Chief
Minister Biplab Kumar Deb would inaugurate weeklong Karchi
puja at Chaturdash Devata temple in Jirnia subdivision West tripura
district tomorrow.Ahead of traditional Kharchi
Puja, Jari Puja has been completed with full devotion in Tripura. This a
customary rule and a part of Kharchi Puja.
Keeping
eyes on the 7 day long Kharchi, preparation is also on peak at Chaturdasha
Devta Temple premises at Khayerpur.
The
deities are originally tribal and were later adapted into the Hindu fold.. It
is observed on the Shukla Paksha Ashtami day in Ashad Month. Kharchi Puja
is a weeklong festival. The rituals are conducted by tribal priests and the
main priest is called ‘Chantai.’There
will be 806 stalls in the fair venue and the government will
erect 15 stalls highlighting success by the various departments. There will be
cultural programme during the traditional festival.An
elaborate security arrangement has been made to ensure peaceful celebration
of Karchi festival and adequate number of CCTV cameras has
already been installed in and around the temple to maintain strict vigil.
It
is expected that tradition Kharchi festival will witness
record number of pilgrims this time.There will be enough number of volunteers
to assist devotees during the festival.
Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb today
visited Budjungnagar area
of Jirania subdivision west
tripura District to see a plot spreading over 200 acres of land for
establishing All India Institute
of Medical Science (AIIMS).
"I
have seen a plot spreading 265
acres of land at Budhjungnagar area
for setting up AIIMS as
the Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare has asked for 200
acres land to push the ambitious healthcare project", he told
the reporter after visiting the spot.
The area,
the Chief Minister said
appears suitable for AIIMS as
the Centre wants 200 acres of land not far from Agartala airport.
"Besides, the place is equidistance from Agartala city as well as Khumulwng, headquarters of TTAADC", he pointed out.
"Since
the land is owned by the government, we can give it to the Centre very shortly.
Once land is allotted to the Centre, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will surely give his consent to
set up AIIMS here",
he said.
Deb
further said job opportunity would be opened if AIIMS is set up at Budhjungnagar area.
People
from neighboring Bangladesh,
part of Assam, Mizoram and Manipur will also be benefitted
if AIIMS comes up at
Budhjungnagar near capital city agartala area in West Tripura district's
Jirania subdivision.
Deputy
Chief Minister Jishnu Debbarma launched a project of making 400 numbers of
Individual House Hold Latrines (IHHL) in Sepahijala district on Saturday.
Under this project, which is a joint initiative of Tripura government and ONGC,
the toilets will be installed at the Charilam block of Sepahijala District. In
the launching ceremony held at the multipurpose hall of Sepahijala district at
Bishramganj, Deputy CM was accompanied by District Magistrate Dr. B. Kaur and
Asset Manager of ONGC Tripura Asset Mr. G.K. Singha Roy among others.
Formally launching the project Dy. CM said, to make the vision of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi of making the country Open Defecation Free (ODF) latest
by 2nd. October, 2019, Tripura Govt. is taking all out efforts. He profusely
thanked ONGC for providing support in this noble Endeavour. He further
appreciated ONGC for taking up projects on inclusive and sustainable
development in Tripura. He lauded Asset Manager Mr. G.K. Singha Roy for showing
his concern for development of the state.
District magistrate of Sepahijala Dr. B. Kaur also thanked ONGC for the
support. The jam-packed multipurpose hall also witnessed distribution of
cheques to beneficiaries.
It is mention worthy that, Sepahijala district is known as a place where the
district administration has been putting a lot of effort for its development
not only in terms of infrastructure but also towards maintaining Health and
Hygiene of the residence. Although majority of this area has become accessible
to pacca latrine still there are many blocks where the concept of pacca
latrines is not implemented. Charilam Block falls under that bracket. The objective
of this project is to make Charilam Block open defecation free.
The Rathayatra or the famous Chariot Festival of Lord
Jagannathadeva was celebrated in Tripura with great religious fervour and
gaity. In Agartala was held at the Jagannatha Jeu temple and ISCON MANDIR . The
Head Priest Jagannatha Jeu temple Srimat Swamy Bhakta Kamal Baishnab
inaugurated the Holy Journey of the Ratha by sweeping the road in front of the
temple with Golden Broom. The Idols of Lord Jagannath, Balaram and Shubhadra
were then placed on the Ratha and the Holy Journey began. Thousands of Devotees
participated in the Journey of the Chariot. A 7 –day fair has also began near
the Temple to mark the occasion. Otherhand 9 day fair has began near the Temple
of Iscon Mandir . Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb inagurated the fair.
The
main festival in the Rathayatra at Melaghar in Sipahijala district is
celebrating its 54rd anniversary this year. The Car Festival at
Melaghar, the biggest of the Rathayatra ceremonies in the entire north-east,
was started at Comilla, at the insistence of the King of Tripura. Later, the
venue was shifted to Melaghar in 1964. A great enthusiasm was witnessed at
Melaghar on this occasion. The Big Ratha of Melaghar is 58 ft in height and 25
ft in width and is revered by one and all. Quite a good number of shops have
come from other states to participate in the Fair there.
In a
heart-warming pro-people move, the chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb yesterday
flagged off the state government’s newly announced programme of distribution of
free ration including 20 kgs of rice among impoverished tribal people for two
months in ten blocks. This programme , initiated in the community hall of the
Mungiakami block Khowai District, was also
attended by minister for revenue Narendra Chandra Debbarma , food and civil
supply minister Manoj Kanti Deb ,.
Addressing the programme thechief minister Biplab Kumar Deb said that the current crisis in the
tribal dominated areas was the result of total failure of the twenty five year
rule of the left front . ‘It is strange that after so many years of ruling the
state the left front could not resolve the basic problem of livelihood of the
impoverished tribals ; they are now busy slandering the new government’ said
Biplab Kumar Deb. In this context he also reiterated his resolve to make
Tripura free of the menace of drug and addiction. Apart from this, the chief minister also asserted his resolve to improve the
work culture in the administration. ‘The work has already been initiated by our
ministers but I will also contribute to the process by visiting offices of
various departments ; the work culture has to improve at any cost’ said Biplab.
Through
that rally, the ruling BJP has thanked PM Modi for holding cabinet meeting at
Delhi for Tripura to rename the Airport.
From various parts of the state,
BJP supporters came to join the rally. However the rally was slightly disrupted
due to the sudden raining. Central Ministers led cabinet meeting which decided
to rename Agartala Airport with Tripura visionary King
Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur.
The Agartala airport,
earlier known as Singerbill Airport, is located 20 km north of the capital
city and sits along the Bangladesh border.
Minister of Animal Resource Development Santana Chakma who made 9 years long pending demand possible by her meeting with Union Minister Radha Mohan Singh ( Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare ) at Delhi and managed Tripura Veterinary College's recognition under Veterinary Council of India (VCI) received a grand welcome at Agartala Airport by College students on Today. Students, Professors gathered at Agartala Airport to welcome her, thanked her for making ‘Dream into Reality’. The demand turned almost impossible for the College since its establishment in 2009. Constant media reports, students protests also couldn’t make it possible which turned worst since last two years when passed out students were unable to appear in the TPSC exams as their College turned ‘unrecognized’ even though all students had to crack joint entrance exams to get admission.
Ultimately with Minister Santana Chakma’s bold move 9 years long pending demand has been fulfilled within 4 months of her Ministry. She has also set an example how to utilize the State-Centre relationship which saved many students and passed out students immediate futures.
Since 2009 the College was established but was left without recognition under VCI and since two years no registration could be managed. Finally, with the struggles of the students the College has been given with “Recognition” marking a successful history of Veterinary students protest and teachers hard attempts.The professors / lecturers were always behind the students protest with silent support, confirmed the College students.
The Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb said , the new government has been marching towards right direction- to make Tripura a model state by next three years.
Deb praised the Prime Minister for making Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh as the Chairman of North Eastern Council (NEC) replacing MOS, PMO Jitendra Singh. “It shows how careful is Modiji about the development of Northeast region. I request the NEC Chairman to open a forum for farmers so that vegetables and fruits could be exported to aboard from the Northeast region”, he said.
After arriving in Tripura on Wednesday from NEC meeting held at Shillong, Chief Minister Biplab Deb said, “With the port is opened for transport after Feni river bridge inauguration, the commodity prices will be heavily downed. This is only port (near to Tripura in Bangladesh) is connected with Northeast through Feni river and as portways costs are less so public’s living standard will be high, they can do savings”.
Sri Deb further expanded his Governments vision of making a Drugs Free Tripura in to making a Drugs Free North East and called upon the member CMS and Governors to for their support in this direction.
Bharatiya Janata Party, Its National Executive Member & Tripura State In-Charge, Sunil Deodhar today met Indian gymnast from the North Eastern state of Tripura, Dipa Karmakar. He briefed her on the achievements of four years of Modi Sarkar. She also appreciated the initiatives taken by the Union Sports Minister Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore who himself has a glorious career as a sportsperson.
The athlete of international acclaim has recently returned to India after winning Gold Medal at FIG Gymnastics World Challenge Cup in Turkey. She's done a remarkable comeback after a gap of 2 years due to an injury. During her meeting with Deodhar she thanked the people of Tripura for supporting her during the period of her injury.
Deodhar congratulated her for the recent victory and wished her well for upcoming Asian Games to bring more laurels for the country and to keep Tiranga flying high. He also assured Deepa Tripura's development under the new BJP regime in the state.
BJP Mohila Morcha leader Barnali Goswami has been elected as the Women’s Commission’s new Chairperson, replacing the Manika Datta Roy.
Barnali Goswami has taken charge as the Chairperson Today. BJP Mohila Morcha activists were present in the office to greet the new chairperson. Earlier, CPI-M leader Manika Datta Roy was the chairperson of Women Commission of the state. With the changing of power, like other depts. Women Commission also got new leaders.
Now it’s to be seen what changes comes under Barnali Goswami. It’s a big challenge for her to fight against the high rates of crime against women.
BJP requests govt to make Dipa Karmakar brand ambassador. Said BJP Tripura state general secretary Pratima Bhowmik. If everything falls in right place, Dipa Karmakar, who won a gold medal in the prestigious World Gymnastics Cup in Turkey, may become state’s brand ambassador.
“We are really proud to see Dipa Karmakar won a gold medal in an international event in Turkey. The party earnestly requests the state government to her brand ambassador for the state of Tripura”, BJP state general secretary Pratima Bhowmik told the media in the party office Agartala Yesterday.
Ms. Bhowmik said Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has been relentlessly working to make Tripura a model state within next three years. It will be good if the government makes her branch ambassador of the state.
“Tripura was known a terrorist state but we want to promote Tripura a tourism state by making Dipa Karmakar brand ambassador”, she added.
Tripura Education
Minister Ratan Lal Nath on Today also visited various schools in Agartala and
took certain decisions for further upgradation and actions on teachers
negligence. At Maharani Tulshibati school, Ratan Lal Nath also served notices
to teachers following teachers' negligence in duties. Visiting schools Ratan
Lal Nath said, work culture has slightly developed in many schools following
our constant visits. However, we are yet far from the target and may more have
to be done. But at least teachers have become alert after the visits”. Nath
said, such visits will be continued in coming days to control the idleness
inside the schools.A rude shock
awaited new education minister Ratan Lal Nath : he was aware of the pathetic
condition of infrastructure and human resources in schools but what he
physically saw was enough to send him to a tizzy. Accompanied by Shyamali
Debbarma, deputy director in charge of midday meals in education department,
Nath first visited Thursday the Bodhjung
Girls Primary School (No-4 JB)and found that official record of attendance of
students did not match with physical presence of students. This obviously was
tailor-made record to manipulate midday meals which is now a money-spinner in
many schools. Apart from this, Nath also found a ‘Kokborok’ teacher in the
school drawing a salary of Rs 50 thousand a month but the language is never
taught in the school.The education minister spoke to the
guardians waiting outside the school and took their reactions to the condition
in the school, Reiterating the stand of the government that every effort will
be made to improve the standard of education in the school.
A rude shock awaited new education minister Ratan Lal Nath : he
was aware of the pathetic condition of infrastructure and human resources in
schools but what he physically saw was enough to send him to a tizzy.
Accompanied by Shyamali Debbarma, deputy director in charge of midday meals in
education department, Nath first visited the Bodhjung Girls Primary School
(No-4 JB)and found that official record of attendance of students did not match
with physical presence of students. This obviously was tailor-made record to
manipulate midday meals which is now a money-spinner in many schools. Apart
from this, Nath also found a ‘Kokborok’ teacher in the school drawing a salary
of Rs 50 thousand a month but the language is never taught in the school.
Much to his shock Ratan Lal found two prominent posters adorning the
walls of Shishu Bihar primary school urging upon teachers to attend an ‘open
rally’ of the left. He ordered is personal security officers to remove the
posters which died a dusty death. The toilets and urinals in the school were
also found in an extremely filthy condition as the minister himself tested the
tapes in bath room and the cover of the commode. The teachers failed to furnish
any satisfactory reply to why the bathrooms and toilets were in such a poor
condition. He also found a number of teachers absent from the school without
filing any application in advance. He asked two primary students if they knew
the name of the chief minister of the state and , for a change, both the
students could correctly write the name of the chief minister on the black board
with correct spelling. A discrepancy in the record of attendance and actual
presence of students was also noticed in the Shishu Bihar Primary School
also.
The education minister
spoke to the guardians waiting outside the school and took their reactions to
the condition in the school, Reiterating the stand of the government that every
effort will be made to improve the standard of education in the school. He
asserted that the government was not interested in punishing the teachers but
wanted them to mend their ways. ‘I have found two prominent posters in the
teachers common room which I think is objectionable ; teachers are free to
exercise their right to forming and participating in associations but that must
be outside the school’ said Nath . Till latest reports came in , Ratan Lal Nath
has entered the ‘Bani Vidyapith Girls Higher Secondary School’.
By a coincidence of schedules both the chief
minister Biplab Kumar Deb and deputy chief minister Jishnu Debbarman are
currently out of the state. The chief minister left for Delhi yesterday to
attend a meeting with union home ministry over the repatriation of Reang tribal
refugees stranded in six north Tripura camps over past more than twenty years .
This has become almost an intractable issue with a section of leaders of
refugees refusing to let the repatriation process move forward by citing one
pretext or another . In the meeting which is on today the Mizoram government is
likely to raise the issue of deliberate opposition to the process crated by the
leaders of refugees. Tripura government and the union home ministry are keen to
have the refugees repatriated as they came here from October 15 1997. The chief
minister Biplab Kumar Deb is expected to make the position of his government clear
on the issue by calling for earliest possible repatriation.
Apart from this, the deputy chief minister Jishnu Debbarman is now
Simla ,capital of Himachal Pradesh, to attend a meeting of state power
ministers . The meeting is likely to take important decisions on the power
sector in the country and tariff structure. Both are expected to return to the
state on Wednesday.
She may not be the riches deity in the country in terms of accumulated
wealth and ornament. In fact India’s three richest religious places come
serially as the Lord Ventateshwara temple in Andhra’s Tirupati, celebrated
‘Dargah’ of Khwaja Mainuddin Chishti (Garib Nawaj or Garib Baba) of Ajmer in
Rajasthan and the Golden Temple in Punjab’s Amritsar. But the Mother Protector
of Tripura over the past more than five hundred years-the temple was formally
inaugurated n the year 1501 by princely Tripura’s conqueror-ruler Dhanya
Manikya (1490-1520)-‘Mata Tripureshwari’s temple is one of the holiest Hindu
shrines in the Indian subcontinent, one of the fifty one hallowed
‘Shakti-Peeths’. The presiding deity in the five hundred yearold temple, ‘Mata
Tripureshwari’ has also been offered gifts of devotion in the form of monetary
contribution and gold ornaments.
After long 69 years these gold ornaments are being weighed and counted
for proper accounting in the treasury office of district magistrate in Gomati
under strict security and supervision of district magistrate Tarun Kanti
Debnath, retired district and session judge Subrata Paul and other officials
including Trust member Chandan Chakraborty the counting and weighing had commenced from Tuesday
morning and is continuing today, keeping a proper catalogue. Out of altogether
seven huge trunks of ornaments, 9 kgs of gold in two trunks and 42 kgs of
silver have already been counted . Sources said that a round of counting had
been done last in 1959 and since then accumulation has been continuing without
proper weighing and counting. The current process along with proper cataloguing
will continue till the work is over.
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb on Sunday while addressing in a blood donation camp conducted by BJP Mohila Morcha said, a person's name affects his / her personality a lot.
The chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb has described ‘transparent governance , non-partisan administration and constant endeavour at maintaining law and order’ as the biggest success of the BJP-IPFT government over the past one hundred days. ‘
‘We have also stopped the culture of refusing to register complaint in incidents of crimes aganst women; we have been able to restore the faith of the people in the law and order machinery’ said the chief minister. He also claimed as a big success the infusion of transparency in the administration and cited as example the new recruitment policy based on merit. ‘Unfortunately the opposition criticized this policy as anti-poor but I am convinced that the new recruitment policy will help the poor because there will be no interference from party office and individual leaders ; everyone will be rewarded for merit’ said Biplab. He described the recruitment policy followed by the previous left front government as a ‘policy of turning people in slaves of the party’.
The main elements of the rehabilitation package
in the repatriation would be as follows: 1. Each family will be given on time
Financial Assistance for Rehabilitation of Rupees 4 Lakh (Rupees Fourt Lakh
only) to be kept in Fixed Deposit in the name of the head of the family within
one month of its repatriation. The money will remain in Fixed Deposit for Two
years and the money will be given to the family on its having lived
continuously in Mizoram for three years. 2.Each family will be given Rupees
5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand only) per month as Cash Assistance for a period
of Two years from the date of repatriation. 3.The cash assistance will be
provided through DBT. 4.Each family will be given Rupees One Lakh and Fifty
Thousand for House Building Assistance. This will be disbursed in three
instalments. Rs. 25,000 at the time of repatriation, Rs. 50,000 on completion
of 50% of House Construction and the remaining Rs. 75,000 on the completion of
House. 5. Each person repatriating will be given Free Ration for two years at
the present rate applicable. 6. Each family will get Free Transportation
to be arranged by Government of Mizoram. The agreed cost of transportation will
be reimbursed to Mizoram government by MHA.
The Budget of Rs. 16,387.21 crore for 2018-19 FY was passed in the Assembly with voice vote and all cut motions initiated by the opposition members were rejected.
Dy Chief Jishnu Dev Varma tabled the deficit Budget in House on June 19.
The Food Minister said the state government has been incurring Rs. 16 crore to ensure distribution of rice at 2 per kg to the poor people. Deb also reasoned why cess has been proposed to be imposed in the Budget. “The extra money will be spent for development of roads”, he added.
Chief Minister Said The state government will file a special leave petition in the supreme court for maintaining statuesque in ST/SC Promotion in the government departments. Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb today in formed the assembly .
According to police dispute over land property might be the reason behind the murder of 11 year of child-Purno Biswas, at Taranagar under Sidhai Police Station.
Tripura government has decided to recover all Khash (government) land illegally occupied by the individuals or organizations and the district magistrates has already been instructed to identify such land.
In reply to a question in the state assembly Revenue Minister Narendra Chandra Debbarma said district magistrates has already been initiated the process of identifying such illegally occupied lands and shortly notice will be issued.
He was responding to queries for members Dr Dilip Das, and others. Dr Das said many development projects could not be undertaken in his constituency Barjala in the outskirt of Agartala while some people are occupying large government lands.
Pointing to the previous Left Front government he said during last two decades land mafias in connivance with the leaders of the then ruling party and some government officials has encroached large quantity of lands.
He said the law and order situation also deteriorated due to the activities of the land mafias. Several murder also taken place in last several years due to rivalry between mafia groups but the then government took no action and, instead, the then ruling party utilized their services to suppress the opposition political parties.
The Minister said government is aware of these activities and proper action will be taken after investigation. It may be recalled that the government has already initiated action against political parties and their affiliated organizations who are illegally occupying government lands.
Giving full backing to the new recruitment policy of the news government, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb today said the new policy will end nepotism in the government department.
“The policy is aimed at selecting right persons for right jobs. It will ensure transparency in the recruitment drive to be carried out by the state government”, he said adding that the criticism over the new policy will not bar poor to get government jobs.
“Those who are creating misconception are not aware about the intention of the BJP-IPFT government. They must stop criticism on the issue”, he said.The Chief Minister was speaking at a mega blood donation camp at Krishanpur HS School in Dharmanagar subdivision’s North Tripura District Yubarajnagar area yesterday . Terming healthcare is one of the basic needs of the common people, the Chief Minister said the government has taken steps to improve healthcare facility in the state. Hammering the erstwhile Left regime, Deb said the state requires 575 MBBS doctors at the right moment in spite of having two medical colleges.
“It was the failure of the previous government not keep MBBS pass out students in the state. There was no realistic approach for the doctors that prompted the fresh doctors to go out of the state”, he alleged.
“The state cabinet approved a proposal to engage neurosurgeon and neuro-anesthelogist for the newly opened trauma centre at GBP hospital”, he said adding that a toll-free (144) number has been introduced so that people could get proper medical benefits.In his long speech,
Impoverished tribal ‘Jhumia’ (shifting cultivator) Swapan Debbarma who saved hundreds of lives from an inevitable train mishap on June 15 was given a standing ovation in the Tripura Legislative Assembly by members cutting across party lines . He had already been rewarded with a monetary award worth Rs 50 thousand from tribal welfare minister Mebar Kumar Jamatya. The assembly also passed a resolution on recommending his name for a president’s medal , as well as to give him a job in case the railway department failed to give the job.
It was one June 15 after two consecutive days of heavy monsoon downpour that Swapan Debbarma, accompanied by his little daughter Sumati, had gone out in search of bamboo shoot for eating. At Dhncherra area ahead of Ambassa station Swapan saw that because of slippage of earth beneath due to heavy rain, the railway track was just in a hanging position. Realising that the Agartala-bound train carrying hundreds of passengers would meet with a horrible accident and huge loss of lives, Swapan gave up his search and stood waiting there . When the train was a bit far Swapan and his daughter raised their hands as warning signal and started frantically shaking them along with his shirt. The driver of the train slowed down and then came to meet Swapan who showed the driver the condition of the track and what might be in store for them as well as all the passengers. The track was repaired immediately and the train left . But the news spread and Swapan’s courage and concern for lives was appreciated.
He was given a cash award of Rs 50 thousand by the tribal welfare department and invited to the assembly gallery . As Swapan stood in the gallery with folded hands, the entire house burst with applause . It was zero hour and minister for health Sudip Roy Barman proposed that the state cabinet pass resolution giving Swapan financial award and this was supported by the BJP chief whip Kalyani Roy. The deputy speaker Biswabandhu Sen said that there are many awards given by the central government and the state cabinet may pass a resolution recommending Swapan’s name for an award.
