Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
|---|---|---|
| 'PM’s effort in tackling COVID19 | Agartala, May 30 (TIWN): Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said Prime Minister Narendra Modi believes in work and the historic achievements under his dynamic leadership would always be remembered by the countrymen. | 30-May-2020 |
| More 17 people tested COVID-19 positive | AGARTALA, May 30 (TIWN): More 17 persons have been tested COVID-19 positive in Tripura raising the total case's numbers to 272. | 30-May-2020 |
| IDCL took initiative to repair damaged N | AGARTALA, May 30 (TIWN): Several parts of Assam-Agartala national highway accross the state got damaged due to rain. IDCL took initiative to repair the roads to prevent it from further damage in upcoming rainy season. | 30-May-2020 |
| ‘Leave the Bru’s land distr | AGARTALA, May 30 (TIWN): Reaction on the media queries about Bru settlement, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb on Saturday has signaled a strict warning against tension provokers, who are trying to create panic centering the Bru settlement in state Tripura, which was decided by Central and State Govt jointly to settle the Brus in Tripura who are originally from neighboring state Mizoram. Reacting over the ongoing tension centering, land acquisition for the Brus, CM said, “Where the Brus will be settled down, let the Govt think over it. What ever deal was done, it is known to all and Govt will exactly work in that directionâ€, CM told media. | 30-May-2020 |
| 1 year of Modi govt 2.0 went cold in Tri | AGARTALA, May 30 (TIWN): The Modi wave gone in Tripura by after over 2 years of BJP’s rule in state with various major promises remained without fulfilling like 50000 Govt jobs in first year, 7th Pay Commission, minimum wage Rs. 350. Instead of Modi win’s bonanzas Tripura received job cuts, taxation and withdrawal of various existing facilities including Free Health Services in Govt hospitals. As a result, poverty and hunger caused starvations, suicides and deaths. Right now, the biggest challenge for the BJP Govt is terminated 10323 teachers who were promised to get a permanent job if BJP voted to power.Moreover, social media users faced tremendous pressure, police action and oppositions faced its worst, including introduction of rigging in Tripura elections first ever and at least 13 political murders without actions. Apart from that various BJP leaders who promised about Missed call jobs etc failed to gain the trust of people. | 30-May-2020 |
| Over 1200 stranded migrant labourers lef | AGARTALA, May 30 (TIWN): With over 1200 migrant workers, mostly in the brick factories have left for Jharkhand from Udaipur Railway station. | 30-May-2020 |
| Purvodaya’s Niti Deb extends help | AGARTALA, May 30 (TIWN): NGO Purvodaya distributed relief items along with study material among the students of Gurukul at Panisagar on Saturday. | 30-May-2020 |
| ‘Tripura’s COVID-19 Recover | AGARTALA, May 30 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb while visiting GB hospital on Saturday has said that Tripura’s recovery rate is better than other states in COVID-19 cases. | 30-May-2020 |
| SFI-DYFI-CITU jointly organised voluntar | AGARTALA, May 30 (TIWN): SFI-DYFI-CITU jointly organised Blood-donation camp and Health Camp in Dhaleswar party office on Saturday. Ex-Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and other CPI-M leaders attended the program. | 30-May-2020 |
| Shops looted in Agartala’s Banik | AGARTALA, May 30 (TIWN): Increasing theft incidents in Capital city Agartala creating questions on the role of Police and Administration. Hardly there is anyday left without being reported of robbery, theft incidents. This time four shops at Banik Chowmuhani of Bodhjung Nagar has been looted at midnight including grocery and jewellery shops. | 30-May-2020 |
| Tripura Tea Development corporation feli | AGARTALA, May 30 (TIWN): Tripura Tea Development corporation gifted 2000 packets of Tripureswari Tea to all the police and traffic members working under AMC. On Saturday Tea Board Chairman Santosh Saha with other officials visited West Police Headquarters and met with SP Manik Lal Das. | 30-May-2020 |
| ‘Will not leave an inch of our soi | AGARTALA, May 30 (TIWN): The environment of Kanchanpur subdivision heated up again as hundreds of residents of Jampui Hill staged protest with placards, blocked road against rehabilitation of Mizo refugees in their area. | 30-May-2020 |
| Tension over Bru settlement in Tripura c | AGARTALA, May 30 (TIWN): Tension has hit the Jumpui Hill area, as the locals came in massive protest voicing against Reang or Bru community’s settlement in their area. Recently another community staged a same protest in Kanchanpur itself, alleging Govt is depriving actual locals demands by settling Brus in Tripura amid Lockdown. After that protest, today another protest staged by the Jumpui Hill's people, who said, Jumpui Hill is their land and they will not leave an inch of it. While agitating, the protesters said that let the Brus settled down anywhere in Tripura but not in Jampui area. The protest erupted after SDM Chandi Chandran, SDPO Bikramjit Sukla Das visited the area allegedly for land-acquisition purpose. The agitators told the officials that till they are alive, they will not leave an inch land of their soil. They further warned to go in indefinite road blockade if their demands are not fulfilled. “Brus...! You are welcome to Tripura, God bless you but no settlement in Jampuiâ€, the agitators said. | 30-May-2020 |
| 8 Northeast states have 1,057 active cor | Guwahati/Agartala/Itanagar, May 30 (TIWN) The eight northeastern states have till date reported 1,384 coronavirus cases, including 1,057 active cases. Assam alone has 1,024 corona patients, with the state's Kamrup Metro (313) and Golaghat (159) districts accounting for 472 patients, officials said on Friday night. | 29-May-2020 |
| 8 returnees from Bangladesh tested COVID | AGARTALA, May 30 (TIWN): Tripura's COVID-9 cases has raised to 255 as 10 persons more have tested positive in state. Among the newly tested persons, 8 persons are from Bangladesh who recently arrived in Tripura via Akhaura checkpost. They were kept in institutional quarantine till testing negative. Other negative tested people also would remain in 7 days quarantine until final sample testing. However, no Airport passenger was tested COVID-19 positive so far. In a tweet, Chief Minister Biplab Deb said, "10 people found COVID-19 #POSITIVE in Tripura today after test of 915 persons. (1 person Gurugram returnee, 8 are Bangladesh returnees & 1 person is from 86 BN BSF). The Airport passengers all tested negative assuring further, "Govt is taking all precautionary measures to keep everyone secure".Tripura ‘s COVID-19 active cases are right now 84 whereas total cases are 255, which is the second in the Northeast. Chief Minister Biplab Deb has reviewed the Health care facilities status. | 29-May-2020 |
| COVID-19 cases raised to 255 as 10 more | AGARTALA, May 29 (TIWN): Tripura's COVID-9 cases has raised to 255 as 10 persons more have tested positive in state. | 29-May-2020 |
| ‘9 persons jumped from Rajdhani Ex | AGARTALA, May 29 (TIWN): Tripura Law Minister Minister Ratanlal Nath on Friday has announced that 9 persons who came to Tripura from other states tried to escape but they were caught immediately and sent to Institutional Quarantine. | 29-May-2020 |
| Tripura’s COVID-19 Active Cases n | AGARTALA, May 29 (TIWN): Tripura ‘s COVID-19 active cases are right now 84 whereas total cases are 255, which is the second in the Northeast. Chief Minister Biplab Deb has reviewed the Health care facilities status, along with measuring the status of quarantine centres. State also has continued transport services phrasewide with the first regular flight started from today carrying 166 passengers from Kolkata via Indigo flight. Talking about the flight journey, boarding process to media, Airport Director V.K.Seth said that Indigo flight has landed today with 166 passengers and more 167 passengers will be taken off from Agartala Airport. He said that the services likely to be increased from 1st June as most doubted service which from Kolkata NSCBI Airport is functional now. He said that this is the breaking of suspension of regular flight services which halted from 25th March. “The management was excellent and the guidelines of Airport operations like social distancing, testing – all were maintained without any compromiseâ€, said the Airport Director. | 29-May-2020 |
| ‘New waterways linking Northeast I | AGARTALA, May 29 (TIWN) New waterways between Tripura and Bangladesh would start within three months and it would boost trade and numerous economic activities, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said on Friday. | 29-May-2020 |
| ‘Returnees from Bangladesh will be | AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN): In all 129 Indians, who returned to Tripura from Bangladesh, on Thursday were admitted to the institutional quarantine centre, here, officials said. | 29-May-2020 |
| Tripura BJP MP sits in ‘Shanti-Jog | AGARTALA, May 29 (TIWN): Tripura BJP MP Pratima Bhowmik has sat in a “Shanti Joggo†to fight against Corona-Virus. | 29-May-2020 |
| Belonia-Shantir Bazar road in deplorable | AGARTALA, May 29 (TIWN): Crippled road with zero maintenance over a period of years have turned the connecting Belonia-Shantir Bazar road completely miserable for riding vehicles. | 29-May-2020 |
| Landlord is not allowing tenant to enter | AGARTALA, May 29 (TIWN): A tenant after returning from Chennai on thursday being resisted by his landlord to enter in house out of the fear of getting infected. | 29-May-2020 |
| Administration taking various measures t | AGARTALA, May 29 (TIWN): Administration is taking more strict actions to tighten the lockdown amid Covid-19 outbreak. Police and administrators are jointly working to ensure COVID-19 related laws proper implementation. The administration and state police started imposing fines for not wearing face masks in public places. | 29-May-2020 |
| Domestic Flight services resumed in Trip | AGARTALA, May 29 (TIWN): After more than 2 months of Airlines suspension from Agartala MBB Airport due to COVID-19 outbreak and national lockdown, today the flight services have come under functional with all the guidelines announced by the Central Govt to follow. Finally, the Domestic flight services have been resumed in Tripura today and after 25th March it is today that the scheduled regular flight services have come under operational. Talking to media, Airport Director V.K.Seth said that Indigo flight has landed today with 166 passengers and more 167 passengers will be taken off from Agartala Airport. He said that the services likely to be increased from 1st June as most doubted service which from Kolkata NSCBI Airport is functional now. He said that this is the breaking of suspension of regular flight services which halted from 25th March. “The management was excellent and the guidelines of Airport operations like social distancing, testing – all were maintained without any compromiseâ€, said the Airport Director. | 29-May-2020 |
| Terminated 10323 Teachers called for a S | AGARTALA, May 29 (TIWN): The terminated 10323 teachers have called for a massive protest on June 1st at the Rabindra Bhawan premise in Agartala and in other subdivisions also as a part of statewide protest programme. Talking to media, former teacher Bimal Saha has said that with social distancing, a human chain will be formed in Agartala from Rabindra Bhawan area to City Centre in protest against the teachers terminations. “I call all the 10323 teachers to come and join the protest. That day, it will be our 2 month’s of termination. Let us united against all differences and only one identityâ€, said Bimal Saha. From morning 11 am to 1 pm, for 2 hours this programme will be continued on that day. “This will be a democratic and peaceful programme. We call all 10323 teachers to joinâ€, said the teachers, further requesting all sections of people to join the protest. Teachers are requested to bring sanitizer, umbrella, water bottles. This programme will be conducted statewide in all Districtsâ€, former teacher Bimal Saha said. | 29-May-2020 |
| Tripura police to investigate complaint | AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN) The Tripura Police is probing a complaint against a Bangladeshi singer, who had performed in a music reality show in Kolkata, for "composing and uploading derogatory songs" on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over social media, police said on Thursday. | 29-May-2020 |
| Court bails out 10323 teachers : Former | AGARTALA, May 29 (TIWN): With FIRs lodged against 7 former teachers 10323 teachers, a local court has bailed the teachers out. The FIR against these 7 teachers were filed after they staged protest in front of the Education Director office after the Director deined to meet them. The terminated 10323 teachers have condemned Tripura Police’s action against the former teachers by filing FIR against them after they staged protest demanding livelihood. Condemning the FIR against teachers, they have demanded immediate withdrawal of the cases against them, met SP.Addressing media, former teacher Bimal Saha said, “On 12th May, we placed deputation to the Director of Education Dept with our demands. But what was the role of the Home Dept, is highly condemnable". | 29-May-2020 |
| Advocate died mysteriously in Tripura | AGARTALA, May 29 (TIWN): An young advocate died mysteriously after eating sweet brought by her husband on the eve of 'Jamai Sasthi'. Her name is Shibani Acharjee. | 29-May-2020 |
| Tripura Govt to install Lie-Detector Mac | AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN): JUMLA cheaters. Miss-Call Job Fraudsters now opted for Lie Detector machines to harrass Opposition voices.Tripura BJP Govt has announced to use ‘Lie Detector’ machines to find out the actual state of mind of the criminals before an investigating officer. Although, Supreme Court of India in past hearings said such types of machines uses are illegal in 2010, violation of fundamental rights and also it was pulled off for corruption and paid-probe exposer in country along with no country trusts on machines yet fully, Tripura Govt has announced to install it with a fresh recruitment policy. | 28-May-2020 |
| First Train from West Bengal to Tripura | AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN): Tripura Law Minister Ratanlal Nath has announced on Thursday that the first Shramik train from West Bengal’s Howrah to start this month. | 28-May-2020 |
| Congress President strikes BJP Govt†| AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN): Lashing out at the BJP Govt, Tripura Congress President Pijush Biswas on Thursday has hit Central and State Govts both over migrant labourers pains. Talking to media, Pijush Biswas blasted the State Govt asking, if the Government is helping the migrant stranded workers, then why the poor migrant workers are coming to the Congress Bhawan ? “We have provided them just now with 7 days rations and important commodities. Even they are not getting passes and if passes are given, they are not getting prices of the tickets. Atleast maximum people among them are not getting ticket prices. We are giving them the prices. Thus, from Central to State, the whole thing is a big JUMLA. | 28-May-2020 |
| Stranded people arrived from Bangladesh | AGARTALA, MAY 28 (TIWN): 129 stranded people have returned from Bangladesh on Thursday. They were been brought to Akhaura Border via Bus from Bangladesh and crossed the border followed by 'Thermal test'. Indian High Commissioner of Bangladesh Mrs. Riva Ganguly Das was present in the occasion along with MP Pratima Bhowmik. Total 230 people from different Northeastern States like Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya returned from Bangladesh, among them 129 people are from Tripura. They will be in institutional quarantine for 7 days. Few people are still stuck in Bangladesh and the government is trying to bring them back too, Said MP Pratima Bhowmik. She also informed that necessary tests of all the returnees will be done while staying in institutional quarantine.The returnees have thanked the Bangladesh government for their cooperating hand. | 28-May-2020 |
| ‘A is JUMLA going on across center | AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN): With the speakup movement started, Tripura Congress has called people to stand up with the migrant people. | 28-May-2020 |
| Amra Bangali demands Rs. 8000 monthly fo | AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN): Amra Bangali Party has demanded Rs. 8000 monthly (till 6 months of post lockdown period) for the daily workers, saying, due to lockdown the daily wagers’ conditions are pathetic. | 28-May-2020 |
| Over hundreds of stranded people returne | AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN): Over hundreds of people today have returned from neighboring country Bangladesh from Akhaura border. They all will be in institutional quarantine for 7 days and all will be tested. | 28-May-2020 |
| Terminated 10323 Teachers demand withdra | AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN): Terminated 10323 teachers have condemned Tripura Police’s action against the former teachers by filing FIR against them after they staged protest demanding livelihood. Condemning the FIR against teachers, they have demanded immediate withdrawal of the cases against them, met SP. Addressing media, former teacher Bimal Saha said, “On 12th May, we placed deputation to the Director of Education Dept with our demands. But what was the role of the Home Dept, is highly condemnable. We are teachers, but the Police have lodged FIR against us. We demand in future no such action should be taken against innocent teachers. We are teachers ! We can go to the Dept with our demands but police took inhuman action against us. Teachers are the backbone of the society but what they did is a blot in the democracyâ€. The 10323 teachers have demanded withdrawal of the cases. | 28-May-2020 |
| Month’s ending, Lockdown situatio | AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN): As Jamai Shasthi has fallen on month’s ending, businessmen have alleged losses. | 28-May-2020 |
| Tripura Bengalis observed ‘Jamai S | AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN): Bengali community celebrated ‘Jamai Shashthi' amid lockdown, whereas the markets witnessed a disciplined mechanism with social distancing. | 28-May-2020 |
| Ranir Bazar Scout unit continues works t | AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN): Amid pandemic situation of Covid-19, the odd weather has destroyed the management further in Tripura. | 28-May-2020 |
| Transport Services paralyzed across Trip | AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN): Transport services have been paralyzed throughout Tripura after storm and rain hit the region. On Thursday morning, Baramura (also known as Hatai Kotwr) road and Atharomura and the nearby areas were blocked due to tree had fallen by uprooting from the soil. Amid rains and stormy weathers, restoration workers are underway. The rainy weather to continue haunting for more 3 days, according to Weather Dept. On Wednesday also, whole day works underwent as traffic posts, trees scattered across road not only halted the by-road services, but also caused electricity disruption. Tripura coming Shramik train’s movement was also stopped at the Lumding due to landslide. Already 2 states of Northeast Meghalaya and Assam have been issued with a red-colour coded weather alert from May 26-28 by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday. IMD has predicted very heavy rainfall in these two northeastern states along with others. | 28-May-2020 |
| Terminated 10323 teachers yet to receive | AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN): When natural disaster, lockdown have rattled the normal lives, Tripura’s 10323 teachers are undergoing everyday disaster as their salaries stopped from 2 months. Moreover, there is no update of the petition filed in Supreme Court by Tripura Govt, seeking permission to appoint 10323 teachers in non-teaching posts. Govt supporting, 10323 teachers organization is also tightlipped over the stranded situation of the former teachers. The former teachers are using various techniques, methods with social distancing to reach out the Govt. Sometimes, they are protesting from home and sometimes, they are facing massive police action due to their raising voice about BJP’s pre-poll promise to save the teachers livelihoods. In such a situation, recently the ‘Amra 10323’ group wrote letters to CM via post reminding his promise to the teachers before 2018 election as the then BJP State President. | 28-May-2020 |
| CPI-M distributed relief materials among | AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN): CPI-M members has distributed relief items among the daily workers and people who are in dire need at Shyamali Bazar area today. | 28-May-2020 |
| Among 1,154 people returned from Maharas | AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN): According to Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, with 10 fresh cases, Tripura''s total count climbed to 242, including Border Security Force troopers, officers and their family members. Briefing the media, Law and Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath said that of the 1,154 people returned to the state from Maharashtra, 48 youths so far tested positive for the coronavirus. | 28-May-2020 |
| Central Trade Union and Fedaration and A | AGARTALA, May 27 (TIWN): A massive wave of protest has been staged by Central Trade Union and Fedaration and All Farmers Union jointly at Assam-Agartala national Highway on Wednesday against the corporate friendly Labour law changes. | 27-May-2020 |
| ‘Be Practical ! Home Quarantine fo | AGARTALA, May 27 (TIWN): Citing Kerala COVID-19 Health model, Tripura Law Minister Ratanlal Nath on Wednesday has said that even the so called model state Kerala has made Home Quarantine mandatory and the persons going from other states, must be in Home Quarantine according to the Govt’s law there. Minister Ratanlal Nath reacted on this issue referring public led massive allegations, frustration over newly arriving people to state who were stranded outside due to Lockdown and many now tested positive. Addressing media, Minister Ratanlal Nath said, “People are losing patience. State’s people will come back to state it is natural. Even many states are trying to close quarantine centres. If 500 people live in a centre what about toilet and other facilities ? We must be practicalâ€. | 27-May-2020 |
| ‘Our biggest achievement is nobody | AGARTALA, May 27 (TIWN): Law Minister Ratanlal Nath on Wednesday said that Tripura Govt’s biggest achievement is nobody died due to COVID-19 in the state. | 27-May-2020 |
| Massive damages across Tripura after rai | AGARTALA, May 27 (TIWN): Massive damages reported throughout Tripura due to heavy storms and continuous raining. Chief Minister Biplab has ordered restoration of cut services by 3 days. Various routes remained close due to big trees were uprooted there. Many areas in the state remained cut of electricity services, causing a massive disruption in normal lives. State emergency services are on function 24X7 with emergency numbers as District Emergency services-1077, Fire Service – 101, Ambulance – 102, Police Station – 100. National Highways, highways even the Agartala city witnessed transport halting due to the unfriendly weather erupted throughout Northeast. Whereas the neighboring state Assam reels under flood, affected 2 lakhs of people, in Tripura shops, houses were damaged, trees uprooted. | 27-May-2020 |
| Landslides hit Railways services in Nort | AGARTALA, May 27 (TIWN) Due to landslides, storms and raining, Railway services were halted in the Northeast region. Reportedly, train service in Lumding-Badarpur of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) the is standstill. An NFR spokesperson told media that that landslide occurred at Maibong at around 10 pm yesterday. As a result, train movement has remained suspended in the hill section. Two Shramik Special Trains for Agartala, Tripura, and Jiribam, Manipur, have been stopped at Guwahati and Lumding respectively.Assam is facing the first wave of flash floods triggered by heavy rains due to the recent cyclonic storm 'Amphan', leading to major distress for the people in the state.According to sources, more than two lakh people in Assam are currently affected by the flash floods, triggered by Cyclone 'Amphan', in the state. In the meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the rains will continue over the next two to three days. | 27-May-2020 |
| Storm uprooted trees, SDM visited across | AGARTALA, May 27 (TIWN): Storms and rains have uprooted trees across the state. In Agartala city also, in various parts trees left collapsed. | 27-May-2020 |