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Fire Department Officials inspect fire safety arrangements at City Centre in Siliguri

Siliguri, 11th September: Fire Department Officials inspected the fire safety arrangements at City Centre in Matigara, Siliguri. The officials assessed the effectiveness of the shopping mall’s safety measures in the event of an emergency such as a fire. Fire extinguishers, emergency exit routes and other aspects of the fire safety system were inspected during the visit. Following a series of…

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Matigara Police arrest 9 after raid on alleged illegal call centre at Webel IT Park in Siliguri

Siliguri, 11th September: Nine people were arrested by Matigara Police after a raid at an alleged illegal call centre operating at Webel IT Park in Paribahan Nagar, Siliguri. A large police contingent conducted the operation at the IT Park late Thursday night, with a search operation continuing through the night. Among those arrested are four women and five men. Police…

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Hume pipe bridge breaks again in Dudhia after overnight rain, heavy vehicle movement to Mirik halted

Dudhia, 11th September: The Hume pipe bridge in Dudhia broke again following overnight rain, bringing heavy vehicle movement towards Mirik to a halt. However, connectivity between Siliguri and Mirik has not been disrupted. The Hume pipe bridge was primarily used by heavy vehicles. With the bridge breaking after water levels in the river rose late at night and submerged the…

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Fire breaks out at a factory in Siliguri’s Champasari area

Siliguri, 10th September: Panic gripped after a fire suddenly broke out at a chowmein factory in Pokai Jote, located in the Champasari area of Siliguri Municipal Corporation’s Ward No. 46, on Thursday. Local residents noticed smoke coming out of the factory and immediately informed the fire department. Following the information, three fire tenders reached the spot and began efforts to…

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Siliguri: BJP district president allegedly threatened and asked for bribe; accused arrested from Barasat

Siliguri, 10th September: A joint team of the Special Operation Group (SOG) of the Siliguri Metropolitan Police and Pradhan Nagar Police arrested a man from Barasat for allegedly threatening Siliguri BJP Organisational District President Arun Mandal and demanding a bribe. The arrested accused has been identified as Abdul Azim Mandal, 34, a resident of North 24 Parganas. According to police…

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Illegal room construction behind multi-storey building demolished in Siliguri’s Ward No. 10 following High Court order

Siliguri, 10th September: An illegally constructed room behind a multi-storey building in Siliguri’s Ward No. 10 was demolished by the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Thursday following a direction from the High Court. The SMC conducted an operation in the area and demolished the room allegedly constructed illegally behind the multi-storey building. According to local sources, the room had been…

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Mid-Day Meal kitchen at school in Rajganj broken into; utensils and students’ plates stolen

Rajganj, 10th September: A theft at the Mid-Day Meal kitchen of a school in Rajganj has caused concern after miscreants allegedly broke the lock of the kitchen and stole various utensils and plates used by students. The incident took place at Nangatagach Special Cadre Primary School. According to the school teachers, they arrived at the school on Thursday morning and…

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Siliguri: Voluntary organisation stages symbolic protest over alleged assault of a headmaster in Jalpaiguri

Siliguri, 10th September: A voluntary organisation from Siliguri staged a symbolic protest at Ektiasal Tileshwari Adhikari High School on Thursday over the incident of assault on a headmaster at a higher secondary school in Jalpaiguri district. Members of the organisation visited the school and organised a programme with the headmaster and all the teachers. During the programme, they addressed the…

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Darjeeling District Congress stages protest at Siliguri Municipal Corporation over poor municipal services

Siliguri, 10th September: The Darjeeling District Congress staged a protest at the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Thursday, alleging poor municipal services in the city and demanding early municipal elections. Congress workers took out a protest march and reached the SMC premises, where they staged a demonstration. They alleged that several municipal services, including drinking water supply and garbage clearance…

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Fire department officials inspect fire safety measures at shopping mall on Sevoke Road in Siliguri

Siliguri, 10th September: Fire department officials inspected the fire safety arrangements at a shopping mall on Sevoke Road in Siliguri on Thursday. The inspection was conducted to assess the effectiveness of the mall’s fire safety infrastructure and determine whether the systems would function properly in an emergency. Fire department officials and personnel inspected the arrangements on site. The inspection covered…

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Traffic booth of Bhakti Nagar Traffic Guard renovated, inaugurated by school students in Siliguri

Siliguri, 10th September: The traffic booth of the Bhakti Nagar Traffic Guard has been renovated to make traffic management and vehicle movement control in Siliguri more effective. The renovated traffic booth was inaugurated on Thursday by school students at Biswanath Singh More in Shahid Nagar, near Indira Gandhi Maidan. The inauguration ceremony was attended by DCP (Traffic) Quazi Samsuddin Ahamed…

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92nd death anniversary of Manishi Panchanan Barma observed in Rajganj

Rajganj, 10th September: The 92nd death anniversary of Manishi Panchanan Barma was observed in Rajganj on Thursday. The programme was held at Chiarikhari on the banks of the Karatoya River in the Mehendiganj area under Majhiali Gram Panchayat. The event was organised by the Uttar Banga Kshatriya Rajbanshi Kulguru O Kulshishya Bhakta O Bhakta Samaj Seva Pratisthan. Tributes were paid…

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