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'Sorry, India is a Sovereign Country Now | AGARTALA, Sep 11 (TIWN): Congress MLA Sudip Barman reacted to Tipra Motha party founding leader Pradyot Debbarma's recent comment about being the "owner of Agartala." During a party program held in Jantar Mantar in Delhi, Debbarma claimed that the owner of Agartala is him. He also referred to the subdivisions of Tripura, indicating that he is the royal family's heir. Reacting to the comment. MLA Sudip Barman said, "I'm sorry to say, but India is a sovereign country and there is no princely state. | 11-Sep-2025 |
Police lodges Suo Moto FIR against 5 for | AGARTALA, Sep 11 (TIWN): Khowai police lodged a suo moto FIR against five - Sudip Debbarma (Upa-Pradhan), Ananda Debnath, Sanjit Debnath, Gautam Tanti (panchayat member) and Dipak Debnath for obstructing funeral process of a cancer patient. | 11-Sep-2025 |
Ration Dealer Accused of Filing False Ca | AGARTALA, Sep 10 (TIWN): A controversy has erupted in Bamutia, Tripura, involving Deepak Bhowmik, a ration dealer accused of misusing the name of the Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Mohanpur to file false cases against local youths. Bhowmik allegedly filed these cases against six individuals, including the family members of another ration dealer, Suman Sarkar, with whom he has a long-standing dispute. | 10-Sep-2025 |
Happiest Hour Bar Received Show Cause No | AGARTALA, Sep 10 (TIWN): Agartala Happiest Hour Bar, which came under controversy for getting a space to open on the government office top floor, now has received a show cause notice, issued by the Excise department, for violating liquor serving timing. According to the notice, signed by Abhiram Debbarma, TCS, Superintendent of Excise Dept West District, served to the owner Gautam Debnath, the bar allegedly served liquors at "late night." | 10-Sep-2025 |
Police Raid Illicit Liquor Den in Kolkol | AGARTALA, Sep 10 (TIWN): The Bishalgarh police station, assisted by the Tripura State Rifles (TSR), raided an illicit liquor manufacturing unit run by Balaram Bhowmik in the Kolkolia Durga Chowmuhani area. During the operation, the police destroyed the equipment used for manufacturing the illicit liquor. | 10-Sep-2025 |
'Strict Action Against Clubs for Forced | AGARTALA, Sep 9 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha has appealed to all clubs to stay out of pressuring the common people for Durga puja donations, stating, "Such violations and extortions, in any form, will not be tolerated." | 09-Sep-2025 |
Tripura CM calls for 'Atmanirvar' mindse | AGARTALA, Sep 9 (TIWN): Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha, while addressing at the Golden Jubilee Year Celebration of Govt College of Art & Craft at Govt. Art & Craft on Tuesday appealed for a self-dependency mindset, which he said has to be developed with changing times. CM further advised the professionals to get involved in social work, politics to expand their networking. | 09-Sep-2025 |
Extortion Allegations on Dharmanagar-Sab | AGARTALA, Sep 9 (TIWN): Various clubs and labor organizations are allegedly stopping vehicles on the Dharmanagar-Sabroom route, demanding forced subscriptions in the name of Vishwakarma and Durga Puja celebrations. Drivers who refuse to pay are reportedly being assaulted, and vehicles are being damaged. | 09-Sep-2025 |
Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh Raises Concerns | AGARTALA, Sep 9 (TIWN): A delegation from the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) met with the Manager of Tripura Forest Development and Plantation Corporation Limited on Tuesday. The BMS representatives highlighted the struggles faced by workers due to the rising costs of essential commodities and demanded a minimum wage of ?650 along with seven other key demands. | 09-Sep-2025 |
Thief Caught Red-Handed Stealing Solar B | AGARTALA, Sep 8 (TIWN): A daring theft attempt was foiled at Melaghar Hospital when a thief was caught red-handed stealing solar batteries. The accused, Abdul Sattar, was apprehended by hospital security guards while attempting to flee with a stolen battery. His accomplice, Alamgir Hossain, managed to escape. | 08-Sep-2025 |
'Patients on Floor and on-duty Staff sle | AGARATALA, Sep 8 (TIWN): As criticism sparked over the removal of nurses' beds from government hospitals, GB Hospital Doctor, cum Super Shankar Chakraborty, said that the beds, which were sanctioned for patients, can not be allocated to the employees anymore. | 08-Sep-2025 |
'No Bed for Night Duty Nurses' : Tripura | AGARTALA, Sep 8 (TIWN): An employee is not supposed to sleep during "night duty" and before they agree to do the night-hours job and sign the paper --- they sign it after acknowledging the fact that they can not sleep during duty-hours but for generations, nurses have been sleeping in Tripura government hospitals during night times and in some government hospitals, nurses switch off the ward's lights, threaten the patients to stay silent as it's their sleeping time. | 09-Sep-2025 |
West Agartala Police Recovered Bike, E-R | AGARTALA, Sep 8 (TIWN): West Agartala PS Police continue to crack down on several local crime incidents that involved theft cases on a large scale. On Monday, police handed over a recovered bike with a court order to its owner, Suman Debnath, who is a teacher. An E-Rickshaw was also handed over to a driver named Prashanta. | 08-Sep-2025 |
Two State BJP Leaders' Whose Names were | AGARTALA, Sep 7 (TIWN): BJP Jirania MLA cum Dr. Manik Saha's cabinet minister Sushanta Chowdhury addressed a rally at his own constituency, gathered by thousands of supporters. Amid rumors about the BJP's infighting it was noticeable who are the leaders close to the Minister Sushanta Chowdhury. That was reflected in the rally when at the end of the public rally, slogans were raised with various BJP national leaders. | 08-Sep-2025 |
Tripura Police reshuffle : IPS Krishnend | Tripura Govt announced major police reshuffle, with 43 officers have been reshuffled. Krishnendu Chakraborty is promoted from DIG Crime & additional charge of SP (SB) to IGP (Intelligence & Security) with additional charge of SP (SB) as part of a major reshuffle in the police administration in Tripura. | 07-Sep-2025 |
Modern Tripura ? Bar Opened on Top Floor | AGARTALA, Sep 7 (TIWN): It is perhaps the first in India that a bar was opened on a government office building's floor --- Tripura Urban Development Dept office's top floor has been dedicated to a bar named "Happiest Hour". | 08-Sep-2025 |
Thieves Strike Electric Shop in Bishalga | AGARTALA, Sep 6 (TIWN): A daring theft occurred at Shahidul Islam's electric shop in Koroimora Market under Bishalgarh police station. | 06-Sep-2025 |
Complicated Case : Woman appealed to CM | AGARTALA, Sep 6 (TIWN): A Sonamura woman, Ruchiya Khatun, has approached the state Chief Minister seeking help after allegedly being harassed by police at Bishalgarh police station. Her pickup vehicle (TR 08-1507) was stolen a day after she purchased it on January 9, 2021. | 06-Sep-2025 |
Alleged Land Fraud Rocks North Tripura: | AGARTALA, Sep 6 (TIWN): A shocking case of land fraud has come to light in Tripura's North Tripura district, specifically in the Kadamtala block area of Fulbari. Shahin Ahmed Chowdhury, a resident of Fulbari Panchayat's 2nd ward, has alleged that his family's land was fraudulently transferred to another person using forged documents bearing his late mother's signature, despite her passing away in 2008. | 06-Sep-2025 |
Tripura Government Provides Financial Ai | AGARTALA, Sep 6 (TIWN): The Animal Resource Development Department, Government of Tripura, recently organized a financial assistance distribution program for animal husbandry farmers affected by the devastating floods in Kumaraghat block last year. The event was held at Nazrul Kalakshetra in Fatikroy and was attended by Minister Sudhangshu Das and other dignitaries. | 06-Sep-2025 |
Husband Ends Life by Jumping in Front of | AGARTALA, Sep 6 (TIWN): A shocking incident of a husband ending his life by jumping in front of a train has rocked the Noljala area of Agartala. The incident occurred on Saturday evening near the SP Office in Sipahijala district. | 06-Sep-2025 |
Woman Found Dead in Fire, Family and Pol | AGARTALA, Sep 6 (TIWN): A shocking incident has come to light in the Vijaynagar Panchayat area under Sabroom police station in Tripura. A 56-year-old woman, Anima Dey, wife of Swapan Dey, was found dead in a fire at her residence. The incident occurred on Friday night, and the body was discovered by the victim's daughter-in-law, wife of Sanjoy Dey, on Saturday morning. | 06-Sep-2025 |
Locals Protest Against Illegal Soil Extr | AGARTALA, Sep 6 (TIWN): Locals in Shantir Bazar subdivision's ITI College area have protested against the alleged illegal extraction of soil from government land. On Saturday, residents stopped a contractor, Raju Dutta, from extracting soil using two dozers and six to seven tipper trucks. | 06-Sep-2025 |
Tripura Govt was Scammed : State Govt's | AGARTALA, Sep 6 (TIWN): Demonetization and ED raids, seizing cashes from homes --- all these have given a clear message to the nation --- not to keep large quantity of cash as savings in homes and to secure them with banks. | 07-Sep-2025 |
WhatsApp Scam Alert: Bishalgarh Man Lose | AGARTALA, Sep 5 (TIWN): A case has been filed at the Bishalgarh police station regarding a WhatsApp scam that compromises mobile phones and leads to financial losses. The scam involves links sent via WhatsApp and email, purportedly from the RTO Traffic Challan app. | 05-Sep-2025 |
Gomati Dist. Police Recovered Stolen Gol | AGARTALA, Sep 5 (TIWN): The RK Pur police in Gomati district have successfully recovered stolen gold ornaments worth Rs 1.5 lakh and arrested the person who purchased the stolen items. According to Superintendent of Police Kiran Kumar K, the gold ornaments were recovered from Bishalgarh. | 05-Sep-2025 |
Noise Should Not Be a Reason for Anyone' | AGARTALA, Sep 5 (TIWN): As Durga Puja is approaching, police have been taking several steps to maintain the law and order situation to make the festival days peaceful. Out of the several steps, noise pollution is an issue that has been taken seriously this year. Regardless of many attempts to counter the police's motive to implement the noise pollution prevention rule, police have been strict in following the guidelines --- during Ganesh puja immersion, the activity of the police was seen. | 05-Sep-2025 |
Road Work Halted in Rajnagar Village Ove | AGARTALA, Sep 5 (TIWN):A peculiar situation has arisen in Rajnagar village under the Bagma Assembly constituency and Matabari block, where road construction work has been halted due to an ultimatum issued by the village pradhan. The pradhan has directed the contractor to meet with local MLA Rampada Jamatia and BJP Mandal President Amar Jamatia before proceeding with the work. | 05-Sep-2025 |
Truck Drivers in Tripura Face Extortion, | AGARTALA, Sep 5 (TIWN): Truck drivers in Tripura are speaking out against extortion by local clubs in the name of Durga Puja donations. The All Driver Welfare Association has lodged a written complaint with the police, alleging that club members are demanding money from drivers under threat of physical harm. | 05-Sep-2025 |
Art of Living Organizes Health Camp in K | AGARTALA, Sep 5 (TIWN): The Art of Living, a renowned organization known for its social initiatives, organized a health camp in Kolsi ADC Village. The event, held on Friday, was attended by specialist doctors from ILS, Agartala, who provided medical services to the local community. | 05-Sep-2025 |
Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa, | AGARTALA, Sep 5 (TIWN): Mother Teresa's sacrifices for Indian orphans are unforgettable. Many of the abandoned children, who left shelterless and homeless were saved when Teresa in 1950 started her missionary. The Missionaries of Charity Center in Calcutta was founded by Mother Teresa in 1950. The center was established to provide support to those in need. Since its foundation, the order has expanded and now comprises 4,500 nuns actively working in more than 600 missions across 133 countries. Mother Teresa (baptized August 27, 1910, Skopje, Macedonia, Ottoman Empire [now in Republic of North Macedonia]—died September 5, 1997, Calcutta [now Kolkata]. | 05-Sep-2025 |
'Can't Express in Words' : Tripura CM th | AGARTALA, Sep 4 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha said, he can not express in words, how much he feels about PM Modi for his attempts of economic reforms. "One after another economic reforms are being brought by Prime Minister Modi and our Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ji and it's beyond words to express my gratitude for that." | 04-Sep-2025 |
Battala Market Turns into a Nightmare du | AGARTALA, Sep 4 (TIWN): The bustling Battala market has turned into a nightmare for vendors and customers alike due to stagnant water overflowing from clogged drains. Despite it not being the monsoon season, the market has been flooded with dirty water for the past five days, causing immense inconvenience. | 04-Sep-2025 |
Chaos in Kailshahar PWD Office after Ten | AGARTALA, Sep 4 (TIWN): Contactors gathered in front of the Kailashahar PWD office on Thursday, protesting against tendering issue. Local men, who belong to ruling party said they applied for the contract which for road construction and they also got the contract. An official letter was sent to them calling them to the office within 10 days of receiving the letter, they claimed. | 04-Sep-2025 |
Container Falls Off Truck, Blocks Nation | AGARTALA, Sep 4 (TIWN): A major accident occurred on the Assam-Agartala National Highway in the Teliamura subdivision of Tripura when a container fell off a truck and blocked the road, bringing traffic to a standstill. The incident took place on Wednesday evening near the Hawaibari area. | 03-Sep-2025 |
MP Rajib Bhattacharjee's Donated Vehicle | AGARTALA, Sep 3 (TIWN): Trouble with Donated Vehicles --- GB Hospital's Electric Golf Carts Face Engine Failure !!! The both electric vehicles were donated by BJP MP Rajib Bhattacharjee but for over a month, the vehicles are not functioning which has left the services affected, ultimately. | 03-Sep-2025 |
Tripura Governor Inaugurates 'Beti Bacha | AGARTALA, Sep 3 (TIWN) : Governor of Tripura, Indra Sena Reddy Nallu, visited Belonia, the district headquarters of South Tripura, and inaugurated a workshop and awareness program on 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' (Save the Girl Child, Educate the Girl Child). The event was organized by the South District Administration in collaboration with the District Education Department at the Sachin Dev Burman Auditorium. | 03-Sep-2025 |
Udaipur Drainage Project Sparks Concerns | Udaipur, Sep 3 (TIWN): A drainage project initiated by the Udaipur Municipal Council has sparked concerns among residents, with several homes and buildings reportedly damaged during the construction process. The project aims to alleviate waterlogging issues in the area, which have been a perennial problem for years. | 03-Sep-2025 |
Timber Worth Rs 80,000 Seized in Joint O | AGARTALA, Sep 3 (TIWN):A joint operation by the Baijalbari police and forest department led to the seizure of a significant quantity of timber in the Baijalbari area on Tuesday night. The operation was conducted based on a tip-off that a Bolero pickup vehicle carrying timber was heading from Kalyanpur to Agartala via Amarpur Road. | 03-Sep-2025 |
CITU Holds Conference in Sabroom, Calls | AGARTALA, Sep 2 (TIWN):The 12th Sabroom Sub-Divisional Conference of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) was held in Sabroom, emphasizing the need to organize workers and strengthen their collective voice. | 02-Sep-2025 |
Tripura MLA Files Police Complaint Over | AGARTALA, Sep 2 (TIWN): Kanchanpur MLA Philip Kumar Reang has filed a police complaint at NCC PS on Tuesday, alleging that he received life threats from four individuals, including one Pratik Debbarma. | 02-Sep-2025 |
West Tripura District-Level Art Festival | AGARTALA, Sep 2 (TIWN): The West Tripura district-level art festival was held at Maharani Tulsibati Girls' School in Agartala on Tuesday. The festival was inaugurated by Deputy Mayor Monica Das Dutta, in the presence of Councilor Ratna Dutta and other dignitaries. | 02-Sep-2025 |
BJP MLA Pramod Reang's People allegedly | AGARTALA, Sep 2 (TIWN): Tipra Motha party MLAs met Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Tuesday, alleging that BJP MLA Pramod Reang's people, in drunken condition, came to his MLA quarter and threatened him on Monday night. Tipra Motha legislators said that there is a massive law and order issue inside the MLA hostel and unknown people keep coming. With this, the MLAs demanded proper security setup and register maintenance inside the MLA hostel to track the visitors. | 02-Sep-2025 |
CPI-M Holds Rally in Melaghar Despite Po | AGARTALS, Sep 1 (TIWN): The CPI(M) Melaghar Sub-Divisional Committee organized a rally in Melaghar Bazar without permission, leading to a scuffle with police. Party leaders claimed they had applied for permission, but it was denied. | 01-Sep-2025 |
IGM Hospital Chaos: Sanitation Workers C | AGARTALA, Sep 1 (TIWN): A violent confrontation erupted outside the Indira Gandhi Memorial (IGM) Hospital in Agartala on Monday morning. The incident occurred when sanitation workers from Sulabh Company, who have been working at the hospital for over 20 years, protested against the new contractor, ATSF Company, which has taken over the sanitation services. | 01-Sep-2025 |
Two Motorcyclists Seriously Injured in K | AGARTALA, Sep 1 (TIWN): A severe accident occurred at Kala Chhara Ekalabya Chowmuhani when two motorcycles, TR08B 3193 and TR08B 8173, collided head-on. The riders, Dayal Nabi (25) and Issyue Nabi (23), both residents of Amjadnagar, Bilonia, were seriously injured. | 01-Sep-2025 |
BJP Alliance Government Fosters Violence | AGARTALA, Sep 1 (TIWN): The BJP-led alliance government has created an environment where crimes like murder, terrorism, abduction, and rape are rampant, said former MP and senior CPI(M) leader Jharna Das Baidya. Speaking at the 15th conference of the All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) in Belonia, Baidya criticized the government's failure to protect women's rights and dignity. | 01-Sep-2025 |
No, there was No Election in 1947 in Ind | AGARTALA, Sep 1 (TIWN): "Everyone is equal in democracy" but in reality some people are more equal when in power. The irony is often seen in Indian politics that left politicians without fear of being dragged under the law. While protesting against Bihar Congress's rally participants abusive words' uses, Tripura BJP MP Rajib Bhattacharjee on Monday accused India's first Prime Minister Jawharlal Nehru stating "he lost the election" with Sardar Patel by 13 votes -- which is absolutely fake as there was no contest before 1947 in India and also for the Prime Minister's position. | 01-Sep-2025 |
Protest over Cleaning Workers' Job Priva | AGARTALA, Sep 1 (TIWN): A protest erupted at IGM hospital on Monday after a private company, ATSF took over the cleaning staff hiring process and payment issues. The matter turned complicated after one of the cleaning staff was allegedly attacked by the company employee. However, it's not clear who hurled the attack and when exactly the attack took place but the cleaning employees did not allow the ATSF employees to enter IGM hospital when the situation erupted. Centering this incident, tension generated in the IGM hospital led the police force to rush into the hospital premises and talk to the attacked staff. Privatization of cleaning staff at IGM hospital was opposed by the staff, as the new company ATSF may not hire everyone, and also asked for money from the staff for their dresses and other purposes. | 01-Sep-2025 |
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