Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
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| Petrol crisis takes its toll on the sch | AGARTALA, July 31 (TIWN): Number of schools in Tripura have declared holiday as the school buses of most of the schools in Tripura are unable to provide service due to lack of fuel in the state. | 30-Jul-2016 |
| CPI-M goons halt public strike for Fuel | AGARTALA, July 31 (TIWN): Erratic situations which could not be controlled by hundreds of Police personnel had been brought under control when CPI-M paid cadres forced the public to withdraw their strikes. | 30-Jul-2016 |
| Rs. 50 lakhs sanctioned for Churaibari C | AGARTALA, July 30 (TIWN): In an attempt to display the actual condition of National Highway, BJP held press meet at Party Office. Addressing the press meet Biplab Deb, BJP State President told media that unfortunately Tripura Chief Minister never bothers to give any statement against any serious state issue. Either it’s a rape incident or such an ongoing crisis situation in state, the Chief Minister is always silent, which is unacceptable. | 30-Jul-2016 |
| 24 bogies for Tripura Sundrai Express tr | AGARTALA, July 30 (TIWN): More 24 bogies entered in Dharmanagar Railway Station for Tripura Sundari Express Train on Saturday afternoon. | 30-Jul-2016 |
| Four petrol pumps to remain closed on Ju | AGARTALA, July 30 (TIWN): With the aim to avoid any untoward incident ahead of the inauguration of the Agartala- Delhi express train on Sunday the administration has decided to keep four petrol pump closed in the state on sunday. | 30-Jul-2016 |
| Massive fire breaks out in a car, panic | AGARTALA, July 30 (TIWN): Panic gripped high on Saturday morning when massive fire broke out in a car at Chandrapur –Resham Bagan road under East police station. | 30-Jul-2016 |
| After odd-even, now Govt. announced Vehi | AGARTALA, July 30 (TIWN): Now BOCs have brought another law against petrol customers. Adding more pains to the long queues people now have to show their bike insurance to take one litre petrol. | 30-Jul-2016 |
| Petrol Crisis: Road blockade held at Kal | AGARTALA, July 30 (TIWN): On Saturday morning a road blockade was held by agitated massed at Kalayni, Agartala before BOC. | 30-Jul-2016 |
| TMC staged protest meet at Manikbhander: | KAMALPUR, July 30 (TIWN): In the course of TMC's ongoing campaign against the atrocities of the CPI-M cadres on the day of chakka jam at Halhali, TMC organized protest rally at Manikbhander last evening. In that meet TMC leader Sudip Roy Barman and Ratan Chakraborty were present and delivered speech. | 30-Jul-2016 |
| Fest of year knocking at the door at Kam | KAMALPUR, July 30 (TIWN): The festival of the year, the Durga Puja gets all set for once again this year. The great festivity belonging to the Bengalee Hindu has left only 67 days away. And at present, the organizers virtually find the celebration knocking at the door with merely 67 days left. | 30-Jul-2016 |
| Modi’s 'Act East' miracles after | AGARTALA, July 30 (TIWN): After India’s independence in 1949 and merger of princely Tripura with India on 15th October, 1949, all successive Central governments led by Congress, CPI-M supported UPA I & II not only deprived Tripura but made sure that Tripura never get any basic necessities like Railway lines. Only during patriotic Narendra Modi’s tenure as Prime Minister of India from April 2014, Northeast India witnessing chain of developments. Tripura’s all important developments from 3rd Internet gateway to Broad gauge Railway to New-Delhi / Agartala Express Trains – all are possible due to Modi’s act east policy even though shameless CPI-M leaders like Manik Sarkar, Manik dey claiming as State’s achievements. Stage is all set to mark the mark the inauguration of the first express train on July 31.Talking to TIWN correspondent, NFR construction official Pratap Singh said that the track is all set to toll the wheels of the first express train. When asked about the preparation for running the train he said that the workers are now busy in checking the technicalities of tracks to avoid any untoward incident. He further said that the there is no major obstruction in running the train; the tracks are set to run the train. The connecting express train between Agartala and Delhi will the cover the entire distance in total 47 hours 50 minutes. The train will leave from Agartala railway station and will drop at Delhi Anand Vihar station and vice versa. | 30-Jul-2016 |
| Petrol drought, massive Fuel crisis in M | AGARTALA, July 30 (TIWN): Long queues during Friday midnight night was observed at Dharmanagar subdivision just after 35 tankers entered in State. Following the mayhem at capital Agartala and mass protests held at various subdivisions on Friday. Panic stricken Govt led by Transport Minister Manik Dey, Finance Minister Bhanulal Saha & PWD Minister Badal Choudhury called urgent press meet as tremendous pressures were mounted by common people for failures by Manik Sarkar’s administration to maintain basic needs like fuel . During the press meet the Ministers lied that on Friday that 81 tankers are entering in Tripura, although less than half couldn’t arrive till Saturday early morning. Just after few tankers had reached North Tripura on Friday night, people stranded with their vehicles in long queues before BOC at Dharmnagar town. People gathered at Friday night and the unending queues swelled even-after the midnight till Saturday morning. | 30-Jul-2016 |
| Tripura CPI-M’s 23 years misrule | AGARTALA, July 30 (TIWN): Tripura people are the worst victims of Manik Sarkar Govt’s misrule spanning over 2 decades as wily communist Chief Minister turned State’s every sector a GRAVE due to his lack of management skills and high dose of egos. After 23 years of CPI-M’s domination over Tripura, common people’s anger erupting like volcanos after decades long deprivation, frustrations on CPI-M party. Mass agitations among common people are witnessed every day before petrol pumps. Although many times deprived unemployed youths, pensioners, opposition parties had hit the Chief Minister’s residence but this is the first time in Tripura’s history that agitated people are asking questions directly to the Chief Minister that why he is silent even after public’s suffering since last 2 months ? Essential commodity prices went rocket high after severe petrol crisis due to CM’s negligence. Since 23 years under CPI-M, State PWD’s corruption has resulted in Tripura’s pathetic road-conditions. Moreover, fuel theft, black-marketing in LPG all these were going smoothly since decades in state. | 30-Jul-2016 |
| Tripura Ministers scared after common ma | AGARTALA, July 30 (TIWN): Following the riot staged by the common mass on Friday morning by blocking the movement of the ministers vehicles near secretariat, the cabinet ministers were seen taking alternative route to Secretariat crossing Durga Chowmuhani and Barjala.The common people have lost their patience and now have started raising voice against the escaping tendency of the ministers from every situation. Common people brought out a protest march in Agartala against the Manik Sarkar led Left Front government in failing to address the ongoing fuel crisis in the state continuing for the last more than one month which has led to the government imposing fuel rationing and casketing affect on the price of daily necessary commodities.It is to be mentioned here that the entire state in clutched under massive traffic jam following the road blockade at different parts of Agartala city. From school bus, to ambulance, public vehicles all are crawling in the roads following the road blockade. | 29-Jul-2016 |
| 15 km long Agartala-Akhaura railway proj | AGARTALA, July 30 (TIWN): Along with the inauguration of Agartala- Delhi express train service, Union Railway Minster will also lay the foundation stone for the Indo-Bangla rail link on Sunday. | 29-Jul-2016 |
| TMC lacks candidate to put up for Simna- | AGARTALA, July 30 (TIWN): When CPI-M and IPFT has started with the campaigning, TMC is facing a jolt as they don’t have candidate to put up for the Simna-Tamakari ADC bi-poll. | 29-Jul-2016 |
| Terrible Bus accident left 5 critically | AGARTALA, July 29 (TIWN): In yet another blow on Friday a bus bearing number TR01B1208 on its way from Teliamura to Ghilatali met a terrible accident following the reckless driving. | 29-Jul-2016 |
| Durgabari Road Blockade continues | AGARTALA, July 29 (TIWN): The road-blockade is continuing since more than 14 hours at Agartala Durga Bari Road. | 29-Jul-2016 |
| ‘81 tankers to enter state today' | AGARTALA, July 29 (TIWN): Following the mass agitation displayed on Friday at Agartala City, CPI-M Ministers immediately held a press meet. | 29-Jul-2016 |
| 2 Bangladeshis held in Tripura | TELIAMURA, July 29 (TIWN): Tension grips Indo-Bangla border areas at Teliamura after 2 Bangladeshis held by Tripura Police. | 29-Jul-2016 |
| Shortage of essential items, fuel crippl | Agartala, July 29 (TIWN / IANS) The supply of essentials and fuel continues to be hit badly in Tripura for about two months now even as the state government has repeatedly sought the central government's intervention to restore its lifeline - National Highway-8 - which has been badly damaged in adjacent Assam. | 29-Jul-2016 |
| Fumed public beaten CITU cadre at Durgab | AGARTALA, July 29 (TIWN): The fumed public on Friday beaten a CITU member when he came to the petrol pump during public protest and asked people to stop their protest. | 29-Jul-2016 |
| Continuous fuel crisis hits Kamalpur : M | KAMALPUR, July 29 (TIWN): The continuous crisis of fuels like petrol and diesel already turns out to be a grave problem imposing threat on the communication system of the state. | 29-Jul-2016 |
| Tripura’s burning fuel crisis sin | AGARTALA, July 29 (TIWN): At last Manik Sarkar’s peace-lover cabinet members received a major jolt on Friday, when opposition party blocked Ministers’ vehicles to enter inside Civil Secretariat amidst rain. Following the fuel crisis protest held by angry mass at Durga Bari road in early-morning and also in Old Agartala, the Trinamool Congress hit Civil Secretariat at 10 am and entered inside the Secretariat to block the Ministers' vehicles. West DM Millind Ramteke, SP West along with other Govt. officials, police rushed to Secretariat and tried to control the mass-anger. Opposition supporters asked DM and Police SP, “Whether the whole state is suffering from Fuel crisis, why the Ministers would remain unaffected?†“Why they will not share the common people pains ?â€, they added.In this regard it’s worthy to mention here that Trinamool is also blaming the ruling govt. for this ongoing fuel crisis. They said, “just to flop the massive campaigns organized by Trinamool, the crisis has been createdâ€. | 29-Jul-2016 |
| Lameduck Manik follows Kejriwal for odd- | AGARTALA, July 29 (TIWN): Playing the role of mute spectator, Tripura’s CM Manik Sarkar has finally followed Arvind Kejriwal Odd-even system for the petrol distribution following the acute crisis. Rather than taking any steps to improve the condition of National Highway to smoothen the petrol supply in the state CM Manik Sarkar has enforced odd-even fuel distribution system in the state. Crisis of essential commodities especially petrol and diesel has turned havoc in the state. The prolonged crisis is reported from different corners of the state. On the one hand the common people are suffering from acute petrol and diesel crisis but the authority is reluctant to take any initiative. It is alleged that one-man rule by CM Manik Sarkar has turned massacre in the state for the common people. The state largely exploited in the name of so-called development but in reality there is no much similarity with the ground level.Tripura has introduced an “Odd-Even†system from Thursday wherein petrol stations would provide fuel to odd and even numbered vehicles on alternate days. | 29-Jul-2016 |
| Will Petrol crisis continue upto 9th Aug | AGARTALA, July 29 (TIWN): Acute crisis of petrol continues across the state - from Dharmanagar to Sabroom. On Thursday from very early , even from 4 at dawn bikers, car divers and owners started to stand in queue in front of petrol pumps . As the trend shows it seems that even the crisis may continue upto mid-August. Interestingly TMC Supremo Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to come to Tripura on 9th of August to address a political rally at Agartala. This will be the first time that Mamata will address rally in Tripura after a group of Congress MLA's along with thousands of workers joined TMC in recent months. As of now it seems that if this petrol a diesel crisis continues it will be tough for the TMC to arrange mass gathering in this programme because the arrangement of vehicles for the supporters from different parts of the state won't be very easy. A section of TMC leadership too is concerned with the recent developments across the state. It is to be mentioned here that TMC is scheduled to hold bike rallies across the state on the 4th and 5th August in support of the campaign of Mamta's 9th August rally. But a highly placed source in TMC informed TIWN on Thursday that at present it seems that TMC will find it tough to organize the bike rallies. | 29-Jul-2016 |
| Angry mass condemn over Chief Ministerâ | AGARTALA / OLD AGARTALA, July 29 (TIWN): Law & Order situation is fully collapsed in Agartala city when agitated public hit Durgabari road on Friday morning. Protesting against the prolonged fuel crisis, the common people are burning tires, blocking roads. | 29-Jul-2016 |
| Tripura observed bank strike against pri | AGARTALA, July 29 (TIWN): Along with nation, Tripura also on Friday observed bank strike to protest against the privatization and reforms. | 29-Jul-2016 |
| Lameduck Manik follows Kejriwal for odd- | AGARTALA, July 29 (TIWN): Playing the role of mute spectator, Tripura’s CM Manik Sarkar has finally followed Arvind Kejriwal Odd-even system for the petrol distribution following the acute crisis. Rather than taking any steps to improve the condition of National Highway to smoothen the petrol supply in the state CM Manik Sarkar has enforced odd-even fuel distribution system in the state. Crisis of essential commodities especially petrol and diesel has turned havoc in the state. The prolonged crisis is reported from different corners of the state. On the one hand the common people are suffering from acute petrol and diesel crisis but the authority is reluctant to take any initiative. It is alleged that one-man rule by CM Manik Sarkar has turned massacre in the state for the common people. The state largely exploited in the name of so-called development but in reality there is no much similarity with the ground level.Tripura has introduced an “Odd-Even†system from Thursday wherein petrol stations would provide fuel to odd and even numbered vehicles on alternate days. | 29-Jul-2016 |
| Ambassa: Agitated youths ransacked the p | KAMALPUR, July 29 (TIWN): The long deprived and agitated youths of the Ganganagar area under Ambassa sub-division ransacked the CPI-M party office here this morning. Like all the previous cases the youths of the area this time also got deprived of the job in the revenue department. | 29-Jul-2016 |
| Shortage of essential items, fuel crippl | AGARTALA, July 29 (TIWN/IANS): The supply of essentials and fuel continues to be hit badly in Tripura for about two months now even as the state government has repeatedly sought the central government's intervention to restore its lifeline - National Highway-8 - which has been badly damaged in adjacent Assam. | 29-Jul-2016 |
| Amidst series of confusions Transport Mi | AGARTALA, July 29 (TIWN): Setting aside all the tantrums related to the inauguration of Agartala- Delhi BG express train, Transport Minister Manik Dey confirmed the inauguration of Agartala-Delhi express train by Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on July 31, which falls on Sunday. Talking to TIWN correspondent on Thursday evening , Transport Minister Manik Dey further said that the inauguration program will begin from 12 in the afternoon and will continue for one and half an hour. It is to be mentioned here that on the same day the foundation stone for the Indo-Bangla rail link will also be laid. The inauguration ceremony will be marked in presence of India’s railway minister Rajen Gohai and Bangladesh Railway Minister Moh.Mujibal Haq. Rail board Member AK Mittal, NFR GM Chatay Ram, GM (construction) HK Jaggi, CMD of IRCON Mohan Tiwari, Indian High commission of Bangladesh HarshBardhan Sringla and others likely to remain present in the program.“This is a fully plan-wise crisis created in Tripura created by the Communist Govt. to halt TMC’s political campaign as Mamata Banarjee is arriving in August 9. After 9th August no crisis will be thereâ€, protesters added. Ahead of Mamata Banarjee’s arrival CPI-M is willingly creating the crisis, alleged TMC. | 29-Jul-2016 |
| World Hepatitis Day-2016 disclosed 1.5 l | AGARTALA, July 29 (TIWN): On the occasion of ‘World Hepatitis Day’-2016, “Hepatitis Foundation of Tripura†on its 14th Foundation Day disclosed that Tripura is more victim of Hepatitis-B, which has crossed far more than AIDS. Addressing the people at Mukta Dhara, Dibakar Sarkar, General Secretary of ‘Hepatitis Foundation of Tripura’ said, “Tripura has AIDS victim less than 1000 people, but it has 1.5 lakhs of Hepatitis carrier which kills people more faster than AIDS and due to lack of awareness it’s spreading more and moreâ€.“The tribal areas are more victimized as we could not spread our network yet there. However, at Kanchanpur and Gandhacharra we already reachedâ€, he added. “Hepatitis D and C has been lessen in number as since the foundation in 2002, after vaccination programmes were held regularly.“Although State Govt. can not help us financially but the Tripura Govt. is beside us ‘Logistically’, which is the main support of our organizationâ€, he added.Fueled by General Secretary’s praising Education Minister (the Former Health Minister) who also inaugurated ‘Hepatitis Foundation of Tripura’ in 2002, said that due to lack of proper Health Policy yet in India the Health Care Facilities are in bad shape in all over India, which is affecting Tripura badly. | 28-Jul-2016 |
| One-day strike hits banking services in | Agartala/Guwahati, July 29 (TIWN/IANS): Banking services were badly affected in the northeastern region on Friday as most of the major banks remained closed due to an employees' strike. | 29-Jul-2016 |
| BJP suffers face loss: BJP President coo | AGARTALA, July 29 (TIWN): Although BJP state president one day back claimed that the Agartala-Delhi express train will be inaugurated on August 1 and also circulated a press release, again on Thursday claimed that the date is being stick to July31 as Bangladesh delegates preferred for the inauguration on July 31. | 28-Jul-2016 |
| Rs 4,000 crore to be invested in Tripura | New Delhi, July 29 (TIWN /IANS) Ministry for Road, Transport and Highway (MoRTH) has planned to invest around Rs 4,000 crore for the development of highways and infrastructure in Tripura, said an official statement. | 29-Jul-2016 |
| Tripura Governor, Chief Minister condole | Agartala, July 29 (TIWN / IANS) Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy and Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Thursday condoled the passing away of distinguished writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi, who died in a Kolkata nursing home. | 29-Jul-2016 |
| Golden Girl Dipa karmakar and her coach | AGARTALA, July 28 (TIWN): As the date for the Rio Olympic is coming close, the first Indian woman gymnast from Tripura Dipa karmakar is all set to move out for Brazil on July30 to attend the Rio Olympic 2016. | 28-Jul-2016 |
| Tripura observes World Hepatitis Day-201 | AGARTALA, July 28 (TIWN): World Hepatitis Day-2016 was observed in Muktadhara, in the presence of Minister Tapan Chakraborty, Social Worker Panchali Bhattacharjee, HC Bar Association President P K Biswash, Hepatitis Foundation of Tripura General Secretary Dibakar Sarkar. | 28-Jul-2016 |
| Umbrella body of bank unions called for | AGARTALA, July 28 (TIWN): Banking Service to halt on Friday, as an umbrella body of bank unions have called for a nationwide strike on July 29 to protest against the government’s banking reforms. | 28-Jul-2016 |
| 3 Tripura smugglers held at Assam with h | AGARTALA, July 28 (TIWN): Tripura, Mizoram, Myanmar border regions along Bangladesh turned into a narcotics smuggling den in spite of tall claims from Bangladesh authorities. Just after a day of BGB and BSF joint press meet held at Agartala, where BGB Regional Director Brigadier General Mohammad Habibul Karim claimed Bangladesh initiatives to seal the Myanmar-Bangladesh border but daily drug smugglings continuing unabatedly. On Thursday early morning, Assam police nabbed 2 Tripura men with brown sugar, huge amount of cash from Silchar. Smuggling gang is interlinked with the drug cartels based in Myanmar as most of the drugs i.e. heroin, brown sugar factories are located in hilly regions of Myanmar . Assam police arrested 3 Tripura smugglers at Silchar, named Raju Nama Sudra (28), Bapan Saha (28), Abhijit Debnath (32) who were smuggling brown sugar and heroin. | 28-Jul-2016 |
| Agartala Railway Station getting decorat | AGARTALA, July 28 (TIWN): Preparation is on peak for the Agartala-Delhi express train inauguration programme which is to be held on July 31st. | 28-Jul-2016 |
| Highway limping back to its normalcy: 'B | AGARTALA, July 28 (TIWN): Repairing technique with bamboo finally seems to be working as good numbers of vehicles are entering the state since past two days. As the dry weather persisted in the Lowerpoa section of Assam the construction company has easily carried out the renovation work to some extent. Both NEC and NH8(44) are now giving pass to goods loaded vehicle to enter the state since past two days. Talking to TIWN correspondent, Executive Engineer Malay Deb said that “National Highway is limping back to normalcyâ€. He further said that the construction company is carrying out the renovation work in full swing to give passage to the vehicles as commodity crisis has miserably hit the state. Along with the renovation, vehicles are also given passage to reach to the state soil as it is now quintessential to cater goods from outside the state.Woes of the common people might come to an end with the progress in renovation work of the NH8-44 is underway. The sources further said that recently 80 fuel tankers were dispatched for the state. | 28-Jul-2016 |
| AMC Property tax-2016 issue : ‘La | AGARTALA, July 28 (TIWN): BJP received a major jolt, after allegation came against the party for releasing false data regarding property tax. BJP’s calculation was not at all satisfactory and in BJP Press meet media attacked on BJP spokespersons for publishing wrong information via press release. That time BJP said due to the confusing AMC notification, all these misunderstandings are happening. | 28-Jul-2016 |
| BJP demands immediate renovation of city | AGARTALA, July 28 (TIWN): Bharatiya janata party 6-Agartala Mandal committee on Thursday placed deputation to commissioner of Agartala Municipal Corporation under ward number 10 demanding immediate renovation of connecting roads in the area. | 28-Jul-2016 |
| After rationing of fuel, Tripura govt. E | AGARTALA, July 28 (TIWN): The newly introduced odd-even distribution system of petrol in the state from Thursday has sparked off resentment among the consumers who were unaware about the fact and were standing in queue for fetching petrol since early morning. | 28-Jul-2016 |
| Trinamool facing major problems in polit | AGARTALA, July 28 (TIWN): Fuel crisis disrupting Tripura political campaigns. | 28-Jul-2016 |
| Festive season begins in Tripura: Idol m | AGARTALA, July 28 (TIWN): With the arrival of festive season the idol makers have geared up in giving final shape to the idols across the state. | 28-Jul-2016 |
| BJP placed deputation to Area Manager NF | KUMARGHAT, July 28 (TIWN): Local BJP Supporters organized a Rally and deputation to Kumarghat Area Manager NF Rally regarding five local demands. | 28-Jul-2016 |
| Regrouping for rehabilitation of Jumia A | Sabroom, July 28 (TIWN): State Revenue Commissioner, Principal Secretary Revenue, Chief Engineer RD, DM South, SDM Sabroom, Executive Engineer Satchand ,MDC cum Chairman Rupaichari visited Magroom ADC Village under Rupaichari ADC Village of Sabroom Sub Division. | 28-Jul-2016 |