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Sikkim: Rescue operations resume at avalanche site in Nathu La
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Officials of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) on Wednesday resumed the rescue operation on Jawaharlal Nehru road in East Sikkim, where a massive avalanche came yesterday, claiming the lives of at least seven people and leaving several trapped under the snow.
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7 tourists killed, several injured as avalanche hits Sikkim's Nathula
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The deceased have been identified as Shiva Psd Lamichaney, Ashika Dhakal, Rebya Singh, Bal Singh, Sourav Roy Chaudhary, Pritam Matiy and Muna Shah Shrestra.
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"Distressed": PM Modi expresses grief over loss of lives in Sikkim avalanc
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed his condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives in the tragic avalanche in Sikkim, saying he was "distressed" by the mishap.
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7 persons killed in Sikkim avalanche, rescue ops underway
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Seven persons were killed and many are feared trapped after an avalanche hit a site near Sikkim's Nathu La mountain pass on Tuesday, the Army said in a statement.
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Sikkim: 6 killed, over 80 feared trapped in avalanche on Nathula road
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The avalanche occurred on Tuesday around 12:20 pm. The six people succumbed to the injuries in a nearby Army Hospital include 4 males, one female and a child.
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Army vehicle falls into Teesta, driver missing
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A driver went missing after an Indian Army truck while on operational duty moving from Gangtok towards Sevoke road skidded off the road and fell into Teesta River on Saturday.
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Sikkim: Landslide in Gangtok's Sokpay, Dikchu-Rakdong Road damaged
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Four houses were completely damaged and 18 families were affected due to the landslide. The local administration has evacuated around 15-20 families.
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B20 events in India's North East open door for opportunities in Bhutan
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Since Bhutan shares a border with Sikkim, it is expected that the Himalayan country which is also rich in Flora, might massively benefit from this move. Sikkim has a range of indigenous seeds and plants, and CM Golay stressed the need to build capacity among new-generation farmers and train
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Aspirational population in Sikkim keen on innovation, digitisation: CM Pre
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Sikkim initiated the first day of the Startup 20 meeting as part of G20 events in Gangtok on Saturday.
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G20: Startup20 engagement group set to meet in Sikkim tomorrow
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The second meeting of the Startup20 Engagement group, newly formed under India's G20 Presidency, will take place in Sikkim capital Gangtok on March 2023.
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Startup20 engagement group to meet in Sikkim
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The second meeting of the newly formed Startup 20 Engagement Group under India's G20 Presidency will be held on March 18-19 in Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim.
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Want globalisation of local goods against localisation of global goods: Si
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
As Sikkim initiated G20 events in the State on Thursday, Chief Minister Prem Singh Golay laid thrust on the globalisation of locals stead of localisation of globals.
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