Archive Detail
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| ‘After 2018 Assembly Election, No Free | AGARTALA, April 22 (TIWN): Former BJP MLA Asish Saha who joined BJP before 2018 poll and soon turned vocal against Biplab Deb Govt’s Dictatorship had resigned from BJP on February with Sudip Roy Barman. Now, the by-polls will be held on those seats along with another MLA Asish Das who had joined Trinamool. | 22-Apr-2022 |
| Not Vote Banks, but Rigging is Main Conc | AGARTALA, April 22 (TIWN): Reviewing the previous elections and massive rigging culture under Tripura BJP, Tripura Congress leaders have met the Election Commissioner in Delhi seeking a Free & Fair Poll. After meeting the Commissioner, Tripura Congress Incharge Ajay Kumar said, “Election Commissioner should be aware of Tripura’s situation. Central forces at adequate numbers will not be enough but overall monitoring is equally important. In the local body election, a thousand posts went uncontested because of the BJP and the Goondas. The Chief Minister and the BJP kariyakartas are working as a gang in Tripura. We have told the Election Commissioner that in this present situation, Free and Fair Election is impossible". | 22-Apr-2022 |
| Tripura CM and the BJP workers are worki | AGARTALA, April 22 (TIWN): Tripura Congress has lashed out at BJP led State Govt against the poll rigging, violence culture of the state developed under the BJP regime. Tripura Congress has met the Election Commissioner in Delhi seeking a Free & Fair Poll. After meeting the Commissioner, Tripura Congress Incharge Dr. Ajay Kumar said, “Election Commissioner should be aware of Tripura’s situation. Central forces at adequate numbers will not be enough but overall monitoring is equally important. In the local body election, a thousand posts went uncontested because of the BJP and the Goondas. The Chief Minister and the BJP kariyakartas are working as a gang in Tripura. Police are also dedicatedly working for BJP”. “We have requested the Election Commissioner to send a delegation to Tripura and to send security forces to the booths levels”, said Ajay Kumar. | 22-Apr-2022 |
| 'Recruitments under Higher Education and | AGARTALA, April 22 (TIWN): Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath in this week's press meeting stated that so far 110 persons were recruited under the Education Department. | 22-Apr-2022 |
| Under HIRA Model Govt, No Power for 3 Da | BELONIA, April 22 (TIWN): When the generation is moving towards a total digital era and Govt of India is pressing for more digitalization, in Tripura people still are on road seeking their basic demands of electricity and water. Even after paying hefty power bills, there is no guarantee of electricity in this state, and everyday protests, and blockades are reported where people are struggling for basic needs. At Masterpara of Hrishyamukh, Belonia, the public blocked road in protest against long power-cut problems. They are note getting electricity for the last 3 days after a storm was reported in various eastern India parts which affected Tripura, but in no state did people suffer like Tripura. 3 days after power had gone, no repairing had taken place. Locals blocked the road saying, until the power comes back, they will not leave the agitation spot. | 22-Apr-2022 |
| Medical services in Primary Health Cente | AGARTALA, April 21 (TIWN): Govt comparing Tripura’s medical services earlier said that state’s Medical services are far better than Hyderabad and other big cities. But ground reality is the patient, including patient party often suffers in Hospitals, Sub-Divisional Hospital and Primary Health centers due to the pathetic shape of Services in Hospitals. Reportedly a man named Rajib Saha of Karaimura in Bishramganj got injured while cutting trees at home, later Rajib was taken by her mother to Bishramganj Primary health care for getting treatment. But injurer’s mother alleged that the on-duty staff asked the mother to bring medical items like gloves, stitch items and toxoid from outside. | 21-Apr-2022 |
| Job Lollipops ahead of 2023 Poll : Amid | AGARTALA, April 21 (TIWN): After Vision Document JUMLA with 50,000 Govt jobs in 1-year promise, BJP passed 2018 election, now ahead of 2023 poll, same JUMLA technique is being applied by announcing new recruitment processs whereas in 2018 after coming into power, Tripura BJP Govt had canceled all the ongoing recruitments. When unemployment problems have hit the state, what the Govt of Tripura is doing has irked heavy resentments. Right now, there is no election and no Covid issue but by holding the results, the Govt of Tripura is just killing the time when hardly a year has left for the Assembly poll and before the Assembly Polls, many elections are awaiting. Many times, tensed job aspirants protested against the State Govt’s silence over the pending recruitments and delay of interview results. | 21-Apr-2022 |
| Unemployment Numbers rising due to Recru | AGARTALA, April 21 (TIWN): As per CMIE data, Tripura ranks 3rd in the unemployment rate in Tripura. As the state is deprived of industrialization, the unemployed youths in technical fields are forced to move out of the state in search of jobs. But due to the nationwide job crisis, many unemployed youths are left with no option but to sit at home jobless. In this crisis, State Govt led huge post creation could help the situation as no scope is left to private companies. Many posts are vacant due to retirements in the engineering department but engineering posts have not been entertained under the previous Govt as well as under this current BJP Govt, resulting in a heavy unemployment toll among the engineers. Moreover, the salary structure is very low for engineers. Now, Doctors are also in the same condition and are bound to work at very minimum salaries. Resentment brewed among the unemployed youths as the Govt has no concern to fill up the vacant posts. | 21-Apr-2022 |
| No Effect of BJP’s pre-poll promise of | AGARTALA, April 21 (TIWN): In Vision Document, BJP had ensured that ‘One Job Opportunity’ for every household will be given. 4 years crossed of BJP govt in Tripura but the fate of unemployed youths has remained as it is. Job opportunities for each household resulted in loan offerings for agriculture and cow rearing but it could be stable the economy as Govt Job Sectors are not recruiting sufficient numbers of employees to down the unemployment pressure. | 21-Apr-2022 |
| Bishalgarh PS Police Seized huge amounts | AGARTALA, April 21 (TIWN): Instead of curbing, the demand of drugs has increased in past few years, and the slogan 'Nesha Mukt Tripura' has remained just a banner in front of Tripura's Drug-Den. | 21-Apr-2022 |
| Amtali Police Arrested a man with Drugs | AGARTALA, April 21 (TIWN): Amtali Police have arrested a man with drugs and huge amounts of cash from Hathat Bazar area in Amtali. | 21-Apr-2022 |
| Parents sought help from police to save | AGARTALA, April 20 (TIWN): An elderly Vaishnava couple, terrified of being killed by their son, approached the police. The incident occurred at Bishalgarh on Tuesday. According to the details of the incident, the police of Bishalgarh police station got the news late on Tuesday night. Upon receiving the news, the Bishalgarh police rushed to the spot. The police arrested the accused youth. | 20-Apr-2022 |
| Udaipur Book Fair was Affected by Nor'we | AGARTALA, April 20 (TIWN): Gomati District Book Fair was held in Udaipur but on Tuesday night in the hit of Kalbaishakhi storm (Nor'westers storm) 16 book stalls on the fairgrounds were completely destroyed causing a loss of several lakhs of rupees. | 20-Apr-2022 |
| Rain, Storms Affected Lives in Tripura, | AGARTALA, April 20 (TIWN): Various areas in Tripura have been affected by storms, whereas houses were damaged in many areas and electricity services suffered majorly. In Belonia, the branches of the tree fell on the houses, and shops and left them damaged. Besides, due to the lack of a proper drainage system, the common people are suffering as the streets are getting flooded with rainwater. Markets, and shops were also affected. In Jirtali many shops were damaged and in a shop somehow the owner of a shop survived, but the items in the shop and the shop house could not be saved. Besides, on the road from Belonia town to Rishyamukh, the traffic was disrupted due to fallen trees at various places. | 20-Apr-2022 |
| TV Journalist was attacked in South Trip | BELONIA, April 20 (TIWN): A man was arrested in the Belonia subdivision for attacking a journalist, but after he was released, the accused again attacked the journalist and left him with serious injuries. | 20-Apr-2022 |
| ‘BJP’s Double Engine Govt Resulted a | AGARTALA, April 19 (TIWN): While addressing media during Congress’s protest against fuel price hikes, Congress leader Asish Saha has called the common men to join the protest movements against the anti-people decisions of the Modi Govt. He said, this Double Engine Govt has resulted in a Double Failure Govt. Congress on Tuesday had organized a massive protest programme in Agartala, conducted a rally that walked across the town covering Battala, Durga Chowmuhani, Radhanagar, Abhay Nagar, Indra Nagar like areas. “Such a Govt sitting at Centre and also in state taking all anti-people decisions. They talk about Double-Engine but actually, they are Double-Failure Govt.....The common men must come forward against such a Govt”, Saha told media.The protest was also against all other essential commodities' price hikes along with fuel. The Congress workers raised slogan "Mehengai Mukt Bharat". | 20-Apr-2022 |
| Accident patient was not referred to GB | AGARTALA / BISHLAGRAH, April 19 (TIWN): In a tragic incident a patient died without proper treatment as he could not be referred to other hospitals from Bishalgarh. On being asked, the on-duty Doctor said, as the person had no family member with him, so he could not be referred. The Doctor also stated that the patient was brought at 8.30 pm whereas he died at 10 pm. It has been alleged that the man died without getting proper treatment and family alleged negligence. | 19-Apr-2022 |
| 2 Arrested with Drugs by Battala Police | AGARTALA, April 18 (TIWN): Two persons were arrested in Agartala by Battala Police with massive quantity of Drugs. | 18-Apr-2022 |
| Acute Water Crisis in Bishalgarh’s cer | BISHALGARH, April 18 (TIWN): Acute water crisis across Tripura especially in rural and ADC areas are reported everyday. | 18-Apr-2022 |
| ‘World Heritage Day’ observed by Net | AGARTALA, April 18 (TIWN): On the occasion of World Heritage Day, students of Netaji Subash Vidyaniketan have observed the day at the ‘Heritage Park’. | 18-Apr-2022 |
| B.Ed, D.El.Ed passed out Unemployed Yout | AGARTALA, April 18 (TIWN): Amid the increasing unemployment rates in the state, teaching job aspirants, B.Ed, D.El.Ed qualified unemployed youths have demanded jobs immediately and that’s why meeting the authority of the Education Dept, All Tripura B.Ed & D.El.Ed members requested the Govt to conduct TET-1, TET-2 exams regularly. The job aspirants also placed a deputation to the Education Dept with their demands: 1) Notifications for TET-1 and TET-2 must be published soon and exams should be completed by 2022, 2) To create STGT vacancies at larger number, 3) Filling up STPGT post soon. Talking to media, an agitator said, “We are unemployed ! We had to sacrifice a lot to complete our B.Ed and so we request the Govt to look after our demands”. | 20-Apr-2022 |
| TBSE Madhyamik Term-II started on Monday | AGARTALA, April 18 (TIWN): Term-2 examination of the Secondary Examination started from today under Tripura Board of Secondary (TBSE). | 18-Apr-2022 |
| ‘Keeping TET Teachers at Fixed Scale f | AGARTALA, April 18 (TIWN): Confederation of Free Trade Union (CFTUI) on Monday held a press meeting at Agartala press club and raised issues related to the deprivation of employees under various Govt sectors. The CFTUI members in a statement said, “Teachers are heavily deprived since the Communist regime and keeping the TET qualified teachers at fixed scale is a criminal offence. No 7th Pay Commission was given since the Left regime and during the 6th pay commission’s implementation, Tripura teachers were highest deprived that those arrears should be given off after talking to the Centre. We demand Central Pay Scale for all teachers”. | 18-Apr-2022 |
| Tripura CM turns ‘unlucky’ for BJP a | AGARTALA, April 16 (TIWN): Tripura CM Biplab Deb has turned once again ‘unlucky’ for Bengal BJP as after he campaigned, the candidate in Bengal faced major losses. In Bengal Assembly Poll also, same happened that after Deb campaigned, BJP lost in those seats. However, it might have two meanings. One is Deb is unlucky for BJP or Biplab Deb is sent to such constituencies, where BJP knows its confirm defeat. Trinamool Congress leader Shatrugan Sinha is set to return to the Lok Sabha with a big win in the bypoll for Bengal's Asansol seat. The former BJP and Congress leader is ahead by over 1.5 lakh votes at 2:10 pm. The BJP's Agnimitra Paul is second with around 2.18 lakh votes, while CPI(M)'s Partha Mukherjee has fewer than 51,000 votes. | 16-Apr-2022 |
| Under Double Engine’s Govt common peop | AGARTALA, April 15 (TIWN): Hira Era, Smart City, Double Engine have become a common term in BJP Era, where water plays an important role in living things, there under BJP’s Double Engine’s Govt in Tripura water scarcity in GB Hospital premises pushed the common public to suffer massively. | 15-Apr-2022 |
| Double Engine’s Both Engine Failed: Bi | AGARTALA, April 15 (TIWN): Under Biplab Deb’s Double Engine Govt, a miserable condition has gripped various parts of the state. Although CM Biplab Deb often claims that patients in Tripura do not have to go outside Tripura for treatments, but the reality is far from the claim. The biggest Govt hospital in Tripura that is GB is facing an acute water crisis. There have been drinking water as well as outside uses, toilet water crisis. The relatives of the patient parties they said on Thursday that due to lack of water in the hospital, they have to spend money in open market everyday to buy water. There are two water machines in the hospital but they have been out of order for a long time. The patient parties said that they have to spend around 200 rupees everyday for drinking water. Bathroom, Toilets’ conditions are horrible due to the low speed of the water. | 16-Apr-2022 |
| Christians observed Good Friday across T | AGARTALA, April 15 (TIWN): The Christian community living across the state observed Good Friday today. Prayers and rituals were held at Lichubagan Church, a few kilometres far away from the city, Agartala. Christians held a rally from Holy Cross School to Lichubagan Church and ended their prayers. | 15-Apr-2022 |
| Youth Died after being hit by Train in S | SABROOM, April 15 (TIWN): A young man was killed in the Kadamtali Railway Bridge area under Bishalgarh Police Station on Friday morning when he was hit by a train going from Agartala to Sabroom. | 15-Apr-2022 |
| Amid Price Hike Hilsa Fish’s Demand Re | AGARTALA, April 14 (TIWN): Amid heavy price hikes, the Hilsa fish has been in high demand on Bengali New Year. | 15-Apr-2022 |
| Heavy sales amid Costly market on Naba B | AGARTALA, April 15 (TIWN): Skyrocketing prices of food items were observed since the morning in Agartala non-veg markets. Amid high rates of each item, there was no pause in the selling and business as after all it's Pohela Baishakh, a day dedicated for Bengali foodies. Broiler Chicken is sold at Rs. 180-250, Desi at Rs. 600, whereas mutton is Rs. 800-1000. The Hilsa Fish rate begins from Rs. 1200/- to Rs. 1500?-. This is the day when 99 % Bengalis aimed to satisfy their gluttony with delicious food items and taking the opportunity, the sellers also fix a heavy rate as per their wishes. From Gol Bazar to Math Chowmuhani, Battala, the prices are more or less same. | 15-Apr-2022 |
| Tripura celebrates Bangla Naba Barsha | AGARTALA, April 15 (TIWN): With the fragrance of Bengali dishes and sweets people of the state Tripura along with others on Wednesday celebrates Bangla Nababarsha with much enthusiasm and with a hope that the coming days would bring a lots of joy and happiness. | 15-Apr-2022 |
| 'Misti Mukh' : Sweet Shops loaded with C | AGARTALA, April 15 (TIWN): Agartala sweet shops had witnessed mass demands of sweets on Friday on the occasion Pohela Boishakh, the new year in Bengali calendar. In this Northeast hilly state Tripura, both the Bengali and Indigenous Tiprasa communities celebrate their own New Years and both have own rich cultures and traditions. Pohela Boishakh is the festival to celebrate with family where "sweet exchange" is a culture to be observed between neighbours and relatives. Sweet Curd (Misti Doi) is an obvious thing along with Rosogolla (a traditional sweet). Skyrocketing prices of food items were observed since the morning in Agartala non-veg markets. Amid high rates of each item, there was no pause in the selling and business as after all it's Pohela Baishakh, a day dedicated for Bengali foodies. | 15-Apr-2022 |
| Pohela Boishakh celebrated in Tripura, P | AGARTALA, April 15 (TIWN): Devotees rushed to various temples to start the new year with devotion. In Agartala Laxmi Narayan Bari, rushes of devotees were witnessed to mark the Bengali New Year. People all across are observed busy in celebrating the Bengali New Year with full enthusiasm. With celebration on full swing, people all across the state are observed busy in decorating their houses and visiting their relative’s houses to take blessing of the elders. | 15-Apr-2022 |
| 2017’s Selected TSR Candidates Demand | AGARTALA, April 11 (TIWN): Recently Tripura High Court dismissed the plea of 2017’s selected candidates’ who demanded recruitment. Court was told by the Govt that only by 3 days the entire recruitment process was done and so no transparency was maintained. Today holding a press meet, the unemployed youths said, the statement of the Govt was false as the recruitment was not held in 3 days, especially in the case of the West Dist. Moreover, the board chairman Timir Deb 2016 recruited other employees in various sectors of Police but they have been given appointments recently. The youths raised question, “How could the same recruitment in the same year be discriminated against and one was accepted as legal and another illegal ?” | 11-Apr-2022 |
| 110 KG Dry Cannabis Seized by Teliamura | TELIAMURA, April 11 (TIWN): Police seized 110 kg of dried cannabis Monday in Teliamura. The driver of the vehicle was also arrested. The incident took place in Mog Bari on??the Assam-Agartala National Highway under Teliamura police station area.According to reports, like other days, SI Pritam Dutta of Teliamura police station along with other police personnel sat on vehicle checking in Mog Bari area of ??Assam-Agartala National Highway. During a search of a long-distance vehicle (NL02L 8545), 110 kg of dried cannabis have been seized. The amount of cannabis seized is more than a few lakhs. The driver of the vehicle, Shukni Kumar, was also detained. His home in Bihar. However, sensing the presence of the police, the co-driver of the vehicle fled from the spot. Police have started interrogation to find out who are behind this contraband items' smuggling racket. | 11-Apr-2022 |
| HIRA Era’s Law and Order: Cooperative | AGARTALA, April 11 (TIWN): Though CM Biplab Deb often claims that crime rate has been downed in the state Tripura but everyday drug smuggling and theft cases have turned into popular content in Tripura. Now, thieves have looted Cooperative Bank in Agartala city which is located in the heart of the capital city Agartala. Reportedly, a group of thieves entered Tripura State Co-operative Bank Limited at Durga Chomuni Bipani Bitan Market. In the middle of the night, the thief broke the gate of the grill and entered the bank, and then cut the wire of CCTV camera. | 11-Apr-2022 |
| Tripura Govt Depts piling up with heavy | AGARTALA, April 11 (TIWN): As per CMIE data, Tripura ranks 3rd in the unemployment rate in Tripura. As the state is deprived of industrialization, the unemployed youths in technical fields are forced to move out of the state in search of jobs. But due to the nationwide job crisis, many unemployed youths are left with no option but to sit at home jobless. In this crisis, State Govt led huge post creation could help the situation as no scope is left to private companies. | 11-Apr-2022 |
| 3 Bangladeshi women gone missing from Tr | AGARTALA, April 11 (TIWN): Three Bangladesh nationals have gone missing from the custody of Tripura Police. | 11-Apr-2022 |
| ‘No Compromise with Greater Tipraland | AGARTALA, April 10 (TIWN): ADC ruling party Tipra Motha chief Pradyot Manikya once again has made it clear that unless any national party gives written commitment or Govt of India does not resolve the separate land for Tiprasa issue, there will be no alignment in the coming days. | 10-Apr-2022 |
| Water Bodies are allegedly filled up ill | AGARTALA, April 10 (TIWN): Allegation raised against Bishalgarh Municipal Corporation for illegally filling up water bodies across Bishalgarh. | 10-Apr-2022 |
| ‘Whose Job Data is Correct ? CM’s 23 | AGARTALA, April 7 (TIWN): Amid massive job crisis, and unemployment problems in Tripura, Congress leader Sudip Roy Barman has raised the question, when Chief Minister Biplab Deb and ICAT Minister Sushanta Chowdhury both were giving different job data in statements, whom the public would trust? Sudip Barman was addressing the gathering in Agartala which was organized by the Congress party to protest against fuel price hikes. Barman said, “Under PM Dr. Manmohan Singh highest price of petrol was highest 62 and diesel 50 and now it has hit 109 and diesel also doubled almost. This is the Acchee Din of BJP”. | 07-Apr-2022 |
| ‘BJP is not a Party, it’s a Corporat | AGARTALA, March 7 (TIWN): Former BJP Minister, Congress leader Sudip Roy Barman has lashed out at the BJP Govt over farmers’ suicides in India due to debts and financial troubles. Addressing the protest programme organized by Congress in Agartala, Sudip Roy Barman said, “When Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister, loan waiver was a common thing but now the Modi Govt has no sympathy for the farmers. The BJP Govt is wasting public taxes on statues and Ram Mandir but there is no farm loan waiver. That’s why BJP is not a party but just a corporate organization...it is just a machine to win polls, plays vote bank politics. It’s a business institution and looting states”. Sudip Roy Barman further slammed the Tripura BJP Govt for depriving state’s people and giving tenders to other states' people. | 07-Apr-2022 |
| Drinking Water Crisis : Villagers blocke | AGARTALA, April 7 (TIWN): Kailashahar Chini Bagan and surrounding villages are suffering from acute drinking water scarcity. | 07-Apr-2022 |
| Tripura Job Crisis : State Ranks 3rd in | AGARTALA, April 7 (TIWN): Tripura former Chief Minister, Opposition leader Manik Sarkar has slammed the BJP led State Govt over ongoing unemployment issues in the state. Sarkar said, in comparison to the previous Govt’s time, jobs are almost nil and whatever jobs are given, nothing is transparent. | 07-Apr-2022 |
| Tripura to set up Satyajit Roy Film Inst | AGARTALA, April 6 (TIWN): With the invitation of the state government, three delegations have come to the state on behalf of Satyajit Ray Film Institute. | 06-Apr-2022 |
| Resigned IPFT MLA Birshketu Debbarma, N. | AGARTALA, April 6 (TIWN): Tripura Assembly Speaker Ratan Chakraborty has told media that IPFT MLA Birshketu Debbarma who resigned from MLA post is still carrying the MLA post as no solution has come out in the matter. Earlier, though Brishketu Debbarma had resigned from the MLA post, IPFT's the then President N.C.Debbarma complained Brishketu Debbarma’s resignation was not appropriate. Now whether Brishketu Debbarma’s resignation will be accepted or he will be suspended as per anti-defection law, is not sure but the Speaker said the decision will come out soon. | 06-Apr-2022 |
| ‘Job Recruitment Almost Stopped under | AGARTALA, April 2 (TIWN): Tripura former Chief Minister, Opposition leader Manik Sarkar has slammed the BJP led State Govt over ongoing unemployment issues in the state. Sarkar said, in comparison to the previous Govt’s time, jobs are almost nil and whatever jobs are given, nothing is transparent. Addressing the rally Left-wing, Manik Sarkar stated, “Due to privatization, the poor people, SC, ST, and other backward sections are the biggest victims and that’s how BJP functions. Privatization can never help students in getting free Education because private companies always will seek profits either in employment or in Education”. | 02-Apr-2022 |
| Achhe Din ! Fuel Prices Continue to Rise | AGARTALA, April 2 (TIWN): BJP’s Achhe Din turning heavy on the common men as fuel prices continue to increase. On Saturday Premium petrol price Rs. 109. 68 in Agartala, normal Petrol Rs. 105.41. At the same time Diesel price was Rs. 92.52. Consumers expressed heavy resentment over the uncontrolled fuel price. The prices of fuels started to rise after BJP’s massive winning in four states of India. Centering the election over 5 months the prices were downed and as soon as the poll results were declared, the prices continue to elevate faster than before. The consumers demanded that the petrol prices should be like before 2014 when it was Rs. 60 to Rs. 70. | 02-Apr-2022 |
| ‘BJP is Propagating about a TMC Counci | AGARTALA, April 2 (TIWN): Reacting to Trinamool Congress’s Councilor Suman Pal’s joining in BJP, Trinamool Steering Committee convener Subal Bhowmik said, “The BJP is extremely excited about one councilor’s joining and from Chief Minister to Party President all are doing Photographies with him but the party leaders are silent over 4 ruling party MLAs resignation. Why?” | 02-Apr-2022 |
| ‘People’s Voting Rights have been sn | AGARTALA, April 2 (TIWN): CPI-M supporters flooded the City Agartala with massive gatherings to fight against the murder of Democracy and to protest against the breach Promises made by BJP-IPFT prior to the poll. | 02-Apr-2022 |