Gangtok, June 2 (UNI) Steamrolling all opposition, the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) was on course to a landslide win, with victories/leads in all but one constituency in the 32-strong Sikkim Assembly, for which the vote count was underway on Sunday. As per the Election Commission of India, Chef Minister Prem Singh Tamang-led SKM has…
Gangtok, Dec 14 (UNI) His Holiness the Dalai Lama left Sikkim on Thursday as he is scheduled to deliver the sermon in Siliguri, West Bengal. The 14th Dalai Lama, who arrived here on December 11, delivered sermons at Paljour Stadium, attended lunch hosted by Chief Minister PS Tamang. The public, more than happy, raised slogans…
Gangtok, Dec 12 (UNI) Thousands of devotees gathered at the venue Paljour stadium and before giant screens at various spots of the city as Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama delivered a sermon on the 37 practices of Bodhisattvas on Tuesday. On day two of his trip to Sikkim, the Dalai Lama also laid the foundation…
Gangtok, Oct 15 (UNI) The Sikkim government has adopted a long-term strategy for long-term restoration of houses damaged in the flash floods earlier this month, officials said on Sunday. The matter was discussed at a high-level meeting convened by Chief Secretary Vijay Bhushan Pathak on Saturday. The district collectors participated in the meeting. |The meeting…
Gangtok, Oct 8 ( UNI) Describing the Sikkim flash floods as a huge tragedy, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Kumar Mishra has said saving human life was the priority now. Mishra, now on a visit to Sikkim, took stock of the flood situation in the state at a high level meeting on…
Imphal, Oct 8 (UNI) A bomb blast rocked the gate of Manipur Minister Y Khemchand’s residence at Yumnam Leikai here on Saturday night, police said. A CRPF personnel received minor injuries in his right hand due to the impact of the blast. Chief Minister N Biren Singh reached the spot to enquire about the blast….
Gangtok, Oct 8 (UNI) The toll in the Sikkim flash floods rose to 30 on Sunday, with 81 still missing, the state government said. The glacier-fed Lhonak Lake in north Sikkim triggered a flash flood in the Teesta river basin on October 4, causing the tragedy. ‘The death toll as risen to 30. Another 81…
