Siliguri
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Local traders shut shops in Siliguri
News | Jul 03, 2019, 11:53 AM ISTLocal traders went on rampage in West Bengal’s Siliguri to protest against alleged ‘cut money’ taken by Trinamool leaders.
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WB: Four live mortar shells found in Teesta Canal in Siliguri; army bomb squad rushed to the spot
India | Nov 22, 2018, 02:09 PM ISTAccording to the news agency, the local police and Border Security Force have reached the spot and an Army Bomb Squad has been called for.
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West Bengal: Days after Majherhat mishap, another bridge collapses, this time in Siliguri
India | Sep 07, 2018, 03:36 PM IST"A canal bridge in Siliguri's Phansidewa collapsed early morning today. More details awaited," ANI tweeted a while back.
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Bogies of Darjeeling toy train derail at Kurseong railway station
India | May 30, 2018, 03:55 PM ISTThe train was on its way from Darjeeling towards Siliguri.
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West Bengal: Major fire broke out in Chemical tanker at Siliguri
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Bengal family joins TMC just days after hosting BJP chief Amit Shah for lunch
National | May 03, 2017, 03:43 PM ISTIt is said that members of the family had gone missing on Tuesday night and resurfaced the next morning along with local Trinamool Congress leader Gautam Deb.
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ISI agent arrested from Siliguri, several documents include voter ID cards seized
India | Dec 06, 2016, 09:34 AM ISTA suspected ISI agent was arrested from Panitanki area near India-Nepal border in Siliguri on Monday evening.
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Army’s Cheetah helicopter crashes near Siliguri, three officers killed
India | Nov 30, 2016, 03:15 PM ISTThree army officers were killed and a junior commissioned officer was critically injured today when a Cheetah helicopter crashed at Sukna Military Camp in West Bengal.
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Espionage racket: Serving armyman arrested in espionage case from Siliguri in WB
India | Dec 07, 2015, 12:02 AM ISTNew Delhi: A serving army personnel was today arrested by Delhi Police from Siliguri in West Bengal in connection with the alleged ISI-linked espionage racket, taking to five the number of people taken into custody
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Fake lottery scam: IT dept seizes Rs 20 cr from Kolkata
India | Sep 24, 2015, 05:57 PM ISTKolkata: The Income Tax department on Thursday seized over Rs 20 crore , stashed in multiple gunny bags and almirahs, as part of a special operation against suspected lottery scamsters in Kolkata and adjoining areas.The
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West Bengal IAS officer arrested on charges for graft
India | Jul 16, 2015, 07:28 AM ISTSiliguri: An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, Godala Kiran Kumar, was arrested Wednesday night for allegedly siphoning off funds from the Siliguri-Jalpaiguri Development Authority (SJDA) while serving as its CEO, police said.Kiran Kumar, now serving
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18 killed in landslides in Darjeeling district
India | Jul 01, 2015, 11:30 AM ISTSiliguri: At least 18 people have been killed in landslides triggered by heavy rains in Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong sub-divisions of Darjeeling district since last night, a SSB officer said today.The landslides have caused extensive
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Relief material sent to Nepal by SSB Siliguri
India | May 02, 2015, 12:37 PM ISTDarjeeling: SSB Siliguri Frontier has sent relief material to Nepal and provided medical assistance for the quake-hit victims.According to a press release by Sashastra Seema Bal, a truck with relief material like dry foods, blankets,
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Man trampled to death by elephant
India | Jan 27, 2015, 09:40 PM ISTSiliguri: A man was trampled to death by an elephant near Siliguri today, a forest department official said.Naresh Rai was going to the market at Mantari area near Siliguri when an elephant, which got detached
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Two charred to death in hotel
India | Dec 31, 2014, 11:47 AM ISTSiliguri (WB): Two guests were charred to death and three others were taken ill when a fire broke out in a hotel here, the police said today.Two persons staying in a room on the third
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Encephalitis toll 49, government issues red alert
India | Jul 20, 2014, 09:33 PM ISTSiliguri (WB): The death toll in the Japanese encephalitis outbreak in north Bengal went up to 49 today even as the state government intensified its efforts to control the disease.Forty-nine patients have died in the
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47 people die of Japanese encephalitis in Bengal
India | Jul 19, 2014, 04:54 PM ISTSiliguri (WB): A total of 47 people have died of Japanese encephalitis in the last 11 days in North Bengal Medical College and Hospital, a top health official said.“So far 47 patients have died of
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Border road network with Bhutan-Nepal to improve : Mamata
India | Jun 02, 2014, 08:33 PM ISTSiliguri: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said the state will improve the road network with Nepal and Bhutan.“The roads to Bhutan and Nepal border points will be re-laid centering Siliguri,” the commercial hub
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LIVE: Save India from UPA's black magicians, says Modi in Jharkhand
National | Apr 11, 2014, 08:23 AM ISTSiliguri/Ranchi: India was "afraid" of the black magic seen during the UPA's 10-year rule, Narendra Modi said Thursday, returning Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's sarcastic remark that some opposition leaders were selling dreams as if they
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Congress-TC Wins Siliguri Civic Polls After 27 Years
National | Sep 18, 2009, 05:31 AM ISTTrouble deepened for the ruling Left Front in West Bengal as it lost the Siliguri municipality to the Trinamool Congress-Congress combine after 27 years. The Opposition alliance bagged 29 seats of the 47-member board, while