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President Murmu confers 7 Kirti Chakras; IAF pilot, Gaganyatri Prasanth Nair among recipientsPresident Droupadi Murmu presented gallantry awards to defense personnel. Seven Kirti Chakras, 15 Vir Chakras, and 29 Shaurya Chakras were ...
Helicopter arranged for evacuation of stranded locals, taxi drivers from landslide-hit north SikkimThe Sikkim government has deployed a helicopter to rescue taxi drivers, local residents, and government officials stranded in Chaten, North...
Sikkim: State government rescues stranded locals, tourists, and taxi drivers in ChatenThe Sikkim government has arranged helicopter sorties to evacuate stranded locals, taxi drivers, and officials from Chaten due to disrupted...
Centre steps in as Northeast battles floodsPrime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged support to Assam, Sikkim, and Manipur, which are grappling with severe floods. He spoke with the r...
Central team visits flood-hit Sikkim; over 350 stranded tourists rescuedAn inter-ministerial central team has begun visiting Sikkim, which was hit by a flash flood that resulted in at least 70 deaths and left 80...
Flash floods toll in Sikkim, West Bengal climbs to 70Over 1,320 houses were severely damaged and 2,563 people were rescued. Around 26 people, who sustained grievous injury, were hospitalised. ...
Sikkim flash flood death toll increases to 54 including 8 Army soldiersDefence minister Rajnath Singh said on microblogging platform X, "Deeply pained by the tragic loss of precious lives including eight Army p...
Centre deploys MoS Ajay Kumar Mishra to Sikkim amidst devastating flash floodsThe Indian government has sent Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Kumar Mishra to Sikkim to assess the damage caused by flash fl...
Central team to visit flood-hit Sikkim from Sunday to assess damage: Union MoS for Home AffairsAn inter-ministerial central team will visit flood-hit Sikkim to assess the damage caused by the natural calamity. Union Minister Ajay Kuma...
Over 3,000 tourists stranded in Lachen, Lachung in SikkimMore than 3,000 tourists are stranded in Lachen and Lachung in Sikkim due to flash floods, but officials have stated that they are safe. Re...
"If previous government had constructed properly..." Sikkim Chief Minister on hydel dam destroyed in flash floodsSikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang has blamed substandard construction work for the flash floods in Teesta River. He stated that the m...
Over 40, including 7 soldiers, dead in Sikkim flash floodsSikkim chief minister Prem Singh Tamang told media persons that the damage has been extensive. "As there is hardly any connectivity in the ...
Sikkim flash floods: Centre approves release of Rs 44.8 crore in fundsThe central government has approved the release of Rs 44.8 crore to Sikkim to help with relief measures following flash floods. The funds w...
23 army personnel missing in Sikkim after cloud burst“Five bodies were found from Golitar and Singtam, while three persons were rescued in Golitar,” Gangtok sub-divisional magistrate Mahendra ...
Assam Police busts child trafficking racket, rescues 40 kidsAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that along with drugs and cattle trafficking, State government would be relentless in its eff...
Government rescues Athena hydel project in SikkimSources said the deal, sewed up by power minister Piyush Goyal, would prevent the 1,200 mw project in the Himalayan state from turning into...
- 400 foreign tourists stranded in Sikkim
Centre has constituted an inter-Ministerial team amid fresh reports that 400 foreign tourists were stranded in worst-hit North Sikkim.
- Sikkim earthquake: Rescue opeartions in full swing, death toll 72
While the bulk of the casualties was in Sikkim, two deaths were reported in Bihar and seven in West Bengal.
- Earthquake: Rescue teams, doctors yet to reach affected areas
Medical teams are unable to reach affected areas and are held up due to landslides at many places causing road blockage.
- 5 IAF planes pressed into service for Sikkim quake relief
Five IAF aircraft have been pressed into service for relief operations in quake-hit Sikkim where at least two persons died in the tremors.