BJP announces candidates for Sikkim assembly, LS polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday announced the list of 14 candidates who will be contesting for the 32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday announced the list of 14 candidates who will be contesting for the 32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly.
According to the poll panel, the decision was taken as the elections have to be wrapped up on or before June 2 when the term of the legislative assemblies of Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim expires.
DM Tushar stated that medical attention is being diligently given to the patients, who are currently under observation.
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The 14th Dalai Lama arrived in the State Capital of Sikkim today on a three-day visit to Sikkim after a gap of 13 years.
The confirmed death toll in the flash floods that hit parts of Sikkim and northern Bengal yesterday has risen to 18, while over a hundred persons are still missing
After the deluge in Sikkim, the flood situation has started worsening in different pockets of northern West Bengal with the worst affected being Darjeeling and Kalimpong in the hills and Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar in the plains of Terai and Dooars regions.
Sikkim has been ravaged by the sudden flash flood in Teesta River with connectivity to at least three districts lost after a portion of NH 10 washed away.
The Sikkim Government confirmed that 14 people have died so far, while 102 people are still missing in the flash flood that occurred in Sikkim in the wee hours of Wednesday. All 14 deceased are civilians.
"I offer my condolences to families who have lost loved ones," he wrote, "as well as others affected by this disaster, and pray for their welfare," Dalai Lama said.