KAMALPUR, Dec 19 (TIWN): A police officer appeared frustrated, and upset as he was struggling to remove the road blockers which stopped all vehicle movements in Halahali, Kamalpur on Thursday. Their demand was that two people who were arrested in ABC Brick Factory’s chimney blast incident — should be released without any bond. The police officer told the agitators that release was left upon the court but he asked, whether they feel any pain for the victims or not. ‘5 people died and 2 are left critical. Doesn't it make you sad? Is it nothing?”, the officer asked the road blockaders.

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KAMALPUR, Dec 17 (TIWN): A deadly chimney blast at Annapurna Brick Factory owned by Soubhik Pal claimed lives, injuring many workers in Kamalpur subdivision's Halahali area. According to the latest update, the death toll has risen to four in the incident. The brick kiln chimney collapsing in the Kamalpur Halhali spread tension in the area, as it has raised questions over the safety of the brick factory workers. The fire brigade and emergency response teams rushed to the spot and took the injured workers to the local hospital. The deceased have been identified as Subal Debnath (55), Pinku Shil (37), Anil Gautam (49), and Sajal Malakar (40). The condition of three others is reported to be critical.

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AGARTALA, Dec 17 (TIWN): After Tripura Cricket Team Captain Manishankar Murasigh remains unsold at IPL, Tipra Motha leader Pradyot Debbarma slammed the state government for failing to promote own talent like Manishankar Muransigh. “Sometimes we have talents inside our home, but we can not identify that diamond. I do respect Saurabh Ganguli, who has made tremendous contributions for our national cricket, but his ties are with Bengal. Why can we not promote our own talent? So much money is given to outsiders but why not for our own people?”

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