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...
2026
agriculture
climate data
deficit
district rainfall
dry spell
forest fires
gangtok
india meteorological department
meteorological centre
pre-monsoon season
rainfall
sikkim
water availability
weather monitoring
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...
animal slaughter ban
buddhist holy days
chothul dawa
circular notification
compliance monitoring
cultural values
ecclesiastical department
february 18 to march 3
gangtok
nangang
public awareness
religious traditions
shopkeepers
sikkim
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...
emergency response
fire
fire investigation
gangtok
house fire
property damage
sashastra seema bal
sikkim police
soreng district
upper ribdi
west sikkim
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...
capacity building
economic development
entrepreneurship
gangtok
government initiatives
inspires programme
prem singh tamang
samman bhawan
sikkim
state government
training programs
women empowerment
workforce development
world bank
youth empowerment
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...
car accident
dooars
fatalities
gangtok
injured persons
kalimpong district
national highway-10
nh-10
private vehicle
rescue operation
sikkim
teesta river
traffic incident
wedding ceremony
west bengal