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  SDF storms to power for fifth consecutive term in Sikkim

  India | May 16, 2014 22:51 IST

  Gangtok: Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) today stormed to power for the record fifth consecutive term in the state, winning 22 seats in the 32-member state Assembly and Chief Minister Pawan Chamling romping home with a

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  Army jawans rescue 584 tourists stranded in Sikkim's Nathula snow

  India | February 18, 2014 13:55 IST

  Kolkata: Army jawans rescued 584 tourists, including 106 women and 14 children, who were left stranded when unexpected heavy snowfall caused major road blocks in Sikkim's Nathula, officials said here on Tuesday. Army personnel under

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  Nearly 600 stranded tourists rescued in Sikkim

  India | February 18, 2014 8:03 IST

  Kolkata: Army personnel have rescued nearly 600 tourists, including women and children, who were stranded due to heavy snowfall in Sikkim, a defence spokesperson said Monday.In a rescue operation carried out by personnel of the

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  Sikkim first state in India with 100 percent sanitation coverage

  India | February 09, 2014 14:26 IST

  Gangtok: In a country ranked poorly on the health and environment front, Sikkim has done remarkably well to become India's first state with 100 percent sanitation coverage, according to a report of the drinking water

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  Sikkim to host East Zone round of Santosh Trophy

  Football | December 13, 2013 19:13 IST

  Gangtok: Sikkim Football Association is hosting East Zone round of the 68th edition of National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy for the first timefrom January 26 to January 31 here at Paljor Stadium.The East zone

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  Justice N.K. Jain sworn in as Sikkim HC judge

  India | September 30, 2013 17:40 IST

  Gangtok: Sikkim Governor Shrinivas Patil today administered the oath of office to Justice Narendra Kumar Jain as Judge of Sikkim High Court here.The swearing-in ceremony was attended by Chief Minister Pawan Chamling along with his

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  Sikkim's first greenfield airport to be completed by Dec 2014

  India | September 12, 2013 16:22 IST

  Gangtok: Sikkim's first greenfield airport at Pakyong will be completed by December 2014 which will provide air connectivity to the land locked state, state tourism minister Bhim Prasad Dhungel said here.The Pakyong airport is being

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  Sikkim India's greenest state, 47.3 percent land forested

  India | August 18, 2013 17:47 IST

  Gangtok: With a forest cover 47.3 percent of its total geographical area -- more than double the national average of 21 percent -- Sikkim is India's greenest state, official data shows."The forest cover in the

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  Stranded tourists in Sikkim safely cross road after twin landslides

  India | March 30, 2013 22:19 IST

  Gangtok, Mar 30: About 100 tourists, who were stranded in North Sikkim following a twin landslide blocking a key road late last evening, safely made it to the other side today, official sources said.The 21

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  Landslides, heavy rains claim 27 lives in Sikkim, Assam

  India | September 23, 2012 19:55 IST

  Gangtok/Guwahati, Sep 23: Landslides triggered by heavy rains claimed 27 lives, including those of ITBP and BRO personnel in Sikkim, even as flood situation in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh deteriorated with vast areas reeling under

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  Moderate quake jolts Sikkim

  India | September 18, 2012 21:03 IST

  Gangtok, Sept 18: Exactly a year after a powerful earthquake killed 90 people and ravaged large parts of Sikkim, a moderate tremor measuring 4.1 jolted the state this evening, sending people out of their homes,

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  Five killed in Sikkim landslide

  India | September 03, 2012 17:38 IST

  Gangtok Sept 3:  Five persons were killed when debris from a landslide fell on their house at Mangchek in Namlung-Ralong village in South district, official sources said today.The debris fell on the house on Saturday

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  Four states likely to vote in full for Pranab

  Politics | July 11, 2012 18:30 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 8: All the votes in Kerala, Tripura, Nagaland and Sikkim are likely to go in favour of UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee in the Presidential poll, leaving a blank for Opposition candidate P

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  Quake Survivors Trek, Crawl In Sikkim

  India | September 23, 2011 18:25 IST

  Tung (North Sikkim), Sep 23: With rescue teams facing difficulties to reach some farflung quake-hit areas in Sikkim, hundreds of survivors are trekking out of their cut-off villages, crawling sometimes to negotiate dangerous stretches.  Hundreds

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  Earthquake Of 3.9 Magnitude Hits Sikkim

  India | September 23, 2011 11:55 IST

  Gangtok, Sep 23 : A mild intensity earthquake of 3.9 magnitude hit Sikkim tonight, just four days after a powerful temblor hit the state, leaving behind a trail of deaths and devastations.According to Indian Meteorological

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  12 Foreigners Rescued, Toll Goes Up To 117

  India | September 22, 2011 22:40 IST

  Mangan (Sikkim), Sept 22: Twelve stranded foreigners were rescued from the North district as relief teams battled hard to reach remote quake-hit areas with landslides blocking roads as the toll in Sunday's powerful temblor rose

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  Rahul Gandhi Makes Aerial Survey Of Sikkim

  India | September 21, 2011 21:17 IST

  Gangtok, Sept 21: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday made an aerial survey of quake-hit North Sikkim, besides visiting an affected village and a hospital in Gangtok.Accompanied by Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling,

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  Rahul To Visit Quake-Hit Areas Of Sikkim

  India | September 20, 2011 22:17 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 20: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will visit earthquake -affected areas in Sikkim tomorrow and meet victims and their families.Gandhi was scheduled to visit Meghalaya on September 21 for a public meeting

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  Sikkim Recovering Fast, Says Bhaichung Bhutia

  India | September 20, 2011 18:33 IST

  Kolkata, Sept 20: Indian football icon Bhaichung Bhutia, back today from Gangtok in Sikkim which was rocked by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake on Sunday evening, said the state was recovering fast and he was planning

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  ITBP Buildings Collapse In Sikkim, Pegong Area Badly Hit

  India | September 18, 2011 23:57 IST

  Gangtok, Sep 18: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police has launched search and rescue operations in Pegong area of north Sikkim which has been “badly affected” with two ITBP buildings also collapsing after the state was rocked by