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The All Cachar Karimganj Hailakandi Students Association has urged railway minister Suresh Prabhu to immediately introduce a number of long-distance trains from Silchar.

On March 15, 2003, Indian Airlines (now Air India) had started operating ATR 42-320 aircrafts on the Silchar-Kolkata and Imphal-Guwahati routes.

Air India is ceasing all flights to and from Silchar Airport from June 1, 2025, ending nearly 70 years of service. The final Silchar-Kolkata flight departs on May 31. While the airline hasn't stated reasons, voluntary retirement is offered to the Silchar station manager.

Air fares have gone up twofold between Guwahati and Silchar after rail and road travel got disrupted because of landslides at multiple locations because of incessant rain over the last few days.

Air fares have gone up twofold between Guwahati and Silchar after rail and road travel got disrupted because of landslides at multiple locations because of incessant rain over the last few days.

Northeast India is all set to get better connectivity with low cost carrier SpiceJet launching a number of flights for the region using its Q400 fleet.

Heavy rain in southern Assam, including in the Barail hill range, over the past 48 hours triggered landslides in a number of places along the Lumding-Silchar hill section of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR).

"We have requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Union home minister P Chidambaram and railway minister Dinesh Trivedi to rename the 100-year-old Silchar Railway Station after the 11 Bengali language martyrs.

Passengers want more trains along the Guwahati-Silchar route of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) as the current pair of trains running on this sector struggles to cope with the rush.

Low cost carrier SpiceJet will launch its second daily direct flight on the Kolkata-Dhaka route from May 16.

The withdrawal of ATR aircrafts from the Agartala-Kolkata and Agartala-Guwahati routes by Alliance Air since January 1 has led to a decrease in the number of fliers along these routes while increasing the monopoly of private airlines.

Flights to and fro from the NSC Bose International Airport continued to be affected for the second day today due to thick fog.

KOLKATA: The state has urged the Centre to reintroduce commercial flights between Kolkata and Cooch Behar.

Traffic along National Highway 37 (Imphal-Silchar route), the second life line of land-locked Manipur, came to a standstill after a bailey bridge over the Irang river in Tamenglong district collapsed on Sunday morning.

Cyclone Sitrang continued to disrupt flight operations in the northeast with at least seven flights being cancelled on Tuesday due to adverse weather conditions. The airports in Shillong and Aizawl have been the worst-affected.

A bus service between Kolkata and Agartala through Bangladesh was launched earlier this year but now, those without passports need not fret.

Assam continues to battle with floods and landslides triggered by ‘large excess’ pre- monsoon rain that has hit 29 of 33 districts, forcing the authorities to airdrop food and essentials in Dima Hasao and shut educational institutes in Cachar — the two worst-hit districts.

Even as railway minister Mamata Banerjee was busy in Lalgarh, a group of youths from Assam's Barak Valley held a demonstration outside her Kalighat residence in south Kolkata.

Direct flights between Agartala and Bagdogra have officially commenced, significantly reducing travel time for tourists and business travelers. Additionally, air services connecting Agartala with Silchar are set to resume after a nearly 30-year hiatus. These new routes enhance Agartala's connectivity, bringing its total direct air links to ten destinations nationwide.

The first trial consignment for Silchar of south Assam arrived on the western border of Tripura from Kolkata port through waterways of Bangladesh and began its onward journey by road on Wednesday.

Five passengers from Europe and Saudi Arabia tested positive for Covid-19 in Assam in the last 24 hours.

As many as five passengers from Europe and Saudi Arabia tested positive for Covid-19 in Assam in the last 24 hours.

PM Narendra Modi on Thursday exhorted Tripura to bring about 'transformation through transportation'.For a long time, transportation here meant subsidized air travel or a journey down the state's lone highway NH44.

The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has informed the Tripura government that the state will soon be connected with Delhi by superfast trains besides, regular train services to Silchar, Guwahati and Kolkata.

"Following this, India's external affairs ministry sought a project report from the concerned ministry in Bangladesh.The report is awaited," said Roy in his letter to the Karimganj MP.