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| Title | Description | Posted Date |
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| Court quashed FIR against CPI-M leaders | AGARTALA, March 1 (TIWN): BJP Govt’s new technique of filing FIR after not giving permission to opposition rallies received a jolt again after a court here scrapped such an FIR filed against CPI-M leaders in the South Tripura District. | 29-Feb-2020 |
| CM Biplab Deb sidelined corrupt OSD Dili | AGARTALA, March 1 (TIWN): In a surprise move to clean Chief Minister’s Office, CM sidelined Dilip Roy, a corrupt OSD cum CPI-M Secretary Goutam Das’s relative from Secretariat to KTDS Police Academy. | 29-Feb-2020 |
| Double Engine raised 22% Tax in Tripura | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, March 1 (TIWN): In the poverty gripped state Tripura where electricity tariff to water tax, Municipality taxes, Property tax,fuel tax, trade license to Health Service charges all have been brutally increased has ended with 22% more tax revenue collections in 2019-20. This data was given by none other than Tripura Law Minister Ratanlal Nath, although he claimed it did not happen due to tax collection but some E-system. Noted, BJP Govt has increased charges everywhere including Goddess Tripura Sundari temple’s meal price to various tourism sectors. Even in various fairs the hawkers are asked to give Rs. 100 to enter. On the other side, due to lack of MGNREGA mandays lapses which has downed at 20%, for which Congress is going to the High Court has rattled poor people’s lives. Slowdown badly affected public earning and except fake and manipulated JUMLA data there is no hope on the practical ground. Poor people are on camera saying, their income downed half in the BJP era whereas before 2 years the income was double. | 29-Feb-2020 |
| Congress demands resignation of Minister | AGARTALA, Feb 29 (TIWN): The Opposition Congress on Saturday demanded the removal of Social Welfare and Social Education Minister Santana Chakma as her bodyguard along with two other security personnel were arrested on Thursday for carrying drugs. | 29-Feb-2020 |
| Tripura’s per person income is Rs | AGARTALA, Feb 29 (TIWN): Amid statewide hunger and poverty, Tripura Education Minister Ratanlal Nath has announced that per person income is over 1 lakh in Tripura. | 29-Feb-2020 |
| 10323 teachers demand continuation as te | AGARTALA, Feb 29 (TIWN): As only 1 month has left for 10323 teachers to lose their jobs, thus the teachers have demanded immediate solution to their problems. | 29-Feb-2020 |
| Biplab Deb Falls in own trap after filin | AGARTALA, Feb 29 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb now fell in own trap which he created to silence Congress top leader Gopal Roy’s mouth who along with being a Congress State leader is having a long career as an advocate. Recently BJP’s winning MLA Sudip Barman himself raised question on NHIDCL work-project deal on National Highway, which he claimed was done without calling any tender to give opportunity to state's contractors. However, this racket was long back exposed in another way by Congress leader Gopal Roy and various newspapers, almost all media covered that particular news. But, Tripura CM Biplab Deb has filed case against Gopal Roy alleging he (Gopal Roy) has defamed him (Biplab Deb) with the allegation. But what happened today when the case was raised in court, on Day-1 Gopal Roy was given bail at Rs. 10,000 bail-bond. | 29-Feb-2020 |
| Friendly Volleyball match organized by A | AGARTALA, Feb 29 (TIWN): Assam Rifles under the aegis of 21 Sector AR as part of tribal outreach programme a ‘Friendly Volleyball Match’ between Don Bosco School and Berean Public School teams at Berean, District West Tripura, on 29 Feb 20. Assam Rifles have been conducting various sports activities/competitions to spread the message of Fit India Movement and encouraging local youth to adopt a healthy lifestyle. The event motivated the youth to adopt sports as a way of life and provided them with a platform to showcase their talent. | 29-Feb-2020 |
| BJP held meeting for upcoming ADC Electi | AGARTALA, Feb 29 (TIWN): BJP held meeting for upcoming ADC Election in Tripura. | 29-Feb-2020 |
| Birjit to file case in High Court on MGN | AGARTALA, Feb 29 (TIWN): Congress led by former State President Birjit Sinha will go to the High Court as BJP Govt has failed to provide 100 days mandays under MGNREGA. Birjit Sinha on Sunday has said that there are enough legal points where a poor person is bound to get MGNREGA works and if not then compensations to be given. | 29-Feb-2020 |
| IndiGo starts operating flights in more | Agartala/Aizawl, Feb 29 (TIWN) Under UDAN scheme, budget airline IndiGo on Saturday launched daily direct flights on the Agartala-Aizawl-Guwahati route, facilitating passengers to travel among the northeastern states. | 29-Feb-2020 |
| Protest in Agartala against Controversia | AGARTALA, Feb 29 (TIWN): Along with whole nation, protest in Tripura also continues against unconstitutional NPR, NRC, CAA. On Sunday, Nagarik Mancha staged a massive rally in Agartala with all communities people, eminent persons of the city.Addressing media on behalf of Nagarik Mancha, High Court Senior Advocate Purushottom Roy Barman said, “Due to these unconstitutional moves of the Modi Govt, across India protests are going on. We have organized the protest along with the whole Nation to voice against NRC, NPR, CAA. We urge the people to boycott the NPR immediately. In coming days also protests will be escalated. BJP, RSS’s aim to convert this country into a Hindu Rastra are reflected with these new moves which are violation of the constitutional base and attack on the secularism. In India no law can be made based on religion. They have planned to make Indians refugee.....â€, said Purushottom Roy Barman to media here.“These laws are unconstitutional, uncivilized. No civilized country can have such controversial laws which are dividing the peopleâ€, said Purushottom Roy Barman. | 29-Feb-2020 |
| Madrasa teachers demand 2.57 FF pays | AGARTALA, Feb 29 (TIWN): All Tripura Madrasa Teachers Association members have placed 13 points of demands to the Education Director on Saturday. | 29-Feb-2020 |
| Tripura’s Unemployment Rate conti | AGARTALA, Feb 29 (TIWN): Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy Pvt. Ltd. (CMIE) has released January, 2020’s unemployment data, listing Tripura once again on the top position in unemployment rate among all Indian states. According to CMIE report, Tripura unemployment rate which was 28.6% on January, 2020, now jumped more 4% with 32.7%. After Tripura, Delhi is second in unemployment rate but 10% less than Tripura with 22.7%. | 29-Feb-2020 |
| Shop looted by thieves in Agartala | AGARTALA, Feb 29 (TIWN): A shop was looted in Agartala Joynagar area near JBC club, erupted massive resentment among the public. | 28-Feb-2020 |
| PWD construction work’s Cost Plus | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, Feb 29 (TIWN): Just like Rafale file was going missing in Delhi after Rafale scam controversy erupted, all of a sudden cost plus file is said to be going missing from Tripura Secretariat since police is unable to file chargesheet against CPI-M's PWD former Minister Badal Chowdhury, former Chief Secretary Y.P.Singh, former Chief Engineer Sunil Bhowmik. In reality cost plus file is one of the most important files where everything could be found clearly about the alleged "extra funding" and BJP Govt’s politically motivated move also would be exposed. However, the police has totally failed to submit chargesheet against former PWD Minister Badal Chowdhury, former Chief Engineer Sunil Bhowmik and former Chief Secretary Y.P.Singh. | 29-Feb-2020 |
| Uncertainty over 10323 teachers Futures | AGARTALA, Feb 29 (TIWN): After the last cabinet meeting, Education Minister Ratanlal Nath has made clear that the 10323 teachers will never get teaching job without Supreme Court’s permission. Nath told media, if Supreme Court asks for teaching posts then only teaching posts can be given.Calling 13000 posts created by the previous Left Govt contempt of court, Tripura Education Minister Ratanlal Nath has made his stand clear against any such recruitment.Nath said, “Govt is making a plan to appoint the 10323 teachers but it can not violate the rules and regulations and can not overrule the High Court, Supreme Courtâ€.Nath however mentioned, whether same salary will be given or not, it is not sure but Govt will try to keep the payments nearby.Ratanlal Nath said that Govt will announce an alternative job for the 10323 teachers by February-March and said Govt is very positive to save them, announcing further that 13000 posts which were created by previous Left Govt was nothing but "Contempt of Court". | 28-Feb-2020 |
| Cong demands Tripura minister's removal | AGARTALA, Feb 28 (TIWN) The Opposition Congress in Tripura on Friday demanded the removal of Social Welfare and Social Education Minister Santana Chakma as her bodyguard along with two other security personnel were arrested on Thursday for carrying drugs. | 28-Feb-2020 |
| CPI-M’s women wing protested agai | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, Feb 28 (TIWN): CPI-M’s women wing Nari Samiti on Friday has staged protest against increasing crime against women and also various unconstitutional new laws, bills, amendments like CAA. | 28-Feb-2020 |
| Lok Janshakti Party begins membership in | AGARTALA, Feb 28 (TIWN): The Lok Janashakti Party has started membership drive here in Tripura. | 28-Feb-2020 |
| GB hospital Canteen shutdown by SDM, sai | AGARTALA, Feb 28 (TIWN): In an administrative drive SDM Ashim Saha visited various kitchens of hospitals and restaurants, alleged, unhygienic food inside them. | 28-Feb-2020 |
| ‘Politicians are powerful because | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, Feb 28 (TIWN): Tripura BJP MLA Dr. Dilip Das who came in massive controversy after his neck-deep support to police brutality after West Agartala PS’s Sushanta Ghosh's alleged murder incident, however appealed for strong voices to benefit the democracy. | 28-Feb-2020 |
| Mandays Corruption : Tripura BJP yet to | AGARTALA, Feb 28 (TIWN): MGNREGA mandays scams have hit the real beneficiaries across state. It is alleged that BJP is keeping leaders, activists happy with such neck-deep broad day light theft of mandays, but after so many reports came in media the BJP didn’t give any answer to the querries. | 28-Feb-2020 |
| Transfer-Punishment, Postponing promotio | AGARTALA, Feb 28 (TIWN): Nation is shocked by overnight transfer of Delhi High Court Justice S. Muralinath and in quick updates changes across police, administrations are going on just to save the BJP Criminals leaders who rioted Delhi. Under BJP journalists, politicians, police, IAS, IPS officers were under attack and Judicial system was in pressure but now the attacks on judiciary is open and wide. After Delhi High Court judge S. Muralidhar was transferred overnight during Delhi riot case hearing, National Congress recalled how various justices were targeted time to time at the cost of their independent judicial moves. The party also referred Justice Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi, who is now Tripura's incumbent High Court Chief Justice was punished without appointment because he sent Amit Shah to jail in a murder case in 2010. Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala also mentioned other Justices who faced same troubles. | 28-Feb-2020 |
| JUMLA Nonstop ! Biplab Deb said, ‘ | AGARTALA, Feb 28 (TIWN): When people of Tripura are resented across the state on the BJP Govt for financial situations, lack of MGNREGA corruptions, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb and Education Minister Ratanlal Nath led JUMLAs continue. Just like Biplab Deb has called his critics as “Chickens†as they can’t see the HIRA, Education Minister Ratanlal Nath has said that the people who are acting as sleeping can not see MGNREGA works. He however said this showing data when BJP’s status is on such verge that Govt is believed as fraud and its data too. Ground report says, MGNREGA works slashed and huge funds are going to the BJP cadres’ accounts without field works. Tripura CM Biplab Deb on Thursday has labelled the critics and opposition as Chickens for can’t realizing pre-poll promised HIRA is already made.He was addressing in a business-seminar in Tripura University when said so.“Tripura earlier was known for its geographical drawbacks but Modi has converted that drawback into opportunity", said CM. | 27-Feb-2020 |
| ‘If in 2 years BJP Govt is so succ | AGARTALA, Feb 28 (TIWN): Tripura BJP spokespersons including Udaipur Child Molestor Subrata Chakraborty on Friday has raised question, if so much of development happened in last 2 years of Biplab Deb Govt what will happen in next 3 years it can be guessed. | 28-Feb-2020 |
| BJP’s Criminals, Smugglers in saf | AGARTALA, Feb 28 (TIWN): Behind the “Nesha Mukt Tripura†banner of Chief Minister Biplab Deb, BJP has continued its drug-smuggling empire and various BJP activists, leaders were found red-handed while handling smuggling runs. In each gap of few days, various BJP activists, close aids are being exposed in this smuggling racket. Specially in the Boxonagar, Sonamura area where BJP MP Pratima Bhowmik’s brother Biswajit Bhowmik’s properties, assets increased abnormally, who was accused by locals on camera as the kingpin of drug-den are the examples of how BJP is running the drug empire behind the safety mask of “Nesha Mukt Tripuraâ€. | 27-Feb-2020 |
| From 8 lakhs Tripura’s unemployme | AGARTALA, Feb 28 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb recently has started that state’s unemployment rate has downed drastically amid Govt depts almost are not providing jobs. He said 1.77 more unemployed remained in state. Noteworthy, before election, BJP used to hold protest over 8 lakhs unemployed youths in Tripura. | 28-Feb-2020 |
| 8 days after incident, man arrested for | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, Feb 28 (TIWN): After 8 days of journalist attack incident when one Nabarun Deb, S/O-Narayan Deb attacked journalists physically was arrested. But along with Nabarun there were more accused persons and so far no arrest of any of them. In reply to media queries why police could not arrest Nabarun for 7 days, West Agartala PS OC Subrata Chakraborty said Nabarun Deb was absconding and thus could not be arrested till now but on yesterday night he was spotted in his home and was arrested. Subrata Chakraborty also said that police earlier raised his home but could not catch him. The complaint was registered after the injured journalist Banti Das filed the complaint. His camera was broken and around 3 media persons were physically attacked. | 28-Feb-2020 |
| February month ends, No solution for 103 | AGARTALA, Feb 28 (TIWN): The 10323 teachers now have blamed BJP Party for intriguing against teachers before Assembly Election 2018. The blame was brought however indirectly. Teachers while agitating said, “It is not needed to mention who did intrigue against the 10323 teachers before election. It is clear how the 13,000 posts recruitment was stopped, but now when Supreme Court has withdrawn the stay order on those posts recruitments, for what the BJP Govt is waiting now ?†BJP’s Vision Document laid promises are on real test now as the 10323 teachers have started protesting against BJP’s pre-poll fake promises, seeking justice for them. | 28-Feb-2020 |
| After 2 years of BJP Govt formation, Pre | AGARTALA, Feb 28 (TIWN): From MGNREGA workers to unemployed youths all are shocked by BJP’s 180 degree turn from the given promises and now the Chief Minister is straight denying even written promises like 50000 govt jobs in 1st year. | 28-Feb-2020 |
| Breaking News !!! Narcotics smuggling ne | KANCHANPUR / AGARTALA, Feb 27 (TIWN): In a shocking exposure of BJP Govt’s direct nexus with Drug Smuggling, Tripura Minister Santana Chakma’s personal bodyguard Dilip Chakma alongwith other smugglers arrested by North Tripura Police today afternoon. Minister’s personal bodyguards arrest in drug smuggling directly exposed the involvement of BJP Ministers in multicrore drug smuggling network. Today, Santana Chakma, Social Welfare Minister’s body guard Dilip Chakma and one TSR jawan of her escort Sanjeev Chakma were caught by State Police while smuggling contraband items like Heroine at a large quantity. | 27-Feb-2020 |
| Bank services to be affected for 6 days | AGARTALA, Feb 28 (TIWN): Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI) and All India Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA) will hold three-day nation-wide strike over wage hike from March 11-13. This is the third strike call given by the bank employee associations in 2020 so far. Before this, the bank unions held a two-day strike from January 31-February 1 and another one was held to mark Bharat Bandh on January 8. | 28-Feb-2020 |
| ‘Don’t cheat 10323 teacher | AGARTALA, Feb 27 (TIWN): Reacting over Education Minister Ratanlal Nath’s statement who called 13000 posts created by the previous Left Govt contempt of court, Tripura CPI-M convener Bijan Dhar said, there is no more objection from Supreme Courts on those posts and thus recruitment can be continued. | 27-Feb-2020 |
| Biplab Deb calls critics, oppositions Ch | AGARTALA, Feb 27 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb on Thursday has labelled the critics and opposition as Chickens for can’t realizing pre-poll promised HIRA is already made. | 27-Feb-2020 |
| House gutted in Fire in Agartala | AGARTALA, Feb 27 (TIWN)): A house was gutted in Fire in Agartala, turned into almost ashes. | 27-Feb-2020 |
| Career guidance lecture for youths organ | UDAIPUR, Feb 27 (TIWN): Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ 21 Sector AR as part of tribal outreach pgme organised a lecture on career guidance to local youth at Udaipur, District Gomati on 27 Feb 20. Assam Rifles have been conducting various motivational lecture to motivate the youths for their career guidance. | 27-Feb-2020 |
| Work-Crisis hits working class in Agarta | AGARTALA, Feb 27 (TIWN): Along with MGNREGA works' massive downs under the ruling BJP Govt in Tripura, worklessness situations have hit the daily earners’ lives here. As slowdown affected the common men and businessmen, so workers’ demands are too at low, witnesses a massive decrease of demand of daily workers by households and businessmen. | 27-Feb-2020 |
| Union Finance Minister discussed on Nort | Guwahati, Feb 27 (TIWN) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday met with trade and industry representatives, economists and policy experts as part of her Budget outreach programme and said the northeast industries should have all required facilities. | 27-Feb-2020 |
| BJP can hide all data, media reports on | AGARTALA, Feb 27 (TIWN): “HIRA is madeâ€, “1.77 lakhs only unemployed†anything is being spoken by Tripura CM Biplab Deb but his leaders and party workers unable to answer the masses yet behind Fake promises of 50000 Govt jobs in 1-Year. | 27-Feb-2020 |
| 2 Govt offices damaged after a big tree | AGARTALA, Feb 27 (TIWN): A big tree’s collapse caused severe damages to Govt offices in Jirania. | 27-Feb-2020 |
| After Flop Book Fair on Day-1, BJP Govt | AGARTALA, Feb 27 (TIWN): BJP led State Govt has provided free bus services for Agartala to Hapania goer book fair interested public as on Day-1, the Book Fair remained croowdless skeleton with empty book stalls. Amid much controversy about the venue for Agartala Book Fair 2020, Biplab Deb Govt chose to strict with the Hapania field venue. Govt’s that decision although satisfied the Chief Minister at the primary level but it cost the annual function as public mass rejected to go there. On Day-1 the Book fair remained almost empty. Last year, in Agartala also book sellers said, the profit was lightly down but this year with the venue changed, the profits remain totally downed. The decision of venue change was taken amid much objections of the publishers. This incident once again proven that Public speak the “Last Word†in Democracy. However, Chief Minister said that changing venue itself is a “Model State†example. The bus will take passengers from Nagerjala, Radhanagar, Rabindra Bhawan, Motorstand per hour from 1.30 PM till Night 9.30 PM. BJP however said, it’s a historical decision. | 27-Feb-2020 |
| Fund Crisis in PWD embarrassed BJP Govt | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, Feb 27 (TIWN): In an embarrassing situation for Govt of Tripura, High Court has issued notice to the Govt of Tripura over unpaid amounts to Agartala Flyover construction company. The petition was filed in High Court by the company followed by a case was registered in the NCC PS after Govt didn’t take any step to clear the pending bills after 2018, May month. In the first hearing pronounced by Chief Justice Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi, State Govt was asked to give reply by two weeks.Reportedly, for now the company has demanded to clear Rs. 46,93,72000.Advocate Sishir Chakraborty said that the Flyover and also Katakhal bridge both are functioning but State Govt is not clearing the bill yet. On 19th February, 2020 they company gave the last letter to PWD and no reply came. Earlier, PWD said that the dept has no fund. | 26-Feb-2020 |
| HC issues notice to Tripura Govt over Rs | AGARTALA, Feb 27 (TIWN): Tripura High Court has issued notice to the Govt of Tripura over unpaid amounts to Agartala Flyover construction company. | 26-Feb-2020 |
| After Delhi High Court judge S. Muralidh | AGARTALA, Feb 27 (TIWN): After Delhi High Court judge S. Muralidhar was transferred overnight during Delhi riot case hearing, National Congress recalls how Justice Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi (Tripura's incumbent High Court Chief Justice) was punished without appointment because he sent Amit Shah to jail in a murder case in 2010. Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala also mentioned other Justices who faced same troubles. The Congress has attacked the Centre over transfer of Justice S Muralidhar from Delhi High Court to Punjab and Haryana High Court. (Shah was arrested on 25 July 2010 in connection with the Sohrabuddin case. He was charged with the murder, extortion, and kidnapping among other charges. At one time, Shah was considered as one of the main contenders for the Gujarat Chief Minister's post) | 27-Feb-2020 |
| JUMLA : Without giving jobs, Tripura CM | AGARTALA, Feb 27 (TIWN): Amid 32.7% unemployment rate existing in Tripura, Chief Minister Biplab Deb while addressing in Agartala Book fair has claimed that Tripura has no more large unemployment rate due to various job creators were created in last 23 months. When nationally Tripura tops in unemployment and the rate has increased triple in last 2 years in compare to the previous Left Govt, CM on Wednesday at the Book Fair said that earlier unemployment rate was huge in Tripura but now only 1.77 lakhs after a massive reduction from around 7 lakhs. Deb was slammed in social media for his lies on employment rate. Moreover, not directly, but almost directly Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb called Govt job seekers as “Kangal†which is a Bengali word means poor practically and mentally. | 26-Feb-2020 |
| Is 24X7 Free Electricity Services at Tax | AGARTALA, Feb 27 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb on Wednesday while addressing in Agartala Book fair claimed that Tripura is now “Load-shedding Free State†which has erupted too much criticism as state’s many areas for weeks and months are undergoing load-shedding problems. Netizens have trolled Biplab Deb for his bizarre statement. Load-shedding which was reduced in Agartala’s main areas were actually done by the previous Govt, but the present Govt has increased taxes but services are not developed much. Also rural areas are under deep suffering. The real situations to be revealed once the summer season arrives.Question raised, whether the 24X7 free electricity at public taxes in VIP routes and CM, Ministers’ quarters led the CM to say this ? | 27-Feb-2020 |
| Tripura CM pinched Govt Job seekers as | AGARTALA, Feb 26 (TIWN): Not directly, but almost directly Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb called Govt job seekers as “Kangal†which is a Bengali word means poor practically and mentally. | 26-Feb-2020 |
| Embarrassing moments faced by CM, Minist | AGARTALA, Feb 26 (TIWN): Agartala Book Fair which was by force shifted in Hapania this year amid businessmen and book lovers objections, hitting the decade old sentiment of the public as well as the artists who are carrying memories with Agartala Book Fair on heart of Agartala city turned super flop on Day-1 due to its venue changed. CM while addressing asked public to change “mentality†if they want to bring development. Today’s book fair first day remained totally crowdless, public rejected to attend the function. Few locals were seen although, but nobody purchased book as rural economy is totally devastated due to workless situations, slowdown. People are unable to arrange two times meal when purchasing books are matter of far way. | 26-Feb-2020 |
| ‘Tripura is the only Load-Shedding | AGARTALA, Feb 26 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb on Wednesday while addressing in Agartala Book fair claimed that Tripura is the only state in Northeast which does not have loadshedding problems at all but the ground reality is massive power cuts, load shedding disrupting normal lives Statewide. He claimed, here in Tripura 24 hours uncut electricity remains without disruptions.“Tripura is such a wonderful state and people are so good but a negative mentality was created to destroy the temperament. Even the book fair was attempted to be destroyedâ€, claimed Deb amid major section of people not only oppose BJP, but public now hate the party. | 26-Feb-2020 |