At least 85 Buddhist monks tested positive on Friday in SikkimEarlier 37 positive cases were found from the Rumtek Monastery and 61 positive cases were reported from Gonjong Monastery and five from Nor...
Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang wins from Poklok Kamrang seat, BJP bags two seatsPrem Singh Tamang aka PS Golay, founder of Sikkim Krantikari Morcha, defeated his nearest rival Moses Rai of the Sikkim Democratic Front. W...
SDF announces candidates for Oct 21 Sikkim bypollsThe Pawan Chamling-led SDF had ruled Sikkim for five successive terms between 1994 and 2019.
Break away from the mundane and take a trip to Gangtok with your partnerGangtok reflects a unique ambience derived from its happy blend of tradition and modernity.
Information on Dorje travel permission secret: CICThe disclosure of documents related to the visit of Ogyen Trinley Dorje, one of the claimants to the title of 17th Karmapa, to Sikkim can a...
Follow in Buddha's footsteps, visit Bihar & SikkimWalk the path of religion. Start the trail with Gautam Buddha's birthplace in Lumbini and then through to Kushinagar where Buddha attained ...
Government plans tourism circuits to attract Buddhist pilgrimsAccording to the plan, 'Sacred Circuit' will be a five to seven days' journey and will include visits to Gaya, Varanasi, Piparva and Kushin...
Monk-turned-politician Sonam Lama to fight for bringing back KarmapaFighting on a ticket from Sikkim Krantikari Morcha, Lama had defeated two other monks in the recently concluded Assembly polls to win the u...
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Sikkim Buddhists want their Karmapa backBuddhist minority want their Karmapa to his seat in Rumtek monastery while the Nepali communities, which form almost half of the populace, ...
Monks fight polls to protect their DharmaDraped in maroon robes, the candidates don't shout political slogans, put up posters or raise flags but opt for quiet meetings with monk vo...
SKM unveils election symbol, a table lampOn what could become the party-slogan in the coming days, he announced that elections would be a fight between black money and people's pow...
Rumtek in Sikkim gets unique moss gardenSikkim has got its first moss garden at the Jawaharlal Nehru Botanical Garden in Rumtek, some 24 kilometres to the south-west of Gangtok.
- Sikkim quake: Landmark Rumtek monastery damaged
There are deep cracks in the two buildings that house classrooms of the Karma Shri Nalanda Institute that's part of this monastery.
- Dispute over Karmapa title
Besides Ughen Thinley Dorje, two others have been enthroned as 17th Karmapa.
- Karmapa may be Chinese agent
Indian intelligence suspects move part of beijing’s plan to create alternate power centre.
- Buddham Sangham punching
Politics and religion should not mix, but a welcome confluence is seen during the polls in Sikkim when Buddhist monks take a break from spi...