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Terrorism becoming serious global issue | AGARTALA, Aug 25 (TIWN): Whereas all the developing countries have already recognized the importance of cyber intelligence to tackle the increasing terrorism in their countries, but India’s many bordering states police administration due to lack of training or less knowledge in technical field, yet to manage with the terrorism threats in their areas. | 25-Aug-2016 |
DM West calls for state's Peace & Commun | AGARTALA, Aug 25 (TIWN): West DM Millind Ramteke on Thursday has called for maintaining Tribal / Bengali unities and urged people to maintain the peace of the state. | 25-Aug-2016 |
Indo-Bangla joint meet to commence on Fr | AGARTALA, Aug 25 (TIWN): Terrorism, which has become a global sensitive issue, is increasing its threats to Northeastern Region of India. | 25-Aug-2016 |
BJP raised ‘Peace’ slogan : | AGARTALA, Aug 25 (TIWN): BJP state president on Thursday via a press meet demands for CBI investigation to the incident of August 23rd. | 25-Aug-2016 |
Person missing from NEC road at Kamalpur | KAMALPUR, Aug 25 (TIWN): In a bizarre incident a person of Manikbhander Dutta Para namely Tapas Dutta (42) got missing from NEC road from last afternoon when he approached towards Khowai. | 25-Aug-2016 |
Vested interests trying to spread rumour | AGARTALA, Aug 25 (TIWN/IANS): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Thursday said some vested interests are trying to take advantage of the prevailing situation in the state after the recent ethnic clashes by spreading rumours and using social networks. | 25-Aug-2016 |
GRS transfer resulted into road blockade | KAMALPUR, Aug 25 ( TIWN): The transfer of GRS Pankaj Debnath from Harimangal vc to Raipasa vc under Ambassa RD Block ultimately resulted into road blockade. And the deadlock that began on Tuesdsy ended after 36 long hours when the SDM & the BDO assured the villagers to not to transfer Pankaj last afternoon. | 25-Aug-2016 |
State celebrates Janmastami | AGARTALA, Aug 25 (TIWN): Krishna Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, is celebrating in Tripura with full enthusiasm. | 25-Aug-2016 |
BJP produced deputation on 12 point char | KAMALPUR, Aug 25 (TIWN): The hopes and aspirations that were sown by CPI-M before capturing the power in Ambassa Municipal Council seemed distant dreams to be realised. The basic problems still remained prevalent. And in this context BJP stirred the road last afternoon at Ambassa. A rally roamed different parts of the town before placing the deputation. | 25-Aug-2016 |
Puja organiser committees begins with Du | AGARTALA, Aug 25 (TIWN): All the major puja organiser committee has began with the Durga Puja preparation at Agartala and other parts of the state from Thursday. | 25-Aug-2016 |
Simna-Tamakari ADC bi-election results t | AGARTALA, Aug 25 (TIWN): Security is tightened across simna-Tamakari ADC area to ensure free and smooth counting of votes on Friday. | 25-Aug-2016 |
Jawans continue with their patrolling to | AGARTALA, Aug 25 (TIWN): Once smooth going Agartala city is yet to recover from the shock of the IPFT’s massive violence which was caused during IPFT’s mass rally on August 23.Almost two days have passed from the incident, but Agartala city is yet to return back to normalcy. However sensing the intensity of the situation, the West district administration has imposed prohibitry orders under Section-144 all over Agartala town to prevent illegal gathering of people. It is to be mentioned here that Army Jawans are still continuing with their patrolling at different parts of Agartala city to avoid any untoward incident. The incident has left a severe panic among the common people of Agartala. Unprecedented riot erupted on Tuesday in the Agartala city during IPFT’s massive rally in demand of Twipraland and all of a sudden started rampaging shops, bikes, cars, houses sparking a riot between the tribals and the non- tribals community following the attacks and counter attack on each other.Shocking to the fact is that when the violence erupted during IPFT’s mass rally Civil and Police Administration for some reason appeared incapable and inept to control the situation which has further fuel the situation in the state. | 25-Aug-2016 |
All set to unfold 3rd Tripura Conclave : | AGARTALA, Aug 25 (TIWN): Tripurainfoway.com, is all set to unfold the 3rd Tripura conclave on 26th August 3 PM, at Sukhanta Academy. In a press meet, Tripurainfoway.com Veteran Journalist-author Subir Bhowmik and Editor Saumen Sarker announced it at Agartala Press Club. The 3rd Tripura conclave has taken up a serious issue of importance for Border lined states. The topic this year will be Cross border terrorism in Bangladesh, Implication for India’s border States. This will be a dialogue involving top security and intelligence officials from India and Bangladesh with the avowed aim of promising greater security and intelligence cooperation between not only Delhi and Dhaka but between Bangladesh and the Indian border states, the organizer has planned, with advice and patronage of Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy. | 25-Aug-2016 |
City life gets back to normality, Sectio | AGARTALA, Aug 25 (TIWN): In the name of rally tribals from ADC areas thronged to Agartala City on Tuesday, disrupted normal lives, smooth going city life and created a barbaric situation there. The decision of permitting rally in a working day was strongly criticized by every section of people as it’s well-known that IPFT members maximum times comes in rally in lunatic condition. However, luckily due to Dipa’s achievement it was holiday for school children. | 24-Aug-2016 |
3rd Tripura Conclave to commence on Fri | AGARTALA, Aug 25 (TIWN): With the aim to discuss the issue of cross border terrorism in Bangladesh and its implications on India’s border-states, Tripura Infoway has once come up with an idea to discuss on Terrorism in Bangladesh and its implications for the Indian border states. Addressing the press meet on Wednesday Saumen Sarker (Editor) & Subir Bhaumik ( Former BBC Eastern India Bureau Chief) at press club stated that the 3rd Tripura Conclave to be held at Agartala on 26th August 3pm at Sukanta Academy. The Conclave takes up one issue of importance for India's Northeast each year. It is a one-day event begins with an indoor brainstorming session between invited experts / decision-makers, then followed by a public session at 3pm at Sukanta Academy, Agartala. Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy consented to deliver the keynote address. India and Bangladesh need to fight this menace together. | 25-Aug-2016 |
IPFT mayhem: CM Manik Sarkar yet to open | AGARTALA, Aug 25 (TIWN): When the entire Agartala city is left paralysed after IPFT has conducted severe massacre in the city on August 23 during their rally, CM Manik Sarkar is yet silent into the issue. He is yet to open his mouth into the case. IPFT’s massacre have brought forward the ineptness and failure of Manik‘s administration in controlling the violence in the city. Section 144 was imposed in Agartala after several people were injured in clashes between supporters and activists of Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) and local residents in different parts of the city.A group of people from the procession of IPFT attacked some persons at the heart of the town at Kaman Chowmuhai and ransacked some shops and set fire to some vehicles, apparently without provocation. This incident resulted in clashes and at least 17 people including women were injured. The Indigenous Peoples Front of Twipra (IPFT) today resorted to violence and arson while taking out a procession here to commemorate autonomous district council (ADC) Day, resulting in injury to more than 40 people. | 24-Aug-2016 |
Myanmar-India border high intensity 6.8 | AGARTALA / DHAKA / NEW DELHI, Aug 24 (TIWN): Myanmar, Bangladesh, Northeast region including Tripura experienced a major jolt of 6.8 Richter scale at 10.34 UTC time (India Time 4.04pm). People across Tripura ran out of their homes, businesses as frequent quakes triggered panic. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.The magnitude-6.8 quake struck at a depth of 85 kilometers ), 195 kilometers north of Mandalay, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Horrified people across Tripura ran out of homes, hospitals, shops to escape wrath of earthquake. Railway stations, Agartala's ancient structures reported minor structural damage, no causalities reported. A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale jolted Myanmar on Wednesday -- the second in two days -- with its effects also felt in neighbouring Bangladesh and India's northeast and Kolkata megapolis. According to the Indian Meteorological Department, the epicentre of the earthquake was at a point 195 km south of Myanmar's Mandalay city and about 19 km west of Chauk town. The depth of the earthquake was 85 km.Tripura Govt’s disaster management preparedness yet to learn dealing with massive natural disasters like 6.8 magnitude earthquake of wednesday afternoon. | 24-Aug-2016 |
TRIPURA INFOWAY to conduct Third conclav | AGARTALA, Aug 24 (TIWN): Tripura Infoway is all set to organise its third conclave on August 26 at Sukanta Academy from 3 pm onwards. | 24-Aug-2016 |
6.8 magnitude earthquake shivers Mayanma | AGARTALA, Aug 24 (TIWN): An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude struck central Myanmar on Wednesday, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, shaking buildings across the country and the region. | 24-Aug-2016 |
IPFT blames CPI-M for creating ethnic vi | AGARTALA, Aug 24 (TIWN): IPFT to hold victory rally on 26th August, as N C Debbarma was confident enough about Simna-Tamakari ADC bi-election, the result of which to be published on Wednesday. | 24-Aug-2016 |
Tripura Tribal Gana Mukti Parishad slams | AGARTALA, Aug 24 (TIWN): Tripura Rajya Upajati Ganamukti Parishad in a press meet slams IPFT for creating violence in Agartala during a party campaigning at Agartala. | 24-Aug-2016 |
Tripura reels under massive failure of p | AGARTALA, Aug 24 (TIWN): IPFT’s one day rally and violence have exposed the bare facts that, Tripura’s capital Agartala run under the lawlessness and inept police machinery. When only counted number of IPFT hooligans have conducted mayhem and paralyzed the entire Agartala city, multiple number of TSR, state police personnel failed to control the violence in the city led by IPFT protestors. CM Manik Sarkar’s “President Colour†awarded police were although deployed in every hook and corner of the city but ultimately have shown the failure and negligence in c controlling the blistering violence in the city which left CM Manik Sarkar with no other option to handover the responsibility to Army(Assam Riffles) for controlling the situation. Unprecedented riot erupted on Tuesday in the Agartala city during IPFT’s massive rally in demand of Twipraland and all of a sudden started rampaging shops, bikes, cars, houses sparking a riot between the tribals and the non- tribals community following the attacks and counter attack on each other. | 24-Aug-2016 |
BJP demands CBI investigation to August | AGARTALA, Aug 24 (TIWN): BJP state president Biplab Deb met Home Minister Rajnath Singh and demanded to conduct CBI investigation into the August 23 mayhem created by IPFT during their massive rally at Agartala. | 24-Aug-2016 |
Immature political outlifts bleed Tripur | AGARTALA, Aug 24 (TIWN): Since 1980’s mass butchery of Bengalees by tribal terrorists led by TNV and its leader Bijoy Kumar Hrangkhawl, even today offspring political umbrellas like IPFT continue to bleed State even today. | 24-Aug-2016 |
VC office kept under locks and key for a | KAMALPUR, Aug 24 (TIWN): The transfer of a GRS made the local people irked to such an extent that the VC office remained under lock and key even after 24 hours till now. The incident took place at Harimangal VC of Harinchara area under Ambassa RD Block. | 24-Aug-2016 |
Preparation on peak to celebrate Janmast | AGARTALA, Aug 24 (TIWN): Preparations for Thursday’s Krishna Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, is on peak in Tripura. | 24-Aug-2016 |
Amra Bangali condemns the riot staged by | AGARTALA, Aug 24 (TIWN): Amra Bangali state unit on Wednesday in a press meet at party office criticised the mayhem caused by IPFT on August 23 during their massive rally at Agartala. | 24-Aug-2016 |
TMC calls for Communal harmony | AGARTALA, Aug 24 (TIWN): Trinamool Congress has called for peace harmony following IPFT’s mayhem at Agartala. | 24-Aug-2016 |
Tripura's hilly people created panic in | AGARTALA, Aug 24 (TIWN): The failure of Tripura Police during Tuesday day time and plan-wise disruption created by IPFT on a working day, generated much terror among the common people of Agartala City. Riot which was created by IPFT on Tuesday by attacking non-tribal women children, resulted in huge resentment among the Civilized town people at Agartala. | 23-Aug-2016 |
Dilip Ghosh murder case: 5 awarded with | AGARTALA, Aug 24 (TIWN): Tripura Lower court on Wednesday awarded life time imprisonment to 5 accused in connection to Dilip Ghosh murder case. | 24-Aug-2016 |
Rape accused SI Subimal got interim bail | KAMALPUR, Aug 24 (TIWN): Rape accused SI Subimal Debnath of Ambassa police station got interim bail for 15 days. He would be produced before the Court on 7th September next. After three days' jail custody Subimal was produced before the court today. | 24-Aug-2016 |
IPFT stages unruly ugly show at Agartala | AGARTALA, Aug 24 (TIWN): The regional IPFT party, known for the unruly behaviour of his cadres, staged another ugly show at Agartala on Tuesday. The show in the form of procession moved through the streets of Agartala raising slogans for separate state called ‘Twipra land’, shouting abuses at Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and vociferously opposing any interaction between tribals and non-tribal’s.The unruly cadres of IPFT had also assaulted peaceful citizens who needed emergency crossing of the roads. The whole ugly show left a better taste in the minds of the people of Agartala. The unruly act of IPFT cadres has generated resentment among the peace loving people of Agartala city. IPFT’s rally has created unrest across the state especially at Agartala city when clash erupted at the three most crowded place of Agartala at Aitorma, Cornnel Chowmuhani, Press club and many other located place of the city. Reportedly, in some places some of the youths in uncontrolled situation were harassing people, drinking liquor from soda bottles, scared shopkeepers complained before the police. But police played different roles in same day at two different places. Police were hyper active when NSUI staged dharna in front of Manik Dey’s home. At the same time with violent IPFT youths, police were just mute spectators as instructed by CPI-M honchos to keep tribal vote bank intact. | 23-Aug-2016 |
Rs. 5 crore scam under Tripura Handloom | AGARTALA, Aug 24 (TIWN): In another major jolt, CID recently raided Tripura Handloom, Handicraft & Sericulture department and busted a scam of Rs. 5 crore scam and yet after passage of 5 days no action is taken against Handloom, Handicraft & Sericulture Dy. Director D Debbarma. | 24-Aug-2016 |
Section 144 imposed at Agartala | AGARTALA, Aug 23 (TIWN): With the failure of state police, Army has taken over the situation of Agartala. | 23-Aug-2016 |
Agartala mayhem! clashes erupt during IP | AGARTALA, Aug 23 (TIWN): In a barbaric development, at least few number of people was injured when clash erupted between IPFT and other locals during the mammoth public gathering and mass rally organised by IPFT on Tuesday on observance of “Twipraland†statehood demand day at Agartala city. IPFT’s rally has created unrest across the state especially at Agartala city when clash erupted at the three most crowded place of Agartala at Aitorma, Cornnel Chowmuhani, Press club and many other located place of the city. Talking to TIWN correspondent, SP West Abhijit Saptarshi said clash erupted during IPFT ‘s rally between IPFT and common people. He further said that massive damage of public and private property was reported, spreading severe panic across the state. However, once again IPFT is trying to fan unrest in the State where ‘peace has returned after two decade long insurgency and ethnic turmoil. IPFT which is known as a hardliner party and often blamed for its alleged soft stance on extremist movements is clearly trying to woo the tribal society after years of political isolation. | 23-Aug-2016 |
20 injured in Agartala clashes | Agartala, Aug 23 (TIWN / IANS) At least 20 people were injured, a few seriously, here after activists of a tribal party attacked civilians and traders without any provocation, police said on Tuesday. | 23-Aug-2016 |
IPFT rally cause sporadic clashes in Aga | Agartala, Aug 23 (TIWN): Sporadic clashes erupted during an IPFT procession in Agartala on Tuesday. | 23-Aug-2016 |
IPFT organised mass rally in demand of T | AGARTALA, Aug 23 (TIWN): Pressing higher for Twipraland, IPFT on Tuesday organised a mammoth public gathering and mass rally on observance of “Twipraland†statehood demand day at Swami Vivekananda Stadium followed by a mass rally at Agartala. | 23-Aug-2016 |
IPFT’s mass rally disrupts traffi | AGARTALA, Aug 23 (TIWN): Transportation in Tripura is simply cut off due to the mass rally by the unruly IPFT in demand of their Twipra land. It is to be mentioned here that raising the slogans of “Twipraland†the unruly IPFT on Tuesday organised massive rally blocking the roads giving rise to massive traffic jam. It is to be mention here that after getting no response of forming a separate land for the indigenous people, the unruly IPFT has called this rally . The unruly IPFT, in a statement earlier, called for blockade of the Assam-Agartala National Highway on June 22 for 24 hours to press for their demand. This demand is aimed at destabilising the communal harmony between tribal and non-tribal communities of the state and against peace and development of the state. Once again IPFT is trying to fan unrest in the State where ‘peace has returned after two decade long insurgency and ethnic turmoil. IPFT which is known as a hardliner party and often blamed for its alleged soft stance on extremist movements is clearly trying to woo the tribal society after years of political isolation. With the aim to strengthen its demand for a separate land to achieve ‘Twipra-land’ with areas under tribal autonomous district council to protect the rights and identity of Tripura’s tribal population. | 23-Aug-2016 |
Tripura’s only hope Dipa’s | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, Aug 23 (TIWN): Tripura’s lameduck State Govt shown the rest of nation that CPI-M haven’t learnt any lessons to honour Olympian Athlete Dipa Karmakar. Manik Sarkar given no cash awards but a consolation post of Asst Director of Sports to Dipa whereas faraway Telengana Govt awarded Rs 50 Lakhs to Dipa Karmakar. Even a criminal like rapist Panna Ahmed was given prized position of Joint Director in same Sports Ministry headed by tainted Minister Shahid Chowdhury. As the curtains came down on the world's greatest sports extravaganza here, India goes back with one silver medal and one bronze -- consolation prizes for a nation of 1.3 billion people amidst dashed hopes of improving on London Olympics of four years ago, when six medals were won. In the beginning, top officials of the Indian Olympics Association (IOA) were hopeful that India would reach a double-digit in medals, an assumption which got shattered in the first few days here when athlete after athlete either did not qualify, or came up just short of a medal. It was women power, though, which saved everyone here, and the nation, deep blushes as at one stage it appeared the Indian contingent would go home empty handed. | 23-Aug-2016 |
Simna-Tamakari ADC Bi-Election begins in | AGARTALA, Aug 23 (TIWN): Amidst tight security, bi-election to 13 Simna-Tamakari ADC Constituency began on Tuesday morning at 32 polling stations. | 23-Aug-2016 |
Dipa appears for her MA Examination just | AGARTALA, Aug 23 (TIWN): Just a day after arriving at Agartala, DIpa sat for writing her examination papers on Tuesday. | 23-Aug-2016 |
Quake hits northeast India, neighbouring | AGARTALA/AIZWAL, Aug 23 (TIWN/IANS): A 5.5-magnitude earthquake in the Myanmar-India border region on Tuesday rocked Assam, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya and some other parts of northeast India, but there was no report of major damage, officials said. | 23-Aug-2016 |
5.3 magnitude earthquake records near My | AGARTALA, Aug 23 (TIWN): A 10 sec. intensity earthquake shook NE and its neighbouring area at 7.41 Am. | 22-Aug-2016 |
Tripura's Sports Ministry turns a den fo | AGARTALA, Aug 23 (TIWN): Tripura’s sports department turned a den for corruption, more corrupt creatures occupying key posts like rapist Joint Director Panna Ahmed. On the basis of smuggling lobby’s support and Minister Shahid Chowdhury, rapist Panna Ahmed was appointed as Joint Director of Sports. With pressure from narcotics smugglers and CPI-M lobbies, Panna Ahmed was earlier appointed as SDM Sonamura in place of upright SDM Subhashis Das as over Rs 100 crores Ganja fields were destroyed. Now again appointment of Panna Ahmed as the joint director of Sports gives a clear indication that CM Manik Sarkar is playing a suspicious role in his promotion. Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar’s suspicious role behind promoting rapist Panna Ahmed as Joint Director of Sports, then CM’s direct role in shielding Minister Shahid Chowdhury’s criminal activities, whose wife not only directly involved with Sonamura’s dreaded smuggling rackets, also Shahid Chowdhury, Panna Ahmed’s relatives like Roman Mia, who is known as the Phensydyl smuggling king of Sonamura.The minister came under the scanner when the arms dealer, who was arrested in the state for anti-India activities, spilled the beans about his association with the Communist leader. | 22-Aug-2016 |
Every Chief Ministers expressed their dr | AGARTALA, Aug 23 (TIWN): Sikim CM has recently expressed his desire for own State’s Development and said, “My dream is to make the state a tourist hubâ€. UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is already determined to revamp state’s IT policy. Mamata Banarjee wanted to convert Calcutta as London. But Tripura is one of the rarest examples where a Chief Minister after ruling 23 years has failed to make a single policy to upgrade the state, apart from begging funds from the central. | 22-Aug-2016 |
After spending Rs. 8.56 lakh crores for | AGARTALA, Aug 23 (TIWN): Aiming to lift Indian Railway at an International level of Railway service, Suresh Prabhu is focusing to double the budget after the ending of FYs 2015-2019. “After the spending of Rs. 8.56 lakh crores in these 5 years, we should spend double than this amount if we want Indian Railways to reach anywhere close to world standardsâ€, said Prabhu. However, the govt. is giving importance into 2 aspects : 1) Funding, 2) Capability. For funding the Central Govt. which has already taken Rs. 1.5 lakh crores from LIC is now going for partnership with the states. “We are also partnership with state govt. for not only sources of funding, but also enhancement in management bandwidthâ€. However, although 17 states have agreed in this agreement, Tripura Govt. is yet to recognize the importance of the project-priority.For the 2nd element which is to execute projects Govt. will additionally give importance to private investment & E-tendering. Prabhu said, “We have started moving to EPC type contracting to ensure participation of big infrastructure playersâ€. | 22-Aug-2016 |
Telengana Govt. announced Rs. 50 lakhs f | AGARTALA, Aug 22 (TIWN): The Telengana Govt. has announced Rs. 50 lakhs to Tripura Gymnast star Dipa Karmakar even before Manik Sarkar opened his mouth to congratulate Dipa Karmakar. Being and brought up in Tripura’s faded sports environment Dipa alone made her place in Olympic without any back bone support from Tripura Government. | 22-Aug-2016 |
No Cash reward for Dipa, rather CM Manik | AGARTALA, Aug 22 (TIWN): Where Telengana government has announced a cash award of Rs 50 lakhs for Dipa Karmakar, her own state has failed to provide any cash prize rather has announced the post of Assistant Director and Deputy Director to Dipa and her coach. | 22-Aug-2016 |
Security tightened for Simna-Tamakari AD | AGARTALA, Aug 22 (TIWN): Security tightened across Simna-Tamakari ADC area ahead of bi-election scheduled to be held on August 23. The poll to begin from 11AM and will continue till 3 in the evening. | 22-Aug-2016 |