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Tripura Assam force jointly organized me | DHARMANAGAR / AGARTALA, Nov 20 (TIWN): District Administration, Hailakandi joined hands with Inspector General Assam Rifles(East) in healing the wounds of far flung habitats of South Hailakandi. | 20-Nov-2016 |
Tripura CPI-M hired Delhi University Pro | AGARTALA, Nov 20 (TIWN): United Forums of Communist party here, comprising TGTA, TTA, Tripura University Employees Committee, Tripura University Officer Committee, Tripura University Teachers Committee, Tripura College Teachers Association, DYFI, TYF, SFI, TSU, Tripura Science Forum, Tripura Education Dept. Officers Association got together at Agartala town hall to oppose the central education policy draft on Sunday. Delhi University professor Saswati Majumder was present on that occasion. Some illogical demands have been raised by 16 unions in Tripura, all of them are CPI-M baked who are to challenge the new Education policy adapted by the Govt of India in 2016. Alleging that the proposed 2016 Education policy will move the whole system towards privatization, the trade unions have repealed the policy and warns that a major kind of protest to be conducted by the unions. | 20-Nov-2016 |
Left front slams Separatists-move for Tw | KALACHARA, Nov 20 (TIWN): The left front Govt here once again raised voice for ant-separatists-move and urged the citizens here to live in peace and harmony regardless Tribals, Bengalis. | 19-Nov-2016 |
One died in road mishap | MANU, Nov 20 (TIWN): Lack of proper traffic set ups, reckless driving, narrow roads leading everyday accidents in Tripura. | 19-Nov-2016 |
‘Trinamool and CPI-M 'Closeness' | AGARTALA, Nov 20 (TIWN): Tripura BJP General Secretary Rajib Bhattacharjee challenged the newly emerged Trinamool party in Tripura for its destruction to ‘be soon’ and said , the mutuality between Trinamool and CPI-M which has recently done as a part of the Anti-Modi Movement will destroy the party here forever. Talking to TIWN, Bhattacharjee mentioned, “The ideology which inspired a large section of Congress to become Trinamool, the ideology has been collapsed as CPI-M and Mamata Banerjee led Trinamool has united to protest against the black-money curbing mission of Modi govt.It’s worthy to mention here recently Yechury said "CPI(M) was one of the first political parties to have reacted and opposed the government's move, saying it doesn't address any of the issues of black money, corruption or counterfeit currency or terrorism which the Prime Minister had talked (about). TMC is repeating grounds of our position".However, CPI-M also walked with Trinamool till President House of India protesting against the black money issue. | 19-Nov-2016 |
Scarcity of currency notes and supply of | KAMALPUR, Nov 20 (TIWN): The recent banning of currency notes of 500 & 1000 denominations already haunts the commoners. Adding to the problem, the supply of notes of 2000 denomination hardly provides any relief as day to day transactions need smaller denominations. Again, the proceedings of the banks and the chaos thereof create much problem. Still the commoners remain with the Central decision. In this proces the commers could claim 80 among 100 whereas the administration would get mere 20. Moreover, the negligence and inability of the centre to make proper arrangements to reduce the public plight also become evident. However, the common people remain with the government. | 20-Nov-2016 |
BBIN project may get momentum as Bhutan | AGARTALA, Nov 20 (TIWN): Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay on Saturday tried to assuage the concerns raised over the Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal (BBIN) motor vehicle agreement, saying it was about four neighbours working together and by rejecting it Bhutan would stand to lose out on regional cooperation.Tobgay, speaking days after the National Council on November 15 rejected the BBIN agreement after the majority members voted against passing the agreement, hoped the National Assembly (NA) and National Council (NC) members can sit together and discuss the BBIN agreement. Tobgay said the BBIN agreement has been "misunderstood" that it would lead to large scale unregulated traffic in Bhutan. He said the BBIN protocol outlines how many numbers of vehicles and which routes to be taken. | 19-Nov-2016 |
Tripura’s massive unemployment to | AGARTALA, Nov 20 (TIWN): Already in Simna Tamakari CPI-M was to loss if the divided opposition parties would not stand separately. Resentment against CPI-M is much evident, which is spreading at grasswood levels also, TIWN informed. But the awareness about left front govt led deprivations either it’s MGNREGA or PMAY, has not fully affected the rural, ADC areas whereas in town areas much awareness has been emerged. | 20-Nov-2016 |
JICA team spot visit to review JICA New | AGARTALA, 20 Nov (TIWN) : JICA team of Japan headed by Hiroshi Nakata and Aurag Sinha had visited all major rivers of the state including Gomati and Howrah, said Chief Executive Member (CEM) of JICA GS Raju.The project overview the development of 11 major rivers which was accepted by the JICA, the state will receive Rs. 1150 crore for five years. | 20-Nov-2016 |
Unakoti to be declared as World Heritage | KAILASHAHAR, Nov 19 (TIWN): With a good news for Tripura people, it has been acknowledged that very soon Unakoti to be declared as one of the World Heritage sites. The superintendent of Archaeological survey of India (Aizawl) Tejes Garga said on Saturday. | 19-Nov-2016 |
Congress pays tributes to Indira Gandhi | AGARTALA, Nov 19 (TIWN): Tripura Pradesh Congress on Saturday paid tribute to Indira Gandhi remembering her on her 99th birth anniversary. | 19-Nov-2016 |
Tripura tops in women voting rate | AGARTALA, Nov 19 (TIWN): Long queues of women were observed before the booths at Khowai and Barjala constituency. | 19-Nov-2016 |
Tension prevails after unidentified dead | SHEKHERKOT, Nov 19 (TIWN): An unidentified body was recovered from Kanchanmala Stream on Saturday, which has created much tension among the common people there. | 19-Nov-2016 |
BJP candidates cast vote | AGARTALA, Nov 19 (TIWN): The BJP candidate for Barjala constituency Sista Mohon Das has cast his vote at 7.30 AM at Patunagar High school. | 19-Nov-2016 |
Demonetization to down commodity price : | AGARTALA, Nov 19 (TIWN): “Question doesn’t arise for lessening the budget for NE, but it will be increased as the country will face an Economic Boom due to the Black-Money strike hacking led by Modi governmentâ€, said BJP state president to TIWN. | 19-Nov-2016 |
CPI-M candidates cast vote | AGARTALA, Nov 19 (TIWN): The left front candidates cast their votes at both Barjala and Khowai Constituencies, TIWN reported. | 19-Nov-2016 |
Polling begins for Tripura by-polls | Agartala, Nov 19 (IANS / TIWN) Polling for the two assembly seats in Tripura began on Saturday morning amidst tight security measures. | 19-Nov-2016 |
VOTE & Democracy : the single day when m | AGARTALA, Nov 19 (TIWN): The much awaited bi-election began since 7 AM at both Barjala and Khowai constituencies. TIWN reported that women have dominated the booths and as well as senior citizens’ numbers are much above. Keeping the Assembly Election 2018 in mind, the voting rate may be increased a lot, TIWN reported from Barjala constituency. Security has already beefed up before the booths, whereas no unwanted incident yet has been reported. The voting rate till 4 PM was about 91 % and it may increase more, the control room reported. Women vote marked also more than 80 %. At Barjala there are 48 booths, whereas at Khowai there are52 booths. Among Barjala’s 48 booths the highly sensitive booths were marked around of 10 numbers, whereas at khowai around 12 highly sensitive booths were already identified. | 19-Nov-2016 |
Khowai : Vote casting begins since 7 AM | kHOWAI (25), Nov 19 (TIWN): Voters with much enthusiasm are casting their votes at Khowai-25 constituency. | 19-Nov-2016 |
Urban Development Ministry gives advance | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, Nov 19 (TIWN) Seeking to ensure timely implementation of basic urban infrastructure projects, the Urban Development Ministry has started approving investments in water supply, sewerage networks etc for the next three financial years under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), an official statement said on Friday. | 18-Nov-2016 |
Kamalpur: Docs at BSM Hospital contiue r | KAMALPUR, Nov 19 (TIWN): The plight of the patients at Kamalpur BSM Hospital seems not to end soon. The doctors continue the trick of reffering patients to District Hospital at Kulai or GBP Hospital at Agartala. And not only the critical patients but also patients with common cold and flu, joint pains or gastritis problems are being referred frequently. The saga paced up more for last one week as the only Medicine specialist Gopinath Barman is at leave. The hospital now has the Padetrician, the SDMO, the Ansthesist, one senior MBBS doctor and two or three junior MBBS doctors. | 18-Nov-2016 |
‘Communists by-nature are ‘T | AGARTALA, Nov 19 (TIWN): To indicate that CPI-Ms are by nature ‘traitors’, Tripura BJP General Secretary Rajib Bhattacharjee said on the eve of Bi-election for Barjala Constituency, “CPI-Ms always shelter all kinds of betrayers and backbone-less members for their party & Jiten Sarkar is an exact example of it, who left Congress to join CPI-M when Congress party was undergoing tremendous crisis. Jiten Sarkar to save own future and to confirm his rose-bed till he dies, had escaped from Congress and joined in CPI-Mâ€. “Barjala area suffers through various major problems including water, electricity, bad-roadway, but giving up all the agonies of the public Sarkar ran after the ruling party and that is the way that Brajala MLA tried to seal his ‘Safe-future’â€, he added. “The person who was sent to Assembly and was given with responsibility of the whole area, today due to his betray, the Bi-election is going to be conductedâ€, said Bhattacharjee. | 18-Nov-2016 |
Slashing Tripura’s MGNREGA fund p | AGARTALA, Nov 19 (TIWN): How the state govt of Tripura would clarify itself when High Court expressed extreme displeasure for the incomplete MGNREGA works held in Tripura? Congress spokesman Ashok Sinha, lawyer Ashish Nandi and Trinamool Congress leader Arun Chandra Bhowmik, sought a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in Tripura. High Court Chief Justice T. Vaiphei and Justice Subhashish Talapatra on Thursday asked the government to conduct audit in 58 blocks. However, High Court also rejected the demand for a CBI probe, and directly asked the government to conduct an audit in all 58 blocks of the state vis-a-vis MGNREGA scheme to ensure transparency. | 18-Nov-2016 |
Conduct audit of rural job scheme, High | AGARTALA, Nov 18 (TIWN / IANS): Rejecting the demand for a CBI probe, the Tripura High Court has directed the government to conduct an audit in all 58 blocks of the state vis-a-vis MGNREGA scheme to ensure transparency, an official said on Friday. | 18-Nov-2016 |
Two Tripura assembly by-polls on Saturda | AGARTALA, Nov 18 (TIWN / IANS): Security measures have been tightened for by-elections to two Tripura assembly seats scheduled for Saturday, officials said on Friday. | 18-Nov-2016 |
Increasing militant attacks hits North E | GUWAHATI / AGARTALA, Nov 19 (TIWN) At least three soldiers were killed after armed militants fired at an army convoy in Assam's Tinsukia district on Saturday morning, defence officials said. | 19-Nov-2016 |
Workshop held on Internet Safety | AGARTALA, Nov 18 (TIWN): In order to empower Consumers on internet safety, Mankind Awareness Platform, Agartala in Partnership with consumer Voice and Google has organized “Internet Safety Workshop†at Press Club here on Friday. | 18-Nov-2016 |
Trinamool members shoo away Govt officia | AGARTALA, Nov 18 (TIWN): Suspecting Govt officials as CPI-M cadres Trinamool Congress supporters shooed away them from Barjala area one day ahead of Bi-election. | 18-Nov-2016 |
Another brutal murder hits Dukli | AGARTALA, Nov 18 (TIWN): Tension has gripped the Dukli area, after a woman’s dead body was recovered from there. The deceased has been identified as Sandhya Sarkar (45). | 18-Nov-2016 |
Flags festoons of BJP destroyed, trigger | AGARTALA, Nov 18 (TIWN): The flags festoons and the decorations of BJP ahead of the Barjala bi-election were destroyed by some unidentified goons, alleged the BJP. | 18-Nov-2016 |
Security beefed up, Bi-Election on Satu | AGARTALA, Nov 18 (TIWN): All the govt. officials in Tripura who are in bi-election duty, are now busy to conduct a peaceful voting on Saturday. Talking to SP West Abhijit Saptarshi he said, all are now busy with bi-election as only few hours left for the polling day. SP West at Umakanta Field dictated all the police force, CRPF how to go with this election, TIWN eye-witness reported from Umakanta Field, where since 11 am all staffs had been left for Barjala booths. A huge number of security has been deployed at both the constituencies. At Khowai there are 52 booths, whereas at Barjala there are 48 booths have been set and enough number of CRPF, Police are there to ensure the safety and peace of the booths. 9 companies of CRPF deployed in both the constituencies, TIWN reported. However, TIWN talked to the opposition party leaders as well as the ruling party regarding their expectations in the poll-results. | 18-Nov-2016 |
TMC calls for Peaceful-Voting, seeks Ele | AGARTALA, Nov 18 (TIWN): All are now eyeing for a peaceful voting in Tripura, as Tripura to be introduced by 2 new MLAs at Barjala (Agartala) & Khowai. Political parties had tried their level best to propagate own parties; because winning one seat in that election will be a huge gaining, especially for the opposition parties---TMC, BJP and Congress. Talking to Trinamool Congress MLA Asish Saha on Friday he told TIWN that a peaceful voting should be ensured by the election commission by keeping it Ragging-Free. Saha said, “Trinamool will also will give voluntary help to the public so that no peace-less situation arrive unexpectedly and Election commission’s interference is necessary in itâ€. As the party message Saha said, “Public should give vote for change. Every votes are important and thus people should give their votes very seriously and understanding the gravity of the candidatesâ€. | 18-Nov-2016 |
People continue to battle cash crunch in | AGARTALA, Nov 18 (TIWN): People hustled in long queues outside banks and ATMs on Friday, struggling to get cash for their daily expenses on the ninth consecutive day since the government announced the spiking of high value currency notes. | 18-Nov-2016 |
TMC calls for a Peaceful Voting on Satur | AGARTALA, Nov 18 (TIWN): All are now eying for a peaceful voting in Tripura, as Tripura to be introduced by 2 new MLAs at Barjala (Agartala) & Khowai. Political parties had tried their level best to propagate own party as winning one seat in that election will be a huge gaining. Talking to Trinamool Congress MLA Asish Saha on Friday he told TIWN that a peaceful voting should be ensured by the election commission by keeping it Ragging-Free. Saha said, “Trinamool will also volunteer help the public so that no placeless situation arrived expectedly and Election commission’s interference is necessary in itâ€. As the party message Saha said, “Public should give vote for change. Every votes are important and thus people should give their votes very seriously and understanding the gravity of the candidatesâ€. | 18-Nov-2016 |
Long disputed Muhuri Char to be sealed | AGARTALA, Nov 18 (TIWN): The long disputed Muhuri Char issue to be ended now as after a successful meeting held in Tripura, another meeting to be kick off at Dhaka on Friday, TIWN reported. | 18-Nov-2016 |
Gandacharra Forest officials caught wood | AMARPUR, Nov 18 (TIWN): Gandacharra Forest Department officials along with police personnel of Gandacharra Police station raided at Dangabari village area and caught five wood smugglers. | 18-Nov-2016 |
Global Youth Award-2016 conferred upon T | AGARTALA, Nov 18 (TIWN): Tripura’s young development professional Sujit Ghosh has been conferred the Global Youth Award 2016 from India along with 10 young development professionals of the world. | 18-Nov-2016 |
Demonetization aching CPI-M more than C | KAILASHAHAR, Nov 18 (TIWN): Congress is not so much worried about the ‘demonetization’ as much as CPI-M and Trinammol are now concerned about public agonies due to demonetization. Fooling the poor people, rural people has been the agenda of Communists, which once again proven when Tripura Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty lied a in programme held at Gournagar block, under Kailashahar on Thursday. Addressing the gathering Chakraborty said, “No black money will be returned with the move of Modi Govt, rather it’s tremendously affecting the common men’s livesâ€. “Already 24 people died due to this demonetizationâ€, said Chakraborty.The programme was held where among 217 beneficiaries (under 23 Panchayats) were provided with various items under Finance Development Fund scheme, worthing Rs. 12 lakhs 62 thousand rupees. However, it’s not necessary to define that it’s a central govt. project where Education Minister boosted CPI-M Govt with BJP led Central’s funds without giving any credit to Centre. | 17-Nov-2016 |
NE to be benefited as Highway develop pr | AGARTALA, Nov 18 (TIWN) The government on Thursday said that national highway development projects worth Rs 6,067.9 crore have been cleared by the standing finance committee. | 17-Nov-2016 |
9th Inter campus youth festival begins | AGARTALA, Nov 17 (TIWN): The 9th inter campus youth festival has begun on Thursday here. | 17-Nov-2016 |
CPI-M urged voters to vote for Jhumu Sar | AGARTALA, Nov 17 (TIWN): On the last day of bi-election campaigning CPI-M refreshed each and every voters mind to vote for CPI-M at Barjala constituency. | 17-Nov-2016 |
More difficulties for Tripura's corrupte | NEW DELHI / AGARTALA, Nov 18 (TIWN): The CBI is all set to forward a proposal to the government for establishing a National Anti-Corruption Citizen Support Centre which aims to provide single point-of-contact to people across India, CBI Director Anil Sinha said on Thursday. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chief said the centre will be a landmark initiative in empowering citizens to fight corruption."Our first working session is devoted to deliberations on establishing the support centre to provide 24x7 single point-of-contact for citizens. Hopefully, the discussions will be fruitful and we can go to the government very shortly with a concrete proposal for this centre," Sinha said at the inauguration of the 22nd annual conference of CBI, heads of state Anti-Corruption Bureaux and Economic Offences Wings. | 17-Nov-2016 |
Voting-Demonstration conducted for bi-el | AGARTALA, Nov 17 (TIWN): Ahead of bi-election demonstration was done at Umakanta Academy on Thursday. | 17-Nov-2016 |
Trinamool’s unique auto rally dra | AGARTALA, Nov 17 (TIWN): Trinamool congress organized massive auto rally, had drawn mass attention at Barjala on Thursday. | 17-Nov-2016 |
Security tightened for bi-poll, 9 Compan | AGARTALA (Barjala), Nov 17 (TIWN): On the last day of election campaigning for bi-election, Tripura political parties have peacefully conducted their election campaigning at Barjala constituency. The BJP, Trinamool are the chief opposition parties of Tripura CPI-M and this election will decide, which opposition party would mark in Assembly election 2018 which is to be held after 1 and half year. Propagating the Bharatiya Janata Party at Brajala constituency, Sunil Deodhar urged the public, ‘Please vote for BJP and bring revolution’. On the other hand BJP-effect ois also at the Khowai constituency, where State President himself propagated the party. BJP had also organized a massive bike rally at Barjala constituency, whereas Trinamool kicked off a unique auto rikshaw rally as a part of its election campaigning. | 17-Nov-2016 |
Tripura celebrates Katyani Puja | AGARTALA, Nov 17 (TIWN): With full devotion Katyani puja was observed in Tripura’s various Durga temples. | 17-Nov-2016 |
Businessman Electrocuted: Another life s | KAMALPUR, Nov 17 (TIWN): Within a span of one week one more life got snatched by electricity, here at Kamalpur today. A grocer cum carpenter died at his residence while crafting the furniture with machine. He was brought to the hospital immediately and the doctors declared him brought dead. | 17-Nov-2016 |
Umbrella bodies of CPI-M will join toget | AGARTALA, Nov 17 (TIWN): Some illogical demands have been raised by 16 unions in Tripura, who are to challenge the new Education policy adapted by Indian Govt in 2016. Alleging that the proposed 2016 Education policy will move the whole system towards privatization, the CPI-M backed unions have repealed the policy and also warned the Centre that a major protest to be conducted by the unions in Tripura. In a press meet, held at CPI-M Melarmath Party office the Swapan Bal, the President of National Education Security Forum (Jatiya Shiksha Surakhsha Mancha-which is comprised of 16 unions) told media that considering Education as a very sensitive social agenda, the forum has decided to oppose the Education policy of the Central Govt. ‘Education is the fundamental right of every children, which can not be compromised with anything; and thus protesting against the step taken by the central govt the forum will organize a convention at Agartala townhall on November 20, where Delhi University Professor Saswati Majumder will be the main orator', said Bal. | 17-Nov-2016 |
Bi-election : Political parties fighting | AGARTALA, Nov 17 (TIWN): On the last day of bi-election campaigning Tripura political parties now busy in their last minute preparation as Wednesday was declared as the last day of election campaigning. | 17-Nov-2016 |
Man jailed for creating communal disharm | AGARTALA, Nov 17 (TIWN): Chief Judicial Magistrate of Udaipur, has convicted one accused person namely Purnna Chandra Jamatia(35) S/O Sri Ananta Pada Jamatia of 115 Hare Bari, Uttar Brajendra Nagar PS Killa, Under Gomati District, U/S-153(A) IPC . | 17-Nov-2016 |