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Gangtok, March 18 A 14-year-old girl from Sikkim has been rescued from Siliguri in neighboring West Bengal after she allegedly staged her own kidnapping and demanded Rs 3 lakh from her parents as ransom, police said on Wednesday.According to an FIR filed by her parents, the girl had left home...

Gangtok, March 16 Power supply was disrupted in parts of Sikkim due to a severe thunderstorm, which led to the tripping of several 66 kV transmission lines, according to an official statement.Due to the thunderstorm on Sunday evening, a conductor of the 66 kV Rorathang-Rongli transmission line...

Gangtok, March 15 One person was killed as heavy rain, accompanied by hail, lashed several parts of Sikkim on Sunday evening, officials said.A 55-year-old woman, identified as Kala Devi Chettri, was killed after being trapped under a falling tree in Rakdong Kafer in the Tumin-Lingi assembly...

Gangtok, March 14 – Amidst the panic buying of LPG cylinders in Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim, in the backdrop of the war situation in West Asia, Gangtok District Superintendent of Police Mahendra Subba appealed to residents on Saturday not to believe rumors about a possible shortage of LPG...

Gangtok, March 10 The body of a 14-year-old boy, who had been reported missing, was recovered from a pond in the Gangtok district of Sikkim, police said on Tuesday.The boy's family had filed a complaint at the Singtam Police Station on Monday evening, stating that the boy had been missing...

Gangtok, March 10 The European Union is set to join the Sikkim International Film Festival (SIFF) 2026 as a programme partner, marking an important step towards strengthening cultural collaboration and artistic exchange between Europe and India, an official said.The SIFF will be held from...

Gangtok, March 8 Sikkim Police have seized drugs worth Rs 15 lakh and arrested one person in Gangtok on Sunday, an official said.Acting on a tip-off, police apprehended a person who ran a meat shop in the Rongyek area, and seized 311.62 gm of brown sugar from his rented room.The accused was...

Gangtok, March 8 The Mangan district administration and Tourism department will issue permits to tourists to visit popular North Sikkim destinations like Lachen and Gurudongmar lake starting March 9, an official said on Sunday.Tourists and travel agencies can apply for permits through the...

Gangtok, March 6 Anniela Sherpa from Sikkim has cleared the Civil Services Examination 2025, the results of which were announced by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday.Sherpa, who is from Rai Gaon in Gangtok, is the only candidate from the Himalayan state to have cleared the...

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...