Tag: Sikkim

The Supreme Court's verdict on Article 370 constitutes a watershed moment in the annals of Jammu and Kashmir's history, setting the stage for a recalibration of its political dynamics. The verdict may have integrated Jammu and Kashmir with the Union of India but there are several questions on whether ...

The Mumbai police on Thursday night received a terror mail in which the sender threatened to blow up the Prime Minister and the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad, where several ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup matches are scheduled, if the Indian government fails to pay ₹500 crore and release ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the makers of the film "The Vaccine War" for highlighting the importance of scientists and science. In response, the film's director, Vivek Agnihotri, expressed his gratitude and shared that women scientists were emotional because it was the first time a Prime Minister had praised ...

The search is hampered by the collapse of the main highway linking Sikkim to the West Bengal state and Gangtok.The death toll has risen to at least 14 people after flooding in India’s northeastern state of Sikkim that came after heavy rainfall caused the glacial Lhonak lake to overflow. ...

A flood affected locality at Singtam, in Gangtok district, Wednesday, October. 4, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI 10 dead, 22 army men among 82 missing as flash flood wreaks havoc in Sikkim; PM Modi dials CMAt least ten people died and 80 others, including 22 army personnel, went missing ...

At least seven people have died and scores more were injured or missing after flash floods inundated Sikkim on October 4. The floods are believed to have been triggered after a lake, forming from the gradual melting of a Himalayan glacier, suddenly overflowed and inundated the Teesta river basin. ...

Gangtok:A sudden cloud burst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim has resulted in a flash flood in the Teesta River in Lachen valley on Wednesday, which was compounded by the release of water from a dam, leading to 23 army personnel being washed away, camps and vehicles being submerged, ...

As many as 23 soldiers of the Indian Army went missing after a sudden cloudburst over Sikkim’s Lhonak Lake on Wednesday. The cloud burst triggered a flash flood in the Teesta River in Lachen Valley. Due to flooding in Muguthang, two permanent bridges have been completely damaged at Dikchu ...

Guwahati, Oct 4: 23 Army personnel are missing at Bardang near Singtam after a flash flood in the Teesta river in Lachen valley caused due to sudden cloud burst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim, according to the Defence Spokesperson Guwahati. Search operations are underway.“Due to sudden cloud burst ...

India pti-PTI | Updated: Wednesday, July 26, 2023, 20:03 Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Wednesday said that his government will give 12-month maternity leave and 1-month paternity leave to its employees. Addressing the annual general meeting of the Sikkim State Civil Service Officers' Association (SSCSOA) here, ...