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Indian Express
6 days ago
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Tripura trucker dies after being trapped inside driver's cabin for over 5 hours after accident
A trucker died after allegedly being trapped inside his vehicle for over five hours following an accident on the national highway at Teliamura in Tripura's Khowai district on Tuesday. The Government has started an inquiry and taken action against the subdivisional magistrate and the district collector in connection with the incident. According to witnesses, the front portion of a cement-laden truck that was travelling from Dharmanagar to Agartala collapsed on its driver, Mihir Lal Debnath, who was also the vehicle's owner, in the accident. Debnath cried for help, but a rescue team arrived at the spot hours later, and their iron-cutting machine allegedly failed to operate, further delaying rescue operations. When the officials and others finally pulled him out of the truck's cabin and sent him to a local hospital, the doctors there declared him dead. On Wednesday evening, Chief Minister Manik Saha, who also holds the home portfolio, announced on social media that the Government had suspended the Teliamura subdivisional magistrate with immediate effect and issued a showcause notice to the Khowai district magistrate and collector. A three-member committee headed by the secretary (relief rehabilitation and disaster management) of the revenue department is investigating the tragic incident, he added. Earlier, he wrote on Facebook on Tuesday, 'A probe has been initiated in connection with the unfortunate incident at Teliamura, where a driver tragically lost his life following a mishap. The concerned authorities have been directed to submit a detailed report at the earliest. Appropriate action will be taken if any negligence is found on the part of any individual or authority.' The Government also announced financial assistance of Rs 6 lakh–Rs 4 lakh from the disaster management fund and Rs 2 lakh from the Chief Ministers' Relief Fund–for Mihir Lal Debnath's family. '….We remain firmly committed to justice and to upholding the people's faith in our government,' the chief minister said. Social Welfare and Social Education Minister Tinku Roy and Industry and Commerce Minister Santana Chakma are expected to visit Debnath's home, according to officials.
Indian Express
01-05-2025
- Health
- Indian Express
Social security pension help desk opened at Tripura's Atal Bihari Vajpayee Regional Cancer Centre
Tripura launched a help desk at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Regional Cancer Centre in Agartala on Thursday to ensure timely assistance for cancer patients to apply for monthly social security pensions. Social Welfare and Social Education Minister Tinku Roy launched the facility to help eligible cancer patients enrol for a monthly pension of Rs 2,000. The help desk is expected to complete documentation and enrollment procedures for new applicants within a month to avoid the harassment of patients and delays in the disbursal of pensions. Cancer patients except government employees and those earning over Rs 1.5 lakh annually are eligible for the pension. Nearly 4,000 cancer patients get the monthly pensions in the state. Earlier, Chief Minister Manik Saha said the Atal Bihari Regional Cancer Centre was one of the best cancer hospitals in the Northeast. 'Our government has been working sincerely towards strengthening the cancer treatment service in the state. This disease can be prevented through generating mass awareness,' he said. The chief minister, who also holds the health portfolio, stressed increasing awareness about the deadly disease and urged people to seek immediate medical help if they observe abnormal growth in their bodies. Former Assembly Speaker Ratan Chakraborty, who also chairs the Rogi Kalyan Samiti of the cancer centre, officials of the departments of social welfare and social education and health and cancer patients attended the event.
