FSSAI tightens food safety net; states drive enforcement push in FY 2025-26India's food safety agency, FSSAI, inspected nearly four lakh establishments and tested over 1.6 lakh food samples in 2025-26. States playe...
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 ...
Central team visits North Sikkim to assess damage caused by flash floodsMembers of the central team on Monday visited the affected areas in Gangtok, Pakyong district. Among the areas they visited were IBM, Rangp...
8 dead, 23 armymen among 49 missing as flash flood wreaks havoc in SikkimA cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in north Sikkim caused a flash flood in the Teesta River basin, resulting in at least eight deaths and 49 peo...
Search for 22 missing army personnel continues in SikkimThe search for the missing Indian Army soldiers continues, with the focus on downstream areas of Teesta Barrage. Army vehicles and stores a...
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...
Sikkim flash flood: Toll rises to 18; searches on for 98 missing peopleThe search for the 22 missing soldiers was continuing with a focus on the downstream areas as the fast-flowing river is likely to have carr...
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 ...
Receding glacier in Sikkim: Experts warned of outburst ten years agoThe paper said that lake area and volume were significant as they defined the amount of water available for an outburst. Studies show the a...
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...
Spices Board to explore global market for large cardamomOrganically grown large cardamom is identified as niche product with increasing popularity among the premium class consumers.
Sikkim's black cardamom giving its farmers a major economic boostSikkim’s famed black cardamom has of late been giving its farmers a major economic boost, with the price of the endemic crop soaring more t...
Lok Sabha elections 2014 result: Ruling SDF surges ahead of its rivals in SikkimSDF's Somnath Poudyal won Khamdong-Singtam seat by 296 votes defeating his nearest rival Mani Kumar Sharma of Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM...
- Earthquake news: Quake toll climbs to 71; landslides, rains hamper rescue work
Last evening's earthquake with its epicentre near the border with Nepal, left a trail of devastation damaging roads, buildings and other st...
- Gangtok: Quake toll rises to 40, relief operations in full swing
The casualties have occurred mostly in the North District and in towns and villages like Rangpo, Dikchu, Singtam and Chungthang located alo...
- Centre approves double-lane highway in West Bengal
An alternative double-lane highway via Chalsa in West Bengal to Menla, near Nathu La, has been approved by the Centre. The cost of construc...
- BSNL to extend connectivity to rural townships in Sikkim
Telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) would expand its connectivity, including internet facility, broadband and mobile services, to...