Nirmala Sitharaman's Bhutan-bound flight makes emergency landing in Siliguri

UPDATED: Oct 30, 2025 23:11 IST

The flight carrying Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made an emergency landing on Thursday afternoon while en route to Bhutan due to severe bad weather.

According to sources, the aircraft was forced to land at Bagdogra Airport in Siliguri for safety reasons after encountering heavy rainfall and low atmospheric pressure.

As per Sitharaman’s official itinerary, she was scheduled to arrive in Bhutan today. However, because of the adverse weather conditions, she will spend the night in Siliguri.

Administrative sources confirmed that the Finance Minister will resume her journey to Bhutan on Friday morning, depending on the improvement in weather conditions.

This is a developing story. It will be updated.

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