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
Over 1,000 stranded tourists evacuated in landslide-hit Sikkim, 1,800 others await rescueAround 1,100 tourists stranded in Chungthang, North Sikkim, due to landslides were evacuated by authorities on Friday. Approximately 1,800 ...
25 Apr, 2025, 10.45 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
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
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
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
Central team visits flood-hit Sikkim; over 350 stranded tourists rescuedAn inter-ministerial central team has begun visiting Sikkim, which was hit by a flash flood that resulted in at least 70 deaths and left 80...
09 Oct, 2023, 10.35 PM IST
Flash floods toll in Sikkim, West Bengal climbs to 70Over 1,320 houses were severely damaged and 2,563 people were rescued. Around 26 people, who sustained grievous injury, were hospitalised. ...
08 Oct, 2023, 11.44 PM IST
Deaths rise to 47 after flood swept through SikkimA glacial lake burst through a dam in India's Himalayan northeast, causing a flood that has claimed the lives of at least 47 people, with 1...
08 Oct, 2023, 08.32 AM 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
Search for 22 missing army personnel continues in SikkimThe search for the missing Indian Army soldiers continues, with the focus on downstream areas of Teesta Barrage. Army vehicles and stores a...
06 Oct, 2023, 09.56 AM IST
Sikkim flash flood: Toll rises to 18; searches on for 98 missing peopleThe search for the 22 missing soldiers was continuing with a focus on the downstream areas as the fast-flowing river is likely to have carr...
05 Oct, 2023, 10.43 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
- Sikkim earthquake: Army rescue team makes it to Dzonghu in north Sikkim
Twenty para-jumpers from the army's special force from Assam's Jorhat were flown into Sikkim to reach areas inaccessible since the earthqua...
24 Sep, 2011, 06.00 AM IST
- Sikkim earthquake: 35 tourists airlifted, toll crosses 90
Thirty-five tourists, including two from Norway, were airlifted on Wednesday by the Army from Lachung village, one of the worst-hit quake a...
21 Sep, 2011, 01.16 PM IST