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| ‘12,000 non-taxpayer businessmen i | AGARTALA, Oct 10 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb while addressing in the inauguration programme of “Angikaarâ€, a statewide programme, at Agartala Town Hall today said that there are only 8,000 tax-paying businessmen in Agartala whereas 12,000 businessmen do not give taxes. CM came to know about it from a section of businessmen who came to meet him at CM’s quarter recently to talk about the increased taxes, which was step back by the Govt after talking to them. Deb said, the remaining 12,000 businessmen do not have problems to pay taxes but they are doing business in rent and thus if agreement with the owners are instructed then taxes can be started to take.CM further mentioned in CPI-M Govt’s time the revenue was only 9.8% which has now increased into 26%. | 10-Oct-2019 |
| Petrol Price remained up Rs. 74 in Tripu | AGARTALA, Oct 10 (TIWN): Along with national economic crisis situations, price hikes, petrol, diesel prices remained at up here in Tripura too. | 10-Oct-2019 |
| Netizens whoop to ‘reject’ | AGARTALA, Oct 10 (TIWN): With the intrigue of Govt against BSNL was alleged, internet users in the Northeast state Tripura have called to buy BSNL sim by cancelling Jio. | 10-Oct-2019 |
| High VAT, Cess impositions on fuel could | AGARTALA, Oct 10 (TIWN): So far cess and Value Added Tax (VAT) imposition could not help out the PWD in road maintenance added daily pathos of common men on broken roads throughout the state. Right now the VAT charges imposed on petrol and diesel are 23% and 15.5% accordingly, but while first ever increasing the taxes on the fuel, Law Minister Ratanlal Nath assured that the earned revenue from extra taxes to be used for road-maintenance. The conditions of national highways are too in deplorable shape, whereas a recent report alleged ‘shortage of fund’ under Central Govt to fund NHAI.On October 8, local people of Manughat, Longtarai Valley came in massive protest demanding immediate maintenance of the national highway.Various roads in the state left in deplorable condition allegedly due to lack of maintenance. | 09-Oct-2019 |
| District Administration conducts meeting | AGARTALA, Oct 9 (TIWN): West District administration has conducted a meeting led by DM West Sandeep Mahatme, SP West Ajit Pratap Singh and other officials aimed to conduct a peaceful immersion process in this Durga puja. | 13-Oct-2019 |
| Tripura’s sufferings continue, Na | AGARTALA, Oct 9 (TIWN): Fueled by national economic crisis situation, state Tripura is too being undergoing severe economic crisis, Unpaid MGNREGA workers erupted in protests against the Trioura Govt after the Govt failed to pay off a large scale of MGNREGA workers. With the pending wages to poor, this Dasami unlike every year could not be marked by “Bhuribhoj†and “celebrations†for poor and lower middle class families, said various reports in the state. Even uncountable families could not buy dresses for their children in the Durga Puja, which is first ever experience at a large scale in the tiny state. Being a part of poverty gripped state, Tripura is always dependent upon the central funding but as central funding slashed due to national economic crisis, it has affected markets added by tax impositions and loss in the markets. On the other side, opposition leader, former CM Manik Sarkar said that MGNREGA wages could not be paid. | 09-Oct-2019 |
| No Wealth to buy the ‘Goddess of W | AGARTALA, Oct 9 (TIWN): Creation of Laxmi idols is less this year in compare to the last year, said the artists who were busy to make Goddess Laxmi idols at the outskirts of Agartala. | 09-Oct-2019 |
| Annual Bhutia-fair to start from October | AGARTALA, Oct 9 (TIWN): Preparation for Bhutia market is on peak giving a sign to the upcoming winter season. This year the fair will be started from October 15, 2019. | 09-Oct-2019 |
| After Onion, price hike hits Tomato eate | AGARTALA, Oct 9 (TIWN): The festive season has turned sour with the price of tomato escalating to Rs. 80 to Rs. 90 per kilo in retail markets of Agartala. Already onions are selling for Rs 60. The normal average cost of each is Rs 20-25. | 09-Oct-2019 |
| Assam Rifles organized Malaria preventio | Agartala, Oct 9 (TIWN): Assam Rifles conducted a workshop on Malaria and its prevention at Baiganfa SB School Gandacherra, Dist Dhalai on 09 Oct 19. 210 locals including students and teachers attended the informative workshop wherein they were sensitised about the causes & preventive measures of Malaria. | 09-Oct-2019 |
| Faleiro reappointed in Tripura Incharge | NEW DELHI / AGARTALA, Aug 9 (TIWN): National Congress has reportedly reversed its order within 24 hours on the appointment of State in charge for Tripura. | 09-Oct-2019 |
| Air Asia flight services for Tripura to | AGARTALA, Oct 9 (TIWN): Low-cost carrier Air Asia would begin operations in Tripura from October 20. Flight tickets’ booking for the first flight to Agartala MBB Airport via Air Asia started already. After checking, it has come out that Kolkata-Agartala route is costing around Rs. 3000 whereas Agartala Guwahati route is charging Rs. 1600 around and Delhi-Agartala is costing over Rs. 5000 on Wednesday. When Kolkata and Guwahati connectivities are to serve from October 20, the Delhi-Agartala to begin from 21st October, according to the tickets available in online services. The Air Asia flight’s launching news has energized Tripura Airway passengers, but the good news lies in the flight launching is the company is going to connect Tripura with Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati and more states."The Bengaluru-headquartered Air Asia got the initial approval from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to operate few flights from Tripura capital Agartala connecting Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati and other cities of India," an Airport Authority of India (AAI) official said. | 09-Oct-2019 |
| National economic crisis, debt Rs. 88.18 | AGARTALA, Oct 9 (TIWN): The ongoing crisis, profit drought and state of affairs across markets in Tripura rural and urban bodies resulting massive business losses signaling an Economic disaster is approaching towards, although it is not only state Tripura suffering from this major crisis but a national economic drought storm has been affecting all the states. Although Government and mainstream media have chosen to escape from the reality of the economic situations but markets depicting a profit-drought like situations allover. Recently, the national Congress revealed another tensed data showing economic tight situation of the Modi Govt which disclosed that in first quarter months India’s debt is Rs. 88.18 lakhs crores. | 09-Oct-2019 |
| Locals blocked National Highway over dep | AGARTALA, Oct 9 (TIWN): Local people of Manughat, Longtarai Valley came in massive protest demanding immediate maintenance of the national highway. | 09-Oct-2019 |
| With Durga puja ends, preparations to be | AGARTALA, Oct 9 (TIWN): With the end of Durga puja, statewide households are busy in preparing for Laxmi puja. Kojagiri Laxmi puja will be celebrated on October 13. | 09-Oct-2019 |
| Petrol, Diesel prices remained unchanged | AGARTALA, Oct 9 (TIWN): Fuel prices remained unchanged on Wednesday in compare to yesterday’s rates. | 09-Oct-2019 |
| Central Govt extends Aadhaar seeding dat | New Delhi, Oct 9 (TIWN) The Central government on Wednesday extended till November 30 the mandatory requirement of Aadhaar seeding to avail the income support of Rs 6,000 per year under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme. The move has been made to help the farmers in the rabi crop season. | 09-Oct-2019 |
| Tripura High Court directs Political par | AGARTALA, Oct 9 (TIWN): Tripura High Court has directed the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Indian National Congress (INC) to file affidavits disclosing details of public properties, in their unauthorised/illegal possession, in relation to which they are claiming title by way of adverse possession, the Live Law reported. | 08-Oct-2019 |
| Mizoram, Tripura, Central Govt facing to | AGARTALA, Oct 9 (TIWN): After Bru community’s people on October 7 launched a massive protest at their Kanchanpur shelter voicing against repartition of Bru community’s people without fulfilling their demands, the repartition is once again stopped. The Reang community, who call themselves as Bru said that they are not against of going to Mizoram back but the Govt has to first fulfil their demands first. Brus demanded an ADC for the Brus at the Mizoram, which is yet a pending demand. This incident has once again halted the Bru repartition from the Bru camp in Kanchanpur if Tripura to the Mizoram. Also the agitators who were wearing black dresses, carrying black flags said the lands are being given to them are insufficient. Govt must increase the area of the given lands. As one after one families started to leave the Kanchanpur Bru camp, today the vehicles came to take off the interested Bru families were stopped by Bru protesters. | 08-Oct-2019 |
| Sweet shops running busy on Bijoya Dasam | AGARTALA, Oct 8 (TIWN): Sweet shops were found busy, queued by customers to buy sweets for Bijoya Dasami. | 08-Oct-2019 |
| Maa Durga bids farewell, Bisarjan across | AGARTALA, Oct 8 (TIWN): Four days of festivities, four days of glittering Agartala, and suddenly it’s over. Sentiments apart, Dashami is the day when the immersion of Durga Idols start, and the administration takes up a tiresome yet essential process of maintaining peace and order. | 08-Oct-2019 |
| 'Immersion', 'Worship', ‘Sidoor Kh | AGARTALA, Oct 8 (TIWN): Amid sadness for end of festival days, with hope for a better Durga puja next year, Tripura has said ‘goodbye’ to Goddess Durga for this year. Throughout the immersion process of Durga idols echoes heard with the much popular phrase of “আসছে বছর আবার হবে†(next year again to celebrate this day with full enthusiasm. With tight security arrangements, marking the formal conclusion of biggest festival- Durga Puja, the immersion worship (Vijaya Dashami) to Goddess Durga has been started in Tripura on Tuesday morning. To mark this occasion, teary eyed devotees bade an emotional farewell to the idols of goddess Durga. People from different community thronged Durga puja pandals to offer their tributes to the goddess on the last day of the five-day long festivity. | 08-Oct-2019 |
| Dasami celebration organized for first t | AGARTALA, Oct 8 (TIWN): Under the BJP led State Govt, Dasami celebration was first ever witnessed at CM’s quarter today as Chief Minister Biplab Deb announced to celebrate this day with the common men of Tripura. | 08-Oct-2019 |
| A Lucky Day for Bengali Foodies ! After | AGARTALA, Oct 8 (TIWN): After 3 days of strictly maintained vegetable meals on Saptami, Astami, Navami, today is the day dedicated for non-veg items on Dasami. Marking a much awaited day for food lovers in Bengali families, Dasami celebration has been started across Tripura with ‘BHURIBHOJ’, means various delicious items eating filling the stomach. As a result, since morning rushes across shops were witnessed specially in the meat and fish markets added by vegetable shops too along with sweet items’ heavy demands. Dasami is also dedicated for “family†get together celebration. Dasami is known as ‘Bengali’s food day’ just like Pohela Baishak. Demand was also high for Hilsa fish across the towns. Demands for chickens, mutton are high at the same time as the food culture contributes in the Bengali dishes on Vijaya Dasami includes various fish items, chicken, mutton, dahi, sweet, chatni etc. Underscoring the festival spirit of sharing and bonding, people from all walks of life partook sumptuous community feasts at marquees and visited friends and relatives on Saturday celebrating Vijaya Dasami- the fourth and penultimate day of Durga Puja in West Bengal. | 08-Oct-2019 |
| Vijaya Dashami celebrated at Durga Bari | AGARTALA, Oct 8 (TIWN): Vijaya Dashami is celebrated as the victory of Lord Rama over Demon Ravana and also the triumph of Goddess Durga over the buffalo Demon Mahishasura. At Durga Bari the Dasami puja celebrated since 8 AM. | 08-Oct-2019 |
| 'Sindoor Khela' marks Bijoya Dashami | AGARTALA, Oct 8 (TWIN): With the rhythm of Dhak (Drum) and chants people all across the state observed Bijoya Dashami on Tuesday. | 08-Oct-2019 |
| In 2020, Durga puja to be started on 22n | AGARTALA, Oct 8 (TIWN): For the first time, Maa Durga will be worshipped 35 days after Mahalaya, which marks the beginning of Devi-Pakshma and end of Pitri-Pakshma, next year. Normally, Mahalaya is observed seven days before the Durga Puja. Next year, Mahalaya is scheduled on 17 September, the day when Biswakarma Puja is observed every year, and Mahasashthi is on 22 October. The usual gap between Mahalaya and Mahasashthi, the first day of the Durga Puja festival, is six days. | 08-Oct-2019 |
| Petrol price in Agartala Rs. 74.13 on Tu | AGARTALA, Oct 8 (TIWN): Petrol prices in Agartala still at volatile, as prices of crude oil have been showing a firm trend. | 08-Oct-2019 |
| ‘Pathar Mangso’, the favour | AGARTALA, Oct 8 (TIWN): The “Pathar magsho†or mutton which is still popular item in Bengali culture, drew massive gathering in front of the meat shops today at Agartala. | 08-Oct-2019 |
| Heap of food items marked Dasami across | AGARTALA, Oct 8 (TIWN): Assisted by economic crisis statewide, pending wages of poor although in rich and middle class families, this Dasami like every year has marked by “Bhuribhoj†and “celebrations†but for poor and lower middle class families this year Dasami is being celebrated within limited budget, said various reports in the state. Even uncountable families could not buy dresses for their children in the Durga puja, which is first ever experience at a large scale in the tiny state. Being a part of poverty gripped state, Tripura is always dependent upon the central funding but as central funding slashed due to national economic crisis, it has affected markets added by tax impositions and loss in the markets.When rich and upper middle class people are celebrating Durga puja with full enthusiasm but there are critical sites throughout the poor families in rural, semi-urban areas. Although the ruling BJP Government promised to hike MGNREGA wages at Rs. 340 before Assembly Election 2018 but after 18 months of the Govt, the situation turned ironical and on the eve of Durga puja instead of markets the workers were seen in protest before the block offices. | 08-Oct-2019 |
| Vijaya Dashami marks formal ending of Du | AGARTALA, Oct 8 (TIWN): Amid tight security arrangements, marking the formal conclusion of biggest festival- Durga Puja, the immersion worship (Vijaya Dashami) to Goddess Durga has been started in Tripura on Friday morning. The puja started at Agartala Durga Bari from 8 AM. | 08-Oct-2019 |
| Vijaya Dasami food menus soars up Agarta | AGARTALA, Oct 8 (TIWN): A day dedicated for ‘food’ and ‘family get together’ is known as Vijaya Dasami, the last day of 5 days long Durga puja. Like every year, this year also crowd witnesses in markets since morning specially in meat and fish markets, whereas demands for Hilsa fish had gone high at Rs. 1200 to Rs. 1600 in the Battala market. Demands for chickens, mutton are high at the same time as the food culture contributes in the Bengali dishes on Vijaya Dasami includes various fish items, chicken, mutton, dahi, sweet, chatni etc. On the day of Dashami, when the Bengali families celebrate the day with rich food and sweets which includes fish, meat and many other items, the skyrocketing price of commodities hits the pocket of the middle class families and poor. More or less most of the families try to enjoy the day as it comes once in a year. However, the cost of mutton also touched the sky with Rs. 1000 per Kilogram. Over the past few months, retail prices of onion have shot up almost from Rs. 40 per kg to 80-85 per kg in the State, which is a part of nationwide onion price hikes. Besides, the wholesale prices of onions have also risen over the same period across the state. | 08-Oct-2019 |
| Hilsa fish prices shoot up to Rs. 1200 t | AGARTALA, Oct 18 (TIWN): Ahead of Dasami, Hilsa Price has spiked at Rs. 1200 / 1600 in Tripura. | 07-Oct-2019 |
| Dasami puja to be started from 8 AM tomo | AGARTALA, Oct 7 (TIWN): Ending Durga puja for this year, Tripura gears up to celebrate Bijoya Dasami. At Durga temple at 8 am puja will be started, a priest said. | 07-Oct-2019 |
| CM celebrated Maha-Navami with wife in a | TELIAMURA (Tripura), Oct 7 (TIWN): Chief Minister Biplab Deb on Monday has visited Teliamura with wife Niti Deb to celebrate the ongoing Durga puja’s Maha-Navami “tithi†at a BJP kariyakarta’s house. | 07-Oct-2019 |
| Crowd thronged to Agartala Puja pandals | AGARTALA, Oct 7 (TIWN): Navami is the last day of Durga puja celebration as tomorrow with Bijoya Dasami puja to be ended with Bisarjan. Massive gathering of people throughout pandals were witnesses since the early evening. | 07-Oct-2019 |
| One injured in political attack at Udaip | Udaipur, Oct 7 (TIWN): A political attack has injured a CPI-M supporter in Salgarh of Uaipur. | 07-Oct-2019 |
| Petrol price in Agartala recorded Rs. 74 | AGARTALA, Oct 7 (TIWN): Petrol prices in Agartala still at volatile, as prices of crude oil have been showing a firm trend. | 07-Oct-2019 |
| Massive protest staged by Bru Community | KANCHANPUR (Tripura), Oct 7 (TIWN): Bru community’s people today launched a massive protest at their Kanchanpur shelter voicing against repartition of Bru community’s people without fulfilling their demands. The Reang community, who call themselves as Bru said that they are not against of going to Mizoram back but the Govt has to first fulfil their demands first. Brus demanded an ADC for the Brus at the Mizoram, which is yet a pending demand. Also the agitators who were wearing black dresses, carrying black flags said the lands are being given to them are insufficient. Govt must increase the area of the given lands. As one after one families started to leave the Kanchanpur Bru camp, today the vehicles came to take off the interested Bru families were stopped by Bru protesters. “They must not take us like animals in the vehicles without fulfilling demandsâ€, said an agitator to media.The agitators also raised a recently held issue, where a Bru woman was burnt at Mizoram, alleging women are not yet safe of Bru. | 07-Oct-2019 |
| Biplab Deb claims almost 5 Lakhs Job cre | AGARTALA, Oct 7 (TIWN): Tripura’s unemployment rate dropped from 7.75 lakhs to 2.56 lakh as 4.75 lakhs became job creators, such has been claimed by Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb recently while addressing in a Durga puja celebrational programme. | 07-Oct-2019 |
| Maha-Navami rings bell for Durga Puja en | AGARTALA, Oct 7 (TIWN): Maha-Navami has saddened Tripura, West Bengal as Bijoya Dasami ringing bell for Devi’s adieu for another year. Across the state, devotees rushed to puja pandals to offer prayers to Goddess Durga. | 07-Oct-2019 |
| A ‘Navami’ without Bloodshe | AGARTALA, Oct 7 (TIWN): For the first time in Tripura, Devi puja was observed without any blood-shed across Tripura temples. At Matabari since Maha-Astami the traditional ‘Bali’ system was withdrawn as Tripura High Court’s order was implemented. West District DM Sadeep Mahatme however imposed the order of High Court immediately after the judgement was passed and thus no buffalo sacrifice was observed in Tripura’s ancient Durga temple too. The age old tradition of Buffalo sacrifice at Durga Bari temple every year was marking the celebration of Maha Navami with blood spots but this year no inhuman activity was imposed across the temples. There would be no sacrifice of animals during Durga Puja in the famous Durga Bari temple here for the first time in 525 years as the Tripura HC has banned the tradition of animal sacrifice. The Tripura government has been sponsoring the Puja in the Durga Bari temple for the last 70 years. | 07-Oct-2019 |
| Maha Navami celebrated with full devotio | AGARTALA, Oct 7 (TIWN): People across Tripura’s every corner are celebrating joyously the Durga Puja on Maha-Navami (also known as Navratri). At the marquees and the households worshiping the Goddess, people 'Partook Bhog' (community feast of food items offered to the Goddess first), comprising a varied spread from 'luchis' (deep fried puffed bread) to 'khichuri', vegetable items, to fish and even mutton. Navratri, the nine nights Hindu festival is observed every year in October. The ninth day of Navratri is celebrated as Navami and holds a special significance. It was on Navami that Goddess Durga annihilated the buffalo demon Mahishasura and veered off his head. It symbolises the victory of good over evil. During these nine days, devotees observe fast to pay respect to the Goddess. Navratri will culminate on the tenth day with Vijaya Dashami or Dussehra on October 19. Ram Navami, Basanti Puja or the spring navaratri is observed on the ninth day during the Shukla Paksha that is bright phase of moon in the month of Chaitra that is in between the month of March – April as per traditional Hindu calendar. | 07-Oct-2019 |
| Tripura celebrates Maha-Navami with comm | AGARTALA, Oct 7 (TIWN): Tripura’s every corner celebrating joyously the Durga Puja on Maha-Navami.At the marquees and the households worshipping the goddess, people partook bhog (community feast of food items offered to the Goddess first), comprising a varied spread from 'luchis' (deep fried puffed bread) to 'khichuri', vegetable items, to fish and even mutton.In the age of internet where social media sites and apps keep us glued to our electronic devices, it is certainly worth to be a theme at during the Pujas. The makeshift selfie zones with classical painting meme are a hit among the city dwellers. Maha Navami, also known as Durga Navami, is a Hindu or Vedic festival that is celebrated on the ninth day of Navaratri (Sharada Navaratri) and the fourth/fifth day (depending on the Hindu calendar) of Durga Puja. Sharada Navaratri and Durga Puja are celebrated in honour of goddess Durga - the devi or deity of shakti (strength). The holy festival is observed in the Hindu (lunisolar) calendar month of Ashvin, which typically falls in the Gregorian (solar) calendar months of September and October. | 06-Oct-2019 |
| Sudip Barman amused crowd with ‘Di | AGARTALA, Oct 7 (TIWN): On being requested by people, MLA Sudip Barman has sung a popular Hindi song “Dil keya kare…†on Astami night of Durga puja. | 06-Oct-2019 |
| Crowd thronged to puja organizing clubs | AGARTALA, Nov 7 (TIWN): People simply thronged across puja organizing clubs to take glimpses of Goddess Durga on Ashtami night. | 06-Oct-2019 |
| First time 'No Bloodshed' in Tripura Sun | UDAIPUR, Oct 6 (TIWN): Marking a historical day, first ever in 518 years history, no “Bali†was offered to Goddess Tripura Sundari under High Court’s order. This bloodshed less Puja was started on the holy occasion of Durga puja’s Maha-Astami. Since the morning mass crowd was seen in Matabari, devotees rowed up whole day to offer “Bhog†to Goddess Durga, but no goat was sacrificed, no cry of innocent animals were heard. What was heard was only “matra†and “slokasâ€. The Matabari priests conformed to media that this practice of “Bali†has been stopped now under District Magistrates order which asked to implement High Court’s order. However, it was little late to implement the High Court order in Matabari but today the “bali†has been stopped under High Court’s order. In all temples same practice is being followed. There would be no sacrifice of animals during Durga Puja in the famous Durga Bari temple here for the first time in 525 years as the Tripura High Court has banned the centuries-old tradition of animal sacrifice in religious places. | 06-Oct-2019 |
| CM, wife celebrated Maha-Astami at North | AGARTALA, Oct 6 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb, his wife Niti Deb were seen in North Tripura’s Dharmanagar sub-division today celebrating Durga puja with locals. Deb and his wife offered prayers to Dharmanagar Kali Bari, the most famous temple of North Tripura. | 06-Oct-2019 |
| Ramakrishna Mission observes Kumari Puja | AGARTALA, Oct 6 (TIWN): Ramakrishna Mission today organized Kumari Puja, the worship of a girl as the goddess Durga. | 06-Oct-2019 |
| Maha-Ashtami observed at Udaipur’ | UDAIPUR, Oct 6 (TIWN) : Udaipur city which is better known as the "city of temple" holds an ancient temple here, dedicated in the name of Goddess Durga. This temple is well popular for Basanti Puja and Durga Puja during Spring and Autumn season. This temple however historically known as Hari Mandir. Today Maha-Astami was celebrated here with full devotion like every year. | 06-Oct-2019 |