Four Indian Army personnel, including Pradeep Patel, died in a road accident on Thursday, September 5 while commuting from Pedong in West Bengal to Zuluk along the Silk Route in Pakyong District in Sikkim, the Indian army officials said.
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Upendra Dwivedi, expressed his condolences over the death of four Indian Army personnel in a road accident commuting from Pedong in West Bengal to Zuluk along the Silk route in Pakyong district. On Thursday, September 6, four Indian Army personnel d
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.
According to Sikkim District Magistrate, Tashi Chopel, "A lot of buildings and vehicles have been damaged by sludge. There are also reports of loss of lives, with around 20 people missing. We are also hearing about 23 casualties in the army, which needs to be confirmed with them. 3000-400
Sikkim's lone pick for the Padma Shri this year, 98-year-old Tula Ram Upreti, from Assam Lingzey village in Pakyong district, has not only been associated with organic farming for the last eight decades but has also been championing the practice.
New Delhi [India], October 10 (ANI): A SpiceJet flight from Delhi to Pakyong in Sikkim, cancelled due to bad weather, left nearly 40 passengers stranded at the airport on Saturday.
Gangtok (Sikkim) [India], January 24 (ANI): Airline operations at Sikkim's only airport at Pakyong, near Gangtok, resumed on Saturday after a gap of almost 18 months.
Shillong [India], Jan 17 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) landed its Antonov-32 transport aircraft at the Sikkim airport boosting the land-locked state's connectivity with rest of the country.
Gangtok (Sikkim) [India], Sept 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi underscored his government's commitment to increasing connectivity and boosting transport and tourism, while inaugurating the country's 100th and Sikkim's first airport. He also talked of 'boosting transport and tourism as
Gangtok (Sikkim) [India], Sept 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the Pakyong Airport in Sikkim, the first ever aerodrome of the state.