Not just beautiful landscape: Anand Mahindra praises Indian tourist destination for the 'mindset' of its people. 'Best travel decisions'Anand Mahindra praised Sikkim after sharing a viral video showing local authorities making a man clean up litter he had thrown from his car...
24 May, 2026, 04.36 PM IST
Centre allocates Rs 4,900 crore to Arunachal Pradesh under Pride of Hills schemeArunachal Pradesh receives a significant boost with Rs 4,900 crore from the Centre's new 'Pride of Hills' initiative. This funding targets ...
14 May, 2026, 04.23 PM IST
'TMC govt allocated Rs 6,000 cr for Madrasas, but insufficient funds for entire North Bengal': PM Modi in SiliguriPrime Minister Narendra Modi criticised the All India Trinamool Congress government, alleging it prioritised Rs 6,000 crore funding for mad...
12 Apr, 2026, 02.24 PM IST
UGC declares Azim Premji Univ, Amity, Dr. D.Y. Patil Dnyan Prasad University and 51 other state private universities as defaulters; Check full list hereThe University Grants Commission has declared 54 state private universities as defaulters for failing to submit mandatory information and m...
30 Sep, 2025, 08.25 PM IST
Health projects worth Rs 40 crore okayed under VVP: JP NaddaThe Union health ministry has approved 37 projects valued at ₹40.1 crore under the vibrant village programme for states along the India-Chi...
26 Jan, 2025, 11.44 PM IST
Amit Shah to hold talks with VVP stakeholdersUnion Home Minister Amit Shah will discuss the vibrant village programme on Saturday with sarpanches and SHG members from states bordering ...
25 Jan, 2025, 12.12 AM IST
Indian Army builds suspension bridge in 48 hours in rain-hit north SikkimIndian Army constructs a 150-foot suspension bridge in North Sikkim in less than 48 hours to reconnect border villages affected by heavy ra...
24 Jun, 2024, 04.45 PM IST
Sikkim govt seeks Indian Air Force's assistance to airlift 1,400 stranded tourists in northern part of stateSikkim government seeks Indian Air Force's help to airlift 1,400 stranded tourists in landslide-hit Mangan District due to heavy rainfall.
15 Jun, 2024, 07.59 PM IST
Army begins operations to reconnect villages in SikkimA list of 2,000 tourists, including 63 foreign nationals, has been compiled and assistance in the form of food, medical aid, accommodation,...
09 Oct, 2023, 11.37 PM IST
Checking migration from border villages focus of Centre's Vibrant Villages ProgrammeThe Indian government's Vibrant Villages Programme aims to prevent migration from bordering towns by providing better education, health and...
15 Aug, 2023, 12.17 AM IST
Union ministers tasked with visiting LAC villages, expediting projectsA list of 662 villages along the LAC in three states - Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Uttarakhand - and one Union Territory, Ladakh, has bee...
13 Apr, 2023, 12.29 AM IST
How Sikkim became the cleanest state, and is working towards becoming poverty-free in four yearsThe model has evolved over the years to ensure citizens abide by the rules — breaking them fetches stiff fines. Urinating in a public place...
25 Sep, 2016, 06.44 AM IST
- Sikkim earthquake: Five villages in quake-hit Sikkim razed, no survivors seen yet
An Army aerial survey on Wednesday showed that at least five villages in north Sikkim have been obliterated.
22 Sep, 2011, 07.30 AM IST
- Sikkim: Death toll climbs to 112, 400 foreign tourists stranded
Twenty more bodies were recovered in quake-hit Sikkim taking the toll in Sunday's powerful 6.8 magnitude temblor to 112 amid reports that 4...
21 Sep, 2011, 08.47 PM IST
- 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.
20 Sep, 2011, 03.11 AM IST
- Earthquake: 7 killed in Tibet, many left homeless
Earthquake has caused hundreds of landslides that have disrupted traffic, power & water supplies and telecommunications.
19 Sep, 2011, 10.58 AM IST
- BSNL extends telephone svc near Sino-India border at Nathu La
The state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has provided telephone connectivity to sparsely populated Gnathang village of East Sikkim, located...
02 Sep, 2008, 05.33 PM IST