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| ‘Troubles’ again hit Churai | AGARTALA, Feb 24 (TIWN) : The condition of NH-44 once again has turned worse with the rainy reason’s arrival, due to which since last 2 days Churaibari-Lowerpoa road was totally blocked. Although Transport Dept. promised to finish the renovation work of NH-44 within the dry season, but due to the negligence of PWD and working delays, NH-44 has turned miserable. However, the condition will be further worse when the full rainy-season will arrive. After 2 day long road-blockade at Assam-Churaibari road, when the vehicles were released on Tuesday, it caused jam in traffic movement during the whole day at Churabari check post. As per eye witenesses, due to the Sale-tax department’s unnecessary harassment towards the Truck drivers coming from Assam, caused the traffic jam. According to the sources, Sale tax dept. on Tuesday started to collect fines and forced 'extra checking' of those vehicles which entered from Assam after 2 days of road-blockage. That not only killed time, but arranged long queues of trucks which blocked the NH-44 segment for the whole day.As a result, atleast 500 vehicles were paused during the whole day. Tripura’s vehicle drivers also on Tuesday were unnecessarily harassed due to the unexpected traffic jam. | 23-Feb-2016 |
| State government yet silent over the iss | AGARTALA, Feb 24 (TIWN): Even after month’s state government is yet to proceed with the triple murder accused Sushil Chowdhury which was supposed to placed before the SC for further investigation. State government during the last assembly session said that they will file against Sushil Chowdhury in SC but so far no action is taken. The continuous silence over the issue from the end of state government has sparked of suspicion among the common people. It is to be mentioned here that in a question raised by the opposition MLA Asish Kumar Saha, during the winter session of Tripura assembly, Chief minister Manik Sarkar said that the state government is willing to move the case to the Supreme Court but even after passage of couple of days no progress in seen in the matter. With allegations raised by the opposition regarding the misappropriation of judgement against the murder case, MLA Asish Saha raised the issue and under the pressure of the opposition the state government has decided to forward the case in Supreme Court. | 23-Feb-2016 |
| Kamalpur: UBI came under scanner for mis | KAMALPUR, Feb 24 (TIWN): One of the premier banks of the sub-division once again came under the scanner of consumer harassment in the case of employment-generation loan schemes here at Kamalpur. Promising field visits and then disbursement of loan, the authority tricked many selected beneficiaries, alleged the beneficiaries. However, the training program for the schemes got started after the bank selected the beneficiaries from the selected ones of the DIC. As a result many beneficiaries left out of availing the opportunity due to the step-motherly attitude of the bank authority. | 23-Feb-2016 |
| Four Bangladeshi citizens’ case: | KAMALPUR, Feb 24 (TIWN): The incident of four Bangladeshi citizens’ nabbed from Halhali some days ago, went under the memories due to day to day hurly-burly. Naturally, the ever enlarging and updating world of media had hardly any scope to take out the incident down from the memory lane. Still, at a time when the neighbors became busy in providing their lands for anti-India activities either directly or indirectly, than the incident seemed closed up with more truths to be revealed. | 23-Feb-2016 |
| Stray dog menace: AMC launches dog catch | AGARTALA, Feb 23 (TIWN): With an aim to prevent deaths or disease from rabies, AMC dog squad on Tuesday has conducted drive to catch the stray dogs in the city. | 23-Feb-2016 |
| Tripura continues to suffer under acute | AGARTALA, Feb 23 (TIWN): Under Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar's so called 'golden era' from minor girls rapes to murders, or acute petrol crisis to failing law & order, every citizen is suffering for misrule of CPI-M Govt since 2 decades in Tripura In absense of effective opposition in State, Tripura is being run by the single man Manik and his boot-licker spineless administration. From entire North to South the entire state is reeling under acute petrol crisis with the drop in the petrol supply for past consecutive months. Almost all the petrol pumps in the entire state is running dry giving rise to black marketing of petrol in the state.Along with petrol, the diesel crisis has also taken a bad shape posing a tough time to the common people.Although there is no supply of petrol in the pumps but it is easily available in black market with higher rates. Major petrol pumps in Agartala too have hanged the no petrol board.Long queue of people can be spotted waiting with their motorcycles in front of the petrol pump in the vicinity of Agartala. Meanwhile, petrol crisis has hit the state capital and sub divisional headquarters. Motor cycle users of the city have been facing an unprecedented crisis following the unavailability of fuel in most of the petrol pumps, catering to the requirement of motorists of the city and its surrounding areas. | 23-Feb-2016 |
| Clash between tom-tom and auto drivers: | AGARTALA, Feb 23 (TIWN): A total of 13 people were produced before the court on Tuesday after they were arrested following the clash broke out between the tom-tom and auto drivers at Motor stand. | 23-Feb-2016 |
| BJP’s initiative has brought the | AGARTALA, Feb 23 (TIWN): With the initiative of Narendra Modi led BJP government at the Centre,, Tripura has finally enrolled its name in the BG (Broad Gauge)railway map of the country. It is only BJP who brought the first BG train into the state paving its way to the true sense of development in the state. Talking to TIWN correspondent, BJP state president Biplab Deb said the entire NE has seen development today in true sense. It’s BJP who has given their true effort to bring development into the state.Other than making false promises on development LF has not done anything for the state. It is quite evident from the fact that BJP has made the impossible thing possible and without any faults the train has paved its way to the state before the deadline, added Deb. LF front never wanted any development in the state and this is the reason why it took so many years to get the railway service in the state, said Deb. Over the years LF has only learnt to take false credits without doing any work. Today is an important occasion in the history of the railways. A state in India is linked with the railways. It is believed that North-eastern part of the house must be proper then things will be good at home. 'If we take good care of the Northeast, the entire India will move ahead' said Biplab Deb. | 23-Feb-2016 |
| Tripura HC expresses dissatisfaction ove | AGARTALA, Feb 23 (TIWN): Tripura High Court on Tuesday instructed the Agartala Municipal Corporation to take strict action against owners of the multi-storey buildings which has been illegally constructed in the city. | 23-Feb-2016 |
| Tight security for Tripura village commi | Agartala, Feb 23 (TIWN / IANS) A multi-layered security blanket has been thrown over tribal dominated and interior areas of Tripura for the elections on Wednesday in 528 of the 587 village committees under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC). | 23-Feb-2016 |
| Rs. 5050-crore investments in Tripura by | AGARTALA, Feb 23 (TIWN): After the board of state-run ONGC has approved an investment of Rs 5,050 crore in Tripura, it is expected that ONGC will be now able to pump in required amount of gas to the power plants to boost the power generation. The investment will be done for drilling of wells and creation of surface facilities to produce 5.1 million metric standard cubic metres per day (mmscmd) gas from the fields of Tripura. It is to be mentioned here that the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has taken an initiative to develop the northeast region as a dominant hydrocarbon hub as part of its Hydrocarbon Vision 2030. The decision was taken after the board meeting held at New Delhi on February 1st. the ONGC management has put their first foot forward and approved the additional investment of Rs 3,104 crore for drilling of wells and creation of surface facilities to produce 5.1 mmscmd gas from Tripura fields for the development of the drilling of gas in the state and for its best utilisation. However, earlier in 2008, ONGC board had approved the investment of Rs 1,946 crore for drilling of wells and creation of surface facilities to produce 5.1 mmscmd gas from Tripura and total approved investment in Tripura will be Rs 5,050 crore.So far 11 gas fields are discovered by ONGC in Tripura and among these seven fields are on production. ONGC Tripura Asset is carrying out its drilling activities with three owned rigs under operation and well-servicing operations through two work-over rigs. | 23-Feb-2016 |
| Dharmanagar Rat-cooked-Day-Meal issue : | AGARTALA, Feb 23 (TIWN) : Children continue to fall sick after consuming poisonous rat-cooked-mid-day-meal at Dharmanagar Anwanwadi centre. But initially no step was taken against the school authority for such a careless act until TIWN had questioned Social Welfare Minister Bijita Nath for this incident. However after 1 day before the ADC VC Election, Minister visited the place and inspected the condition of the Anganwadi centre. Reportedly, the Mid-day-meal supervisor Maya Nath has been suspended. Dept. alleged that the food which was supplied was itself poisonous, whereas against the cook no action has yet been taken. Talking to TIWN correspondent, Nath accepted the negligence of the dept. behind such incidents and said, “We have to inquire why such matters are repeating again and again in the state. This incidents are really unacceptableâ€.It’s to be mentioned here that just one day before the election, while the govt. dept.s are in full strive to inspect the condition of Anganwadicentre on the other hand no action against the cook and the School authority is taking. Locals are demanding for the suspension of both the School in-charge namely Mamata Debnath & cook Basanti Rani Nath.The Anganwadi Centre, where the cooked rat was served to the students belongs to the ward number 2, North Ganga Nagar, at Dharmanagar subdivision. | 23-Feb-2016 |
| VC election: Vote cast on Wednesday morn | AGARTALA, Feb 23 (TIWN): Vote cast to the much talked village committee election is all set begin from Wednesday morning at 1262 polling stations. | 23-Feb-2016 |
| Vote comes and goes, remains behind is ' | AGARTALA, Feb 23 (TIWN): Political parties where busy to completely sweep the upcoming Village Committee election, every political leaders are clamouring about development and developing the village area if they wins the election. | 23-Feb-2016 |
| Security beefed up at polling stations : | AGARTALA, Feb 23 (TIWN) : Polling personnel and security forces have left for their respective polling stations on Tuesday as the Village-Committee-Election-2016 is to be held after few hours. | 23-Feb-2016 |
| Indeed Manik’s era: Women still w | AGARTALA, Feb 23 (TIWN): Ministerial Authority where never gets tired of claiming development in the state and assures to work according to the interest of the people before every election, several villages are suffering due to lack of facility of safe drinking water. | 23-Feb-2016 |
| Commencement of BG freight train to impr | AGARTALA, Feb 23 (TIWN): With the commencement of the BG freight train service into Tripura, the buffer stock of the state will be immensely developed. | 23-Feb-2016 |
| Road mishap left one seriously injured, | AGARTALA, Feb 23 (TIWN): In a bizarre incident on Tuesday a 20 year old boy was seriously injured when a goods loaded truck dashed him at MG bazaar and left him seriously injured. | 23-Feb-2016 |
| Irregularities in the supply of cylinder | AGARTALA, Feb 23 (TIWN): Aiming to meet the needs of the people of the State, Bishalgarh bottling plant has been trying to refill as much as LPG cylinders. | 23-Feb-2016 |
| CPI-M & IPFT rallies dominate the final | AGARTALA, Feb 23 (TIWN) : The chances of violence is sparking in hilly areas as ADC election is just after one day and IPFT memebers trying to show their full power over hills. Reportedly, already there were many clashes between CPI-M and IPFT during the polling session and ragging by IPFT is pursing in many places. | 23-Feb-2016 |
| Kamalpur: 13th Book Fair might be unatte | KAMALPUR, Feb 23 (TIWN): The 13th Kamalpur Book Fair scheduled to be held from 16th March next might receive a jolt due to the non-participation of the book sellers this time. And the situation turned so, as the authority gave the complete compensation of 2, 00, 000 rupees for last year’s disaster to the Publisher Guild. | 23-Feb-2016 |
| Hydro-testing: CNG vehicles are yet plyi | AGARTALA, Feb 23 (TIWN): Despite of passage of several days of the issue of the sudden impose hydro testing for the CNG vehicles, yet the vehicle owners are stuck with the testing and less number of autos has been observed. | 22-Feb-2016 |
| Tripura ADC VC Election 2016 : Campaigni | AGARTALA, Feb 23 (TIWN) : Campaigning for Tripura ADC Election 2016 ended finally on Monday evening at 5 pm, which was set as the deadline by Election Commission. From the few weeks the state saw its top leaders and Ministers, including the Chief Minister urging votes for their own parties. | 23-Feb-2016 |
| Uncertainty looms large over the much aw | AGARTALA, Feb 23 (TIWN): Uncertainty looms large over the much awaited Chemical fertilizer plant worth Rs. 5, 000 crores to be initiated at Khobal under Unakoti District of Tripura.It is to be mentioned here that Tripura Government has allotted 800 acres of land to set up a Rs. 5, 000 crore Urea fertiliser plant in the State. A joint venture of Tripura government, ONGC and private sector firm Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals fertilizer plant worthing Rs. 5, 000 crores at Khobal under Unakoti District of Tripura is left unutilized.Though the State Government, ONGC and Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals had signed a MoU on April 9, 2012 to set up the project which is one of the biggest initiatives in the state taken so far yet no progress has been observed. However, allegation has been raised the project of the commencement of the Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals is being delayed intentionally which has brewed resentment among the opposition party as well as the common people.The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), in association with Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (CFCL) and the Tripura government took the initiative to set up the Rs.5, 000 crore plant in northern Tripura. | 23-Feb-2016 |
| State Election Commission holds press me | AGARTALA, Feb 22 (TIWN): State Election Commissioner GK Rao on Monday in a press meet at Secretariat said that all together 587 village committees will contest into the village committee election which is scheduled to be held on February 24. | 22-Feb-2016 |
| Scuffle breaks out between tom-tom and a | AGARTALA, Feb 22 (TIWN): Another fresh threat by the unruly auto-rickshaw drivers on Monday has hit the overcrowded road of Agartala city severely. The battery propelled vehicle has always been an eyesore for the unruly auto drivers here in the state. | 22-Feb-2016 |
| Agartala Book Fair narrowly escaped from | AGARTALA, Feb 22 (TIWN): In a bizarre incident, fire breaks out into a food stall in the name of Green Chilli from short-circuit in an induction cooker at the Agartala Book Fair on Monday. | 22-Feb-2016 |
| First commercial BG freight train arrive | Agartala, Feb 22 (TIWN / IANS) The much awaited first commercial freight train arrived in Tripura on Monday from Assam amid rousing welcome, ending an old demand for broad gauge railway connectivity between Tripura and the rest of India. | 22-Feb-2016 |
| Manik's CPI-M, alliance partner Congress | AGARTALA, Feb 22 (TIWN) : Monday witnessed a shameful display of CPI-M propaganda by none other than Manik Sarkar’s number two man Minister Mank Dey as he credited State Govt after witnessing arrival of Broad Gauge (BG) goods train from Dharmanagar at Jirania Railway station. Manik Sarkar’s CPI-M Govt never spares any opportunity to dump blame on BJP led Central Govt followed by polluting young minds of school, colleges to protest against the Modi Govt on any issues but in reality what CPI-M and its bed-partner Congress couldn’t do in last 22 years,Modi’s Govt has done it within 2 years after coming in power in 2014. CPI-M was alliance partner of Congress in UPA-I and supported UPA-II Govt from outside till 2014 till Congress led Central Govt was booted out of power by massive mandate across India. Manik Sarkar’s political guru Sitaram Yechury is nothing less than a ‘political brother’ of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, so if Manik Sarkar and State CPI-M wanted, decades back they could have easily influenced Sonia Gandhi to start BG railway expansion to Tripura. | 22-Feb-2016 |
| Railway Budget : Countdown begins for wh | AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, Feb 22 (TIWN): From average tax-payers and rail commuters to global investors and analysts, all eyes for the next seven days are on two crucial Indian budgets to be tabled by the ministers overseeing the finance and railways portfolios.While Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu presents his budget on February 25 amid a growing gap between the money India's railroad network makes and spends, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has this task four days later in sending the right cues on reforms and in the national budget.In the interim, Jaitley will also table in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of parliament, the Economic Survey for 2014-15, authored by Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian, which will seek to give an overview of the current state of the Indian economy and the required policy actions.In a recent post on YouTube, Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha said the uplift of the poor, progress of farmers and employment for the youth will be the focus of the upcoming budget. | 22-Feb-2016 |
| Tripura Congress divided over alliance w | AGARTALA, Feb 22 (TIWN / IANS) Congress leaders in Tripura are sharply divided over a possible alliance the party may forge with the Left parties in the West Bengal assembly elections. | 22-Feb-2016 |
| Counting days left to put up the Yusuf c | AGARTALA, Feb 22 (TIWN): Final countdown begins for the much awaited Yusuf commission report over the hidden facts behind the murder case of former health minister Bimal SInha. After HC has notified to public the Yusuf Commission report by the end of this month, counting days are left for publishing the Yusuf Commission report. The HC has set the deadline to submit the much awaited Yusuf commission report by February and if the report is not published in the given deadline the court will file a contempt of court for disobeying the orders of the HC. Tripura High Court (HC) has given the last date to publish the yusuf commission report on the then state health minister Bimal Sinha murder case by end of February but question arise will the state government submit the report or it will once again get delayed by few more months. The Yusuf commission being constituted by the state Left front government under the pressure of the opposition party. The Yusuf Commission report has not been released yet today furnishing suspicious causes by the state govt. here. The CPI-M and its Left front govt. had washed their hand from the murder incident case because they too were involved in the brutal murder of Bimal Sinha.The report of the Yusuf commission was not made public by the state government yet today even after the passage of 15 years from the day the commission had submitted the report before the state home department. | 22-Feb-2016 |
| Kamalpur: Police seized vehicle with hug | KAMALPUR, Feb 22 (TIWN): The NEC roads remained to be the safe corridor for illegal transportation of not only contrabands and psychotropic substances but also for foreign liquors. And it got proved last night as police nabbed two persons while transporting huge illegal foreign liquor and nabbed the vehicle. But one vehicle with more consignment became able to flee away. | 22-Feb-2016 |
| VC election: Polling personnel’s | AGARTALA, Feb 22 (TIWN): Keeping eye on the safe conduct of the municipal election, the polling personnel’s appointed for the ensuing village committee election slated to be held on February 24 are scheduled to leave for their polling station on Tuesday. | 22-Feb-2016 |
| CM clamours about fastest development of | AGARTALA, Feb 22 (TIWN): Ruling Government where clamours that Tripura is growing faster than any other state, health service of the State is running paralysed for prolonged several years. | 22-Feb-2016 |
| Unscheduled load shedding hits the commo | AGARTALA, Feb 22 (TIWN): When the dry season has just hits the state, unscheduled load shedding has been troubling the common mass very badly. | 22-Feb-2016 |
| 10, 323 teachers case: Education Ministe | AGARTALA, Feb 22 (TIWN): Only when just counting days are left for the much awaited case to be produced before the court onFebruary 29, hopes raised among the people this hearing will decide their fate. Talking to TIWN correspondent, Minister for Education Tapan Chakraborty on Saturday stated that till now the date is not changed or postponed and is expected to be produced before the court on February 29. Besides, he also mentioned that as it is a matter of court so nothing can be assured right now but till day the date has not changed. Further, he stated that if the court changes the date then the State Government cannot do anything. It is to be mentioned here that the case was suppose to be produced before the court on October 9 but it has postponed on January 13 or 17 due to lack of documents. Later, the next hearing date has been announced on February 29. However, it is expected that atleast on this date the fate of the 10, 323 teachers will be decided. Earlier, Minister for Education Tapan Chakraborty expressed hope that with this case many of the people job and livelihood is connected. If the State win the case than the job of the 10, 323 teachers will be safe. He also mentioned that we are hoping that the recruited teachers will not have to depart from their job. | 22-Feb-2016 |
| Lacklustre attitude of AMC poses risk fo | AGARTALA, Feb 22 (TIWN): Due to alleged lack of intervention by AMC over the flyover constriction has pose threat to the commuters passing by the road every day. | 21-Feb-2016 |
| Campaigning for Village Committee Electi | AGARTALA, Feb 22 (TIWN): With just counting days are left for the upcoming village committee election with an aim to grab seats, all the political parties are campaigning in full swing. | 21-Feb-2016 |
| Monarchak 101MW power plant to resume po | AGARTALA, Feb 22 (TIWN): Monarchak 101MW power plant, which is powered by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), will resume its power generation from next week as assured by NEEPCO high officials. Talking to TIWN correspondent on Sunday, NEEPCO GM SR Biswas said that the maintenance work is underway and soon by next week the plant will start power generation in full swing.It is to be mentioned here that Monarchak power plant has once again undergone complete shutdown from past once week due to some technical faults in the turbine, said official source. Being a natural gas surplus state, the major share of the power requirement of Tripura is met through Gas based projects.Although ONGC was successful in supplying gas to Monarchak power plant and Monarchak was able to generate power fluently from gas turbine but the sudden report of technical faults has disrupted the power generation leading to power crisis.The power crisis here in state seems to be a never ending issue. Either, due to lack of maintenance work or lack of gas supply, power generation is continuously hit and the common people are the ultimate sufferer. | 21-Feb-2016 |
| 34th Agartala Book Fair attracts huge cr | AGARTALA, Feb 22 (TIWN): Despite of digital era and ebook facility for the book lovers, huge crowd has been observed at the 34th Agartala Book Fair at Umakanta Accadamy. | 21-Feb-2016 |
| MBB State University to begin journey so | AGARTALA, Feb 22 (TIWN): MBB State University will begin its journey soon as the process of appointment of VC is underway. Talking to TIWN correspondent on Sunday, Education minister Tapan Chakraborty said that Procedure for appointment of VC is underway. However, no date is fixed yet for beginning the journey of the State University, but at present the work progress for the appointment of VC in underway. | 21-Feb-2016 |
| Shocking murder incident rocks Panisagar | PANISAGAR, Feb 22 (TIWN) : In yet another jolt Panisagar subdivision has been hit with a murder incident, when a body of a 40 years old man found near to his home on Sunday. | 22-Feb-2016 |
| CPM-Congress Bengal Poll tie-up rattles | AGARTALA, Feb 22 (TIWN): Alliance –torn Tripura Congress virtually become rudderless. Party leadership preparing flying to Delhi by this week. While party is taking preparation to discuss their awkwardness and the future course of action with high command, a number of leader started criticizing AICC and praising Trinomul Supremo Mamata Banerjee openly to mount pressure upon Delhi.Leader of opposition and senior congress leader Sudip Royburman blasted AICC ands said Party leaders in Delhi are more interested in personal relations with Sitaram Yechury then strengthening the organization, he remarked in presence of several media persons here. On the contrary he already sent a letter to Sonia by questioning justification of alliance with CPM in west Bengal. After a prolong silence Ex Chief minister and veteran leader of congress Samir Ranjan Barman came out into political spotlight and expressed unhappiness over the alliance with “traitor†CPM. By criticizing CPM he referred the JNU sedition issue and said we had experience of dealing CPM, the Indian leftist in early sixties when they had act as a Chinese supporter within our country. After fifty years they still follows the anti nationalist line, and has been sloganeering for Afjal Guru. | 21-Feb-2016 |
| Embezzlement of funds under blocks irks | AGARTALA, Feb 22 (TIWN): Embezzlement of funds mainly under Bisalgarh block and other blocks has lead to resentment among the common people in the state. | 21-Feb-2016 |
| Kailashahar Aerodrome: Airport Authority | AGARTALA, Feb 22 (TIWN): Aiming to start the Kailashahar Aerodrome to facilitate the people, recently Airport Authority Director of Agartala visited the area, confirms SDM of Kailashahar on Saturday | 21-Feb-2016 |
| Macbeth was staged at Belonia Town Hall | BELONIA, Feb 22 (TIWN) : Padatik Drama Group of Bangladesh staged a famous drama Macbeth composed by Shakespeare under the direction of. Professor of Drama Division of Dhaka University Sudip Chakraborty at Belonia Town Hall. Belonia Press Club observes International Mother Language Day with gaiety as a sign of mutual cultural relation with Indo-Bangla good will. A cultural group consisting 21 members has arrived from Dhaka in Belonia. The team arrives under leadership of Professor of Drama Division of Dhaka University Sudip Chakraborty. | 22-Feb-2016 |
| JNU sedition case: cornered CPI-M count | AGARTALA, Feb 21 (TIWN): The CPI-M spokesperson Gautam Das on Sunday launched a tirade against BJP stating that BJP has played a game to trap Kanhayia into to the JNU incident to save itself from the bad name. | 21-Feb-2016 |
| ‘Polling for election-staffs compl | TELIAMURA, Feb 21 (TIWN) : Amidst tight security postal ballot for VC Election was held on Feb 20 and Feb 21 at Kalyanpur block, under Teliamura Subdivision. | 21-Feb-2016 |
| Bimal Sinha murder case : Former Chief M | AGARTALA, Feb 21 (TIWN): Former Chief Minister Samir Barman on Sunday in a press meet at his residence slammed CPI-M as a corrupt party who has-been looting the common people for their own benefits in the state. Samir Ranjan Barman was the Chief Minister of Tripura in India from 19.2.92 to 10.3.93. He is the father of the current legislator from Agartala Constituency Sudip Roy Barman. He contested from Bishalgarh in the Assembly elections of 2013. Addressing the press meet he said that, Left front has been looting the party in the name of development, they change colour like lizards.Since CPI-M has come into power the state has seen only riots, murders, scams, rise in scams and many more.Under the rule of CPI-M the people have faced anti-social activities and are simply bluffed in the name of development and growth. Speaking on the murder of Bimal Sinha the report of the Yusuf commission was not made public by the state government yet today even after the passage of 15 years from the day the commission had submitted the report before the state home department. Sinha and his younger brother Bidyut Sinha were gunned down by the militants of the outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) on March 31, 1998. | 21-Feb-2016 |