Agartala Current Affairs, GK & News

Mobile Kiosk for COVID-19 Sample Testing used in Agartala Smart City

The smart city, Agartala has implemented a mobile kiosk for sample collection. The kiosk makes sure there are no wastages in Personal Protective Equipment and also ensures protection to sample collecting medical professionals. Highlights The kiosk running on three-wheeler vehicle enables navigation and helps in collection of samples from the community. There is no need ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

Topics: Agartala • North East • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) • Smart city • Smart City Mission • Tripura

‘Lai Haraoba’ Festival begins in Tripura

The ritualistic festival of the ethnic group of Manipuri Meetei People named ‘Lai Haraoba’ began in the capital city of Tripura, Agartala on Thursday evening, 2nd January 2020. The festival is observed by the Meetei community people since ancient times to please the traditional deities of Sanamahism. Umang Lai. Rebati Mohan Das, the current speaker ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

Topics: Agartala • Lai Haraoba • Manipur • Tripura

Tripura gets its first Special Economic Zone(SEZ)

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Monday, 16th December 2019 has notified the setting up of the first-ever Special Economic Zone(SEZ) in Tripura. The Special Economic Zone(SEZ) in Tripura will be set-up at the Paschim Jalefa region of Sabroom in the South Tripura District, which is about 130 km away from the capital city ..

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: Agartala • Bamboo • Income Tax • Industries • Special economic zones • Textile • Tripura • Tripura Industrial Development Corporation

Justice Kureshi to take oath as Chief Justice of Tripura HC

The Chief Justice of High Court (HC) of Tripura Justice Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi will take oath on 16 November. The oath of office will be administered by Tripura Governor Ramesh Bais in Agartala on 16 November. On 8 November, the Union Ministry of Law and Justice appointed Justice Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi, the Judge of the ..

Topics: Agartala • Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi • Bombay High Court • Chief justice • Chief Justice of the United States • India • Legal professions • Patna High Court • Sanjay Karol • States and union territories of India • Tourism in North East India • Tripura

2019 Kharchi Puja Festival celebrated in Tripura

On 11th July 2019, the centuries-old annual Kharchi Puja festival has started with great pomp & show at Puran Agartala in Tripura. The word ‘Kharchi’ is derived from the word Khya which means earth. Kharchi Puja is basically done to worship the earth. Originally a Hindu tribals’ festivity, it is now observed by all communities ..

Topics: Agartala • Deities • Durga • Durga Puja • Hindu goddesses • Kharchi • Kharchi puja • Puja • Saraswati • Shaktism • Shiva • Tourism in North East India