Weather Today: IMD issues rain alert for Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan; Delhi gets relief from heatwave. Check full forecastWeather Update: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts widespread rainfall, thunderstorms, and gusty winds across several stat...
01 May, 2026, 08.13 AM IST
Sikkim to open Doka-La and Cho-La battlefields for domestic tourists from October 1Get ready, travelers. Sikkim is opening Doka-La and Cho-La to domestic tourists starting October 1. Indian tourists with voter IDs can visi...
25 Sep, 2025, 01.54 PM IST
Over 1,200 tourists stranded due to landslides, rain in Sikkim, CM takes stock of situationOver 1,200 tourists, including 15 foreigners, have been stranded in northern Sikkim's Mangan district due to massive landslides caused by h...
14 Jun, 2024, 06.31 PM IST
Sikkim bans homestay owner from leasing, renting their establishments to any third partyThe Sikkim government has implemented a ban on homestay owners in the state from leasing or renting their establishments to third parties. ...
12 Sep, 2023, 12.41 PM IST
Fully vaccinated? Begin planning your long-awaited Sikkim tripThe state government has lifted the temporary ban on the entry of visitors.
05 Jul, 2021, 09.26 AM IST
Sikkim government decides to open Ramam border checkpost for entry of foreignersForeigners, mostly coming from Nepal will be able to enter Sikkim from Ramam checkpost instead of first going down to Siliguri in West Beng...
22 Jan, 2021, 12.57 PM IST
Pakyong in Sikkim another risky airport with tabletop runwayConstructed by the Airport Authority of India at an estimated cost of Rs 605 crore, it is an "engineering marvel" for its soil reinforcemen...
08 Aug, 2020, 06.19 PM IST
Exotic Sikkim starts preparing its tourism revival planThe state of 6 lakh population has around 30,000 rooms to generate a lodging business of around Rs 6 crore a day with over 90% occupancy du...
13 May, 2020, 11.47 PM IST
Religion based unwritten restriction in global tourism hotspot SikkimAs latest episode of the odd trend, a team of 24 Malaysian passport holder visitors including two Sikhs, was not allowed to enter Lachen on...
04 Apr, 2018, 10.36 PM IST
AR Rahman becomes the official brand ambassador of SikkimThe Grammy winner believes Sikkim is an example of tolerance, compassion, peace, integrity and communal harmony.
09 Jan, 2018, 08.21 AM IST
Sushma Swaraj flags off first batch of pilgrims to Kailash Mansarovar through Nathu-La, SikkimThe first batch of pilgrims to travel to the sacred place in Tibet through Sikkim’s Nathu-La pass at an altitude of 14,000 ft arrived.
17 Jun, 2015, 04.39 PM IST
Kanchenjunga National Park in top 100 Green destinationsThe selection was made on the basis of six key criteria -- Nature, Environment, Culture & Tradition, Social well-being, Green Economy and c...
13 Dec, 2014, 12.13 PM IST
Sikkim winter carnival and film festival to welcome touristsWith a winter carnival and a film festival lined up this week, the tiny Himalayan state of Sikkim is trying to turn December into a peak to...
10 Dec, 2014, 11.55 AM IST
Sikkim wants RAMSAR inclusion of its wetlandsInclusion of well deserving high altitude lakes of tiny Indian Himalayan state Sikkim into the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Imp...
17 Apr, 2013, 04.26 PM IST
- Substantial hike for tourism projects in NE region
Government has hiked the budget for launching tourism projects and schemes in the Northeast region and Sikkim by upto 10 times in the inter...
16 Feb, 2009, 10.23 PM IST
- Plan to make Sikkim round-the-year tourist attraction
Sikkim, which has emerged in the past few years as one of the most sought-after hill stations in the country, hopes to become a round-the-y...
09 Dec, 2008, 10.23 AM IST
- Sikkim launches Green Mission III to increase forest cover
To give a fillip to eco-tourism in the state, Sikkim has launched the third stage of its green mission.
21 May, 2008, 06.30 PM IST