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By Arunangshu Maitra (TNI Falakata) | TNI Editing Siliguri Webdesk, TNI Falakata, 14th October, 2016: A sudden burst of a battery plate in a bogie of the Dibrugarh – Howrah Down Kamrup Express caused a fire in it. Smoke billowed out of the train. The train thus got late by 30 minutes at Falakata Railway station today. Mr. Gopal Das, the station master of Falakata Railway station informed it to the press soon after the…
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By R. Subrata (TNI Siliguri) | TNI Editing Siliguri Webdesk, TNI Siliguri, 27th September, 2016: The Department of Tourism and Eastern Himalayas Travel and Tour Operators Association today jointly observed the World Tourism Day in Siliguri. In a program organized at NJP railway station all the incoming travelers were greeted by roses in the exit of the station by EHTTOA. In the meantime, the tourism minister Mr. Gautam Deb also came back from Kolkata. He…
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By R. Subrata (TNI Siliguri) | TNI Editing Siliguri Webdesk, TNI Siliguri, 11th September, 2016: NJP is the gateway of Siliguri. However, the road condition towards approach road to NJP is in a bad shape for the last couple of months or maybe more. It has worsened more in the latest spate of the rainy season. NJP Railway station has become the hub of the major tourist destination as it has become the major railway…
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By D. Prasun (TNI Siliguri) | TNI Editing Siliguri Webdesk, TNI Siliguri, 09th September, 2016: A major rail accident got averted miraculously at Siliguri’s Mahabirstan today evening at around 9:45 pm. The Chennai – NJP express (22612) was in very slow speed, which might be the reason for no major damage after the derailment. The engine of the train is actually derailed from the line. Due to the puja shopping rush the gathering of people…
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By D. Prasun (TNI Siliguri) ~ Edited By Pradiptamay Saha (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Siliguri, 27th June, 2015: Sikkim and Kalimpong remained totally cut off throughout the day from the mainland India due to a sudden landslide in the National Highway connecting Siliguri and Sikkim. The fresh landslide occurred at Swetijhora area near Kalijhora on the National Highway. Many vehicles were seen stranded in an around the road. The road maintenance organization like the BRO (Border Road…
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By Partha Chatterjee (TNI Raiganj) Webdesk, TNI Raiganj 26th June, 2016: Today morning the Radhikapur-Siliguri DMU train was saved by God’s grace. Sources said that today at around 8:45 am near Bamangram station the rear engine of the Siliguri-bound Radhikapur DMU train got fire. This was spotted by local people. They informed the railway authorities about the incident. Immediately the railway officials and local people came to douse the fire. Firefighters were also sent from…
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TNI News Service (TNS) Webdesk, TNI Guwahati 25th June, 2016: The Kamrup district consumer disputes redressal forum has ordered Guwahati-based Radio Taxi service provider Prime Cabs to pay Rs. 49119 as compensation to Mr. Susanta Kundu for bad services offered to him. The amount had to be paid within 60 days from the day of order. The incident dates back in 2014 when Mr. Kundu booked a prime cab to reach the Guwahati airport but…
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TNI News Service (TNS) Webdesk, TNI Siliguri 23rd June, 2016: After a long wait Bagdogra Customs Airport is going to install the ILS (Instrumental Landing System). If everything goes as planned then the work of ILS will start in July this year. Hence, the air services will be cut down to some extent to give way to the working space and time for the installation of ILS. After installation of ILS then the air services…
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By Arunangshu Maitra (TNI) Webdesk, TNI Mainaguri 19th June, 2016: At least 4 tourists were injured today when they were hit by a tourist-laden vehicle at Lataguri on NH-31 between Malbazar and Mainaguri. Sources said that the injured tourist came from Malda to NJP and then boarded a vehicle to Lataguri. They were standing on the side of the road then suddenly a tourist vehicle came close to them and hit them. The driver of…
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By D. Prasun (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Siliguri 14th June, 2016: At least 180 passengers today escaped a possible crash landing by an aircraft of Spicejet. Today in the afternoon hours when the flight of SpiceJet 623 arrived at Bagdogra airport for landing suddenly during touchdown the nose wheel tyre busted. Immediately the cabin crew contacted the ATC Bagdogra. Though passengers inside the aircraft only realized a sudden thud and nothing else. The airport authorities…
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