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Gangtok, March 16 Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang congratulated Prakash Bhattarai on Monday for being selected for the Sahitya Akademi award for 2025.The Sahitya Akademi announced its annual Sahitya Akademi Awards in 24 Indian languages recognized by it on Monday. Prakash Bhattarai has...

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...

March 15, New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for thunderstorms accompanied by hail over several parts of north India on Sunday.The alert covers Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh (eastern parts), Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir...

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...

New Delhi, March 13 A private hospital here has performed a complex laparoscopic surgery on a woman from Sikkim who had previously undergone unsuccessful surgical attempts and suffered severe intestinal complications.According to a statement by Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute (PSRI)...

New Delhi, March 14 Scientists at the Zoological Survey of India have announced the discovery of two new species of lichen moths, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Saturday."The discovery of Caulocera Hollowayi and Asura Buxa represents a significant contribution to...

New Delhi, March 14 The forest cover in the 13 states and Union territories of the Indian Himalayan region has decreased by 2.27% between 2021 and 2023, Union Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh said.In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, the minister stated that according to...

New Delhi, March 13 The forest cover in the 13 states and Union territories of the Indian Himalayan region has decreased by 2.27 per cent between 2021 and 2023, Union Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh said.In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, the minister stated that according to the India State...

Gangtok, March 13 The Gangtok Municipal Corporation (GMC) has made registration under the Sikkim Registration of Tourist Trade Act, 2024 mandatory for the issuance and renewal of trade licenses for hospitality establishments operating within its jurisdiction.According to a notice issued by the...

New Delhi, March 12 BJP Rajya Sabha member Dorjee Tshering Lepcha on Thursday sought a special incentive for young farmers to continue large cardamom cultivation in Sikkim.Raising the matter during the special mentions in the Rajya Sabha, Lepcha emphasised the need to revive and strengthen...

Gangtok, March 12 The first-ever Sikkim International Film Festival will be held in the state capital from March 19-22, officials said on Thursday.The film festival will be organized by the Department of Information & Public Relations, Government of Sikkim, in collaboration with the Ministry...

Kolkata, March 11 Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered two new species of lichen moths in the eastern Himalayan region.The newly identified species – Caulocera hollowayi by S Singh, N Singh & Bhattacharya, 2026, and Asura buxa by Bhattacharya, S Singh & N Singh...

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...

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast thunderstorms and lightning conditions today in parts of Gangetic West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Bihar, Sikkim, and Odisha. Similar weather conditions are also likely to prevail today over parts of...

March 8, Kohima: In cricket, Nagaland won by 7 wickets against Sikkim in the Women’s Under-23 One Day Trophy plate match yesterday.After winning the toss, Nagaland chose to field and dismissed Sikkim for 103 runs. In response, Nagaland comfortably chased the target in 32 overs.With this win...

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 Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang inaugurated the high-altitude Tsomgo Ultra 5.0 Marathon here on Sunday.The Tsomgo Ultra Marathon, known for testing both physical strength and mental endurance, featured several race categories to accommodate runners of different...

Gangtok, March 8 Sikkim Governor Om Prakash Mathur and Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Sunday greeted women on the occasion of International Women's Day, and highlighted their dedication and contributions to society.Mathur said that women in the Himalayan state are playing a leading role...