Agartala Feb 20 PTI The opposition CPIM will hold a mega rally in Tripura on February 24 a first since the partys debacle in the 2018 assembly electionsThe rally will be held at Vivekananda Ground in Agartala to mark the partys two-day state conference CPIM state committee member Pabitra Kar saidCPIM general secretary Sitaram Yechury and politburo member Prakash Karat would address the rally besides former chief minister Manik Sarkar and state secretary Jitendra ChaudhuryThe conference which will conclude on February 25 assumes significance in view of the assembly elections next year It will be held at the Town Hall and form a new state committee that will oversee the partys affairs over the next three yearsThe party is campaigning across the state to make the rally a successThe CPIM has already concluded its district sub-division and local level conferences following which the state conference will be held Kar saidChaudhury a seasoned tribal leader and former MP was made the state secretary in September last year after the death of incumbent Gautam Das PTI PS SOM SOM
Agartala Dec 25 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Tripura on January 4 to inaugurate a new terminal building of Maharaja Bir Bikram MBB Airport here Chief Minister Biplab Deb said on Saturday Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiradiya Scindia and senior officials of Airports Authority of India AAI would also be present at the programme he said The New Integrated Terminal Building NITB has been built at a cost of Rs 3400 crore I have received a call from the Prime Ministers Office PMO confirming the PMs visit to Tripura to inaugurate the new terminal building of MBB Airport second busiest in the Northeast Besides he will also address a public rally at Vivekananda Ground on the same day Deb told reporters Earlier AAI chairman Arvind Singh had visited the state on December 15 to review the progress of work being undertaken at the terming building The NIBT with 20 check-in counters will be able to handle 1200 passengers including international fliers in a day officials said PTI JOY RMS RMS
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