Sikkim

Gangtok: Jacob Khaling, Political Secretary to CM PS Tamang, participating in the Sikkim Darjeeling merger debate conducted by Himal World, asserted that ‘It is not possible.’The burning issue here was debated for one and half hours. He stressed that...

Darjeeling: A section of National Highway 55 was washed away in a major landslide in this district of West Bengal on Friday, disrupting traffic movementA 40 metres stretch of the road at the Gairigaon area near Tindharia was completely...

Gangtok: Sikkim registered 25 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, surging the total number of cases to 19,321, said Sonam Bhutia, Information, Education and Communication Officer, Health Department.There are now 2,448 active cases in the state.So far,...

Gangtok: Sikkim reported 151 new cases of novel coronavirus during the past 24 hours, while one person succumbed in the same period.The fresh additions have taken the case tally to 19209 whereas the death toll soared to 291. Till...

Gangtok: The State Legislative Assembly  (SLA) has passed the Budget 2020-21 Rs 98 52.85 Crore introduced by the Chief Minister PS Tamang.The two day session of the House has also passed 5 more bills, after discussion. The motion of...

Gangtok: Sikkim registered 36 new Corona positive cases in the past 24 hours taking the tally to 18,450, the state Health Department said on Tuesday.The state currently houses 3,306 active cases, said Sonam Bhutia, Information, Education and Communication Officer,...

Gangtok: Sikkim on Saturday registered 147 new COVID-19 cases, raising the state's caseload to 18,090.There are currently 3,908 active cases in the state. As many as 13,655 have been discharged in the past day.Due to two more deaths, the...

Gangtok: Sikkim reported 287 new coronavirus cases, raising the active number of cases to 4,040. Out of a cumulative 17,943 cases, so far 13,378 have been recovered.The death toll also mounted to 279 after 3 more succumbed to the...

Gangtok: A protest was staged and slogans were raised against former Indian National Football captain Bhaichung Bhutia over his statement objecting to the government's decision to construct a 300-bed hospital in Namchi.The Padam Shri awardee expressed that the plot...

Gangtok: Sikkim Manipal University has a new Pro-Chancellor in (rtd) Lieutenant General (Dr) MD Venkatesh.He has taken over from Rajen Padukone. Dr Venkatesh is also Vice-Chancellor of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (2017-20). He was commissioned in the Army...