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'Arrested Congress activists were not se | AGARTALA, May 18 (TIWN): Following yesterday’s Akrosh-rally and arrests, the Congress today has alleged that after being arrested by police during the rally, they were not served even with minimum food and water. | 18-May-2018 |
‘Immature promises vs Ground reali | AGARTALA, May 18 (TIWN): Biplab Deb finally facing harsh reality after tall promises to solve Agartala’s water logging problem. Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb was hit by the reality today, after checking the water-logging in his own constituency Banamalipur followed by Thursday night's rain. CM hit the previous CPI-M govt for constructing unscientific drainage system across the city Agartala in last 25 years. Chief Minister who on March 18 (10 days after taking oath) said in a programme at Banamalipur, “Now Govt has changed and so the work culture will also be changed. Within 15 days I have ordered to recover the drainage system of the city. Hence, no flood this year will be experiencedâ€, today said just the opposite. CM’s promise on March-18 was a bluff and impractical as it’s naturally not possible to mitigate the water logging problems of the city within such a short period of time and today CM himself accepted that upgradation of city is not so an easy work. | 18-May-2018 |
Four killed in house collapses in Tripur | Agartala, May 18 (TIWN / IANS) At least four tribals, including a child and a woman, were killed early on Friday in mud house collapses in two incidents in West Tripura district of Tripura after a downpour, officials said. | 18-May-2018 |
CM walks on flood water, media coverage | AGARTALA, May 18 (TIWN): Tripura BJP Chief Minister Biplab Deb who before two months claimed “No Flood this Yearâ€, has inspected the flood condition of Agartala city. | 18-May-2018 |
‘Save Democracy, Save Country†| AGARTALA, May 18 (TIWN): Tripura Congress once again on Friday has come in protest in front of the Congress Bhawan with slogans of ‘Save Democracy, Save Country’ from the Modi Govt.The issues which Congress had raised today for the protest included Karnataka poll results issue, Tripura Party offices demolitions, alleged violence across the state, not permitting opposition for protest, silence against IPFT etc.Gopal Roy who on yesterday accused Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala as a ‘rapist’ of democracy, today also has repeated the same.“Vala has been the Finance Minister of Modi’s cabinet for 9 years. So, he is just a puppet of Modi and acting accordingly. He was also the speaker of the Assembly at Karnataka. So, it is very clear that he is nothing but just a Puppet of the BJPâ€, Roy added.“If at Manipur and Goa, BJP, Meghalaya BJP can make Govt why not at Karnataka ? This is totally a rape of the democracy by Modi’s pet cum Karnataka Governorâ€, Gopal Roy said.Congress also demanded reviews the Goa, Manipur Election results. | 18-May-2018 |
Capital City locked by Rain-Water ! Agar | AGARTALA, May 18 (TIWN): Amid Chief Minister Biplab Deb's tall claims about 'No flood to hit 2018's monsoon' as ‘no more CPI-M ruling is existing in Tripura’ and Rs. 800 crores of fund sanctioning from PM's fund including urban and rural developmental funds from centre, Agartala people's sufferings went beyond tolerance on Friday. The whole Agartala City has been drowned under rain water following Thursday night's rain. City has become immovable and office goers are sitting at home. Infact the whole city has been locked by rain water. Almost all the routes of the capital city Agartala is under heavy water logging and vehicular are moving round and round in search of “way†to go out. Drains and roads both have been comprised forcing the people to walk through the knee-level dirty water. Resentments have been brewed among the common people, office goers, auto, rickshaw drivers. | 18-May-2018 |
Mud-houses' collapse kills four in Tripu | AGARTALA, May 18 (TIWN): At least four persons died in Tripura following the incessant rain and a mud-walled house collapsed over a family members. | 18-May-2018 |
IPFT’s blackmailing continue to h | AGARTALA, May 18 (TIWN):Ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha Election, IPFT led protests, road blockade against BJP Govt has turned the both parties alliance a suffering fir BJP cadres and laughing stock for State people. On Wednesday via press conference, IPFT President NC Debbarma demanded a common policy in Power-distribution and when asked by the media what will they do if BJP govt doesn’t agree with any such policy, NC Debbarma said, “The whole process will go through requests and appeals to the BJP-IPFT Govtâ€, but not even a day could passed, that the unruly IPFTs have created a chaos in the block office at Killa, Udaipur. | 18-May-2018 |
Tripura proceeding towards NOTA mode | AGARTALA, May 18 (TIWN): Following Chief Minister Biplab Deb led various disasters in Tripura and the ongoing IPFT, BJP clashes Tripura voters going in NOTA mode. | 17-May-2018 |
CPI-M women wing stages protest, alleges | AGARTALA, May 18 (TIWN): CPI-M backed Nari Samiti led by MP Jharna Das and Rama Das today voiced against the ongoing alleged violence across the state following the election result in BJP's favour. | 18-May-2018 |
'Hindi' trend grips Congress too | AGARTALA, May 18 (TIWN): After BJP, now the Hindi slogans trend has gripped the Youth Congress too. | 17-May-2018 |
350 Congressmen arrested in Tripura for | Agartala, May 17 (TIWN / IANS) Over 350 Congress leaders and workers were arrested on Thursday for holding a rally here to protest the decision to allow the BJP to form a government in Karnataka and the demolition of many party offices in Tripura by the saffron party-led government. | 17-May-2018 |
Missing man’s dead body recovered | AGARTALA, May 17 (TIWN): One dead body has been recovered from Howrah river on Thursday afternoon at Battala area. | 17-May-2018 |
Karnataka Governor has ‘raped†| AGARTALA, May 17 (TIWN): Tripura Congress leader Gopal Roy today has accused Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala as a ‘rapist’ of democracy after he called BJP to form a govt at there. | 17-May-2018 |
Tripura's ruling allies confident of end | Agartala, May 17 (TIWN / IANS) Tripura's ruling alliance BJP and IPFT continued their bickering over the selection of village and block advisory committees even though the leaders of both the parties are hopeful of resolving the dispute soon. | 17-May-2018 |
IPFT’s anti-BJP unrest paralyze D | AGARTALA, May 17 (TIWN): Chief Minister Biplab Deb’s soft stance against partner IPFT causing further unrest as IPFT continuing their hooligan acts against BJP. Just one day after separatist party IPFT President NC Debbarma assured that things are under control and IPFT will pressure the govt to form a new policy via 'appeals', regarding power distribution, the unruly IPFT activists once again have come in action at Killa block to halt office works for the whole day, demanding the resignation of BJP MLA Ramapada Jamatia as BAC chairman immediately. The BDO of the Killa block Sanjit Debbarma has been geroaed by the IPFT and locked from outside. Even though huge numbers of police, TSR have been deployed but nobody was arrested. The block office have been totally paralyzed due to the gherao. Resentments have brewed among the BJP supporters of party's tribal wing following the insults of the BJP leaders. | 17-May-2018 |
Congress launches AKROSH rally in Tripur | AGARTALA, May 17 (TIWN): Tripura Congress have launched a protest rally on Thursday at Agartala today voicing against the bulldozing of party offices built over the govt lands. Around 150 activists were arrested during the protest led by the Congress state President Birjit Sinha. Congress leader Gopal Roy and other top leaders were present in that rally. The rally was conducted following an party level meeting the Congress Bhawan at Post Office Chowmuhani. From various subdivisions Congress activists have joined today in a meeting and after the meeting the protest rally was conducted. The Congress in the meeting also decided to strengthen the party for the upcoming Lok Sabha Election and other elections, accepting the fall of Congress in the Assembly Election 2018.On the background of the rally, Congress President Birjit Sinha alleged that since the BJP came in power, democracy has been snatched and opposition supporters are facing hard times. | 17-May-2018 |
Tripura Deputy CM meets Union Power Mini | AGARTALA, May 17 (TIWN): Tripura Deputy Chief Minister cum Power Minister Jishnu Debbarma met the Union Power Minister R. K. Singh at new Delhi on Thursday, talked on various crucial issues centering the power connectivity. | 17-May-2018 |
State mocks at IPFT leaders ‘Lowâ | AGARTALA, May 17 (TIWN): IPFT top leaders' low voice on yesterday's press meet and compromising with the ongoing protests, have been mocked by public across the state when BJP asked them to chose either ‘alliance’ or ‘Tipraland’. Even though NC Debbarma denied that CM didn’t ask him to break down the alliance, but the down voice of IPFT is now being enjoyed by the BJP supporters. On the other side, the ongoing BJP, IPFT clashes are now in national limelight. Within 2 months of the election, such ongoing clashes among BJP and IPFT have become merely a 'joke' when before election BJP was slamming the CPI-M for its failure to become 'close' to the deprived tribals. But when IPFT and BJP together formed a government in Tripura, the alliance between the two parties have become a contrast inside , provoking laughter among mass. Already the clash was highlighted in national media to hint the failure of the IPFT-BJP's alliance in Tripura's development. | 17-May-2018 |
Congress ‘Working President†| AGARTALA, May 16 (TIWN): Amid Congress leader Gopal Roy’s claim that people are once again knocking Congress’s door and joining back from BJP and CPI-M, but the organizational strength of the party is yet far from the reality. | 17-May-2018 |
‘Collaboration among Public sector | AGARTALA, May 17 (TIWN): Tripura Health Minister Sudip Barman while addressing in a blood donation camp organized by ‘Teresa Diagnostic Centre’ stressed upon the importance of relation between private and public sectors for overall development of the health service. | 17-May-2018 |
‘CBI was denied, SIT was welcomed | AGARTALA, May 17 (TIWN): Resentments have brewed among a section of media persons after Tripura Govf lawyer in Sudip Datta Bhaumik murder case instead of demanding CBI to probe the murder case proceeded the whole case under SIT's chargesheet.Congress leader cum the advocate of Sudip Datta Bhaumik’s murder accused persons' Pijush Kanti Biswas told media very clearly, there is no doubt that CBI was denied by the state govt. "Because the govt was satisfied with SIT led investigation, so the lawyer didn't ask for any CBI investigation", Pijush Kanti Biswas said. In 2017 Tripura's two journalists were killed in separate incidents. On September 20, 2017, state’s TV journalist Santanu Bhaumik was killed. Manik Sarkar led govt however denied CBI in that's case. | 17-May-2018 |
Mafia led money extortion at Nagerjala b | AGRTALA, May 17 (TIWN): Bus drivers at Nagerjala bus stand came in protest today morning alleging one mafia Babul Ghosh led money extortion attempt. | 17-May-2018 |
Biplab Deb’s fake boasting about | AGARTALA, May 17 (TIWN): When Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb without any hesitation said at Ambedkar rural fair on May 10 that GB hospital has been developed 70 % after BJP Govt came in power, but his immaturity and lies exposed when Health Minister Sudip Barman disclosed the ongoing crimes inside the GB hospital. | 16-May-2018 |
BJP's Tripura ally seeks law on appointm | Agartala, May 16 (TIWN / IANS) After Tripura Chief Minister's stern warning to junior partner IPFT to stop "unruly violent protests", the tribal party on Wednesday demanded law to appoint chairmen in village and block advisory committees. | 16-May-2018 |
Deadlock in ‘Biplab’s Ram R | AGARTALA, May 16 (TIWN): Party cadres violent clashes, infighting mars 2 months old unholy alliance between BJP and IPFT. The Ego clashes between BJP and IPFT continues after two months of the BJP-IPFT Govt formation. Whether to "break" alliance with BJP or to "carry on", it couldn’t be finalized by the IPFT leaders even today. After 4 to 5 hours long meeting at Nazrul Kalakshetra, IPFT President N C Debbarma said, “We will appeal the Govt of Tripura to temporarily stop all post allocations of BAC chairpersons in various blocks. | 16-May-2018 |
Party Offices Bulldozing by BJP Govt : | AGARTALA, May 16 (TIWN): Tripura Congress to kick off an ‘Akrosh rally’ tomorrow protesting against the illegal bulldozing of various party offices in Tripura. Congress President Birjit Sinha alleged that since two months after the Election result was declared and BJP came in power, democracy has been snatched and opposition supporters are facing hard times. Thus as a reaction over the bulldozing of various party offices within a very short time of 7 days, the Congress will organize an Akrosh-rally on tomorrow as a part of protest. Congress will also take legal action against BJP led Tripura Govt for demolishing various party offices of them. On the other side, BJP Govt led bulldozing of party offices on govt lands are going on in full wave across Tripura. Today at Kamalpur many party offices were bulldozedâ€. | 16-May-2018 |
Party Offices Bulldozing drive continues | AGARTALA, May 16 (TIWN): Amid threats of legal actions against by the oppositions, the BJP backed Tripura Government led bulldozing drive against the party offices made on govt land remained unstoppable. Today also total 5 party offices of CPI-M have been bulldozed at Kamalpur, whereas similar drives are being continued in other places it. CPI-M has called the move as ‘Destruction-era’, whereas Congress will observe an ‘Akrosh Rally’ on tomorrow. Both CPI-M and Congress have termed the State Govt as ‘Dictator’ ‘Undemocratic’ for bulldozing 40 to 70 years old party offices. On the other side, CPI-M backed Municipal Corporations officials condemned the party office demolition as the whole demolition process is going on without Corporations' knowledge. | 16-May-2018 |
Navy Chief visits Tripura Museum | AGARTALA, May 16 (TIWN): Admiral Sunil Lanba ,PVSM,AVSM, Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of Naval Staff has visited Tripura Museum at the Ujjayanta Palace. | 16-May-2018 |
Ideological clash between aligned IPFT, | AGARTALA, May 16 (TIWN): After two months of the election result when BJP-IPFT formed a govt here in Tripura, the separatist party IPFT has started a crucial meeting at Nazrul Kalakshetra to decide about whether to go with the 'Continuation of Alliance' with BJP or 'Not'. | 16-May-2018 |
Petrol price rises to Rs. 70.93 on Wedne | AGARTALA, May 16 (TIWN): Petrol price continues to rise in the state along with the country and on Wednesday it was recorded Rs. 70.93 here in Tripura. | 16-May-2018 |
CM approves TSR job-aspirants plea : Rec | AGARTALA, May 16 (TIWN): Two years long wait of around 350 unemployed youths to be ended as Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb has approved the demand of the TSR job aspirants and assured them that within 3 months the state govt is going to recruit them. | 16-May-2018 |
Liquor shop looted at Agartala | AGARTALA, May 16 (TIWN): One liquor shop was looted at Agartala on Tuesday night. | 16-May-2018 |
TSR Job aspirants gather to meet Chief M | AGARTALA, May 16 (TIWN): TSR job aspirants, who were selected after interviews back in the CPI-M regime, but never could join the office, have gathered at CM’s residence to meet him at Janata Durbar. | 16-May-2018 |
No CBI in journalist Sudip Datta Bhaumik | AGARTALA, May 16 (TIWN): Questions are raising on the intention of the BJP led state govt whether it is interested to handover Tripura's killed journalist Sudip Datta Bhaumik murder case to CBI after Govt lawyer at the Add & Dist Session Judge Court No-2 asked to continue the hearings with the SIT submitted chargesheets. The court also has accepted the plea. | 15-May-2018 |
Bengalis are not 'Overload-Burdens' for | AGARTALA, May 16 (TIWN): CPI-M created 8 lakhs unemployed youths, now BJP stopped recruitments in Govt Jobs so Tripura’s social burden skyrocketing. The anti-Bengali stings of various separatist parties in Tripura are leading tensions in Tripura. Demanding a separate land has been a democratic right but calling majority Bengalis or any Community as the ‘Overload-burdens’ for their state is unconstitutional. Calling Bengalis who came after 1949, 15th October as “Burden†for Tripura has hurt the sentiment of the people who have been paid taxes regularly since Kings times. | 16-May-2018 |
Health Minister's surprise visit at GB | AGARTALA, May 16 (TIWN): Tripura Health Minister Sudip Barman made a surprise visit at GB Hospital once again but at the midnight after 12 am. | 15-May-2018 |
NC interested to ‘continue’ | AGARTALA, May 16 (TIWN): Amid the ongoing tensions among the BJP and IPFT, the IPFT Chief NC Debbarma is ready to settle-down the issues and continue the alliance with ruling BJP. | 15-May-2018 |
‘Earn White money, not Black†| AGARTALA, May 15 (TIWN): The border sealing works at Sonamura which was stopped in the last week by local villagers, after they were allegedly brainwashed by smugglers, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb today has visited Sonamura and held a crucial meeting with BSF, Revenue Dept officials and the Sepahijala District administration's top officials. | 15-May-2018 |
If NRC process starts since 1949, 15th O | AGARTALA, May 15 (TIWN): BJP’s acceptance of separatist IPFT as a political partner and partner in Government has given birth to many other separatist outfits struggling for attention on ‘anti-Bengali’ plank. Newly formed separatist party named ‘Twipra Dophani Sikla Srwngnai Motha’ has called the majority Bengalis as “Overload-Burden†for Tripura, and demanded Bengalis should be immediately pushed back to Bangladesh or they can be equally distributed among other states. Not only this, the NRC dateline they have demanded has said must be from 1949, 15th October when the then Queen Kanchan Prabha Devi joined Tripura with India. According to the separatists, as the Bengalis came after 1949, when Tripura became a part of India, thus they can not be considered as "Tripura-people". | 15-May-2018 |
‘No work was held in last 25 years | AGARTALA, May 15 (TIWN): Tripura BJP Chief Minister Biplab Deb today visited Sepahijala Dist’s Uttar Paharpur village to check the problems of the villagers. | 15-May-2018 |
Indian Navy Chief arrives in Tripura on | AGARTALA, May 15 (TIWN): Admiral Sunil Lanba ,PVSM,AVSM, Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of Naval Staff is on two days visit to Tripura since 15 May 2018. Admiral Lanba is the 23rd Chief of Naval Staff. An alumnus of National Defence Academy, he is a Navigation and Direction Specialist. The Admiral is being accompanied by his wife Mrs Reena Lanba. | 15-May-2018 |
‘Bengalis are Tripura’s Bur | AGARTALA, May 15 (TIWN): A new separatist body named ‘Twipra Dophani Sikla Srwngnai Motha’ has called the Bengalis as “Overload-Burden†for Tripura, who came in India after 1949 from East Pakistan (Bangladesh), when Tripura joined with India led by Queen Kanchan Prabha Devi. | 15-May-2018 |
Tight traffic management begins in Tripu | AGARTALA, May 15 (TIWN): High restrictions on law-breaking attitude of the city vehicle drivers were imposed since few days. | 15-May-2018 |
Unholy BJP-IPFT alliance’s abnorm | AGARTALA, May 15 (TIWN): N.C.Debbarma led IPFT time and again proving a party of unruly mobs whose primary interest is creating unrest so that BJP would supply more cash to keep hooligans silent. IPFT Once again a blockade over National Highway has paralyzed the transport movement at the Southern Tripura since Tuesday morning. The blockade was with the same 'strange' and 'cunning' demand of "ADC-seats will go to all IPFT leaders". The BJP Govt is unable to manage the IPFT after two months of the Election result and everyday here and there clashes are going on among the IPFT and the BJP. IPFT came with an illogical demand that all BAC chairpersons posts should be given to the IPFT with an aim to satisfy the Tipraland path by confirming ‘ADC must be under IPFT’s hand’. | 15-May-2018 |
Thief arrested with dangerous arms, 60 m | AGARTALA, May 15 (TIWN): One thief was arrested with dangerous arms, 60 mobile phones, laptops, TVs, Gold items and various expensive materials by West Agartala Police from Rajnagar area. During the interrogation it has been known that three more thieves including a Bangladeshi is involved in that looters-gang. Common men in Agartala City are suffering due to thieves, robbers threats everyday and above 10 bikes are stolen per day from various corners of the city. In this situation this robber’s arrest has been marked as a "success" by the state police. West Agartala Police Station O/C-Subrata Chakraborty told media, “Recently reports were coming regarding various theft cases at the Agartala City. To crack down the thieves-gangs, a committee was formed at the police station level and since 3-4 days we had been continuing our raids against such anti-social elements and the gang was nabbed following those raidsâ€. | 15-May-2018 |
NIA, others question arrested Bangladesh | Agartala, May 15 (TIWN / IANS) At least four central agencies including the National Investigation Agency (NIA) quizzed 24 Bangladeshi youths arrested here on May 10, a police officer said on Tuesday. | 15-May-2018 |
Separatist Demands increasing under BJP | AGARTALA, May 15 (TIWN): A new separatist body named ‘Twipra Dophani Sikla Srwngnai Motha’ (TDSSM) has introduced themselves demanding National Registers of Citizens (NRC) should counted from 1949, 15th October. | 15-May-2018 |
Tripura eyeing for Karnataka election re | AGARTALA, May 15 (TIWN): The ongoing fighting at the Karnataka Election will end today as the poll result is going to be declared and the eagerness to know the election result is on peak here in Tripura too. | 14-May-2018 |
Terminated 10323 teachers knock Minister | AGARTALA, May 15 (TIWN): The Supreme Court led terminated 10323 teachers are meeting state Ministers via Janata Durbar as only 1 and half month has left for their permanent terminations. However, the state Govt is also thinking about their future and also 'determined' to secure their jobs, beyond Supreme Court's order. The 10323 teachers who were terminated with Supreme Court’s final verdict are going to lose their jobs after 30th June 2018 as after 31st December-2017 their jobs were increased on ad hoc basis for more 6 months but that tenure also is going to end on June 30th. Tripura Govt is thinking about their career, the Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Debbarma told media on Monday. | 15-May-2018 |