Indian Army constructs 70-feet Bailey Bridge in flood-hit Sikkim in less than 72 hoursAs per PRO Defence, Guwahati, the construction work started on June 23 and was completed within 72 hours. "Supporting the efforts of BRO an...
28 Jun, 2024, 12.30 PM IST
Sikkim: Indian Army rescues 500 tourists stranded due to heavy snowfall in GangtokTroops from the Trishakti Corps of the Indian Army rescued 500 tourists stranded in Gangtok, East Sikkim, due to heavy snowfall and incleme...
21 Feb, 2024, 08.44 PM IST
Central team visits North Sikkim to assess damagesThe central team members - power ministry director RK Meena, jal shakti executive engineer Sashwat Rai and SSDMA director Prabhakar Rai - f...
10 Oct, 2023, 11.34 PM IST
Inter-Ministerial Central Team to survey North Sikkim for damage assessmentThe Committee comprises senior officers of the BRO, and senior Engineers of the Roads and Bridges Department and Rural Development Departme...
10 Oct, 2023, 08.16 PM IST
Flash floods in hinterland of Sikkim not affecting operational situation along LAC: Army"The Indian Army along with all agencies and civil administration continue their relentless search and rescue operations, while at the same...
07 Oct, 2023, 10.22 PM IST
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 ...
05 Oct, 2023, 12.08 AM 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
Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen RP Kalita reviews operational preparedness along Sikkim borderThe Army Commander also visited forward areas in Sikkim where he was briefed by senior commanders on ground about the prevailing situation ...
16 Feb, 2022, 07.30 PM IST
Army Chief Bipin Rawat to visit Sikkim tomorrow amid standoff with ChinaThe Army chief will take stock of the operational matters and interact with top commanders in the formation headquarters of the force in th...
14 Jul, 2018, 12.42 PM IST
Situation along China border in Sikkim reviewed after incursionThe scuffle between the Indian Army and the PLA, led to Chinese troops damaging bunkers on the Indian side of the border.
14 Jul, 2018, 09.31 AM IST
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat takes stock of operational preparedness in SikkimThe Army Chief also visited areas under the 17 Mountain Division, tasked to guard the Sino-India border in the Sikkim sector, and took stoc...
13 Jul, 2018, 01.32 PM IST
Sino-Indian troops' scuffle leads to tension, bunker damageThe face-off has been going on in Doka La general area in Sikkim for the past ten days and the Chinese troops have also stopped the batch o...
12 Jul, 2018, 10.31 AM IST
Sitharaman visits Nathu La on China border by roadHer scheduled aerial survey of Dokalam and forward posts in the border areas of Sikkim was cancelled due to inclement weather
11 Jul, 2018, 05.17 PM IST
Lt Gen Abhay Krishna new chief of Eastern Command"Lt Gen Abhay Krishna brings with him a great measure of professional competence and vast operational experience," the Army said in a state...
11 Jul, 2018, 12.05 PM IST
Unique project by Army to sustain Sikkim's flora and faunaAs part of the pilot project, the Black Cat Division has set up a compacting plant in Gangtok specifically for Tetra Pak cartons.
21 Aug, 2014, 12.46 PM IST
- 400 foreign tourists stranded in Sikkim
Centre 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
- 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