 (TIWN): Rapist Ranjit Reang s/o Kunjamani Reang of Sakaibari under Anandbazar PS was today sentenced to ten years rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs. 3000. Kanchanpur PS Case No. 87/10 was registered under 376 IPC based on complaint of a victim’s mother that her daughter was raped by accused on the day of Lakshmi Puja. | 28-Mar-2015 |
| Cheque bounce case: Woman sentenced to j | Agartala, March 28 (TIWN):For the first time, a woman was sentenced to jail by High Court of Tripura. The woman is Sobha Saha Ray, wife of Subrata Saha resident of Subhasnagar under East Agartala police station. The husband of the convicted woman was government supplier contactor, the firm was registered by her name. | 28-Mar-2015 |
| State BJP welcomes conferment of “ | Agartala, March 28 (TIWN): Leaders of State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), welcomed the conferment of highest civilian honour “Bharat Ratna†on former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. | 28-Mar-2015 |
| Mentally disordered woman commit suicid | UDAIPUR, March 28 (TIWN): A woman today committed suicide after she gets viral with her mental disorder. The incident occurred on Saturday at Udaipur Purba Gokulpur. The woman was identified as Manju Saha (55). However, later getting an alarm the Radha Kishore Pur police reached the spot and recovered the body of Manu and sent to Gomati District hospital for post mortem. | 28-Mar-2015 |
| Tripura to get two more National Highway | AGARTALA, March 28 (TIWN): Tripura will get two more National Highways. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) had already sanctioned the amount needed for the Construction of Highways. Accordingly the Public Works Department (PWD) of Tripura invites E-tender which should be based upon the detailed project report. It is estimated that nearly 700 crore should be required for the completion for the work. The last date for submission of tender is April 22.In the meantime, among the two National Highways, the 1st one which runs from Kumarghat-Kailasahar-Khowai-Teliamura with al length of 157.70 km is named as 208 National Highway and the 2nd one is named as 108-A to run from Sabroom-Kukitol via Amarpur, Teliamura, Khowai, Kamalpur , Kailasahar and Dharmanagar with a length of 22.90 km. In addition to this, The Central Government had approved the construction of another Highway from Jolabairi- Border Haat, though this highway is not recommended by the State Government. | 28-Mar-2015 |
| Railway Minister flags off the first goo | AGARTALA, March 28 (TIWN): Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday flagged off the first goods train from Lumding to Silchar through video conferencing at a function in New Delhi. Mr. Prabhu said That “this is a momentous occasion†and also added that his ministry is giving special thrust for better rail connectivity in North Eastern states.On Friday, at 12.30 p.m the train moved from Lumbing to Salcharpara(one station ahead of Silchar), where the dock line for Goods Train were being laid. NFR Sources informed that the train would reach the destination within 5-6 hrs.Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is working on schedule to bring Agartala under the country’s Broad Gauge Network by March 2016. After introduction of BG facility, people can return from Guwahati to Agartala, capital town of the landlocked State Tripura in eight hours.If NFR sticks to its project schedule, the ongoing work of BG conversion work from Lumding to Agartala via Badarpur would be completed by March 2016. | 27-Mar-2015 |
| CPI (M) slams center; abolition of plann | AGARTALA, March 28 (TIWN): Modi government decision to replace the Planning Commission with NITI Aayog is a regressive step that will only push India towards a market-driven economy, the CPI (M) claimed on Friday. Besides, talking to the reporters at the party headquarter CPI (M) state secretary Bijan Dhar expressed his displeasure over the Central Govt.’s decision of excluding the state Tripura from Special Category State. | 28-Mar-2015 |
| Computers robbed from a school cash room | KHOWAI, March 28 (TIWN): At least three computers along with one projector machine robbed from a cash room of Khowai Jahar Novodaya Vidyalaya situated at Ramchandraghat under Khowai sub division. The incident occurred on March 25. Police finds no trace of the robbed items. | 28-Mar-2015 |
| CBSE 3rd JEEE mains on April 4, 2015: Ad | AGARTALA, March 28 (TIWN): The third Joint Engineering Entrance Examination (JEE Main) 2015 sponsored by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be conducted in pen and paper mode on April 4, 2015, with the e-admit cards of the candidates have been uploaded on the JEE website – www.jeemain.nic.in . | 28-Mar-2015 |
| TTAADC Election: Trinamool Congress to c | Agartala, March 28 (TIWN): In the upcoming TTAADC Election, will Trinamool Congress be able to announce the name of the candidates to contest? At present this question is prevailing among the minds of the people. | 28-Mar-2015 |
| Pre-Poll gimmick: CM inaugurates Satirb | SANTIRBAZAR, South Tripura, March 27 (TIWN): Chief Minister Manik Sarkar today admitted that state government failed to get efficient doctors to cure altogether 17 different critical diseases in Tripura. “The government failed to make new doctors specialized in different critical diseases till now. It is because the Medical Council of India did not permit to introduce the required medical infrastructures at our medical colleges,†Sarkar said. CM Manik Sarkar inaugurated District hospital in Santirbazar today. 100 beds Santirbazar District Hospital, has been set up near Bagafa RD Block and expenditure incurred for the construction of District Hospital was Rs 27 crores. Santirbazar PHC has been upgraded to district hospital. Rather than mentioning poor situation of healthcare across Tripura, Chief Minister spent most of his speech accusing Central Govt, Tripura Doctors for all the miseries involving health sector in State. | 27-Mar-2015 |
| CPI (M) released candidate lists for ADC | AGARTALA, March 27 (TIWN): Stepping up Party’s ADC election campaign the CPI (M) today released the candidate lists with six new faces brought this year to fight ADC election in Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC). However releasing the candidate lists today CPI (M) State Secretary Bijan Dhar appealed the ADC voters to maintain peace and harmony at the ADC areas especially during the election. Besides, leaving no stone unturned the CPI (M) today strongly opposed the demand of the “Twipra landâ€, with Dhar alleged that a tribal-based party is trying to incite people along the communal lines ahead of the TTAADC election drawing near. He mentioned in his statement, “The demand for a separate state carved out of Tripura was irrelevant. A section of tribal people were misguided by the sloganâ€. He termed the slogan as conspiracy to vitiate the unity and integrity between tribal and nontribal people in the state. | 28-Mar-2015 |