TRIPURAHERALD

Serious allegations are against UCO Bank employee Surajit Mallik over his alleged involvement in a fraud on mis-selling of life insurance from customer. A t the time of this fraud of mis-selling of life insurance from customer Surajit Mallik was the Manager of UCO Bank Chandrapur branch, Dharmanagar but now he has been transferred somewhere else. Till date no action has taken against him.

In this regard UCO Bank Agartala Zonal Office sent a letter to Surajit Mallik dated 09/12/2022 regarding discrepancies found in loan documents. Another complaint was sent to the Chief Vigilance Officer dated 12/05/2023. As per the complaint, Surajit Mallik the then Manager of UCO Bank Chandrapur branch, Dharmanagar has committed a fraud by mis-selling of life insurance from customer by opening a loan account without her consent. On 03/03/2022 Surajit Mallik has opened a loan account (25200610007976) in the name of Sushmita Sharma, without the consent of customer and disbursed an amount of Rs 1,40,000/- to her savings Account no 25200110071595. He again transferred the amount (Rs 1,40,000/-) to savings account no 25200110044654 (Account Holder name: Paplo Goswami). From the account of Paploo Goswami SBI life insurance policy was initiated on 04.03.2022 and Policy no is 2K420658210. The customer whose loan has been opened without consent has recently complained to Branch Manager Uco Bank Chandrapur branch, when the customer came to know that Rs.1,40,000/- was deducted as SBI LIFE Policy for Paplo Goswami and she lodged her complaint but inspite of conducting a unbiased inquiry, the Zonal Manager of Agartala Zone. Raju Das has given the blame on SBI Life Insurance Corporation for mis- seiling of insurance and providing safe guard to Surajit Mallick from his fraudulent activity in loan accounts and other financial matters.

An inquiry report has been sent to head office mentioning that the incident is a case of mis-selling and Raju Das Zonal Manger with the help of Scale Three officer of Zonal Office Agartala provided false Information regarding the complaint raised against Surajit Mallick. He fraudulently opened loan account and disbursed it to third party account for achiving SBI LIFE insurance target.

Just to achieve targets mis-selling and fraudulent transactions in banking sector are increasing day by day and due to such corrupt practices as mentioned above Bank as well as insurance companies reputation are getting damaged.  An independent inquiry should be conducted as many questions remain unanswered.

Five Bangladeshi nationals, including two women, were arrested at Dharmanagar railway station from the Humsafar Express on Saturday.

Acting on a tip off the Railway Police Force (RPF) have arrested five Bangladeshi nationals including two women. All of them were travelling in the Humsafar Express. They were travelling from Agartala to Bangalore. The arrested have been identified as Rafiqul, Shafiqul Islam, Shahab Ali Sheikh, Mumtaz Akhtar and Rozina Begum.

According to the Railway Police Force all the five Bangladeshi nationals have crossed the fencing and entered India in the middle of the night. After that they had went to Agartala Railway station. All of them were headed to Bangalore. Railway Police Force are investigating this incident.

The biodiversity board jointly with the Tripura SCATFORM Project organised forest food festival here at Agartala Heritage Park on Saturday.

The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests K S Shetty had inaugurated the programme and said that the festival is focused on enhancing the income of the local tribal communities and to bring the forest-grown food and vegetables into the mainstream of a society.

“The government has taken initiatives to link the lifestyle and food habits of the people with tourism,” he said, adding that the forest food is not only popular among the people of the state, but equally popular among the people of other parts.

Additional Chief Conservator of Forests K Shyamal , Member Secretary of Tripura Biodiversity Board Praveen Agarwal, Director of Tribal Welfare Department S Prabhu and other officials of Forest Department were present on the occasion.

With counted days left for the famous Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath, final touches are being given to the preparations for the grand event at Agartala Jagannath temple. Every year, the Jagannath Rath Yatra is witnessed by thousand of devotees from all corners of the world.

Keeping eyes on the upcoming traditional festival of which has been scheduled to begin on June 20, Agartala Jaganath Temple is undergoing full-fledged preparation. The preparation includes painting of the statues, cleaning of the temple premises and decoration of the chariot.  

The significance of the Rath Yatra is immense for a person, who longs for spiritual merit and final liberation. It is believed that anyone who pulls the rope linked to the chariots of the deities and helps others also in doing so or merely touches the rope or chariots, gets the merit of several penances.

Documented in Hindu sacred texts – Brahma Purana, Padma Purana, Skanda Purana and Kapila Samhita – it is believed that Subhadra, sister of Lord Jagannath, desired to travel to Puri. To fulfil her wish, Lord Jagannath, along with his elder brother Lord Balabhadra, left for Puri in a chariot with Devi Subhadra.

Since then, this festival marks the annual ceremonial journey of Lord Jagannath, brother Balabhadra and younger sister Subhadra, from their home temple to another temple which is considered to be their aunt’s home.

Tripura minister for transport Sushanta Chowdhury on Friday written to the Minister of Railways Ashiwini Vishnaw and demanded to increase the number of coaches from 8/9 to 15 or 22 in all 5 (five) DEMU passenger trains presently running in the state of Tripura for the benefit of the peoples of Tripura.

In his letter Tripura minister for transport Sushanta Chowdhury stated presently 3 (three) DEMU passenger trains are running from Agartala to Sabroom and vice-versa with 8 (eight) coaches and 2 (two) numbers of DEMU passenger trains are running from Agartala to Dharmanagar and viceversa with 9 (nine) coaches. These DEMU trains, with limited number of coaches, are not sufficient to cater the increasing number of passengers and clear the extra rush that causing great hardship to the daily commuters.

There is a tremendous demand from every nooks and corner of the state for increasing number of coaches in all the DEMU passenger trains running from Agartala to Sabroom and Agartala to Dharmanagar in order to remove the inconvenience faced by the passengers. Always there is overcrowding and rush of commuters in all the DEMU passenger trains creating a lot of chaos. In such a situation, the possibilities of any untoward incident cannot be ruled out. The matter has come up during the last assembly session also and many organisations have taken out agitational programmes demanding for increasing number of coaches in DEMU passenger trains.

Aiming to enhance the road connectivity in the Northeastern states of Tripura, the 49th Network Planning Group (NPG) meeting of PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP) has recommended a roadways project in Tripura.

The road section of Khowai-Teliamura-Harina with a total length of 134.9 kms was considered for its improvement and widening to two lanes with paved shoulder of NH-208 in Tripura. It is a brownfield project with total cost of Rs 2,486 Crore. The project is planned with a multimodal connectivity approach; connectivity to industrial clusters and new SEZ namely Paschim Jalefa; efficient freight movement; reducing carbon footprint; optimized alignment and logistical efficiency.

The project road passes through Khowai, Gomati and South Tripura districts connecting places like Khowai, Teliamura, Twidu, Amarpur, Karbook and Harina in Tripura. It will also not only enhance connectivity interstate connectivity between Assam and Tripura but also give a boost to the economic and industrial activities in Tripura.

Sumita Dawra, Special Secretary, Logistics Division, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, chaired the meeting of the NPG.

To promote tourism, the state government has decided to develop a ‘weekend tourist’ hub centring the Ujjayanta Palace. This decision was taken in the cabinet meeting, said tourism minister Sushanta Chowdhury.     

The weekend tourist hub will be open on every Saturday and Sunday from 4 pm to 9 pm. The weekend tourist hub will have dhabas, food stalls, selfie points and boating facility for the tourists on the Rajbari lake, he said, adding that the initiative of building the weekend tourist hub will generate employment opportunities for the youths and the artists of the state.

He said that a permanent stage will be built up infront of the Palace, where the visiting tourists can enjoy the taste of various cultural programme on Saturday and Sunday of every week.  The road from Lakshminarayan Bari to Rabindra Bhavan Chowmuhani and from the park in front of Ujjayanta Palace to the Jackson Gate will be declared as no-entry zone on every Saturday and Sunday from 4 pm to 9 pm to ease the tourists, he further added.

The Ujjayanta Palace which was built in 1862 by the erstwhile Prince Chandra Manikya houses the state museum since 2013 and is the main attraction of tourists visiting the state.

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 will benefit t he students said chief minister of Tripura Dr. Manik Saha while addressing in the inaugural ceremony of implementation of National  Education Policy 2020 at Town Hall on Friday.

The new National Education Policy is implemented keeping in mind the requirements of modern and developed India. He also said the policy emphasises the holistic development of children, knowledge, skills, culture, and promotion of Indian values, the chief minister added.

Dr. Manik Saha said that this education policy has the power to put the youth of India on the stage in front of the youth of the world as it has been prepared after extensive deliberations.

“Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visionary leadership India’s education sector is going to be effective. The National Education Policy has laid special emphasis on mother tongue and in order to maintain that, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made provision for compulsory primary education in the mother tongue, he added.

He also said that the National Education Policy has also made provisions to bring flexibility in higher education, along with emphasis on e-learning.

“The policy is based on Indian values but includes all the elements of modern education. The aim of this policy is to prepare students who have national pride as well as a sense of world welfare and also have all the capabilities to become global citizens in this policy,’ he stated.

Minister for Finance, Planning and Coordination, Information Technology Pranajit Singha Roy inaugurated the Pensioners’ Adalat 2023 organized by Finance Department Government of Tripura at Muktadhara Auditorium on Wednesday.

Addressing in the programme Minister for Finance, Planning and Coordination, Information Technology Pranajit Singha Roy said that the online pension proposal preparation module is a part of the HRMS software developed by the finance department. This module will reduce processing time and error-free proposals will be submitted from HoO/DDOs end to the O/o AG(A&E). This module also helps in preparing pensioners database to ease the process of payment of all government pensioners from a single point. This module will also minimize the physical movement of voluminous papers related to the pension cases. Resulting in quick finalization of the pension related documents to make the pensioners avail the retirement benefits at earliest, the minister said.

A pension adalat is a special court that is set up to hear and resolve pension-related grievances. It serves as a dedicated forum where pensioners can voice their concerns and seek resolution for their grievances. Governed by relevant laws and guidelines, pension adalat aims to promote transparency, accountability, and fairness in pension-related matters, he mentioned.

The primary objectives of pension adalat are to ensure timely and accurate pension payments, address pension-related grievances promptly, and establish trust and confidence among pensioners. By providing a dedicated platform for dispute resolution, pension adalat seeks to alleviate the challenges faced by pensioners and uphold their rights, he added.