Stretch of NH-10 between Sikkim, Bengal closed for traffic after landslidesLandslides and rockfall have temporarily shut down a section of National Highway-10, which connects Sevoke in West Bengal and Rangpo in Sik...
Siemens gets Rs 210-cr rail line electrification order from IRCONSiemens Ltd secures a Rs 210-crore order from IRCON International Ltd for the electrification of the Sivok-Rangpo rail line, which will con...
Train to Sikkim: Railways completes mining in 10 out of 14 tunnels, sets August 2025 deadlineThe project, covering a total length of 44.96 km between Sivok (West Bengal) to Ranpo (Sikkim), has 14 tunnels, 22 bridges (13 major and 9 ...
Sikkim CM seeks Rs 20,000 cr for Teesta river bank restoration after glacial lake outburst floodSikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Golay calls for the central government's assistance, seeking Rs. 20,000 crores for the restoration of the ...
Mamata Banerjee announces Rs 3 lakh compensation to kins of deceased in Kalimpong"Rangpo has been completely devastated due to the disaster. We are offering Rs 3 lakh to the family members of the deceased," Banerjee said...
Authorities evacuate residents near Shako Cho Lake as it nears bursting pointThe district magistrate of Gangtok, Tushar Nikhare, said that the discharge from the lake is less so far, but the advisory for evacuation h...
Lakshman Prasad Acharya to take oath as new Sikkim governor on ThursdayHe went by road to Sikkim's Rangpo, where he was accorded a warm welcome by Chief Secretary V B Pathak, Director General of Police A K Sing...
Sivok-Rangpo Rail project gets breakthrough evacuation tunnelThe first breakthrough in Tunnel No.11, located in Kalimpong district of West Bengal, was done in presence of Project Director, Chief Gener...
Landslides snap road connectivity between Sikkim and West BengalHeavy rain early on Sunday triggered multiple landslides in Sikkim, snapping road connectivity between Gangtok and West Bengal. According t...
Landslides triggered at several places after heavy rainfall disrupts life in SikkimThe downpour also damaged crops and properties at several places, the officials said. As the rain continued to batter the state, a large nu...
Fully vaccinated? Begin planning your long-awaited Sikkim tripThe state government has lifted the temporary ban on the entry of visitors.
Delay in Teesta III line causes Rs 6 cr loss per day: AIPEFThe Sikkim government's failure to complete transmission line from Teesta-III hydro power station to Kishanganj has resulted in Rs 6 cr los...
Brace for more elephant deaths as NBWL gives nod for extension of Siliguri to Sikkim trackAn existing rail link from New Jalpaiguri to Sevoke, which passes through a part of Mahananda, had earlier seen several elephant deaths.
Railway Budget 2013: Hill trains including Darjeeling Himalyan Railway remain mostly untouchedThe picturesque Siliguri-Gailkhola, track that used to run in early 20th century was literally vanished beneath river Tista in 3 devastatin...
- World's only Large Cardamom (LC) auction center to go online
World's only auction center of Large Cardamom(LC) at Rangpo in Indian hilly state Sikkin is going online soon to bridge the existing gap be...
- Landslide in Sikkim: State cut off from rest of the country
Official sources said today the landslide occured at 11 pm last night between Rangpo on Sikkim border and Melli in West Bengal.
- Sikkim to get rail link
A new project will link Rangpo in the eastern part of Sikkim to Sevoke in West Bengal.