Archive Detail
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| Nephew Sudip to join BJP : Uncle Manik S | AGARTALA, Aug 7 (TIWN): Just one day ago that Sudip Barman is going to join BJP along with thousands of Trinamool supporters, Manik Sarkar in a rally said, "Don't join in BJP". | 06-Aug-2017 |
| Tapan's lies about SSA teachers’ | AGARTALA, Aug 7 (TIWN): With SSA teachers' hunger strike passed 6th day CPI-M govt is now under tremendous pressure as it is now exposed that Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty deliberately lied with the people of the state regarding the regularization of the employeesrecruited under SSA . It is now clear like day light that CM Manik and his govt's negative policy is the only hindrance to the entire matter of regularization of employees . | 07-Aug-2017 |
| 'Don't join BJP' : says nervous Manik Sa | AGARTALA, Aug 6 (TIWN): One day ago when Sudip Barman and his co along with many Trinamool supporters are joining BJP, Manik Sarkar said in a CPI-M rally at town hall premise, “Why you are going to join BJP ?†| 06-Aug-2017 |
| CPI-M mocks proposed adhaar-linking catt | AGARTALA, Aug 6 (TIWN): Tripura CPI-M in a rally has mocked at the idea of linking cows with aadhar number through a colouful rally at Agartala. | 06-Aug-2017 |
| Loadshedding begins for Puja-work | AGARTALA, Aug 6 (TIWN): With the Durga Puja is closeby, lod shedding has begun in Tripura due to puja preparation works. | 06-Aug-2017 |
| PWD busy as CM to travel via road to ina | UDAIPUR / AMARPUR, Aug 6 (TIWN): PWD has become busy at Udaipur-Amarpur road repairing as Chief Minister Manik Sarkar to travel via road on Monday. | 06-Aug-2017 |
| Union Petroleum Minister to visit Tripur | AGARTALA, Aug 6 (TIWN): Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Kr. Pradhan to arrive Tripura on Monday. | 06-Aug-2017 |
| Joining of MLAs on Monday, preparation o | AGARTALA, Aug 6 (TIWN): Preparation on peak for TMC MLAs' joining programme that is to be held on Monday. | 06-Aug-2017 |
| Tapan talks two times before media about | AGARTALA, Aug 6 (TIWN): Whereas Tripura Education Minister constantly striking the hunger strikers via different press conferences but not a single visit has been paid by the Minister at Orient Chowmuhani where the SSAs are in Hunger Strike. | 06-Aug-2017 |
| Physically challenged people demand recr | AGARTALA, Aug 6 (TIWN): Physically challenged people have come forward under the banner of "Tripura Dristihin Unnoyon Samiti Central Committee" on Sunday with various pleas. | 06-Aug-2017 |
| Day 6 of Tripura SSA's Hunger Strike : S | AGARTALA, Aug 6 (TIWN): Manik Sarker led CPI-M Govt's 3 decades long apathy & deprivation once again exposed by SSA regularization issue. It has been long 6 days that Tripura SSA teachers in hunger strike, in demand of being regularized but with no development from the state govt side the SSAs expressed their despair for the 'inhuman' behaviour of Tripura Govt. In last 6 days Tapan Chakraborty two times held press conferences and said that the regularization of SSAs is not in state govt's hands. Tapan Chakraborty's denial of facts was amid continuous document publishing by SSA teachers via RIT in these days to show 'Regularization is upto the State Govt and it's not under the Central Govt'. However, on Sunday the SSA teachers have disclosed some other state's notifications that shows the regularization was done by the state govt, not by the Central.In case of Manipur in a notification on May 7, 2010 it was said "I am directed to say that the matter regarding liberalizing the policy of regularization of contract appoints in all the Depts had been engaging the attention of the Govt for sometime past. | 06-Aug-2017 |
| SSA's Hunger Strike movement again stren | AGARTALA, Aug 6 (TIWN): SSA teachers led Hunger Strike in Tripura has marked Day-6 at Orient Chowmuhani on Sunday, whereas the teachers who became weak and hospitalized, have returned from IGM hospital to join the Hunger Strike. The secretary of the SSA Association Bastab Debbarma who was first to hospitalized on Friday night has also joined the hunger strike a taking again a leading role. Addressing a press conference, Bastab Debbarma argued on Tripura Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty's statement that 'no state has regularized SSA teachers' and showed full proof evidences that how other states have regularized the SSA teachers. Also the regularization copies of Manipur, Sikkim were shared with media on Sunday press meet. A huge number of SSA teachers have joined on Sunday as a part of the agitation as schools are off today. The SSA teachers also alleged that the school authority are not allowing other teacher, who want to join the hunger strike and with various pressures the teachers have been engaged in the schools. | 06-Aug-2017 |
| After Trinamool & Congress, Biplab signa | AGARTALA, Aug 6 (TIWN): "Everything is possible in politics", said Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. However, giving a signal Biplab Deb said before media, "Some MLAs from CPI-M in talk with us. Let the election come, you will see more colours". | 06-Aug-2017 |
| One convicted in theft case | UDAIPUR, Aug 6 (TIWN): LD. District & Sessions Judge, Gomati Tripura Udaipur, has convicted 01 (One) accused person namely Sri Deb Bikram Jamatia S/O Sri Krishna Kripa Jamatia of Haticharra Maharani PS R.K.Pur, under Gomati District U/S 135 Electricity Act-2003. | 05-Aug-2017 |
| CPI-M's allegation of 'BJP politicizing | AGARTALA, Aug 6 (TIWN): BJP exposed CPI-M's lies after Minister Tapan Chakraborty said that SSA's movement is fully politically biased. BJP in counterattack depicted about CPI-M's help in various employee led strikes, demonstrations since 1975, whenever CPI-M was the opposition-party. In a press conference state BJP leaders said, "Why CPI-M is calling BJP for politicizing SSA-move ? Didn't CPI-M as the opposition stand against Congress to support employees and said CPI-M is with them ?". Citing example from 1975, the BJP leader said, "In support on 2nd March, 1975 CPI-M gave a strong support to the strike called at TGEA Office. On that day CPI-M said whatever strength they have we would give to get teachers' rights. We are ready to give our lives, our blood for you".However, Nripen Chakraborty told the protesters, "Not only you but everybody is victim of Congress rule. To get you the win against deprivation, our party will be with you".CPI leader Jitendralal Das said, "To succeed over the strike we are ready to give every kinds of helps to you". | 05-Aug-2017 |
| 'Regularization of SSA teachers is fully | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): Reacting over Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty's allegation that SSA teachers' protests are motivated by BJP, Ashok Sinha said there are many protests since 1975 led by teachers, whereas CPI-M promised to be together when CPI-M was not in power. | 05-Aug-2017 |
| Increasing fish deaths at Kalyan Sagar | UDAIPUR, Aug 5 (TIWN): Once again fishes are dying at Kalyansagar, the lake at Matabari. | 05-Aug-2017 |
| Victims of CPI-M’s mega education | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): Manik Sarkar led CPI-M Govt’s apathy towards hapless SSA teachers continue as no Ministers or high officials so far visited ailing ‘hunger strike’ teachers at Agartala. After Bastab Debbarma fell sick along with 22 others, the health condition of many SSA teachers are further deteriorating. More 5 SSA teachers have shifted at IGM on Saturday, after they collapsed. The condition of other SSA teachers sat in hunger strike are not at all well and need saline immediately. The teachers from Aug-1 had sat in hunger strike in demand of regularization, but till day not no Education Dept. high official has visited the teachers. The state govt not only deprived the SSA teachers, but also allegedly looted Rs. 5000 per month from the SSA teachers' salaries. As per the documents shown by SSA teachers, it's clearly said that from 2010-11 the state govt had been brought funds from the Centre on regular basis but it was never given to the teachers. | 05-Aug-2017 |
| After destroying Tripura Congress, Trina | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): Barman family's 3 decades of exceptional service to Manik Sarkar caused decimation of every political party in Tripura as Samir Barman, Sudip Barman acted as CPI-M agents with sole mission to destroy opposition parties. Samir Ranjan Barman weakened Congress via infighting after Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar led Congress won Assembly elections in 1989, sane his son Sudip Barman did to Mamata's TMC in 2017 so that CPI-M gets maximum political mileage. When Trinamool in Tripura is struggling for existence and Mamata Banerjee dispatched Sabyasachi Dutta in a fresh move to rebuild Trinamool Congress replacing Mukul Roy but Asish Saha, Sudip Barman and other Trinamool MLAs have backstabbed Mamata by undertaking much awaited meeting with Amit Shah, the BJP National President at New Delhi. Tripura BJP top brass Sunil Deodhar, Biplab Deb remained present in the meeting, whereas TMC youth leader cum Sudip’s ‘chamcha’ Sushanta Chowdhury also seen in a photo-op with BJP leaders. | 05-Aug-2017 |
| 1400 Kilo Ganja recovered | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): 1400 Kilo of cannabis were recovered on Saturday early morning by Tripura police. | 05-Aug-2017 |
| 6 TMC MLAs join BJP : Official Press rel | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): Via official press release, BJP in Tripura has declared that 6 TMC MLAs have joined BJP on Saturday. | 05-Aug-2017 |
| After Congress & BJP, now IPFT held visi | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): After Congress and BJP leaders had visited the SSA teachers' hunger strike at Orient Chowmuhani, on Saturday IPFT leader N C Debbarma has made a visit there. | 05-Aug-2017 |
| 35 yrs man rapes physically challenged g | AGARTALA / BISHALGARH, Aug 5 (TIWN): A minor girl who is deaf and dumb, also physically challenged was brutally raped by his neighbour on Thursday night in Bishalgarh. | 05-Aug-2017 |
| Police clueless after minor girl kidnapp | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): Since 2 days opposition BJP is protesting over the kidnapping of a minor girl at Agartala. | 05-Aug-2017 |
| BJP protests against deplorable road con | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): In demand of road repairing and diminishing water crisis problem, BJP under Ward No-2 (Barjala-4) has placed deputation to the AMC mayor on Saturday. | 05-Aug-2017 |
| Missing housewife's dead-body found hang | SONAMURA, Aug 5 (TIWN): After 3 days of missing, house wife Parul Aktar's deadbody has been recovered hanging in a tree. | 05-Aug-2017 |
| After Mukul's failure, Didi sends Sabyas | AGARATLA, Aug 5 (TIWN): West Bengal Trinamool leader Sabyasachi Dutta in a fresh move to strengthen Tripura Trinamool has arrived here for the first time after he was positioned as the 'State Observer' of Tripura, suspending Mukul Roy. Sabyasachi Dutta has arrived at Agartala Airport on Saturday morning, when former Trinamool leaders are joining in rival Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday amid a massive celebration programme organized at Agartala. After arriving at Agartala Airport, Sabyasachi Dutta immediately went to Gitanjali State Guest House, where he is scheduled to meet the state Trinamool leaders. Addressing the media at Agartala Airport, Sabyasachi Dutta said, "As the actual opposition of CPI-M, it's only Trinamool Congress, which can stand before Communist Party and Mamata Banerjee is the actual rival of CPI-M that kicked out CPI-M from West Bengal". A two day long meeting has been started from 11 AM to 7 PM that would be continued till Sunday. | 05-Aug-2017 |
| Biplab reacts over Late-Joining of MLAs | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): Very clear cut response has been given by bTripura BJP President Biplab Deb on Friday evening when asked about MLAs 'late joining'. Media asked him whether BJP earlier had set a deadline of May-31 for any opposition leaders to join the party, Biplab Deb replied, "Yes that was the deadline. If they could come before 3 months then they could contribute more and do more for the people of Tripura. However, lately but good sense has led them to join BJP". "BJP is extra ordinary party, doesn't believe in stereotype. It's not that for whole life you have to be strict to one party, but the people would know which party will bring development in state". | 05-Aug-2017 |
| Embezzlement of Rs 1 crore in Dharmanaga | DHARMANAGAR, Aug 5 (TIWN) : A huge embezzlement of Rs 1 crore has been brought to light under School Education Department by the CAG(audit) report for the year 2016-17 . This time the ghotala took place in Dharmanagar . On 27/07/2017 Director of Secondary Education Govt of Tripura sent a letter to the DM & Collector , North Tripura vide No.F.10(8-3)SE/Audit/2017 stating ," you are requested to submit the latest poaition regarding construction of 50 seated Manipuri Boys Hostel atRajbari /Dharmanagar under Special Central Assistance (SCA -Untied) for the year 2012-13 sanctioned to byFinance Department vide Memo No.F.6(02)-Fin(B)/2010-11/P-1 dated 7/8/2012 and the fund or Rs 50 lakh wasreallocated to you vide No.F8(2-17)-SE/Plan/2011(L) dated03/09/2012 by Directorate of Secondary Education for implementation of said work ." | 05-Aug-2017 |
| Teachers continue hunger strike in Tripu | Agartala, Aug 5 (TIWN / IANS) Rejecting a government appeal, around 50 teachers belonging to Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) continued their indefinite hunger strike for the fifth day on Saturday in Tripura demanding regularisation of their jobs. | 05-Aug-2017 |
| Day-4 of SSA teachers’ hunger str | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): SSA Teachers’ Association Secretary Bastab Debbarma has fell sick on the 4th day of Hunger Strike. Two more Bijit Kr. Singh, Amarendu Debbarma also fell sick. | 05-Aug-2017 |
| Tapan gives political speech at Secretar | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): CPI-M was just waiting for the day when BJP will make a visit to the SSA teachers and thus finally when BJP leaders had met SSA teachers at Orient Chowmuhani's demonstration-place, Tapan Chakraborty sitting at Secretariat in the evening said, "We had requested SSA teachers to withdraw the hunger strike, but after today's incident, now it has been cleared that the teachers are politically motivated'. However, BJP's visit and promising to SSA teachers on their regularization, just expectedly fell heavy upon CPI-M Govt that has expressed with the anger of Tapan Chakraborty during the press conference. But question raising, why Minister was silent when Congress leaders had visited 2 days back and met the SSA teachers. Congress Chief Birjit Sinha not only visited but blasted the state govt before camera for its deprivation. | 05-Aug-2017 |
| Father kills son | AGARTALA, Aug 5 (TIWN): With a shocking note, a father has killed his own son in Tripura. | 05-Aug-2017 |
| Joining programme begins with Ex-Trinamo | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): The joining programme of BJP from Trinamool has begun finally on Friday, with the women Ex-Trinamool leaders official joining in BJP Head Quarter. | 04-Aug-2017 |
| Deodhar addresses Hunger Strikers | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): BJP State observer Sunil Deodhar along with other BJP leaders met the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) teachers of Tripura who are on hunger strike from last 4 days. | 04-Aug-2017 |
| Badal held press meet ahead of National | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): Tripura Health Minister Badal Chowdhury announced details about the programme schedule of National Deworming day under NHM for the year 2017. | 04-Aug-2017 |
| 'Tripura CPI-M is in ventilation' : Bipl | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): State BJP President Biplab Deb on Friday said that CPI-M is almost dead and there is no opposition left except BJP in Tripura. | 04-Aug-2017 |
| Deodhar, Biplab, Ratan visit SSA teacher | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): In an open move with Congress MLA Ratan Lal Nath, BJP State President Biplab Deb, State Observer Sunil Deodhar have visited SSA teachers on the 4th day of Hunger Strike led by contractual SSA teachers at Orient Chowmuhani in demand of regularization. Addressing media, Biplab Deb said, "This is really shame, when other states including Assam, Manipur, Nagaland have regularized the SSA teachers, but Tripura Govt has not regularized them yet. What BJP will do with SSA teachers, we made our stand clear long back, but via media I like to tell CM Manik Sarkar to regularize the SSA teachers on the urgent basis and not to wait for more 6 months when BJP will come in power". "We do not care about Congress, Communists' comments as they will be vanished soon, but BJP is urging the state govt to regularize the teachers now", said Deb. | 04-Aug-2017 |
| 'If SSA teachers do not qualify as per N | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): With a shocking warning, Tripura SSA teachers boldly declared, if the teachers doesn't qualify NCTE guidelines, then the State Govt has to send its officials to jail who had appointed the SSA teachers. In a press note the SSA teachers said, "As per Tapan Chakraborty's claim, the SSA teachers if qualified by NCTE's guidelines, then they will be regularized. So, we are telling him "clearly", to make it "clear" whether his dept didn't follow the laws of NCTE while recruiting the teachers ? If he thinks the authority didn't appointed legally, then the heads of the Education Dept must be sent to jail and the Minister should start a preparation for that". However, in this situation, what Tripura Govt does it's to be seen. | 04-Aug-2017 |
| Tripura Govt receives first notice from | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): With a major blow, Tripura Govt has received the first notice from High Court against its much hyped 13000 posts. | 04-Aug-2017 |
| Illegal sand mining continues from river | UDAIPUR, Aug 4 (TIWN): Illegal sand mining through motors have turned rampant at Gomati river. | 04-Aug-2017 |
| EX Trinamool MLAs' futures sealed in BJP | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): Suspense remains about Congress MLA Ratan Lal Nath's date of joining in BJP. However, on Thursday evening a meeting was held between Biplab Deb and Ratan Lal Nath in the presence of State Observer Sunil Deodha and some other BJP members. Now it's to be seen when Ratan Lal joins BJP and what position he achieves after joining in BJP. Ratan Lal Nath has been Biplab's favourite candidate since the beginning among all the opposition MLAs joining in BJP. However, what was the discussion matter and outcome of the meeting, it has to be revealed. On the other hand, Ex-Triamool MLAs will join on Aug -7 in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Aug-7 in front of Rabindra Bhawan followed by a rally at Astabol on that day. | 04-Aug-2017 |
| Manik Sarkar to address Khet-Majur on Au | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): Whereas opposition BJP is all set to welcome Ex-Trinamool members in BJP on August 7 before Rabindra Bhawan, CPI-M has organized a rally one day ago on Aug 6 via Khet Majur Union in the same place. | 04-Aug-2017 |
| Anger on Elder Brother's wife, boy cut o | UDAIPUR, Aug 4 (TIWN): Becoming angry with elder brother's wife one 18 years boy has cut his own neck out of anger at Udaipur. | 04-Aug-2017 |
| 'If SSA is central projects, how DRDA em | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): After Tripura Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty dumped the regularization matter on the Central Govt. following a regime of corruption and chaos under CPI-M Govt that led a Full-History of Violation of recruitment Policy, the SSA teachers raised question, "If SSA is a central project then how RD Dept officials were regularized by State Govt? That is also a central project." SSA teachers claimed that in DRDA central project many employees are working on regular basis as one of the Minister's son-in-law is working in that Dept. "Just because one family member of the Minister is working in DRDA, thus the decision was taken in the cabinet. Why step motherly attitude with us ?", said the SSA teachers. | 04-Aug-2017 |
| Driver escaped after hitting an old prie | SONAMURA, Aug 4 (TIWN): An old priest was seriously injured when a maruti van had hit him suddenly on Friday. | 04-Aug-2017 |
| Tapan says regularization of SSA employe | AGARTALA, Aug 4 (TIWN): Even when the health of the agitated SSA teachers is deteriorating, the School Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty categorically said that regularization of SSAemployees is not possible. Briefing the media persons Tapan said that state govt is sympathetic towards the SSA employees and the govt is looking at their demands from humanitarian grounds . But he said employees recruited under SSA won't be regularized . Citing the instance of 1.78 lakh employees of Uttar Pradeh appointed as ShikshaMitras , whose jobs were terminated by the Supreme Court Tapan Chakraborty said ,"In 2012 UP govt made them regular but the Apex court denied to accept them as teachers. " Cakraborty further said that Hunger strike is not a solution to any problem . | 04-Aug-2017 |
| 'BJP to regularize SSA teachers, staffs | AGARTALA, Aug 3 (TIWN): State BJP has announced on Thursday that if BJP comes in power the SSA teachers will be regularized. | 03-Aug-2017 |
| 'Tapan Chakraborty's press note was Fabl | AGARTALA, Aug 3 (TIWN): After Tripura Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty held a press meet, arguing that all the allegations brought by SSA teachers were false and central govt had not permitted for SSA teachers' regularization, the teachers in a press meet at Orient Chowmuhani asked Tapan Chakraborty via media to show the regularization talk held between state and the centre 'if he can'. "We deeply believe State Govt was never refused by the Central regarding our regularization. SSA although a Central Project but every months Tripura Govt is grabbing regular basis salaries from the Centre since 2010-11, whereas it's not regularizing the teachers in the state. We have all proofs but Education Minister held his press meet without well preparation", said teachers. | 03-Aug-2017 |
| Tripura Govt stopped SSA teachers' salar | AGARTALA, Aug 3 (TIWN): With an inhuman move, the state govt has stopped the salaries of the SSA teachers sat in hunger strike at Orient Chowmuhani. | 03-Aug-2017 |