Four dead, 3 missing after landslide in West Sikkim's Upper RimbiA landslide in Upper Rimbi, Sikkim, claimed four lives and three people are still missing. Rescue operations are underway. Earlier, the Ind...
12 Sep, 2025, 10.04 AM IST
Sikkim landslides: Congress flays govt over hydel projects set up without thought to environmental impactA massive landslide struck east Sikkim on Tuesday, damaging parts of a 510-mw hydroelectric project on the Teesta river. The landslide happ...
21 Aug, 2024, 10.54 AM IST
Landslides kill nine amid heavy rainfall in North SikkimAround 1,500 tourists are stranded in tourism hotspots like Lachung, Yumthang and Dikchu. Vast areas of Mangan district, which covers the w...
15 Jun, 2024, 12.14 PM IST
Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag, Tehri top landslide index: ISRO reportRajouri and Pulwama (J&K); Kozhikode, Thrissur, Palakkad, and Malappuram (Kerala); and South Sikkim and East Sikkim (Sikkim) are the other ...
10 Mar, 2023, 10.30 AM IST
Arterial road link between West Bengal and Sikkim snapped as rain pounds two statesHeavy rain set off a landslide on the highway at 29th mile in West Bengal, around 60 km from Sikkim's Rangpo border, disrupting vehicular m...
20 Oct, 2021, 05.18 PM IST
Landslides triggered at several places after heavy rainfall disrupts life in SikkimThe downpour also damaged crops and properties at several places, the officials said. As the rain continued to batter the state, a large nu...
20 Oct, 2021, 01.47 PM IST
Sikkim gets sensor-based landslide warning system ahead of being on aviation map of IndiaThe airport is going to be inaugurated by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Pakyong near the state capital Gangtok on Monday.
23 Sep, 2018, 10.29 AM IST
Monsoon puts critical link between Sino-Indian border and rest of country under pressure“Civilian and army load on the road is too high,” said BRO officials. And, “That often aggravate the natural disruptions, especially during...
14 Jul, 2018, 02.25 PM IST
- Sino Indian trade through Nathula to get stalled
Traders have decided to stop operating through the road and eventually that has indirectly refueled the old issue of reopening Sino Indian ...
25 Jul, 2012, 07.11 PM IST
- Landslide in Sikkim: State cut off from rest of the country
Official sources said today the landslide occured at 11 pm last night between Rangpo on Sikkim border and Melli in West Bengal.
17 Jul, 2012, 04.06 PM IST
- Earthquake toll 60, fears of higher casualties
Official sources said six bodies were found in East Sikkim and one in North Sikkim, where the 6.8 magnitude temblor was epicentre.
21 Sep, 2011, 10.59 AM IST
- Quake toll mounts to 92; 3,000 people rescued in Sikkim
More than 3,000 people were rescued in quake-hit areas of Sikkim by defence forces which scrambled hard to clear debris.
20 Sep, 2011, 08.28 PM IST
- Landslide cuts off north Sikkim yet again
North Sikkim was cut off again due to a heavy landslide on the road linking worst-hit Mangan barely hours after it was cleared.
20 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: 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.
19 Sep, 2011, 06.51 PM IST
- Earthquake news: Quake toll climbs to 66, rescue work hampered by landslides
Landslides, weather hampered rescue ops in Sikkim as death toll in the 6.8 magnitude quake mounted to 66, including 39 in the Himalayan sta...
19 Sep, 2011, 06.49 PM IST
- Gangtok: 50 dead in earthquake, landslides prevent rescue operations
At 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