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Tripura little star Angshuman acted 'Hin | AGARALA, May 14 (TIWN): Much awaited 'Hindi Medium' movie acted by Tripura boy Angshuman Nandi will be released on May-19, in a press Conference little Angsuman Angshuman told his state's media. | 14-May-2017 |
Over 100 Tripura youths couldn't sit in | AGARTALA, May 14 (TIWN): CPI-M's lameduck governance causing failure to streamline various departments causing massive suffering to students and exam aspirants. When unemployment rate in Tripura crossed over 8 lakhs during CPI-M rule, due to the negligence and arrogance of the staffs in duty more than 100 aspirants failed to sit in SSC Examination on Sunday, generated much resentment among a section of SSC applicants for which they were preparing for last 1 year almost. From various corners of the state unemployed youths gathered at the examination centre at Women's College. The resented students said that whereas their reporting time was at 8.30 am to 9.30 am, they came before 9 am but apart from a board-hanging with building Number, Seat Number outside the examination hall, no help was done to them, neither any duty staff was there to assist the applicants. | 14-May-2017 |
Tripura celebrates Rangali Bihu festival | AGARTALA, May 14 (TIWN): Assam Association of Tripura celebrated Rangali Bihu festival 2017 at Rabindra Bhawan on Sunday. | 14-May-2017 |
'Workers Education Scheme' implemented | AGARTALA, May 14 (TIWN): A press meet was conducted by the Chairman of DATTOPANTTHENGADI National Board Lakshama Reddy at Agartala Press Club. | 14-May-2017 |
Manik's Sympathy for leftist Rohit Vemul | AGARTALA, May 14 (TIWN): Rohit Vemula's emergience as a "Dalit" was a post-suicide status given to him, just to politicize the with sensitivity. CPI-M leaders from Prakash Karat to Manik Sarkar wasted to time in capitalizing this change to glorify anti-nationalism. | 14-May-2017 |
Congress held Cleanliness Drive | AGARTALA, May 14 (TIWN): Keeping the World Environment Day-2017 on June 5, Tripura Pradesh Congress held cleanliness drive at Agartala, Ward No-20. | 14-May-2017 |
Negligence imposed great threat | KAMALPUR, May 14 (TIWN): The infrastructure of TSECL have remained without maintenence for decades including wires, poles have turned almost frail. All those eventhough require to change long ago, but the busy-for-nothing corporation remained reluctant about all these. | 14-May-2017 |
Will SSB martyr Amal Sarkar’s fam | AGARTALA, May 14 (TIWN): Martyr Amal Sarkar, who was serving as SSB soldier under No.15 Btln, killed by NDFB terrorists at Assam Kokrajhar on Tuesday, after 4 days of his death, no Minister or the CM met his family members which was done in Shambhu Satmura & Chittaranjan Debbarma’s time. | 13-May-2017 |
Forensic report exposes Health Crimes : | AGARTAILA, May 14 (TIWN): How far Advocate Raghunath Mukharjee can save DYFI leader Anuara Choudhury's uncle Nur Mohammed it's unsure; the advocate who was also dealing rapist Panna Ahmed's case too, but a new protest to begin regarding Anuara's death hitting the GB Hospital doctors who made Anuara's death certificate claiming out of Heart Attack this 16 years girl had died ! Neither the doctors flush out the poison to save her, nor they mentioned in the death certificate that Anuara was killed by poison. It was the forensic report that revealed her death by poisoning, but question is raising how the GB hospital reported her death out of heart-attack. The opposition claimed that they will further raise voice GB Hospital doctor, nurses who made her death certificate. However, the demand will be continued for faster completion of judicial procedures under the fastback court, FIR to be lodge against the Doctors or nurses dealt with Anuara's treatment , legal actions against SFI leaders as they said, 'if PM report is wrong' the protesters should be punished. | 14-May-2017 |
Tough battle in 2018 for both CPI-M/ BJP | AGARTALA, May 14 (TIWN): . After 25 years of constant ruling in 2018 without any strong competitor, CPI-M to face a tought fight against BJP which was never imagined before 3 years also. But under Modi, Amit Shah BJP got a major boost in state drawing a mass number of opposition MLAs to join BJP. | 14-May-2017 |
Justice under Question : Tripura records | AGARTALA, May 14 (TIWN): Tripura’s 80 % cases remain unconvinced due to the loopholes of investigation and gap while filing chargesheet. A data revealed that in 2016 whereas 6139 cases were resolved, whereas only 1415 cases got penalty. In 2014 out of 6753 cases only 753 cases received penalty and in 2015cases 835 cases got penalty. All of the cases were under IPC crime but with a relief for the accused 80 % got the penalty. On the other hand there is no initiative to build up fast track courts. Whereas West Bengal's 64 Fast Track Courts are functional in full wave, UP's 80, Maharashtra 80, Andhra Pradesh 72, Gujrat 61; Tripura has only 3 Fast Track Courts. | 14-May-2017 |
Per Panchayat 1.15 crores looted in Trip | AGARTALA, May 13 (TIWN): Tripura Pradesh Congress legal advisor Pijush kanti Biswash on Saturday raised question, "If per Panchayat if 1.15 crores are looted what will be the figure of whole Panchayat corruption in a year?" | 13-May-2017 |
Nur Muhammad sent in Police Custody for | AGARTALA, May 13 (TIWN): The next hearing of Nur Ahmed is on May 15, on Monday, said the Court. | 13-May-2017 |
TMCP demands Suo Moto case against SFI l | AGARTALA, May 13 (TIWN): Eventhough SFI leaders were seen at the Court premise just for show off, but Trinamool Chatra Parishad alleged that it was CPI-M backed SFI leder Nilanjana Roy who said on April-13, if post mortem report is false then step should be taken against the protesters blocked road from Polytechnic College'. | 13-May-2017 |
Tripura to issue Aadhaar cards to over 3 | Agartala, May 13 (IANS / TIWN): More than 32,000 Mizoram tribals staying in seven refugee camps in Tripura for the past two decades will be issued Aadhaar cards by the Tripura government, an official said on Saturday. | 13-May-2017 |
Accused murderer Nur Muhammad produced b | AGARTALA, May 13 (TIWN): Tripura Police’s self-induced paralysis continue as police failed to submit any report on Anuara murder case on Saturday so Court had no option other than to handover the case in CID's hand. Immediately protests raised in demand of CBI inquiry, instead of CID as State CID is nothing but another lameduck institution under Manik Sarkar’s corrupt rule. | 13-May-2017 |
'Not High Court, Union Home Ministry den | AGARTALA, May 13 (TIWN): Tripura Pradesh Congress in a one day long conference on Legal & Human Rights Dept claimed that High Court was interested to initiate CBI enquiry in Tripura Rose Valley scam but BJP led Union Home Ministry denied permission. A letter was also sent to Home Ministry in this regard, but the Home Minister's dept. instead of suggesting CBI enquiry in Chit Fund case, denied CBI to interfere in the case. As a result High Court asked Special Investigation Team (SIT) in Rose Valley scam, claimed Pijush Kanti Biswas at T B Auditorium Hall on Saturday. If just for advertising Chit fund, CBI can arrest West Bengal leaders, why Tripura's leaders have been released at free ? Biswas added. State BJP’s failure to push for CBI investigation against Manik Sarkar raised the doubt about secret understanding between Biplab Deb and Tripura CM. | 13-May-2017 |
Opposition raise question on Manik Sarka | AGARTALA, May 13 (TIWN): Wily fox Manik Sarkar managed plenty of time to fly to Hyderabad on January 22,2016 to enact drama of sympathy for grieving students after leftist student Rohit Vemula’s suicide at Hyderabad Central University campus. Other than hogging national limelight, Manik’s goal was generating publicity which CM felt not achievable in his own state’s daughter’s Anuara’s murder. So Chief Minister avoided even conveying any sympathy or meeting grieving friends at Agartala who sat in Post Office Chowmuhani all night on Friday. Neither the Chief Minister has any sympathy for minority girl like Anuara Choudhury whose Post Mortem report took 34 days to be released following hundreds of protests and media reports on Anuara murder case, in a press meet Trinamool youth forum raised the issue. However, whereas police have arrested only one person Nur Muhammad in connection of Anuara's murder, on the other hand all family members are hiding most likely under CPI-M's blessings as Police is shy to arrest them. | 13-May-2017 |
PCC Chief inaugurates State Level Confer | AGARTALA, May 13 (TIWN): Tripura Pradesh Congress Chief organized the one day state level conference organized by Tripura Pradesh Congress Legal & Human Rights Dept at TB Auditorium Hall on Saturday. | 13-May-2017 |
CPI-M's fund crying continues | AGARTALA, May 13 (TIWN): Not corruption or crime rate, but the fund-debacle is the only issue raising by Left Front Party in Tripura again and again. | 13-May-2017 |
Uncle held over mysterious death of Trip | Agartala, May 13 (TIWN / IANS) After a month-long students' agitation, Tripura Police on Friday night arrested a trader in connection with the mysterious death of his niece and engineering student Anwara Chowdhury, police said on Saturday. | 13-May-2017 |
Doctor's role too under scanner in Anuar | AGARTALA, May 13 (TIWN): If Anuara was poisoned, why her death certificate have kept hidden ? | 13-May-2017 |
Left front backed Group-D Association he | AGARTALA, May 13 (TIWN): Amidst much controversy with Group-D recruitments in state, Group-D Employees Association held left front backed convention at Agartala at 15 No Staff Committee on Saturday. | 13-May-2017 |
Crime against women reached 86 % in Trip | AGARTALA, May 13 (TIWN): Crime against women reached 86 % in Tripura, whereas the number of justice received are almost nil. Anuara’s case was an exact example of it, when only one accused was arrested after 1 month of passage following more than 20 protests. Why getting justice is so tough in state, the question is raising again and again. Whereas Anuara died with poison pushed inside her body, but GB Hospital report reportedly said that she died out of heart attack. | 13-May-2017 |
Anuara’s friends waling continue | AGARTALA, May 13 (TIWN): TIWN correspondent, photo journalists stayed till midnight in front of West PS (Police Station) to record the grave pain and frustration of Anuara’s friends who wailed for her justice, sat on road with candles blocking West PS entrance at Post Office Chowmuhani till wee hours on midnight (early hours Saturday). Anuara’s friends cry failed to wake up Chief Minister and other Ministers, Opposition leaders who live within half km of Post Chowmuhani. From DGP to Chief Minister all washed off their hands so hapless West SP Abhijit Saptarshi stayed till midnight to handle this sensitive protest against State’s apathy on crimes against women. | 13-May-2017 |
GST to be launched in Tripura from July | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): ‘GST to be launched in Northeast state Tripura from July 1st, 2017’, Finance Minister Bhnaulal Saha told media in the evening. | 12-May-2017 |
Anuara was murdered by poison ! protests | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): Now it’s all clear why Anuara’s body was given funeral without informing the police. Proving the allegations of Anuara’s father, friends as true the post mortem report revealed that Anuara was killed brutally with poisons by her maternal uncle, SP West Abhijit Saptarshi told media in a press meet at 9 PM in West Police station. However, to save administration’s face police said that it was on yesterday that the PM report came in hand, whereas Nur Ahmed was given release after the inquiry held today. Police have arrested Nur Muhammad following the unbeatable protest of Anuara’s friends on Agartala’s street and shocking PM report published. SDM S Choudhury also remained present with SP Abhijit Saptarshi in the press meet. Anuara's friends sat in demonstration by road blocking at Post Office, West PS in the evening saying, 'We will continue our protest until the all accused are arrested and till PM reports comes in our hand, it’s enough of our patienceâ€. The students blocked the road for hours and has continued their demonstration led the police to publish the PM Report. Tripura's hapless situation continue with daily rapes, murders, robberies, smuggling amidst CPI-M Chief Minister's tall claims of 'Golden Era' in Tripura. | 12-May-2017 |
1 month 1 day of Anuara's murder, yet No | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): 'We will continue our protest until the all accused are arrested and till Chief Minister himself promises us about proper justice to the case', said Anuara's friends sat in demonstration by road blocking at Post Office. The students blocked the road for hours and as per last update they have continued their demonstration. The resentment among the students raised when on Friday after bundles of protests held demanding justice for Anuara police brought i Anuara's uncle Nur Ahmed for inquiry, but soon released with full respect. He was first brought at West Police Station, later was taken to Police Headquarter, where DIG Arindam Nath held the interrogation, but he was not arrested. 1 month 1 day has crosses, but police is not only hiding the post mortem report but also threatening the students to discontinue their protest. Trinamool Chatra Parishad, ABVP, NSUI all held plenty of protest earlier in this regard. Anuara's father complained that she was raped repeatedly at her uncle's house, but she never told her father but after her death he came to know about all these. | 12-May-2017 |
SFI damages Ujjayanta Palace's beauty | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): As a part of Election campaigning under the dictations of Melarmath, SFI has started to paint every corners of Agartala City and other subdivisions. | 12-May-2017 |
GST-workshop exposes Tripura's strange u | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): Tripura Politicians overall moral bankruptcy visible in every platform they embark upon whether it's GST or any other Central initiatives. Another set of drama was seen in the GST workshop held at Pragna Bhawan on Friday where TMC MLA Sudip Barman's much close friend Pranajit Singha Roy was sitting far away from Asish Saha and Sudip Barman; Congress MLA Ratan Lal Nath instead of sitting with Congress President Birjit Sinha was sitting with Sudip and Asish. However, Congress MLA Gopal Roy was invited to share the dais with Finance Minister Bhanulal Saha, whereas Birjit Sinha was sitting alone. | 12-May-2017 |
Tripura's PWD corruption left National H | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): Even though Modi Govt's Act East Policy have hiked the NE infrastructure allocations in the 14th Central budget but State PWD kept themselves busy in corruption . | 12-May-2017 |
Water scarcity : BJP raises voice | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): In demand of diminishing the ongoing water scarcity, state BJP (Ward-33) has placed deputation before Councilor of that Ward, under AMC. | 12-May-2017 |
Central fund looting reported from Tripu | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): The direct beneficiary system which was launched to facilitate the people with the deserve money directly, without any interference from the state govt dept has been massively violated in the Pradhan Mantri awash Yojna scheme. A recent report says that in Pradhan Mantri Awash Yojna due to direct beneficiary the public fund looting have turned hard for the RD, Panchayat Dept. but finally it has found ways to loot central fund given to the poor people amidst E-payment system. | 12-May-2017 |
Anuara murder case : police interrogated | AGARTALA, March 12 (TIWN): Atlast, after bundles of protests held demanding justice for Anuara, police is interrogating Anuara's uncle Nur Mohammod. | 12-May-2017 |
Body recovered at Lefunga | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): One dead-body was recovered at Bhati Fatikchara, under Lefunga on Friday. | 12-May-2017 |
Tripura Govt's blueprint over seamless C | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): Even though common service of taxes but who will contribute for Tripura that may develop industry, IT here ?, a question erupted from the opposition MLAs when discussion about GST was going on. When Tripura Finance Minister, Govt Officials continued to talk long about 'GST's implementation in Tripura to benefits for the Govt of India' adding one rule under GST, (which was relaxed by Govt of India for Northeast states and J&K), that, "Traders with a turnover of less than Rs 10 lakh a year won’t have to register for or pay the goods and service tax (GST)"; then MLA Ratan Lal Nath raised question whereas it is a good initiative by Central Govt for relaxating taxes below 10 lakhs, but will Tripura Govt attempt to raise the business up or it will continue to draw the funds without contribution ? "Is that mean, Central will continuously give us money... but we will not give anything in return", said Nath. | 12-May-2017 |
Validation workshop on 'Agartala Bamboo | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): A validation workshop on Diagnostic study report preparation on 'Agartala Bamboo Cluster' held at Gitanjali guest house on Friday. | 12-May-2017 |
GST Dissemination Workshop turned into | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): A GST Dissemination workshop held at Pargna Bhawan chaired by Finance Minister Bhanulal Saha and opposition MLAs, generated debate regarding the Central Govt's profit from GST implementation in Tripura. Congress MLA Ratan Lal Nath raised question, why no resource person is chairing the workshop who can ease the GST issues to the public. The MLA further raised question, whereas "Traders with a turnover of less than Rs 10 lakh a year won’t have to register for or pay the goods and service tax (GST)", will Tripura in coming day virtually pay any taxes ? However, the programme was fully controlled by Tripura Govt Officials, whereas they could easily invite some NITI Aayog members from New Delhi or resource person. Question also raised by the MLA, "Will Tripura Govt try to 'stand on its feet' ever ? or being the Northeastern State it will continue to beg money from the Central Govt ?" | 12-May-2017 |
Nursing Students host massive rally on I | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): On the occasion of International Nurses Day, a huge rally kicked off at Agartala City on Friday morning led by various Colleges nursing students of Tripura. | 11-May-2017 |
Badal’s bogus claim :‘Till | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): During Hrishyamukh visit on Thrusday, once again Badal Choudhury stressing upon 10,323 scandal said, '...nobody has to be afraid till the left front govt is there'. | 12-May-2017 |
Deputation placed to Tripura University | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): Tripura university Karmachari samity (TUKS) placed deputation to the VC regarding ongoing situation in Tripura University: | 12-May-2017 |
Tripura CM fails to utter a single word | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): Being the Chief Minister of a small state like Tripura, it was expected that Manik Sarkar was likely to salute the martyr whose body arrived at Agartala Airport on Thursday 12.25 PM but surprisingly at a little distance in Narshingarh, lameduck CM continued propaganda against Central Govt for not filling up the vacancies in various Depts, but CM ignored martyr Amal Sarkar’s name who was killed by NDFB militants. SSB Sub-Inspector Amal Sarkar was killed after a joint team of the 156th battalion of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Army and local police engaged in a gunbattle in the forests around Manas wildlife sanctuary in the district around 2:30 PM on Tuesday. Manik Sarkar preferred party politics rather than expressing condolence over martyr’s death at Police ground. CM was busy in covering CPI-M Govt’s lapses so continued tirade against Central Govtat Passing out parade of women constables (13th batch) programme held at Police Training Academy ground on Thursday. | 12-May-2017 |
Corruption in Health Dept. is the bigges | AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN):Amidst the attempts of marginalizing the death rates, due to health dept’s corruption, negligence, wrong recruitment policy another mother at Udaipur had lost her 2 months son at Gomati Dist Hospital. Martyr Amal Sarkar’s mother lost her son in a fight with the terrorists. But who is the killer of this 2 months Soutam Dey due to wrong medical treatment of Tripura Health Service, under the Ministry of Badal Choudhury ? Central Govt’s funds are left unutilized whereas hospitals are running lack of beds, proper infrastructure and full of recruitment corruption. Soutam Dey died due to the full negligence of the nurses, doctors from Wednesday to Thursday long at Gamati Dist Hospital. Reportedly, on Wednesday this 2 months baby was taken by his parents to Gomati Dist Hospital but failed to save his life due to the negligence of doctors there. The poor parents of the deceased alleged that no doctor had checked up the child properly, whereas in the evening Swapna Sinha just as a part of ward round visited there, but without identifying the actual disease, the baby was pushed with saline. | 12-May-2017 |
No arrest after 72 hours rape incident : | AGARTALA, May 11 (TIWN): When crime against women is increasing in Tripura day by day, another rape incident was reported in West Agartala Women PS, but seeing no arrest even after 72 hours of passage Tripura Women Morcha placed deputation in West Women PS on Thursday. | 11-May-2017 |
Tripura trooper killed Assam cremated | Agartala, May 11 (TIWN / IANS): Hundreds of people on Thursday attended the cremation of a paramilitary officer from Tripura killed in a terror attack in Assam. | 11-May-2017 |
Manik Sarkar's regime fails to secure wo | AGARTALA, May 11 (TIWN): Slamming Manik Sarkar as a total failure leader, TMCP leaders said, 'In Manik Sarkar's era crime against women has reached on peak, but being the home minister, he is utter silent about the issues. | 11-May-2017 |
MGNREGA review meeting on Friday | AGARTALA, May 11 (TIWN): A review meeting via video conference to be held on Friday with all states, including Tripura. Whereas fund releasing issues have been halted due to the incomplete works under Tripura RD Dept, but in a letter to the Principal Secretary Director of MGNREGA Raghvendra Pratap Singh wrote, "As you are aware, the Ministry of Rural Development has rolled out GeoMGNREGA - the GIS implementation of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA in public domain on 30th November 2016. The initiative has laid emphasis on transparency and accountancy in the system.....It is desired that all works completed under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA should be geotagged in a time bound manner. States/UTs should ensure that whatever work is completed w.e.f. 01/04/2017 must be geotagged within one month from date of completion of work. The new dashboard reports enabled on the GeoMGNREGA Bhuvan Portal should be used regularly monitor performances in the State". | 11-May-2017 |
Tripura to raise number of women police | Agartala, May 11 (TIWN / IANS): The Tripura government is to raise the number of women police personnel to at least 30 per cent of the total strength, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said here on Thursday. | 11-May-2017 |
Tripura Pradesh Congress Legal & Human R | AGARTALA, May 11 (TIWN): Tripura Pradesh Congress Legal & Human Rights Dept. held a press meet on Thursday at Tripura BAR Association, Room-No-4. | 11-May-2017 |
Political clashes hit Tripura ADC areas | AGARTALA, May 11 (TIWN): Clash among N C Debbarma & Budhu Debbarma's group has created much tension among the IPFT members. Reportedly, in a clash 6 persons were seriously injured named : Prabir Kalai, Subodh Debbarma, Aghore Debbarma, Budhu Debbarma, Mongolia Debbarma on Thursday at Lefunga. As per schedule Budhu Debbarma, Rajeswar Debbarm led IPFT was in a meeting at Lefunga Community Hall, when NC Debbarma's team all of a sudden entered the community hall and injured them with sharp things including 'Da'. Presently 6 persons are admitted in GB Hospital but Prabir Kalai's condition is serious, TIWN reported from GB Hospital. On April 16 the divided IPFT conducted a meeting at Agartala Press Club, which meeting was confined with new group of IPFT led by Aghore Debbarma, who suspended N C Debbarma for 6 months for his anti-party activities. It should be mentioned here that IPFT has now 2 teams, both claim themselves as IPFT leaders and also a case is going on at High Court regarding which group IPFT's ownership. | 11-May-2017 |