Archive Detail
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Last day of 1st Assembly of 2017 begins | AGARTALA, March 15 (TIWN): The last day of Assembly 1st session for 2017 has kicked off at Assembly hall on Wednesday. | 15-Mar-2017 |
Agartala petrol pumps running dry | AGARTALA, March 15 (TIWN): After Holi, Agartala’s maximum petrol pumps left dry, while few petrol pumps are queued up with 500 of bikers. | 15-Mar-2017 |
Regional parties may down in NE with New | IMPHAL / AGARTALA, March 15 (TIWN): Manipur's new Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Wednesday said his first priority is to get lifted the indefinite economic blockade of the state imposed by the United Naga Council (UNC). However, this blockade also effects Tripura from petrol crisis, food crisis like situations. | 15-Mar-2017 |
Manik Sarkar took revenge of his effigy | AGARTALA, March 15 (TIWN): The massive clash among 100 of BJP and Trinamool supporters emerged before Agartala West Police Station leading many protesters, policemen with serious injuries has been alleged by BJP Vice President Subal Bhowmik as pre-planned activity of CPI-M. Talking to TIWN, Bhowmik said, “This is a trap of the left front party to weaken the opposition vote banks. After the massive rally was conducted at Astabol Stadium on March 14, CPI-M understood that it will be difficult to fight BJP alone in Assembly Election and already opposition parties were in touch of each other. As a result, CPI-M was just searching for an opportunity to break down the opposition vote banks and they are successful in that. Police took a major role to convert the issue into clashes with the direction of Melarmath Party Officeâ€. | 15-Mar-2017 |
'No optimal utilisation of internet gate | Agartala, March 14 (TIWN / IANS): India's third International Internet Gateway (IIG) in Agartala through Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh was not being optimally exploited due to technical reasons, Tripura's Information Technology Minister Tapan Chakraborty said on Tuesday. | 14-Mar-2017 |
Hostel left paralyzed since 27 years at | AGARTALA, March 14 (TIWN): Wastage of Govt properties are much rampant in Tripura. Kailashahar’s 2 floored hostel ‘Najrul Chartabas o Bisramagar’, which is located in the premises of Kailashahar Court has left paralyzed since long 27 years, but no initiative is taking for its repairment, resulting illegal activities increasing inside the building. | 14-Mar-2017 |
Tripura Trinamool, BJP continue protests | AGARTALA, March 14 (TIWN): Amidst prohibitions, Tripura BJP and Trinamool members are busy to boosting each-other by various rallies and press meets. | 14-Mar-2017 |
Demands raised for alternative Rail line | AGARTALA, March 14 (TIWN): Demand raised high in Tripura Assembly for alternative rail line from Agartala to Dhamanagar via Kailashahar-Kamalpur-Khowai-Mohonpur. | 14-Mar-2017 |
BJP labeled ‘CPI-M agent’ | AGARTALA, March 14 (TIWN): CPI-M MLAs undoubtedly having the best siesta of their lifetime as their ‘agent’ TMC leader Sudip Barman keeping opposition unity at bay. BJP State President Biplab Deb accused TMC leader Sudip Barman & family as CPI-M agents with the sole aim to protect CPI-M’s political future. Ruling party MLAs were seen having slumber all day at Assembly on Tuesday as BJP,TMC hitting potshots at each other. Without any lessons, leaders as Aghore Debbarma, MLA Anjan Das were found in deep sleep avoiding all kinds of clashes and chaos ongoing in the Assembly. Neither they became furious with any hitting comments, nor they have anything to do with developmental talks discussed there. | 15-Mar-2017 |
‘No alliance’ to win Electi | AGARTALA, March 14 (TIWN): Terming newly created Trinamool party as ‘Barman-mool’ and referring Congress led Barman families secret relation with Tripura CPI-M Chief Minister Manik Sarkar who are helping CPI-M to stay in power since 23 yrs, Tripura BJP State President Biplab Deb on Monday declared that BJP will no more think about aligning with Trinamool, as either Trinamool or Congress; Sudip Barman and his family members will keep on touch with CPI-M and work as an agent of CPI-M with the mask of opposition. After Monday’s mayhem talking to the media on Tuesday, BJP State President Biplab Deb said, “Yesterday’s incident proves how the Barman families have been operating till day in the mask of opposition leader. Either in Congress Era or now staying in BJP, Sudip Barman acts always supporting CPI-M and the hidden hatred for BJP has come out through the incident. However, what happened it was good, as BJP will not align with CPI-M anymore. This newly made Trinamool is not actually Trinamool, but it’s Barman-Moolâ€. | 14-Mar-2017 |
BJP held press meet | AGARTALA, March 14 (TIWN): After the mayhem of Monday before West PS, Tripura BJP held a press meet on Tuesday led by BJP State President Biplab Deb at BJP HQ, Krishnanagar. | 14-Mar-2017 |
Tripura Assembly Day 8 begins | AGARTALA, March 14 (TIWN): Out of total 9 days kept for Tripura Assembly session-2017, the 8th day has kicked off at the Assembly. | 14-Mar-2017 |
Political propagandas for 24 hrs banned | AGARTALA March 14 (TIWN): In an attempt to calm down the ongoing heated environment in Agartala due to political clashes, all kinds of political rallies have been banned in for next 24 hrs. | 14-Mar-2017 |
Only 5 companies are working in PPP mode | AGARTALA, March 14 (TIWN): There only 5 companies which are working in PPP model in Tripura. | 14-Mar-2017 |
Tripura undergoing political unrest duri | AGARTALA, March 14 (TIWN): During Holi when Section 144 was imposed at Agartala both TMC and BJP supporters all of a sudden started agitations with around 100 of supporters which left 11 police personnel and more 8 persons injured at Monday night. Talking to TIWN on Tuesday, SP West Abhijit Saptarshi, he said, “Police have not arrested anybody as it need to find out who is actual guilty and the allegations are from both sides. Moreover, both the party members had violated section 144 by showing agitation during section 144â€. Saptarshi further informed that against many people FIR had been lodged. ‘We are collecting the footage for further investigation, which left 11 police persons injured too. 2 police persons were seriously injured named-Sanjib Laskar who got fracture in hand another S/I- Himadri Sarkar’, added Saptarshi. | 14-Mar-2017 |
‘Other parties are jealous of usâ | AGARTALA, March 14 (TIWN): BJP Vice President Subal Bhowmik who sustained serious injuries on his head after BJP / TMC came in massive clashes on Monday, said that other political parties as CPI-M, TMC are jealous of BJP’s raising growth. | 14-Mar-2017 |
No arrest yet after TMC, BJP clash : sec | AGARTALA, March 14 (TIWN): After the massive political clash held on Monday evening, FIR was lodged from both the parties. However, police has not arrested anyone yet, as without proper investigations political bluffs can not be given highest importance, when students are giving Board Exams, said SP West Abhijit Saptarshi on Tuesday. | 14-Mar-2017 |
Improper implementation of Pradhan Mantr | KAILASHAHAR / AGARTALA, March 14 (TIWN): Various roads in rural Tripura remained as it is even after crores and crores of funding from the centre after Pradhan Mantri Gram Sarak Yojna. | 14-Mar-2017 |
Opposition BJP, TMC's street brawl spiri | AGARTALA, March 14 (TIWN): Proving ‘No alliance’ among TMC and BJP, state's two majorly opposition parties have shockingly engaged in massive clashes on Monday evening, which triggered further more clashes among BJP and TMC supporters across Tripura. As the election is coming near, chances of violence, bloodsheds have increased more with this incident where women supporters had been injured before Agartala West Police Station. But for CPI-M it worked as a good news as the party members were in high tension about BJP-TMC’s alliance ahead of Assembly election. In this major clash on Monday among BJP / TMC it was cleared that more than CPI-M the oppositions are busy to fight with each other. | 14-Mar-2017 |
Tripura BJP-TMC clash: Policemen, politi | Agartala, March 13 (TIWN / IANS) At least 11 policemen, one leader each from the BJP and the TMC, apart from three other political workers and four journalists, were injured when Trinamool Congress and BJP workers clashed here on Monday night, police said. | 13-Mar-2017 |
BJP supporters ransack Dharmanagar Party | Dharmanagar, March 13 (TIWN): Political clashes erupted in Dharmanagar on Monday evening among TMC and BJP supporters. | 13-Mar-2017 |
Tripura’s Law & Order in turmoil | AGARTALA March 13 (TIWN): TMC & BJP clashes in State capital stooped down to street brawls injuring several supporters and Policemen injured. Prohibitory orders has been clamped down at Agartala after a major clash emerged among Tripura Trinamool, BJP members on Monday night. Tripura’s two rival oppositions BJP and TMC came in clash when BJP as a part of political campaigning was putting flags before former CM Samir Barman’s house at Agartala Hariganga Basak Road. Samir Barman’s son Sandip Roy Barman son asked BJP leaders not to put any flags over there, whereas Bordowali Mandal Committee member of BJP Jayanta Bhowmik refused to do so. Reportedly, Bhowmik was among those leaders who joined BJP from Trinamool along with Surajit Dutta.After the incident BJP members gheroued Samir Barman’s home. | 14-Mar-2017 |
Women Empowerment witnessed at Agartala | AGARTALA, March 13 (TIWN): Celebration doesn’t mean only for men as women are now equally working in every fields with men. | 13-Mar-2017 |
Holi celebrated in full enthusiasm at No | DHARMANAGAR, March 13 (TIWN): From grown ups to children, Holi was celebrated across Northern Tripura. | 13-Mar-2017 |
Rs. 2013.68 lakhs wages still pending un | AGARTALA, March 13 (TIWN): Manik Sarkar led Tripura CPI-M Govt hired corrupt IAS officers like G.S.G.Ayyangar to manipulate State’s MGNREGA performance to pitch for more central fundings as depleting cenral fundings hurting CPI-M’s cash reserve. MGNREGA fund curtailment caused by multiple corruptions mostly orchrastrerated by Manik’s henchman’s like BDO Bimal Chakraborty. Eventhough Supreme Court ordered Tripura Govt to clear the irregular wages soon, but Central Govt’s MGNREGA website has kept the order on the top notification since 2016, as no step was taken by Tripura Govt to clear the unpaid wages. Before direct beneficiary method of payment began to function fully huge allegation were raising about unpaid REGA wages. However after direct beneficiary system was launched the problem solved automatically and now there are not much fights, clashes regarding MGNREGA wages. But at the same time the unpaid MGNREGA wages in 2015-16 has still remained unpaid. | 13-Mar-2017 |
Violation of Food Safety Act hits poor p | AGARTALA, March 13 (TIWN): Food theft from ration shops and illegal selling of foods in the market continue in Tripura as digitization is getting delayed day after day. But instead of hurrying up the digitization, Tripura CM Manik Sarkar said in the Assembly that the new ration shops in Tripura to remain shut down due to digitization. However, for every temporary complex situations CPI-M Govt is busy to blame the Centre for its modern way of transaction and transparent data exchange. But in case of ration shop, digitization will not only make the system transparent, but it will drastically bring down the food theft across state. Survey says that digitization seen reducing food theft in India’s PDS system. When a person goes to the ration store, s/he only receive enough to feed half for his family due to food crisis. The shop keeper tell the customer that he came too late and all the food is gone, but everyone around here knows it’s being sold in markets for profit. As per the source, Government aims to computerise the PDS sector to help check pilferage. It will also plug leakages by installing electronic Point of Sale (ePoS) devices at all fair price shops across the country by March 2017. | 13-Mar-2017 |
Review meeting on Geo MGNREGA reschedule | AGARTALA, March 13 (TIWN): The review meeting at Delhi Krishi Bhawan has been rescheduled from March 24 to march 27. | 13-Mar-2017 |
2 yet left seriously ill after clash bet | Udaipur/Rajnagar, March 13 (TIWN): Political clash between CPIM and BJP supporter were reported from different parts of Gomati and South Tripura District so far. On Monday also they were not released seeing their condition as unrecovered. | 13-Mar-2017 |
All cash withdrawal limits go back to pr | Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) All limits on savings bank cash withdrawals post-demonetisation ended on Monday, as had been announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) last month. | 13-Mar-2017 |
Panchayat corruption hits villagers in m | KAILASHAHAR, March 13 (TIWN): Even monsoon hasn’t begin at all, but the sufferings have been started across Tripura. At Jubaraj Nagar, Kailashar villagers agonies have no end after the first rain hit the area. | 12-Mar-2017 |
3 persons arrested for running fake Rail | AGARTALA, March 13 (TIWN): Railway Protection Force personnel of N.F.Railway recently arrested three persons oÂn charges of running fake Railway Recruitment Cell in Agartala. oÂn getting reliable information from sources, Asst. Sub Inspector of RPF Shri B.P.Das alongwith other staff conducted raid in railway premises at Agartala. But the person running the racket shifted the place to civil area. RPF then immediately informed local police of nearby Amtali police station in Agartala. The prompt action by RPF and local police lead to arrest of three person two female and oÂne male alongwith many fake documents and about 77 numbers appointment letters seems to be fake. | 13-Mar-2017 |
1st day of Holi celebration ended peacef | AGARTALA, March 13 (TIWN): The first day of Holi celebration has ended peacefully across Tripura. | 12-Mar-2017 |
Week-long Mahamuni Festival started | Sabroom, March 13 (TIWN): Week long Mahamuni Festival started with full gaiety and enthusiasm. MP Jiten Choudhury inaugurated the festival on Sunday on the occasion of Holi. | 12-Mar-2017 |
Manik Vs. Modi : Which Connectivity Proj | AGARTALA, March 13 (TIWN): Taking charge of Tripura roadways since 24 year, Tripura PWD is merely playing with the lifelines of state, but the NH-44 never became perfect in shape, but allegation was always raised by Tripura Govt against Central Govt for this pathetic condition of Tripura roads. Instead of knowing that monsoon will badly hurt state Tripura, PWD once again has took the work of double lane ahead of monsoon, which turned the Udaipur-Agartala road more pathetic. Earlier through press conferences at Secretariat, Tripura PWD, Transport Minister and Bhanulal Saha held a joint press meet when Tripura was suffering from petrol crisis due to Assam-Agartala bad condition of road, but within a year the road was repaired under the new Govt at Assam. Now PWD Dept. led by 12th Pass PWD Minister Badal Choudhury has taken charge of Udaipur-Agartala roadway in the monsoon and as a result transport is becoming quite impossible through this road.A recent survey reveals that who is doing what project is clearly working on voters' minds. | 13-Mar-2017 |
Tripura Govt failed to utilize Broad-gau | AGARTALA, March 13 (TIWN): Suresh Prabhu in his first ever visit in Tripura during Tripura Sundrai Express train's inauguration asked the State Govt to 'utilize BG for bamboo plantation boosting' and second time when Suresh Prabhu was talking via video conference from New Delhi on the occasion of Udaipur-Agartala railway inauguration, asked to utilize the tourism for revenue generation. But even after BG, Express trains Tripura's revenue generation is just zero. Reportedly, Tripura received highest fund in whole India under Modi Govt's Tourism scheme in 2016 and state has sought more Rs. 100 crores for Tourism-Development for 2017-18. Tripura tourism mechanism is deteriorating day after day especially the places like Unakoti, Pilak, Old Royal Palaces and temples across the state. In Udaipur some temples have lost under dry-fish bazaar, but Central Govt's data says that Tripura received highest amount of fund under tourism in whole India. | 12-Mar-2017 |
Voters Join in BJP on Holi | Kumarghat, March 13 (TIWN): CPIM , TMC supporters joined the BJP in Pabicharra Mondal under Kumarghat on Monday. | 13-Mar-2017 |
Crime against women spiked up in Tripura | AGARTALA, March 12 (TIWN): Although in January 2017 was total 58 and atleast 17 were rape cases were reported, but CPI-M backed Nari-Samiti claimed about decreasing crime against women in CPI-M Era during the celebration of Nari-Samiti's foundation day. | 12-Mar-2017 |
Maha Lok Adaalat begins in Tripura | AGARTALA, Jan 12 (TIWN): Maha Lok Adaalat inaugurated at Agartala Dist Court on Sunday. | 12-Mar-2017 |
Tripura rubbishes Ram Madhav's claim on | Agartala, March 12 (TIWN / IANS): Tripura's Left Front government rubbished BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav's claim that Rs 1 lakh crore have been pumped into the state government over the past three years. | 12-Mar-2017 |
Tripura celebrates Holi; the festival of | AGARTALA, March 12 (TIWN): Along with the country, State Tripura is celebrating Holi with great enthusiasm. | 12-Mar-2017 |
Modi-Tsunami rattles Anti-BJP parties ac | AGARTALA, March 12 (TIWN): When the first broad gauge train chugged on railway tracks at Agartala Railway Station, that time BJP did not gained much popularity in Tripura, but one of the fellow passengers raised slogan from the train, "Modi jit ki jai ho...". Now, instead of all the naggings led by CPI-M against PM Modi's Act East Policy, there are huge Modi-craze among the young people in Tripura, which has proven as a better leader than the earlier. Manik Sarkar achieved the award of wisest Chief Minister for few reasons as shaping Tripura with highest literacy rate, even though unemployed youths number crossed 7 lakhs. But his 97 % 'Educated' people understood well who is doing the railway works for Tripura, who is giving direct benefit of MGNREGA wages, who is filtering PMAY scheme. Thus tension is high at Melarmath party office and reportedly meetings and talks constantly going among CPI-Ms on about poll-planning. CITU, DYFI, TSU, SFI people were called and told to strengthen the left front power as much as possible. But the main matter of worry is that BJP led Central Govt is planning further for more railway cars, more stations and even double lane of rail. Apart from that Modi has planned to convert NE as an Industry hub. | 12-Mar-2017 |
Security of Tripura under threat : infil | AGARTALA, March 12 (TIWN): Country made and foreign made pistols are regularly recovering from Tripura, yet the Govt here claims that Tripura is a peaceful state. As per Tripura Govt data, in 2015 total 129 arms & ammunition were recovered among which 50 were 7.62 (SLR) ammunition, 30 were 5.6 Insus ammunition 15 were 9 MM ammunition and rest others were country made as well as foreign made. In 2016 also atleast 29 pistols were recovered. Total 16 persons were arrested in 2015 and total 14 were arrested in 2016. Moreover in 2016 two China made 7.65 pistol was recovered. But surprisingly, everyday state govt claims that there is no extremist threat in Tripura, neither any extremist activities occurred in state in past few years. | 12-Mar-2017 |
10,000 crores invested in Assam for Indu | AGARTALA, March 12 (TIWN): Whereas in Industrialization with a good news for Assam unemployed and govt employees that 10,000 crores invested in Assam Industry in last 6 months and Govt is going to provide 7th pay commission to its employees but Tripura Govt is sitting with empty hands, without any growth and prosperity.Tripura’s poor revenue generation once again has been exposed when the budget expenditure was published in the running year. With this development state Tripura ended with 11.54 % revenue generation. However, the opposition alleged that Tripura’s GDP growth and revenue generation is almost zero but just to show off the Govt is maintaining a standard. As per Tripura Govt’s claim the State’s share of Central Taxes is 28. 55 %. But as per the Central Ministers’ overview of Tripura’s tax collection and revenue generation it has been quite unsatisfactory somehow. With the every train service’s inauguration, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu asked the Tripura Govt. to take attempts in increasing revenues in state, but all were in vain. Earlier Prabhu told Tripura Finance Dept to utilize Bamboo production through BG and recently he has stressed upon tourism. | 12-Mar-2017 |
Increasing road accidents killing 2 peop | AGARTALA, March 12 (TIWN): Road accident killed 25 people in Dec-January month in Tripura. Everyday 2 critical accidents reported in police stations, yet DGP claims ‘radical down of accident rates’ . Amidst road safety week’s celebration in January month atleast 25 people were killed in Tripura in last Dec to January months. In December 2016 the number of accidents were 40 and 12 people died out of this, whereas 41 people were critically injured. In 2017, Januray month out of 42 accident cases 13 people died whereas more 44 left injured seriously. Apart from that in 2015 only 158 people killed in road accident, whereas in 2014 188 people died. The number of accidents in 2014 was 716 and in number of accidents in 2015 was 647. That means everyday there are 2 accidents held in Tripura. | 12-Mar-2017 |
Santirbazar: Pialk Panthanivas turns den | Santirbazar, March 12 (TIWN): Pilak Panthanivas is a Government Dukbanglow situated near Bokafa RD Block. but now a days this Dukbanlgow is used by a contractor. | 12-Mar-2017 |
BSF-BGB celebrate Holi | AGARTALA, March 12 (TIWN): Along with the whole nation, Tripura BSF Jawans also celebrating Holi 2017 with full enthusiasm. | 12-Mar-2017 |
Mamata/ Manik/ Modi : 3 'M's are targeti | AGARTALA, March 12 (TIWN): Among 3 parties (CPI-M, BJP, Trinamool) already Trinamool has almost given up and now BJP is dreaming about Tripura Assembly-2018 poll, whereas CPI-M is busy to strengthen the party power till 2018. | 12-Mar-2017 |
Tripura to experience Strong winds from | AGARTALA, March 12 (TIWN): The cloudy weather is expected for next 1 week long. Strong winds from bay of Bengal may hit the whole NE region. | 11-Mar-2017 |
Voters proved their power against Corrup | AGARTALA, March 12 (TIWN): Tripura BJP President said on Saturday that results of the assembly elections announced during the day proved wrong those who had opposed demonetisation. | 11-Mar-2017 |
Anti-Demonetization protests failed to b | AGARTALA, March 12 (TIWN): Chief minister Manik Sarkar has kept the Communist’s lamp up in Tripura, as across the nation CPI-M has been abandoned and banished long back and presently existing in the 3rd world politics. Modi craze has beaten Congress also, but due to Congress/ CPI-M's secret alliance CPI-M is surviving since 23 yrs in Tripura. After the massive winning of BJP at UP and Uttarakhand the Bharatiya Janata Party is set for stunning election victories in Tripura Assembly Election-2018. The saffron power of BJP led the Agartala City to be crowed with BJP lovers on Saturday after the election result. BJP is hoping high that in Assembly Election-2018 it will kick out CPI-M from ruling position. In this situation CPI-M became 100 % more focused in election works. After much politics led by the opposition top leaders as Congress High Command Rahul Gandhi, Trinammol Supremo Mamata Banerjee, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, SP Chief Minister Akhilesh issuing Demonetization & Cashless, ultimately PM Modi's party has proven that his move against corruption has been supported by common people of India, without measuring the outcome of the move, proving once again that ultimate power is under the hands of voters. | 11-Mar-2017 |