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| Title | Description | Posted Date |
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| Go-Raksha move hits Indo-Bangla cattle S | AGARTALA / SONAMURA, Aug 31 (TIWN): A fresh report from Sonamura subdivision ahead of Eid says that this year BSF are peacefully working on borders without much hurdles faced from the local smugglers. The alerts that are going on under Modi Era against the illegal smuggling of cattle have brought some good effects amid massive criticisms from the oppositions. Report from Sonamura says that this year smuggling racket has been downed heavily and also it has eased the cattle prices in local markets. Even the Muslim customers expressed satisfaction with the down of cattle prices due to smuggling deductions. However, BSF has increased vigilance at the Indo-Bangla border keeping no chances for the smugglers. | 30-Aug-2017 |
| 31 BSF rescued clothes worth 31 lakh fro | SABROOM, Aug 31 (TIWN) : With in a span of one week 31BN BSF once again achieved major success as they recovered illegal clothes of Rs 31 lakhs from the black marketiers. On Wednesday BSF got the information from its aources and at once rushed to the Manghat Sector near the Indo-Bangla border . This time the BSF did not inform the police . | 30-Aug-2017 |
| Taliban era in Manik Sarkar’s â | UDAIPUR / AGARTALA, Aug 31 (TIWN): In a blatant display of barbarism by CPI-M cadre School teachers in Udaipur’s Silaghati High School caused hospitalization of 8 school children. So called idiotic teachers whose main qualifications are CPI-M cadres rather than educational excellence involved in torturing 8 school children in the name of punishment. Silaghati High School’s Headmaster Mohit Lal Jamatia decided to punish 8 school children from eight grade as they were seen doing childish mischief in classroom. So, Headmaster alongwith other teachers forced these 8 students to stand halh-kneel-down position for a long period of time, so poor school children collapsed as they couldn’t bear this torture in empty stomach. | 30-Aug-2017 |
| One arrested with Brown Sugar | AGARTALA, Aug 30 (TIWN): One arrested with Brown Sugar at Ranir Bazar on Wednesday. | 30-Aug-2017 |
| ‘BJP will not come in power†| AGARTALA, Aug 30 (TIWN): Tripura Congress MLA Birjit Sinha on Wednesday said that BJP will not come in power in 2018. However whether there is any chance of Congress to come in power or not, Sinha remained silent on it. | 30-Aug-2017 |
| 2 bikes recovered form Kamalasagar Borde | KAMALASAGAR, Aug 30 (TIWN): Police have recovered 2 bikes at Kamalasagar border area. | 30-Aug-2017 |
| Not CPI-M but Congress to go in protest | AGARTALA, Aug 30 (TIWN): When 6 months left for Assembly Election-2018, Tripura Congress is moving towards with Anti-BJP protests rather than to battle against the ruling CPI-M. | 30-Aug-2017 |
| Normal lives disrupt at Capital City due | AGARTALA, Aug 30 (TIWN): If compared with the present state of Agartala City with 20 years back’s Agartala during monsoon, it will describe two pictures. | 30-Aug-2017 |
| Land-dispute among Congress/ BJP : Congr | AGARTALA, Aug 30 (TIWN): Like zamindaar era’s time, Congress has occupied opposition BJP’s party office in Natun Nagar and threw Amit Saha and PM Modi’s posters far apart. The party office was also collapsed by the Congress activists. | 30-Aug-2017 |
| Preparation on peak for Durga Puja at Us | AGARTALA, Aug 30 (TIWN): Preparation for Durga Puja has kicked off in full swing at Usha Bazar. | 30-Aug-2017 |
| Indo-Bnagla Railway Project work to begi | AGARTALA, Aug 30 (TIWN): Central Govt Officials have visited Tripura to discuss on Indo-Bangla railway project. | 30-Aug-2017 |
| Tripura CM's lameduck defamation case ag | AGARTALA, Aug 30 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar had filed a defamation case against Tripura opposition BJP leader Sunil Deodhar on the basis of comrade Manik’s luxary life. Deodhar on Wednesday has appeared before the District Magistrate Court in Agartala after Court called him for the first time to appear. Addressing the media, Deodhar said, “The Nikamma CM who cares for his own image rather than his state’s image should know I never defamed anybody in my whole life. CM is such a person whose state’s athlete Dipa Karmakar when gets BMW returns it saying her state’s roads are not fit for this car but the CM has no shame. The CM has nothing to do with the children's deaths at Gandacherra every year from malaria, but when his personal luxuries and egos are hurt then it affects him. If wanted he could directly file case against me, but via Tripura Govt he has done it. Is Govt’s money for political work ? However, I am not going to be afraid, rather my voice will be enlarged nowâ€. | 30-Aug-2017 |
| Some more waits, as Indo-Bangla railway | AGARTALA, Aug 30 (TIWN): Works on Indo-Bangla projects are going on in Tripura Part but the Bangladesh side expectedly to be completed by next year December. Thus some more waits as the rail tracks to reach at the functioning level in 2019’s beginning. After a meeting held among the state and central officials, Samarjit Bhowmik (Former Transport Secretary while the project began) told media that as per as India side is concerned works have begun in Tripura side and for Bangladesh side the govt has sought time till 2018 December. “By 2019 January the project most likely to be finished and come under functioningâ€, said Bhowmik. “At the part of the project under Shib Sagar (Bangladesh) they are processing their works very quickly and it is expected that they will start work on it within few monthsâ€, said Bhowmik. However, the project would boost Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Act East' policy. The Indian government has the highest priority to the Agartala-Akhaura railway project that would automatically connect the rail network of both the countries developing the bonding between two countries. Agartala-Akhaura railway project would provide a major boost to development and economy of the state. | 30-Aug-2017 |
| ‘How dare they are to ask the Chi | AGARTALA, Aug 30 (TIWN): Media is more powerful or a Chief Minister is more powerful ? Question raised after Tripura Chief Minister said reacting on his Independence Day speech’s cancellation by Doordarshan, All India Radio, “How dare they are to ask the Chief Minister to re-shape his speech. Can you imagineâ€? Chief Minister during a recent interview mentioned this when he was asked to give his reaction on his I-Day speech’s cancellation. “Where are we standing ? It is thoroughly undemocratic, authoritarian, biased, intolerance. It may not suit to them but who are they to judge itâ€. However, the angry Chief Minister also mentioned that since 2014 such things are increasing. Sarkar was heated after asking whether his speech was political speech in Independence Day and said, ‘I-Day itself is a political day and I spoke on politics but not for election propaganda’. “Being a political worker, how my speech will be out of politics on Independence Day?â€However, question raised, why CPI-M broadcasted the issue? Because, if news media can not dictate what will be CM’s speech, how can a Chief Minister teach media about media’s role ? | 30-Aug-2017 |
| 3 kidnappers arrested by police | SABROOM / MANUBAZAR, Aug 30 (TIWN): Acting on an authenticated information ManuBazar police succeeded to arrest young boys who made an attempt to kidnap a Class-XI girl student reading in Sabroom Girls H S School . It is learnt that three boys namely Babul Ghosh , S/O-Ashutosh Ghosh of Muhuripur , Bappa Pal , S/O- Milan Pal of SSB Para and Bappa Das forcefully kidnapped a girl Shilpi Dey(covered name) , D/O -Bikash Dey(covered name) from near Dolbari area when she was on her way to school .The boys forcibly took her in a car and disappeared. | 30-Aug-2017 |
| 'Deadline for linking Aadhaar with gover | New Delhi / Agartala, Aug 30 (TIWN / IANS) The Centre told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the deadline for linking Aadhaar to various government schemes for benefits will be extended till December 31. | 30-Aug-2017 |
| 2 convicted in hurt & assault case | UDAIPUR, Aug 30 (TIWN): The Ld. J.M 1st Class Court No. 1 Udaipur, Gomati District has convicted two accused persons namely (1) Firoz Miah(27) S/O Md. Habil Miah (2) Smt. Bhabita Begam (21) W/O Md. Firoz Miah both of Kushamara PS Kakraban, under Gomati District; U/S 323/448 IPC. | 30-Aug-2017 |
| NCW's Tripura visit failed to cut down C | AGARTALA, Aug 29 (TIWN): Leader of National Commission for Women Sushma Sahu’s visit on June 20 has failed to curb the crime against women in Tripura, even though she telephoned the DGP A K Sukla and gave warning. | 29-Aug-2017 |
| Dead body found at Agartala | AGARTALA, Aug 29 (TIWN): A body of a middle aged man was recovered at Agartala near Haradhan Sangha Park in the evening. | 29-Aug-2017 |
| Manik Sarkar inaugurates huge building f | AGARTALA, Aug 29 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has inaugurated a huge building dedicated for the youths and students of CPI-M. | 29-Aug-2017 |
| BJP conducts booth level organization me | AGARTALA, Aug 29 (TIWN): Opposition BJP has conducted a booth level organisation meeting of the party at Town Hall on Tuesday. | 29-Aug-2017 |
| DYFI to collect ‘chanda’ fr | AGARTALA, Aug 29 (TIWN): Even though Manik Sarkar has inaugurated the huge building created for DYFI, SFI, TSU, TYF but the building work has not yet completed. | 29-Aug-2017 |
| Tripura tribal parties reject Centre's a | Agartala, Aug 29 (TIWN / IANS) Tripura's tribal parties, who have been agitating for a separate state, on Tuesday rejected the central government's proposal for setting up a State Autonomous Development Council (SADC). | 29-Aug-2017 |
| Forest Dept employees to be regularized | AGARTALA, Aug 29 (TIWN): Tripura Govt announced to regularize the Forest Dept employees on Tuesday. | 29-Aug-2017 |
| Hunger Strike brings Effect : Forest Dep | AGARTALA, Aug 29 (TIWN): Tripura CPI-M Govt is no more taking risks of challenging the demands of the Forest Dept Employees. Whereas since 10-15 years of working the Forest Dept employees had not been regularized even after multiple protests, when the employees sat in ‘Huger-Strike-till-Death’ immediately the state govt has announced to regularize them from Sept-5. Almost a green signal has been given about the 363 employees regularization after 4 hrs they sat in hunger strike. The huger strike started to threaten the Tripura Govt after SSA teachers had continued 7 day long hunger strike in demand of regularization. But when the Forest Dept Employees have been regularized, the SSAs are still deprived. Both of these section of employees (Forest and SSA) claimed that State Govt is hiding various issues and if the state govt wants it can regularize them in a day. Most surprisingly, the in case of SSAs, the Tripura Govt did the most unlawful activity. The Govt has been bringining funds from the Central Govt in the name of SSA teachers at regular scale but in state they are said as ‘irregular employees’ reslting mass looting of teachers salaries. | 30-Aug-2017 |
| Exchange of Drug items in Tripura Centra | AGARTALA / BISHALGARH, Aug 29 (TIWN): Convicted in ATM loot Parimal Saha has been found receiving various drug items and blades from his brother in central jail. The incident came in notice through CCTV camera of the jail when criminal Parimal Saha was meeting with his family members Dibakar Debnath and his mother. During the talks the exchange of drugs came in the picture of the jail CCTV footage. Getting informed IG Prison Prabir Pal, SP Sepahijala Sudipta Das rushed to the spot. Parimal Saha was accordingly arrested with tablets, brown sugar packet, Jira (one kind of drug), blade etc was found. This incident has created a tension across the jail premise and question raised how in a Central Jail the culprits dare to bring such items. Most likely such things happen there regularly, but as the matter came to disclose now the security via cyber fields will be tightened more. | 29-Aug-2017 |
| What earlier Forest Minister told the ag | AGARTALA, Aug 29 (TIWN): Whereas following a 4 hours of hunger strike Tripura Govt has decided to regularize the Forest Dept casual employees, but one will be shocked to know what the forest minister Naresh Jamatia told them before few months. | 29-Aug-2017 |
| Violation of Central Govt's Regularizati | AGARTALA, Aug 29 (TIWN): After much protests Tripura Forest Dept employees at last have sat in hunger strike in demand of being regularized. The agitators also have blocked the forest office’s main gate not allowing anybody to enter the office. Forest Minister Naresh Jamatia who denied to meet the casual employees, today has called the agitators and asked to stop their Hunger Strike till Death. But the protesters have strictly denied for withdrawing the the strike, neither they are ready to accept the ‘State Govt is incapable to regularize them’. While agitating in front of the forest dept office (Aranya Bhawan) at Gorkhabosti, the employees said, “The Central Govt in 2016 via a notification strictly told Tripura Govt that it has to follow the guidelines of the Central regularization policy. But the state govt has not regularized us till dayâ€. | 29-Aug-2017 |
| Blooming 'Kassh' flowers along river ban | AGARTALA (Jirania), Aug 29 (TIWN): With the white flowers named Kans grass have been bloomed on the river banks of Tripura, the feelings of joys, celebrations are knocking every doors of the households. | 29-Aug-2017 |
| No wages yet paid as per SC’s ver | AGARTALA, Aug 29 (TIWN): It has been long 1 year that Tripura Govt is not paying the unpaid wages to the employees and pensioner even after Supreme Court's verdict. Thus, issuing this long deprivation, the employees and pensioners will finally go for enmass protest from Oct-9. The strike may hit the left front govt ahead of the Assembly poll-2018 as the agitators claimed for not withdrawing the strike till their pending wages are cleared and govt hike their salaries as per the Supreme Court’s order. After 1 year of Supreme Court's order Tripura Govt is showing no interest to clear the pending wages. In this regard, the employees may also file a case against Tripura Govt for offending the Court's verdict, if it delays any more to pay their salaries. According to Jute Mill employees, "it’s only possible for Tripura Govt to ignore Supreme Court’s verdict which has been occupied the ruling position since 24 yrs constantly in a state". | 29-Aug-2017 |
| DYFI,SFI,TSU,TYF observe Sahidan Diwas | AGARTALA, Aug 29 (TIWN) CPI-M Youth Wings DYFI,SFI,TSU,TYF have observed Sahidan Diwas in remembrance of 5 of its CPI-M members. | 29-Aug-2017 |
| Centre doesn't support Tripura tribals' | Agartala, Aug 29 (TIWN / IANS) The Centre did not support the tribals' demand for a separate state in Tripura but would consider setting up a State Autonomous Development Council (SADC) if the state government so proposed, a Union Minister said on Monday. | 29-Aug-2017 |
| Jual Oram blames CPI-M Govt for ‘D | AGARTALA, Aug 29 (TIWN): Eventhough Jual Oram has said that ADC funds are not properly utilized in Tripura and there are consistent deprivation done to the tribal people, but Manik Sarkar has blamed the mindset of the tribal people for being undeveloped. However, Sarkar said that since the CPI-M Govt is ruling in state, there have been a tremendous development of tribal areas in compare to the other states. Talking about the recently emerged Tipraland demand, Sarkar said, “Those who are asking for Tipraland and claimed that Tripura is filled by foreigners and original people they should know that Tripura was always lived by Tribals and Bengalis both. But problem is, the tribals were not moving in unison. They use to take certain positions of their own and that has been continued and so they always oppose to usâ€. “How a state can develop without ADC? Tripura couldn’t be developed without the whole areas of the tiny stateâ€, added Sarkar. | 28-Aug-2017 |
| Mass gathering of tribal voters at Chama | AGARTALA, Aug 28 (TIWN): A massive gathering was followed at Chanmanu Mandal under Chailengta with the arrival of Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram on Monday. | 28-Aug-2017 |
| ‘Tribal people are not happy with | AGARTALA, Aug 28 (TIWN): Central Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram has slammed the Left Front Govt for its consistent failure in submitting utilization certificates to the Central Govt. In a press conference held at BJP Head Quarter on Monday afternoon, Oram mentioned that Tripura people are not at all happy with the state govt. “Public are saying we are not getting anything, even though the Central Govt is sending fundsâ€, Oram said in the press meet after he visited Chamanu and addressed a rally at there. “We are sanctioning the fund year-wise but the benefits out of those funds are are zero. Allegation also came that under Pradhan Mantri Yojna only the party people are getting highest benefits. ADC although has been created but it's for for the name sake", said Oram. Signalling about a State Autonomous Council, the Minister said, “No development has been done under the ADC in the Left Front Era. State Council is ideal for Tripura, whereas ADC is inappropriate". | 28-Aug-2017 |
| Tripura SSA Teachers place deputation to | AGARTALA, Aug 28 (TIWN): On August 7, SSA teachers had withdrawn their hunger strike with the intervene of Governor Tathagata Roy after continuing 7 day long hunger strike in demand of regularization. | 28-Aug-2017 |
| High chances of Conversion of ADC into S | AGARTALA, Aug 28 (TIWN): Discussions on creating state council for tribal-welfare to be progressed one step more as Central Minister for Tribal Affairs Jual Oram has arrived in Tripura on Monday. The Minister was received at Agartala Airport by BJP State Observer Sunil Deodhar and State Party President Biplab Deb and other leaders. Tripura tribal leader Rampada Jamatia also greeted the Tribal Affairs Minister at the State guest house and in the afternoon, Oram to address the press. Oram’s visit is crucial in Tripura as via BJP the Central Govt had asked Jual Oram what is his opinion on the conversion of ADC into State Council. | 28-Aug-2017 |
| Casual Forest Dept Employees accuse Trip | AGARTALA, Aug 28 (TIWN): Following a joint movement by Forest Dept. contractual / casual employees demanding regularization, the Tripura Govt has selectively regularized only 148 employees that has emerged huge resentments among the deprived section of Forest Dept employees who were not regularized. While agitating in front of the forest dept office (Aranya Bhawan) at Gorkhabosti, the employees said, “The Central Govt in 2016 via a notification strictly told Tripura Govt that it has to follow the guidelines of the Central regularization policy. But the state govt has not regularized us till dayâ€. The notification was published in 2014 dictating the regularization of the casual staffs working on temporary basis, but no action has been taken so far. | 28-Aug-2017 |
| Unemployed nursing passed out students m | AGARTALA, Aug 28 (TIWN): The unemployed nursing students of Tripura have finally met the Health Minister of the state and discussed about their problems. | 28-Aug-2017 |
| Unhygienic mid-day-meal cooked with pois | UDAIPUR, Aug 28 (TIWN): Question has raised again on the quality of the mid-day-meals in Tripura when the unhygienic water used in Tepania HS School’s mid-day-meal was exposed. | 28-Aug-2017 |
| Farmers in Sonamura facing tough times a | SONAMURA, Aug 28 (TIWN): Farmers are undergoing heavy losses due to the flood for long a month they had experienced. | 28-Aug-2017 |
| Massive rise in cattle smuggling via Ind | Belonia, Aug 28 (TIWN): Belonia Border area has turned as the corridor for smuggling of cows and buffaloes to Bangladesh for last few months. | 28-Aug-2017 |
| Demand of railway division at Dharmanaga | Earlier Tripura had expressed serious resentment over the decision of setting up of separate railway division in Silchar, ignoring the long standing demand of Tripura. The state government had raised the issue of separate railway division and railwayrecruitment centre in Tripura at least for five times. | 28-Aug-2017 |
| Trinamool Chatra Parishad marks foundati | AGARTALA, Aug 28 (TIWN): Amid lack of supports, Tripura Trinamool Chatra Parishad (TMCP) has observed its foundation day at Agartala. | 27-Aug-2017 |
| Demand of more Train service on the eve | AGARTALA, Aug 28 (TIWN): After successful run of overnight train GUWAHATI-SILCHAR-GUWAHATI 05361/05362, NFR mau run it on daily basis rather than thrice weekly. | 28-Aug-2017 |
| Manik Sarkar calls Independence Day a 'P | AGARTALA, Aug 28 (TIWN): When children are taught about freedom fighters’ dedications on each Independence Days, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said, “Independence Day is itself a Political Dayâ€. | 27-Aug-2017 |
| ‘Independence Day is a Political D | AGARTALA, Aug 28 (TIWN): That’s what Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar exactly said on Sunday interview when he was asked about his I-Day speech. “I am a Political Activist and being a political activist on that day my speech should be politicalâ€, said CM. “It is linked with the interest of the country Interest of the peopleâ€, said CM. However, the Chief Minister didn’t mention that he talked on violence, cursed NDA Govt with false allegation of ‘Go-raksha’ and killing of minority that may satisfy the need of the people’s sentiment but only for a section of people who always attempts to instigate the violence. The Chief Minister also called the Independence Day a Political Day.However, even though only 6 months are left for the elction, Sarkar strictly denied that he had any election-motive behind his speech, but accepted his ‘speech was Political’. | 27-Aug-2017 |
| Professional thief and his family arrest | AGARTALA, Aug 27 (TIWN): A family in Agartala was arrested on Sunday from Rajnagar, identified as professional thieves for which police were searching for long. | 27-Aug-2017 |
| Ahead of Eid, police crack down liquor-s | SONAMURA, Aug 27 (TIWN): Ahead of Eid, a huge numbers of liquor bottles were seized by Tripura police from Dhanpur, that is the constituency of CM Manik Sarkar. | 27-Aug-2017 |
| Tripura Govt conducts discussion on 'Sec | AGARTALA, Aug 27 (TIWN): 127th birth anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar was although held on April 14 but Tripura SC / ST Welfare in his remembrance has organized a discussion meet on Sunday. | 27-Aug-2017 |