Tag: Sikkim
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Difficult balancing act
Any attempt to converge national vision with people's voices in this contested region must be negotiated carefully
April 22, 2019 -
Elections 2019: Unique Sikkim monastic constituency Sangha casts its vote
The constituency does not exist on the state's map and has no geographical boundaries; Sangha seat is provided under Article 371 (F) of the Constitution, which has separate provisions with respect to the state of Sikkim
April 12, 2019 -
Registration for Kailash Mansarovar Yatra opens
From Gangtok, the route passes through scenic places like Hangu Lake and the vast landscape of the Tibetan plateau.
April 9, 2019 -
Indian Army rescues 3000 stranded tourists in Sikkim in overnight rescue op
Around 3000 stranded tourists were rescued by the Indian Army from Nathu La and East Sikkim's 17th Mile area close to the India-China border, officials said on Saturday.
December 29, 2018 -
We will win in 2019, save Sikkim from communal forces: CM Chamling
He said his party and government believed in inclusive politics and has been taking along the people of various communities, religions and sections together.
December 26, 2018 -
‘We take pride in being India’s sentinels’: Pawan Chamling
It has also been declared the first organic state in the country and has become the first open defecation free (ODF) state.
November 23, 2018 -
Pakyong Airport | 10 major facts about Sikkim’s first greenfield airport
Pakyong airport is spread over an area of 201 acres and is located on top of a hill about two km above Pakyong village.
September 24, 2018 -
Landslides affect traffic movement in Sikkim, Bengal
"Work is going on to clear the road and the damaged stretches need to be rebuilt. It will take two days to resume vehicle movement," an official said.
September 15, 2018 -
AR Rahman appointed Sikkim government’s brand ambassador
Famed Indian composer and singer-songwriter A.R. Rahman has been appointed the brand ambassador of the Sikkim government, a senior minister said on Wednesday. “We have appointed Rahman as the state government’s brand ambassador for a year,” Sikkim Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation and Commerce and Industries Ugen T Gyatso, said. As the government’s brand ambassador, …
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June 20, 2018 -
Sikkim MPs seek Rajnath help in Limboo-Tamang seat issue
Two Members of Parliament from Sikkim, PD Rai and Hishey Lachungpa, on Tuesday, called on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at his North Block Office in New Delhi. The two leaders presented Mr Singh a memorandum, seeking his intervention in resolving the protracted Limboo-Tamang seat reservation issue in the Himalayan state. In the memorandum, the …
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May 23, 2018 -
43rd State Day | Sikkim institutes award for journalists
On 43rd State Day on 16 May, CM Pawan Chamling and Governor Srinivas Patil also awarded farmers, young entrepreneurs, former bureaucrats and educators among others.
May 18, 2018 -
Sikkim group marks ‘Samjhauta Diwas’ in Gangtok
The Nationalist Sikkimese United Organisation (NSUO) marked Samjhauta Diwas-2018 at Bhanu Park here on Tuesday. The day commemorates the historic 8- May Tripartite Agreement signed in 1973 among the Indian government, the Chogyal of Sikkim and three political parties, which envisaged a democratic set-up and administrative reforms for Sikkim. The coordinator of the NSUO, Tshering …
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May 9, 2018 -
Meet Pawan Chamling — India’s longest serving CM
The 68-year-old completed 23 years, four months and 17 days in office on 29 April
April 30, 2018 -
Bhutia calls for ‘clean politics’ in Sikkim
As former Indian football skipper Bhaichung Bhutia announced a new political party for Sikkim, he called upon “good people and youths” to come forward to practice “clean politics” in the state. Announcing that he would be floating ‘Hamro Sikkim,’ Mr Bhutia told a press conference at the Press Club of India in Delhi in Delhi …
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April 28, 2018 -
Tamang to attend litterateur anniversary in Sikkim
The chairman of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) Board of Administrators, Binoy Tamang, is scheduled to visit Sikkim on 26 April on the invitation from Sikkim chief minister Pawan Chamling to attend the 100th birth anniversary of literary and political figure Shiva Kumar Rai there. With the relationship between Darjeeling Hills and Sikkim getting better …
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April 25, 2018 -
Chamling sets eyes on 6th term
Chief Minister Pawan Chamling on Monday expressed confidence that people of Sikkim would elect him for the 6th straight term. As part of his state-wide tour called ‘Jan Seva Abhiyan,’ Mr Chamling on Monday began his trip to the East district from Simik Gumpa (monastery) in the Khamdong Singtam constituency. Addressing the huge gathering on …
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April 17, 2018 -
Sikkim bins seized inorganic vegetables
The state government on Wednesday disposed of inorganic vegetables that it had seized from markets in Gangtok on Monday. The vegetables seized from different shops at Lall Bazaar here were brought from Siliguri and were worth over Rs 2,50,00. The veggies were buried in the ground at Majhitar in East Sikkim this afternoon. While a …
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April 12, 2018