The President of India has approved the Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards 2024, recognizing 49 individuals for their ...

The 16th Finance Commission, led by Dr Arvind Panagariya, visited North Sikkim's Lachung. They engaged with army officials ...

After the Sikkim disaster, India's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) revealed that in early September it had surveyed two at-risk lakes in order to deploy early warning systems for ...

Sikkim in the Himalayas is prone to floods and natural disasters. Last year, severe flooding there displaced tens of thousands and killed at least 24 people.

Sikkim Government has reshuffled key positions within its Land Revenue and Disaster Management Department. The changes are ...

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang urged the 16th Finance Commission to provide tailored support for the state. Highlighting achievements and challenges, he requested aid for infrastructure, ...

So far, 2,011 people have been rescued, while the calamity has affected 22,034 people, the Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority (SSDMA) said in its latest bulletin. So far, 2,011 people have ...

Developmental and security projects, such as the construction of dams and roads, are contributing to the uptick in deadly natural disasters. Dhaka is in a dilemma; while a deal with India on the ...

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Monday sought 'tailored' support from the 16th Finance Commission in view of the ...

The 16th Finance Commission Chairman Dr Arvind Panagariya and other members of the delegation on Tuesday visited the scenic Lachung town in North Sikkim. On the third day of their visit to the ...

Hope Cooke, the shy Sarah Lawrence student married five years to the King of Sikkim, finds herself very much at home in the tiny Himalayan country. “The mountains,” she says, “give me such a ...

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Monday sought ‘tailored’ support from the 16th Finance Commission in view of the Himalayan state’s unique challenges, achievements and aspirations. The full ...