Sikkim

Guwahati: Landslides triggered by torrential rains have left at least 3,500 tourists stranded in Sikkim, the Indian Army said in an official statement on Saturday. A bridge near Chungthang in North Sikkim was also washed away due to…
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Gangtok: The Border Road Organisation (BRO) on Tuesday rescued a total of 350 tourists stranded in east Sikkim after they were stuck in a sudden avalanche, defence sources said. Quoting BRO Chief Engineer Brigadier Ahalawat, Defence…
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Sikkim: Atleast six persons were killed and dozens of people were injured after an avalanche struck Nathula border area in Sikkim on Tuesday afternoon. The calamity took place near 17th Mile of Jawaharlal Nehru Marg at around 12.15 pm,…
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Sikkim: An earthquake of 4.3 magnitude on the Richter scale jolted the Yuksom town of Sikkim on Monday early morning, National Center for Seismology informed. The earthquake hit at around 4.15 am at a depth of 10 kilometres from 70 km…
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Gangtok: Sixteen Army jawans were killed and four others injured when their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a gorge at a remote location in North Sikkim near the India-China border on Friday. According to a senior police…
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New Delhi: Indian and Chinese soldiers clashed at Naku La in North Sikkim last week with many injuries reported, said a government source. The situation is said to be under control though as of now. Naku La, incidentally, was one of the…
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Eminent educationist and philanthropist Dr. Achyuta Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS was conferred with the prestigious Honorary Doctorate Degree by the ICFAI University, Sikkim on 26th November 2020. The honour was conferred at the Annual…
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New Delhi: The Indian Army extended a helping hand to three Chinese citizens who lost their way in the Plateau area of North Sikkim at an altitude of 17,500 feet. This happened when both the countries were engaged in a four month long…
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Guwahati/Gangtok/Agartala: Sikkim reported its first coronavirus case and Arunachal Pradesh a fresh case while Assam registered 64 new cases in the past 24 hours, taking the state's total tally to 392 as on Sunday night. Meanwhile, with…
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Gangtok: The Himalayan state of Sikkim reported its first coronavirus case when a 25-year-old student who returned from Delhi tested positive, a senior official said on Sunday. Sikkim Health Secretary Pempa T. Bhutia said that the swab…
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