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SIKKIM RELIEF OPERATIONS
Army rescues 1,217 stranded tourists in SikkimDefence spokesman Lt Col Mahendra Rawat said that the tourists including elderly, women and children got stranded in high altitude areas of...14 Dec, 2023, 08.28 PM IST- 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...09 Oct, 2023, 10.35 PM IST
- Air force conducts disaster relief operations in SikkimThe Indian Air Force has begun providing aid to the Sikkim region, which has been devastated by flash floods in the Teesta River. So far, 3...09 Oct, 2023, 11.30 AM IST
- 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. ...08 Oct, 2023, 11.44 PM IST
- 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...07 Oct, 2023, 11.34 PM IST
- Search operations continue for 142 people missing in Sikkim flash floodSearch operations are ongoing for the 142 people still missing after a flash flood in the Teesta river in Sikkim. The flood, caused by a cl...07 Oct, 2023, 02.17 PM IST
- "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...07 Oct, 2023, 12.32 PM IST
- Cloudburst in Sikkim: Rajnath Singh prays for well-being of missing Army personnel"The Glacial Lake Burst at Lonak, Sikkim is deeply heart-wrenching. Relief and rescue operations in the midst of extremely bad weather are ...04 Oct, 2023, 11.58 PM IST
- Army rescued around 400 tourists after they got stranded following heavy snowfall in SikkimDefence spokesman Lt. Col Mahendra Rawat said that around 400 tourists including 142 women and 50 children travelling approximately in100 v...12 Mar, 2023, 09.31 PM IST
- 400 foreign tourists stranded in SikkimCentre has constituted an inter-Ministerial team amid fresh reports that 400 foreign tourists were stranded in worst-hit North Sikkim.21 Sep, 2011, 06.28 PM IST
- West Bengal will provide all assistance to Sikkim: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee"We are with our brothers and sisters of Sikkim at this hour of distress," Banerjee said on way to Gangtok through landslide-hit NH 31A.20 Sep, 2011, 02.39 PM IST
- Earthquake: Places near epicentre still out of reach in SikkimThe worst-affected Mangan and Singhtam areas in quake-hit Sikkim are still out of bounds for rescue workers with massive landslides blockin...20 Sep, 2011, 10.49 AM IST
- Sikkim earthquake: Rescue opeartions in full swing, death toll 72While the bulk of the casualties was in Sikkim, two deaths were reported in Bihar and seven in West Bengal.20 Sep, 2011, 03.11 AM IST
- Earthquake: Rescue teams, doctors yet to reach affected areasMedical teams are unable to reach affected areas and are held up due to landslides at many places causing road blockage.19 Sep, 2011, 06.51 PM IST
- Gangtok: 50 dead in earthquake, landslides prevent rescue operationsAt least 50 people, including 23 in Sikkim, have been killed in the powerful earthquake that triggered widespread landslides and road block...19 Sep, 2011, 03.16 PM IST
- Earthquake in Sikkim: Over 5,000 troops, 9 choppers dispatched to quake-hit areasOver 5,000 troops and nine helicopters have been dispatched by the army to carry out rescue and relief operations in quake-hit Sikkim, offi...19 Sep, 2011, 02.22 PM IST
- 5 IAF planes pressed into service for Sikkim quake reliefFive IAF aircraft have been pressed into service for relief operations in quake-hit Sikkim where at least two persons died in the tremors.18 Sep, 2011, 09.48 PM IST
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