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Gangtok, March 6 A 44-year-old man has been arrested in Sikkim for allegedly defrauding a woman by pretending to be interested in marriage, police said on Friday.The woman, who lives in Khamdong in Gangtok's Singtam, filed a police complaint, stating that her engagement with the man took place...

Gangtok, March 6 Sikkim Chief Secretary R Telang reviewed the progress of the Sevok-Rangpo railway line construction on Friday, which is expected to be completed by the end of next year, an official said.During the review meeting held at Teesta Lounge here, Special Secretary, Transport, M D...

Gangtok, March 5 Former Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling alleged on Thursday that the Prem Singh Tamang government has disrupted Sikkim's developmental trajectory.He claimed that Sikkim is experiencing uncertainty and decline in many areas, and the situation on the ground is deeply...

Gangtok, March 4 Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang and Governor Om Prakash Mathur joined the public in celebrating Holi at MG Marg in Gangtok on Wednesday.The event was also attended by High Court Chief Justice Muhamed Mustaque, along with state ministers and MLAs.The program was...

Gangtok, March 3 The BJP Sikkim unit submitted a representation to the Election Commission of India on Tuesday to protect the indigenous identity and constitutional rights of the Sikkimese people during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the Himalayan state.The...

Gangtok, March 2 Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang said on Monday that public trust should be the true strength of the police, not weapons.Speaking at the 'DGPs/IGPs Conference – Follow-up and Policy Deliberation Meeting', Tamang urged police personnel to serve citizens with compassion...

Gangtok, March 1 Hyatt Hotels Corporation will enter Sikkim with a new 150-room property in Gangtok, officials said.Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang virtually laid the foundation stone for the property on Sunday, which will be part of the Suryavilas mixed-use project in Mintokgang, about 2 km...

Gangtok, February 26 Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth inaugurated the newly-constructed Taram Chu steel bridge on Thursday to restore connectivity along the Chungthang–Lachen Road in North Sikkim.In his address after inaugurating the steel bridge in Chungthang town, North Sikkim, he...

Gangtok, February 26 Two earthquakes, with magnitudes of 4.6 and 3.5, struck Sikkim on Thursday, officials said.The first earthquake, measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale, occurred at 11:24 am. The epicenter of the quake was located 4 km northeast of Yuksom in the Gyalshing district, at a depth...

Gangtok, February 26 The Gangtok Traffic Police has introduced two high-tech drones to improve traffic management and enhance public safety in the capital city of the Himalayan state, an official said on Thursday.The traffic police stated that the introduction of these advanced drones...

Gangtok, February 25 Over 2,700 tourists stranded due to heavy snowfall near Tsomgo Lake in East Sikkim were rescued, officials said on Wednesday morning.Heavy snowfall in the higher reaches of Sherathang and adjoining areas led to road blockages, leaving 541 tourist vehicles stranded between...

Gangtok, February 21 Sikkim is experiencing a significant shortfall in rainfall during the first two months of 2026, with all districts reporting large deficits, according to data released by the Meteorological Centre, Gangtok, under the India Meteorological Department (IMD).The average...

Gangtok, February 21 Officials from the Sikkim government's Ecclesiastical Department conducted inspections in the state capital, Gangtok, and surrounding areas on Saturday to enforce a ban on animal slaughter during Buddhist holy days, officials said.The inspection team, led by Joint Director...

Gangtok, February 13 Four houses were completely destroyed in a fire that broke out in Upper Ribdi, Soreng district, in West Sikkim on Friday afternoon, officials said.According to police, the homeowners and their family members were not present at the time of the incident.The fire spread...

Gangtok, February 13 Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang chaired a review meeting of the Sikkim Integrated Service Provision and Innovation for Reviving Economies (INSPIRES) programme on Friday to assess its progress over the past two years.The initiative, supported by the World Bank, aims to...

Gangtok, February 13 Two people were killed and two others were critically injured after a car in which they were travelling fell into the Teesta River on National Highway-10 in the Kalimpong district of West Bengal in the early hours of Friday, police said. They added that both the deceased...