Watch: PM Narendra Modi plays football with kids in GangtokPrime Minister Modi enjoyed a football game with children in Gangtok, Sikkim, during his visit marking the state's 50th anniversary. The da...
28 Apr, 2026, 10.10 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi marks Sikkim’s 50th statehood celebrations with Rs 4,000 crore push, projects rolloutPrime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off his two-day trip to Sikkim by landing in Gangtok. On Monday, he really got the crowd going with a l...
28 Apr, 2026, 09.46 AM IST
PM to attend closing ceremony of Sikkim's 50 years of statehood celebrationsPrime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Sikkim from April 27 to attend the closing ceremony of its 50th statehood anniversary. He will inau...
26 Apr, 2026, 05.43 PM IST
Sikkim to open Doka-La and Cho-La battlefields for domestic tourists from October 1Get ready, travelers. Sikkim is opening Doka-La and Cho-La to domestic tourists starting October 1. Indian tourists with voter IDs can visi...
25 Sep, 2025, 01.54 PM IST
Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang seeks tourism ministry's support to build toy museum and cultural labSpeaking on the proposals submitted to the Ministry, he sought the consideration and support of the Union Minister for the construction of ...
25 Nov, 2022, 08.03 PM IST
AR Rahman becomes the official brand ambassador of SikkimThe Grammy winner believes Sikkim is an example of tolerance, compassion, peace, integrity and communal harmony.
09 Jan, 2018, 08.21 AM IST
Paradise Imperiled: Sikkim pays price for Gorkhaland" Sikkim's development has slowed down as we depend on Siliguri for all our resources," said former tourism minister KT Gyaltsen, now legal...
09 Sep, 2017, 11.14 AM IST
Sikkim's first airport to be operational by next year: Mahesh Sharma"Preparation are afoot and we are hopeful that the state will have its first airport operational from December 2016," said Mahesh Sharma.
15 Oct, 2015, 03.14 PM IST
Sikkim’s adventure tourism faces setback owing to Nepal earthquakeAdventure hotspot Himalayan state Sikkim apprehends large scale downfall in its tourist inflow following devastating series of Earthquakes ...
14 May, 2015, 05.01 PM IST
Kanchenjunga National Park in top 100 Green destinationsThe selection was made on the basis of six key criteria -- Nature, Environment, Culture & Tradition, Social well-being, Green Economy and c...
13 Dec, 2014, 12.13 PM IST
Sikkim apprehends heavy loss in tourism business due to Darjeeling crisisThe ongoing political turmoil in northern West Bengal has badly influenced festive season tourism business prospect of adjoining state Sikk...
10 Sep, 2013, 06.07 PM IST
- Sikkim to be self reliant by the end of 12th plan period
While states are asking for more and more central assistance, tiny Himalayan state Sikkim sets a target to be self reliant.
07 May, 2013, 05.10 PM IST
Sikkim largest beneficiary of Govt’s adventure tourism promotion initiativeTiny Himalayan state Sikkim is the largest beneficiary of GoI’s adventure tourism promotion initiative. But the trade is at its infancy in ...
01 Apr, 2013, 06.40 PM IST
Sikkim Adventure tourism gets a shot in its armWith its exotic locations Sikkim is going to be one of the largest beneficiaries of GoI’s ongoing initiative to promote ‘adventure tourism.’
01 Apr, 2013, 05.08 PM IST
- 'Need to re-polish policy to utilise hidden potential of India's religious tourism potential'
Government of India has decided to issue Visa on Arrival(VOA) to tourists from countries with high Buddhist population.
01 Oct, 2012, 06.58 PM IST
- Bhutan's tourism initiative yielding gain for Eastern India tourism sector too
Tourism sector in Eastern India has started getting indirect gain out of Bhutan's ambitious move to touch 1 lakh mark in premium class Fore...
30 Aug, 2012, 06.33 PM IST
- Sikkim to be one of the largest beneficiaries of adventure tourism promotion
Himalayan state Sikkim is going to be one of the largest beneficiaries of GoI’s ongoing initiative to promote adventure tourism in India.
25 May, 2012, 05.54 PM IST