Sikkim police arrests 3 SPYF members; Youth forum protests

The SPYF claims that the members were arrested on no legal grounds. Not just this, the SPYF also termed the Sikkim police SKM Karyakartas.

Sikkim: 14 arrested for ATM fraud in Gangtok

At least 14 individuals have been arrested for alleged ATM fraud in Sikkim capital Gangtok.

Sikkim: Several passengers injured in bus accident in Gangtok

According to inputs around 15 to 17 passengers were on board the bus. The injured were immediately rushed to Manipal Hospital.

Sikkim pays rich tributes to Adi Kavi Bhanu Bhakta Acharya

Sikkim Chief Minister and the dignitaries also offered their tribute to the eminent scholar by garlanding the statue.

Sikkim: Acute water crisis in Gangtok as Tamje Lake freezes

Sikkim capital Gangtok is facing a water supply crunch as Tamje Lake, the main water source to Rateychu tapping point has remained frozen since January. The water supply problems have been further compounded due to freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall in the past several days. As such, the Public Health Engineering Department or PHED has […]

Sikkim: National Green Trubunal (NGT) stays construction of Gangtok Mall

The National Green Tribunal or NGT on Tuesday imposed a stay on the alleged illegal construction of the multilevel car parking-cum-shopping hub, ‘West Point Mall’ in Gangtok till March. A bench of Justice B Amit Sthalekar (Judicial Member) and Justice Saibal Dasgupta (Expert Member) passed the directions on a plea alleging that the construction is […]

Hamro Sikkim Party alleges medical negligence behind pregnant woman’s death in STNM hospital

The Hamro Sikkim Party has accused the Sikkim Government of gross negligence in the health infrastructure of the state. Dr. Bina Basnet, the party’s president, addressed the media on Sunday and cited a recent incident in which a 36-year-old pregnant woman and her unborn baby from Sikkim’s Khamdong died due to alleged medical negligence. The […]

Sikkim gets 2 new districts, existing districts rechristened

With the enforcement of the Sikkim Re-Organisation of Districts Act, 2021, Sikkim now has 6 districts with the addition of Pakyong and Soreng, carved out of the existing East and West Sikkim districts, respectively. Also Read: Assam Arunachal CMs meet Home Minister Shah to discuss interstate border issue The four previous districts have been renamed […]

Sikkim HC sets aside expulsion of four students, terms it ‘violation of principles of natural justice’

The Sikkim High Court has set aside the expulsions of four students by a government college on grounds of violation of principles of natural justice by the authorities of the institution. They neither show caused the quartet nor provided any evidence to the court to establish the allegations levelled  against the students. In an order […]