Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
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| 'I believe, people don't believe in Chol | AGARTALA, March 1 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar recently targeting BJP said, "Even though BJP is trying to come in power saying Cholo-Palitai, but in reality I do believe that people have well understood BJP's intrigues. BJP just wants to come in power to loot the people". | 28-Feb-2018 |
| Auspicious Dol Poornima is today | AGARTALA, March 1 (TIWN) : Tripura is celebrating auspicious Dol Purnima today. Devotees offering prayers to Lord Krishna with colurs, abirs at homes and temples. | 28-Feb-2018 |
| 'No sane woman can like to be inside a m | AGARTALA, March 1 (TIWN): Sparking controversy against male dominated Muslim society, Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy has thrown a gruesome attack upon "burqa" saying ''No sane woman can like to be inside a moving tent like a burqa....and that too black, in summer in India. | 28-Feb-2018 |
| Tripura gets highest voters' response in | AGARTALA, March 1 (TIWN): Among the 3 poll-bound states, Tripura has achieved the highest response from the voters. | 28-Feb-2018 |
| Illegal firecrackers’ godwown sea | AGARTALA, Feb 28 (TIWN) : 3 truck loaded firecrackers were seized from a godown today with the initiative of West Police under the observation of West DM. | 28-Feb-2018 |
| Auto driver caught red-handed with abov | AGARTALA, Feb 28 (TIWN): With a successful drive, West Police at Agartala have nabbed a culprit while carrying huge numbers of liquor bottles via his auto. | 28-Feb-2018 |
| BJP warns to suspend party activists if | AGARTALA, Feb 28 (TIWN): Keeping the vote counting in front, BJP leaders are holding meetings with party activists. | 28-Feb-2018 |
| Holi, the festival of colour begins in T | AGARTALA, Feb 28 (TIWN): Along with the country, State is celebrating Holi with great enthusiasm. Holi this year falls on March 1st, whereas the 'Rong-Khela' to be celebrated on March 2nd. | 28-Feb-2018 |
| Election brings Nationalist & Separatist | AGARTALA, Feb 28 (TIWN): Claimed as a Nationalist party BJP and Tripura's separatist party IPFT's alliance has been repeatedly targeted by the ruling left party during the poll-campaigning. Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has directly mentioned many times that banned NLFT and IPFT both have been communal parties, involved in mass-killing. Manik Sarkar also claimed that IPFT have emerged from NLFT and the IPFTs have full connection with Bangladesh based NLFT's illegal base. However, at the cost of defeating Left, even after much arguments and waits, Tripura has seen both Nationalist Party i.e. BJP leader Biplab Deb and a Separatist leader N C Debbarma together hugging each-other ahead of counting day. | 28-Feb-2018 |
| BJP, IPFT share dais as Poll Results to | AGARTALA, Feb 27 (TIWN): Tripura BJP, IPFT jointly held a meeting at Rabindra Bhawan with BJP, IPFT activists as the election result to be out on March 3rd. | 28-Feb-2018 |
| Tripura observes National Science Day | AGARTALA, Feb 28 (TIWN): Like every year, state Tripura has observed National Science Day on Wednesday with full enthusiasm. | 28-Feb-2018 |
| 24X7 tight securities in Counting center | AGARTALA, Feb 28 (TIWN): Central Election Commission teams have arrived in Tripura keeping the counting day ahead. The team will be visiting in parts District-wise to inspect each counting halls set for the election. The central team also to be residing in state up to the counting day on March 3rd. A source said that CEO has also conducted a meeting with the DMs of 8 districts through video conference to provide training on Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS), which has been introduced first time in Tripura. On the other side, securities across 20 locations of counting with 59 counting halls have been kept under high securities at 24 X 7.The supervisors were also trained by the Election Commission through to conduct a flawless counting. Keeping the vote counting in front already DMs, SDMs, SPs held meeting with various political parties to dictate their roles and functioning during counting.At the same time, rules and regulations have been dictated to the party leaders as all party leaders to be present on the counting day.Total 59 counting halls have set for the March 3rd's vote-counting. | 28-Feb-2018 |
| Post-poll violence allegation against CP | AGARTALA, Feb 28 (TIWN): BJP has alleged, CPI-M burnt a shop and the godwon of BJP party leader at Khowai, which has caused Rs. 35 lakhs of losses to the businessman. | 28-Feb-2018 |
| No reply from EC on CPI-M's demand about | AGARTALA, Feb 28 (TIWN): Eventhough, CPI-M State Secretary Bijan Dhar had demanded re-polling in Takarjala constituency, expressing resentment that categorically the Takarjala was cancelled from re-polling, but EC has given no reply. | 28-Feb-2018 |
| Tripura Exit poll results excludes Congr | AGARTALA, Feb 28 (TIWN): 99 % exit poll results on Tripura Assembly Election results declared by media channels have excluded Congress party from their list. | 28-Feb-2018 |
| Tripura to get new Chief Justice : Oath | AGARTALA, Feb 28 (TIWN): Northeast state Tripura is all set to get a new Chief Justice : Justice Ajay Rastogi, a senior judge of the Rajasthan High Court, will be taking oath tomorrow at Durbar Hall of Raj Bhawan in Agartala. The oath taking ceremony to be held at 11.30 AM at the Governor's House. | 28-Feb-2018 |
| Who will play the Holi on March 3rd ? | AGARTALA, Feb 28 (TIWN): Whereas BJP is 200 % sure that they are unseating CPI-M on March 3rd, ruling CPI-M challenged to make the 8th Left Govt in Tripura. | 28-Feb-2018 |
| Tripura's Election Results may be unexpe | AGARTALA, Feb 28 (TIWN): When various media houses were giving "breaking" about poll-exit announces the readers, but the viewers had prior-knowledge about which media house to show what. | 28-Feb-2018 |
| State BJP Observer returns Tripura after | AGARTALA, Feb 28 (TIWN): State BJP Observer Sunil Deodhar along with other BJP activists of Tripura have returned in state. After reaching at Agartala Airport Deodhar tweeted, " Back to Agartala. Looking forward to celebrate Vijay Diwas with Tripuravasi on 3rd March". | 28-Feb-2018 |
| Saffron colours vanished from Tripura Ho | AGARTALA, Feb 27 (TIWN): Keeping the counting day and Holi-celebration ahead, both saffron and red colours are under crisis. | 27-Feb-2018 |
| If BJP wins, Manik Sarkar will be much n | AGARTALA, Feb 28 (TIWN): Even though BJP supporters are fuming against Manik Sarkar alleging 25 years of his deprivation and anti-developmental regime, but Manik Sarkar's loss at Dhanpur will be a major loss to the state as he is the only leader have been successfully raising controversial issues as well as uplifting demands at the National level to place the pressure upon the central Govt. | 28-Feb-2018 |
| Tripura Election : Postal Ballots of 658 | AGARTALA, Feb 27 (TIWN): Sorting, managing and exchanging of postal ballots of service voters have started across Tripura. Today the ballot papers from various constituencies were brought by the ROs in Agartala and then after sorting out were exchanged among them and also sent to each constituency. Talking to TIWN, Add Chief Electoral Officer Debashis Modok said, "Today the sorting out of ballot papers to be completed and ROs will hand-over the ballot papers with each-other. Today all the postal ballots were brought from various constituencies in Agartala by the ROs and by today the postal ballots will be given to the ROs for their own constituencies". The whole process were video recorded. | 27-Feb-2018 |
| T. Vaiphei bids farewell as the Chief Ju | AGARTALA, Feb 27 (TIWN): Tripura High Court has paid farewell to Chief Justice of Tripura High Court T. Vaiphei . | 27-Feb-2018 |
| 5 injured in road accident at Kamalpur : | AGARTALA, Feb 27 (TIWN): At least 5 persons were seriously injured in a road mishap at Halahali, Kamalpur. | 27-Feb-2018 |
| Joint fight of CPI-M, Congress against M | AGARTALA, Feb 27 (TIWN): Assembly Election has been ended in Tripura and now it's time for countdown for March 3rd and eyeing on the exit polls till then. But propagation on behalf of parties and protests against the rival parties are active with full waves. In Manik Sarkar's pre-election propaganda in social media which is now becoming viral, Sarkar brought various allegations against BJP and in few points Manik Sarkar is supporting even Congress to prove the BJP Govt's flaws.Manik Sarkar said, " BJP is raising slogan of change, but it has only one meaning. They want to stop the development and to start a loot-era. Earlier Tripura saw the Congress era, then one year of IPFT era at ADC and now whole country is witnessing ruling under BJP, the party which is working for the rich". | 27-Feb-2018 |
| Voting underway in Nagaland, blast in Ti | Kohima / Agartala, Feb 27 (TIWN / IANS) Voting to the 60 member Nagaland Assembly was underway on Tuesday amidst tight security, an official said, adding that a crude bomb exploded barely an hour before polling took off. | 27-Feb-2018 |
| Preparations for Dol, Holi celebrations | AGARTALA, Feb 27 (TIWN): Hindus across Tripura have been geared up to celebrate their yearly auspicious occasion 'Holi' and 'Dol' on March 1st and 2nd. | 27-Feb-2018 |
| Blood banks left dry in Election Season | UDAIPUR / AGARTALA, Feb 27 (TIWN): Left ruled state Tripura is consistently topping in blood donation campaigning amid lack of blood banks availability. | 27-Feb-2018 |
| Tripura gears up for Vote Counting day : | AGARTALA, Feb 27 (TIWN): All the polling officials, the service voters to be trained by the election commission through video conference to conduct a flawless counting. The CEO Sriram Taranikanti has announced that already two separate teams are sending for North Tripura and South Tripura and on those places they will join the video conference. In this election there are 6700 service voters including Charilam constituency’s 115 service voters.Keeping the vote counting in front already DMs, SDMs, SPs held meeting with various political parties to dictate their roles and functioning during counting. At the same time, rules and regulations have been dictated to the party leaders as all party leaders to be present on the counting day.CEO Sriram Taranikanti has said that there will be total 59 counting halls during March 3rd's vote-counting. | 27-Feb-2018 |
| RAF's security blanket across Tripura : | AGARTALA, Feb 27 (TIWN): The Rapid Action Force (RAF) is in action to manage the law and order of the poll bound state. As Tripura is undergoing crucial Assembly Election session, so the Election Commission leaving no scope for any untoward incident. | 27-Feb-2018 |
| '99% central funds are being utilized by | AGARTALA, Feb 27 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar recently told media that central govt's allegation against Tripura CPI-M Govt about "unspent" money is 'incorrect'. | 26-Feb-2018 |
| Road accidents, deaths on spike in Tripu | AGARTALA, Feb 27 (TIWN): Tragic deaths, fatal road accidents are on spike here in Tripura. In every days at an average one person is being killed or seriously injured on the highways. | 26-Feb-2018 |
| Road mishap kills youth at Ranir Bazar | AGARTALA / TELIAMURA, Feb 27 (TIWN): Tripura is undergoing unstoppable accidental episodes as one more accident has been informed from Ranir Bazar. | 27-Feb-2018 |
| 'Voting rate in 6 polling stations stand | AGARTALA, Feb 26 (TIWN): Tripura's re-polls across polling stations of 6 constituencies have been ended peacefully, putting a full-stop of Tripura's 59 constituencies voting. CEO Sriram Taranikanti immediately after the election was completed called a press conference at the West DM Office in Agartala and announced the polling percentage across 6 of the booths are at an average 90.58%. Total voters as the CEO said was 5,582 in these polling stations today and out of them 90.58% voters cast their votes. "The re-polling in 6 polling stations has been completed in time and the voting process had also started in exact time in the morning. There was no problem in EVMs. A total 5,056 voters have exercised their franchise. The voting was completed within 5.38 PM today", added CEO. | 26-Feb-2018 |
| Justice Ajay Rastogi to take oath as CJ | AGARTALA, Feb 27 (TIWN): Tripura High Court has paid farewell to Chief Justice of Tripura High Court T. Vaiphei . | 27-Feb-2018 |
| 2 votes increased at Dhanpur, 6 votes de | DHANPUR / SONAMURA, Feb 26 (TIWN): Total 2 votes more were increased at Dhanpur constituency's Booth No-8 in compare to February 18's poll, whereas 6 votes decreased at Sonamura Booth No-26. | 26-Feb-2018 |
| 90.58% voting in 6 booths, voting remain | AGARTALA, Feb 26 (TIWN): Approximate 90.58% voting was cast today in 6 polling centers in average in Tripura re-polling. | 26-Feb-2018 |
| Vote-counting on March 3rd : DM, SP cond | AGARTALA, Feb 26 (TIWN): Keeping the Election-result day ahead, all the DMs, SPs of Tripura's each subdivision conducted All-Party-Meetings today to dictate their roles and functions on the counting day. | 26-Feb-2018 |
| Chakma National Council of India condemn | AGARTALA, Feb 26 (TIWN): Chakma National Council of India's representatives have strongly condemned that Marma girls' rape at Bangladesh. | 26-Feb-2018 |
| Tripura Re-Poll : CPI-M, BJP candidates | DHANPUR / AGARTALA / TELIAMURA, Feb 26 (TIWN): Rivals CPI-M and BJP across polling stations under 6 constituencies of Tripura were seen sitting and standing together, after they came face to face during re-polling hours. Both CPI-M candidate Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, BJP candidate Pratima Bhowmik have also been standing together in front of polling station at Dhanpur 23. The crucial re-poll has been kept under 100 % webcasting with above 50 % voting completed within 2 PM. A tight security blanket at 23-Dhanpur polling station has been provided under Indo-Tibet Police personnel since 7 AM. The tight security was expected as choosing Indo-Tibet Police for the particular constituency was aimed for heavy security.Dhanpur is Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar's constituency, whereas from BJP Pratima Bhowmik is battling the election. | 26-Feb-2018 |
| Suffocating security at Dhanpur Polling | DHANPUR, Feb 26 (TIWN): As expected a tight security blanket at 23-Dhanpur polling station was informed under Indo-Tibet Police personnel since 7 AM. Strict objections was imposed also for media persons, which has irked resentment as the securities are not even allowing media to take queue’s pictures properly. Complaint via phone has been done to the CEO Sriram Taranikanti. At Sonamura under BSF the situation is better, whereas restriction upon media went beyond rules at Dhanpur, a complaint said.In the last press conference also, the CEO had discussed regarding the misunderstanding created among state media and the security personnel. It was said by CEO that media persons will be not allowed inside the polling station, but from the front door, voting pictures can be taken. CEO while announcing about re-polling said that this time election commission would look after such issues. | 26-Feb-2018 |
| Dhanpur & Sonamura Election conducted am | DHANPUR / SONAMURA, Feb 26 (TIWN): Vote casting were completed in the afternoon across crucial polling stations of Dhanpur-23 and Sonamura-22. | 26-Feb-2018 |
| Peaceful voting at Ampinagar (ST-seat) | AMPINAGAR, Feb 26 (TIWN): A very peaceful voting amid tight security and constant webcasting held at Ampinagar for the ST seat. | 26-Feb-2018 |
| Weather calamity kills one in Tripura | AGARTALA, Feb 26 (TIWN): With an inhuman drive of Tripura's GBC brick factory owner has claimed a life of a poor sheltered man here. | 26-Feb-2018 |
| 1053 voters cast votes among 1115 voters | Sabroom (Ladhuya Polling Station), Feb 26 (TIWN): Vote casting have been continuing across crucial polling stations of 48 Ladhuya Polling station under 40 Sabroom. | 26-Feb-2018 |
| Tripura Minister Khagendra Jamatia's hea | AGARTALA, Feb 26 (TIWN): A rumour has gripped the public since morning that Tripura Minister, veteran CPI-M leader Khagendra Jamatia has passed away at Delhi AIIMS hospital at 9 AM today, which is actually a false propaganda, MLA Pabitra Kar has confirmed. | 26-Feb-2018 |
| Re-poll begins at Teliamura with full en | TELIAMURA , Feb 26 (TIWN): Re-poll in Teliamura has begun with full enthusiasm, without any complaints from the voters. | 26-Feb-2018 |
| Power disruption in Sabroom re-poll : Vo | SABROOM, Feb 26 (TIWN): The beginning of 40-Sabroom re-poll was not at ease as due to power disruption solar lights had to use on the tables. | 26-Feb-2018 |
| Tripura Re-poll : Resentment of govt emp | AGARTALA, Feb 26 (TIWN): Few state govt employees deployed in Election duties have expressed resentments as within a week re-polling has called them for double duty. | 25-Feb-2018 |
| EC appreciates Tripura media houses for | AGARTALA, Feb 26 (TIWN): Election Commission of India has appreciated state media for being "supporting" with election commission in every sectors including propagating of correct information among the mass. | 25-Feb-2018 |