Sikkim

Gangtok: Sikkim Chief Minister PS Tamang on Thursday announced that he will be meeting Government servants every Wednesday afternoon.The appointments would be granted only if applied for.The Government servants will be required to produce their Employees Identification...

Gangtok: National Commission for Minorities Chairperson Rinchen Lama on Thursday urged the Sikkim Government to establish the State Commission for minorities.On a visit to the state, Lama presided over a meeting with representatives of different minority communities, including Buddhists,...

Gangtoķ: Widows of Sikkim Scouts troops, dying on Frontier duty, would be given jobs, State Chief Minister P S Tamang announced on Wednesday.Tamang made the announcement during a meeting with General Officer Commanding of 17 Mountain Divison Major...

Gangtok: The Sikkim Assembly on Friday passed the First Supplementary Demands for grants for 2021-22 amounting to Rs 30455.34 Lakh after it was presented by the Chief Minister PS Tamang, who also holds the Finance portfolio.The bill along...

Gangtok: Sikkim recorded 216 new Covid cases on Sunday, a sharp drop of around 37 percent over the figure a day ago.On Saturday, the tiny Himalayan state had registered 344 cases.Health authorities said the number of active...

Gangtok: Kalimpong Krishak Kalyan Sangathan, a non-governmental organisation in Northern West Bengal, on Friday threatened to stop sale of milk from Sikkim in West Bengal, protesting against the Himalayan state's ban on milk procured from outside its boundary.Bishnu...

Gangtok: Sikkim Ministers Lok Nath Sharma and Karma Lodayon Thursday inaugurated newly constructed houses for the poor in their respective constituencies.Loknath Sharma, Minister of Agriculture, also MLA of Gayzing Bermoik constituency inaugurated the house under Sikkim Garib Awas Yojna.Simultaneously,...

Gangtok: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India in its report has alleged irregularities of Rs 15.99 lakh in the expenses incurred by the Sikkim Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes Development Corporation.The findings were part of...

Gangtok: The Sikkim government on Monday banned milk in pouches, packets and cans from outside the state to prevent the spread of Covid19.The ban will come into effect from Tuesday, according to a notification issued by the state Animal...

Gangtok: Sikkim recorded 217 fresh Covid infection, increasing the total number of active cases to 2012, a state health official on Monday said.There were one fresh fatality due to the disease, as the death figure reached 413, said Sonam...