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Topic: Sikkim

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.

Sikkim CM Tamang pledges to ‘protect & conserve’ state’s special status

The revocation of Article 370 raised apprehensions across several northeastern states that also enjoy similar special status provisions in the Constitution.

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India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.