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"Closely monitoring situation": Amit Shah condoles deaths in Sikkim's aval
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Shah took to Twitter to condole the loss of lives and assured that the teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) will reach the affected area soon.
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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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"Sikkim stands second in 'death trap' of budget borrowing:" BJP MLA Thapa
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Thapa also raised the same concern during his valedictory remarks in the Assembly, wherein he stated, "We have around Rs. 3000 crores of revenue but our loan is about Rs. 27,000 Crores. Instead of plugging the leakage of revenue or increasing the revenue, we are borrowing all the time."
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Sikkim: Landslide in Gangtok's Sokpay, Dikchu-Rakdong Road damaged
Updated : 3 years 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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Trishakti Sappers, BRO launch massive snow clearing ops in Sikkim
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"Snow clearance this year has been particularly challenging, considering the concentrated spells of snowfall, freezing any movement of civilians and army persons. Army Sappers deployed at altitudes ranging from 14000-18000 feet are relentlessly executing the snow clearance. These missions ar
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Sunil Kumar Jha becomes new GM of Northeast Frontier Railway
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Sabyasachi De, CPRO of NF Railway said that as General Manager/Construction he will be the overall incharge of all railway construction activities within the jurisdiction of NF Railway that is all north-eastern states including Sikkim and parts of West Bengal and Bihar.
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B20 events in India's North East open door for opportunities in Bhutan
Updated : 3 years 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 : 3 years 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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iCreate announces iTERF, a Global Fellowship Programme to promote multidis
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat)/ Sikkim [India], March 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): iCreate (International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology), India's leading technology innovation-based startup incubator, today announced the launch of a one-of-its-kind global research fellowship programme, iTERF (iCreat
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G20: Startup20 engagement group set to meet in Sikkim tomorrow
Updated : 3 years 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 : 3 years 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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