Sikkim, Tripura gears up for vaccination for 15-18 year olds

In line with the rest of the country, vaccinations for 15-18-year-olds in Sikkim is scheduled to start from the 3rd of January using Covaxin. This was informed in the health department’s daily health bulletin. The bulletin also informed that current slot registrations will only be available on the CoWin platform from the 1st of January. […]

Sikkim’s Tamu Lochar festival: CM Tamang graces occasion & extends wishes

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang and his wife Krishna Rai graced the State Level Tamu Lochar celebrations organised by the All Sikkim Gurung Buddhist Association at the playground of Bal Krishna Kasaju Senior Secondary School, Namthang, today. The Chief Minister extended his warm greetings to the Gurung community for the grand celebration of Tamu […]

Northeast states shine at India Today Conclave

In a proud moment for Meghalaya and the entire Northeast, the state was adjudged the Most Improved Small State in the sectors of Education, Inclusive Development and Tourism in the State of the States Conclave 2021 organised by India Today. Apart from this, Manipur has emerged as the overall most improved small state as per […]

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: Bring current govt under proposed CBI inquiry’s ambit- Bhutia asks CM Golay

Former footballer and leader of Hamaro Sikkim Party Baichung Bhutia has welcomed Sikkim government’s willingness to bring CBI in and investigate the charges of corruption against the previous governments. He however asked CM Golay to extend the scope of the CBI inquiry into the deals made during the tenure of the present government as well. […]

Crime in Sikkim reduced by 33% under present Govt: CM Golay

Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang slammed the opposition Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) on allegations of deterioration of law and order situation in the state and stated that there were numerous heinous crime patronages by the then SDF government where many people have lost their lives. The Chief Minister added after the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) […]

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 […]

Sikkim Hospital Stabbing: Anguished Medical fraternity takes out solidarity march at Gangtok

The medical fraternity at Gangtok’s Sir Thutob Namgyal Memorial (STNM) hospital staged a solidarity march condemning the attack on Dr. Sanjay Upreti and female attendant Kalawati Chettri on December 14. The incident Sikkim’s biggest state-run hospital had sent shockwaves among the healthcare workers of Sikkim. The also raised serious questions about the security in the […]

Sikkim Doctor Stabbing: Dr. Upreti critical, airlifted to Siliguri

Dr Sanjay Upreti who was attacked in the Sir Thutob Namgyal Memorial (STNM) Hospital yesterday and now battling for life has been airlifted to Siliguri for advanced treatment. The decision came after Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang held an emergency cabinet meeting this morning to discuss the medical condition of Dr. Sanjay Upreti. As per […]