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Thursday, September 25, 2025
TopicSikkim

Topic: Sikkim

Unexplained tremors every 15 mins force over 1,000 near Assam’s Baghjan to leave their homes

Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

Nagaland village hosts open beauty salon to help locals earn money in lockdown

Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

Delhi officer suspended for Sikkim blunder says he relied on central govt document for ad

Rahul Sudan of the Directorate of Civil Defence (headquarters) was suspended Saturday after an ad portrayed Sikkim as a separate nation. 

Delhi LG suspends officer over ‘offensive’ ad referring to Sikkim as separate from India

Sikkim Saturday objected to an ad for recruitment of volunteers for the Civil Defence Corps, which erroneously grouped the state with Nepal and Bhutan.

Sikkim reports first Covid-19 case as Delhi returnee tests positive

The 25 year-old student preparing for competitive exams in Delhi recently returned & tested positive. He is now undergoing treatment at a hospital in Gangtok.

In Assam, you can be charged with a non-bailable offence for jumping quarantine

Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

Manipur village builds 80 quarantine huts in a day, complete with toilets and electricity

Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

Indian, Chinese soldiers injured in Sikkim’s Naku La after ‘exchanging blows’, stone-pelting

The confrontation between Indian and Chinese troops happened in North Sikkim. Matter resolved after local Command-level officers intervened.

Army rescues 1,500 tourists stranded in Sikkim’s Nathu La due to heavy snowfall

570 tourists accommodated at Army Camp at 17th Mile, given food, clothing and medical attention, officials said.

Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang launches free-ride scheme for women at night

At a time the country has been protesting about the Hyderabad and Unnao rape, the Sikkim govt has devised a scheme that aims to help women stranded due to the lack of a vehicle between 10 pm to 6 am.

On Camera

‘I am Assam,’ Zubeen Garg had said. He was the soundtrack to our lives

Zubeen Garg's funeral entered the Limca Book of Records as the fourth-largest such procession in the world.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.