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Golden era of 'clean' CM Manik Sarkar: Allegations against SDM Sonamura Panna Ahmed for his involvement in land grabbing with land mafias, smugglers
- AGARTALA, March 1 (TIWN): In the so called golden era of CM Manik Sarkar, land mafias of Sonamura with the help of newly appointed SDM of Sonamura Panna Ahmed allegedly grabbing the properties of the local people by misusing SDM's administrative power.According to sources, land mafias of Sonamura with the help of newly appointed SDM Panna Ahmed are on a race to evict the poor Hindu families of Sonamura Sub-Division. Residents of Sonamura said that several times they have went to the District Magistrate (DM) Parshant Kumar Goyal regarding the issue but no action has been taken against Panna Ahmed till date due to Panna's close relation with the CPI (M) led State Government. It was reported that, not only land grabbing, Panna Ahmed's family is also engaged in smuggling of contraband items.Moreover, Panna Ahmed's brother-in-law namely Roman Mia is also known as Phensedyl king of Sonamura.
  
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Low grade quality materials used for retrofitting of historical spot Neer Mahal: CPIM Govt busy in looting funds allocated by the Central Govt; Construction company under scanner
- AGARTALA, March 1 (TIWN): NeerMahal, the grand palace located in the vast Rudrasagar Lake in Tripura which is in near-ruins due to neglect and ravages of time, is set for restoration as a major tourist attraction. But the materials used for restoration is of poor grade quality. As a result, the important parts of the palace are destroying day by day. Side by side this historic spot gradually losing its glory due to the lack of infrastructure and maintenance. State Government, though claims that there are basic infrastructure in the various tourist places. But the truth says another picture. As comparison to other Major States, Tripura conquers the position of some best archeological spots. But in the name of retrofitting of Neer Mahal the CPIM led state government is looting the fund provided by the central government for retrofitting of Neer Mahal.
  
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Power consumers raise voice against TSECL for delivering extraneous large-amount bills
- AGARTALA, March 1 (TIWN): There has been allegation against the Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL) over the delivery of large-amount inappropriate bills to the consumers across the state.
  
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DoNER gets 29.4 percent higher allocation : Tripura's share minimal
NEW DELHI / AGARTALA, March 1 (TIWN): The Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) ministry saw a 29.43 percent increase in its budgetary allocation for 2015-16, with extra money pumped in for implementation of various schemes of the North Eastern Council (NEC), the nodal agency for the economic and social development of the region. In the budget presented Saturday by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, the DoNER allocation was increased from Rs.1,825.45 crore to Rs.2,362.74 crore.Jaitley emphasised that the reason behind increasing the budget allocation for the northeast region was to bring it within the mainstream and give special priority in terms of development.As part of the initiative to boost development in the region, Jaitley announced that the government will set up a Centre for Film Production, Animation and Gaming in Arunachal Pradesh, for the northeastern states.Also a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-like institution will be set up in Assam. Tripura's share minimal due to lack of efforts and persuasion by Tripura's present Government.