AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): Power Minister Ratan Lal Nath on Tuesday blamed people’s ignorance of technology for their complaints against newly installed smart meters across Tripura households. “The bills are increasing because of 10% charge hikes, but it does not mean that the meters are faulty,” said the Minister. “You have to see who is complaining. Are they technicians? No, they are non-technical people. If any technical person comes to argue against these meters, it would be accepted,” said Nath.

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AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): Communist Party of India (CPI-M), the major communist party in this country and state right now, extended its full support to the trade union called strike on July 9, which is on Wednesday. The CPI-M party, led by party top leaders and other senior leaders, has organized a rally in Agartala on Monday as a part of a statewide campaign for the strike. The trade unions – INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, TUCC, SEWA, AICCTU, LPF, and UTUC have been supported by all the Leftist parties.

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AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): Responding to a question of a reporter asked in a press conference conducted by Minister Sushanta Chowdhury over name alteration of Agartala Town Hall as Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Town Hall, he asked, “What is the problem if Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee’s name is added with the Town Hall?”

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