Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Amid COVID-19 pandemic, preparations for | AGARTALA, July 31 (TIWN): With the arrival of festive season the idol makers have geared up in giving final shape to the idols across the state. | 30-Jul-2020 |
| Vehicle seized with cows in Salbagan are | AGARTALA, July 31 (TIWN): A vehicle has been seized with cows in Salbagan area of Agartala. | 30-Jul-2020 |
| Tripura Observes ‘Total Lockdownâ | AGARTALA, July 31 (TIWN): With the 4th day of lockdown has started in Tripura, security measures have been beefed up succeeding the ongoing ‘Total Lockdown’.The lockdown started from July 26 night 9 PM and to be continued till 4th August 5 AM. This lockdown in the Unlock period has put the public in trouble, but lockdown was necessitated due to COVID-19 cases surpassing 4,500 causing 21 deaths so far, including 2 suicides of COVID-19 patients in this Northeast state. Today, from morning police were on duty to keep people in home and also many came under actions. Legal actions were taken against a large numbers of people who violated social distancing or unnecessarily came out of home.In Agartala also, no vehicle was seen plying on roads, whereas tight security was imposed throughout the state. | 30-Jul-2020 |
| Four Covid patients booked for spitting | Agartala, July 30 (TIWN) Four COVID-19 patients were booked after they allegedly abused and spat on a woman doctor at a health facility here, police said on Thursday. | 30-Jul-2020 |
| Education Minister inaugurated TBSE Webs | AGARTALA, July 30 (TIWN): On Thursday Tripura Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath inaugurated the upgraded version of the official website of Tripura Board of Secondary Education (TBSE). On viewing the recent scenario of Covid-19 pandemic, TBSE is decided to convert the facilities in online process. From online registration to getting marksheets of Board exams, everything will be provided in the website. | 30-Jul-2020 |
| Broad-day light robbery attempt in Tripu | AGARTALA, July 30 (TIWN): In a daring robbery attempt, Tripura CM Biplab Deb's wife Niti Deb led NGO Purvaudaya's Heart of Humanity scheme office was targeted by a thief, which is located on the heart of the capital city Agartala. The office was inaugurated just before 1 week. | 30-Jul-2020 |
| ‘Jhulan’ Festival observed | AGARTALA, July 30 (TIWN): Jhulan Jatra Mahotsav is being celebrated across Tripura today. | 30-Jul-2020 |
| Lockdown : Heavy Crowd was witnessed in | AGARTALA, July 30 (TIWN): TIWN's field coverage this morning in Agartala markets as Gol Bazar at 9am exposed public lackluster attitude on social distancing. On Thursday, mass gatherings were observed in Agartala city’s various markets Gol bazar, Battala Markets amid police’s much request to keep social distance. In spite of Police Dept's dedicated work in controlling social distancing, various vegetable markets had turned hotbed of social activity. On the other side, the Congress Party has criticized the BJP led State Govt over its lockdown extension without giving any preparation time. In a statement, Congress State President has strongly criticized the State Govt.He said, the Govt here has completed its duties by announcing lockdown extension. It did not think for once how the people would be managing now, as earlier, before lockdown, public got one day time but as no prior time was given, Congress State President has massively criticized the Govt over the decision. | 30-Jul-2020 |
| Tight Checking, Securities on Roads as L | AGARTALA, July 30 (TIWN): As 3 days long Lockdown has been now extended till 4th August, 5 AM, Police have continued checking of vehicles and goers. Apart from emergency services and essential commodities, the whole Tripura on Thursday remained paralyzed due to ‘Total Lockdown’. Lockdown in Tripura has started from Monday 5 AM to be continued till 4th August 5 AM. Govt and Police have requested the people to stay home as much as possible. Vehicle Services were crippled, but Govt’s emergency services like hospitals, ambulances remained open without any pause. Public gave massive response to the Lockdown and no gathering or crowd was seen at any corner. Today, from morning police were on duty to keep people in home and also many came under actions. With the Paralyzed Transport system on Thursday, vehicle movements were halted as restrictions are now imposed strictly for the "Total Lockdown". | 30-Jul-2020 |
| State Govt orders probe in Covid-19 posi | AGARTALA, July 30 (TIWN): State Govt orders probe in Covid-19 positive woman gives birth to child in Ambulance incident. | 30-Jul-2020 |
| 'Tripura Govt could have given 1 day tim | AGARTALA, July 30 (TIWN): The Congress Party has criticized the BJP led State Govt over its lockdown extension without giving any preparation time. | 30-Jul-2020 |
| 'Please don't spread rumours against COV | AGARTALA, July 30 (TIWN): Reacting over the ongoing protests in various areas and stir against Health workers after they are going for COVID-19 surveys there, Tripura Education Minister Ratanlal Nath has requested the leaders and so called a 'section of people' for not to spread rumours as no official will test the local people but they will just do surveys of the area and query, whether they have any symptoms or not. If symptom is found then, it will be noted and later based on needs, tests will be done. | 30-Jul-2020 |
| ‘Home Isolation’ for Very-m | AGARTALA, July 30 (TIWN): Home Isolations for very mild symptomatic, pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic patients have been announced in Tripura. | 29-Jul-2020 |
| Out of FIR against 5 persons in Gang-Rap | AGARTALA, July 30 (TIWN): After the youths from different corners of the country staged protest in social media over the brutal gang-rape case of a 17-year-old minor girl, Tripura police finally gave a sneak-peek about the investigation on Wednesday | 30-Jul-2020 |
| Tripura Police Arrested 10 persons in 17 | AGARTALA, July 29 (TIWN): 17 years old girl's gang-rape incident which has shaken media across India, is undergoing fastest investigation led by Tripura Police. DIG Soumitra Dhar held press conference in the Police Headquarter amid COVID-19 tension, just to assure the people about proper probe going on in the case. Addressing media, DIG Soumitra Dhar said, "On 21st July this FIR was lodged. It's a Gang-Rape case ! Case No- 79/20 was lodged and till now Police is succeeded to arrest 10 persons. 2 of the main accused whose names are in FIR are still absconding. According to the FIR, Rupesh Sarkar was the main known person to whom the victim went to meet on that day". | 29-Jul-2020 |
| Villagers stopped Medical team in Rajpur | AGARTALA, July 29 (TIWN): In another incident villagers, in a large number stopped medical team from conducting door to door survey. This time the incident took place in Lal Mira para of Rajpur Village. | 30-Jul-2020 |
| Lockdown Extended in Tripura till 4th Au | AGARTALA, July 29 (TIWN): The ongoing lockdown has been extended till 4th August 5 AM. | 30-Jul-2020 |
| Many hospitals in Tripura are unable to | AGARTALA, July 29 (TIWN): From Udaipur COVID-19 positive person's death without oxygen to Teliamura pregnant woman's delivery in ambulance and now the GB hospital incident have been showing an unpreparedness of the Health Dept in Tripura putting the medical staffs, Doctors and patients in trouble. In GB hospital a COVID-19 patient who died, his son in law Partha Deb from Ramnagar said, when he brought his father in law in this hospital with symptoms, no medical assistance was given to him. No oxygen was also provided amid his serious breathing problem. The hospital staffs asked them to wait till COVID-19 tests results come which bound them to go to in a private hospital and do the COVID-19 checking but after report came positive, no ambulance was given to them. | 29-Jul-2020 |
| Tripura CM's personal security guard tes | AGARTALA, July 29 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb's person security guard has been tested Corona-Virus positive. | 30-Jul-2020 |
| Last Day of 3 Days Long Tripura Lockdown | AGARTALA, July 29 (TIWN): The 3 days long Lockdown has fallen on Day-3, however, to be continued till tomorrow 5 AM counting the night curfew which will be continued even after lockdown’s withdrawal from 9 PM to 5 AM everyday. Apart from emergency services and essential commodities, the whole Tripura on Tuesday remained paralyzed due to ‘Total Lockdown’. Lockdown in Tripura has started from Monday 5 AM to be continued till 30th July 5 AM. Govt and Police have requested the people to stay home as much as possible. Vehicle Services were crippled, but Govt’s emergency services like hospitals, ambulances remained open without any pause. Public gave massive response to the Lockdown and no gathering or crowd was seen at any corner. | 29-Jul-2020 |
| Bomb-Blast in South Joynagar, 1 arrested | AGARTALA, July 29 (TIWN): A man identified as Sukumar Sarkar is arrested by West Agartala police for allegedly throwing bomb at his uncle's house. | 30-Jul-2020 |
| Covid-19 positive woman gives birth to c | AGARTALA, July 29 (TIWN): A Covid-19 patient in Unakoti district gave birth in a 102 Ambulance while she was being transferred to Agartala for better treatment. However, baby and mother both are stable. | 30-Jul-2020 |
| Thief caught red-handed in Gol Bazar by | AGARTALA, July 29 (TIWN): Taking the opportunity of Lockdown, increasing theft cases have turmoiled normal lives in various parts of the state. | 30-Jul-2020 |
| Tripura Police booked Covid Patients who | AGARTALA, July 30 (TIWN): NCC police identified three persons who were involved in the attack on lady doctor occurred in Bhagat Singh Covid Care Centre on 25 July. | 30-Jul-2020 |
| Ex-CM backs Locals Protests against COVI | AGARTALA, July 29 (TIWN): Former CM Manik Sarkar on Wednesday has slammed the BJP led State Govt over its irresponsible attitude against public’s poverty and not supplying enough reliefs, financial supports to the containment areas and other deep rural areas amid lockdown. He has supported various ongoing protests where locals have rejected COVID-19 tests in their villages and said, “Public’s questions are valid. They are asking, where was the Govt till now, when starvation, poverty had gripped their areas ?†He exemplified how in Battala like areas, workers are returning without getting works from a long time. Sarkar said, “This is not the problem of now, but it is a problem which is being faced by Tripura people due to economic slowdown under BJP era. Indeed, public stirs are manifestation of hidden anger, no trust on the Government. | 29-Jul-2020 |
| ‘Central BJP Govt’s role is | AGARTALA, July 29 (TIWN): Tripura former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has strongly criticized the BJP led Central Govt for its mute role over COVID-19 issues in the state and poor people’s dipping livelihoods, incomes. | 29-Jul-2020 |
| Covid Patient died on wheel chair in wai | AGARTALA, July 29 (TIWN): A COVID-19 Positive man died without oxygen support in a hospital in Tripura, Indian Express News has reported. | 29-Jul-2020 |
| Tripura COVID-19 outbreak Controls worse | AGARTALA, July 29 (TIWN): Tripura’s COVID-19 Situation declining relentlessly with 21 deaths in state and total Positive Case 4287. Recovery cases in the state are 2621. When state's COVID-19 situation is deteriorating with 21 deaths reported so far, Sephaijala Dist DM, SP, more staffs also tested COVID-19 Positive. Earlier, in other Depts also COVID-19 outbreak was witnessed and now Doctors, Medical staffs are getting infected at a large nu,ber. “The DM, SP & some other staff of Sepahijala District Administration have been found COVID19 positive. They all have performed commendable works in this fight against COVID19. I pray to Mata Tripurasundari for speedy recovery of all infected personsâ€, Tripura CM said in a social media post. Health officials said that District Magistrate Chandra Kumar Jamatia, and SP Krishnendu Chakraborty have tested positive. | 29-Jul-2020 |
| DM, SP of Tripura's Sepahijala test Covi | AGARTALA, Jul 29 (TIWN): The top two officials of Tripura's border Sepahijala district on Tuesday tested positive for Covid-19, officials said. | 29-Jul-2020 |
| Sephaijala Dist DM, SP, more staffs test | AGARTALA, July 29 (TIWN): Tripura's COVID-19 situation is deteriorating with 21 deaths reported so far. | 28-Jul-2020 |
| Tripura's COVID-19 death toll raised to | AGARTALA, July 29 (TIWN): Tripura's COVID-19 death toll has raised to 21, as more 4 persons died on yesterday. | 28-Jul-2020 |
| Teliamura’s Hrangkhawl Para villa | AGARTALA, July 28 (TIWN): After Teliamura subdivision’s Mungiakami incident of Monday, where Govt team, DM were stopped from entering for COVID-19 surveys, in the same subdivision, one more incident has come out where Tripura Govt medical team faced rages of locals after they went there to do survey on COVID-19. According to the villagers, Tripura Govt team would lift any patient from any disease as COVID-19 patient and also they have a misconception that Antigen test is not good test and it shows everyone as positive patients. Door to door surveys started in Tripura before Govt might begin rapid antigen tests after selecting areas but the Medical teams, Asha workers are facing continuous problems in during surveys. However in town areas surveys are going on without much hurdles. | 28-Jul-2020 |
| Truck drivers attacked police at Khayerp | AGARTALA, July 28 (TIWN): A few truck drivers allegedly from West Bangal attacked Tripura police personnel on Tuesday. The incident took place at Khayerpur. | 28-Jul-2020 |
| Gopal Roy hits CM Biplab Deb for hiding | AGARTALA, July 28 (TIWN): Congress leader Gopal Roy has strongly criticized Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb as he hided COVID-19 deaths of four persons on yesterday. | 28-Jul-2020 |
| Tripura reports 3 rapes including 2 gang | Agartala: Tripura has reported three incidents of rape including two gang rapes in Khowai district amid the Coronavirus pandemic. A 17-year-old girl was raped by five persons in a car on Tuesday. | 28-Jul-2020 |
| Total Lockdown, House to House Surveys c | AGARTALA, July 28 (TIWN): Apart from emergency services and essential commodities, the whole Tripura on Tuesday remained paralyzed due to ‘Total Lockdown’. Lockdown in Tripura has started from yesterday 5 AM to be continued till 30th July 5 AM. Govt and Police have requested the people to stay home as much as possible. Vehicle Services were crippled, but Govt’s emergency services like hospitals, ambulances remained open without any pause. Public gave massive response to the Lockdown and no gathering or crowd was seen at any corner. With the Paralyzed Transport system on Monday, vehicle movements were halted as restrictions are now imposed strictly for 3 days of "Total Lockdown". Today, from morning police were on duty to keep people in home and also many came under actions. | 28-Jul-2020 |
| 3 years old child died from Malaria | AGARTALA, July 28 (TIWN): A 3 years old child has died from Malaria in an ADC area in Tripura. | 28-Jul-2020 |
| ‘Door to Door COVID-19 Survey is a | AGARTALA, July 28 (TIWN): As Door to Door surveys of COVID-19 continues on Day-2, Minister Ratanlal Nath has called this move as an excellent step taken by the Health Dept of Tripura. | 28-Jul-2020 |
| Tripura : Reasonless Road-Goers returned | AGARTALA, July 28 (TIWN): With the 3 days long lockdown has started in Tripura, security measures have been beefed up succeed the 3 days lockdown. | 28-Jul-2020 |
| Resentment against Teliamura Municipalit | TELIAMURA, July 28 (TIWN): Resentment erupted among ASHA workers after a Municipality officer called them as ‘Cows’. This incident took place at Teliamura. | 28-Jul-2020 |
| BJP Govt's Press Accreditation under que | AGARTALA, July 28 (TIWN): Tripura BJP Govt's Press Accreditation under various questions from nepotism to saffron bias after State Govt broke its own guidelines in selecting candidates. | 28-Jul-2020 |
| Gandachera-Raishyabari road remains in p | GANDACHERA, July 28 (TIWN): The Gandachera-Raishyabari road has remained in miserable shape giving tough times for public, even ambulance services. | 27-Jul-2020 |
| Transport Services remain paralyzed acro | AGARTALA, July 28 (TIWN): With the Paralyzed Transport system started from yesterday, vehicle movements were halted as restrictions are now imposed strictly for 3 days of "Total Lockdown". On second day also, the services remained paralyzed which will be continued till tomorrow. 3 days lockdown in the Unlock period has put the public in trouble, but lockdown was necessitated due to COVID-19 cases surpassing 4000 causing 13 deaths so far in this Northeast state. Today, from morning police were on duty to keep people in home and also many came under actions. Legal actions were taken against a large numbers of people who violated social distancing or unnecessarily came out of home. In Agartala city also, no vehicle was seen plying on roads, whereas tight security was imposed throughout the state. | 27-Jul-2020 |
| Tripura police to investigate MLAs†| AGARTALA, July 28 (TIWN): Tripura police have launched a probe after gathering of people at the residence of BJP MLA and former Health Minister Sudip Roy Barman, allegedly flouted restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus, officials said on Monday. | 28-Jul-2020 |
| 3 days Lockdown’s Second Day star | AGARTALA, July 28 (TIWN): With 3 days lockdown’s Day-2 has been started in Tripura, like Day-1, today also roads were seen empty, city’s corners left without crowd as State Govt has given a strict warning against the violators. Massive securities were deployed across the parts of the Capital City Agartala and other parts of the state to ensure people maintains full lockdown. For medical, emergency purposes, people have to show proper evidence and the Employees are allowed to pass after showing their ID cards. Home Dept is taking measures of the Lockdown situation and in case of law violation, legal actions are being taken against all Lockdown violators. | 28-Jul-2020 |
| 147 Persons tested COVID-19 Positive in | AGARTALA, July 27 (TIWN): 147 persons have been tested COVID-19 Positive in Tripura, overflowing four thousand cases in the state. | 27-Jul-2020 |
| Villagers in Teliamura's Mungiakami stop | AGARTALA, July 27 (TIWN): Villagers in Mungiyakami area of Teliamura subdivision stopped medical team from entering their village for survey, saying 'medical team may spread the infection in village.' | 27-Jul-2020 |
| Mungiakami Public reject Tripura Govtâ | TELIAMURA, MUNGIAKAMI, July 27 (TIWN): In an unexpected experience, medical team faced public anger when they went for house to house COVID-19 tests in Mungiakami, Teliamura. Mungiakami villagers stopped them from entering their area for house-to-house COVID-19 tests, which created a turmoil in that area. This incident took place in Mungiakami ADC village, in Teliamura, whereas mask-less villagers made a blockade saying, “We don’t have COVID-19 disease among us and that’s why we are not wearing any masks. But, now Doctors are entering in our village which may spread Corona-Virusâ€. An angry woman said, “When Tripura Govt had ordered 3 days lockdown and stopped us from going anywhere, why the Doctors are now coming ?? We will not allow them to touch usâ€. Later, the team had to return without surveying the village or any tests of villagers. | 28-Jul-2020 |
| 60 year old man commits suicide at Madhu | AGARTALA, July 27 (TIWN): A 60 year old man committed suicide at Nagpara area under Madhupur PS. The deceased has been identified as is Shishu Sarkar. | 27-Jul-2020 |
| People alleged 'Stomach Ache' due to Pla | AGARTALA, July 27 (TIWN): Subash Nagar, Jagat Palli Conoli’s locals have alleged that their ration shop has provided them plastic rice to a family, caused stomach ache to all of them. | 27-Jul-2020 |