Travel

By D. Prasun (TNI Siliguri) ~ R. Subrata (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Siliguri, 9th January, 2016: Siliguri along with other adjoining was today engulfed with heavy fog in the wee hours of the morning. This has resulted in a slowdown of the cities normal activities including business and other activities. Most affected were the transport systems like air services, rail, and roadways. In Bagdogra Airport, the airways visibility was around 1 – 1.4 km which were below…

By D. Prasun (TNI Siliguri) ~ Edited By R. Subrata (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Siliguri, 14th December, 2015:  At least 11 flights were canceled at Bagdogra Customs Airport today. Only one aircraft of Druk Airlines from Bhutan could manage a touchdown here today morning. All other flights remained canceled. The passengers mostly tourists thus remained stranded at the airport. Though this is a regular phenomenon yet the lack of anti-fog systems like CAT-III (B) landing systems…

TNI News Service (TNS) Webdesk, TNI Siliguri, 27th July, 2015: The MIC NBDD-Mr. Gautam Deb today called in a high-level meeting at Uttarkanya regarding the developments of the ongoing projects of constructing AH-2 (stretching from Fulbari border to Panitanki border) and the AH-48 (stretching from Changrabandha to Pashaka, Bhutan). The members present at the meeting were officials from District administration of Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri as well as the NHAI officials. It is estimated that the total cost…