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| CM launches Agartala North zone water t | AGARTALA, May 21 (TIWN): Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Wednesday launched Agartala North zone water treatment plant installed near Raj Bhawan. The plant was set up with an aim to connect total 13000 houses with purified filtered water. Amongst the two proposed water treatment plant at Agartala and Barjala, CM on Wednesday inaugurated the plant at Agartala set up to cover the entire Northern zone of the capital city Agartala. “With an aim to reduce water scarcity across the city the Left front govt. of the state has been eyeing forward to bring as much as houses under the coverage of water treatment plant,†Sarkar said launching the water treatment plant on Wednesday. Sarkar said, “As there is no alternative to water the state govt. has putting much important on it looks forward to ensure better supply of water to the people.†“As of now it has been analysed that unlike previous days there is no major scarcity of water in the state, but the state govt. here has been looking forward to ensure scarcity free water supply across the state,†Sarkar said. Detailing about the so called ‘ambitious’ project launched on Wednesday Sarkar said that the plant has been installed with an aim to contain and remove potential disease-causing contaminants through a filtering system that blocks their path and further treatment that kills harmful organisms. | 20-May-2015 |
| Union Textile Ministry proposed to fund | AGARTALA, May 21 (TIWN): Union Textile Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Wednesday pushed to adopt Govt. of India prompting Geotechnical textile for construction of vulnerable roads in the North eastern region to ensure better durability at an affordable cost in North-eastern states. Minister also proposed to fund for the ambitious project sponsored by the Govt. of India. Laying foundation stone for apparel and garment manufacturing centre and silk printing units at Agartala, Minister Gangwar said Ministry of Textile has been promoting Geo-Textile for road building, hill slope protection and lining of water reservoirs for hill regions with an objective to restrict damage to life and property due to landslidesâ€.The technology is not new for the country but the new government at the centre has attempted to use it for development of road infrastructure in hilly states,†Gangwar said.He however, pointed out that the ministry of textile launched the ambitious project to promote usage of geo-textile technology in Imphal two months ago.The scheme has set the modalities to grant additional fund to be used for implementation of the technology in the normal road building works. A fund of Rs 427 crore has been earmarked for promotion of Geotextiles in the north-eastern states in current fiscal, he stated. | 21-May-2015 |
| Agartala-Kolkata direct bus service thro | AGARTALA, May 21 (TIWN): New meaning of friendship will soon be bonded between two neighbouring countries as dreams of the people of Tripura will now probably come to reality when Agartala- Kolkata direct bus service through Dhaka launched in the upcoming days. Transport Minister Manik Dey while assuring the news said that, recently Bangladesh had agreed to the proposal. If everything goes well according to the plan, bus service will likely to be launched during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh. The required time allotted for the journey is scheduled to be of 16hours by mainly 3 travel agencies namely Tripura Road Transport Corporation (TRTC), West Bengal State Transport Corporation (WBSTC) and Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC).In the meantime, delegate team of the Transport ministry of both the countries had discussed the matter among them. After that, the Ministerial level talk will be held within few days. It is to be mentioned that, the demand for Agartala-Kolkata bus service was pending long from Tripura . During the time of the then Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, the Tista river treaty became the hurdle for the new initiative. | 20-May-2015 |
| Panchayat Secretary in the web of MNREGA | KHOWAI, May 20 (TIWN): Panchayat Secretary Bishomoni Debbarma of Khowai Podobill Block under South Ramchndra Ghat is allegedly accused of being engaged in MNREGA scam for the financial year 2013-14. | 21-May-2015 |
| Bishalgarh RD Block multi-crore MGNREGA | AGARTALA, May 20 (TIWN): The next hearing of the MGNREGA multi-crore under Bishalgarh RD Block will be held on May 25. All the accused persons who are in Judicial Custody (JC) at present will be produced before the Additional District and Sessions Court, said police sources.The accused persons are 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 Gouranga Paul. On the other hand two accused persons Mita Malakar (Jr. Engineer) and Debprasad Nandi (Gram Rojgar Sevak) are still at large. According to police sources, Mita Malakar (Jr. Engineer) is staying some-where in Assam and Debprasad Nandi (Gram Rojgar Sevak) is staying in Bangladesh. The police have already urged the BSF to look into the matter and to help police to trace Debprasad Nandi.On the other hand, the prime accused of multi-crore Bishalghar scam Bimal Chakraborty, who had surrendered before the court on October 23, last year, was granted bail by the Additional District and Sessions Court on Monday last. | 20-May-2015 |
| Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy pitches f | AGARTALA, May 20 (TIWN): Appointed as 16th Governor of Left ruled state Tripura, 70 years odl engineer turned politician Tathagata Roy after assuming his office on Wednesday, May 20 pitched for the development of the North Eastern states comprising of Tripura.Roy, who was found to be a media-friendly man on Wednesday talking to the reporters here at Governor’s House (Raj Bhawan) also viewed to strengthen the bi-lateral relations between India and Bangladesh.He said, “Forthcoming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bangladesh would further strengthen the bilateral relations between the two countries.†Adding to that he said, “I am delighted to hear that during that visit, PM Modi would flag off a direct bus service from Kolkata to Agartala via Bangladesh.†“I cannot express my happiness in words after reading this news and I am wholeheartedly praying that this should materialize,†Roy added.Roy said good ties with Bangladesh were important for Tripura, as the state was surrounded by the neighbouring country in three sides.India would soon launch direct bus service between the north eastern states and Kolkata via Bangladesh to ferry people easily from the mountainous region. | 20-May-2015 |
| Foundation stone for Apparel and Garmen | AGARTALA, May 20 (TIWN): Union Minister for Textiles Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Wednesday laid foundation for Apparel and Garment Unit and Silk Printing Unit, first of its kind to be set up in the Left ruled Tripura in presence of Chief Minister Manik Sarkar. Adopted by the central govt. for the North Eastern States the first ever Apparel and Garment Unit in Tripura would be set up at Budjongnagar industrial estate with a cost of Rs. 18.18 crore whereas on yet another first of its kind in Tripura the Printing unit would be set up at Agartala Indranagar ITI with a cost of Rs. 3.41 crore. Laying the foundation stone at Agartala Nazrul Kalakshetra Union Minister S K Gangwar pitched for the development of the North eastern region. Gangwar said, “People of the NE region would be benefited large by both the projects of Garment Unit and Printing Unit.†Minister further added, “Govt. of India has decided to establish one modern apparel garment manufacturing centre in every state of NE with the objective of promoting entrepreneurship generating employment and creating skilled workforce by training the local population in the state.†| 20-May-2015 |
| Amidst controversy new Tripura governor | AGARTALA, May 20 (TIWN / IANS) Amidst controversy over his Hindutva ideology, BJP leader Tathagata Roy took charge as the 16th governor of Left-ruled Tripura on Wednesday. | 20-May-2015 |
| Seminar on Jute Cultivation held at Rabi | AGARTALA, May 20 (TIWN): Negligence and improper management of government has simply vanished the concept of Jute cultivation from the state. | 20-May-2015 |
| Direct bus between Agartala, Kolkata via | Agartala, May 20 (TIWN / IANS) A direct bus service between Agartala and Kolkata through Bangladesh is expected to be finalised during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's forthcoming visit to Dhaka, Tripura's new Governor Tathagata Roy said here Wednesday. | 20-May-2015 |
| TGEA secretary attacked for delaying tra | UDAIPUR, May 20 (TIWN): Tripura Government Employee Association (TGEA) Secretary of Maharani Area, Maran Das (42) was brutally attacked by CPI (M) committee member Shuresh Bhowmik of Maharani Area on Tuesday night at Lakhpati area, said sources. | 20-May-2015 |
| 'Keen to set up textiles park in northea | Agartala, May 20 (TIWN / IANS) The central government has decided to set up textiles park in all the eight northeastern states and would provide funds generously for the purpose, union textiles minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar said here on Wednesday. | 20-May-2015 |
| Diarrhea outbreak hits Tripura Basti gr | KHOWAI, May 20 (TIWN): Locals of Tripura Basti gram under Badlabari ADC village has been affected by an outbreak of diarrhea in their locality. | 20-May-2015 |
| Kamalpur: Huge embezzlement in Putiachar | KAMALPUR, MAY 20 (TIWN): Ransom looting of public money by the implementing officer and his close aide got unearthed in centrally sponsored Putiachara NWDPRA project under Salema Agricultural subdivision, Kamalpur. The embezzlement unearthed as an inhabitant of the locality sought information through RTI Act. The implementing officer tried to convince the applicant but failed. After the unearthing of the embezzlement, the beneficiaries received a bolt from the blue as they were in complete darkness about the project. | 20-May-2015 |
| Kamalpur: Pre-2006 pensioners protested | KAMALPUR, MAY 20 (TIWN): In the recent memo No. 8(1)/ FIN(G)/2014 dated 31/03/2015, the State Government announced some financial benefits to the employees and pensioners. But unlike the previous times, this time the Government not extended this facility to the pre-2006 pensioners. Moreover, in the aforementioned Memo, all the Bank Managers and the Treasury Officers were instructed to fix up the Basic Pension of pre-2006 pensioners without waiting for any order from RBI or AG. | 20-May-2015 |
| Tripura’s new Governor Tathagata | AGARTALA, May 20 (TIWN): Manik Sarkar led Tripura’s CPI-M Govt displayed on Tuesday how to stoop to lowest level in terms of manners, hospitality and protocols. No Minister went to Airport to receive Hon. Governor Tathagata Roy, and Chief Minister Manik Sarkar arrived 10 minutes late after Governor arrived at Raj Bhavan. Roy arrived in Tripura on Tuesday, would assume office on wednesday as 16th Governor of Tripura. Tripura's ruling CPI-M recently threatened to launch a mass movement if newly appointed Governor Tathagata Roy crosses his constitutional limit. With the opposition political parties of the Left ruled state comprising of Congress, BJP and others welcomed Tathagata Roy, the ruling CPI-M State Secretary Bijan Dhar reacting sharply to the appointment said, “If the new governor crosses his constitutional limit, the CPI-M would launch a mass movement against himâ€. Besides, BJP state president Sudhindra Das Gupta on Tuesday night talking to TIWN rubbished the statement of CPI-M against Roy said, “The emerging popularity of the BJP here in the Left ruled state worrying the ruling CPI-M at large.†Das Gupta also said that Roy is not the first political leader who has been appointed as a Governor of Tripura, as earlier another Congress leader had assumed his office as a Governor of the state. | 20-May-2015 |
| 3 Union Ministers to arrive in Tripura o | AGARTALA, May 20 (TIWN): Ahead of Narendra Modi government completing one year in office. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju would arrive here in Tripura on May 26 to attend a public gathering to be organized by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Pradesh Committee to mark the celebration of first anniversary of the National Democratic Alliance at Centre.According to the source, Tripura BJP Pradesh Committee along with the entire nation is making grand plans here in Tripura to celebrate first anniversary of the National Democratic Alliance at Centre. To mark the celebration scheduled to be held on May 26, Rijiju along with Union Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Minister for Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh would arrive here in Tripura on May 26. The ministers would leave on May 27 after addressing the public gathering here in Agartala, said source. The source of BJP party office on Tuesday also said that the venue and the time have not been fixed yet.However the source further said that on May 20, the BJP Pradesh Committee would sit for a meeting to plan out the programme schedule slated to held on May 26. | 20-May-2015 |
| Biplab Deb to spearhead BJP’s Mis | AGARTALA, May 20 (TIWN): Bestowed with blessings from party Chief Amit Shah, BJP leader and party organiser Biplab Deb has been sent to Tripura to prepare the roadmap for uprooting corrupt Manik Sarkar Govt. from power in 2018 Assembly election in the state. The young and dynamic Biplab Deb was entrusted with the uphill task of swinging the Tripura voters towards the BJP and to make the CPI(M) powerless in the entire country by removing the lone left ruled Manik Sarkar Govt. | 20-May-2015 |
| Tripura delegates to leave for 5th Inter | AGARTALA, May 20 (TIWN): Tripura delegates comprising of State DWS Minister Ratan Bhowmik along with other officials of the state tourism department would leave for Bangladesh on May 20 to attend 5th International Tourism Festival at Dhaka. | 19-May-2015 |
| 10323 Teachers Illegal appointments: ma | AGARTALA, May 20 (TIWN): Uncertainty continues over the future of 10,323 school teachers who have been appointed by the government of Tripura and now have been fighting in Supreme Court to retain the job but the main culprits behind the scene is now become scot-free. | 19-May-2015 |
| Union Textile Minister arrives Tripura t | Agartala, May 20 (TIWN): Central Textile Minister (Independent Charge) Santosh Gangwar arrived state at 5.20pm on Tuesday. After landing, Minister straightaway headed to Matabari Temple at Udaipur for offering prayers. Minister was accompanied by Union Textile Secretary Dr. S.K.Panda. Main programme would be held at Agartala Nazrul Kalakshetra at 11am. | 19-May-2015 |
| 5 day long 41st state level chess compet | Belonia, May 20 (TIWN): The 5 day long 41st state level chess competition was inaugurated by MLA Basudeb Majumder on Tuesday at Belonia town hall. The competition will continue till 23rd May. | 20-May-2015 |
| Chaotic situation emerges of loading and | AGARTALA, May 20 (TIWN): Chaotic situation emerges in the FCI godown located at A.D. Nagar area. Due to the boycott of the workers and the self wish of the workers to get engaged in work resulted in the problem of loading and unloading of rice and other essential commodities. However, both FCI and the Food Department plays negligent attitude towards solving the problems. | 19-May-2015 |
| Union Textile Minister arrives Tripura t | Agartala, May 20 (TIWN): Central Textile Minister (Independent Charge) Santosh Gangwar arrived state at 5.20pm on Tuesday. After landing, Minister straightaway headed to Matabari Temple at Udaipur for offering prayers. Minister was accompanied by Union Textile Secretary Dr. S.K.Panda. Tomorrow the main programme would be held at Agartala Nazrul Kalakshetra at 11am. | 19-May-2015 |
| Newly appointed Governor Tathagata Roy a | AGARTALA, May 19 (TIWN): Former President of BJP’s West Bengal Unit, Tathagata Roy appointed as the new Governor of Tripura inspected official guard of Honour on Tuesday at Agartala Raj Bhawan. Roy landed at Agartala airport at 2:55 PM. Governor Roy would take oath as the new Governor of Tripura at Raj Bhavan on tomorrow, May 20. State Chief Secretary Y P Singh along with other officials of the state administration and BJP leaders received Tathagata Roy at Agartala airport. Later a guard of honour was given to Roy at Raj Bhawan in presence of Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and his Cabinet ministers. Interestingly, no Cabinet Ministers were seen to receive Governor Tathagata Roy at airport. Arriving here in Tripura today Roy said, “I have a very good relation with the princely state Tripura.†Adding to that Roy said, “I feel proud to the Governor of Tripura".However, newly appointed Governor Tathagata Roy arrived in state amidst the ruling CPI-M expressed its anger over the unilateral appointment of the Governor. In a rare slip of protocol or on purpose to express his disapproval, multiple scam tainted Chief Minister Manik Sarkar arrived late at Raj Bhavan to receive Governor Tathagata Roy. Chief Minister arrived Raj Bhavan after the arrival of Governor, being seen as a snub to newly appointed Governor. | 19-May-2015 |
| State Health Dept. express displeasure o | AGARTALA, May 19 (TIWN): State Health Department on Tuesday expressed displeasure over the negligent role of the police over the National Rural Health Misison (NRHM) at kailasahar, Unakoti District sought immediate arrest of the accused Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) against whom the department had lodged FIR revealing misappropriation of NHM funds to the tune of Rs 20 crore in the district over a period of seven years till 2013.Besides, several discussions had already been started in the department following the negligence role of the police. On being asked why the accused CMOs have not yet been arrested, State Health Minister Badal Chowdhury on Tuesday told the reporters at the civil secretariat, “Department from its part had already lodged the FIR with the police finding irregularities in the fund to the tune of Rs. 5 crore".“The entire case has already been handed over to the police, therefore it is the duty of the police now to deal with the case,†adding he said that the department is expecting further development in the case.However, the state health department finding police playing a negligence role over the case, sought immediate arrest of the accused CMOs. | 19-May-2015 |
| Secretariat employees protest transfer; | AGARTALA, May 19 (TIWN): Secretariat employees of Tripura State Secretariat here are fuming at the recent transfer order of two of its colleagues to the office of Chief Information officer recently. Two secretariat staffs namely Abijit Das and Partha Debnath has been transferred to the Office of the Chief Information Officer from the Secretariat. It may be mentioned here that Abhijit Das, a former member of the Left wing of the local committee of the Employees union had shifted his support to the Right wing of the union angering the top bosses of the left wing of the union. The transfer process is seen as a vengeance of Abhijit’s shift in loyalty by the employees in the secretariat and the Right wing of the union has termed the transfer process as an attack on the secretariat service rules, which does not allow transfer of the secretariat staffs to any other office outside the secretariat complex. | 19-May-2015 |
| Japanese encephalitis program to be laun | AGARTALA, May 19 (TIWN): With an aim to protect children from Japanese encephalitis, Tripura is all set to launch the first ever Japanese encephalitis vaccine program from May 23, said Minister for Health & Family Welfare Badal Chowdhury on Tuesday here at the civil secretariat. As per schedule, altogether three districts will be covered under this program which includes West District, Shipahijala District and Khowai District, said Choudhury in a press conference held at the Agartala Secretariat building on Tuesday. Detailing the programme he said that children between 1 - 15 years of age will be vaccinated in the first phase. Further, as a part of the regular programme children between 9-12 months will be vaccinated along with the smallpox vaccine and the second dose will be provided at the age between 16 – 24 years along with D. P. T and Polio booster dose. As a part of the programme, medical officers along with others, Asha and Anganwadi workers are being trained to assist the people of the chosen areas, said Choudhury. The vaccination will be provided at the schools and primary health centre’s of the district, added. Choudhury further enhanced that there were 28 cases of Japanese encephalitis virus which are being cured by taking precaution on time. | 19-May-2015 |
| India finalizes 13 bus routes with Bangl | AGARTALA, May 19 (TIWN):India has finalised 13 bus routes with Bangladesh, including one from Agartala to Calcutta via Dhaka territory that will cut the original distance of 1,700km to 400km between the two cities.The Kolkata-Agartala service will start in June around the time Prime Minister Modi visits Bangladesh.Top MEA officials say Modi wants Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to flag off the first bus and Tripura CM Manik Sarkar to receive it through official ceremonies.The direct bus service will cost passengers around 2000 Indian rupees and the travel time will be around fifteen hours. India has also recommended over 20 entry and exit points for private vehicles. These points are in four states — Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam and Mizoram. | 19-May-2015 |
| 3 day long seminar on literature begins | AGARTALA, May 19 (TIWN): A 3 day long seminar on “literature†begins from Tuesday with Chief Minister Manik Sarkar inaugurated the programme at Agartala Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhawan. The seminar would continue till May 21. | 19-May-2015 |
| DYFI organizes “Chakka Jam†| AGARTALA, May 19 (TIWN): Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), the youth wing of the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIÂ-M) on Tuesday organized a 15 minutes of “Chakka Jam†from 10 am to 10:15 am all over the state. | 19-May-2015 |
| Bengali Language Movement observed in th | DHARMANAGAR / AGARTALA, May 19 (TIWN): ‘Bengali Language Movement’ was successfully observed on Tuesday at Dharmanagar Vivekananda Sardo sotobarshiki Bhawan. The day is observed to pay tribute to the martyrs who lost their life in giving recognition to the Bengali language. | 19-May-2015 |
| Farmers demand to repair sluice gate at | BELONIA/AGARTALA, May 19 (TIWN): The poor farmers of Manu Village under Bagafa Block demanded to repair the sluice gate which was remained collapse during last 5 years. They also demanded to set up a lift irrigation pump to get higher yield of agricultural crops. | 19-May-2015 |
| Irregularities detected in raid on fair | KHOWAI, May 19 (TIWN): In a joint operation, led by SDM Khowai Samit Ray Choudhury and food department officials on Tuesday found irregularities in the fair shop number 81 at Vidyabill area under Tulashikhar block. | 19-May-2015 |
| Drug Rampant at Belonia sub-division: Po | BELONIA, May 19 (TIWN): Many places under Belonia sub-division are becoming a hub of contrabands, narcotics business. Contraband items like drug tablets, phensedyl, correx, drug powders are found selling in a broad day light. | 19-May-2015 |
| BJP leader Biplab Deb visits Tripureshwa | UDAIPUR, May 19 (TIWN): BJP leader Biplab Deb on Tuesday visited Udaipur Tripureshwari temple to offer prayer. | 19-May-2015 |
| Flower blooming at Battala. TIWN Pic May | Flower blooming at Battala. TIWN Pic May 19 | 19-May-2015 |
| Beneficiaries deprived from loan facilit | KAILASHAHAR, May 19 (TIWN): Resentment brewed up among the beneficiaries when they were deprived from the various central sponsored schemes at UBI branch of Kailashahar on Tuesday. | 19-May-2015 |
| Sabroom SDJM expelled from service on ch | AGARTALA, May 19 (TIWN): A fresh embarrassment for the ruling Left front govt. of Tripura. The Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) of Sabroom Jhantu Bikash Das on Monday was expelled from his service permanently on charge of misbehaving with lawyers and for his low quality work. SDJM Jhantu Bikash Das was expelled from his service on Monday by the State Govt. following the direction of the High Court. He was expelled after his one and half year tenure of his service as a Judicial Magistrate of Sabroom Sub-Division. It was alleged that SDJM Jhantu Bikash Das often used to misbehave with the concerned lawyers of Sabroom Civil Court. Following which the lawyers has staged a seize-work protesting his unacceptable deeds inside the court premises. It has been learnt that failing to tolerate the behaviour of SDJM Jhantu Bikash Das the lawyers had knocked the door of Tripura High Court and earlier acting on it HC Justice S C Das mutualised the issue.High Court later conducting an enquiry to the case and finding Jhantu guilty finally asked the State govt. to take legal action against SDJM (Sabroom) Jhantu Bikash Das on May 8, 2015.However, the state govt. following this on May 16 issued a notice to Jhantu. Following which on Monday, May 18, SDJM Jhantu Bikash das was expelled from his service permanently. | 18-May-2015 |
| Tripura to get first ever Textile Park, | AGARTALA, May 19 (TIWN): Along with other North Eastern states of India, Tripura is all set to have its own Textile Park at Budjongnagar industry estate alongwith another proposed printing unit at Indranagar ITI. However, Union Textile Minister Santosh Gangwar is scheduled to arrive here at the state on May 19 evening and would lay the foundation stone of the Textile park. The main programme would be held at Agartala Nazrul Kalakshetra. Entirely funded by the Government of India the construction work of the proposed Textile Park and another Priniting unit would be completed by six months from now, said Nagaraju Maddirala, Secretary to state Industry and Commerce on Monday. Talking to the reporters here at the civil secretariat Nagaraju said that Govt. of India has funded Rs. 18.18 crore for setting up the textile park whereas for the printing unit it sanctioned Rs. 3. 41crore. Adding to that he said that a total of three entrepreneurs would be brought here at the textile park at Budjingnagar industry estate and each would be provided with 100 stitching machines. A total of 300 stitching machines would be provided. The park aims to generate a total of 1200 women from across the state and would be trained at the park, Nagaraju told to reporters. | 19-May-2015 |
| 50 percent consumers are not paying ele | AGARTALA, May 19 (TIWN): Fifty percent of the consumers are not paying their electricity bills and the number of illegal hook line users in the state are increasing day by day.Talking to TIWN on Monday over telephone TSECL Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) S K Roy said that around 50 percent of the consumers are not paying their electricity bills. As a result "TSECL has to face huge hurdles because it has to buy powerâ€, he added.On being asked about the frequent load shading issue, SK Roy said power supply in the state stands at 230 MW against 250 MW pick-hour demand leading a gap of around 20 MW. “Sometimes, we go for power cut that too for very less periodâ€, he claimed. As of now, TSECL’s pending bill stands at Rs. 90 crore which appears a major bottleneck for the corporation's better revenue collection. Of the total pending bill, the share of government departments is higher than that of private parties.Recently a review meeting on power sector was held at Prajna Bhavan chaired by Power Minister Manik Dey. | 18-May-2015 |
| Fourth border haat along Indo-Bangla fro | AGARTALA, May 19 (TIWN): Tripura’s second “border haat†the fourth such kind along the India-Bangladesh frontier is all set to be opened up very shortly with a crucial meeting was held on Monday taking up the issue of the progress of construction work, said Nagaraju Maddirala, secretary to state Industry and Commerce. Talking to TIWN on Monday Maddirala said that all the necessary arrangements has been taken up with the construction of the border haat has been completed and it would be inaugurated very soon. He said that the state govt. has already sent an invitation to the Union Minister of Industry and Commerce to visit the state and inaugurate the second border haat here at Kamalasagar, under Sepahijala District of Tripura bordering Brahmanbaria district of Bangladesh. He also said that date for the inauguration of the border haat has not yet finalized. | 18-May-2015 |
| New Governor to arrive in State on Tuesd | AGARTALA, May 19 (TIWN): The state is all set to welcome the New Governor of Tripura, Tathagata Roy here on Tuesday. | 18-May-2015 |
| Two injured in electricity transformer e | UDAIPUR, May 19 (TIWN): Two persons were injured when an electricity transformer exploded at Bandur power sub-station in Udaipur here on Monday. | 18-May-2015 |
| Police arrests expelled Municipal Counci | BELONIA, May 19 (TIWN): On yet another embarrassment for Tripura Police administration, the Belonia Police Station Police on Monday arrested temporarily expelled Belonia Municipal worker Shimul Ray from Belonia Women PS Poluce Constable Ishani Saha’s house. Ray was arrested as per Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act, 1881. | 18-May-2015 |
| Drug abuse among youths rises in Tripura | AGARTALA, May 19 (TIWN): Drug consumption has been a major problem in the society today. Addiction can trap anyone. It can lead to harming one’s body, causing problems in family structure, and contribute to the delinquency in society. Increasing at an alarming rate, the drug consumption among the youths across the state has gripped tight. | 18-May-2015 |
| Removal of TTAADC CEM Ranjit Debbarma cr | AGARTALA, May 19 (TIWN): Removal of Ranjit Deb Barma from the Chief Executive Member post of Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council [TTAADC] has created strong resentment within CPM party and its grassroots level workers and supporters especially in tribal dominated areas. By the time The Khowai District Committee of CPM raised their voice against the decision of Party Secretariat. | 19-May-2015 |
| Health care facilities deteriorate day | AGARTALA, May 19 (TIWN): Even though health Department has taken huge initiative for the development of health care facilities in Tripura and built several numbers of hospitals after spending a hefty amount of public money in the sub-division of Tripura for providing health care facilities to the common public. Unfortunately, maximum of the hospital lack in providing basic health care facilities in the hospitals. | 18-May-2015 |
| Radhacharan Debbarma takes oath as ADC C | AGARTALA, May 18 (TIWN): The newly elected Chief Executive Member (CEM) along with eight elected members of ADC on Monday administered the official oath at ADC head quarter Khumlwung. | 18-May-2015 |
| 'Tripura State University likely to star | AGARTALA, May 18 (TIWN): With the proposed Tripura State University to be set up here in, Agartala, Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty on Monday said, “The separate state university to be set up in Agartala MBB College premises which would likely to start functioning from this year 2015.†However the statement of Chakraborty on Monday had faced several censures among the common masses of state as the Tripura State University Bill is yet to get approval from the University Grants Commission (UGC). Chakraborty along with Public Work Department (PWD) Minister Badal Chowdhury and other officials on Monday visited the construction site of the university proposed to set up centering the Maharaja Bir Bikram College campus in Agartala. Though it a politically motivated steps by CPI-M to manufacture future CPI-M leaders and pollute State Education but officially Tapan said that new university will cater the preferences and needs of the common masses of students here in Tripura the Left front govt. had decided to set up a the new separate university for the state besides the existing central university. The bill for a separate state was placed in the already concluded assembly session this year but it was later sent to the select committee for further deliberations and understanding before it is tabled in this monsoon assembly session. | 19-May-2015 |