Students’ future hangs in balance as NH 10 in Sikkim remains cut off

Along with tourists, the tourism sector, businesses and residents of Sikkim, students have been among the worst sufferers as the state has been battered and bruised by rain-triggered floods and landslides snapping communication. The future of thousands of students studying in the state or seeking admission in leading higher educational institutes like Sikkim Manipal University […]

Sikkim floods: BRO personnel swept away by Rel Khola river, death toll due to floods mounts to 10

The deceased has been identified as Dil Kumar Chettri, a personnel of Border Roads Organisation (BRO). He was a resident of Singtam in North Sikkim.

Sikkim: BRO restores connectivity to Ritchu village severely affected by floods

The flash floods, which struck the state with unprecedented force, left the Ritchu village completely cut off from the outside world

Sikkim Flash Floods: Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya donate Rs 3 cr for Sikkim flood victims

Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang expressed his deep gratitude to the Chief Ministers of both Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya for their help

Sikkim Govt forms high level comm to probe irregularities in construction of Teesta Stage-III

During its recent meeting, the Sikkim Cabinet had directed the state’s Vigilance Police to conduct a comprehensive inquiry to find out whether there is any criminal angle

Sikkim Govt to construct 2100 houses for rehabilitation of flood affected people

The government will provide Rs. 10,000 each to students who have been affected by the flash flood

Assam CM pays tribute to late Army Jawan Mitu Kalita who lost his life in Sikkim floods

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma also handed over a cheque of Rs. 5 lakh to the family of the dead jawan

Sikkim: Army allays apprehensions over explosives swept away by floods

“Wherever our teams found the unexploded explosives they were taken to safe areas and demolished by our experts,” said Eastern Command GOC-in-C Lt General RP Kalita

“Our priority is to rescue the stranded and restore road connectivity”: Sikkim CM

CM Tamang alleged that the previous government did not build the dam properly, which could have helped control the current situation