PM Modi greets Sikkim CM on birthday
Sep 22, 2017, at 03:12 pm
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling on the latter's birthday.
Five killed in Sikkim landslide
Sep 20, 2017, at 05:31 pm
Gangtok, Sep 20 (IBNS) : Five persons were killed and many injured in a landslide in Sikkim's Namchi, reports said.
Priyanka Chopra apologises for calling Sikikim 'troubled with insurgency' in TIFF
Sep 14, 2017, at 11:20 pm
Mumbai, Sep 14 (IBNS): Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra apologised to the Sikkim government after facing criticisms for calling Sikkim, a state "troubled with insurgency", at Toronto International Film Festival few days ago, media reports said.
Rajnath Singh assures Sikkim CM all assistance from Central Government
Jul 09, 2017, at 10:13 pm
New Delhi, July 8 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to the Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling regarding the security situation in Sikkim and areas neighbouring West Bengal.
Angry Sikkim threatens to drag WB to court
Jul 08, 2017, at 05:41 pm
Kolkata, Jul 8 (IBNS): Left high and dry by conflicts in West Bengal, an angry Sikkim has threatened to sue its neighbour and drag it to court, reports said.
China accuses Indian troops of crossing LAC
Jun 27, 2017, at 07:39 pm
Beijing, June 27 (IBNS) : China has accused the Indian troops of crossing its border along the Line of Actual Control in Sikkim and obstructing its army from carrying out routine works.
Rajnath Singh concludes 3-day visit to Sikkim
May 21, 2017, at 11:56 pm
New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday laid the foundation stone of Headquarters of Sashastra Seema Bal’s (SSB) 36th Batallion Gayzing in Western District of Sikkim.
Sikkim Assembly to add five more ST seats
Mar 24, 2017, at 07:06 pm
New Delhi/Gangtok, Mar 24 (IBNS): The number of reserved seats for Scheduled Tribes (ST) in the Sikkim Assembly will go up from 12 to 17, with the National Commission for Schedule Tribes (NCST) approving the proposal for the same, according to media reports.
Sikkim becomes 22nd State to join UDAY
Feb 23, 2017, at 10:35 pm
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IBNS): The Government of India and the State of Sikkim signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under the Scheme Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) on Thursday, for operational improvement of the State’s Power Distribution Department. With the signing of MoU, the total number of States covered under UDAY has reached twenty-two.
Group of students from Sikkim call on MoS (Home) Kiren Rijiju
Jan 19, 2017, at 12:34 am
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IBNS): A group of school children from North Sikkim called on Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju here on Wednesday.
Army promotes Green Sikkim Clean Sikkim Drive
Sep 04, 2016, at 03:08 am
Kolkata, Sept 3 (IBNS): The Army is conducting a tri- services expedition in North Sikkim to show case the spirit of jointness and camaraderie among three services of the Armed Forces, promote Green Sikkim Clean Sikkim drive and foster harmony between the Armed Forces and the local populace from Saturday.
Smoking in public places banned in Darjeeling
Aug 17, 2016, at 03:33 am
Kolkata, Aug 16 (IBNS): The local administration has strictly banned smoking in public places in West Bengal's hill town Darjeeling, starting from Monday, officials said.
Sikkim Chief Minister creates political record
May 17, 2014, at 02:57 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS) Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling is set to create a political record to become the country's longest serving chief minister transcending the late Communist patriarch Jyoti Basu when he led his party Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) for record mandate for the fifth time in a row in this assembly elections results of which were declared on Friday.