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Sikkim: Rescue efforts underway to find 8 missing after tourist vehicle pl
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A day after a tourist vehicle carrying 11 people, including 10 tourists and a driver, plunged nearly 1,000 feet into the Teesta River around the Munsithang area in North Sikkim, rescue efforts to search for eight others are still underway.
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1 dead, 8 missing after tourist vehicle falls into Teesta river in North S
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
At least one person died and eight others were reported missing after a tourist vehicle (SK 0J 650) plunged nearly 1,000 feet into the Teesta River between Chungthang and Munshithang in North Sikkim on Thursday evening.
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Sikkim: SP Mangan issues new timing for vehicular movement of tourists fro
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Following incessant rainfall and frequent incidents of mudslides in North Sikkim, the Office of the Superintendent of Police, Mangan District, on Monday has issued new timings for vehicular movement through Sankalang, SP office said in a press release.
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Sikkim landslides: BRO undertakes restoration works to evacuate over 1,000
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has launched restoration works on a war footing in north Sikkim following massive landslides triggered by a cloudburst and incessant rains, enabling partial road connectivity for the evacuation of over 1,000 stranded tourists.
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Landslide, heavy rain block North Sikkim roads, permits cancelled
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Although the road to Chungthang is open, the heavy rain has made it unsafe for nighttime travel. As a result, permits for North Sikkim will not be issued tomorrow, and all advanced permits issued have been deemed cancelled.
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Indian Army showcases strength and self-reliance along the LAC in North Si
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The Indian Army showcases its prowess in the Plateau Sub Sector along the Line of Actual Control in North Sikkim
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Rajan Syal embarks on Mystique Himalayan Drive 2024, redefining adventure,
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Rajan Syal, a motorsport icon and adventure enthusiast, has embarked on the Mystique Himalayan Drive 2024. This immersive travel experience takes participants through the breathtaking landscapes of North Sikkim and Bhutan, offering a journey of unparalleled beauty and adventure.
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Early snowfall in North Sikkim, disrupts socio-economic activities
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The heavy rainfall over the past three days has resulted in season's first snowfall in Thangu (3900 metres) and Gurudongmar Lake (5425 m) in the tundra belt of North Sikkim. The snowfall is much before the onset of the winter season.
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Indian Army constructs suspension bridge in North Sikkim to re-connect bor
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
:Indian Army engineers from Trishakti Corps constructed a 150-foot suspension bridge in North Sikkim to re-connect the border villages that got cut off due to continued heavy rains, giving respite to the locales living in those locations, the army said on Sunday.
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Indian Army Trishakti Corps continues relief operations in North Sikkim
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Troops from the Trishakti Corps of the Indian Army, along with the civil administration, undertook the rescue of tourists stranded in North Sikkim, the army said on Wednesday.
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BRO restores connectivity in North Sikkim after landslides, 50 stranded to
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The first batch of 50 stranded tourists has been successfully evacuated from Chungthang to Mangan after incessant rains wreak havoc in Sikkim.
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Border Roads Organization restores connectivity in North Sikkim amid chall
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Incessant rains since June 11 have wreaked havoc in North Sikkim. The unprecedented heavy rains have caused multiple landslides and breaches on roads leading to North Sikkim, such as Dikchu-Sanklang-Toong, Mangan-Sanklang, Singtham-Rangrang, and Rangrang-Toong, severing connectivity to the r
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