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BJP blacklisted N C Debbarma from discus | AGARTALA, March 24 (TIWN): After NC Debbarma was suspended from IPFT accusing for taking bribe from BJP, State President Biplab Deb showed disinterest to talk in this regard. | 24-Mar-2017 |
NE 2 days CME on Donor Vigilance held at | AGARTALA, March 24 (TIWN): A 2 day long on Donor Vigilance has begun at Pragna Bhawan on Thursday. | 24-Mar-2017 |
Tripura police probing threats to TMC le | Agartala, March 24 (TIWN / IANS): The Tripura Police on Friday began investigating threat calls to former minister and veteran TMC leader Ratan Chakraborty, who joined the BJP on Thursday. | 24-Mar-2017 |
BJP exposed Tripura MP Jiten Choudhury's | AGARTALA, March 24 (TIWN): 'CPI-M MP Jiten Choudhury would never visit Chitamara village, unless the election was nearby and no contest was there among CPI-M and BJP members', claims BJP Vice President Subal Bhowmik reacting over Jiten Choudhury's badmouthing against BJP, when BJP members donated Rs. 50,000 per deceased families and Rs. 15,000 per wounded people's families. 'What CPI-M has done apart from creating unrest and hatred among the tribals for vote banks? Not only this, using his MP Power, Choudhury is playing politics at New Delhi', said Bhowmik. Jiten Choudhury had shared BJP's meeting with Chitamara deceased families in his FB timeline and mocked at their donation of Rs. 50000 to the families and reacting over the event BJP counter attacked the Ganamukti Parishad leader cum MP Jiten Choudhury who instead of asking the state govt to help the families are busy in bad mouthing against Nation's BSF Jawans. " Jiten Choudhury almost has submitted a chargesheet via facebook account regarding which time, which place, where blood spots were found etc as he knows everything", said Bhowmik. | 24-Mar-2017 |
BJP exposed Tripura MP Jiten Choudhury's | AGARTALA, March 24 (TIWN): CPI-M MP Jiten Choudhury would never visit Chittamara village, unless the election was nearby and there was no contest with newly emerged party BJP, claims BJP Vice President Subal Bhowmik following Jiten Choudhury's badmouthing against BJP, when BJP members donated Rs. 50,000 per deceased families and Rs. 15,000 per wounded people's families. 'What CPI-M has done apart from creating unrest and hatred among the tribals for vote banks? Not only this, using his MP Power Choudhury is playing politics at New Delhi', said Bhowmik. Jiten Choudhury had shared BJP's meeting with Chittamara deceased families and their donation of Rs. 50000 to the families and reacting over the event BJP counter attacked the Ganamukti Parishad leader cum MP Jiten Choudhury who instead of asking the state govt to help the families are busy in bad mouthing against Nation's BSF Jawans. "Is Jiten Choudhury an investigating officer ? Jiten Choudhury almost has submitted a chargesheet in his Facebook account regarding which time, which place, where blood spots were found etc as he knows everything. Who gave him right to give the final judgment? Whatever the incident was it will be investigated but most important is to help the poor families which CPI-M has ended with Rs. 10,000/-. If they want to give they shoulod give 5 lakhs rupees and also a job per family", Bhowmik added. | 24-Mar-2017 |
Tripura Students to learn about Earthqua | AGARTALA, March 24 (TIWN): A Mega School Safety programme was held at Rabindra Bhawan on Thursday. | 24-Mar-2017 |
Modi’s BIMSTEC initiatives to bol | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, Mar 24 (TIWN): Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC), in association with Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), organised the summit to commemorate the 20th year of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation).Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged member states of the Bimstec regional bloc to fight common security threats such as terrorism, extremism and radicalisation together. He said this when the national security chiefs of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (Bimstec) nations called on him here. The Bimstec comprises Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal. However Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar acted like Indian Foreign Minister and lectured BIMSTEC summit at Agartala by saying that "Resolve the disputes and issues pending with Bangladesh. | 24-Mar-2017 |
Tripura observes World TB Day | AGARTALA, March 24 (TIWN): World TB Day-2017 was observed in Tripura with full enthusiasm. | 24-Mar-2017 |
Lack of coaches and loco pilots are main | AGARTALA, March 24 (TIWN): The hurdles faced by Union Govt in expanding Railway are two : one is lack of coaches another is lack of loco pilots, NFR GM H K Jaggi told media. | 23-Mar-2017 |
'Modi is India's first Prime Minister to | AGARTALA, March 23 (TIWN): After weakening Tripura Trinamool party fully and proving Mamata Banerjee's fund flow for Tripura was fully waste, former Trinamool Chairman Ratan Chakraborty said that Prime Minsiter Modi is the first prime minister ever in India since 70 yrs of independence who really looked at Northeast zone. | 23-Mar-2017 |
Resolve issues with Bangladesh, Tripura | Agartala, March 24 (TIWN / IANS): Ahead of the Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India early next month, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Thursday urged the Centre to resolve all disputes and issues pending with the neighbouring country. | 23-Mar-2017 |
India to conduct survey for new rail lin | Agartala, March 24 (TIWN / IANS): New Delhi will carry out a survey to lay one more new railway line between India and Bangladesh to access the Chittagong international sea port and ease connectivity with the landlocked northeast region, a minister said here on Thursday. | 23-Mar-2017 |
'Funding for alternative Rail-line surve | AGARTALA, March 24 (TIWN): The proposed alternative rail-routes via Pecharthal will be sanctioned within 2017, said Central BJP Railway Minister for state RajenGohain in the presence of NFR GM H K Jaggi at Agartala on Thrusday. During his meeting with Governor and CM the alternative rail-line issue was raised & giving green signal to the proposed project, Gohain said the survey will begin from this year and also the fund to be sanctioned in this regard. 'This survey will finalize whether the proposed route is reasonable or this route need few modifications', said Gohain. However, it was in 2016 August that the alternative BG routes' in Tripura was preferred by NFR. On that time it was said that the route via Kumarghat-Pecharthal-Dharmanar may help in increasing the speed and accordingly the decision was taken. | 23-Mar-2017 |
After UP, Goa, Manipur, Modi-Tsunami to | AGARTALA, March 24 (TIWN): Modi wave rattling Manik Sarkar’s nerves as Tripura’s political map turning in favour of saffron party. Tripura Ex-Trinamool leader Ratan Chakraborty, who was almost Trinamool's Godfather in Tripura and who introduced Barman, Asish with Trinamool Supremo Mamata Banerjee at West Bengal, on Wednesday while kicking out TMC party from his identity, he said sitting at BJP Party Office, "As in Manipur replacing Congress 21 MLAs brought BJP in power, soon a Modi-Tsunami will hit Tripura and the flow of Tsunami will be so dangerous that it will rattle all the political parties in Assembly Election-2018". "Tripura will see some political changes soon and many TMC and other opposition MLAs will join in BJP", mentioned Chakraborty. | 23-Mar-2017 |
Sabroom Harbatali ADC Village reels und | Sabroom, March 24 (TIWN): ADC villages of Sabroom sub division is under severe water crisis for last few weeks .Pure Drinking water scarcity looms large in remote areas. Most of the villagers have to go to far- flung area to fetch drinking water. For the past two years remote poor Tribal People have not received any modest Pure drinking water facilities yet day after 24 years left front rule headed by Manik . | 23-Mar-2017 |
'Agartala City gets new facelift with Ra | AGARTALA, March 23 (TIWN): Highlighting on the economic relation with railway connectivity, Central BJP Minister of State (Independent Charge) Railways, Rajen Gohain at State Guest House said, "After Railway was introduced in Tripura, there is a huge upliftment of Agartala City, proving the importance of connectivity in shaping up economy". Addressing the media, the Minister said, "There are plenty of demands from Tripura as well as other NE states. Each of the states have their own demands and our govt is ready to fulfill all the demands, but everything will be done in synchronized manner and one-after-one". "The rail-line will reach till Garji (Udaipur-South way area) within 2017, whereas Railway work on upto Belonia will begin from the next year", Minister said. Gohain further mentioned that 'the alternative rail-line was also discussed while talking to the Chief Minister and the Governor; however, fund will be sanctioned for the survey into the project. Also, as the alternative way via Pecahrthal-Kamalpur-Dharmanagar-Agartala-Udaipur-upto Belonia, will be brought under special survey to find out whether the routes will be appropriate or not; or there may be better ways into it', said the Minister. | 23-Mar-2017 |
Tripura regional party chief suspended f | AGARTALA, March 23 (TIWN): N C Debbarma, President of IPFT was suspended from the party on Wednesday. | 23-Mar-2017 |
TMC's Tripura unit chairman, 15 other le | Agartala, March 23 (TIWN / IANS): The TMC's Tripura unit's coordination committee chairman Ratan Chakraborty and 15 other state committee members on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of Assam party leader and Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain. | 23-Mar-2017 |
'Mamata Banerjee had chosen wrong people | AGARTALA, March 23 (TIWN): After veteran Trinamool leader Ratan Chakraborty had joined in BJP, media asked him to share his view about Trinamool Supremo Mamama Banerjee. | 23-Mar-2017 |
BJP celebrates Trinamool's Breakdown : T | AGARTALA, March 23 (TIWN): Tripura BJP on Wednesday has celebrated veteran Trianmool leader Ratan Chakraborty's joining in BJP along with 150 TMC members at Agartala party Office. Central BJP Minister of State (Independent Charge) Railways, Rajen Gohain handed over the party flag to him. Chakraborty who was earlier in Congress and later the father of Tripura Trinamool, giving a shock to the voters in state by joining in BJP. When media asked the reason behind his joining in BJP, Chakraborty said, "This has only one reason. After independence only Modi was the first prime minister who looked at Northeast and I feel proud to be a son of Tripura and also I am proud to join in BJP". Topmost leaders as Nitai Choudhury, Sudhansu Ranjan Dhar, Satyanarayan Dey, Manik Kr. Saha, Rajib Samaddar in total 41 leaders joined BJP at the party office. Apart from that more than 100 people joined BJP at the press conference.Chakraborty further warns that a major number of Tripura's opposition MLAs to join BJP soon. | 23-Mar-2017 |
Amidst petrol crisis bike rallies under | AGARTALA, March 23 (TIWN): Whereas petrol crisis has hit the state and more than 500 bikers are standing in rows before petrol pumps, the left front wing DYFI held a massive bike rally at Agartala on Wednesday. | 23-Mar-2017 |
Rose Valley’s Tripura origin foun | AGARTALA / KOLKATA, Mar 23 (TIWN): ScamsterGautamKundu led Rose Valley Chit Fund company originated from Tripura with a meagre capital and customer base before Kundu roped in State CPI-M leaders to help in expanding business. From nothing to Rose Valley’s fraud of duping Rs 15,000 crores investors money was only possible due to patronage by Tripura and Bengal CPI-M Chief Ministers Manik Sarkar &Buddhadeb Bhattacharya.The meteoric rise of GautamKundu and Rose Valley, a relatively small firm operating out of Tripura with some business stake in Bengal, began when his elder brother's car fell into a lake, killing his entire family.Kajal Kundu, who established the company in 1997, and his wife and son were on their way to Guwahati from Agartala when the unexplained accident killed them in 2003, following which GautamKundu took over the firm. | 23-Mar-2017 |
Certain relief for bikers amidst long qu | AGARTALA, March 23 (TIWN): After 3 days of ‘no petrol’ finally petrol pumps are selling fuel to the customers at Agartala. | 22-Mar-2017 |
Rail Minister meets Tripura Governor, CM | AGARTALA, March 23 (TIWN): Central BJP Minister of State (Independent Charge) Railways, Rajen Gohain along with NFR officials met Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy as well as Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Wednesday. | 23-Mar-2017 |
Tripura remembers Freedom Fighter Bhagat | AGARTALA, March 23 (TIWN): Left front student union in Tripura remembered freedom fighter Sahid Bhagat Singh on his death anniversary on Wednesday. | 22-Mar-2017 |
TMC's Tripura unit chairman, 15 other le | Agartala, March 23 (TIWN / IANS): The TMC's Tripura unit's coordination committee chairman Ratan Chakraborty and 15 other state committee members on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of Assam party leader and Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain. | 23-Mar-2017 |
Union Cabinet nod to first phase of nort | New Delhi / Agartala, March 23 (TIWN) :The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the development of 403 km of National Highways in Meghalaya and Mizoram, official sources said. | 22-Mar-2017 |
5 days countdown begins for SC judgement | AGARTALA, March 23 (TIWN): Countdown once again began for 10,323 teachers' case's final hearing which is scheduled to be held on March 28. Reportedly, Tripura Govt appealed for some more times to the case but rubbishing state govt's demand, Supreme Court said the next hearing would be on March-8. But the cases are much puzzled which need to seen properly and thus Supreme Court had fixed the date on March-28. But the primary teachers' jobs are under highest risks, said source. Law Secretary Datamohon Jamatia will remain present on that day at Supreme Court. Earlier Assam, Orissa Govtwere defeated in similar cases of irregularity of recruitment rules for Teachers’ post. After that in the Jut Mill case also the Tripura Govt was defeated. Thus in this condition Tripura Govt is trying to delay the case as far as possible. | 22-Mar-2017 |
TMC, Congress youths protest at Agartala | AGARTALA, March 23 (TIWN): Trinamool, Congress youths protested at Agartala demanding the n punishment of a police official for slapping Prasenjit Saha during petrol crisis situation. | 23-Mar-2017 |
Modi Govt's Act East Policy to boost hea | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, March 23 (TIWN): Aiming to improve public health efforts in the North Eastern region of India, the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) in collaboration with the Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) on Wednesday launched "Swasth Uttar Purva: Healthy North East" initiative. The initiative will help catalyse trained workforce by imparting appropriate training in delivering healthcare. Under the initiative, the PHFI and DoNER will provide technical assistance to the state governments of North East and civil society partners for implementation of public health projects and programmes in the region. | 23-Mar-2017 |
Center wants railway extension up to Sab | Agartala, March 23 (TIWN): MOS Rajan Goshai had given assurance to extend help as far as railway expansion is concern upto sabroom Town. He also instructed railway officials to complete the rest work before timeline, | 22-Mar-2017 |
BJP, RSS's increasing power hits CPI-M | AGARTALA, March 22 (TIWN): Continuous increasing power of BJP and RSS is hitting CPI-M badly in Tripura. | 22-Mar-2017 |
Northeast region in grip of BJP wave: Ra | Jolaibari, March 22 (TIWN): Rail Minister(State) Rajen Gohain in a historical gathering at Jolibari welcomed Jolaibari people for their active participation. A bunch of leadership joined in BJP. He was accompanied by Sunil Deodhar , Biplob deb and Subal Bhowmik like state BJP leaders. | 22-Mar-2017 |
Tripura Political parties dirty 'Compens | AGARTALA, March 22 (TIWN): Tripura's lameduck MPs Jiten Chaudhury, Jharna Das Baidya, Sankar Prasad Dutta kept themselves busy in making political fortunes out of 3 cattle smugglers killing for attacking BSF personnel across Indo-Bangla border. CPI-M's politcal vendetta began after State BJP's immature leadership donated Rs 50,000 to 3 cattle smuggler families. All political parties now trying to make a fortune out of Tribal vote bank sympathy so no time was lapsed in shedding crocodile tears for 3 smugglers. State CPI-M and BJP are in competition to win the vote banks of Chittamara tribal families ahead of Assembly Election-2018. The competition is so high that before proving whether the died persons' are innocent or not, BJP has given compensation of Rs. 50,000/- to the deceased families. | 22-Mar-2017 |
Petrol crisis creates clashes at Agartal | AGARTALA, March 22 (TIWN): Once again petrol crisis has hit state Tripura fueled by All India Strike of drivers. A clash emerged among the local people and the consumers at Ganraja Chowmuhani on Wednesday following 3 day long petrol crisis. | 22-Mar-2017 |
India Bangladesh armies kicks of bicycle | AGARTALA, March 22 (TIWN): In a memorable journey the neighboring countries armies from India and Bangladesh has kicked off a cycle rally on March 22 at Agartala City. | 22-Mar-2017 |
After Agartala, pipe line gas to benefit | AGARTALA, March 22 (TIWN): Now with PNGRB's permission, pipe line gas to be provided at Udaipur subdivision. | 22-Mar-2017 |
UP bans illegal cow 6Uprakuch3xu : Tripu | AGARTALA, March 22 (TIWN): Whereas illegal cow selling has been banned in UP after Yogi Adityanath became CM, Tripura BJP is playing politics with smuggling issues at Chitamara, which may turn dangerous for the safety of the state. | 22-Mar-2017 |
Minister of State for Railways arrives T | AGARTALA, March 22 (TIWN): BJP Minister of State (Independent Charge) Railways, Rajen Gohain arrived in Tripura on Wednesday 1.30 PM as a part of political campaigning as well as surveying of railway works here. | 22-Mar-2017 |
'ONGC doubles gas production in Tripura | Agartala, March 22 (TIWN / IANS): State-owned ONGC has more than doubled its gas production in five years in Tripura brightening prospects of setting up of more gas based projects, officials said here on Wednesday. | 22-Mar-2017 |
CPI-M’s 24 yrs failure in Industr | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, March 22 (TIWN): Unfortunately for Tripura’s 7 Lakhs unemployed youth, IT educated graduates, Tripura Govt headed by IT illiterate Chief Minister failed to capitalize the golden opportunity of making Agartala as destination of IT Industry in Northeast India as Tripura’s name listed nowhere in the latest report published by Internet and Mobile Association of India. The report, Index of Internet Readiness of Indian States’, was published by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and Indicus Analytics. Internet readiness index is a composite index on components like e-infrastructure index, e-participation index, IT-services and e-governance index. | 22-Mar-2017 |
Anti-national CPI-M’s MP Jiten Ch | AGARTALA, March 22 (TIWN): CPI-M’s allergy to Indian national forces whether its Army, BSF or CRPF is well known with facts and evidences as communists are in bed with India’s anti-national forces. CPI-M Party was born itself to function as China’s agent with the sole aim to destabilize India. So its no surprise that even after BSF killed 3 cattle smugglers cum insurgents, Tripura MP Jietn Chaudhury dashed to Delhi to complain against BSF Jawans demanding their immediate arrest. Rather than investigating BSF firing incident as a law & order issue and supporting BSF for appropriate actions, surprisingly Tripura MP Jiten rushed to Delhi to complain to Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday which itself is a mockery of tax payers money for MPs luxurious travel from Agartala to Delhi. Jiten Chaudhury’s recent conducts whether his activity to convert NIT Agartala as another Tribal Kokborak Center or supporting Indo-Bangla cattle smugglers as his fellow brothers raises the question whether Jiten Chaudhury is only Tribal community’s MP or Jiten Chaudhury supposed to represent majority Bengalees also who voted him to power ? | 22-Mar-2017 |
Minor quake jolts northeast India, parts | Shillong / Agartala, March 22 (TIWN): A minor earthquake was recorded in India's northeastern states and parts of Bangladesh on Tuesday night, an official said. | 21-Mar-2017 |
Trinamool to skip any political rally ti | AGARTALA, March 22 (TIWN): Tripura Trinamool will not do any political rally till the board exam is ended in Tripura, said Tripura Trinamool MLA Asish Saha. | 21-Mar-2017 |
FIR lodged against Panchayat Pradan and | KAILASHAHAR, March 22 (TIWN): Allegation raised against one CPI-M Panchayat Pradhan Gayetri Malakar for looting a beneficiary’s all facilities since 7 yrs. | 21-Mar-2017 |
Tripura based terrorist Habib Mia was ar | AGARTALA, March 22 (TIWN): No more confusion remained that Tripura borders are the free pass for Indian criminals and corridor for all illegal actvities. After inquiry led by Karnataka police and based on main accused in IIS blast Sabhahuddin’s claim about Habib Mia’s capacity it has been known that Habib Mia not only managed the logistical support to them, but he helped mastermind Sabahuddin to exile in Bangladesh via Tripura border. However, whether from China or from Bangladesh / Mayanmar Habib bought those weapons, it’s yet unknown. After Mia was arrested from Tripura, Karntaka revealed Mia’s mastery over illegal activities staying in Tripura. Habib Mia was taken to Bengaluru 2 days back on Saturday after his transit remand was granted based on 81 CRPC. There was pending warrant against Habib Mia by Karnataka Court and stood on that report DM had given the transit remand and after inquiry Habib Mia’s involvement was proven. Karnataka Anti Terror Squad (ATS) on Saturday took on four-day transit remand a suspected terrorist connected to the 2005 terror attack at Bengaluru's Indian Institute of Science (IIS) after he was he was produced before the court on Saturday. | 21-Mar-2017 |
‘Narada will be under CBI onlyâ | AGARTALA, March 22 (TIWN): Possibilities are high that Tripura Rose Valley may come under CBI investigation as the case remained without proper investigation under SIT. Already CBI is time to time keeping eyes on Tripura Rose Valley after following bundles of allegations came against the ruling Govt. On the other hand CBI inquiry may be ordered by Tripura High Court, with the consistent failure of the SIT to submit CBI inquiry. On March 17, after division Bench of acting Chief Justice Nishita Mhatre and Justice T. Chakraborty asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to complete its preliminary inquiry in 72 hours, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee described the Calcutta High Court order for a CBI probe into the Narada sting operation as "unfortunate" and said her government and the Trinamool Congress will move the Supreme Court against the verdict. But on Tuesday, Supreme Court said that it will not interfere in High Court’s order. It will be hardly manageable for SIT to continue its slow investigation in Chit Fund cases pending in Tripura High Court. | 22-Mar-2017 |
TMC goes by Collective thoughts of MLAs | AGARTALA, March 21 (TIWN): Tripura Trinamool believes in collective persons' thoughts under the party, said Tripura Trinamool Congress MLA Asish Saha on Tuesday. | 21-Mar-2017 |
India to supply more power to Bangladesh | Agartala, March 21 (TIWN / IANS): During the upcoming visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India, the two countries will sign an agreement for supply of additional 60 MW of electricity to the neighbouring country from Tripura, a top official said here on Tuesday. | 21-Mar-2017 |
Kailashahar suffers from RD scams | KAILASHAHAR / AGARTALA, March 21 (TIWN): The lifeline between Kailashahar Jila Parishad to Kailashahar Dist Hospital has left in miserable shape till day, even after bundles of demands were placed for its renovation. Every year for this road funds are sanctioning but with a temporary work the road left as it is, which turns the local people's lives miserable in that area, especially across the monsoon. Both these areas Panchayats are rulkinbg by CPI-M, but the Panchayat Pradhan and members end by giving some false promises every times.Around 3 KM road is there left with muddy ways allover. During rainy season the suffering of students, patients & patient parties and other locals although were reported so many times, but all are in vain.Reportedly, under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sarak Tripura recived Rs. 50 crores for the year, but the lives of people here never change at all. | 21-Mar-2017 |