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| Petrol price up by 28 paise/litre, diese | NEW DELHI / AGARTALA, Oct 1 (TIWN): Amid the recent fluctuation in global oil prices, state-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC) moved in different ways on transport fuels, increasing the price of petrol by 28 paise a litre and decreasing diesel by 6 paise effective Saturday -- both at Delhi, with corresponding changes in other states. | 30-Sep-2016 |
| CPI-M’ increasing fear with Safro | AGARTALA, Oct 1 (TIWN): Huge number of RSS youths flooded Agartala City with their colourful attire, full of patriotic temperament just after India took revenge against Pakistan militants at J&K LoC. The Mahalaya occasion has become significant after Indian Special Forces targeted "some terrorist teams" positioned on the Line of Control (LoC) on Wednesday night. | 30-Sep-2016 |
| Over 70 percent terrorists using cyber s | NEW DELHI / AGARTALA, Sep 30 (TIWN): Over 70 per cent of terrorists and terror groups across the globe are using various cyber medium tools to spread the evil of terrorism and further their goals, Gulshan Rai, the National Cyber Security Coordinator in the Prime Ministers Office (PMO) has said. Speaking at the India Conference on Cyber Security & Internet Governance organised by Observer Research Foundation here, Rai said 70-75 per cent of terrorists are using tools like voice over internet telecom, social media and even encryption to spread the menace of terrorism and further their goals.Tripura's zero Cybercrime infrastructures a cause of concern because not even a single cyber crime was solved till date. | 30-Sep-2016 |
| Anti Nationalist speech haunts CPI-M aft | AGARTALA, Sep 30 (TIWN): NE Connectivity Industry summit which was supposed to showcase Manik Sarkar's'golden' achievements, instead resulted in disaster after Tripura CM's anti-nationalist remarks delivered against Indian Foreign Policy and Prime Minister. Tripura Governor sent a strong report to the Central Govt. but Manik Sarkar planwise engaged his spy officials headed by Secretary to Governor & nominated IAS official Samarji Bhowmik whose work is just to report about Governor’s movement to CM. Reportedly, vigilance in Governor house has been tightened further with the help of Manik’s various spies, as CPI-M’s worries now have no endings after CM’s anti-national mask was exposed at NE summit, when Manik Sarkar went out of control being hit by NITI Ayog member Bibek Debroy’s questionings. Central Govt., Ministry of External Affairs has sought the details and asked to know the truth about Tripura Chief Minister’s speech at NE summit immediately after 2 days of the incident Governor sent the report to Delhi. | 30-Sep-2016 |
| Assam Rifles organized rally on World He | AGARTALA, Sep 30 (TIWN): World Heart Day, which is being observed globally on Thursday (29 September) by doctors, experts, and civil societies—was also celebrated in Tripura & on Friday Assam Rifles organized a massive rally on this occasion. | 30-Sep-2016 |
| TMC organized bike rally on the occasion | AGARTALA, Sep 30 (TIWN): Trinamool Congress led by President Ratan Chakraborty held a bike rally at Agartala. | 30-Sep-2016 |
| Devotees thronged to Matabari on the occ | UDAIPUR, Sep 30 (TIWN): Long queues were observed at Udaipur Matabari temple for Darshan & paying offers to Tripura Sundari Devi on the occasion of auspicious Mahalaya. | 30-Sep-2016 |
| Police busy in tracking the drunkards an | KAMALPUR, Sep 30 (TIWN): The grand great festivity of Durga Puja remains knocking at the door. Hence the maintaining of peace and law and order become one of the prime aims for the police. And in this context, the police have strengthened its vigil throughout the state. | 30-Sep-2016 |
| BJP organized bike rally on the occasion | DHARMANAGAR, Sep 30 (TIWN): On the occasion of Mahalaya, BJP kicked off a bike rally on Friday. | 30-Sep-2016 |
| Tripura Theater published Book | AGARTALA, Sep 30 (TIWN): Tripura Theater published a Drama-Book on Friday published a book on the occasion of Durga Puja named Puja Sankha at Agartala Press club State. | 30-Sep-2016 |
| Lions Club held social work on Mahalaya | AGARTALA,Sep 30 (TIWN): Lions club organized a programme on the occasion of Mahalaya. M.P Jiten Chowdhury inaugurated this programme. | 30-Sep-2016 |
| Auspicious ‘Mahalaya’ obser | AGARTALA, Sep 30 (TIWN): Amidst heavy downpour, the weeklong countdown for the biggest festival-Durga Puja starts on Tuesday with the auspicious occasion Mahalaya marking the start of Devipaksha (Fortnight of the Goddess). In this holy morning, Mahalaya was celebrated across the state Tripura with a lot of pomp and gaiety. | 30-Sep-2016 |
| Udaipur gears up in festive temperament | UDAIPUR, Sep 30 (TIWN): Udaipur city, better known as ‘Mandir-Nagari’ has geared up in festive temperament on the occasion of Mahalaya. | 30-Sep-2016 |
| After Kargil in Vajpayee’s time, | AGARTALA, Sep 30 (TIWN): Indian Para special force has once again worked as “BHRAMHASTRA†against the neighboring Pakistan, which was also used to free Kargil in Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s time. Atal Bihari Vajpayee has become a legendary who regained Kalgil Hill from Pakistan in 1999.In 1999, by July Indian forces had reclaimed territories on its side of the LoC. The Vajpayee government also established the Defense Intelligence Agency to provide better military intelligence and monitor India's border with Pakistan. The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict, was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control. After Vajpayee, 10 years passed without any action against Pakistan in UPA Govt led by Congress Era in Hindustan. Narendra Modi after becoming the Prime Minister of India in 2014, has again shown the capacity of India by its para special force. | 30-Sep-2016 |
| Plan panel abolition causes Tripura Rs 1 | AGARTALA, Sep 30 (TIWN/IANS): Following the abolition of the Planning Commission of India and the adoption of a new policy at the Centre, Tripura lost Rs 1,356 crore in 2015-16, an official statement said here on Friday. | 30-Sep-2016 |
| Mahalaya morning begins by invoking Devi | AGARTALA, Sep 30 (TIWN): Tripura woke up on Friday morning with Mahalaya songs, playing by various organizations, TV channels, Radio. People opened eyes chanting Shaki-Devi’s name, as Mahalaya invocation song is everywhere. | 29-Sep-2016 |
| Mamata party first ever introduced Anti | AGARTALA, Sep 30 (TIWN): To give a major jolt to the traditional goondaraj of CITU & other Red-Unions, Trinamool Congress has introduced a new labour union in Tripura to beat the Dadagiri on passengers. | 29-Sep-2016 |
| Railways introduces 33 per cent sub-quot | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, Sep 30 (TIWN): The Indian Railways on Thursday introduced a sub-quota of 33 per cent for women in allotment of each of the reserved catering units and also launched a new 'Train at a Glance' and time table effective from October 1.Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said: "The introduction of new policy providing sub-quota of 33 per cent to women in catering units is a step towards women empowerment and their increased participation in the railways." He also said that the Railways will continue to introduce such new reformative steps. Apart from these, the Railways also liberalised station-to-station special freight rates policy, launched policy giving preference to local domicile holders for commercial licenses at stations, and introduced new system of allocating vacant berths after final charting to wayside stations.According to the ministry, 33 per cent sub-quota reservation for women shall ensure allotment of minimum 8 per cent stalls to women at A1, A, B and C category rail stations and minimum 17 per cent at D, E and F category stations. | 30-Sep-2016 |
| Tripura Govt yet to utilize state's Tea | GUWAHATI / AGARTALA, Sep 30 (TIWN): The Assam government has announced 20 per cent bonus to tea garden workers as a gift for the forthcoming Durga Puja festival. But the tradition of tea gardening in Tripura is almost on the verge of extinction due to Tripura Govt.’s negligence to Tea plantation, promoting other products as rubber. On the other hand Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said this on Thursday while adding that he has directed Industries and Commerce Department to dispense the payment of 20 per cent bonus to tea workers as their puja gift.The decision assumes significance as there has been growing dissatisfaction among the tea garden workers in different tea gardens across the state and most of them have been demanding release of 20 percent bonus for the Durga puja festival.However, the state government's decision to release 20 percent bonus will be applicable only to the 15 tea gardens under the state run Assam Tea Corporation Limited (ATCL). Most of the other private owned gardens are yet to announce the bonus this year.It may be mentioned here that Assam has over 800 small and large plantations and only 15 of them with over 16,000 workers spreading across the districts of Nagaon, Biswanath, Golaghat, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Charaideo and Karimganj are under the ATCL. | 29-Sep-2016 |
| BJP held LoC victory rally : Patriotic | AGARTALA, Sep 29 (TIWN): Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi country has witnessed another historical day in Independent India, when J&K was occupied by Nawaz Sarif led Pakistan militant. | 29-Sep-2016 |
| India hits terrorists across LoC, CPI-M' | NEW DELHI/AGARTALA, Sep 29 (TIWN): India said on Thursday it carried out surgical strikes on terrorist launch pads across the LoC in Pakistan and inflicted heavy casualties. Islamabad insisted there had been only cross-border clashes that left two of its soldiers dead. Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar's Anti-National propaganda against Indian Prime Minister Modi at NE Connectivity Summit failed to deter national spirit to strike against Pakistan. Eleven days after terrorists killed 18 Indian soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Special Forces targeted "some terrorist teams" positioned on the Line of Control (LoC) on Wednesday night, the military said. "During these counter-terrorist operations, significant casualties have been caused to the terrorists and those who support them," Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, the Director General Military Operations (DGMO), told the media. As Indian authorities ordered a high alert along the border areas of Punjab and Gujarat and said it was ready for any retaliation by Islamabad, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif sounded a warning to New Delhi. | 29-Sep-2016 |
| After massive face-lost in NE summit, CM | AGARTALA, Sep 29 (TIWN): Manik Sarkar on Thursday at Agartala press club, while delivering his speech in a book publication programme, he mentioned about his busy schedule, but how he managed time for attending such programmes. | 29-Sep-2016 |
| Anti left Union raised voice against CIT | AGARTALA, Sep 29 (TIWN): A newly emerged Labour Union in Tripura held press meet on Thursday condemning against the 'Union Dadagiri' of CITU in state. | 29-Sep-2016 |
| State level NDC workshop held at Pragna | AGARTALA, Sep 29 (TIWN): A state level NDC workshop was held in Agartala Prgana Bhawan on Thursday. | 29-Sep-2016 |
| Tripura gears up to celebrate Durga Puja | AGARTALA, Sep 29 (TIWN): Only few days left when Durag Puja, the most famous celebration for Bengalis in Tripura will begin. | 29-Sep-2016 |
| Social works increased with election com | AGARTALA, Sep 29 (TIWN): With the introduction of TMC backed labour union, CITU has started social work to beat the anti-leftist trade union. | 29-Sep-2016 |
| Potters losing hopes of bright future in | KAMALPUR, Sep 29 (TIWN): The cloudless blue sky, seasonal flowers and the soothing breeze of late autumn signifies the coming of the greatest festival of the Bengali Hindus on the earth. | 29-Sep-2016 |
| 2 incidents which hit Manik Sarkar†| AGARTALA, Sep 29 (TIWN): The two incidents which darkened the face of Manik Sarkar must hit him as nightmare, although Chief Minister says for having ‘No Guilty’ for such activities. | 29-Sep-2016 |
| Handicapped Hirenadra got deprived of RS | KAMALPUR, Sep 29 (TIWN): The red-tapism of bureaucracy and the negligence have created much problem for the commoners in the state. | 29-Sep-2016 |
| ‘China, Pakistan external enemies, | KOLKATA / AGARTALA, Sep 29 (TIWN): BJP,TMC and other parties taken up massive protests against CPI-M’s anti-national propaganda nationwide. Bengal BJP State Secretary Joyprakash Majumder said “ CPI-M is India’s worst enemy internally apart from external enemies China and Pakistan. Not only that, CPI-M Party involved in anti-national activities, funded by China and Pakistan to de-stabilize Indiaâ€. Tripura CM’s anti-national comments by calling India’s foreign policy towards South Asian nations as “Dada Giriâ€, then blasting Indian Govt for all problems in front of foreign countries representatives from Bangladesh, Russia, Myanmar in ‘Northeast Connectivity Summit’ held at Agartala on Sep 21-23, 2016. Although Tripura CM’s hitting comments against Indian Prime Minister has branded him an anti-national but whatever was said, Manik Sarkar has not yet apologized, instead repeated same outbursts. Opposition leader Sudip Roy Barman when asked CM the reason behind such disrespectful comments, but CM said, “Whatever I said, I said in cool mindâ€. | 29-Sep-2016 |
| Union Finance Minister projects improvin | NEW DELHI / AGARTALA, Sep 29 (TIWN): Tripura CPI-M Govt yet to undertake any reforms to change State's economy even though Centre is trying to improve competitiveness, reforms nationwide.Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said here on Wednesday that it was laudable that India has moved up 32 notches in two years in the Global Competitiveness Index of the World Economic Forum and added that with reforms like Goods and Services Tax (GST), the ranking will only improve.The Finance Minister was referring to India's 39th rank in the latest Geneva-based, high-profile organisation's annual list, against 55 last year and 71 the year before, which it attributed to recent reforms, as also fiscal and monetary policies."This is a continuing process," Jaitley told a press conference at Delhi, evidently called to speak about the new ranking. "It reflects a significant improvement in India's competitiveness. This is related to the actual progress that we are making," said the Finance Minister. | 29-Sep-2016 |
| PWD corruption causing poor roadways, re | AGARTALA, Sep 29 (TIWN): Whereas Tripura Govt. keeps on blaming the Assam Govt. & central govt for the pathetic condition of National Highway, on the other hand agitated locals on Wednesday blocked Airport road seeking reason behind PWD’s negligence in roadway renovation. | 29-Sep-2016 |
| Marijuana plants destroyed under Bishalg | BISHALGARH, Sep 29 (TIWN): About 50,000 marijuana plants were destroyed in the bordering villages of Konaban area Tripura during a joint drive by the BSF, police, forest department, excise and the general administration. | 28-Sep-2016 |
| NE region, Tripura under heavy disaster | AGARTALA, Sep 29 (TIWN): Tripura’s location in seismic zone 5, the highest earthquake prone zone, natural hazards as earthquakes, landslides and floods are hitting the state regularly, but the State Govt yet to take serious initiatives to tackle such disaster risks. Floods in Northern part of Tripura & few other subdivisions have become an annual occasions of the state. Whereas Assam is known as regular sufferer from such disasters like flood, but every year households becoming homeless during monsoon, especially in North Tripura. In 2016 also more than 1000 homeless recorded during the whole June/ July months. Apart from flood, Tripura is undergoing frequent earthquake shocks. In 2016 state witnessed atleast 5 earthquakes, but state’s disaster management has been proven mostly useless during emergency times. | 29-Sep-2016 |
| Ministers undertake 'publicity' drives | AGARTALA, Sep 28 (TIWN): Tripura Urban Development Minister suddenly woke up from slumber after years to undertake 'clean Agartala' drive as opposition TMC, BJP cornering CPI-M on various issues. Apart from CM Manik Sarkar's recent anti-national comments against PM Modi and Indian Foreign Policy damaged the CPI-M image permanently which like to reflect in 2018's Assembly Election. On wednesday,a general meeting held under AMC, where SP West, DSP, Principal Secretary to Urban Development, AMC Mayor all were present. Another illiterate Minister (former Bus Conductor) Manik Dey at AMC meeting was almost acting rougue like Chief Minister Manik Sarkar who before masses, media is prefer to blast the higher officials of the concerned Dept. which help to draw the sympathy of public to his own vote-bank. | 29-Sep-2016 |
| After Manik Sarkar's anti-national comme | SRINAGAR / AGARTALA, Sep 28 (TIWN): CPI-M Politburo apparently taken an anti-India, pro-Pakistan, pro-China stand as communist politicians are blasting Indian Govt on every pretexts. On Sep 21-23 North East Connectivity summit at Agartala, Tripura CM Manik Sarkar not only blasted Indian Govt and criticized Indian Foreign Policy in front of Foreign countries Ministers and dignataries. Another CPI-M Politician MLA Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami attacked Centre for advocating withdrawal of AFSPA and the Disturbed Area Act from Kashmir, CPI-M on Wednesday said thata the Centre had taken no visible action on the deliberations held during the all-party delegation's visit to the restive valley. This had led to increased disillusionment and alienation among the people of the Kashmir Valley, the Communist Party of India-Marxist state general secretary told the media here. "The delaying tactics seemingly adopted by the government in initiating a credible and comprehensive dialogue with the stakeholders (in Kashmir) amounts to a disservice to the people which has dangerous implications." | 29-Sep-2016 |
| Modi's 'Act East' Policy driving Rail Ne | AGARTALA, Sep 28 (TIWN): North Tripura to Gomati Dist. is now almost connected by BG railway tracks as CRS inspection already completed by the Safety Commissioner. The demand for Rail Service was always high in Tripura which has been proven with the increasing demand of people for more trains. Already bunches of demands raised for more express trains, and more local trains which shows that people got a relief after the railway service began in Tripura, although after 70 years of Independence & 68 years of Tripura’s becoming a part of India. Suresh Prabhu, Union Railway Ministry however in the inauguration day of Dehi-Agartala Express train said, “This is just the beginning…. Not only Tripura Sundari many trains will come in coming yearsâ€. Now one can see in Agartala Railway station that trains how frequently are coming. The places which were known as interior places, now is overcrowded and lively.This is the 1st phase of development that Tripura is undergoing. By connecting till Sabroom the first phase of Railway Connectivity will be completed within 2017’s beginning. | 28-Sep-2016 |
| Manik Dey held meeting with AMC | AGARTALA, Sep 28 (TIWN): In a general meeting held at Agartala Municipal Council Office, Urban Development Minister asked AMC to start drive to clean the whole City. | 28-Sep-2016 |
| Tripura remembers Bhagat Singh on his 10 | AGARTALA, Sep 28 (TIWN): Tripura on Wednesday paid tribute to Freedom fighter Bhagat Singh on his 109th birth anniversary. | 28-Sep-2016 |
| State BJP blocked road in demand of basi | AGARTALA, Sep 28 (TIWN): Tripura state BJP in demand of basic infrastructure at Barjala locality hit the road at Barjala-Airport route on Wednesday. | 28-Sep-2016 |
| ‘Housing for all by 2022’ : | AGARTALA, Sep 28 (TIWN): The ongoing corruption under Pradhan Mantri Awash Yojna PMAY has gripped Tripura before it started to function fully. Although the project is yet to start in Urban areas, but names of the beneficiaries have already gathered by CPI-M Party machineries in urban bodies. | 28-Sep-2016 |
| E-District remained as a concept in Trip | AGARTALA, Sep 28 (TIWN): As per the directory, Govt. of Tripura. District e-Governance Society (DeGS) has been formed in each district of the State. | 28-Sep-2016 |
| Tripura to be connected to all NE capita | AGARTALA, Sep 28 (TIWN): NE connectivity summit’s concluding day on Sep 23rd at PragnaBhavan, it was said that although railway, ports, airlines are easing travelling, but the lifeline to business & commerce are the Highways, which are traditionally known as the shortcut common ways for trade.It was also said by experts that the long term potential for Northeastern States to be connected seamlessly via road networks internally as well as externally--------1) Internally among the 8 state capitals through a Northeast Ring Road, and 2) externally with Asian Highway Network. Reaping the maximum benefits out of he Asian Highway Network will require having Motor vehicle Agreement in place with Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand initially, which can be extended subsequently with Cambodia, Lao, Vietnam and Malaysia, which may allow seamless movement of cargo vehicles and passenger vehicles across borders, boosting trade & tourism by manifold. | 28-Sep-2016 |
| Smuggling of marijuana at a rise ahead o | AGARTALA, Sep 28 (TIWN): As Durga Puja is coming closer demands for narcotics is high across Tripura. With the making of puja pandles, the manufacturing of Ganaja, Charas and importing of various other drugs is much rampant in state and businessmen are busy to fill their go-downs with such goods. | 28-Sep-2016 |
| BSF booked one Nigerian with Bangladeshi | BELONIA, Sep 28 (TIWN): It was just before 2 months that one Nigerian was nabbed from Sonamura Indo Bangla border without any valid documents with him, that another Nigerian was arrested from South Tripura on Tuesday by BSF Jawans. | 27-Sep-2016 |
| Sugar price again hikes in Tripura | AGARTALA, Sep 28 (TIWN): After Sugar price was hiked with Rs. 6 per in April-2016, again Tripura Finance Minister Bhanulal Saha announced that more 4 rupees to hike against the present sugar price. | 27-Sep-2016 |
| Tripura's pending border issues may reso | NEW DELHI / AGARTALA, Sep 28 (TIWN): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh stressed upon the need for zero infiltration at a review meeting in Delhi where HM took stock of the functioning of Border Security Force (BSF) and discussed to expedite pending issues related to border management and infrastructure development. "Home Minister pointed that all out efforts should be made by BSF and other security forces to ensure reduced or zero infiltration especially along the Pakistan border," a source said. Intensified border patrolling and enhanced intelligence gathering have been identified as two chief aspects of the functioning of the BSF to ensure "reduced or zero infiltration" along the international border, sources said. State Tripura under CPI-M Govt is facing major threats due to the free influx of terrorists, extremists via its unfenced borders. | 28-Sep-2016 |
| BJP condemns increasing labour deaths in | AGARTALA, Sep 28 (TIWN): Within 15 days at least 4 people were killed in underground deep-wells due to poisonous gases. Labourers are never provided with oxygen masks and violating all rules of labour-safety they are sent to work in empty hands. Two weeks back, 2 workers died at Dharmanagar due to poisonous gases while working in a deep-well. Surprisingly, after the incident, State Govt didn’t take the issue seriously, resulting 2 more youths’ death at Agartala in similar circumstances. Maintenance work was going inside a Govt owned culvert tank in Agartala town where 2 people died on Tuesday.A worker went inside the tank, as usual without any safety equipment, but the tank was full of poisonous gas as it was closed for years. Although, fire brigade was informed but as fire brigade was late, so co-worker jumped into the water-tank to save his friend, but the poisonous gas also took him down. When Fire Brigade came, the 2nd boy was still alive, but the firemen escaped from the place saying, “It’s not our jobâ€. | 28-Sep-2016 |
| BJP led mass-protests flood Agartala St | AGARTALA, Sep 27 (TIWN): BJP led massive protests erupted in Agartala as spontaneous burning of Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar’s effigies symbolized the mass-protests against anti-national remarks by Manik in FICCI held NE Connectivity Sep 21-23 at Agartala. Anti-National comments by Manik Sarkar resulted mass protests led by common men, media, writers against Tripura CM. Manik Sarkar not only attacked Indian Prime Minister Modi and his foreign policies, even blamed India for so call ‘big brotherly attitude’, spoke against national ‘Act East’ Policy, also insulted Indian Govt’s various diplomatic activities and economic activities in North East and South Asia region. Being an undeveloped state’s Chief Minister Chief Minister showed his extreme-disrespect against the Indian Govt.’s foreign policy. CM’s direct attacks on PM Modi in front of foreign guests from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Russia damaged his image finally. | 27-Sep-2016 |
| Devastated parents burst into tears afte | AGARTALA, Sep 27 (TIWN): Parents burst into tears after NDRF recovered deadbodies from the culvert-tanker at Indranagar, where their sons fall at 10 AM on Tuesday. | 27-Sep-2016 |