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| Central medical team to table report on | AGARTALA, June 11 (TIWN): A 4 members’ team sent by the Union Ministry of Health and family Welfare in Tripura to probe the death of three minors after they were administered Japanese Encephalitis (JE) vaccine. They would submit a report to the State Health Department on Thursday, said the official.Talking to TIWN on Wednesday State Programme Officer (Immunisation) M. S. Chowdhury said, “The central team arrived here in Tripura on Sunday and have been conduction their investigation at different parts of the state.†Adding, he said that the team would leave the state on Thursday if their investigation ends by Thursday.At present the team from centre is conducting investigation at Khowai District and Agartala, official said.He also said that the team is expected to submit the investigation report to the State Health and Family Welfare Department on June 11 prior leaving the state. The Union Ministry has sent this team here in Tripura to take the stock of the situation of the deaths of at least three children after they were administered with JE vaccination. A total of three children from three different districts died after being administered with anti-Japanese Encephalitis (JE) vaccination, as per government official record. The team visited Agartala Government Medical College (AGMC) and Tripura Medical College (TMC) to review the patients admitted there. | 10-Jun-2015 |
| DM (West) prepares to take action NBFCs | AGARTALA, June 11 (TIWN): The Rose valley scam had rocked the entire Left ruled state and the Govt. here managed to uproot many Non Banking Financial companies (NBFCs) from the state, the fraudulent activities of the NBFC yet today rooted here prevails. The office of the District Magistrate and Collector (DM) has recently received many complaints from the investors against some NBFCs, which were rooted in the state. | 10-Jun-2015 |
| Drug smuggling rampant in Tripura : Poli | AGARTALA, June 11 (TIWN): Apart from smuggling of ganja and heroin, these days smuggling of pharmaceutical drugs are among the latest rage. Recently, the Capital is emerged as one of the major hub for this kind of unlawful trade. | 10-Jun-2015 |
| No more trip abort, IRCTC offers airline | AGARTALA, June 11 (TIWN): Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on its historic scheme, tied up with the GoAir and Spicejet to offer air line tickets to the wait-listed train passengers. The flight tickets would be made available only for the day of the train journey or a day after that. Passengers booking train tickets right from sleeper class to AC classes can avail the facility, said the official source. | 10-Jun-2015 |
| BSF accused of harassing locals along th | AGARTALA, June 11 (TIWN): The BSF personnel have been accused of doing atrocities against the villagers along Indo-Bangladesh border at Amtali, under west district of Tripura. However many locals are involved in smuggling across border. | 10-Jun-2015 |
| Tripura water-palace Neermahal row: Govt | AGARTALA, June 11 (TIWN): Challenging the historical verdict of the state’s lower court over the Neermahal and Rudrasagar Lake in favour of Maharani Bibhu Kumari Devi, Tripura Government on Wednesday decided to move to the High Court to appeal this issue, said State Revenue Minister Badal Chowdhury. | 10-Jun-2015 |
| Udaipur : Deplorable condition hits Aang | UDAIPUR, June 11 (TIWN): Prior to one year from now, the roof of Bhanupara Anganwadi center was blown away in a heavy storm and till today no action has taken for the renovation of the Anganwadi center of korbuk sub-division under Gomati district. | 10-Jun-2015 |
| Government employee found promoting Kolk | BELONIA, June 11 (TIWN): In a felicitation programme organized by Belonia Municipal Council on Wednesday, where the sixth rank holder of H.S (+2) examination, Akash Dey was conferred “Vidhyasagar Smriti Puroshkarâ€, a Homeopathy Pharmacist of Belonia Sub-divisional hospital Aushotosh Debnath was found promoting for a private institution of Kolkata. | 10-Jun-2015 |
| Udaipur : Negligence of locals contamina | UDAIPUR, June 11 (TIWN): Water which is the life line of every living being on this earth is undergoing major threat of pollution. It is the scenario of Jagannath Lake under Udaipur Municipal Council where people dump all the household garbage. The shops which are installed nearby the lake, without any regret dump the trash on the lake which turns it in to hazardous condition. | 10-Jun-2015 |
| Monsoon finally outbreaks in Tripura | AGARTALA, June 11 (TIWN): After the terrible sufferings from scorching heat waves, monsoon finally arrives in the small hilly State, Tripura. On Wednesday morning, people stated drops of rain which have given them reliefs from the terrible summer. | 10-Jun-2015 |
| High Court fear drives Manik's Administr | AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): The depositors of various Chit fund agencies from Wednesday started submitting their documents of Chit Fund deposits at the office of SP West and A.D. Nagar Police ground. Earlier, a notification was issued from the office of the SP West to the depositors who were betrayed by the Chit Fund agencies. The chit fund groups launched their business in various states by obtaining license from various bodies of the Central Government and they identified themselves as the micro-finance groups. Demands have been raised from the part of depositors in Tripura. But, the government was ignoring the issue, as a consequence of which the future of the depositors is uncertain. Earlier lackluster law enforcement machineries acted due to High Court's pressure, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) was formed to hear the plea of the depositors of the various Chit Fund organizations. After trying to close eyes on massive chit fund scams, State Government was forced to act after orders from the High Court, and formed a team to investigate the case in proper manner. SIT team comprised of Senior inspectors namely Kamalendu Bhowmik, Samir Roy, Manik Debnath, Nityananda Sarkar , Surasen Tripura respectively. Earlier,High Court of Tripura instructed the State Government to form a full-fledged team to investigate all the matters related to Chit fund issues. High Court Division bench headed by Chief Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice U.B. Saha had passed the order. Immediately a special investigation team (SIT) was formed headed by Director General of Police and Chief Secretary.It is also known that the division bench said that as it is not possible to investigate the whole matter fully by the CBI, so an alternative procedure should be adopted. Also, High Court wanted to know that if every scam case should be handed over to the CBI, then what the role of State government will be in this regard? | 10-Jun-2015 |
| India admits hitting rebels inside Myanm | AGARTALA / GUWAHATI, June 10 (TIWN): India has admitted its para commandos crossed the border into Myanmar to attack Naga and Manipuri rebel bases on Tuesday.The attacks were launched between 3am and 4am very early at dawn on Tuesday. Indian ambassdor to Myanmar Gautam Mukhopadhayay later informed the Myanmar foreign ministry of the 'hot pursuit attacks' after offices opened in Myanmar -- but by then the commandos were safely back in Indian territory. Indian junior information minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore told TV channels late on Tuesday night that Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally ordered the 'hot pursuit operations' planed by the Indian army." Be it Yemen or Iraq or anywhere else, attacks on Indians anywhere would be unacceptable. We need to send a message to our neighbours who harbour terrorists." Indian military officials say the commandos from the 21st Para regiment crossed the border at two -- possibly three points -- for 'surgical strikes' at rebel bases.Not less than 300 to 400 commandos were involved, it is reliably learnt. Indian military sources say 'significant casualties' was inflicted on the rebels. Some official say the rebels lost between 30 to 50 fighters in the surprise raids. Indian Military's surgical strike across foreign territory sent a shock wave among North East Militants as no more gurantee of safety in setting up bases in neighboring foreign countries. Tripura's militant group NLFT camps along Tripura-Bangladesh border will be destroyed by India- Bangladesh joint forces in coming months, a source added. | 10-Jun-2015 |
| Uncertainty hovers: No green light for T | AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): The proposed India-Bangladesh railway project to connect the North East with Bangladesh is yet to take off, as Modi-Hasina gave no green signal even after the passage of at least five years. However, uncertainty droops all over with the state transport officials here and thus keeps no hope on commencement of the work. The Rs. 575-crore project was finalized in January 2010 when Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met her counterpart Manmohan Singh during her visit to New Delhi. The 22-pact of agreements inked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart Sheikh Hasina on June 6, consisted of several bi-lateral ties with Bangladesh but had excluded the Indo-Bangladesh railway project work connection between the Northeast India with the Bangladesh. With an aim to connect Agartala with West Bengal, PM Modi for the first time, used the Bangladesh territory as a place for the flagging off direct bus service between Tripura-West Bengal via Dhaka. Besides, earlier visiting the state Ministry of Railway Board Executive Director Vivek Kumar indicated, “The Central Government is yet to provide required funds for the project.†However, the project work would be delayed and has gotten no green signal from the Ministry yet today, after the passage of five years since the project work was sanctioned. Tripura Government had recently approached the railway ministry again to allocate funds. "No fund has been allocated in the railway budget for 2015-16, even for land acquisition. The cost of the project was earlier estimated at Rs.271 crore. In addition, Rs.302 crore is needed to acquire around 98 acres of land in India for laying the tracks. Vivek Kumar said, "The work to lay the 15-km railway track to link Agartala with Bangladesh's southeastern Akhaura city is yet to start although the two countries are very serious to execute the plan.†| 10-Jun-2015 |
| Bangladeshi detained in Tripura with dup | AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): On yet another blow Tripura Police Special Branch (SB) recently detained one Bangladeshi from Agartala airport suspected him to be involved in illegal activities. He was identified as Bellal Miah (27) of Bangladesh Comilla District. | 10-Jun-2015 |
| Congress Candidates submit nomination fo | AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): In the ensuing By-election, Congress Party Candidate Ranjit Das of 13-Pratapgarh Constituency and Nagendra Kumar Biswas of 46-Pratapgarh Constituency had submitted their nomination on Wednesday to the Additional District Magistrate Office. | 10-Jun-2015 |
| 110Bn BSF injured 18-year-old boy | KAILASHAHAR, June 10 (TIWN): An 18-year-old boy has been critically injured when 110Bn BSF brutally beaten him and left him to die on Tuesday midnight. | 10-Jun-2015 |
| Gomati District Hospital fails to provid | UDAIPUR, June 10 (TIWN): In the Golden Era of the state, patients are still facing the acute shortage of bed in the Gomati District Hospital. The hospital which has a limit of 32 numbers of beds, crammed with 75 to 80 numbers of patients. | 10-Jun-2015 |
| Belonia Municipal Council conferred â | BELONIA, June 10 (TIWN): Belonia Municipal Council on Wednesday conferred “Vidhyasagar Smriti Puroshkar†to the sixth rank holder in H.S (+2) examination Akash Dey. It is to be mentoined that Akash was the student of Belonia Vidyapith. All the 250 students who had attained first division marks in the examination have been also felicitated by the Council. | 10-Jun-2015 |
| Udaipur Tripureshwari temple : Upliftmen | AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): Keeping in view, the safety and security of the devotees at Udaipur Tripureshwari temple, it has decided in a meeting to develop the measures of maintaining safety and security of the visitors in the temple in the coming days. | 10-Jun-2015 |
| Belonia : 32-year-old arrested in allega | BELONIA, June 10 (TIWN): Police personnel of Belonia Women Police Station arrested a 32-year-old man on Wednesday in allegation of raping a 75 years old women at Paekhola area under Belonia sub-division. | 10-Jun-2015 |
| Poor tribal couple 'sells' newborn, offi | Khowai, June 10 (TIWN/IANS): Did grinding poverty force a poor tribal couple living in western Tripura's Khowai district to sell their one-day-old son since the expenses for bringing him up were too much for them to bear? It depends on which way you look at it. | 10-Jun-2015 |
| DoPT list marks 21 Tripura IAS officer | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, June 10 (TIWN): As per the latest DoPT (department of personnel and training) report, 21 Tripura IAS officers failed to declare their immovable assets within specified deadline of 31st January,2015. The All-India Service (Conduct) rules, 1968, require officers to disclose these details when they join service and submit an annual property statement—listing properties and shares. Officers who do not submit property returns in time will be “denied vigilance clearance†and will not be considered for promotion and empanelment (put on a short-list) for senior posts in Government of India, said a June 2012 home-ministry circular. Property declarations bring transparency, improves public confidence in the administration and ensures integrity of subordinates, said many officers. Tripura IAS defaulters list topped by scam tainted Principal Secretary Dr GSG Ayyangar, who was allegedly involved in the timers scandal during his deputation to Andhra Pradesh. Timers scandal rocked the Hyderabad municipal administration, also massive irregularities in Singareni Collieries, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) recommended action against Dr Ayyangar. Sources in the Secretariat says that Manik Sarkar’s blue eyed boy Dr. Ayyangar was promised the Chief Secretary’s post once the t term of YP Singh is over in January 2017. DoPT list of defaulter IAS officers raise the questions about transparency of Administration. | 09-Jun-2015 |
| High Court asks Tripura Govt. to allot u | AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): On yet another order for the Tripura auto-rickshaw drivers, the Tripura High Court (HC) recently asked the Tripura Left front Government to allot badges and separate uniform for the auto-drivers. The court had also asked to frame point to point fares for the passengers. However the petition was filed in the court against the State Transport Department and State Govt. following the negligence role of the State Govt. in regard of framing a point to point rate chart.It is worthy to mention here that following the early order from the court the State Govt. had decided to frame a rate chart and later it was implemented on every three wheeler, but the State Transport Department had failed to install a point to point fare chart, following which the auto-drivers managed to charge high fare from the passengers.Resentment is brewing among the passengers travel from different parts of the capital city Agartala as most of the auto-rickshaw drivers continuing to charge high fares from passengers due to the negligence role of the state Govt., despite the fare chart had been fixed at every three wheelers, the unruly auto drivers are allegedly charging high fares.Earlier the Tripura HC via its order restricted to carry maximum passengers in three wheelers, but despite that a section of unruly drivers are used to carry more than three passengers and as a result the suffering prevails among the passengers. | 10-Jun-2015 |
| Indo-Bangla border trade boost with 2nd | AGARTALA, June 9 (TIWN): The border trade between India and Bangladesh through Tripura corridor has come up as a great boon for the Tripura Left front Government with the second border haat, eyeing forward to bring another boon for the state as well as for Bangladesh and other North Eastern states of the country. | 09-Jun-2015 |
| Tripura Govt. hesitates to exceed Rs. 15 | AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): With the first of its kind Agartala-Dhaka-Kolkata direct bus service, flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Shiekh Hasina in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banarjee, controversy erupted with the fare charge from Agartala to Kolkata and vice versa via Dhaka. However Tripura Government had asked the West Bengal government not to exceed Rs. 1500, said State Transport Secretary Samarjit Bhowmik on Tuesday. | 09-Jun-2015 |
| Tripura's inept Health Department under | AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): Inept administrators and incompetent officials of the Health and Family Welfare department of Tripura is only responsible for the great debacle which was faced by the whole state last year when the Malaria Outbreak did hit the entire state. | 09-Jun-2015 |
| Lack of teachers collapse school educati | AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): Despite of several tall claims made by the ministerial bench authority to make the state 100 percent literate turns bleak with the deplorable condition of the schools in various interior parts of the state. | 09-Jun-2015 |
| Assembly By-Election: Political Parties | AGARTALA June 10 (TIWN): In the ensuing by-election of the Pratapgarh and Surma Constituency, both the political parties completely devoted themselves in the last minute preparations. Everyone is busy in leaving no stones unturned. The contesting parties had tried their heart and soul to make their mark. But the main contest will be taken place between ruling party CPI-M and BJP. | 09-Jun-2015 |
| Kharchi Puja to start from July 24 at Ch | AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): One of the biggest festivals of Tripura, Kharchi Puja will start from July 24 this year. The festival will continue for seven days. However in order to make this festival a grand one, preparatory meeting was held at Old Agartala Block premises under the leadership of Deputy Speaker of Tripura Legislative Assembly, Pabitra Kar. Among the other members who were present were Chairman and Vice Chairman of Old Agartala Block, authorities of different sectors like health, fire service, DWS . | 09-Jun-2015 |
| Tripura Joint Entrance Board to meet on | AGARTALA June 10 (TIWN): The Tripura Joint Entrance Board will hold meeting regarding the counseling of the students who had achieved success in the TBJEE Exam-2015 on June 12. The Board headed by Chairman Surajit Chakraborty will also decide about the increase or decrease in seats allotted for the students in Engineering Degree Colleges, Medical Colleges, and other professional degree courses. | 10-Jun-2015 |
| Bull attack on two students of Bidyanaga | KAILASHAHAR, June 10 (TIWN): After the attack of bull on two students of Bidyanagar H.S. School of Kailasahar on Sunday, both the authorities of District Education Office and the School Education Department of Tripura, shows no attitude of responsibility towards developing the basic infrastructure of the school. Even after the passing of one long day, not a single authority visited the site or examined the condition of the injured students. | 09-Jun-2015 |
| Modi,Mamata's snub to Manik, no invitati | AGARTALA / DHAKA, June 9 (TIWN):The ruling Left Front led by CPI-M is all set to launch agitation against the attitude of NDA Govt led by Narendra Modi. According to the sources the ruling CPI-M is very much annoyed with Modi Govt. over LBA signing agreement and flagging of 2 bus services. The ceremony was held in Dhaka in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banarjee.But most unfortunate and irritating part was the non invitation of Tripura Chief Minister, Assam chief minister as well of Meghalaya whereas all the three states have boundary with Bangladesh. Tripura bounded by Bangladesh in three sides. Under the LBA, these three states either loader or benefited. Question arises when Tripura, Assam and Meghalaya’s interests are involved why the three chief ministers were not invited to become PM entourage ? During the UPA Govt. time, the then Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh invited all these three Chief Ministers including Mamata Banarjee to be a part of PM’s entourage. All the three Chief Ministers went to Dhaka along with PM Manmohan Singh. Though Mamata Banarjee refrained herself at that time but that time Mamata was kept in forefront at Dhaka. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has raised similar question. Majority of Tripura people still searching for answer why Tripura CM Manik Sarkar was ignored during Agartala-Dhaka-Kolkata bus service at Dhaka as no representatives of Tripura were present in this June 6 historic event. | 09-Jun-2015 |
| Gas pipeline leakage scares people at Na | AGARTALA, June 9 (TIWN): Leakage from a gas pipe of PNG (Piped line Natural Gas) on Monday morning at Nagerjala near the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Statue triggered panic in the area among the public.Locals said that they were getting the pungent smell of cooking gas which had invaded in to area for more than an hour, but they are not able to identify, from where the gas was leaking in the area.Later identifying the leakage from a gas pipe of PNG (Piped line Natural Gas) near the statue, the localities immediately informed the head office of TNGCL (Tripura Natural Gas Company Limited) which is solely responsible for the supply of piped natural gas to the domestic, commercial & industrial consumers in and around Agartala.Getting alarm the officials of TNGCL, along with the police personnel of A.D. Police Station, fire Service crew from Tripura Fire Service reached the spot immediately and brought the area under barricade and evacuated the crowd for the safety of the people.Leakage of gas from a pipeline into a living area or any other area where the gas should not be present in open is dangerous, because natural gas may get explode when exposed to flame or spark and this situation can turn out to be very hazardous for the general public.Following the incident huge crowd gathered Nagerjala. Though the police and fire tenders reached the spot, the smell gradually spreaded in the entire area generating serious panic among the locals in the area. | 09-Jun-2015 |
| Gas exploration intensifies in Tripura, | AGARTALA, June 9 (TIWN): The state-owned oil giant Oil & Natural Gas Company (ONGC) here in Tripura heading towards to intensify gas exploration and restore the existing its old gas wells with its improved and most advanced technology to create a recoverable reserve of gas for at least 20 years. ONGC on yet another ambitious plan is eyeing forward to conduct hydro fracturing at Tripura Baramura. Talking to TIWN on Tuesday from New Delhi,ONGC Director Onshore V. P. Mahawar said, “We are now planning to carry the hydro fracturing at Tripura Baramura to ensure a huge recoverable reserve of gas.†Adding he said, “The hydro-fracturing had been conducted on three old wells at Khubal and ONGC is looking forward to drill another two well at Manu area to ensure gas reserves.†Mahawar said, “ONGC would have to ensure availability of gas for the plant for at least 15 years.â€To develop the productivity, ONGC has brought most advanced hydro-fracturing technology, used for breaking the sand layer deep inside the surface of the earth to facilitate better flow of gas.Earlier state power minister Manik Dey talking to the reporters in regard of power crisis said that Baramura power plant is suffering from a crisis of gas from ONGC as a result the power generation at the plant has come down. However, ONGC had recently assured the Tripura State Electricity Corporation Ltd. (TSECL) to ensure sufficient gas very soon restoring its difficulties. | 09-Jun-2015 |
| Tripura govt. likely to appeal before co | AGARTALA, June 9 (TIWN): First of its kind on a historical blow Tripura local court has recently asked Tripura Left front government to hand over Neer Mahal water palace built here in Tripura during the royal regime and the Rudrasagar lake to the royal family of Tripura which would in the name of Maharani Bibhu Kumari Devi from now, court ordered. The court giving its order had also asked to pay compensation of Rs. 25 lakhs annually with 6 per cent interest since the year 1974. | 09-Jun-2015 |
| BJP Candidate for 13-Pratapgarh Constitu | AGARTALA, June9 (TIWN): BJP Candidate for 13- Pratapgarh Constituency, Moushumi Das on Tuesday submitted her nomination in the Additional District Magistrate Office. | 09-Jun-2015 |
| Schools organized felicitation programme | AGARTALA/ BELONIA, June 9 (TIWN): Elated over the outstanding results in the Madhyamik and Higher Secondary examination, Shishu Bihar Higher Secondary Schools has organized a felicitation programme at school hall, on June 9. | 09-Jun-2015 |
| Lack of adequate infrastructure leads to | UDAIPUR, June 9 (TIWN): Lack of adequate infrastructure is an impediment to the development of the state health facilities. At an incident on Monday midnight a 43-year-old man was left injured when a ceiling fan all of a sudden collapsed over him resulting the outburst of the deplorable condition of the Gomati District Hospital. | 09-Jun-2015 |
| Pre-Metric Scholarship distributed among | AGARTALA, June 9 (TIWN): For upliftment of the socio economic conditions of the Minority students of the State, Pre-Metric Scholarship distribution program for minorities students and distribution of money cheque to minority families under income generating scheme for the year 2015-16 was held at Nazrul Kalakshetra on Tuesday. | 09-Jun-2015 |
| Tripura Government fails to ban plastic | AGARTALA, June 9 (TIWN): Despite the instruction issued by the Govt. in banning of plastic bags in Tripura, yet the shopkeepers are often found in maintaining their usual habit of placing things on it. Tripura high court stopped the use of plastic bags. | 09-Jun-2015 |
| Pineapple cultivation benefits the far | KAILASHAR, June 9 (TIWN): Pineapple harvesting has improved the livelihood of the farmers of Zamtal Bari under Chandi Block. This year the pineapple harvesting made possible by Agricultural Department, is providing more revenue to farmers of Zamtal Bari area. | 09-Jun-2015 |
| MGNREGA money not reaching the real bene | KHOWAI, June 9(TIWN): Government’s ambitious rural employment project Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has come under the scrutiny of the common MGNREGA labourers of West Korangichora ADC village of Tulasikhar RD block. | 09-Jun-2015 |
| School student deprived of stipend, gua | KHOWAI, June 9 (TIWN): Students of Dr. B.R.Ambedkar primary school under Khowai Barobill Village under Rishipara are deprived of receiving stipend from the school authority for the financial year 2011-12 and 2012-13, alleged guardians of the students. | 09-Jun-2015 |
| ‘Palatana Unit I undergoing shutdo | AGARTALA, June 9 (TIWN): Tripura Palatana OTPC gas based thermal power project and subsequent assurance by CPI-M Govt Ministers to make the state load shedding free has turned bleak. At present the power plans running under serious problems. When the entire state is heading forward with aim to make a surplus power state, the frequent shutdown of one of the OTPC units has now become a major threat to the state Government’s plan to export 100MW power to Bangladesh. Talking to TIWN on Monday evening TSECL Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) S K Roy said, “At present Palatana OTPC Unit I is undergoing shutdown whereas another Unit-II is generating power.†It is worthy to mention here that earlier this year on the month of May 22 Roy said, “As both the units of Palatana OTPC are unable to run at a time, the power production is less, because when the Unit I starts its generation another has to be shut downâ€. State Govt high officials in a catch-22 situtaion as Tripura experiencing frequent load-sheddings but Chief Minister Manik Sarkar already promised to sell 100MW power from OTPC Palatana to Bangladesh. OTPC Palatana supposed to end Tripura's frequent power cut problems in summer, but now State's population realizing their dreams remain too far from reality. | 09-Jun-2015 |
| Neer Mahal belongs to Royal Family : Civ | AGARTALA, June 9 (TIWN): The Civil Court on Monday on its historical verdict announced Tripura Lake palace Neer Mahal situated at Rudrasagar Lake to be in the name of royal family from now and has asked the state govt. here to hand over its tourist place of the palace to the royal family according to the 1949 Merger Act. Pointing out the negligence role of the Tripura Left front government over the maintenance of the Palace the court on Monday announced its historical verdict in favour of royal family. According to the 1949 Merger Act, Neer Mahal is the personal property of the Royal family. However, the State Government of Tripura seized it by claiming the responsibility of its renovation. The palace is the largest of its kind in India and the only one in Eastern India. There are only two water palaces in India another one is the Jal Mahal in Rajasthan.It served as the summer resort of the erstwhile King Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur and still draws lakhss of visitors every year despite the poor condition of the lake which has become shallow because of heavy deposit of silt. Court verdict revives the hope that royal family would restore NeerMahal to its earlier glory. Manik Sarkar led CPI-M govt's Melaghar party functionaries already grabbed fertile land behind the palace for brick industry ,which would further destroy the palace. | 08-Jun-2015 |
| Monarchak to switch on Gas turbine from | AGARTALA, June 9 (TIWN): After a minor shut down the Monarchak power plant installed in Tripura Sonamura Sub Division has been readied to switch its gas turbine from June 11, said Monarchak Project Head S R Biswas on Monday. Talking to TIWN on Monday evening he said, “Recently we have gone for a shutdown of the gas turbine as there were some pending works for plant, but from June 11 we have planned to open the gas turbine which was supposed to generate 65 MW.†But, some way or other the Monarchak power plant is undergoing some minor loss as the state govt. has been learnt to be reluctant buying power from the plant as the power cost is very high as compared to other plants including Palatana OTPC.A high level meeting was held recently taking up the issue of the power cost of the plant. The meeting was attended by TSECL CMD S K Ray and other officials chaired by Union Ministry of power.Both TSECL and NEEPCO Monarchak has been now looking forward to resolve the issue as NEEPCO had already spent a hefty amount to install the plant at Monarchak under Sonamura Sub Division.According to TSECL sources, it could not buy power at Rs. 4 per unit unit when the same power is available at Rs. 2.25/ 2.50.Besides, The NEEPCO Monarchak Power plant is currently generating 20 to 40 MW of power depending on the demand by the consumers. | 08-Jun-2015 |
| Tripura welcome growing Indo-Bangla rela | AGARTALA, June 9 (TIWN): People of the Left ruled Tripura on Monday welcoming the new direct bus service between Agartala and Kolkata via Bangladesh capital Dhaka said, “The trans-boundary bus service to Kolkata from Agartala via Dhaka would not only facilitate the people here in Tripura but also would bring a great boon for other North Eastern states and Kolkata.â€The Agartala-Kolkata via Dhaka direct bus service was flagged off on June 6, Saturday at Dhaka by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina.A section of people on Monday expressing pleasure over the direct bus service said, “The medical treatment facilities would be boosted up now as the bus between Agartala and Kolkata via Dhaka has begun.†Adding to that they claimed, earlier some poorer section of the people of the state here had to face several hurdles flying to Kolkata by flights for medical treatment of their patients but now as the bus service has begun, it would facilitate them at large.“No more high fare by flight from Agartala to Kolkata, we now look forward to travel through bus as it has begun, but also we are hoping that the fare would be low as compared to the flight fares.†| 08-Jun-2015 |
| 200 Tripura congress workers to stage si | AGARTALA, June 9 (TIWN): Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) to move for New Delhi on June 14 to stage a sit-in-demonstration at Jantar Mantar ground taking up the issue of the chit fund scam here in Tripura, said TPCC President Birajit Sinha on Monday. | 08-Jun-2015 |
| Broad-gauge conversion work in full swin | AGARTALA, June 9 (TIWN): The long awaited dream of Broad-gauge conversion work goes in full swing at various railway tracks of Agartala. After the successful BG (broad gauge) trial run of a diesel engine from Lumding to Silchar the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is working hard at much more faster pace to bring Agartala under the country’s Broad Gauge Network by March 2016. | 09-Jun-2015 |
| Tripura govt. sounds alert on Maggi, sen | AGARTALA, June 9 (TIWN): Tripura on Monday sounded alert for the ‘Maggi’ noodles banning its sale, until the report finalise its quality. Food and Civil supplies Minister Bhanulal Saha on Monday said, “We have already send the samples to Pune as we do not have any laboratory here.†| 08-Jun-2015 |