Gangtok, December 14 (IANS) The Army has rescued 1,217 tourists stranded due to heavy snowfall and inclement weather in high altitude areas in east Sikkim, officials said on Thursday.Defence spokesman Lt Col Ma

DIMUL bags 3rd position for best Performing Dairy CooperativeDimapur, December 8 (MExN): The National Cooperative Dairy Federation of India Limited (NCDFI) celebrates its 53rd Foundation Day and Institutional S

New Delhi, October 14 (IANS) The CBI on Saturday said that it has busted a major passport racket in West Bengal and Sikkim.The CBI arrested two people, including a Senior Superintendent of the Passport Seva Lag

New Delhi, October 9 (IANS): The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), under the chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba, on Monday reviewed the situation in Sikkim.Reviewing relief and rescue meas

Kolkata, October 07 (IANS) The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), the nodal body for civic administration in the hills of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong in north Bengal, on Saturday demanded immed

Kolkata, October 6 (IANS) The number of bodies recovered from the northern sector of West Bengal following the devastating flash-flood in adjacent hill-state of Sikkim has increased to 22 as of Friday, as per t

Death toll rises to 18; 96 still missingGangtok, October 5 (MExN): A day after disaster struck the Himalayan State, the Government of Sikkim (SoK) has constituted a high-level technical committee to carry out a

Gangtok/New Delhi, October 4 (MExN): A cloudburst-induced water surge that occurred in the early hours of October 4 has caused extensive damage to life and property in four districts of Sikkim, including the br

New Delhi, October 04 (IANS) Following the flood-like situation after a cloudburst in Sikkim, the National Disaster Response Force has deployed three teams there and has till now rescued seven people, officials

Gangtok, Octobe 4 (IANS) At least 23 soldiers are reportedly missing after a sudden cloud burst over the Lhonak Lake in Sikkim on Wednesday, a defence spokesman said.The spokesman said that the cloud burst trig

Dharamsala, September 14 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama’s five-day visit to north eastern state of Sikkim, nestled in the mountains at the India-China border, is beginning next month at the in

New Delhi, August 11 (IANS) Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to continue over Uttarakhand, Bihar, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and Meghalaya during next five days while rainfall activity ove

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The total assets of 4,001 sitting MLAs are Rs 54,545 crore, which is more than the combined annual budget for 2023-24 of three states -- Nagaland, Mizoram and Sikkim -- totalling to Rs 4

New Delhi, July 24 (IANSlife) Nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas in the northeastern region, Sikkim beckons travelers with its serene tranquility and breathtaking beauty. For those seeking solace and rej

Gangtok, June 18 (IANS): The Indian Army on Sunday rescued around 300 more tourists, including women and children, stranded in Sikkim due to landslides and roadblocks triggered by torrential rains, defence offi

Guwahati, June 17 (IANS): 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. (adsbygoogle = win

Thane, May 30 (PTI): Members of the Jain community here on Monday remembered Suresh Punamiya, who died along with three other family members and a friend in a road accident in Sikkim, as a person always ready t

Gangtok, May 25 (PTI): The Sikkim government has temporarily banned the sale of pigs in the state after cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) were reported in North Sikkim district, an official said on Wednesday.

Morung Express News Gangtok | May 21 Media persons from Nagaland along with the state Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) team conducted an interaction programme with the Sikkim Press Club

New Delhi, May 16 (PTI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday greeted the people of Sikkim on its statehood day, and said that the state has set an example before rest of the country in organic farming and adopt