Air India Cargo flight drop 500 kgs of essentials in Tripura

The first Cargo flight operated by Air India dropped essential items in Tripura capital Agartala on Saturday. The Air India Cargo flight landed in Agartala carrying 77 cartons of essential items weighing close to 500 kg. Supply chain is key at the moment, when the nation is under a 21-day lockdown. Air India is operating […]

Tripura: Prime accused in multi-crore PWD scam Ex-Chief Secy YP Singh sent to 4-day police remand

Former Tripura Chief Secretary Yash Pal Singh has been sent to a 4-day police custody. The Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, West Agartala granted police with 4 days custody of YP Singh. Notably, Tripura police had sought a 10-day remand for the former Chief Secretary. YP Singh is one of the prime accused in […]

Tripura: Prime accused in multi-crore PWD scam former Chief Secy YP Singh produced before court

Former Tripura Chief Secretary YP Singh, who is one of the prime accused in the alleged multi-crore PWD scam in the State is being produced at the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, West Agartala. The police is seeking a remand for YP Singh who was brought back to the State on Wednesday morning after […]

Agartala’s Maharaja Bir Bikram airport to get international status

After Guwahati and Imphal, the Agartala airport is set to become the third international airport in the northeastern region by the end of this year or by early 2020. According to reports, The Airport Authority of India (AAI) is of the view that the ongoing works to make Agartala’s Maharaja Bir Bikram airport as an […]

Lava-like eruption creates sensation in Agartala’s Amtali

Fear and apprehensions gripped the residents of Amtali locality in Agartala after a thick puff of lava-like smoke erupted from below the earth. Panicking locals immediately informed the local police, fire department and ONGC about the development. After a lot of struggle, the emergency teams were able to bring the lava under control. The incident was […]

NIA team in Agartala to interrogate JMB militant

An NIA team has arrived in Tripura capital Agartala to interrogate the arrested Jamat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh operative, Nazir Sheikh. Sheikh who was arrested from West Tripura district on Tuesday was sent to a 12-day police custody on Wednesday. After preliminary interrogation by top intelligence officials, Sheikh – a resident of Murshi-dabad of West Bengal was produced […]