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 […]

9th edition of Miss Sikkim on February 2022, Auditions at Namchi & Gangtok

The 9th edition of Miss Sikkim will be held in the month of February 2022. This was informed by organisers Positude Sikkim during a press conference in the state capital Gangtok on Friday. Also Read: Tracks of Death: Elephant dies after being hit by speeding train in Assam’s Kaliabor Managing Director of Positude Bijay Subba […]

Sikkim reports 4 new COVID-19 cases, tally rises to 83

Four more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sikkim on Wednesday, taking the total cases count in the Himalayan state to 83. All 4 individuals are from a single quarantine centre in state capital Gangtok and have been admitted to the isolation ward of STNM hospital in Namchi. The state now has 54 active […]

Sikkim reports its first COVID-19 case as Delhi returnee tests positive

Sikkim has lost its Covid-free status. The Himalayan State which had so far managed to remain free from COVID-19, reported its first case on Saturday. A youth who returned from Delhi has been tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The sample of the patient was tested positive at the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital […]

Sikkim: Four of same family, driver drown as car falls into Teesta River

In a tragic incident, at least 5 people, four of them belonging to the same family, drowned after the car they were travelling in plunged into the Teesta river at Lekhubir along Sikkim-West Bengal border. The persons who were on board the ill-fated car have been identified as – Chandan Rai, Tulsi Rai, Sargam Rai, […]

Indian Army rescues over 1,500 tourists stranded due to snowfall in Sikkim

The Indian Army on Friday rescued around 1500 to 1700 tourists who were stranded on the Jawaharlal Nehru road in Sikkim after a heavy snowfall. Tourists including women, children and elderly persons were evacuated by the Army despite poor visibility and inclement weather in the state. They were returning from Nathu La Pass – Tsomgo […]