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Drinking water crisis : Villagers block | Jolaibari, May 4 (TIWN): Following the acute drinking water crisis, locals at Jolaibari blocked Highway today demanding immediate solution of the ongoing drinking water problems. | 04-May-2018 |
Fuel Crisis, Cash Crisis : Dry Petrol pu | AGARTALA, May 4 (TIWN): Above 72 hours have been passed, that the people here are suffering majorly due to acute petrol crisis and at the same time with cash-less dry ATMs. Since the morning almost all the petrol pumps across the subdivisions left with ‘No Petrol’ signs and the same situation is holding since 3 days in the state. At the same time, people are unable to transact any cash as ATMs are also left dry with a total ‘cashless’ situation. Amid Chief Minister Biplab Deb’s claim about ‘no petrol, diesel shortage will be felt in Tripura after the inauguration of petrol tank wagons, the crisis has been continued to here and there, fueled by the allegation of black marketing of petrol. When up to Dharmanagar, petrol are importing allegation about black-marketing of petrol gets a strong base. Since 3 days almost all the petrol pumps left dry and hanged with ‘No Petrol’ sign following one day holiday on 1st May at Agartala,Resentments have brewed among the customers standing in front of the biggest petrol pump of the city at Ganaraj Chowmuhani. | 04-May-2018 |
Interactive session with Northeast CMs h | AGARTALA, May 4 (TIWN): An interactive session with Northeast Chief Ministers was held at New Delhi today in the presence Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb. | 04-May-2018 |
Cashless ATMs irk resentment among publi | AGARTALA, May 4 (TIWN): Cashless ATMs are haunting the public since two days across the state, without any appropriate reason was told behind this crisis by the banks. | 04-May-2018 |
Kumari puja observed on saint Anandamayi | AGARTALA, May 4 (TIWN): On the occasion of 123rd birth anniversary of Anadamayi saint, Kumari Puja was observed at Anandamayi Kali Bari in Agartala. | 03-May-2018 |
Poonam Mahajan’s Tripura visit to | AGARTALA, May 4 (TIWN): Poonam Mahajan alias Poonam Vajendla Rao is a Member of Parliament from Mumbai North Central and a politician of the BJP, will visit Tripura today, the BJP Yuva Morcha said. | 03-May-2018 |
Power cuts compound summer misery in Tri | AGARTALA, May 4 (TIWN): Unbearable power-cut problems have left the lives here miserable in Tripura. The capital City Agartala at the same time is reeling under such unbearable conditions leading mass suffeirngs. The prominent areas of the city are suffering from long power cuts, dark roads for long days and constant power ups and down.Access of power to each-village is unable to satisfy the customers in exchange of frequent power cut, long load-shedding, low voltage. Even there is no respite from power-disruptions in the capital city Agartala and in the last one month various long power cuts were reported from many corners of the state. | 04-May-2018 |
‘Art Colleges are there, but Artis | AGARTALA, May 3 (TIWN): Tripura Deputy CM Jishnu Debbarma today during an Art Gallery visit at Agartala City Centre said, “It's very sad that even after having much talents, the Artists till day do not have proper work-opportunity to sustain their livelihoodsâ€. | 03-May-2018 |
Liquor bottles worth above Rs. 70k seize | AGARTALA, May 3 (TIWN):A huge number of liquor bottles from Bhati Abhoynagar today in a special raid conducted under Sadar DM Office. | 03-May-2018 |
CPI-M backed employees collecting huge d | AGARTALA, May 3 (TIWN): CPI-M backed sale tax dept officials at Kar Bhavan,Agartala had invited the new Finance Minister Jishnu Debbarma on May 12, 2018 aimed to stop the transfers of the HGB backed employees. | 03-May-2018 |
National media reports Power tussle in T | AGARTALA, May 3 (TIWN ): Biplab Deb’s tussle with Sunil Deodhar reported by various national media outlets including Hindustan Times on Thursday. “As in-charge of the state, Deodhar wants to have say in Tripura. As chief minister, Deb wants to be in total command. The problem lies here,†this person said. This has also resulted in uncharacteristic behaviour, according to the second leader. For instance, Deodhar has started taking part in private events such as the inauguration of an automobile showroom in Agartala last week, this person added — a move that did not find favour with BJP top brass in the state and Delhi. | 03-May-2018 |
3 mafias arrested with pistol, mobile ph | AGARTALA, May 3 (TIWN): Agartala East Police Station in a drive against anti-social activists have arrested 3 mafias on Thursday from the city. | 03-May-2018 |
3 mafias arrested with pistol, mobile ph | AGARTALA, May 3 (TIWN): Agartala East Police Station in a drive against anti-social activists have arrested 3 mafias on Thursday from the city. | 03-May-2018 |
Demands raised to introduce Manipuri lan | AGARTALA, May 3 (TIWN): Manipuri students organizations here in Tripura raised voice to introduce their mother tongue in 22 selected govt schools here by appointing Manipuri language teachers. | 03-May-2018 |
A 'Saffron Administration' after 25 yrs | AGARTALA, May 3 (TIWN): With an unusual note, it was exposed that the BJP Govt has transferred TCS, TPS officers recently with a BJP backed Sangh’s suggestion. It was however not new for Tripura as in CPI-M era, people have seen how transfers of officials were treated as beneficiary and as well as punishment for the anti-CPI-M govt officials. The TGEA’s direct manipulation had become irritating for honest govt employees in CPI-M era. But giving a major jolt, a document has unearthed that the BJP supporters under ‘Tripura Civil Service Officer’s Sangh’ have actually made the transfer order and directed the govt on the transfers of officers. | 03-May-2018 |
Superstitions : Fraud ‘Baba†| AGARTALA, May 3 (TIWN): Taking advantage of the villagers’ faith in superstitions and myths, a fraud ‘Sadhu’ or ‘Baba’ has taken away all the Jewellery from a housewife. | 03-May-2018 |
78 illegally constructed buildings inclu | AGARTALA, May 3 (TIWN): 78 illegally constructed buildings including party offices will be demolished in the state by the BJP Govt here in Tripura, but the list yet to be announced. In CPI-M era, the opposition parties alleged that many CPI-M party offices were constructed over illegal lands. However, asking the Party Secretary Bijan Dhar regarding the matter, he said, ‘‘We will be silent till the list is out and after the list out if our party offices' names are found there, then only we will look into the matterâ€. The party Secretary has also mentioned, no notice was served to any CPI-M party office till now. “Once the notice comes, the we will take necessary actions if neededâ€, he added.On April 1, Govt ordered to recover illegally occupied govt lands by political parties within a week. With a bold move the state government has ordered political parties to release all the illegally occupied lands by their party offices. | 03-May-2018 |
Fuel crisis hits Capital City : Valuable | AGARTALA, May 3 (TIWN): Amid Chief Minister’s claim about ‘no petrol, diesel shortage will be felt in Tripura' after the inauguration of petrol tank wagons, the crisis has been continued to here and there, fueled by the allegation of black marketing of petrol. | 03-May-2018 |
Administrative rejig in Tripura | Agartala, May 3 (TIWN / IANS) The BJP government in Tripura effected a major administrative reshuffle and transferred seven of eight District Magistrates and three Sub-Divisional Magistrates, an official said here on Thursday. | 03-May-2018 |
Open Black-marketing of LPG cylinders at | AGARTALA, May 3 (TIWN): Heavy resentments have brewed among the customers of LPG cylinder of Battala Gas Agency which is openly doing black marketing of gas-cylinders, whereas customers are not provided with cylinders. | 02-May-2018 |
Load shedding across Tripura : Power Dis | AGARTALA, May 3 (TIWN): Tripura’s power service which was never in good shape is becoming worse with the monsoon and rainy weather have kicked off. Access of power to each-village is unable to satisfy the customers in exchange of frequent power cut, long load-shedding, low voltage. Even there is no respite from power-disruptions in the capital city Agartala and in the last one month various long power cuts were reported from many corners of the state. | 03-May-2018 |
Tripura Governor takes a break to suppor | AGARTALA, May 3 (TIWN): Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy was the only person among BJP leaders who tried to support Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb after the first controversy was erupted when Biplab Deb said, internet and satellites were existing in Mahabharata era. The Governor was the only BJP leader who tried to justify Biplab Deb’s remark and found logic in that claim. Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy via a tweet has agreed with Tripura CM Biplab Deb on his claim about Mahabharata's mythological figure Sanjay was describing the Kurukshetra war to blind King Dritarashtra to by using "Internet". Rather than Tathagata Roy, Biplab Deb’s that unscientific remark didn’t get any support even from any Northeast BJP leader which had led more embarrassments for Biplab Deb. | 03-May-2018 |
Lakhs of Tripura Youths waiting for BJP | AGARTALA, May 3 (TIWN): Jobs will take some time, but the youths of Tripura are eagerly waiting to get the smart-phones in hands as promised by BJP before the election. | 02-May-2018 |
Biplab’s MEME factory : Attempts | AGARTALA, May 2 (TIWN): Biplab Deb’s continuous MASALA filled foolish MEMEs already damaged Tripura’s image, also BJP’s image nationally. Now Biplab Deb, his new OSD Sanjay Mishra, CM’s advisor cum CPI-M spy Dilip Ray misguiding CM to target media houses for publishing CM’s ‘Internet in Mahabharata’ era jokes. When a political personality panicked by media coverage, that means their ending times are coming. In the last 5 years, CPI-M did it as much as media bashing possible. Among the 8 Northeastern states, no Chief Minister turned such a joker before the country as Tripura Chief Minister. | 02-May-2018 |
Fulfill Vision Document's promise, give | AGARTALA, May 2 (TIWN): CPI-M’s wing 'Left Kishan & Agriculture workers Union’ under Bharatiya Khet Mazdoor Union, has asked the BJP led state govt to provide 200 days MGNREGA works and Rs. 340 of wages to the MGNREGA workers. | 02-May-2018 |
‘Power connectivity to each house | AGARTALA, May 2 (TIWN): When state Tripura is suffering from frequent power disruptions and long power cuts, Union Minister for Power and Renewable energy , R.K.Singh has asked Tripura Govt to make sure, there should be no power disruption once the connectivity is reached each house. “People should know Tripura for this particular reason that there is a state which has provided quality with excellent works done by power corporation. Power disruption should be due to particular reason, but facilitating the state with day-night power connectivity needs to be ensuredâ€, the Minister said. “If there are 365 days in a day, divide the days to complete targets within that time. In some states power dept officials have reached deep rural areas within 4 to 5 days of hard workâ€, he said. The Minister also cited J&K, Uttarakhand like states' examples where power reached each place amid hard geographical conditions. Union Minister for Power and Renewable energy , R.K.Singh had arrived in Tripura on Wednesday and inaugurated Saubhagya Scheme at the Pragna Bhawan. | 02-May-2018 |
'Saubhagya Scheme justifies PM Modi†| AGARTALA, May 2 (TIWN): Tripura Deputy Chief Minister cum Power Minister Jishnu Debbarma on the occasion of launching of Saubhagya Scheme by Union Minister R K Singh said that this project is an example of Modi Govt’s Sab-ka-Sath, Sab-ka-Bikas policy. | 02-May-2018 |
‘Central Govt is always with youâ | AGARTALA, May 2 (TIWN): Union Minister for Power and Renewable energy , R.K.Singh has assured all kinds of helps from the central govt in power connectivity development, advising the state govt to implement the central projects fully. | 02-May-2018 |
Feminist writer Taslima Nasreen claims s | AGARTALA, May 2 (TIWN): Feminist writer Taslima Nasreen has slammed Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb following his controversial remark regarding Diana Hayden, crediting herself as better than Biplab Deb in Hindi than him. | 02-May-2018 |
Union Minister R.K.Singh launches Saubha | AGARTALA, May 2 (TIWN): Union Minister for Power and Renewable energy , R.K.Singh has arrived in Tripura on Wednesday and inaugurated Saubhagya Scheme at the Pragna Bhawan. | 02-May-2018 |
Kisan Sammelan held as part of Gram Swar | Kamalpur, May 2 (TIWN) : With an aim to strengthen the peasants community and to boost up the rural economy the Kisan Sammelan as a part of the Gram Swaraj Abhiyaan was held at the Nazrul Bhavan at Kamalpur here today. | 02-May-2018 |
MLA visits storm affected areas | AGARTALA, May 2 (TIWN): MLA Dilip Das has visited various rain and storm affected areas since yesterday. | 02-May-2018 |
'Relaxation' in Teachers Recruitment for | AGARTALA, May 2 (TIWN): Only 12,222 teachers vacancies in whole Tripura ! Recently during the agitation shown in front of Secretariat, undergoing B.Ed students claimed that totaling passed out unemployed B.Ed holders and undergoing B.Ed students inside and outside the state will be at least 7000. Today on behalf of all the students around 100 B.Ed students hit the Education Minister’s residence demanding to give them the first priority in TET examination, before announces any relaxation. However, they failed to meet the Education Minister as they were told that the Minister is not at home. There was a news TIWN published recently whether anybody can complete B.Ed from outside states in Distance mode or not but in reality they can not do. | 02-May-2018 |
‘Money will not be a matter, but f | AGARTALA, May 2 (TIWN): Union Minister of State for 'Power and Renewable energy', R.K.Singh has asked Tripura Power Dept to complete the target of connectivity expansion in due time. The Minister also asked the Power dept officials to calculate how many days are in a year and how many days they will take to complete the project. The Minister was addressing at Prgana Bhawan on the launching programme of Saubhagya Scheme in Tripura. Addressing at Pragna Bhawan, Singh said, “Our approach will not to keep any place uncover, but our aims should be to cover up all areas within the shortest period of time. State and Centre should work cooperatively always and if the vision is clear then nobody can stop the targets to be fulfilledâ€. The Minister also named J&K, Uttarakhand like states where power reached each places amid tough geographical locations. | 02-May-2018 |
Tripura’s unhappy Politicians aga | AGARTALA, May 2 (TIWN): Tripura Politicians are nowadays much upset with media functioning for which they termed as 'negative publicity'. Whereas Chief Minister Biplab Deb warned his critics to ‘chop off nails’, Tripura CPI-M Ex-Chief Minister Manik Sarkar while addressing on May Day at Agartala said, “Truths and undemocratic movement of the BJP Govt are not being published in our state's newspapersâ€. Manik Sarkar was addressing on May Day at Agartala and he said, “There are many newspapers in Agartala and also media houses, but the truth is not shown anywhere. Media, the 4th pillar of democracy is failed to function in that manner, which it should beâ€. Sarkar was mentioning about the 4 judge led accusation against Supreme Court and parliament’s no-confidence motion by opposition and alleged Tripura media are not functioning properly by not publishing things in which manner it should be. | 01-May-2018 |
ABVP hits Tripura University against ext | AGARTALA, May 1 (TIWN): Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has been striving to remove corruption from Tripura University amid Govt’s blind eyes under tainted Vice Chancellor Anjan Kumar Ghosh and his team as well as his advisers. | 01-May-2018 |
BJP’s Mohila Morcha gears up to s | AGARTALA, May 1 (TIWN): Following Chief Minister Biplab Deb led controversies including 1997 Miss World Diana Hayden row with masala-stories of 'India Women are replica of Laxmi , Saraswati' and CPI-M women wing’s press conference led by Jharna Das, BJP’s women wing ‘Mohila Morcha’ also conducted a mass gathering at the Agartala City. | 01-May-2018 |
‘Govt of India is helping America | AGARTALA, May 1 (TIWN): China backed CPI-M party's top leader of Tripura, Ex-Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has once again hit the Govt of India accusing it for destroying China in collaboration with America. | 01-May-2018 |
‘Trump is totally Crazy ! Looting | AGARTALA, May 1 (TIWN): Following Communist trend of Anti-National remarks, Tripura Ex-Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has once again accused Govt of India for helping US to ‘destroy’ China. Repeating is last year’s May-Day speech, Manik Sarkar has expressed his frustration against US on the occasion of May Day-2018. Addressing the gathering at Paradise Chowmuhani, Manik Sarkar delivered an hour-long lecture on Marxism and how it has become important to follow Marxism in 21st Century. The Communist leader said, “The celebration of May Day is very significant when capitalism had gripped the world economy. The present President of US Donald Trump is a totally crazy person (in Bengali he said Pagla), is imposing wars across the globe to loot those countries economyâ€. | 01-May-2018 |
Thief mass beaten at Battala | AGARTALA, May 1 (TIWN): A thief was mass beaten at Battala today after he was caught by public when he attempted to snatch a necklace from a kid. | 01-May-2018 |
Tripura CM continues role as Anti-BJP â | AGARTALA, May 1 (TIWN): A morning nowadays doesn’t kick off in India without Tripura CM’s name in the headline of national media. Chief Minister Biplab Deb without a pause is continuously remaining at the top of the media headlines everyday since his Mahabharata-Internet masala-story was spread on April 17, 2018. After the ‘paan-shop’ and ‘cow-breeding’ stories, now Tripura Chief Minister is leading the headline with his warning against critics after he said he will chop off nails of them, who will try to interfere in his govt. However, immediately, CM tried to made a point by adding ‘My Govt is 37 lakhs population of Tripura’, which however didn’t make any sense as the CM had already expressed his anger against critics and advisers. With the Hindi concept of ‘Nach Na Jane , toh Angan Tera’, Tripura CM instead of doing apology for his remarks since Mahabharata’s time, has been continued to hit the critics. | 01-May-2018 |
Modi promises to punish all Corrupts of | AGARTALA / Karnataka, May 1 (TIWN): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised Karnataka voters, "Once BJP comes in power all the culprits will be punished immediately". The same promise was made by PM Modi and Amit Shah ahead of Tripura election too. Just as the Prime Minister has mentioned about the black money recovery from Karnataka, in the same way demonetized currencies were recovered from AMC drains in CPI-M era. But instead of taking action Biplab Deb led BJP Govt's soft sides for the comrades have left Modi’s pre-poll promises far from reality. Chief Minister’s closeness with CPI-M’s close officials including Dilip Ray as well as his few of the media advisers who till day were boosting Ex-CM Manik Sarkar as the ‘poorest Chief Minister’ of India are now all in all in BJP. | 01-May-2018 |
After SEBI’s order, all states se | AGARTALA, May 1 (TIWN): Even though CPI-M MLA Ex-Finance Minister Badal Choudhury claimed that the state govts had no role in providing licenses to the Chit Fund companies, but it has been seen that after 2012 also the state Municipal Corporations continued to provide trade licenses up to 2014. It can’t be denied that Tripura CPI-M’s Melarmath HQ, Party’s senior leaders Gautam Das, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar’s direct patronage benefitted Rose Valley to continue Chit Fund operations even after SEBI's order of blacklisting Rose Valley. Whereas after Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) had prohibited the sale of real estates by Rose Valley in January 2011 and all the State governments had to followed the suit, but Tripura’s Rose Valley park and acquiring real estatesran without any hurdles due to CPI-M’s blessings. Rose Valley’s illegally constructed Agartala building escaped Manik Sarkar Govt’s scrutiny as AMC never attempted to demolish the building. | 01-May-2018 |
‘Save Red Fort, remove BJP’ | AGARTALA, May 1 (TIWN): On the occasion of May Day, Tripura CPI-M State Secretary Bijan Dhar mentioned his worries about the heritage sites which are going in the capitalists' hands. | 01-May-2018 |
‘No GST on medicine’, says | AGARTALA, May 1 (TIWN): Protesting against the GST imposed upon medicine, Professional Sales Representative Union have come in a protest today at Agartala on the occasion of May Day. | 01-May-2018 |
May Day : State Bank Officials didn†| AGARTALA, May 1 (TIWN): With a stern move, State Bank Officials at Paradise Chowmuhnai didn’t allow Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangha (MBS) members to participate in their programme with saffron flags. | 01-May-2018 |
After locating Amazon river at Africa, T | AGARTALA, May 1 (TIWN): Chief Minister Biplab Deb’s poor general knowledge everyday becoming laughing stocks & ‘masala’ for gossip nationwide. Earlier, Biplab Deb claimed Amazon river is located in Africa but now he has shocked even the school children saying ‘Feni river bridge is located on river Gomati’ where he visited on yesterday. The person who was visiting at the Feni river bank to check the construction of the Maitri Bridge there, how he could claim it’s located on the Gomati river bank , it has triggered question. Public are slamming the Chief Minister, embarrassed by his poor knowledge asking whether has he gathered that knowledge from Mahabharata’s Sanjaya. TIWN followers are also calling him the most dumbest expressing surprise, how such a fool person can exist in world.Few are saying , 'Our epic CM'. | 01-May-2018 |