Tag: Sikkim

Sikkim govt asks Centre to withdraw notification opening peaks for tourists

In view of sensitivity of locals towards the mountains in the state, Sikkim government has expressed its apprehension over the recent decision by the Centre to boost tourism.

August 27, 2019

DUKPA, the vanishing TRIBE

The central government, as well as the state government, can immediately implement schemes and programmes for the development of the Dukpas, as the community is up to the creek and there is almost no means left for them to bring home the bacon.

July 15, 2019

Landslides block two highways in Kalimpong district

“There are two-three spots along NH-10 and NH-31 where landslides have occurred. Highway officials have reached the spot and the clearing process has started,” she said.

July 12, 2019

Jaishankar flags off Kailash Mansarovar Yatra

Addressing a gathering on the occasion, he thanked China for promoting people to people exchange through its support of this yatra.

June 11, 2019

Longest serving Sikkim CM Pawan Chamling resigns

A delegation of the victorious party, Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM), is likely to call on the governor later on Friday evening.

May 24, 2019

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