87 investors signed MoUs to invest Rs 3,700 crore in Tripura: CM Saha

Agartala, March 4 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday said that 87 investors from different parts of the country signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) promising to invest Rs 3,700 crore across different sectors, during the recent investors’ summit in Agartala. After inaugurating and laying the foundation stones of 34 projects in Unakoti districts, […]
Tripura CM urges Centre to start international flight from Agartala airport

Agartala, March 1 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday said that he has requested the Central government to start international flight services from Agartala’s Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) airport at the earliest. Addressing an official function in Agartala, the Chief Minister said that development is the top priority of the BJP government. “One […]
Tripura to get advanced weather radar within a year: Jitendra Singh

Delhi/Agartala, Feb 16 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha called on Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday to discuss key state-related issues, including advanced weather forecasting, administrative matters and boosting of the bamboo industry. The meeting also touched upon the recently inaugurated Agartala-Akhaura railway link, strengthening connectivity between India’s Northeast and Bangladesh, according to a […]
Railway to start running electric trains in southern Assam and Tripura soon

Guwahati/Agartala, Feb 7 (IANS) The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is continuing hectic efforts to start running the long-expected electric trains in southern Assam and Tripura at the earliest, officials said on Friday. An NFR official said that a trial run of the first goods train with an electric locomotive was successfully conducted on Thursday between […]
16th Finance Commission team to visit Tripura on Jan 29

Agartala, Jan 28 (IANS) The 16th Finance Commission headed by Chairman Arvind Panagariya would hold a series of meetings simultaneously with the Tripura government and various stakeholders such as political parties, rural and urban local bodies, and representatives of trade, Industries, and Commerce here during its four-day visit to the state from Wednesday, an official […]