Sikkim
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Sikkim extends coronavirus lockdown till August 1
India | Jul 26, 2020, 04:05 PM ISTA complete, six-day lockdown, imposed by the hilly state, was scheduled to end on Sunday.
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7-day complete lockdown declared in Sikkim starting tomorrow
India | Jul 20, 2020, 02:31 PM ISTSikkim government has decided to impose a week of complete lockdown in the state in light of the COVID-19 situation. The lockdown will come into effect from July 21. During the lockdown government and private offices, shops, business establishments, schools will remain closed.
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Continuous rainfall affects entire North Sikkim, landslides at several places
News | Jun 28, 2020, 09:20 PM ISTLandslides, occurred after continuous rainfall for last four days, have cut off entire North Sikkim from the rest of the state.
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Indian-Chinese soldiers clash in snow-covered high-altitude region in Sikkim | Watch
India | Jun 23, 2020, 02:59 PM ISTDays after Indo-China clash in the Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh, an undated video of soldiers of both the armies, has surfaced showing Chinese soldiers being punched by Indian soldiers in a snow-covered high-altitude face-off in Sikkim.
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Schools, colleges in Sikkim to reopen in August
Education | Jun 13, 2020, 03:03 PM ISTThe Sikkim government has deferred reopening of educational institutes by a month due to the COVID-19 outbreak and decided to resume classes inschools, colleges and universities in the first week of August this year, officials said.
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Odisha, Sikkim, Mizoram join 'One Nation-One Ration Card' scheme: Paswan
India | Jun 01, 2020, 04:21 PM ISTThree more states -- Odisha, Sikkim and Mizoram -- have joined the 'One Nation-One Ration Card' scheme, taking the number of states and union territories (UTs) which have joined the scheme to 20, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Monday.
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Why China is getting aggressive against India on LAC?
Kurukshetra | May 27, 2020, 08:02 PM ISTThe first reported clash between Indian and Chinese soldiers along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) occurred on May 9 in the area of Nakula in north Sikkim.
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Map row: Delhi govt official suspended, Sikkim writes to Kejriwal govt
India | May 23, 2020, 09:37 PM ISTDelhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Saturday announced suspension of an employee responsible for showing Sikkim as an 'independent nation,' but the map row escalated: the Sikkim government has now written to the Delhi Chief Secretary objecting to the state being referred to as an independent country in one of the Delhi government advertisements, calling it "hurtful".
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Sikkim reports first COVID-19 case as Delhi returnee tests positive
India | May 23, 2020, 08:16 PM ISTSikkim reported its first COVID-19 case on Saturday as a 25-year-old student who recently returned from Delhi tested positive for the disease, a senior official said.
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Indian Army Lieutenant Colonel, soldier martyred in north Sikkim avalanche
News | May 15, 2020, 10:31 AM ISTTwo men of the Indian Army's patrolling-cum-snow clearance party lost their lives in an avalanche that hit an Indian Army post in North Sikkim.
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Avalanche hits near Lugnak La pass in Sikkim; 2 dead, others rescued
India | May 15, 2020, 12:42 AM ISTAn avalanche has hit Lugnak La region in Sikkim. As per initial reports, a patrolling cum snow clearance party of 17-18 soldiers came under the avalanche. An army officer and a soldier lost their lives while others were rescued after an intense search operation.
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COVID-19: Sikkim not to host Mansarovar Yatra this year
India | Apr 23, 2020, 11:13 AM ISTThe Ministry of External Affairs organises the Mansarovar yatra from June-September each year through two different routes -- Lipulekh Pass (Uttarakhand) and Nathu La Pass (Sikkim). Kailash Mansarovar is in Tibet.
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No Coronavirus case in Sikkim, 4.06 lakh passengers screened
India | Mar 05, 2020, 11:42 AM ISTOver 4.06 lakh passengers arriving in the state have been screened so far for coronavirus infection, but no positive case has been detected.
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BJP appoints new state presidents of Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, and Sikkim
India | Feb 15, 2020, 02:28 PM ISTBJP's Madhya Pradesh general secretary and MP from Khajuraho, Vishnu Dutt Sharma has been appointed as the state unit chief of the party.
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Travelling to Sikkim? Here's where to book a room!
Travel | Nov 05, 2019, 06:31 PM ISTLuxury travel platform Vista Rooms on Tuesday announced the opening of three exquisite properties in the state of Sikkim, marking its debut in the northeast India.
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Sikkim by-poll result: CM Tamang leads by over 8,000 votes
Elections | Oct 24, 2019, 12:04 PM ISTIn the Martam Rumtek Assembly seat, Sonam TSH Venchungpa of the BJP is leading over his nearest rival Nuk Tshering Bhutia of the SDF by 5,977 votes.
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By-polls: Sikkim CM PS Golay leads by over 8,000 votes
Elections | Oct 24, 2019, 12:02 PM ISTDemocratic Front (SDF) by a margin of 8,727 votes in the by-poll to the Poklok Kamrang Assembly constituency in the state.
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Brisk, peaceful polls in Sikkim
Elections | Oct 21, 2019, 04:18 PM ISTBrisk polling is recorded in the first six hours in the three Sikkim Assembly constituencies where bye-elections are underway on Monday, election officials said.
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S C Gupta named new Sikkim chief secretary
India | Sep 23, 2019, 01:53 PM ISTThe 1986-batch IAS officer will take charge as the chief secretary on October 1 upon the superannuation of present Chief Secretary A K Shrivastava on September 30, the notification issued by Principal Secretary Tenzing Gelek said.
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60 tourist vehicles stranded as cloudburst brings torrential rain in North Sikkim
India | Jun 17, 2019, 11:45 PM ISTChief Minister P S Golay directed the authorities to clear the road as soon as possible for the passage of the vehicles carrying tourists to their respective destinations.