The Agartala Municipal Corporation or AMC is the municipal body which governs and maintains the city of Agartala, the capital of the Indian state of Tripura and is the second-largest city in North-east India. Formed in the year 1871 the oldest municipal body in Northeast India, AMC had a vital role in developing & modernizing the state and managing in its various activities. This civic administrative body administers an area of 76.5 km2. AMC is headed by Dr. Prafulla Jit Sinha the present Mayor of Agartala.
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is an international airport that serves Hyderabad, the capital of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Shamshabad, about 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of Hyderabad. It was opened on 23 March 2008 to replace Begumpet Airport it is named after Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India.
Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport is a public airport located at Babatpur, 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Formerly known as Varanasi Airport, it was officially renamed after Lal Bahadur Shastri, the 2nd Prime Minister of India, in October 2005. It is India's 21st-busiest airport in terms of passenger movement and second-busiest airport in Uttar Pradesh.
Silchar Airport is located at Kumbhirgram, 29 km from Silchar in the state of Assam, India built by the British as RAF Station Kumbhirgram in 1944 and transferred to the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF). It is also a Civil enclave airport as it is under the control of Indian Air Force. The airport is situated on the foothills of the Barail range. It is the fourth busiest airport of the north-east India next to Guwahati, Agartala and Imphal. In 2014-15, Silchar Airport handled 290,000 passengers.
Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Agartala, India. It is used mostly for cricket matches. The stadium holds 30,000 people and was built in 1998.
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport is an international airport serving the city of Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. The airport is located at Sonegaon, 8 km (5 mi) South-West of Nagpur. The airport covers an area of 1355 acres. In 2005, it was named after B. R. Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. The airport handles around 4,000 passengers per day and caters to five domestic airlines and two international airlines connecting Nagpur to Sharjah, Doha and 11 domestic destinations. The airport spread over 1,460-acres is also home to AFS Nagpur of the Indian Air Force. Growth in passenger traffic is fueled by passengers traveling to and from the state capital Mumbai, over 700 km away. The airport has one terminal and has 2 aerobriges.
Coimbatore International Airport is the primary airport serving the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. It is located at Peelamedu, about 12 km (7.5 mi) from the center of the city. It is the 18th busiest airport in India for passengers handled, 18th busiest for total aircraft movement and 15th busiest for cargo handled. The airport is the second largest airport in the state for runway length, aircraft movement, passenger traffic and cargo after Chennai International Airport in Tamil Nadu.
Twipra Kingdom was one of the largest historical kingdoms of the Twipra people in the North-east India.
The Manikya dynasty was founded when Ratna Fha assumed the title in 1280 CE.Before that there was Fha Dynasty from 1200 BCE to 1280 AD and Tripur Dynasty during later Vedic period. Ruler of the Tipara (Tripura) kingdom assumed the title of Manikya when Sultan Mughisuddin Tughril in 1280 A.D defeated Ratna Fha and after his submission he granted Ratna Fha "Manikya" which means a ruler with a precious stone. Their Royal Priest was "Chantai" and Royal God were The trinity and Garia and Ker.
Imphal Airport or Bir Tikendrajit International Airport is the second largest airport built in the Northeastern region of India, after Guwahati, and the Second busiest airport in the north east region after Guwahati located 8 km south of Imphal, the capital of Manipur, Imphal International Airport connects northeastern India with the country's major cities such as Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata. AirAsia India, Air India, Jet Airways, IndiGo and Alliance Air offer connection services from the airport to major cities and regional airports such as Agartala, Silchar, Aizawl, and Jorhat. Imphal International Airport is under the administrative control of Airports Authority of India. Its apron has a space for 5 aircraft.
Jodhpur Airport is a civil enclave airport in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. It is operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and shares its airside with the Jodhpur Air Base of the Indian Air Force (IAF). The Government of Rajasthan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Air Force for the expansion of the civil enclave in March 2017, wherein 37 acres of IAF land would be transferred to AAI.
Neermahal (নীরমহল) is a former royal palace built by King of Tripura Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur of the erstwhile Kingdom of Tripura, India in the middle of the lake Rudrasagar in 1930 and was completed by 1938. It is situated in Melaghar, 53 kilometers away from Agartala, the capital of Tripura. The palace is situated in the middle of Rudrasagar Lake and assimilates Hindu and Muslim architectural styles.
Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, named after Bengali poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, a project under Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Limited (BAPL), is a domestic airport located at Andal, West Bengal, India. The airport serves the industrial cities of Asansol and Durgapur. The airport is roughly 15 km from Durgapur's City Centre and 25 km from Asansol's City Bus Terminus in West Bengal, India. The airport's hinterland comprises the towns of Burdwan, Bankura, Bishnupur, Purulia, Sainthia, Suri, Bolpur, Rampurhat in South Bengal and Dhanbad & Bokaro in Jharkhand. It is part of the country's first private sector Aerotropolis, being developed by Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Limited (BAPL). The airport was officially inaugurated on 19 September 2013. Durgapur Airport or Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport as the passenger movements for the year 2017-2018 is the 3rd busiest airport of West Bengal and the 83rd busiest airport of India.
Tripura State, also known as Hill Tipperah, was a princely state in India during the period of the British Raj and for some two years after the departure of the British. Its rulers belonged to the Manikya dynasty and until August 1947 the state was in a subsidiary alliance, from which it was released by the Indian Independence Act 1947. The state acceded to the newly-independent Indian Union on 13 August 1947, and subsequently merged into the Indian Union in October 1949.
Visakhapatnam Airport is an International Airport located in Visakhapatnam, India. It is the largest and busiest airport in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It also operates as a civil enclave on an Indian Navy air base named INS Dega. It is located in between the city localities of NAD Cross Road and Gajuwaka. The airport has experienced significant growth since the beginning of the 21st century, with the construction of a new terminal and runway and commencing of international flights. The airport covers an area of 350 acres.
Maharaja Bir Bikram University is a state university located at Agartala, Tripura, India. It was established in 2015 by the Government of Tripura through the Maharaja Bir Bikram University Act, 2015 and was the first, and as of 2017 the only, state university in the state of Tripura. The first vice chancellor is Gautam Kumar Basu. The university is named after Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman, the last ruling maharaja of the princely state of Tripura.
Maharaja Kirit Bikram Kishore Manikya was 15th and last King of Tripura, a princely state in northeastern India. He was born on December 13, 1933, at the Ujjayanta palace in the heart of Agartala. His formal coronation was held in 1941 but he could never become the king. He was elected a Congress MP thrice in 1967, 1977 and 1989. He died in 2006 at the age of 73 at Kolkata. He was Son in Law of Royal family of Gwalior.
Kirat Bikram Kishore Debbarman Manikya was a king of Tripura State.
