Sikkim

Gangtok: Sikkim High Court Judges Justice Meenakshi M Rai and Justice Bhaskar Pradhan have appreciated State augmenting the testing facilities, setting up Centre for Rapid Antigen test and TrueNat C-19 tests, followed by treatment of those found COVID positive....

Gangtok: Mushrooms the most popular edible products in Sikkim, will now be available in the form of ‘White Marvel Mushrooms’.Minister for Agriculture & Horticulture LN Sharma launched the mushroom at Majhitar Integrated Mushroom development unit.‘Systematic White Marvel Button Mushroom,...

Gangtok: The Sikkim government on Sunday extended its statewide lockdown for another week -- till June 7 amid the surge in COVID-19 cases.The Himalayan state reported 264 more COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 15,171, while three fresh fatalities...

Gangtok: Sikkim has been conducting a Vaccination drive in Old Govt hospital in different places including Sikkim University hall in Gangtok.As far as the rural areas and other Districts are concerned they too have been provided vaccines free of...

Gangtok: Sikkim on Saturday reported 273 new COVID-19 cases pushing the tally to 14,907, a health department bulletin said.The death toll in the Himalayan state rose to 247 after four more patients died of coronavirus, the bulletin said.Sikkim at...

Gangtok: It sent a wave of shock among villagers when 62 lamas (monks) from their hostel were found infected with COVID 19 on Friday evening.They had to be taken to Govt facility centre, Saramsa today supported by Sub Divisional...

Gangtok: Health Department State Govt has declared Mucormycosis as a notifiable disease in Sikkim,in keeping with the Epidemic Disease Act 1897.Fortunately, no Mucormycosis case has been reported in the State so far. Excess of steroids should be avoided, while...

Gangtok: Chief Minister PS Tamang chairing a COVID19 review meeting, here Saturday decided to extend the ongoing lockdown till the end of the month.Following which R Telang Principal Secretary, Home has ordered certain steps for containment of COVID19, to...

Gangtok: Sikkim’s Minister for Agriculture, Lok Nath Sharma received Eco Agriculture Award Virtually from Dr Ashok Dalwai, Chairman, Task Force for doubling Income of Farmers cum Chief Executive Official National Rainfed Area Authority, on Friday.A Seminar on Eco Agricultural...

Gangtok: World Health Organization has presented 50 Oxygen Concentrators to Sikkim, for facing Coronavirus Pandemic issues. The General Manager of Greenko Energies Pvt limited also donated 20 large medical-grade Oxygen concentrators with 10 litres per minute capacity.The material was...