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Pratima Bhowmik’s secret plan to | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, Sept 14 (TIWN): Pratima Bhowmik is a rare breed of Criminal turned Politician who expanded her narcotics smuggling empire alongwith her brother Bishwajit Bhowmik after BJP’s 2018’s power capture in Tripura. Pratima’s crime lists are endless in Police records including killing brutally her own sister-in-law Chabi Debnath on April 17,2014 at their Dhanpur home. Pratima’s thrust for power was rattled after losing Dhanpur Assembly seat to former CM Manik Sarkar in 2018. Pratima’s plan to expand her narcotics smuggling empire during BJP regime got setbacks after CM Biplab Deb initiated ‘Nesha Mukt’ (Drug Free Tripura) against narcotics smuggling. Since ‘Nesha Mukt’ was being implemented across Tripura, Pratima’s drug business got affected badly to such extent that Pratima taken up mission to overthrow Biplab Deb from CM’s post. | 15-Sep-2019 |
'By saying Chalo Paltai the BJP govt pro | AGARTALA, Sep 14 (TIWN): Reacting over BJP Govt’s unchanged decision of scrapping Free-Medical-Service in poverty gripped state Tripura’s Government hospitals after 8 days of the notification issued, Tripura Congress President Pradyot Bikram Manikya asked whether the BJP before election raised the “Cholo Paltai†slogan to bring negative changes like ‘price hikes’, ‘imposition of taxes’ and ‘scrapping Free Medical Services’ ? The Congress top leader was addressing in Badharghat by-election campaigning today. | 14-Sep-2019 |
'I will soon start 'JANTA DARBAR' in eve | Agartala, Sep 14 (TIWN): While inaugurating the newly built District Court building of West Tripura Judicial District at Agartala Chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb announced to soon start ‘Janta Darbar’ in every districts. He said nowadays he doesn’t sit for 'Janta Darbar' but he asked people to believe in him that he is constantly working for the state and its people. He said he does not want to bring harm on anybody but wants to work together with everyone as a team. | 14-Sep-2019 |
Tripura’s Crime-Queen leads PMâ | AGARTALA, Sep 14 (TIWN): BJP MP (via rigging) Pratima Bhowmik who is popularly hated for her notorious behavior with an IPS office in the night hours of post election era in April 2019, has given responsibilities to carry on PM Modi’s birthday celebration. | 14-Sep-2019 |
293 youths left jobless even after passi | AGARTALA, Sep 15 (TIWN): When Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) monthly data has ranked Tripura Tripura in the second position for unemployment rates out of 29 states in India for August-2019 there is no sign of recruiting qualified teachers by the Education Dept led by Ratanlal Nath who is also the Law Minister of Tripura. For long one year, Education Minister was blaming massive teachers crisis in Tripura schools and by calculation, he cited not even 10 teachers are existing per school, but for the recent times taking U-Turn Nath alleging, Tripura has enough numbers of teachers accessing the needs. Over thousand B.Ed qualified teachers are left jobless but there is no sign of recruitment although in 10323 teachers case, Govt told SC that there are massive teachers crisis in Tripura schools. Earlier, Nath said, there are 14,000 vacant posts in teaching but lack of qualified candidates are creating teachers’ crisis. Tripura’s unemployment rate is 27.9 %, which is second. | 15-Sep-2019 |
Wood smugglers allegedly attacked Forest | AGARTALA, Sep 14 (TIWN): Wood smugglers led massive attack was reported in a forest under Teliamura. | 14-Sep-2019 |
‘India is the biggest-Democratic c | AGARTALA, Sep 14 (TIWN): India is the biggest democratic country of the world, said Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb while addressing at the inauguration programme of New District Court Building at Agartala Court Complex, Agartala. | 14-Sep-2019 |
Tripura BJP conducted Swachh Bharat Abhi | AGARTALA, Sep 14 (TIWN): Along with the whole nation, Tripura BJP also organized ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ to mark PM Modi’s birthday week. | 14-Sep-2019 |
9 days left for Tripura By-election : Ca | AGARTALA, Sep 14 (TIWN): Election campaigning are going on peak as only 9 days left for by-election in Tripura’s Badharghat constituency. Tripura Congress and CPI-M have demanded peaceful election, whereas Congress has challenged BJP that not a single vote will be left behind. Also, Congress met CEO demanding ‘No Rigging’ election saying if rigging happens Congress will “fight backâ€. All the political parties have called people to cast votes for their parties. The by-election for the 14-Badharghat Legislative Assembly constituency (SC) will be held on September 23.The seat had become vacant after the demise of BJP MLA Dilip Sarkar.Along with Tripura, by-polls will be held for the Hamirpur seat in Uttar Pradesh, Dantewada in Chhattisgarh and Pala in Kerala on September 23. | 14-Sep-2019 |
Police, Women Commission's role alleged | AGARTALA, Sep 14 (TIWN): Manas Kumar Pal, UDC, Tripura University was suspended on12.08.2019 in connection with FIR by Ms. S. Gambhini, Patron, Girls Hostel, TU on 09.08.2019 the University has also provided sufficient guards for her security purpose since the day. | 14-Sep-2019 |
Mizo-community puts signboard in Jumpui | AGARTALA, Sep 14 (TIWN): Mizo community people have put their signboard with demand of Autonomous Regional Council at the Jampui Hill areas. | 14-Sep-2019 |
95% people are dependent upon Govt hospi | AGARTALA, Sep 14 (TIWN): Reacting over scrapping of free-medical-service, Tripura CPI-M has stated that 95% people go to Govt hospitals for treatment but scrapping of free-medical-service to devastate them. | 14-Sep-2019 |
Sabroom DCM rescued a child from stepmot | AGARTALA, Sep 14 (TIWN): Sabroom DCM Uttam Das has saved a boy who was badly-treated by his step-mother. | 14-Sep-2019 |
Tripura Govt failed to withdraw inhuman | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, Sep 14 (TIWN): Tripura Govt has failed to restore 100% Free Medical Service in the Govt hospitals leading massive resentments. This unfortunate decision against APL families depriving them from free-medical-service generated no-trust situation against the State Govt as APL families covering 80% to 90% of the population here and many poor are not having BPL cards in this poverty gripped state yet. Moreover, on yesterday Congress leader Subal Bhowmik claimed that everyday there are reports from public for not getting free-medical-service in the Govt hospitals, rubbishing Ayushman Bharat is nothing but a business mode’s insurance project. A senior doctor has written an article how many people from APL families come to GB hospital who are neglected by the family members and also there are various patients with various problems which can not be generalized as APL and BPL. Opposition Congress, CPI-M have demanded 100% restoration of the service at the earliest. | 13-Sep-2019 |
'Seva Saptah': Tripura CM donates salary | Agartala, Sep 14 (TIWN) As part of the week long 'Seva Saptah' to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has donated six months salary to keep 1,100 village markets in the state clean and garbage free. | 14-Sep-2019 |
BJP to observe 'Seva Saptah' to mark PM' | AGARTALA, Sep 13 (TIWN): Along with whole nation, BJP Tripura will kick off ‘Seva Sapath’ abhiyan to mark PM Modi’s birthday week. | 13-Sep-2019 |
Congress demands total ‘restoratio | AGARTALA, Sep 13 (TIWN): Tripura Congress has demanded total restoration of free-medical-service in Tripura Govt hospitals. | 13-Sep-2019 |
Tripura cabinet Ministers to get Fortune | AGARTALA, Sep 13 (TIWN): Congress leader Subal Bhowmik has informed media today via press conference that cabinet Ministers of Tripura Govt are getting Rs. 35 lakh worth Toyota Fortuner cars. | 13-Sep-2019 |
Congress’s petition : SC serves n | NEW DELHI, Sep 13 (TIWN): Against West Tripura Election Mass-Rigging, Tripura Congress filed a case in Supreme Court demanding re-election. | 13-Sep-2019 |
SC issues notice to ECI on Mass-Rigging | AGARTALA, Sep 13 (TIWN): Crime Queen Pratima Bhowmik led massive rigging in 800 plus booths in West Tripura Lok Sabha seat is darkest spot in Tripura’s Election history. After 5 months of the mass rigging, finally Supreme Court has issued show-cause notice to Election Commission based on a petition filed by Tripura Congress against 11th April 2019's massive rigging. On April 11, 2019, viral videos of public’s hue and cry, tears, screaming of insulted voters came in media after they failed to cast votes in the West Tripura Lok Sabha constituency. On that day hundreds of people left severely injured, over thousands’ houses were burnt, girls were assaulted in front of booths and booth capturing was open, viral in social media in West Tripura constituency led by Tripura’s most controversial, notorious background MP Pratima Bhowmik. Her lust for power and money which exceeded Election Commission guidelined Expenditure resulted in the first ever “massive rigging†experience in Tripura’s history altering the trend of Tripura’s 90% peaceful voting rate into 100% Rigging-State. | 13-Sep-2019 |
Elected Panchayat, Village Council, Corp | AGARTALA, Sep 13 (TIWN): Tripura CM Biplab Deb on Friday has announced that soon his Government will hike salaries of Elected Panchayat, Village Council, Corporation, Municipal Council’s leaders. | 13-Sep-2019 |
Mock poll held for Badharghat by-electio | AGARTALA, Sep 13 (TIWN): Poll personnel appointed for by-election at Badharghat assembly constituency were engaged in the first phase of mock poll drills led by SDM Sadar. | 13-Sep-2019 |
All set for Viswakarma Puja in Tripura | AGARTALA, Sep 13 (TIWN): As merely less than a month is left Durga Puja and only 4 days for Biswakarma puja, artisans are busy in making Durga idols in Tripura. | 13-Sep-2019 |
Vegetable prices remains high in Tripura | AGARTALA, Sep 13 (TIWN): Vegetable crisis and high prices reported across Tripura with a continuous hike-maintained price tags, whereas centering festivals it may go higher. | 13-Sep-2019 |
TET Qualified but not appointed unemploy | AGARTALA, Sep 13 (TIWN): Although Tripura TET qualified unemployed youths blaming BJP Govt for not recruiting 100% in the STGT which selects teachers it can be recalled that long back in September-2018, Education Minister Ratanlal Nath had announced that TET qualifying does not mean getting job with cracking STGT. | 13-Sep-2019 |
Tripura increases passing-rate for TET E | AGARTALA, Sep 13 (TIWN): In the trap of depriving youths from Government jobs, Education Dept’s intrigues are playing at its best. In the name of teachers’ crisis the Tripura Govt is proceeding to appoint teachers with relaxations in B.Ed and percentage, but when Tripura’s youths qualify themselves in TET exams having B.Ed degree and graduation 50% percentage, the Dept not filling up the Govt and a huge numbers of students could not pass in the Teachers Selection (STGT). Earlier, the passing number in TET (STGT) was 52 which has been increased by BJP Govt 75. Still Tripura’s teaching aspirants youths have proven their quality with massive passing rate. Total 743 youths passed but then Govt called only those who scored 85% in the TET exam. After that also massive numbers of job aspirants submitted their papers for verification with asked percentages according to the demand of the Education Dept, but then also many didn’t get TET certificate even after scoring 85% to 90% which has generated massive frustration. | 13-Sep-2019 |
By-election campaigning for Badharghat c | AGARTALA, Sep 13 (TIWN): Election campaigning are going on peak as only 10 days left for by-election in Tripura’s Badharghat constituency. All the political parties have called people to cast votes for their parties. The by-election for the 14-Badharghat Legislative Assembly constituency (SC) will be held on September 23.The seat had become vacant after the demise of BJP MLA Dilip Sarkar.Along with Tripura, by-polls will be held for the Hamirpur seat in Uttar Pradesh, Dantewada in Chhattisgarh and Pala in Kerala on September 23. 71 polling stations will be in the Badharghat 14 constituency and on the election date i.e. 23rd September VVPAT and EVMs will be like normal elections.Preparations for the election has been started by State Election commission for the vacated seat in Badharghat.The counting of votes will be held on September 27.Nominations can be submitted from August 28 till September 4. | 13-Sep-2019 |
Tripura man arrested while smuggling Dog | AGARTALA, Sep 13 (TIWN): A dog smuggler Jarendra Reang (23) arrested while smuggling dogs in Mizoram by Kanchanpur police. | 12-Sep-2019 |
CM Biplab Deb met Ram Madhav, J P Nadda | AGARTALA, Sep 12 (TIWN): Chief Minister Biplab Deb who is now visiting Delhi has met BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav, Working President J P Nadda. | 12-Sep-2019 |
GB Hospital continues to hit News-headli | AGARTALA, Sep 12 (TIWN): Tripura’s largest State Govt run GB Hospital turned hotbed for Govt’s inhuman decision of scrapping free medical service. Lack of trust continue between the State Govt and public since the Govt scrapped all free medical services across State hospitals. Except BPL families all the families now to be chargeable for medical care in any Govt hospitals which yet has not been accepted by public and massive tension going on between Govt and the people. At the same time, GB hospital is hitting the news healines everyday. Earlier, it was due to Doctors’ negligence like issues, then patients death due to fee-imposition and today security guards who are under SIS came in massive protest demanding unpaid wages. All theses keeps the GB hospital on the headline everyday. | 12-Sep-2019 |
Ganja plantation destroyed in a house at | TELIAMURA, Sep 12 (TIWN): Under the Nesha-Mukt Abhiyan of Chief Minister Biplab Deb huge numbers of ganja gardens were destroyed in the Teliamura. | 12-Sep-2019 |
GB hospital SIS security guards not gett | AGARTALA, Sep 12 (TIWN): For long 5 months security guards under SIS-security in the GB hospital are not getting salaries, bound them to come in massive protest today in the hospital premise, which created chaos in the hospital for a while. It has been known that these helpless security staffs are suffering due to unpaid salaries since 5 months but today they were finally bound to speak out.The security personnel informed media that they even do not know what is the amount of their salaries and how their salaries are calculated and thus various staffs are getting various types of salaries. But for 9 months of joining as security guards irregular salaries continued to haunt those families. Telling the manager again and again, nothing is happening. Everyday they are promised to given salaries but on the next day they are not given, but the manager said there are technical problem in the HDFC transaction. | 12-Sep-2019 |
University lady staff harassment case : | AGARTALA, Sep 12 (TIWN): Manas Kumar Pal, UDC, Tripura University was suspended on12.08.2019 in connection with FIR by Ms. S. Gambhini, Patron, Girls Hostel, TU on 09.08.2019 the University has also provided sufficient guards for her security purpose since the day. | 12-Sep-2019 |
Huge quantity of illegal liquors seized | AGARTALA, Sep 12 (TIWN): From Kanchanpur Dasda Bazar, huge amounts of liquors were seized by police. | 12-Sep-2019 |
Congress observes successful strike in | KAILSAHAHAR, Sep 12 (TIWN): Tripura Congress on Thursday observed 24 hours strike at the Unakoti District protesting against BJP led Congress Party office vandalizing in Kailashahar. Since BJP Govt in power multiple Congress offices were burnt, vandalized and officially bulldozed. In August last week Kailashahar's main Congress office was severely vandalized, attacked by BJP and reacting over the political attack, the strike was called. Public responded hugely to the strike and almost all shops and private offices remained close. The Congress led by Birjit Sinha started picketing since morning, not allowing any office to open including Govt offices and the agitators burnt tires, blocked roads and also attacked an ambulance after seeing BJP backed Govt employees are misusing the vehicle. Few officials reportedly were inside an office since early morning to flop the strike, but Congress forced them to get out of the office. On being asked by media why the ambulance was attacked, Birjit Sinha said, it was attacked because it was misused by BJP’s pet few Govt officials "I don't support attack on ambulance, neither I support misuse of ambulance". | 12-Sep-2019 |
By-election campaigning on peak in Tripu | AGARTALA, Sep 12 (TIWN): Election campaigning are going on peak as only 11 days left for by-election in Tripura’s Badharghat constituency. All the political parties have called people to cast votes for their parties. The by-election for the 14-Badharghat Legislative Assembly constituency (SC) will be held on September 23.The seat had become vacant after the demise of BJP MLA Dilip Sarkar.Along with Tripura, by-polls will be held for the Hamirpur seat in Uttar Pradesh, Dantewada in Chhattisgarh and Pala in Kerala on September 23.71 polling stations will be in the Badharghat 14 constituency and on the election date i.e. 23rd September VVPAT and EVMs will be like normal elections.Preparations for the election has been started by State Election commission for the vacated seat in Badharghat.The counting of votes will be held on September 27.Nominations can be submitted from August 28 till September 4. The scrutiny of the nominations will be held on September 4. The last date for withdrawing nominations has been scheduled for September 7. | 12-Sep-2019 |
Late Paresh Modok’s wife, GB hosp | AGARTALA, Sep 12 (TIWN): Although BJP and its Government claimed that Paresh Modok died as doctors could not take him inside OT due to high BP but video footage with deceased’s wife, GB hospital junior doctor’s statements clearly said due to lack of money for operation and medicine purchasing Modok died. However, the lady doctor said that they managed the Rs. 10,000 but the post-operation care medicine was not possible to manage. They are checking if possible donation-collection. | 12-Sep-2019 |
Four rape, molestation incidents with mi | AGARTALA, Sep 12 (TIWN): In last 1 week at least four molestation cases were recorded in Dharmanagar, a subdivision in the North Tripura. | 12-Sep-2019 |
Protest at Longtarai Valley against scra | AGARTALA, Sep 12 (TIWN): A massive protest was staged at the Longtarai Valley after free medical service was scrapped by the BJP Govt in state Tripura. | 12-Sep-2019 |
Error-Full Draft of Tripura Health Dept | AGARTALA, Sep 12 (TIWN): Although now Government has said that the notification No-F1(28)-DHS / GS/18 had a drafting mistake, public now have questioned, if it was a drafting mistake or if it was just a Draft, not final, why it is written “Come into force with Immediate Affect†? | 12-Sep-2019 |
Man sentenced to 3 years jail for harass | DHARMANAGAR (North Tripura), Sep 12 (TIWN): On 12-09-19, the Ld. Chief Judicial Magistrate, North Tripura, Dharmanagar (Govinda Das) convicted one accused namely Dilip Paul @ Pintu (43) S/O Dhirendra Paul of Ragna, Ward No. 04, PS- Dharmanagar U/S 354 IPC and sentenced to suffer R.I for 03 (three) years with a fine of Rs. 3000/-, I.D to further suffer S.I for 03 (three) months and U/S 506 IPC Pay a fine of Rs. 3,000/-, I.D to further suffer S.I for 03 (three) months. This refer to Dharmanagar Women PS Case No. 2019WDN015 dated 15-05-19 U/S 354/506 IPC. | 12-Sep-2019 |
Congress continues Election campaigning | AGARTALA, Sep 11 (TIWN): Nomination submission date has ended on Sep-4 for the by-election and so far BJP, CPI-M, Congress all have submitted their nominations. Amid rainy weather, today massive rally was organized by Congress at the Badharghat led by leader Prasanta Bhattacharjee. | 11-Sep-2019 |
Tripura CM keeps 'watch' on Govt employe | AGARTALA, Sep 11 (TIWN): Giving a stern warning to Govt employees including Doctors, Teachers not to talk unnecessary issues in social media, he said he keeps eyes on the activities of public till night 2.30 am or 3 am. | 11-Sep-2019 |
‘Poor should give subsidy or those | AGARTALA, Sep 11 (TIWN): Addressing media against the ongoing Health Dept’s fee charging issue Tripura CM Biplab Deb said our of 286 tests the previous Govt used to take at least 148 tests’ prices from the poor people as well as APL poor, but now the families under ‘Antyodya-membership’ will take all tests at free of cost. | 11-Sep-2019 |
Tripura BJP Govt's Damage-Control after | AGARTALA, Sep 11 (TIWN): Tripura erupted in protest against BJP Govt’s inhuman step of scrapping free medical service in Hospitals. Buckling under protest, BJP Govt partially has withdrawn decision of imposing fees after media and opposition's continuous protests followed by poor man Promod Modok's death in the GB hospital after his wife could not pay Rs. 10,000 for operation. Two days after long protest of the opposition and the media houses, and also netizens, Chief Minister Biplab Deb has announced that there are many mistakes in the drafts but before announcement of new laws by the State Govt, the papers which were under drafting were leaked caused the chaos across the state. | 11-Sep-2019 |
‘Only APL families will pay for fo | AGARTALA, Sep 11 (TIWN): Chief Minister Biplab Deb has asked media to propagate about the free medical service under Ayushman Bharat which are given for the BPL families. | 11-Sep-2019 |
Assam Rifles motivates students to join | AGARTALA, Sep 11 (TIWN): Assam Rifles organised a motivational lecture on Know Your Armed Forces at Tulasekhar Rajnagar, District Khowai on 11 Sep 2019. The event showcased the rich history, great laurels and courage of Indian Armed Forces. Youth were also motivated to join armed forces. | 11-Sep-2019 |
‘What’s the problem of APL | AGARTALA, Sep 11 (TIWN): Reacting over opposition parties agitations against the scrapping of Free Medical Service, Tripura Chief Minister slammed the propaganda saying, why the APL family will not pay in the hospitals ? | 11-Sep-2019 |
Scrapping of Free-Medical-Service : CPI- | AGARTALA, Sep 11 (TIWN): CPI-M’s youth wings today staged a massive protest at the GB hospital premise with banners tagging BJP Govt as ₹-Govt. They have displayed banner seeking answer from BJP ₹-Govt. | 11-Sep-2019 |
Workshop conducted to prevent Malaria | AGARTALA, Sep 11 (TIWN): Assam Rifles in conjunction with PHC, Teliamura conducted a workshop on Malaria and its prevention at Teliamura Degree College, Dist Khowai on 11 Sep 19. 450 locals including students attended the informative workshop who were sensitised about the spread of Malaria and measures to prevent them. | 11-Sep-2019 |