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Sikkim CM Tamang thanks Centre for "immediate funds" amid flash flood situ
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
CM Tamang asserted that the state and central governments are working together to restore normalcy in the state.
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Sikkim flash floods: MoS Ajay Mishra meets CM Tamang, assures Centre's hel
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Kumar Mishra on Sunday held a meeting with Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang at the CM's residence to discuss the situation of flash floods in the state.
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Sikkim flash floods: Rescue operations underway to locate remaining 14 mis
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Indian Army also expressed condolences over the loss of eight jawans in recent flash floods triggered by a cloudburst in Sikkim.
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MoS Home Ajay Kumar Mishra visits Sikkim, assures all support from Centre
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Addressing the meeting, MoS Mishra said that the Government of India is closely monitoring the situation in Sikkim and all the necessary support and assistance for the State is underway.
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Sikkim flash floods: Mortal remains of 8 Army personnel recovered, search
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"Deeply pained by the tragic loss of precious lives including eight Army personnel in the recent flash floods arising out of a glacial lake burst in Sikkim," the Defence Minister said in a post on X.
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DG Border Roads Lieutenant General Rajeev Chaudhry visits disaster-affecte
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Director General of Border Roads Lieutenant General Rajeev Chaudhry on Saturday visited the disaster-affected areas in North Sikkim affected by the recent flash floods in the state earlier this month.
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"If previous government had constructed properly..." Sikkim Chief Minister
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Prem Singh Tamang said "The Government of India is providing all possible help. Logistic support, Army, and financial aid for immediate relief are being provided by the government. The Centre is monitoring the situation closely. President Droupadi Murmu, PM Modi, and Union HM Amit Shah ca
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"It's not the time to shift blame": Adhir Ranjan writes to Mamata Banerjee
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"It is not time to shift blame to one another's shoulders and to be judgmental of the causes of the flood. Let us put aside the controversy over the "man-made" or "God-made" causes for the flood," Adhir Ranjan Choudhary said in a letter to Mamata Banerjee.
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HP: Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh Industrial Association donates Rs 2 crore to
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A delegation of Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh Industrial Association (BBNIA) led by its President Rajiv Aggarwal and General Secretary, Y S Guleria presented a cheque of Rs 2.02 crore to the Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu towards 'Aapda Rahat Kosh' here on Thursday following the recent f
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Sikkim Lake Burst: 3,000 stranded in Lachen-Lachung to be evacuated
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"As per the checkpost data available, around 3,000 people are stranded in Lachen and Lachung. These include 700-800 drivers and 150 people who have gone there on motorcycles. We will evacuate all with helicopters of the Army and Air Force. Army made those who are stuck in Lachen and Lachu
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Sikkim flash floods: 6 soldiers among 19 dead; 103 missing
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
At least 19 people have died, including six army personnel, in the flash floods that occurred in Sikkim in the early hours of Wednesday, the State Disaster Management Authority stated on Thursday.
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Himachal govt to bring stringent laws to ensure safety of citizens from na
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday said that the state government was contemplating enforcing stringent laws to ensure the safety of its citizens from natural calamities.
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