Vice president in Sikkim to lay foundation for rail link
Gangtok: Vice President Hamid Ansari arrived here Wednesday on a hectic three-day visit to Sikkim during which he will lay the foundation stone of a rail link between Rangpo in the Himalayan state...
View ArticleAnsari lays foundation for Sikkim rail link
Rangpo (Sikkim): Initiating the process of bringing Sikkim onto the country's railway map, Vice-President Hamid Ansari Friday laid the foundation stone of the Rs.1,400 crore project for a rail link...
View ArticleDalai Lama greets people of Sikkim
Dharamsala: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Saturday greeted the people of Sikkim on the occasion of a five-day 'Tibet Festival' in Gangtok."I send my greetings on the occasion of a Tibet...
View ArticleKnight Riders start IPL campaign with a stunning win
Mumbai: A stunning display of powerful batting from Angelo Matthews and Owais Shah guided Kolkata Knight Riders to a comprehensive 11-run win over defending champions Deccan Chargers in the opening...
View ArticleLandslides kill four, snap links to Sikkim
Siliguri: Four members of a family were Friday killed when their house in West Bengal's Darjeeling district collapsed in a landslide. Another landslide snapped road links to neighbouring Sikkim. Heavy...
View ArticleTourist killed as vehicle falls into ravine in Sikkim
Gangtok: One tourist was killed and nine others were injured when their vehicle fell into a 150-metre-deep ravine while on way to a temple from Nathula pass near the Indo-Chinese border in Sikkim,...
View ArticleDinkaran resigns as Sikkim Chief Justice
Gangtok: Sikkim High Court Chief Justice P.D. Dinakaran, facing impeachment on charges of graft and land grabbing, has resigned, official sources here said.Speaking to Times Now TV channel, Dinakaran...
View ArticleSikkim quake toll rises to 18
Gangtok: The toll in Sikkim following Sunday's powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake rose to 18 Monday, an official said here.The high-intensity quake was followed by two after-shocks and had its epicentre...
View ArticleQuake-hit Sikkim puts toll at 23, surveys horror
Gangtok: At least 23 dead and 200 injured, cracks in 25 road bridges, mudslides, snapped road links... Sikkim Monday surveyed the horror of the powerful earthquake that originated along the border of...
View ArticleDisaster response teams yet to reach quake-hit areas
Gangtok/New Delhi: Ten teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and a team of doctors were unable to reach quake-affected areas in Sikkim by Monday afternoon as landslides had blocked the...
View ArticleQuake claims 42 lives in India, landslides hit rescue work
Gangtok/New Delhi: By Monday at least 42 people had perished across north and east India in the powerful earthquake that originated at its border with Nepal even as rescue and relief operations were...
View ArticleSikkim quake toll rises to 40
Gangtok: The toll in the devastating weekend earthquake in Sikkim Tuesday went up to 40 with five more bodies being recovered during overnight operations from separate places, an official said.Workers...
View ArticleSikkim quake unusual, say geologists
Bangalore: The earthquake that rocked Sikkim Sunday is unusual in terms of its magnitude and nature of origin, say leading geologists. "There is nothing surprising in this earthquake as the region...
View ArticleManmohan announces Rs.1,000 crore for quake-hit Sikkim
Gangtok: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday announced a Rs.1,000 crore grant to Sikkim to tide over the devastation caused by the Sep 18 earthquake that killed 80 people and caused large scale...
View ArticleSikkkim wins top rural development award
New Delhi: Sikkim has won the 'best state' award for strengthening its panchayati raj institutions.Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh and Union Minister of Panchayati Raj and Tribal...
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