Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Bridge collapsed in Belonia before compl | AGARTALA, July 10 (TIWN): Before completion of construction in Belonia Barpathuri's Bhatkhola area, a bridge has been collapsed, erupted mass resentment against the authority and the alleged corruption. | 09-Jul-2020 |
| 'No public interest involved in BJP-IPFT | AGARTALA, July 9 (TIWN): On view of today's IPFT Strike and the tension erupted on the spot, Congress leader Pijush Kanti Biswas said that the clash is nothing but a fight for power amid ADC election. | 10-Jul-2020 |
| IPFT’s Strike against own BJP Gov | AGARTALA, July 9 (TIWN): Former Minister, former MP, CPI-M’s indigenous wing Gana Mukti Parishad (GMP) President Jitendra Choudhury in reaction against IPFT’s 24 hours strike has said that IPFT’s strike proves where the law and order today standing in Tripura. | 09-Jul-2020 |
| Tripura BJP Govt’s fate unstable | AGARTALA, July 9 (TIWN): IPFT MLA Biswaketu Debbarma’s bomblasting statement has punctured BJP-IPFT’s internal clash and BJP’s internal clash among own MLAs and Ministers. As per depiction and local media’s prediction, there is absolutely no doubt that under Chief Minister Biplab Deb, the State Govt may collapse at anytime as MLAs, Ministers are not getting any importance from ruling coterie, neither they have any freedom to speak. He further signaled, if the BJP continues to disturb the other parties and arrests, harassment of them, then the situation will be out of control. IPFT had called this strike in protest of their active member Pradip Debbarma’s arrest by Police.“Only Anarchy is going on in the state. The MLAs, Ministers have no freedom. They are getting nothing from the Govt and nobody has any voice to speak. You ask the BJP MLAs. Everyone is upset. If the BJP thinks that by destroying IPFT it will continue to enjoy power, then it is thinking AKASH-KUSHUM (Imaginary World)â€. | 09-Jul-2020 |
| 10323 Teacher Manoj Debbarma has become | AGARTALA, July 9 (TIWN): BJP’s JUMLA Strike has hit Tripura after 2018 Election. 10323 teachers who were promised to give jobs are now Jobless and BJP Govt pretends for having no responsibility. | 09-Jul-2020 |
| No Reduction : Petrol prices continue at | AGARTALA, July 9 (TIWN): With no reduction in Petrol prices, the prices in Agartala have been turning more volatile, as prices of crude oil have been showing a firm trend. | 09-Jul-2020 |
| Gas Agencies continue to take Rs. 28 ext | AGARTALA, July 9 (TIWN): Gas Agencies has continued to take Rs. 28 extra from buyers illegally even after CM's order. Media persons today visited various Gas Agencies and talked to customers standing in long rows, but they are totally unaware about the Rs. 28 as carrying charge. | 09-Jul-2020 |
| NSUI’s protest, gherao rocked bef | AGARTALA, July 9 (TIWN): Members of National Students Union of India (NSUI), the student wing of Indian National Congress sits in agitation infront of Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath's house on Thursday, demanding promotion of all the students in next level during this Covid-19 pandemic. | 09-Jul-2020 |
| For votes, BJP can promise to give †| KHUMULWNG, July 9 (TIWN): BJP’s aligned IPFT party has slammed the BJP as a fraud party, giving only fake promises across. | 09-Jul-2020 |
| ‘If BJP thinks that by destroying | KHUMULWNG, July 9 (TIWN): MLA Biswhaketu Debbarma, the first leader of the aligned BJP-IPFT Govt has been marked as the most brave leader after he exposed BJP’s anarchy in the state, giving BJP an warning of losing power. During ADC Strike, the IPFT MLA on Thursday said, “Only Anarchy is going on in the state. The MLAs, Ministers have no freedom. They are getting nothing from the Govt and nobody has any voice to speak. You ask the BJP MLAs. Everyone is upset. If the BJP thinks that by destroying IPFT it will continue to enjoy power, then it is thinking AKASH-KUSHUM (Imaginary World)â€. On being asked by the media, what about BJP’s development in ADC, the MLA slammed BJP saying, BJP is doing nothing except “show offâ€. For votes, BJP can promise to give “Stars from the Skyâ€. “What BJP has done for the 10323 teachers ? All promises of BJP are sameâ€, the MLA added. | 09-Jul-2020 |
| Eminent Singers placed deputation to the | AGARTALA, July 9 (TIWN): Eminent singers of Tripura place deputation to Ratan Biswas, director of Department of Information and Culture of Tripura on Thursday. | 09-Jul-2020 |
| Cracks in BJP, IPFT’s friendship | AGARTALA, July 9 (TIWN): Big Brother BJP and the Younger one IPFT’s friendship at high risk point due to various clashes erupted between the parties centering the upcoming ADC Election. ADC is locked in Strike today, which is a 24 hours strike called by the IPFT in protest against Police’s arrest of an IPFT worker Pradip Debbarma under non-bailable sections. Recently, BJP’s party office at Khumulwng was allegedly burnt by IPFT miscreants and when BJP MP Rebati Tripura visited the spot, he himself faced severe attacks. Calling BJP the ‘Big Brother’, MP Rebati Tripura not only warned IPFT but one IPFT activist was arrested. Today, during strike agitation the IPFT Party has burnt tires, woods to demonstrate a protest against the autocracy of the Govt, but what is funny is that IPFT’s own party is in power in alliance with the BJP, when the party is protesting against the own Govt. | 09-Jul-2020 |
| ‘BJP’s all promises are lik | KHUMULWNG, July 9 (TIWN): During a 24 hours strike in the ADC, which was called by BJP’s aligned party IPFT in protest against the arrest of IPFT member Pradip Debbarma, IPFT MLA Biswaketu Debbarma has lambasted BJP on its ‘fake promises’. | 09-Jul-2020 |
| ‘ABVP is the Oxygen of Societyâ | AGARTALA, July 9 (TIWN): Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has observed its foundation day under the banner of ‘Rashtryiya Vidyarthi Diwas’. | 09-Jul-2020 |
| Assam Rifles distributed Free Ration, Ma | AGARTALA, July 9 (TIWN): Agartala battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of 21 Sector Assam Rifles and Inspector General Assam Rifles (East) organized distribution of Rations and masks to locals and labourers at Dhajanagar, Udaipur, District - Gomati (Tripura) on 09 Jul 2020. | 09-Jul-2020 |
| Aligned BJP, IPFT’s internal clas | AGARTALA, July 9 (TIWN): Aligned, ruling BJP, IPFT’s internal clashes have created turmoil in the state Tripura for last few days. However, such clashes are not new but centering the upcoming ADC Election, the difference between both parties are bare and open. In response to IPFT Party called a 24 hours strike in the Khumulwng on Thursday, the ADC areas remained shutdown in various sectors. Markets, shops etc exempting Emergency services, the IPFT called strike received mass response. On the background of the strike, addressing media, IPFT General Secretary Mangal Debbarma said, “Today in IPFT’s meeting led by President N C Debbarma, it has been decided that the party would be observing 24 hours strike in Khumulwng on Thursday. | 09-Jul-2020 |
| 2 COVID-19 Patients’ health fall, | AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): 2 COVID-19 patients’ health fell in Hapania today, referred to GB Hospital Treatment centre for better treatment. | 08-Jul-2020 |
| Congress placed deputation to DGP over L | AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): Tripura Congress has placed deputation to DGP over Law and Order issue and attacks on Opposition workers, leaders. | 08-Jul-2020 |
| 'Pay Rs. 28 less in Cooking Gas purchasi | AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): ‘Rs. 28 per cylinder is given by the Central Govt to the Gas Agencies for Home Delivery purpose and so if any customer instead of getting Home Delivery, purchasing cylinders directly from the agencies, then there is absolutely no need of paying that extra money. So, you will pay Rs. 28 less than the price tag when you bought it after standing in rows……..â€, said Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb on Thursday to the 6.5 lakhs of LPG cooking Gas Cylinder buyers of his state. | 08-Jul-2020 |
| Chapters like ‘Secularism’, | AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN):The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has slashed a slew of chapters from its curriculum course for the academic year 2020-21 to reduce the burden on students in light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. | 08-Jul-2020 |
| BJP - IPFT Honeymoon over ? 24 hrs Khumu | AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): BJP - IPFT’s 28 months honeymoon in power now hit rock bottom as IPFT is against BJP’s political footprint in ADC areas. IPFT Party which has called a 24 hours strike in the Khumulwng on Thursday, has assured that all ambulance and other emergency services to remain active amid strike. Health and other emergency sectors to be out of the strike affect, whereas shops and markets to remain off. Addressing media, IPFT General Secretary Mangal Debbarma said, “Today in IPFT’s meeting led by President N C Debbarma, it has been decided that the party would be observing 24 hours strike in Khumulwng on Thursday. Tomorrow from 6 am to Friday 6 am, there will be total strike in Kumulwngâ€. | 08-Jul-2020 |
| 'Among 28 states, Tripura Ranked 2nd Hig | AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): Tripura has ranked second in the unemployment rate at 21.3% among the 28 states in India. According to Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy Pvt. Ltd (CMIE), it is Haryana which is having the highest unemployment rate at 33.6%, Tripura Second at 21.3 and Jharkhand is 21.0% that is the 3rd position. Neighboring Assam has the lowest unemployment rate in India that is Assam at 0.6%. Tripura's unemployment rates have been highest throughout the year, although this month, it is at 2nd position with massive surges in Haryana. CMIE said the unemployment rate fell “very sharply†from 23.5 per cent in May 2020 to 11 per cent in June. However, the think tank’s Managing Director and CEO Mahesh Vyas said the 11 per cent unemployment rate in June is “still quite high†compared to the less than than 8 per cent rate before the lockdown. | 08-Jul-2020 |
| IPFT’s active worker was arrested | AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): BJP’s political vendetta has now started falling heavy upon its aligned party IPFT Party as IPFT has called 24 hours strike in Khumulwng. Addressing media, IPFT General Secretary Mangal Debbarma said, “Today in IPFT’s meeting led by President N C Debbarma, it has been decided that the party would be observing 24 hours strike in Khumulwng on Thursday. Tomorrow from 6 am to Friday 6 am, there will be total strike in Kumulwng. Yesterday, our active worker Pradip Debbarma was arrested in nonbailable section but he is innocent and he is not involved in any anti-social works. Suddenly, at 3 AM he was arrested. We condemn it. Pradip Debbarma is still in police custody. So, in protest we have called strike demanding his immediate releaseâ€. | 08-Jul-2020 |
| West Agartala Police seized bundles of C | AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): West PS's police Under SDPO Shasvat Kumar raided in a house at Battala Jaynagar on Wednesday morning. Though police did not disclose all the information related to this raid yet for the sake of proper investigation, neither the names of the detained persons were disclosed. | 08-Jul-2020 |
| Dead body found on Lalchara Railway trac | DHARMANAGAR, July 8 (TIWN): A body of a young man named Meher Uddin was found from the railway line at Dupirban Lalchhara in Dharmanagar. | 08-Jul-2020 |
| Massive traffic jam disrupts vehicles mo | AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): People of Bishalgarh clutches under massive traffic jam everyday for the gas loading and unloading work infront of Bishalgarh Gas bottling center. | 08-Jul-2020 |
| SFI organized blood donation camp, Obser | AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): CPI-M’s student unions SFI and TSU and Youth wings DYFI, TYF organized Blood Donation camp. | 08-Jul-2020 |
| AMC workers were beaten while making vid | AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): Once again clash erupted between the AMC workers and common man in Agartala.AMC workers assaulted while making video of Unloading of Truck by blocking whole road by Karuamori Iron shop-owner at Barjala. That Truck not only blocked the AMC vehicle but also stopped troop's vehicle. | 08-Jul-2020 |
| Kailashahar : SFI distributed different | AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): On Wednesday morning SFI Chandipur committee under Kailashahar Subdivision distributed study materials, masks, sanitizers and other materials among daily worker's children at Shrirampur Tryjunction area. | 08-Jul-2020 |
| COVID-19 tests now ‘on the spot' a | AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): Relieves for arriving Passengers in Tripura as COVID-19 Antigen Tests to detect COVID-Positive persons by 1 hour of arrival and after they tests Negative persons to be sent for Home Quarantine, Positive persons to hospitals. Earlier, it was demanded that whoever is coming in the state should be sent for institutional quarantine till the sample results come, whereas Minister Ratanlal Nath has announced on Tuesday that with Antigen Tests, passengers’ health status can be known by 1 hour and accordingly based on the sample results, action will be taken. Tripura reported 1,680 COVID-19 Positive cases, 1,219 patients already recovered, whereas 1 person has died. | 07-Jul-2020 |
| 'Tripura cancels 62K fake ration cards' | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN) The Tripura government has cancelled 62,340 fake ration cards identified after computerisation of the PDS system, officials said here on Tuesday. | 07-Jul-2020 |
| PPEs spotted around IGM Hospital, resent | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): As the increasing numbers of Covid-19 positive cases creating a situation of tension among the whole state, the negligence of Tripura health department are surprising people amid such situation. | 07-Jul-2020 |
| Sacked 10323 Teacher’s Shop vanda | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): 10323 Teacher's family in South Joy Nagar in Agartala who started a poultry shop after losing job was attacked by miscreants after they denied to give Rs. 50,000 extortion money to them. The attacked former teacher has been identified as Swapan Sarkar. His brother was also physically attacked and his sister-in-law was assaulted. Even though police were informed about the incident, but so far no arrest of the miscreant was reported. On the other side, 10323 teachers have lost their jobs and when few of them started survival with private investments, due to miscreants who are sheltered under the ruling BJP, no peace for the sacked teachers. | 07-Jul-2020 |
| Monsoon : Assam Rifles distributed Umbre | KHOWAI, July 7 (TIWN): On 04 Jul 2020, Agartala battalion under the aegis of Headquarters 21 Sector Assam Rifles and Inspector General Assam Rifles (East) distributed Umbrellas and Tarpaulins to needy people to counter the monsoons. The distribution of umbrellas was organised at Ganki Village, District - Khowai, Tripura. | 07-Jul-2020 |
| Minor girl kidnapped, no development in | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): One minor girl of 14 got allegedly kidnapped from Baishnab Tila under Amtali PS on 5th July. The family accused a resident of Baishnab Tila, Prasenjit Das behind this kidnap. | 07-Jul-2020 |
| Illegally cut woods recovered by Police, | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): Big achievement of Bishalgarh police along with Sipahijala Forest department, Seized a huge number of illegally Collected wood and tree logs from Chelikhola Gajaria area. | 07-Jul-2020 |
| Statewide massive demonstrations by Left | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): The CPI-M Party and other Left parties have observed ‘Dabi Divas’ on Tuesday across Tripura. From South to North, the CPI-M joined in protest with demands for the people and in voice against BJP led autocracy in the state. Addressing at the Manubankul, South Tripura, CPI-M’s tribal wing Gana Mukti Parishad (GMP) President Jitendra Choudhury said, “Amid COVID-19, BJP has continued statewide attacks. This attack is not limited to the opposition but now has started to hit own party workers in BJP. But I thank to the people who avoiding all threats and direct warnings, they have joined in this agitation. Now we have to restore Democracy and oath has to be taken for thatâ€. On Dabi Diwas across Tripura on Tuesday, in Agartala the protest was led by Manik Sarkar, Tripura’s former Chief Minister. Manik Sarkar has stated that people are no more afraid about BJP Govt in Tripura. “Earlier, people were afraid to come out of home in fear of the party’s attack, but now they are ready to face any consequence but coming out. It means, the level of tolerance have been crossedâ€, said Manik Sarkar. | 07-Jul-2020 |
| ‘People are no more afraid about B | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): On the agitation row on Dabi Diwas, Tripura former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has stated that people are no more afraid about BJP Govt in Tripura. | 07-Jul-2020 |
| Police recovered theft items, 1 arrested | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): Recently in Joynagar located area, battery and inverter were theft. | 07-Jul-2020 |
| ‘Physical Attackers can’t b | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): Turmoil is running over Tripura politics after State’s Law Minister Ratanlal Nath had given a strange statement over Police’s arresting access of the criminals. In multiple statements, the Minister recently made it clear that physical attackers can not be arrested. His statement not only sounded irresponsible but a widow woman who was assaulted in broad day light in allegation of being a witch at Champaknagar, has not seen any hope of justice as police did not make any arrest. To Minister Ratanlal Nath, the attackers can be booked but not subjected to be arrested. As a result, BJP’s former senior leader Prasenjit Chakraborty who was leading BJP when Ratanlal Nath was in another party, was recently beaten, hospitalized but no arrests was done in his case. Rather, police are allegedly directed to plan to put Prasenjit behind the bar. | 07-Jul-2020 |
| ‘India will not attack China aggre | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): Tripura Law Minister Ratanlal Nath on Tuesday during his visit in Lefunga Block with Chief Minister Biplab Deb said that India never attacks anyone at first with an aggressive manner. | 07-Jul-2020 |
| Chandrapur locals asked TSECL to fix ris | AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): The Chandrapur locals have requested the TSECL to focus more and more on to upgrade the connectivity, as without maintenance such connectivities are causing problems and worries to the locals. | 07-Jul-2020 |
| Bike accident left cop critical at Bisha | BISHALGARH / AGARTALA. July 7 (TIWN): In a bike accident at Bishalgarh, a police official remained in critical condition in Tripura. | 06-Jul-2020 |
| Tension in Kailashahar over delay of Qua | KAILASHAHAR, July 7 (TTIWN): Heavy tension was erupted in Kailshahar subdivision’s Old Motorstand area over COVID-19 quarantine issue. Later, Health Dept has to rushed to the spot to control the situation at there. On last 3rd July , 93 persons were tested COVID-19 positive in Tripura and among them, two persons were from Unakoti District. Kailashahar Municipality Corporation had shifted the patient from Kailashahar Old Motorstand area to quarantine centre at Kumarghat Panchayat Raj Training Institute, but it took a long time to shift him after crossing few days of COVID-19 positive result. But surprisingly, there was no paper pasted in the main gate with alert of COVID-19. The locals alleged, that person met with his relatives frequently and also the neighbour homes were not quarantined which has increased the spread of the pandemic in that area. Later, on yesterday, the Quarantine-alert paper was pasted on the front door. | 07-Jul-2020 |
| Additional SDM and Food safety Departmen | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): On Monday Additional SDM Binay Bhushan Das with food safety officers raided in Goalabasti area. They collected samples of preserved Milk there to check the quality of the milk. | 06-Jul-2020 |
| Congress staged massive protest against | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): Tripura Congress has Gheraoed West Agartala Police Station on Monday in protest against SDPO Shashvat Kumar led arrest of Congress leader Narayan Dutta on Janata Curfew day on Monday, husband of AMC Councilor Ratna Dutta without any reason. The party gheraoed West Agartala PS, with banners of ‘Tripura Police carry BJP flag’. While briefing media, Congress Tripura President Pijush Biswas said, “On yesterday Narayan Dutta, Sadal Jila President was arrested by police when he went out of home. The SDPO is suffering from intolerance. He is thinking that as he is an IPS Officer, thus he can do anything, but that is not the reality. Many officers were punished for their such attitudes. | 06-Jul-2020 |
| Champaknagar violent attack incident on | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): No arrest yet happened in the Champaknagar incident where a woman attempted to be murdered in allegation of Witch. | 06-Jul-2020 |
| Lok Janashakti party asked the State gov | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): The Lok Janashakti party held a press conference on Monday, raising various issues of the state, where the prominent one is to ask the government for relaxing the last three months electricity bill of every citizen of Tripura. | 06-Jul-2020 |
| Fight erupted between Security Guards, P | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): Chaos erupted in the IGM hospital centering security guard’s action against patients. | 06-Jul-2020 |
| ABVP alleged students’ problems i | AGARTALA, July 6 (TIWN): In a letter to the Director of Welfare for Scheduled Tribes, ABVP requested for easy and quick scholarship fund administered by the authority. | 06-Jul-2020 |