Tripura

PM Manmohan Singh cancels visit to Tripura

Agartala: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's proposed visit to Tripura on July 22 has been cancelled owing to unavoidable circumstances, official sources said. The Prime Minister was scheduled to visit the state capital to inaugurate the newly built Assembly Building and lay the foundation stone for a new Governor's House at the new capital complex. The state government has received an official communication from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) about the...

07:37 PM, Jul 17, 2011

Methane leaks from ONGC well, US firm to help

by CNN-IBN

New Delhi: Natural gas containing almost 95 per cent Methane has been leaking from an ONGC well at Konaban village in western Tripura for the last six days. The leakage started on the evening of June 14, when ONGC personnel and engineers were engaged in routine maintenance work at the pipelines and gas well. The outflow of the gas has not been sealed till now due to high pressure of...

12:23 PM, Jun 20, 2011

Tripura Governor accused of land grabbing

by Kajal Iyer,CNN-IBN

New Delhi: Tripura governor and noted Maharashtra educationist DY Patil has been accused of land grabbing. A case of fraud and cheating has been registered against him in Pune. After Iqbal Singh governor of Puducherry, another governor is in trouble, this time for allegations of land-grabbing. A piece of land has landed Tripura governor DY Patil in an ownership dispute. A police complaint has been lodged against Patil, his wife...

07:08 AM, Apr 28, 2011

Tripura on bird flu alert, central teams arrive

by IANS

Agartala: Following an outbreak of the deadly avian influenza, Tripura on Saturday sounded a bird flu alert and intensified surveillance. Two central government teams comprising scientists and doctors arrived in Tripura on Saturday to assist the state authorities. They are closely monitoring the situation, an official said. "We have deployed 16 Rapid Response Teams (RRT) in the affected areas of west Tripura district and have asked officials to look for...

04:18 PM, Feb 19, 2011

Tripura man sells dowry items and donates money

by IANS

Agartala: In an exemplary gesture against the evil of dowry, a newly-wed government school teacher in Tripura Sunday donated Rs 48,000 to the chief minister's relief fund after selling the gifts received by him in marriage. A resident of Dhanbilas village in northern Tripura, 37-year-old Bimal Singh Debbarma wedded Jesmi two months ago. "Despite my strong opposition, my father-in-law Chandra Mohan Debbarma during the marriage ceremony gave furniture, gold and...

06:17 PM, Jan 10, 2011

Left-ruled states bear maximum brunt of bandh

by CNN-IBN

New Delhi: The trade union bandh against price rise had maximum impact in Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura -- the three Left-ruled states. Nearly six crore workers under the banner of eight trade unions participated in the strike on Tuesday. They demanded a control on rising prices, streamlining of the rationing system and proper implementation of labour laws. Most flights to and from Kolkata have been cancelled, barring Air India...

07:05 PM, Sep 07, 2010