Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
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| Workshop on Child security by Manika Dut | AGARTALA, April 28 (TIWN): Whereas claims are tall with the promises of ‘Child-security’ by women commission of the state, minor girls are rape-victimized at Tripura everyday. | 27-Apr-2016 |
| DoNER secretary Naveen Verma's visit yet | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, April 27 (TIWN): Union Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) secretary Naveen Verma's sight seeing tour of Tripura unlikely to benefit Tripura and State reels under various crisis from NH-44 to high price of aviation sector. Naveen Verma held a Planning Commission meeting at state’s Civil Secretariat alongwith Chief Secretary Y.P. Singh, special secretaries and officials of different departments . After that,DoNER Secretary also held a meeting with Chief Minister Manik Sarkar but Tripura's various problems are far from getting resolved. DoNER announced in January this year that Ministry for Development of North East Region (DoNER) in collaboration with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highway on Tuesday announced upgradation of poor roads and highways in the north-east region. Under the initiative known as North-East Road Sector Development Scheme (NERSDS) the government will upgrade over 1,000 km of roads and inter-state highways in the region.DoNER Minister and Secretary Naveen Verma so far successful in organizing eye-catching shows like Destination North-East -2016"held February 12 to 14. | 27-Apr-2016 |
| IPFT holds press meet, IPFT claims to st | AGARTALA, April 27 (TIWN): When IPFT is waving the fan of violence in the state with demands of separate Twipura land they have again projected themselves stick to their demands after about 150 people have joined IPFT on Wednesday at press club. | 27-Apr-2016 |
| ISIS to attempt more sensational attacks | AGARTALA / NEW YORK, April 27 (TIWN): ISIS, HUJI terrorist groups expansion and new bases in Bangladesh, Tripura's Sonamura, Kailashahar, Belonia progressing in alarming proportion.The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group wants to expand its operations in Bangladesh to boost its image among local radicals, US-based intelligence assessment company Stratfor said in a report on Tuesday. "The Islamic State will attempt more sensational attacks in Bangladesh,North East India to gain the support of extremists in the country," the report stated, according to Sputnik News.The IS militants have published their goals for expansion in the latest edition of their magazine Dabiq, according to Stratfor. IS head of operations in Bangladesh Sheikh Abu Ibrahim al-Hanif said the group wants to target Christian missionaries and foreigners, along with Hindu and Shiite figures. Bangadesh extremists already set up bases in various cities in Bangaldesh, in addition to Assam's Silchar, Cacher region, Tripura's Sonamura,. Terrorist leader Al-Hanif also noted that Bangladesh is strategically important due to its proximity to eastern, northeastern India and Myanmar."Bangladeshi nationals and foreign extremists of Bangladeshi descent fighting in Iraq and Syria will provide the Islamic State with skilled bombmakers and operational planners in Bangladesh," the report added. | 27-Apr-2016 |
| One day Workshop on child protection and | AGARTALA, April 27 (TIWN): A workshop on child protection and our responsibility and sensitization of all level child protection committees was organised by district child protection society on Wednesday at Pragna bhawan. | 27-Apr-2016 |
| Young people council constituted to dema | AGARTALA, April 27 (TIWN): Young people council, a recently constituted committee to raise voice for the rights of the youths is established who are determined to claim for equality, democracy nd equal development. | 27-Apr-2016 |
| Construction workers federation of India | AGARTALA, April 27 (TIWN): With 10 point charter of demands the construction workers federation of India, the state committee on Wednesday organised a massive rally followed by a mass gathering at Agartala and placed deputation to Labour Minister Shahid Chowdhury. | 27-Apr-2016 |
| Heat waves prevails in Tripura, a sip of | AGARTALA, April 27 (TIWN): The most visible thing which you see around during summer is of people busy in taking sip of coconut water to get relief from massive heat. | 27-Apr-2016 |
| DoNER secretary Naveen Verma monitors ce | AGARTALA, April 27 (TIWN): The Union Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) secretary Naveen Verma who arrived in the state on Tuesday last reviewed all the central sponsored development projects at Agartala on Wednesday. Sources said that the DoNER secretary visited the Rabindra Shatabarshiki Bhawan and review the ongoing construction work of the fly-over of the city. It is to be mentioned here that Union Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) secretary Naveen Verma also visited Agartala Government Medical College (AGMC) and GBP Hospital, Mutha Industries Limited and viewed the ongoing developmental projects the previous day.Later, he joined the officials of the Planning Commission in a meeting held at state’s Civil Secretariat. Chief Secretary YP Singh, special secretaries and officials of different departments were also present in the meeting. After that, he also held a meeting with Chief Minister Manik Sarkar. | 27-Apr-2016 |
| Rural jobs scheme: three northeastern st | Agartala, April 27 (TIWN /IANS) Three northeastern states lead the table in providing rural jobs while another two are at the very bottom of the table, official figures show. | 27-Apr-2016 |
| Kamalpur: Administration raided shops an | KAMALPUR, April 27 (TIWN): After a long pause and leisure, the administration led by DCM Pradip Debbarma broke the shuttle and grounded on reality last evening. And the team conducted raids in different shops and ice-cream factories. The team conducted raids in almost 15 shops at Kamalpur and Manikbhandar market area. During that raid, the team seized huge quantity of expired soft drinks, junk foods and grocery items. | 27-Apr-2016 |
| Upbeat Dipa targets Olympic podium | New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Pleasantly surprised by the raptarous welcome in her hometown Agartala following her qualification for the Rio Olympics, gymnast Dipa Karmakar is determined to do well at the quadrinniel extravagenza. | 27-Apr-2016 |
| Localites hit Agartala-Belonia road for | AGARTALA, April 27 (TIWN): With the onset of summer season, the major issue of water crisis has hit the state. | 27-Apr-2016 |
| Rural jobs scheme: three northeastern st | Agartala, April 27 (TIWN / IANS): Three northeastern states lead the table in providing rural jobs while another two are at the very bottom of the table, official figures show. | 27-Apr-2016 |
| Kamalpur: Employee has to sit outside th | KAMALPUR, April 26 (TIWN): The trumpeting demands and eye-candy propaganda of development and social justice as well as women empowerment remained a prime matter in Manik’s golden regime. The ministers as well as political leaders often claimed the state to have emerged as a prominent state in the country for women empowerment. However, the ground reality used to state something different. | 27-Apr-2016 |
| Unscientific Construction of Gomati Dist | UDAIPUR , April 27 (TIWN) : Gomati District Hospital at Tepania started its journey on 19th June 2012 and on the very first day Chief Minister Manik Sarkar complained that the construction agency Larsen & Turbo ( L&T) did not act on a satisfactory note regarding the construction of the hospital building . The entire design of the hospital was made for a Centrally Controlled Air Conditioned Hospital . Considering the attitude and ability of the state gov't , a gov't hospital to be run under centrally sponsored system is nothing but a day dream . But who is to be blamed ? Why didn't the Health Department and State's engineering cell look after the entire process of construction properly ? As such the patients admitted in this hospital have to go through a nightmare even if he /she has to spend only 24 hours . The condition of the patients , who are to remain on the 3rd floor is simply unbearable due to excessive heat. As the construction is made for a central ac system, naturally number of windows is very few in each floor starting from ground to the 3rd floor . | 27-Apr-2016 |
| Tripura government's sops to set up indu | Agartala, April 27 (IANS) Tripura is offering sops, including increase of capital investment subsidy from 30 percent to 35 percent, to promote industries based on raw material available in the state. "We are unable to give government jobs to all youths. Hence, to promote entrepreneurships to set up medium, small and micro industrial units, the existing incentives were broadened," Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar told reporters here on Tuesday night. He said: "The capital investment subsidy would be raised from the existing 30 percent to 35 percent with maximum aid of Rs.60 lakh. The proposed industries must be based on local natural resources like gas, bamboo, rubber, agricultural and horticultural products." Sarkar said the state government would reimburse the contributions of industrial units towards Employees State Insurance (ESI) and Employees Provident Fund (EPF) for five years. Under the state's Swavalamban self-employment programme, the government would provide subsidy of Rs.75,000 instead of Rs.65,000 keeping the rate of subsidy at 30 percent for men and 35 percent for women. | 27-Apr-2016 |
| Chief Minister takes stock of existing s | AGARTALA,April 27 (TIWN): Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Tuesday cabinet meeting took stock of existing schemes but refrained from announcing long-term plans for employment generation, industry, revenue boost for economy. Cabinet announced subsidy on Swavalamban scheme from Rs 65,000/- to 75,000/, minor hilke in loan amounts for Tripura State Support Project on SHGs, Capital investment subsidy will be raised from existing 30 % into 35 % ,revision of pension schemes and then miniscule increase in PDS subsidy from Rs 35 to Rs 50 per ration cards. However, Manik Sarkar Govt not realizing the importance of long term planning to boost trading, inviting new investments, industries so that Tripura's economy gets new influx of funds to cope-up with borrowed fundings from different financial institutions from ADB (Asian Development Bank), JICA, foreign investors to Central agencies. | 27-Apr-2016 |
| CSJC to award Dipa Karmakar for her cont | Kolkata, April 27 (TIWN): Dipa Karmakar, who became the first Indian woman to qualify for gymnastics in the Olympics, will be awarded by the Calcutta Sports Journalists' Club (CSJC) as part of its diamond jubilee celebrations for her contribution to the sport. | 26-Apr-2016 |
| Accept panel report on salary hike for M | New Delhi / Agartala, April 27 (TIWN): Rajya Sabha member Naresh Agrawal on Wednesday urged the government to clarify its stand on a parliamentary panel report that recommends hiking the salary of MPs, and alleged that the government was not speaking on the subject due to media pressure. | 27-Apr-2016 |
| Lawless Tripura witness rampant oil loot | Kailasahar / Dharmanagar, April 26 (TIWN): Tripura witnessed another sample of lawlessness as hundreds of villagers looted Rs 10 lakhs worth of oil in front of police.One oil tankers while coming from Dharmanagar to Agartala met with an accident at Bhagaban Nagar area and down outside the road. Large number of people started looted leakage oil from the tanker in front of large police presence.Large, corrugated drums are hidden behind bushes and at a shack beside the road even vehicles started transporting stolen oil. | 26-Apr-2016 |
| Chief Minister held budget discussion 20 | AGARTALA, April 26 (TIWN): Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Tuesday evening held a press meet to discuss important budget issues for financal year 2016-17. | 26-Apr-2016 |
| Petrol crisis hits Tripura again | AGARTALA, April 26 (TIWN): Tripura undergoing severe petrol crisis as long lines of commuters are see front of petrol pumps in this scorching summer heat. | 26-Apr-2016 |
| Dark days hit Tripura: Lack of maintenan | AGARTALA, April 26 (TIWN): When the entire state is hit with 36 degree temperature, power cut in the state has turn life miserable in Tripura over past few days. The power crisis here in state seems to be a never ending issue. Either, due to lack of maintenance work or lack of gas supply, power generation is continuously hit and the common people are the ultimate sufferer. It is to be mentioned here that as both the prime power plant of Tripura who generate lion share of power in the state are hit with Lack of maintenance work or insufficient gas supplies over past few days resulting hue and cry among the common people with frequent power cuts and extreme hit. Ministers words and administrative words do not match at all while gathering information for Plants but the actual sufferer are the common people, who are yet to see Tripura as a “Load-Shedding-Free†state, as promised by Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar. | 26-Apr-2016 |
| Forest minister Naresh Jamatia inaugurat | AGARTALA, April 26 (TIWN): Forest minister Naresh Jamatia on Tuesday inaugurated the fresher’s training program on bee keeping at jail ashram road organised in association with department of horticulture and soil conservation. It is to be mentioned here that the honey processing centres, which has been set up by Tripura Khadi and Village Industries Board, is playing a vital role in making honey. | 26-Apr-2016 |
| Tripura Joint Entrance Examination (TJEE | AGARTALA, April 26 (TIWN): The Tripura Board of Joint Entrance Examination (TBJEE) conducted by the Tripura Joint Entrance Exam began from April 26 and will continue on April 27. | 26-Apr-2016 |
| Petrol crisis hits Tripura again | AGARTALA, April 26 (TIWN): Tripura undergoing severe petrol crisis as long lines of commuters are see front of petrol pumps in this scorching summer heat. | 26-Apr-2016 |
| Tripura facing 36 degree Celsius on Tues | AGARTALA, April 26 (TIWN): Whereas Delhi on Tuesday is facing 39 degree temperature, Tripura facing 36 degree temperature. | 26-Apr-2016 |
| DoNER Secretary Naveen Verma arrives at | AGRTALA, April 26 (TIWN): Secretary of the Union Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Naveen Verma arrived in the state for one day visit on Tuesday. | 26-Apr-2016 |
| AMC Eviction drive continues in the 3rd | AGARTALA, April 26 (TIWN): The eviction drive by AMC at Agartala (Nagerjala to Bordoali road), which was started with the land acquisition process since April 24 is continuing in its 3rd day. | 26-Apr-2016 |
| Office time traffic mess : Public demand | AGARTALA, April 26 (TIWN): Resentment has been brewing among city people during office hours as everyday traffic jam hitting during their office hours. | 26-Apr-2016 |
| Sudip Barman's effort (?) to make a stro | AGARTALA, April 26 (TIWN) : It is MLA Sudip Roy Barman, who first shown the way by resigning from the post of Leader of Opposition protesting against ' unethical and immoral ' alliance or seat adjustment between Congress and CPI-M in West Bengal assembly polls. Following his footprints MLA Ashish Kr Saha , Youth Congress President Sushanta Chowdhury , all Block Youth Congress Presidents , Parliamentary Constituency Presidents and even NSUI state leadership as well as SC cell leadership too resigned from their posts. But none has yet resigned from the party membership . Rumour is now on the air that Sudip Roy Barman may join Trinamool Congress along with six or seven other MLAs . It is also under discussion of political analysts that MLAs namely Ashish Kr Saha, Ratan Lal Nath, Biswabandhu Sen , Dibachandra Hrangkhal , Jitendra Sarkar , Pranajit Singh Roy and even Dilip Sarkar are on the frame to join TMC in protest against the Congress-CPI-M alliance . | 26-Apr-2016 |
| Train services between Lumding and Silch | Agartala / Guwahati, April 26 (TIWN): A bogie of the Poorvattar Sampark Kranti Express derailed on Tuesday in Assam, disrupting train services between Lumding and Silchar. There were no casualties, an official said. | 26-Apr-2016 |
| Gomati District turns citadel for rapist | UDAIPUR/AMARPUR/KARBOOK, April 26 (TIWN) : In the present era on Woman empowerment Gomati District is a perfect example for the empowerment of the women with the three most crucial posts being held up by three women - DM Gomati Sonal Goel , SP Gomati S Saraswati and Zila Sabhadhipati of Gomati District Suniti Saha . All the three women should have played a significant part in encouraging the women especially the girl children to go for a bright career showing their own examples before them. Unfortunately in their domain, crimes related to violence against woman especially rapes increased at a considerable rate . Indeed , the entire Gomati district seems to have become a nightmare for the women . Almost everyday, increasing incidents of rape, molestation, physical assaults against women in all the subdivisions of the Gomati District . If one goes by police records , Gomati District has practically become the hunting ground for the rapists .Unfortunately in most of the cases it has been found that the culprits are either relatives of political leaders ( ruling party ) or they have been maintaining close relations with influential political leaders . As such police are unable to take proper steps against the culprits , thanks to pressure from political gurus . | 26-Apr-2016 |
| Northeast hosts South Asia Economic Coop | AGARTALA / SHILLONG, April 26 (TIWN): Northeast India's rapid infrastructure development under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi is visible from Tripura's broad gauge railway to expanding roads, railway networks in entire northeast. Modi Govt alongwith UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific and the North Eastern Council (NEC) organized South Asia Economic Cooperation Dialogue at Shillong. Bangladesh's High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali on Monday said strong political will was needed to strengthen connectivity to boost relations between India and his country."We need political will and change of mindset as there are anti-connectivity forces which are constantly raising slogans of insecurity," Ali said at the two-day Economic Cooperation Dialogue in Eastern South Asia here in Meghalaya."Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar and India -- we are neighbours and we will remain neighbours forever. One can change anything in life but one can't change the geographic nature of a country," he added.Delegates from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and Vietnam taken part to boost economy of this region. | 26-Apr-2016 |
| DoNER Minister meets Dipa Karmakar at D | Agartala / New Delhi, April 26 (TIWN): DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh invited India's pride Dipa Karmakar to his office at Delhi on Monday. | 25-Apr-2016 |
| AMC Eviction for expansion of road resul | AGARTALA, April 26 (TIWN): Although AMC has conducted eviction for the expansion of road due to the flyover construction on the Nagerjala –Bordowali route but the eviction has equally resulted in massive garbage piled up in both the side of the road posing serious threat for the common people. | 26-Apr-2016 |
| Tripura reels under heat wave, frequent | Agatala April 26 (TIWN): Given the rising summer heat already touching 36 degree Celsius, common public undergoing harrowing time daily. | 26-Apr-2016 |
| Negligence left Old Royal Palace of Udai | UDAIPUR, April 25 (TIWN) : The Old Royal Palace of Udaipur, which is popular in Tripura’s history for its Bhuwaneswatri temple and also the shelter of a great king named Dhanyamanikya who made the Tripureswari temple, is left life-less due to the negligence of the administration at there. | 25-Apr-2016 |
| One died, 2 critically injured, about 10 | AGARTALA, April 25 (TIWN): In a bizarre incident, one died and about 10 succumbed to injuries in a road accident when a commando jeep turned upside down and skidded into a water stream. | 25-Apr-2016 |
| Minister Badal Chowdhury inaugurates sem | AGARTALA, April 25 (TIWN): Health Minister Badal chowdhury on Monday inaugurated a daylong seminar on World malaria day at Muktadhara auditorium. | 25-Apr-2016 |
| Evaluation of TBSE examination papers be | AGARTALA, April 25 (TIWN): Evaluation of the answer sheets of the Madhyamik and H.S (+2) exams has started on Monday. The evaluation of papers has begun in different centres namely Sishubihar School, Umakanta School, Netaji School, Bodhjung Girls School and Banividyapith School and at Tulsibati School. | 25-Apr-2016 |
| CITU gundaraj in Tripura capital : Polic | AGARTALA, April 25 (TIWN): Yet on another daring attempt the unruly auto drivers on Monday staged road blockade at Kaman Chowmuhani during office hours giving tough time to the common people travelling through the route. Talking to TIWN correspondent, SP Traffic Smriti Ranjan Das said that he road blockade was shaped after a traffic man nabbed one auto driver for plying on the Kaman Chowmuhani route without any permit for the same route. He further said that the auto driver had permit for Airport road but he was carrying passenger on the Kaman Chomuhani road which triggered resentment. When the traffic man stopped him and asked for his route permit he failed to show his permit for Kaman chowmuhani route which further sparked off clash and the drivers staged road blockade. The suspension of the vehicles has caused problem for the people, as it was the working hour. It is to be mentioned here that the traffic crew who was on duty at Kaman chowmuhani nabbed one auto driver for some illegal documentation of the vehicle. | 25-Apr-2016 |
| Maximum temperature to hit up to 38 degr | AGARTALA, April 25 (TIWN): When the city is already hit with scratching summer, MET forecast indicated that the maximum temperature will rise up to 38 degree Celsius in the coming days posing a tough time to the common people. | 25-Apr-2016 |
| Rape horror hits Udaipur city : 1 arrest | UDAIPUR, April 25 (TIWN): Police has arrested one in allegation of raping a minor girl. | 25-Apr-2016 |
| Summer vacation begins in Tripura Govt. | AGARTALA, April 25 (TIWN): Students got relied from the extreme weather as school has gone for Summer Vacation for long 25 days. | 25-Apr-2016 |
| Deplorable condition hits the existing s | AGARTALA, April 25 (TIWN): When the existing statues placed in the city are not maintained well, the state has taken another initiative of placing the statue of Surya Sen the great Indian freedom fighter in front of Ujjayanta Palace on Monday. | 25-Apr-2016 |
| Price hike in vegetable markets disrupti | AGARTALA, April 25 (TIWN): The price hikes in vegetable markets in the summer spell is affecting the normal lives here. | 25-Apr-2016 |
| Temperature swells to 35 degree celsius | AGARTALA, April 25 (TIWN): Although North Tripura received few days' thunder storms but the other parts of state Tripura are suffering from dry atmosphere. | 25-Apr-2016 |
| Tripura CM’s poll campaign yields | AGARTALA / KOLKATA, April 25 (TIWN): Mamata Banerjee’s upcoming poll victory likely to cost Rahul Gandhi & Sitaram Yechury’s pre-poll honeymoon costly. Bengal Poll tie up not only shocked common men but shattered the grassroot level party workers of both CPI-M and Congress which in turn generated more votes for Trinamool. Sitaram Yechury, Rahul Gandhi’s historic blunder will help BJP, TMC politically in long run. Marxist cadres chanting "Rahul Gandhi laal salam", enthusiastic Congress workers crowding CPI-M veteran Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's road show and the red flag fluttering alongside the Congress tricolour - scenes hitherto unthinkable are now common in West Bengal. That's not all. Erstwhile sworn enemies - former state Congress president Manas Bhunia of Sabong and CPI-M state secretary Surjya Kanta Mishra of neighbouring Narayangarh - became comrades as they campaigned for each other and the Marxist party's symbol - hammer & sickle and star - hung from trees bound to the Congress "hand" symbol. Chief Minister Manik Sarkar campaigned in Bengal Polls last week alongwith hordes of Congress leaders which was unthinkable in past 3 decades in Bengal or Tripura’s Political map. | 25-Apr-2016 |