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  Juhi Chawla took to Twitter to share 10 facts about Sikkim, India's first organic state

  Travel | August 30, 2018 14:18 IST

  Travel 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

  Politics | August 21, 2018 19:08 IST

  Chamling 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 | April 30, 2018 23:50 IST

  The 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 | March 20, 2018 21:38 IST

  The 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 | March 10, 2018 7:13 IST

  Prior 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 | November 30, 2017 23:46 IST

  India 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 | November 13, 2017 12:54 IST

  Despite 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 | October 27, 2017 21:02 IST

  MEA 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 | September 15, 2017 17:44 IST

  Sikkim 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 | September 14, 2017 15:22 IST

  Priyanka 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 | August 11, 2017 23:54 IST

  The 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 | August 11, 2017 19:25 IST

  India 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 | July 25, 2017 18:45 IST

  China 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 | July 20, 2017 14:08 IST

  China 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 | July 18, 2017 7:19 IST

  China 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 | July 16, 2017 8:40 IST

  This 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 | July 13, 2017 13:56 IST

  External 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 | July 06, 2017 12:14 IST

  India 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.

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  Kailash Manasarovar yatra important, willing to discuss alternative arrangements for pilgrims: China

  India | July 06, 2017 7:16 IST

  Chinese Embassy in New Delhi alleged that Beijing was forced to halt the entry of Indian pilgrims to Kailash Mansarovar through the Nathu La pass after Indian troops “crossed into Chinese territory”.

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  Retreat from Bhutanese territory, issue can be solved diplomatically: India to China

  World | July 06, 2017 7:05 IST

  India said that the border standoff between armies of India and China at the Sikkim sector can be resolved diplomatically and Chinese soldiers should leave the Bhutanese territory to reduce tension in the area