28 stranded people, 20 army personnel airlifted from landslide-hit Chaten in north SikkimDue to heavy rain and multiple landslides in north Sikkim, 28 civilians and 20 army personnel were airlifted from Chaten after road connect...
08 Jun, 2025, 05.59 PM IST
Helicopter arranged for evacuation of stranded locals, taxi drivers from landslide-hit north SikkimThe Sikkim government has deployed a helicopter to rescue taxi drivers, local residents, and government officials stranded in Chaten, North...
08 Jun, 2025, 11.06 AM IST
Sikkim: State government rescues stranded locals, tourists, and taxi drivers in ChatenThe Sikkim government has arranged helicopter sorties to evacuate stranded locals, taxi drivers, and officials from Chaten due to disrupted...
08 Jun, 2025, 09.18 AM IST
Sikkim: First batch of tourists from Chaten successfully evacuated at Pakyong AirportEvacuation efforts are underway in North Sikkim following severe weather conditions that triggered landslides and flash floods. Helicopters...
05 Jun, 2025, 10.09 AM IST
Sikkim landslides: IAF evacuates 33 people, including 2 US nationals, from Chaten regionFollowing devastating landslides in Sikkim, the Indian Air Force launched humanitarian assistance operations, evacuating 33 individuals, in...
04 Jun, 2025, 04.55 PM IST
Sikkim: Landslide hits army camp in Lachen, 3 soldiers killed, 6 missingA landslide in Sikkim's Lachen district claimed the lives of three army personnel. Six are still missing. Rescue operations are ongoing ami...
03 Jun, 2025, 08.51 AM IST
Border Roads Organization restores connectivity in North Sikkim amidst challenging conditionsThe Border Roads Organization (BRO) is actively working to restore connectivity in North Sikkim by clearing landslides and breaches on vari...
17 Jun, 2024, 06.12 PM 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
IAF evacuates 461 more tourists from North SikkimIAF helicopters evacuated another 75 people, including 17 tourists, 55 locals and three labourers, to Ringhim helipad in Mangan. Over the l...
12 Oct, 2023, 09.54 PM IST
Sikkim floods: Dalai Lama's visit postponed to next monthThe death toll in the flash floods has gone up to 77, While Sikkim accounted for 37 deaths, 40 other bodies were found in the riverbed of a...
11 Oct, 2023, 06.20 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
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
Sikkim flash flood: Toll rises to 22, searches on for 103 missing peopleThe death toll from the flash flood in Sikkim's Teesta basin has risen to 22, including seven army personnel. The bodies of seven army men ...
06 Oct, 2023, 03.56 PM IST
More than 2,400 tourists stranded in North Sikkim due to inclement weatherAs many as 2,400 tourists were stranded in parts of North Sikkim as roads were blocked due to heavy rains since the last three days. The di...
17 Jun, 2023, 03.25 PM IST
India, China continue to militarily reinforce positions but no evacuation of border villages yetThe Army, on its part, rejected reports that some villages and hamlets in areas like Kuppup, Nathang and Zuluk near the Sikkim border were ...
13 Jul, 2018, 10.47 AM IST
Army evacuates stranded tourists in SikkimAround 2,000 tourists stranded at Thegu in East Sikkim due to sudden snowfall were rescued and evacuated by Army personnel.
28 Apr, 2014, 03.16 PM IST