Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
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| Jhumia family’s house broken by F | AGARTALA, May 1 (TIWN): Allegation raised against Forest Dept for vandalizing a Jhumia family’s home on Thursday at Peratia ADC village’s Hatipocha area. | 30-Apr-2020 |
| IPS Ramesh Yadav led Police brutality ca | UDAIPUR, April 30 (TIWN): In another instance of Police brutality led by IPS officer Ramesh Yadav, 2 persons were injured amid lockdown in Udaipur town under Gomati District today evening. | 30-Apr-2020 |
| Tripura Govt to bring back stranded Stud | AGARTALA, April 30 (TIWN): In a major relief for stranded students of Tripura in Rajasthan’s Kota due to COVID19 Lockdown period, Govt of Tripura has planned to bring the students back to home shortly. In a press conference, state’s Law Minister Ratanal Nath announced this on Thursday and already Govt is in communication with the Govt of Rajasthan. While briefing to media, Minister Ratanlal Nath said, “Today, Govt of Tripura has sent letter to Kota District Magistrate. Tripura Principal Secretary N.H. Darlong has written to the District Magistrate there, subjected, ‘Movements of students of Tripura from Kota to Tripura' asking Rajasthan Govt to allow Tripura students to come back homeâ€. In the letter it is said, “I like to inform you that Govt of Tripura has decided today that students of Tripura stranded in Kota will bring to state. Govt of Rajasthan may allow Tripura students for their departureâ€. Ratanlal Nath said that on 2nd May, the students most likely to start for the state and guardians will be allowed with them. Kota is a city on the Chambal River in Rajasthan, northern India. | 30-Apr-2020 |
| Massive contraband items seized from a G | AGARTALA, April 30 (TIWN): Huge numbers of contraband items were seized from a godown in Agartala on Thursday evening. The raid was conducted at Masjid Patti in Agartala based on a secret source's information. | 30-Apr-2020 |
| Gomati District under Alerts over COVID1 | AGARTALA, April 30 (TIWN): The Gomati District in Tripura have been put in high alerts after COVID19 suspicions sounded at there and 5 persons were sent in institutional quarantine. | 30-Apr-2020 |
| ‘Maximum people are obeying Lockdo | AGARTALA, April 30 (TIWN): In a media interaction, SP West Manik Das has said that lockdown is obeyed by maximum people and the section of people who have not maintained lockdown have been taken under action. | 30-Apr-2020 |
| Vehicles sanitization project officially | AGARTALA, April 30 (TIWN): Tripura Industrial Development Corporation Limited (TIDCL) has launched the vehicle sanitization project officially at Budhjungnagar. Secretary of industries and commerce Kiran Gitte, TIDCL chairman Tinku Roy and other State Govt officials remained present on that occasion. | 30-Apr-2020 |
| After 3 days COVID-Free festive mood, Tr | AGARTALA, April 30 (TIWN): The COVID-Free festive mood squeezed in Tripura after Tamil Nadu driver tested positive soon after leaving state Tripura who carried 5 passengers via ambulance in a 5 days long journey from Chennai to Tripura. However, the given relaxations will be as it is but misusers of relaxation to be brought under action of the law. | 30-Apr-2020 |
| From Agra To Agartala, 2,200 km Journey | Agra, April 30 (NDTV): 48 tourists from the north-eastern state of Tripura, who were stuck in the west Uttar Pradesh city of Agra for over a month because of the lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic, have finally started their journey back home this afternoon, in a semi-luxury bus. But the journey back will be very tough - it will take at least three days of non-stop driving as the distance between Agra and Tripura's capital Agartala is a massive 2,224 kilometres and the bus will pass through UP, Bihar, Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya before entering Tripura. | 30-Apr-2020 |
| Lockdown tightly handled in Tripura : Re | AGARTALA, April 30 (TIWN): Lockdown restrictions will be more tightly controlled now in Tripura as the ambulance driver who carried 5 passengers in Tripura in a 5 days journey from Chennai to Tripura was tested positive after he left the state. This incident has massively increased tension in the state as 5 persons who sent in quarantine now, reportedly came in contact with more people at Udaipur of Gomati District. Police have beefed up securities more across state. Huge numbers of police personnel were set on duty and in tight hands the gathering are being managed. Vehicle drivers were checked for the purpose of their travels, passes were checked and against illegal roamers, strict actions have been taken. The COVID positive Tamil Nadu driver must had visited, stopped in many places of Tripura but the administration is naturally unable to identify the spots right now where did the person stopped and with whom he came in contact. | 30-Apr-2020 |
| Tension prevails in Tripura, as Ambulanc | Agartala, Apr 30 (TIWN) An ambulance driver who brought back some stranded patients of the state from Chennai has tested positive for COVID-19, senior minister Ratan Lal Nath said on Thursday. | 30-Apr-2020 |
| ‘Previous COVID19 cases were also | AGARTALA, April 30 (TIWN): After Tamil Nadu driver was tested positive, Minister Ratanlal Nath expressing resentment over the issue said that as much as possible other states' people must be restricted as the previous cases also were brought from outside. | 29-Apr-2020 |
| Tripura State Rifles jawans lathi charge | Agartala, Apr 30 (TIWN) Tripura State Rifles jawans on Wednesday lathi charged traders at Maharajganja Bazar, the largest vegetable market in the city, for not wearing masks and flouting other lockdown guidelines, police said. | 30-Apr-2020 |
| Tripura Govt to go strict against Outsid | AGARTALA, April 30 (TIWN): Tripura Govt to go strict now against outsiders’ entries in state, after the Tamil Nadu driver was tested positive who visited Tripura on 27th April up to Udaipur to drop 5 persons via ambulance. Minister Ratanlal Nath expressing resentment over the issue said that as much as possible other states' people must be restricted as the previous cases also were brought from outside. The Tamil Nadu driver’s sample was collected when he arrived and left on 28th April, but after he left, he was tested positive, led Health Dept to bring the people immediately in institutional quarantine. Although they were tested COVID19 Negative but kept in institutional quarantine, as it would be too early to decide the suspected persons’ status. With this, tasks of Health Dept increased to find out the people who met these 5 persons were in Home Quarantine before they brought in Institutional Quarantine.Law Minister Ratanlal Nath said that now Govt will be more strict against outsiders’ entry. | 29-Apr-2020 |
| CPI-M’s three wings demand suffic | AGARTALA, April 30 (TIWN): In a memorandum submitted to the Chief Secretary of Tripura, All India Kishan Sabha (AIKS) Secretary Narayan Kar, Tripura Rajya Upajati Ganamukti Parishad (GMP) President Jitendra Choudhury, Tripura Rajya Khet Mazdoor Union (TRKMU) President Bhanulal Saha have demanded sufficient supplies of ration, financial helps to the distress people in deep rural areas along with demand of sending back the stranded migrants of other states. In the letter submitted to the Chief Secretary, it has been said, whereas the positive outcome of the COVID19 management in Tripura successfully overcame the disease, but at the same time daily workers are suffering a lot. The economic plight of daily workers and farming community has been a matter of concern with the lockdown period. | 29-Apr-2020 |
| ‘Bring back stranded Tripura Peopl | AGARTALA, April 30 (TIWN): CPI-M has demanded that the stranded people who are in other states, should be brought back at Govt expenses. | 30-Apr-2020 |
| Purvaudaya NGO distributed food items to | AGARTALA, April 30 (TIWN): Purvaudaya NGO has been continuing distribution of rations among thousand families along with breakfast, food for children and mask distribution programmes. | 30-Apr-2020 |
| ‘Everyone’s suggestion in C | AGARTALA, April 29 (TIWN): After completing a successful All Party Meeting, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb has called for everyone’s joint efforts to battle COVID19. | 29-Apr-2020 |
| Tamil Nadu Ambulance Driver tested COVID | AGARTALA, April 29 (TIWN): Tamil Nadu Ambulence driver tested positive who had transported Tripura people after they were stranded in Tamil Nadu after Medical treatments. Driver visted Tripura on April 27 was tested positive after he left state. It was tested by Govt of Tripura as immediately after total 7 persons came their samples were collected and whereas everyone's report came negative but that driver of Tamil Nadu came positive. In an urgent order Law Minister Ratanlal Nath said that now Govt will be more strict against outsiders’ entry. Till now 5 persons have been kept in institutional quarantine but all tested negative. But, for 14 days they will be in institutional quarantine before anything can be said surely. Law Minister Ratanlal Nath also said that the infected person already left Tripura on 28th April after dropping 5 persons in Udaipur via ambulance on 27th April. When samples were tested, today he was found positive. Total 7 persons were in this total journey and 5 from Tripura. 2 were drivers and 3 were from Udaipur and 2 from Baikhora. Everyone’s samples were collected but after the driver left Tripura (as his pass was till 28th April) he was tested positive. All 5 persons of Tripura are negative but for safety, they have been kept in quarantine. The 5 persons came to Tripura in a 5 days journey from Chennai via that ambulance. | 29-Apr-2020 |
| Tripura CM hoists All Party Meeting to d | AGARTALA, April 29 (TIWN): As announced, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb has started All Party meeting at sharp 4 pm today, joined by top politicians of the state. | 29-Apr-2020 |
| Book distribution started among Tripura | AGARTALA, April 29 (TIWN): With the schools are closed due to COVID19 pandemic, Tripura Education Dept has started distribution of books among the students. | 29-Apr-2020 |
| Chaos, Protest in Gol Bazar alleging Pol | AGARTALA, April 29 (TIWN): Just one day after, administration had called the market committees to support the Govt and to work in collaboration with the administration in the Lockdown crisis period, TSR jawans led brutality was alleged and the issues raised up to the local police station and higher authority, erupted massive tension in the market premises. The vendors have called for indefinite period of strike if they do not get justice and action taken against police for that. After police assured neutral investigation, the strike decision was called off but said, if action is not taken, then the sellers will shutdown markets. The incident happened, amid nationwide lockdown and centering the incident mass gathering was observed in Agartala Gol Bazar. The businessmen and few customers raised complaint against TSR jawans for using excessive force with bleeding evidence on their bodies. A customer whose whole body was shaking in fear along with massive injury on his hand, he said, he just came to buy vegetables for his home but was brutally beaten by TSR. In Gol Bazar outpost complaint was given and the present officer said, if anything happens like this, definitely action will be taken. | 29-Apr-2020 |
| Water Crisis : Locals blocked road at Hr | AGARTALA, April 29 (TIWN): With food and water demands, the locals of Sonaichari under Hrishyamukh have blocked road. | 29-Apr-2020 |
| Temple looted in Agartala, resentment er | AGARTALA, April 29 (TIWN): Even Gods are not safe in this deteriorating human society and crime rates are going up in the capital city Agartala. | 29-Apr-2020 |
| Now, Northeast states in fight against n | Guwahati/Shillong/Agartala, April 29 (IANS) Even as novel coronavirus infections in northeast India are comparatively under control so far, the eight northeastern states are staring at a new threat -- African Swine Flu (ASF), which is suspected to be behind the mysterious deaths of hundreds of pigs. | 29-Apr-2020 |
| Fraud, illegal liquor seller fooled publ | AGARTALA, April 29 (TIWN): When due to lockdown, nationwide liquor sales are prohibited and all liquor shops are closed, taking the opportunity, a section of people started illegal sales of liquors. | 29-Apr-2020 |
| COVID19 : Tripura CM to conduct All Part | AGARTALA, April 29 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb has called for an ‘All Party Meeting’ today at 4 pm in Secretariat. | 28-Apr-2020 |
| Citizens Collective against COVID19 cont | AGARTALA, April 29 (TIWN): Citizens Collective against COVID19 has continued social services in lockdown period. | 28-Apr-2020 |
| Tripura turned first Northeast state in | Agartala, April 29 (TIWN) In a major step to tame the coronavirus, a mobile COVID-19 sample collection kiosk has been designed under the Agartala Smart City project and if successful, more such kiosks would be developed, top officials said on Wednesday.The newly designed mobile kiosk, first in the eastern and north east India, was handed over to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of West Tripura district on Tuesday and it already started collection of samples of the people."The kiosk ensures protection to the sample collecting health worker and prevents wastage of personal protection equipment (PPE). This initiative is a major step by Agartala Smart City project in the fight against Covid-19," Tripura government''s Additional Chief Secretary Sanjay Kumar Rakesh said. He said that if the mobile sample collection kiosk achieves the desired goal and if we get a good feedback from the ground level health workers, we would replicate this more and deploy them in other districts and subdivisions."There is no need for patients to come to the hospital for giving sample. The mobile kiosk can go to the doorstep of the patient or any locality to collect the samples as and when the health authority decides," said S.K. Rakesh. | 29-Apr-2020 |
| Tobacco production, sales banned in Trip | AGARTALA, April 29 (TIWN): Tripura Govt in an order under ‘Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales’ has banned tobacco, gutka like items’ selling in the State. | 28-Apr-2020 |
| 1 Teacher to Teach 5 students in Tripura | AGARTALA, April 29 (TIWN): Tripura Education Department has started a pilot project to appoint 1 teacher for neighbourhood’s 5 students in each area of the State. Govt of Tripura has appealed for the project and would bring it under functional soon, said Education Minister Ratanlal Nath on Tuesday. | 29-Apr-2020 |
| Tripura Education Dept starts pilot proj | AGARTALA, April 29 (TIWN): Tripura Education Department has started a pilot project to appoint 1 teacher for neighbourhood’s 5 students in each area of the State. Govt of Tripura has appealed for the project and would bring it under functional soon, said Education Minister Ratanlal Nath on Tuesday. Addressing media, Minister Ratanlal Nath said, if 29,000 teachers of Tripura teach 5 students each, then how many students will be benefited, it can be assumed. “We have appealed for the project, which was appreciatedâ€, said Ratanlal Nath after a meeting held with Central Education Ministry and Dept. But social distancing to be must for the project. Already 13 hours of online (recording) classes took place via TV channels with 1 hour per channel is broadcasting in Tripura, the Minister said. Nath also said, he doesn’t know when the schools to be started in full fledged manner but Dept is fully ready for it. Tripura Govt is now broadcasting online classes for students via television channels, but is planning for live telecasts, so that students can interact with teachers. | 29-Apr-2020 |
| Tripura to expand Fish Farming business | AGARTALA, April 29 (TIWN): Chief Minister Biplab Deb said that the primary sectors like poultry, fisheries, animal husbandry, dairy, agriculture, horticulture and floriculture generate swift income with less investment. | 29-Apr-2020 |
| Tripura Govt launched New Scheme for Tri | AGARTALA, April 28 (TIWN): Tripura Govt has launched a totally new scheme for the JHUMIA families, alleging a massive deprivation to them held for last 12 years of negligence. | 28-Apr-2020 |
| Tripura Govt taking various measures to | AGARTALA, April 28 (TIWN): Tripura Govt has been taking all measures to boost the sanitization process across State, introducing various modern equipment, machines. To ensure cleanliness Administration has prohibited spitting and open urination and mask wearing is now mandatory. Chief Minister Biplab Deb has said, “Wearing of face cover/ mask is compulsory in Govt PSUs, Offices as well as public places. Anyone found violating the norm will be fined ?100 for first offence & ?200 for subsequent offence. I urge everyone to wear a Mask and be safeâ€. SDM Agartala Ashim Saha has mentioned, administration to impose fine also for them who will be doing open spitting and urination. Chief Minister Biplab Deb has also called for an “All Party Meeting†on COVID pandemic tomorrow 4 pm. | 28-Apr-2020 |
| House looted in Ramnagar, Laptop and oth | AGARTALA, April 28 (TIWN): In a massive loot, a house on heart of the capital city Agartala was looted by thieves. The house belongs to Chinmoy Das. | 28-Apr-2020 |
| Tripura State Rifles 2nd Bn Jawans launc | AGARTALA, April 28 (TIWN): A 3 layer sanitization system has been launched by Tripura State Rifles (TSR) 2nd Battalion jawans in their Headquarter. | 28-Apr-2020 |
| Vehicles sanitization project first ever | AGARTALA, April 28 (TIWN): In a fight against COVID19, Govt of Tripura under SMART City project has launched the first ever spraying-disinfectants project in Tripura aimed to sanitize vehicles which are coming from outside, with chances of bringing virus with it. The project was initiated by Chief Minister Biplab Deb and handled by TIDCL, Smart City project under Urban Development led by Director Sailesh Yadav. On Monday, the sanitization process started in Budhjung Nagar area and vehicles came across it by sanitizing within a span of 10 seconds. The employees said that a layer over the disinfectants were also given, which will prevent from any infection or any damage would cause form the disinfectants. The project managing workers also said that Govt is targeting Akhaura Border post area as the next site. Tripura Police also has started this same process of sanitizing whole body in various offices, area and police stations. Although, Tripura is COVID free now, but the Govt is not taking any risk and further beefed up arrangements, sanitization processes. | 28-Apr-2020 |
| Screening, Sample testing by Mobile COVI | AGARTALA, April 28 (TIWN): Tripura Govt is giving no chance for COVID-Return in this COVID-Free state and so launched various measures to check the pandemic status everyday in the state, ensuring social distances in markets and other gathering-prone areas. Today Agartala’s Market Committees, SDM, and Health employees jointly started massive drive in targeted markets for sample collection, screening, social distancing, cleanliness-maintenance etc. Addressing media at Gol Bazar, SDM Ashim Saha said, “Today main markets of Agartala has been targeted for formal screening and to check the status of the pandemic and to introduce new practices. Aim is to keep the market committees aware and take their help to keep cleanliness, maintain social distancing among the buyers, sellers and passers. Administration is helping the market committees at its best and public are also helping the administration a lot by cooperationâ€. | 28-Apr-2020 |
| MLA Sushanta Chowdhury distributed masks | AGARTALA, April 28 (TIWN): With MGNREGA works have been kicked off statewide with social distancing, Tripura’s Majlishpur MLA Sushanta Chowdhury has visited his constituency and distributed masks among the MGNREGA job card holders, making them further aware about the pandemic and its outbreak dangers. | 28-Apr-2020 |
| 1,418 patients visited OPD in IGM hospit | AGARTALA, April 28 (TIWN): Atleast 1,418 patients have visited OPD in IGM hospital on Monday, said Law Minister Ratanlal Nath. | 28-Apr-2020 |
| Rs. 250 crores loss in Rubber sector in | AGARTALA, April 28 (TIWN): Tripura has suffered loss of Rs 250 crore in its natural rubber sector during the past two-and-a-half months due to the novel coronavirus pandemic and subsequent nationwide lockdown, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has said. | 28-Apr-2020 |
| Sacked 10323 teachers demand Alternative | AGARTALA, April 28 (TIWN): Tripura’s terminated 10323 teachers have demanded alternative livelihood by May month or said, they will start protest programme again. The 10323 teachers were recruited in 2009-10 and were terminated in High Court and later Supreme Court’s orders although High Court earlier asked the then Govt to save 10323 teachers’ careers by providing jobs to the petitioners who were deprive of their jobs. But when challenged High Court’s order, Supreme Court also upheld Tripura High Court’s order and termination thus was ordered. In between, before election, the then opposition BJP which now in power had promised to solve 10323 teachers’ crisis permanently which has erupted now protests as teachers were sacked on March 31st under Supreme Court’s order. Right now, 10323 teachers are jobless although State Govt has appealed in Supreme Court to get permission to recruit 10323 teachers in non-teaching posts. | 27-Apr-2020 |
| State Govt continues to appeal public on | AGARTALA, April 28 (TIWN): Although Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for “Do Gaj Dur†Mission to ensure social distancing between people in the COVID19 lockdown, but on Monday, people in Agartala were seen on road with increasing numbers of vehicles. | 27-Apr-2020 |
| ‘Corona Virus has taught us to be | AGARTALA, April 28 (TIWN): Law Minister Ratanlal Nath on Monday has said that this Corona-Virus pandemic has taught people to be disciplined like how to stay neat and clean, wearing masks etc. | 27-Apr-2020 |
| Rs. 250 crores loss in Rubber sector in | PANISAGAR, April 28 (TIWN): A family was attempted to be murdered in Panisagar by setting fire in their home. A complaint was lodged in local police station against 2 persons. | 28-Apr-2020 |
| Unused kits for Anti-Body tests to be re | AGARTALA, April 28 (TIWN): As rapid anti-body tests are done for now, thus the testing kits will be returned, said Law Minister Ratanlal Nath. | 28-Apr-2020 |
| CM calls for 'All Party Meeting' over CO | AGARTALA, April 27 (TIWN): Seeking suggestions and joint support in this deadly pandemic crisis battle, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb has called for an "All Party Meeting" over Corona-Virus situation on April 29. In a press meet, Law Minister Ratanlal Nath has told media on Monday evening. Addressing media, Ratanlal Nath said, “On 29th April, 4 pm at Secretariat all party meeting has been called by Chief Minister Biplab Deb. All parties’ chiefs will get invitations. The invitation will go to CPI-M, Congress, BJP, Amra Bangali, Trinamool Party, Forward Block, IPFT, NCP, CPIM(L), Lok-Jana-Shakti, SUCI, INPT, Tripura People’s Party, TSP, RSP etc and all other parties. Along with CM, Opposition Leader, few Ministers, Secretaries, High Officials to remain presentâ€. | 27-Apr-2020 |
| Legal Notices against few among 10323 te | AGARTALA, April 27 (TIWN): Police have taken a case against few 10323 teachers for making gathering on 20th March in front of Rabindra Bhawan, said a 10323 teacher to media. | 27-Apr-2020 |
| PM Modi met CMs, Tripura CM extended ful | AGARTALA, April 27 (TIWN): Prime Minister in his virtual meet with the chief ministers of various states on Monday asked them to prepare state-wise exit policy in view of their Red, orange & Green zones. | 27-Apr-2020 |