Sikkim
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Heavy rainfall triggers landslides in Sikkim, West Bengal; road transport severely hit
India | Sep 15, 2018, 02:22 PM ISTHowever, there was no information on loss of human lives due to landslides in Sikkim which has been already battered by rains and widespread landslips since last Sunday.
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PM Modi to inaugurate Sikkim's first airport at Pakyong on September 23
India | Sep 15, 2018, 12:35 PM ISTThe greenfield airport, located 30km from here, will put Sikkim on the aviation map of the country.
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Juhi Chawla took to Twitter to share 10 facts about Sikkim, India's first organic state
Travel | Aug 30, 2018, 02:18 PM ISTTravel Tips: The beautiful state of Northeastern India, Sikkim is known for its rich biodiversity and abundant natural resources.
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Centre did not inform Sikkim about Doklam stand-off: CM Chamling
National | Aug 21, 2018, 07:08 PM ISTChamling also said the state is working towards enhancing the quality of education in Sikkim.
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Parliamentary panel, including Shashi Tharoor, Rahul Gandhi to visit border areas in Sikkim, Arunachal in May
India | Apr 30, 2018, 11:50 PM ISTThe panel has been looking into various aspects of the India-China military standoff at Doklam and has been briefed several times on the issue by the former and current Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale.
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Sikkim CM writes to Sushma for Karmapa's visit to state
India | Mar 20, 2018, 09:38 PM ISTThe 17th Karmapa is the head of the 900-year-old Karma Kagyu lineage. He resides in his temporary home at Gyuto monastery in India after making a dramatic escape from Tibet in 2000.
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Saffron surge in Northeast: 7 out of 8 chief ministers belong to BJP-led NDA. Here are the details
India | Mar 10, 2018, 07:13 AM ISTPrior to Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya, the NDA already ruled Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim.
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China hints at maintaining sizeable presence of troops near Doklam in winter
World | Nov 30, 2017, 11:46 PM ISTIndia and China resolved the 73-day tense standoff on August 28 at Doklam area after PLA stopped building a strategic road close to India's narrow Chicken Neck area connecting to NE states.
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‘Fully organic’ Sikkim produces 80,000 MT chemical-free vegetables in 2016-17
India | Nov 13, 2017, 12:54 PM ISTDespite this quantity of organic vegetable produced in Sikkim, there was shortfall of 1000 metric tonnes to achieve self-sufficiency, the Sikkim government said.
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‘No new developments at Doklam face-off site’: India dismisses reports of fresh Chinese build-up
India | Oct 27, 2017, 09:02 PM ISTMEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said that he “would like to reiterate that there are no new developments at the face-off site and its vicinity since the August 28 disengagement”.
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Here’s what Priyanka Chopra said after backlash over ‘Sikkim troubled with insurgency’ comment
Bollywood | Sep 15, 2017, 05:44 PM ISTSikkim is troubled with insurgency’, Priyanka said at the Toronto International Film Festival and, since the actress has been facing several backlashes.
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Priyanka Chopra and mother Madhu apologise for ‘Sikkim troubled with insurgency’ comment
Bollywood | Sep 14, 2017, 03:22 PM ISTPriyanka Chopra attended the premiere of her Sikkimese production Pahuna: The Little Visitors at the Toronto International Film festival (TIFF) and said Sikkim is “very troubled with insurgency and troubling situations”.
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Amid Doklam standoff, India deploys more troops along China border in Sikkim, Arunachal
India | Aug 11, 2017, 11:54 PM ISTThe decision to increase the deployment along the nearly 1,400-km Sino-India border from Sikkim to Arunachal Pradesh was taken after carrying out a detailed analysis of the situation.
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Amid Doklam standoff, Sushma Swaraj meets Bhutanese Foreign minister
World | Aug 11, 2017, 07:25 PM ISTIndia and China have been locked in a face-off in the Doklam area of the Sikkim sector since June 16 after Indian troops stopped the Chinese People's Liberation Army from building a road in the area.
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India admitted it crossed into Chinese territory, claims Foreign Minister Wang Yi
World | Jul 25, 2017, 06:45 PM ISTChina claimed it was constructing the road within its territory, and has been demanding immediate pull-out of the Indian troops.
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Won't talk until India withdraws troops: China
World | Jul 20, 2017, 02:08 PM ISTChina has repeatedly said the withdrawal of troops from Doklam was the precondition for any "meaningful dialogue" with India over the festering border row in the Sikkim section of the border.
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Sikkim standoff: Our troops waiting patiently, won’t do so for indefinite period, China tells envoys
World | Jul 18, 2017, 07:19 AM ISTChina has told the foreign diplomats in Beijing that troops of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) have been waiting patiently at the plateau, but will not wait for an indefinite period
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Sikkim standoff: ‘No room’ for negotiations, says Chinese media; terms Ladakh as ‘disputed’ region
World | Jul 16, 2017, 08:40 AM ISTThis is the first time China has clearly articulated – through one of its primary official channels – that there is no room for parleys to resolve the month-long impasse in Donglang, which is under China’s control but claimed by Bhutan
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Sikkim standoff: Sushma Swaraj to convene all-party meet tomorrow to discuss border situation
India | Jul 13, 2017, 01:56 PM ISTExternal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has called an all-party meeting in New Delhi tomorrow over the month-long border face-off between India and China at the Sikkim border
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Doka la standoff: Chinese state-run media calls for Sikkim’s separation from India
World | Jul 06, 2017, 12:14 PM ISTIndia and China have been engaged in a standoff in the Dokalam area near the Bhutan trijunction for the past 19 days after a Chinese Army's construction party came to build a road.