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Notification that paved Sushmita Lepcha's path to Asian Cup
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
One day, Sushmita Lepcha found herself added to the Indian women's national team WhatsApp group. There had been no prior conversation telling her she had been selected. For a few seconds, she was confused.
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Tourist movement returns to normal in North Sikkim after Toong-Naga Road r
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Tourist movement in North Sikkim has returned to normal following the reopening of the Toong-Naga Road, said Nim Tshering Lepcha, Chairman of the Sikkim Welfare Commission and a resident of Naga village.
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North Sikkim sees tourism revival after Toong-Naga road reopens
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Tourist movement in North Sikkim has returned to normal following the reopening of the Toong-Naga Road, according to Nim Tshering Lepcha, Chairman of the Sikkim Welfare Commission and a local resident of Naga village.
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Sikkim: Citizen Action Party flags concerns over SIR, seeks protection of
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The delegation included CAP-Sikkim Vice Presidents Bhushan Adhikari, Deepndra Rai and Kiran Zimba, along with District President Jorbu Tsh. Lepcha. They sought a detailed briefing on the progress, procedures and implementation status of the SIR being carried out across Sikkim.
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Companies Act 2013 not applicable in Sikkim, says Centre
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Minister of State for Corporate Affairs Harsh Malhotra clarified that the Companies Act, 2013, does not apply to Sikkim, reaffirming the state's distinct legal status in corporate matters.
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Sikkim CM expresses gratitude to President Murmu for releasing Constitutio
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
The official languages of the state are English, Nepali, Sikkimese (Bhutia) and Lepcha.
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Ranji Trophy: Sikkim gets massive first innings leads against Bihar
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Resuming at the overnight score of 307-8 on Day Sikkim's tail wagged magnificently. Kranti Kumar brought up a splendid 137 and stitched together a 77-run ninth-wicket stand with skipper Lee Yong Lepcha (28), who provided valuable support before being dismissed.
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Black-spot Royal Butterfly recorded in Sikkim for first time
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The finding was published in the March-June 2025 issue of the quarterly newsletter Bionotes, released by the Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal in Uttarakhand last month.
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Sikkim: Rare butterfly 'Spotless Baron' spotted again in Dzongu after five
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A rare species of butterfly, the 'Spotless Baron' (Euthalia recta), has been photographed at Dzongu in North Sikkim by noted nature conservationist Sonam Wangchuk Lepcha, marking its return after a gap of five years.
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Himachal: Surya Spiti bike rally concludes amidst the majestic Himalayas
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Over the past four days, 78 riders, symbolising each year of India's freedom, navigated over 400 kilometres of rugged Himalayan landscapes from Shimla to Lepcha.
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India has engaged with Chinese side to facilitate resumption of border tra
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh on Friday said that the government has engaged with the Chinese side to facilitate the resumption of border trade through all three trade routes - Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand, Shipki La Pass in Himachal Pradesh, and Nathu La Pass in
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Must call it Indo-Tibet Border, not Indo-China border: Sikkim MP Dorjee Ts
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
"I raised an issue in the Parliament during the Budget Session that this is the Tibet border, not the China Border. The central government should direct the central agencies, like Army, BRO, that they must call it the Indo-Tibet Border, not the Indo-China border," MP Lepcha told mediapersons
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