Sikkim lifts COVID-19-induced restrictions as cases decline

Feb 12, 2022

Gangtok (Sikkim) [India], February 12 : The Sikkim government announced that from Friday onwards, the restrictions will be lifted in the state after a...

Army troops get latest Sig Sauer rifles, ATVs along China border in Sikkim

Feb 11, 2022

North Sikkim (Sikkim) [India], February 11 : Enhancing the capabilities of its troops deployed along the border with China, the Indian Army has provided...

Fire breaks out in house in Sikkim's Lachung, no casualties reported

Apr 11, 2021

North Sikkim (Sikkim) [India], April 11 : A fire broke out in a two-storied house in the wee hours on Sunday in Sikkim's Lachung...

India underscores urgency of glacial retreat at high-level summit in Tajikistan

Jun 02, 2025

India's MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh is visiting Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to strengthen ties and attend key climate and biodiversity conferences. He highlighted glacier melt...

ITBP personnel play volleyball at 14,000 feet in Sikkim amid snow conditions

Jan 18, 2022

Gangtok (Sikkim) [India], January 18 : The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel were seen playing volleyball at 14,000 feet at a Border Out Post...

Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 hits Sikkim

Feb 04, 2021

Yuksom (Sikkim) [India], February 4 : An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 on the Richter scale occurred near Yuksom in Sikkim on Thursday morning, said...