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BJP Govt’s 100 Days report card y | Agartala, July 8 (TIWN): In spite of tall promises, Biplab Deb led BJP Govt’s 100 Days report card yet to see light of the day. | 08-Jul-2018 |
Verma Committee fails to submit 7th Pay | AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): Due to Assam Ex-Chief Secretary P P Verma led committee’s total failure to submit 7th Pay Commission’s report before Tripura Govt leading mass resentment among the state govt employees of the state and at the same time the failed Verma committee has become a problem for the state govt too as due to Verma’s failure in report submitting, Biplab Deb led state govt is unable to implement 7th Pay Commission in time. Tripura Deputy CM Jishnu Debbarma also accepted that due to Verma Committee’s delay in report submitting, the State Govt is unable to implement it, whereas from State Govt side all are ready to implement the Pay Commission as soon as the report comes. | 08-Jul-2018 |
CPI-M’s state committee meeting b | AGARTALA, July 18 (TIWN): One day long state committee meeting of opposition CPI-M has been started at Melamath Party office. | 08-Jul-2018 |
Zebra Crossing across school roads, Traf | AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb ordered traffic dept to introduce zebra-crossing in front of all schools and traffic lights at each corner of the state on April 23, when he was addressing Road Safety Week at Swami Vivekananda Stadium. | 08-Jul-2018 |
TSR 7th Bn organizes Mega Health camp | AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): After a successful journey to fight against the extremist now the Tripura State Rifles has involved themselves in so many social work like civic action programme health camp blood donation PRAYAS programme to develop the society beside their performance in maintaining of law and order of the state. Recently the are doing flag march over all the interior areas to prevent the rumour of child lifter and for the security of state. | 07-Jul-2018 |
India’s most corrupt IAS officer | AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN Exclusive): TIWN’s April 18,2018 coverage exposed GSG Ayyangar’s backdoor power games to return Tripura to begin a new era of corruption under immature CM Biplab Deb. Instead of appointing honest & upright officials like Y.Kumar, Ashutosh Jinadal in key posts like Principal Secretary Industry, IT or promoting to Chief Secretary level, Tripura’s Babyboy Chief Minister rather picked up the most corrupt IAS officer GSG Ayyangar to fill Principal Secretary Industry, IT which is being seen as first step to promote this corrupt officer to coveted Chief Secretary’s post. TIWN unearthed inner developments across power corridors in Agartala/Delhi over the new Chief Secretary’s appointment in Biplab Deb’s BJP Govt. | 08-Jul-2018 |
Tripura keen to reform approach of teach | Agartala, July 8 (TIWN / IANS) Tripura Education and Law Minister Ratan Lal Nath, who visited state-run schools for the fifth consecutive day on Saturday, said the government would not punish the teachers for minor mistake or slight incompetency, but reform their approach towards teaching and students. | 08-Jul-2018 |
BJP's 2019 'waterloo' against united opp | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, July 8 (TIWN): BJP's impending danger from united opposition is evident with the fact that saffron party likely to face huge setbacks in UP, Bihar, Hindi belt in upcoming Lok Sabha Election. Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of protecting the "corrupt" BJP leaders including Chief Ministers of various BJP-ruled states, Congress on Saturday said when it comes to power, there will be thorough investigation on the cases against them and they will be in "jail" and not out on "bail". Responding to Modi, who on Saturday said people are calling Congress "Bail gadi" because many of its senior leaders are out on bail in various cases, the party said that the Prime Minister, "who talks about bail gadi (bullock cart)", has taken the farmers to its era in the age of tractors. "PM talks about corruption, but there are so many corruption cases aginst the Chief Minister of Rajasthan (Vasundhara Raje). There are also cases aganst other BJP chief ministers," said Congress spokesperson R.P.N Singh. Attacking Modi for hielding corrupt BJP leaders, he said that the Prime Minister always maintained silence on the matter and never ordered a probe against BJP leaders allegedly involved in corruption. | 07-Jul-2018 |
CITU to hold nation wide protest on Augu | Agartala, July 8 (TIWN / IANS) The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) will hold a nationwide "Jail Bharo Andolan" on August 9 to protest against the "misgovernance" of the BJP-led Central government and to highlight the distress of the working class, a senior party leader said. | 08-Jul-2018 |
1 arrested in illegal liquor business at | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): Foreign liquors worth of at least Rs.15000 has been seized by West Agartala Police station on Saturday. | 07-Jul-2018 |
Biplab Deb hires former CM Manik Sarkar | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): BJP Govt no more remained clean as tainted officers are taking centrestage of Biplab Deb administration. Once again nationally tainted IAS officer GSG Ayyangar will be back in Tripura, who served in Tripura many years had been transferred at New Delhi as Principal Residence Commissioner Tripura Bhavan has once again called back in Tripura to hold dept of Industry and Commerce as the Principal Secretary. The Industry Dept is under Chief Minister Biplab Deb excluding IT (Information Technology). However, the charges of IT Dept has also been given to Ayyangar along with Handloom, Handicrafts, Sericulture depts, but Ayyangar in CPI-M's time was heavily criticized due RD Dept's rampant scams on that time as he was the Principal Secretary of RD Dept. Corruption allegations got a ground when it's about GSG Ayyangar as the Vigilance & Enforcement (V&E) recommended booking criminal cases against Ayyangar back in 2003 under the Prevention of Corruption Act. | 07-Jul-2018 |
SFI, TSU place deputation to Minority We | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): CPI-M backed student unions SFI, TSU have placed a deputation to the Minority Welfare Dept’s Director for delay in merit list out for minority students admission in few courses. | 07-Jul-2018 |
Former CM Manik Sarkar’s right ha | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): BJP Govt no more remained clean as tainted officers are taking centrestage of Biplab Deb administration. Once again GSG Ayyangar will be in Tripura, who served in Tripura many years had been transferred at New Delhi as Principal Residence Commissioner Tripura Bhavan has once again called back in Tripura to hold dept of Industry and Commerce as the Principal Secretary. The Industry Dept is under Chief Minister Biplab Deb excluding IT (Information Technology). However, the charges of IT Dept has also been given to Ayyangar along with Handloom, Handicrafts, Sericulture depts, but Ayyangar in CPI-M's time was heavily criticized due RD Dept's rampant scams as he was the Principal Secretary of RD Dept. Corruption allegations got a ground when it's about GSG Ayyangar as the Vigilance & Enforcement (V&E) recommended booking criminal cases against Ayyangar back in 2003 under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The probe was initiated after the government ordered an inquiry into the purchase of 7,002 timer devices at an exorbitant price of Rs 8.12 crore by the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad. | 07-Jul-2018 |
Ratan Lal Nath continues surprise visits | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath continues to come in media limelight with his surprise visits in state’s schools. | 07-Jul-2018 |
E-Gazette Tripura website launched | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): Chief Minister Biplab Deb has launched E-Gazette website for Tripura. | 07-Jul-2018 |
'State Govt to introduce systematic sche | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): Tripura Health Minister Sudip Barman on Saturday while attending in a blood donation camp conducted by ‘All Tripura Government Nurses Association’ said, “There will be chart or systematic schedule for blood donation camps which will be followed by all political or apolitical organizations. It will help to mitigate the blood crisis in stateâ€. Addressing on that occasion, Barman said, “Blood is necessary for all humans to survive. It was a time, when centering the election heavy blood crisis had been felt across the blood banks. We were unable to mitigate the blood crisis in various hospitals and there was a constant obstacle to meet the demand of the blood. Experiencing that harsh truth, we have decided to conduct blood donation camps by all organizations at least 3 times in a year. This practice also will help to gain the target of blood donation rate in state at 100 %â€.The Minister further said, “At cancer hospital blood is highest needed, but the crisis somehow is existing in the state. However, we are going to adopt a system by introducing charts for blood donation so that no blood get wastedâ€. | 07-Jul-2018 |
Biker rides over Traffic man in Agartala | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN):One bike has driven his bike over a traffic police here named Mahadeb Majumder when he asked the biker to stop to check papers and license. | 07-Jul-2018 |
Assam Rifles facilitates gas connections | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): 21 Assam Rifles under the aegis of 21 Sector Assam Rifles in collaboration with Local Gas Agency, Khowai facilitated distribution of free LPG gas connections as part of Ujjwala Yojna to families 'Below Poverty Line (BPL) at laithaibari village, khowai. | 07-Jul-2018 |
204 employees remain unpaid since 1 year | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): Total 204 employees in Tripura under ‘Tripura Council of Child Welfare’ have remained unpaid since one year. | 07-Jul-2018 |
Chief Minister conducts Janata Durbar | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb has conducted ‘Janata Durbar’ on Saturday, heard about the problems of the common men. | 07-Jul-2018 |
Brutal murder at Gandachera | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): Brutal murder of a 40 years man led massive tension at Gandachera. | 06-Jul-2018 |
Tripura shocked by National media report | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): Once again, Tripura is in national limelight for wrong reasons because of Chief Minister Biplab Deb’s immature reply on Mob-lynching issue according to Times of India and Times Now Senior Correspondent report, when he was asked by journalists in this particular issue. A video is now viral since the occasion of renaming of Agartala Airport's name after Tripura's last king Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Bahadur on July4, where Chief Minister Biplab Deb has been spotted saying in reaction to mob-lynching, “A wave of happiness is existing everywhere in Tripura. You see my face. I am happy and you also try to be happyâ€. This statement came after Biplab Deb said in reply of Times Now correspondent Arindam Das. | 07-Jul-2018 |
Gaffe prone Biplab claims 10 Districts i | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): After School Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath’s rounding up of various schools for non-performance, even causing many lady teachers crying due to verbal abuse, the fact remains is State’s Chief Minister yet to catch up in learning basics of Tripura geography. | 07-Jul-2018 |
‘Tripura is developing’, sa | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain on Friday on the occasion of flag-off ceremony of Agartala-Deoghar express said,Tripura is day by day developing and surely it will bloom as a developed state. | 06-Jul-2018 |
‘In 71 years of independence no go | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): After BJP led state govt hiked 20 % of fare in transport, Congress leader Gopal Roy claimed, such a fare hike has been inexperienced in last 71 years of independence. | 06-Jul-2018 |
‘Full train passenger in maiden jo | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain on Friday on the historical occasion flag-off ceremony of Agartala-Deoghar express said, “A full train passenger its first ever journey itself was remarkableâ€. | 06-Jul-2018 |
After Delhi, Kolkata, South India, now T | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): Narendra Modi led Central Govt continues to boost connectivity across Northeast. With another historical mark, Agartala-Deoghar Express has been flagged off on Friday at 2.32 pm by Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain in the presence of BJP State Observer Sunil Deodhar, Chief Minister Biplab Deb, Transport Minister Pranajit Singha Roy, MP Jharna Das Baidya, MP Shankar Prasad Datta, Chief Secretary Sanjeev Ranjan and other MLAs and dignitaries attended the programme. Huge numbers of devotees, passengers and locals gathered at Agartala Railway Station to witness the first ever journey of the express train. The express train will be functioned as weekly and it will start regular functioning from July 14 after the official inauguration today.Agartala-Deoghar express will cover 1,473 km in 39 hours which has started its maiden journey with 14 bogies. The train has been started primarily as a part of religious-tourism relation between Tripura and Deoghar. | 06-Jul-2018 |
Tripura Congress President files case ag | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): Tripura Congress President Birjit Sinha has filed a case against one facebook user Anupam Pal for spreading fake information about him. | 06-Jul-2018 |
PM Modi’s ‘Act East Policy | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): Implementing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Act East’ Policy in Tripura accelerated after Sunil Deodhar taken over reins of BJP in Tripura. Since 2014, expediting various projects, Broad Gauge railway, National Highways to Airport Expansion all are result of Sunil Deodhar’s continuous hard work, engaging Central Government Ministries for timely completion of projects. On Friday Agartala-Deodhar Express inauguration, frantic slogans of Modi Zindabad filled high in air as common people engaged pitching their voice high for PM Narendra Modi as it is believed that only due to the ‘Act East’ Policy of PM Narendra Modi towards Tripura, North East brought the BG train in to the state in 2016. PM Narendra Modi’s “Act east†policy has made it successful to pave the way of the BG railway service to Agartala railway station after years of waiting. | 06-Jul-2018 |
Tripura schools held rallies on Shyama P | AGARTALA / MELAGHAR, July 6 (TIWN): Few of the schools in Tripura have organized rally on Shyama Prasad Mukharjee’s birth anniversary. | 06-Jul-2018 |
‘Govt employees were dancing while | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): Congress leader Gopal Roy on Friday picked up 7th Pay Commission issue which is still under process of Verma commission. | 06-Jul-2018 |
Hindu devotees all set to leave for Deog | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): Hindu devotees are all set to leave for Deoghar in Agartala-Deoghar express's first ever journey form Agartala Railway Station. | 06-Jul-2018 |
PM Modi’s ‘Act East’ | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Act-East policy in action as Modi’s right hand man for Tripura Sunil Deodhar working tirelessly behind various development projects in Tripura. Agartala-Deoghar Express to kick off its maiden journey on Friday, however, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal couldn’t attend whereas Minister for State Rajen Gohain to attend the programme. The train to cover 1,473 km in 39 hours, will be started primarily as a part of tourism relation between Tripura and Deoghar. Total 14 bogies have arrived to mark the maiden journey of the weekly express. Keeping the flag off programme ahead, Agartala-Deoghar express’s inauguration preparation are on peak at Agartala Railway Station. Although the train will be flagged off from Agartala today, its regular service will begin from July 14. Right now Tripura has Tripura Sundari Express, Rajdhani, Humsafar Express, Kanchanjunga Express.The train was one of BJP's pre-election assurances to assist thousands of devotees of Anukul Thakur to visit their holy place at Deoghar.The Express train will cover a distance of 1,473 km in 39 hours.This Express to be also a part of tourism industry as a good numbers of passengers are expected to travel to Deoghar for religion purposes. Deoghar is a holy city beside the Mayurakshi River, in the east Indian state of Jharkhand. | 06-Jul-2018 |
Shyama Prasad Mukharjee’s birth a | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): Tripura BJP has celebrated Syama Prasad Mukherjee’s 118th birth anniversary on Friday. | 06-Jul-2018 |
Tripura Govt hikes 20 % transport fare h | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): With the announcement of 20 % fare hike, ‘Tripura Rajjya Motor Mazdoor Sangha’ has come with a massive rally today morning congratulating the state govt. | 05-Jul-2018 |
Total 8 arrested in Sukanta Chakraborty | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): Total 8 people arrested in the Sukanta Chakraborty murder case (in Kalachara, South Tripura). | 06-Jul-2018 |
177 stenographers at junior grade to be | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN) Total 177 stenographers at Junior grade will be recruited by Govt of Tripura. | 06-Jul-2018 |
'Tripura Minister guilty of circulating | New Delhi / Agartala, July 5 (TIWN): MP Jiten tonight said in NDTV all india national TV that Tripura minister Rantan Lal Nath was guilty of circulating fake news. To a poser on lynching, Tripura CM Biplab Deb replies: There is a wave of happiness in state. | 05-Jul-2018 |
'5000 poor-talented students will be tra | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): In a bold cabinet decision, Tripura State Govt has decided to bear all expenses of poor, talented students for B.Ed course along with two years more expenses after B.Ed completion which will help the student to get a job under Chief Minister’s 'Anuprerona Yojna'. Addressing media at Secretariat followed by cabinet meeting, Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath said, “Chief Minister has introduced a new scheme named Anuprerona, which will bear the expense of B.Ed course of poor talented students who have scored 50 % marksâ€. “As a part of the B.Ed course Govt will bear the loan expense of the students and so the Colleges where the admission will be done, they all will ofcourse able to manage quality-education for our state's students which will confirm their jobsâ€, Ratan Lal Nath told media.“Not only this, state Govt will bear the loan of the course’s for extra two years even after completing B.Ed. In the mean time if the students do not get job, then govt will not bear the loan-expenses anymore", Ratan Lal Nath said. | 06-Jul-2018 |
Tripura University gets new Vice Chancel | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): Dr Vijaykumar Laxmikantrao Dharurkar has been appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of Tripura Central University. | 05-Jul-2018 |
Road mishap injures four at Agartala | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): A critical accident has hit capital city today led at least four people injured on spot. | 05-Jul-2018 |
‘Work culture slightly improved in | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): Tripura Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath on Thursday also visited various schools in Agartala and took certain decisions for further upgradation and actions on teachers negligence. At Maharani Tulshibati school, Ratan Lal Nath also served notices to teachers following teachers' negligence in duties. Visiting schools Ratan Lal Nath said, work culture has slightly developed in many schools following our constant visits. However, we are yet far from the target and may more have to be done. But at least teachers have become alert after the visitsâ€. Nath said, such visits will be continued in coming days to control the idleness inside the schools. Education Minister also asked state’s teachers to take training from various media publications and to take interest what the Govt actually wants from them. | 05-Jul-2018 |
One dies after train hit him | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): Man died pathetically in an accident on railway tracks at Udaipur. | 05-Jul-2018 |
Health Minister inaugurates blood donati | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): Health Minister Sudip Barman has inaugurated a blood donation camp at Agartala conducted by ration shop dealers under the banner of ‘Tripura Nyajya Mullyer Parichalak Samiti’. | 05-Jul-2018 |
School wall collapsed, no untoward incid | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): Delhi Public World School at Lechubagan area in Agartala has been collapsed which was built before 6 months. | 05-Jul-2018 |
Incessant rain lashes water logging in C | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): A continuous raining has lashed Agartala city full of water logging on Thursday. | 05-Jul-2018 |
Agartala-Deoghar Express to cover 1,473 | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): Agartala-Deoghar express will cover 1,473 km in 39 hours which will start its maiden journey tomorrow. | 05-Jul-2018 |
Agartala-Deoghar Express arrives at Agar | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): With yet another connectivity drive of Modi-govt for much-isolated Northeast, Tripura is all set to get another Express train which will connect it directly with Jharkhand. Agartala-Deoghar Express has arrived in Agartala Railway Station on last night to kick of its first ever journey from here to Deoghar. Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal to flag off its maiden journey tomorrow in the presence of Chief Minister Biplab Deb and other Ministers, NFR high officials. Total 14 bogies have arrived to mark the maiden journey of the weekly express. Keeping the flag off programme ahead, Agartala-Deoghar express’s inauguration preparation are on peak at Agartala Railway Station. Dais is being set for the historical programme which will be marked in the presence of Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on tomorrow. | 05-Jul-2018 |
SpiceJet's 'Mega Monsoon Sale' begins at | Agartala / New Delhi, July 5 (TIWN / IANS): Good news also for Tripura flyers as budget passenger carrier SpiceJet on Wednesday announced its "Mega Monsoon Sale" which offers an all inclusive one-way fares starting as low as Rs 999 for non-stop flights on select sectors on its domestic network. | 05-Jul-2018 |
First 4-lane project to cover Airport to | AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): Four-lane construction to begin for Agartala Airport / Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Airport to Tripura's main tourist spot i.e. Udaipur Matabari shortly. | 05-Jul-2018 |