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CPI-M backed AMC disobeys HC order with | AGARTALA, Dec 7 (TIWN): Whereas the illegal Rose Valley building has been preserved fully by the Agartala Municipal Corporation, the poor people’s govt has mercilessly evicted the hawkers from Agartala town, which was that time claimed as illegal. However, then a TMC union named Tripura Footpath Sangram Samiti appealed in Tripura High Court with 100 hawkers petitioners in 2014. The result was declared before 6 months, in support of the hawkers and HC ordered to implement the Vendor Act 2014 as per the vendor rights here.Talking to Biplab Kar, the convener of Tripura Footpath Sangram Samiti, he told TIWN that the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014, which is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted to regulate street vendors in public areas and protect their rights. It was ordered to the Govt of Tripura by the High Court to follow while evicting the hawkers and to make at Agartala Hawker zone, but even after 6 months of passing of the judgment the govt didn’t take any action.As a result the members placed deputation before Mayor Prafullajit Sinha on Wednesday.The act was introduced in the Lok Sabha (on September 6, 2012 by then Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Kumari Selja. | 07-Dec-2016 |
Central Govt’s demonetization pla | NEW DELHI / AGARTALA, Dec 7 (TIWN): Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia's startling admission on Tuesday that the government expects all scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes to come back to the banking system raises questions about the very purpose of the disruptive demonetisation exercise, as well as its supposed benefits, say analysts. | 07-Dec-2016 |
‘Digital India ? Raising India ?.. | AGARTALA, Dec 7 (TIWN): Tripura’s most controversial minister, former Rose Valley Chit Fund agent who is often claimed as ‘Metric-passed MSC’ & has no sense of ‘punctuality’ expressed her allergy with Digital-Move taken by Modi Govt. In a programme held at Agartala to distribute awards to OBC students, Bijita Nath arrived late after one and half hour, whereas her arrival time was 11 AM, she came at 12.30 PM, which generated much resentment especially among the school students who had been sent to Muktadhara in their school times. Whereas the SC/ ST/ OBC / Minority Welfare is duped under corruption,Minister said, “All the modern education system are useless until we come out of our mentalityâ€. She asked the students not to run after money and further said, “Degree for Doctors, Engineers all are useless until a person contributes for its society". | 07-Dec-2016 |
Tripura observes Armed Forces Flag Day-2 | AGARTALA, Dec 7 (TIWN): Along with the whole nation, state Tripura also observed Armed Forces Flag Day on Wednesday. | 07-Dec-2016 |
250 Women gheroued an outpost | AGARTALA, Dec 7 (TIWN): Around 250 women had gheroued College Tilla Outpost on Wednesday, protesting against the arrest of 2 people of their locality. | 07-Dec-2016 |
Sabroom: Tripura Cricket association dis | SABROOM, Dec 7 (TIWN): Tripura Cricket association distributed sports goods and monetary help at an about Rs. 7 laks to 11 schools and 7 coaching centers under Sabroom Sub Division. | 07-Dec-2016 |
One convicted for negligent-driving | UDAIPUR, Dec 7 (TIWN): Judicial Magistrate 1st Class Court no. 03, Udaipur, Gomati Tripura, has convicted one person namely Rafik Miah (42) S/O Lt. Rakman Miah of Shilghati PS KKB, Gomati District U/S 279 IPC. | 06-Dec-2016 |
Mobile ATM van service launched at Agart | AGARTALA, Dec 7 (TIWN): For the first time ATM Van service has been launched in Tripura, which is likely to decrease the rush of people before ATMs and banks. | 06-Dec-2016 |
Poor internet service worries HC Chief J | AGARTALA, Dec 7 (TIWN): The poor network of Tripura also concerned the Chief Justice T Vaiphei after the E-Court facility was launched in 12 Court sites of the state from the High Court. In the presence of Tripura Law Minister Tapan Chakraborty, who is also the Minister for Industry, IT Vaiphei said, “Having machine is one thing, but proper utilization and maintenance of it is another thingâ€. Citing example Vaiphei said, the Guwahati-Itanagar-Kohima was suffering from ‘No Network’ problem during his time, so the connection should not be an obstacleâ€. “It should have proper internet facilityâ€, he said. “Moreover, someone has to push the state towards Digitally-Knowledgeableâ€, said Vaiphei laying importance to the techno-interest of the people. However, Tapan Chakraborty said, through broad-band and other facilities the state is well-connected and the rest of the places to be brought under the network facility. | 07-Dec-2016 |
One day seminar for Community awareness | GANDACHERRA, Dec 7 (TIWN): One day seminar for Community awareness on disaster management was organized by Dumburnagar RD Block at Dambur Nagar Community Hall of Gandacharra Sub-Division under Dhalai District. | 07-Dec-2016 |
Indian Govt considering long-term gas co | NEW DELHI/ AGARTALA, Dec 7 (TIWN): India is looking at signing long-term gas contracts with other countries to run its under-utilised power plants, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday. "We are hoping to tie up long-term gas contracts so that we can start powering our gas-based power plants once again many of which are running at a very low level of capacity utilisation," Goyal said addressing a ministerial session at Petrotech 2016 hydrocarbons conference here. "We do hope to see in the days to come some engagement where we can bring down our cost of gas and start powering our gas-based power plants. "This will not only provide us clean fuel but also lead to spinning reserve so that our electricity grid remains stable. This will help us providing 24X7 affordable power to all by 2022," he said. | 07-Dec-2016 |
High Court Chief Justice launched E-Cour | AGARTALA, Dec 6 (TIWN): Modi’s ‘Act-East’ Policy in action after Agartala was established as India’s 3rd Internet Gateway to provide high speed internet which enabled video conferencing. Although Tripura High Court was established in the year 2013, but within 3 years of HC's establishment, the E-Court facility has been launched here, which has claimed to ease the way of judicial system from now-onwards. The Law Minister of Tripura Tapan Chakraborty and Chief Justice T Vaiphei jointly launched the system via a long video conference with the officials from Tripura District Courts and Dist jails. | 06-Dec-2016 |
Tapan Chakraborty tells Kadiyam Srihari | AGARTALA, Dec 6 (TIWN): Telengana Deputy Chief Minister cum Education Minister Kadiyam Srihari, who arrived in Tripura on Monday, met Tripura Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty on Tuesday and discussed about Tripura’s mega literacy rate of 98%. On Monday he also met the Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, and reportedly Sarkar also lectured him about the successive literacy rate (mostly bogus, inflated figures) of Tripura. However, Manik Sarkar’s pet IAS officers like GSG Ayyangar and others in Govt primarily focused on creating false records to hog national limelight and more central funds. Tripura Govt did as much corruption as possible with its fake highest MGNREGA man-days records but the govt could not hide it for a long as the Joint Secretary of Rural Development Aparajita Sarangi understood the matter.Sarangi unmasked the real face of Manik Sarkar’s rural dept officials under Principal Secretary GSG Ayyangar and warned the Rural Development Dept officials to fill up the gap between the published development and the original work done in Tripura. | 06-Dec-2016 |
Tripura celebrates Civil Defence & Home | AGARTALA, Dec 6 (TIWN): Tripura Civil Defence & Home Guards organization celebrated its Raising Day with the rest of the country on Tuesday at AD Nagar ground, Agartala. | 06-Dec-2016 |
Tripura Govt observes Dr. B R Ambedkarâ | AGARTALA, Dec 6 (TIWN): Tripura Govt like every year observed Dr B R Ambedkar's death anniversary on Tuesday. In this regard, SC Welfare Minister Ratan Bhowmik paid floral tributes on Ambedkar’s statue at Ujjayanta Palace and preached honey quoted words for the great soul. But this is the same Minister under whose observation, the Central funds have been massively looted since his Ministry began. Nobody was spared from the corruption including the students. The SC / ST / OBC / Minority students who are residing at Bhagini Nivedita Hostel, at Krishnanagar are left in miserable condition under the supervision of Ratan Bhowmik’s sister Bijali Bhowmik. The catering system there since the beginning are miserable and reportedly due to Bijali Bhowmik’s rude behavior and CPI-M boot licking attitude the students never complaint anything. Whereas such is the condition of SC / ST and minority students, a BJP SC National leader Shruti Bangaru Laxmi disclosed that around 14.2 % unspent fund is there under Tripura Govt in the FY 2015-16. | 06-Dec-2016 |
Tripura observes Dr. B R Ambedkar†| AGARTALA, Dec 6 (TIWN): Dr. Ambedkar Mahaparinirvan Diwas 2016 was observed across Tripura on Tuesday. | 06-Dec-2016 |
Tripura Governor, CM condole Jayalalitha | Agartala, Dec 6 (TIWN/IANS) Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy and Chief Minister Manik Sarkar condoled the death of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa. | 06-Dec-2016 |
VHP observed ‘Sourya Divas’ | AGARTALA, Dec 6 (TIWN): As announced on Nov 13, Vishwa Hindu Parishad observed Soura Divas in NE State Tripura. | 06-Dec-2016 |
Left front unions observe Communal Harmo | AGARTALA, Dec 6 (TIWN): Like other states, Tripura left front party unions have observed Communal Harmony & Unity Day. | 06-Dec-2016 |
Dirty Politics : India’s most sec | AGARTALA, Dec 6 (TIWN): The CPI-M in Tripura for the first time has observed the Communal Harmony & Unity Day in a grand manner which created chaos in whole Agartala City. | 06-Dec-2016 |
Manik Sarkar’s election pitch for | AGARTALA, Dec 6 (TIWN): Tripura's multiple public sector run power plants NEEPCO, OTPC in addition to State Govt run plants which might given the rosy picture to Manik Sarkar to announce State's status as a ‘Load-Shedding-Free state’. But the Power Minister Manik Dey on Monday warned the state for a dark future as the plants are incapable to produce enough amount of power surplus because 90% of the generated power sold off to other states. Manik Dey said the decreasing yearly rain is one of the chief reason behind the condition of Tripura, which resulting low voltage, more load-shedding. “The lessening rain in Tripura is badly affecting Tripura power production. Coal has a limitation, also it’s costly. So people have to start power saving to avoid frequent load-sheddingâ€, said Dey. “Hook like is disease in the state, which is another cause of Tripura’s huge power misuseâ€, Dey added. | 06-Dec-2016 |
BJP claims to begin New Year with zero p | NEW DELHI / AGARTALA, Dec 6 (TIWN): BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday rubbished charges of illegalities in the party's land deals prior to the demonetisation announcement and asserted that by 2016-end, the country will become free of all black money. | 06-Dec-2016 |
Tripura to get new 6 MW solar plant | AGARTALA, Dec 6 (TIWN): A solar plant with 6 MW power generation capacity is likely to begin at Gandacherra, power minister Manik Dey informed on Monday. | 05-Dec-2016 |
Tripura celebrates World Soil Day-2016 | SANTIRBAZAR / AGARTALA, Dec 6 (TIWN): Along with the whole world Tripura also celebrated 'World Soil Day' on Monday in various subdivisions, TIWN reported. In this regard Krishi Bigyan Kendra Birchandra Manu had organized a programme dedicated for the "World Soil Day‟ at KVK BC Manu under Santirbazar Sub Division in a grand manner. | 05-Dec-2016 |
CPI-M salutes Jayalalithaa | AGARTALA, Dec 6 (TIWN): The CPI-M on Tuesday mourned the death of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa and described her as "a popular leader". | 06-Dec-2016 |
Demonetisation to hurt economy in long t | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, Nov 6 (TIWN): Tripura Govt Ministers, neither their supremo Cm Manik Sarkar could even think of arranging a meeting with various Bank heads to contain currency circulation issue caused by demonetization.The demonetisation move was going "to damage the economy in long term" and cash-less digital payment system "may not be helpful as being thought", experts said on Monday.In a discussion on 'State of the Indian Economy', organised by India International Centre and Working Group on Alternative Strategies, the experts expressed serious concerns over efficacy of the demonetisation move in bringing black money back into the system.The speakers were Jayan Jose Thomas and Reetika Khera, both Associate Professors of Economics, IIT Delhi; Kaustav Banerjee, Assistant Professor, Centre for the Study of Discrimination and Exclusion, JNU; Ajay Dandekar, Director, School of Humanities and Social Sciences and Centre for Public Affairs and Critical Theory, Shiv Nadar University. | 06-Dec-2016 |
Monarchak is totally failed project : Tr | AGARTALA, Dec 5 (TIWN): Monarchak Power Project, located at Sonamura under NEEPCO is a totally failed project here in Tripura, said Tripura Power Minister Manik Dey on Monday. | 05-Dec-2016 |
Why Communists are happy to be ‘Lo | AGARTALA, Dec 5 (TIWN): Following Tripura Communist Chief Minister’s anti-digital trend, who recently declined to be in Central Committee for Cashless society, the Urban Development Minister Manik Dey on Monday repeated the same line with spices while a technical conversation was going on. He said, “I’m not technical, I'm political’. When as the Power Minister representative, he stood to deliver his speeches before many delegates from other states, Dey preferred to remain more ‘political’ than technological. Question arises, why the CPI-Ms are so happy to show themselves as digitally, technologically ignorant ? On the other side, Telengana Deputy CM Kadiyam Srihari, who is also the Education Minister there was advised with Tripura’s high literacy rate by Tripura CM at Secretariat. But the skill-less literacy rate of Tripura, which has burdened the state with 7 lakhs of unemployed youths was not discussed just because skill, digital knowledge were always sidelined by Communists & which is the reason for the very less progress here. | 05-Dec-2016 |
Telengana Deputy CM arrives Tripura | AGARTALA, Dec 5 (TIWN): Telengana Deputy Chief Minister Kadiyam Srihari arrived Tripura on Monday and met the Chief Minister of Tripura Manik Sarkar at Secretariat. | 05-Dec-2016 |
Bru repartition : Mahesh Singla to arriv | AGARTALA, Dec 5 (TIWN): In an attempt to take notes on the Bru reparation development, Mahesh Singla to arrive state on Tuesday, Sandeep Mahatme, the North DM on Monday said. | 05-Dec-2016 |
Congress blocked road protesting LPG Cri | AGARTALA, Dec 5 (TIWN): Protesting against the ongoing LPG crisis Tripura Congress Youth Forum blocked road at Agartala Asram Chowmuhani on Monday. | 05-Dec-2016 |
Bru repartition : Mahesh Singla to arriv | AGARTALA, Dec 5 (TIWN): In an attempt to take notes on the Bru reparation development, Mahesh Singla to arrive state on Tuesday, Sandeep Mahatme, the North DM on Monday said. | 05-Dec-2016 |
After SMART City plan failed, now Agarta | AGARTALA, Dec 5 (TIWN): Agartala City to become blue city, such was claimed by an official on Monday at Pragna Bhawan. | 05-Dec-2016 |
End-to-end banking services to go digita | AGARTALA, Dec 5 (TIWN): Crediting demonetisation for the biggest push towards digital banking, the SBI on Monday said it envisions the entire range of banking services to go digital over the next few years. | 05-Dec-2016 |
BJP alleged Pacs for conducting election | KAMALPUR, Dec 5 (TIWN): The role of administration and Pacs authority came under scanner after the allegation of BJP. BJP's intending candidate Sudip Deb unearthed the saga. | 05-Dec-2016 |
Tripura Power Dept. launching EESL schem | AGARTALA, Nov 5 (TIWN): Tripura Power dept. to launch ‘Ujala & Pawan’ scheme under Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) which had signed MoU with Govt of India in an attempt to provide whole India with power efficiency. This attempt was taken to decrease the costs of electricity for the consumers which will capable the state with enough power efficiency. In this regard a programme was held at Pragna Bhawan on Monday where Urban Development Minister Manik Dey shared dais with other state representatives of Ujala and Pawan Schem along with own state's representatives. The main thing which attracted Tripura Govt about Ujala and Pavan scheme under govt of India, was that the state govt initially do not have to invest anything and it will be fully free of cost. | 05-Dec-2016 |
Drama troop Durbaar would gift a theatri | KAMALPUR, DECEMBER 5 (TIWN): Kamalpur would have a theatrical evening on 7th December next. On that evening drama troop Naksha from Kolkata would stage their dramatic monologue on the 150th Birth Anniversery of Binodini titled "Binodini". They would stage the same after the initiative of local socio-cultural drama troop Durbaar. | 05-Dec-2016 |
BJP to launch workshop on cashless-trans | AGARTALA, Dec 5 (TIWN): State BJP to launch various workshops on demonetization & cashless transaction. With this purpose, National Volunteers have arrived in Tripura, in a press meet a BJP National leader said that. | 04-Dec-2016 |
Tripura police nabbed two Bangladeshi ci | KAMALPUR, Dec 5 (TIWN): In a significant move against the cross-border illegal trade of different items, Kamalpur police nabbed two Bangladeshi citizens from the remote Bilaschara area with huge quantity of foreign liquors this noon. Police got the success around 1 pm acting on a tip-off got after continuous efforts of the information bureau of police. | 04-Dec-2016 |
Naresh Jamatia’s Red salute befo | AGARTALA, Dec 5 (TIWN): Tripura Forest Minister Naresh Jamatia’s red salute has hit the state, which once again was criticized by the BJP here in a press meet held at BJP Krishnanagar. In the press meet addressed by 3 BJP leaders, it was said "...such a minister who doesn’t know the basic manners should immediately resign from his post. Giving red salute CPI-M has highly insulted the Martyr Chittaranjan Debbarma at Khowai, which is unacceptable". BJP spokes person Mrinal Kanti Deb also raised issue, "...why the Chief Minister doesn’t participate in the funeral procession of any martyr, whereas he was attending other programmes here. However, to save his face, the Chief Minister later meets the martyr families, but why the govt never help financially to the victim families. | 04-Dec-2016 |
Tripura Govt delaying 7th Pay Commission | AGARTALA, Dec 5 (TIWN): Tripura state BJP on Sunday raised the issue of implementing the pay commission in Tripura which is getting delayed day by day. BJP state leaders in a press meet told media that if within 3 months the pay commission is not implemented then BJP will go for mass protests. In a press meet, BJP spokesperson Subrata Chakraborty said, “Whereas Tripura govt neglects the idea of implementing pay commission at here, on the other hand Assam Govt which came in power just before 6 months after the election result of 19th May, has announced about the implementation of pay commission". | 04-Dec-2016 |
Tripura CM meets family of soldier kille | Agartala, Dec 4 (TIWN / IANS): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Sunday met the family members of Chittaranjan Debbarma, who was killed in a terror attack on an army camp near Jammu on November 29. | 04-Dec-2016 |
More than 50 % teachers in Tripura untra | AGARTALA, Dec 4 (TIWN): Whereas 50 % teachers in Tripura are yet untrained; and regarding Tripura recruitment policy's violation the state Govt here always gives the excuses of lack of enough trained candidates, but on Sunday it was seen that total 3,439 trained youths had appeared in the 3rd TET Exam held by Tripura Govt. However, the TET was always out of imagination under CPI-M Era, unless High Court had ordered the govt to recruit Teachers via TET Exam. Manik Sarkar on Saturday evening lectured the Central Govt a long during a programme held at Agartala town hall about how to generate employment by domestic made products, whereas his own state is burdened with 7 lakhs unemployed youths. On the one hand he himself accepted that price of daily commodities here are more than other states, as maximum items here are exported on the other hand, the same chief minister was lecturing how to increase the production in the country. | 04-Dec-2016 |
BJP’s national leaders rubbishMan | AGARTALA, Dec 4 (TIWN): Manik Sarkar’s bluff of fooling State media was exposed when BJP national leaders exposed CM’s hollow claims on Saturday. At BJP Press meet, National leader ShrutiBangaruLaxmi clearly said, “Whatever PM Modi advised the Finance Minister, it has to be followed and on that day PM Modi asked the Union Finance Minister to consult with all state’s Chief Ministers about the cashless move which the govt has taken for the betterment of economy. The invitation was sent to every State CMs, but nothing to bluff much about it that Union Finance Minister Jaitley was bragging for Manik Sarkar’s inclusion in national committeeâ€.“If Manik Sarkar is claiming such independently this is nothing but all are bluffingâ€, Laxmi added. It’s worthy to mention here that Tripura CM Manik Sarkar on Nov 29 called a press meet at Secretariat and claimed that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Finance Minister requested him to be a part of the central committee which would deal with the Cash-less society’s planning for India’s future. | 04-Dec-2016 |
Tripura’s GDP growth rate is 7 %, | AGARTALA, Dec 4 (TIWN): In a shocking revelation exposed that CPI-M rules Tripura’s GDP growth rate is only 7 %, which is the lowest in the whole country even worse than Jharkhand and any North Eastern States. Whereas during the 11th Convention of Tripura UpajaitiKarmachari Committee Tripura CM gave a one & half hours long speech to teach how to develop the economy of the country and how to increase the country made source of income on the same day a national BJP leader ShrutiBangaruLaxmi told Tripura media that Tripura’s actual growth in domestic product is only 7 % as per central govt’s data, which has been identified as the lowest GBP growth rate in a country.“The low GDP rate is because the Communist Govt here has badly failed to utilize any fund allocated from the central. The fund which comes for SC Welfare a huge mismatch is found every year. In the last 2015-16 FY it was seen that more than 14 % fund remained non-utilize but the CPI-M govt didn’t return the money back to the central and as a result fund was slashed. The govt could easily utilize the money in other worksâ€, said Laxmi. | 03-Dec-2016 |
World Disability Day celebration continu | AGARTALA, Dec 4 (TIWN): A huge number of disable students participated in various games at Sishubihar play ground on Sunday. | 04-Dec-2016 |
3rd TET conducted in Tripura | AGARTALA, Dec 4 (TIWN): Total 3,439 candidates appeared in TET examination for 2,115 posts of Graduate and Post Graduate Teachers. Total number of 1,605 applicants had applied for the post of Graduate Teachers and 1,834 applicants applied for the post of Post Graduate posts. | 04-Dec-2016 |
Price hike hits vegetable market | AGARTALA, Dec 4 (TIWN): Atlast Tripura Chief Minister accepted that the price of vegetables and other items are more in Tripura in compare to other states of India, as Tripura mostly based on imported items. | 04-Dec-2016 |
BJP to take PM Modi’s schemes to | AGARTALA, Dec 4 (TIWN): To strengthen the party ahead of Assembly Election, the Tripura BJP has planned to aware each and every schemes of PM Modi to the villagers of Tripura, a BJP source said. | 03-Dec-2016 |
‘Modi’s Act East Policy to | AGARTALA, Dec 4 (TIWN): Manik Sarkar’s moral values dived rock bottom as communist CM never loses any opportunity to bootlick China even at the expense of India’s national interest. After meeting US ambassador, Manik Sarkar lost no time to attack Modi Govt, US Govt to please China. Tripura geographically isolated in India, was never cared by any Central Govt other than Modi Govt from 2014. Successive Tripura Govts never cared for long term developments. The term South East Asia Gateway never was much popular with Tripura’s location before the Modi Govt came in power but the Chief Minister Manik Sarkar after ruling for long 18 years, surprised the intellectuals of the state, when he said, “Tripura’s geographical location is extremely wonderful which can become South East Asia’s gateway and understanding this the BJP govt is trying to grab the soil of Tripura and to give it to the Capitalists (USA) handsâ€. Wily Manik was trying to portray Tripura’s location by mentioning gateway to make the people understand that ‘Gateway’ is actually Manik’s idea, whereas Tripura CM failed to make a corridor for anything either its Internet gateway or it’s Indo-Bangla railway. | 03-Dec-2016 |