10 IIT students injured as vehicle falls into gorge in Sikkim
GANGTOK, March 16: Ten students of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad were injured after their vehicle plunged into a 100-foot-deep gorge in Sikkims Mangan district, police said on Sunday. The accident happened near Pakshep in Forest Dara around 9:30 pm on Saturday when the students were travelling from Lachung to Gangtok, they said. The driver, who was []
Uncontrolled movement of overloaded trucks damage four bridges in North Sikkim: BRO
Gangtok, Mar 15: As many as four bridges in North Sikkim have either collapsed or got severely damaged in North Sikkim in the past two months due to the movement of overloaded trucks on those bridges, an official release by Project Swastik said on Saturday. Project Swastik is undertaken by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to enhance infrastructure and connectivity in the border regions of Sikkim, particularly in North Sikkim. Due to uncontrolled movement of overloaded trucks, four vital bridges [] The post Uncontrolled movement of overloaded trucks damage four bridges in North Sikkim: BRO appeared first on Daily Excelsior .
Sikkim Implements Rs 50 Entry Fee for Tourists to Enhance Tourism Infrastructure
HT Digital GANGTOK, Mar 15: The government of Sikkim has made it compulsory for every tourist visiting the state to pay an entry charge of Rs 50. The new policy was enforced this month under the Sikkim Registration of Tourist Trade Rules, 2025, as a big step by the state to increase its tourism sector. []
Womens Day: Sikkim CM lauds their strength, resilience, achievements
GANGTOK, March 8; Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Saturday lauded the strength, resilience and achievements of women across all walks of life, and reminded the collective responsibility to foster an environment where they can thrive without barriers. He greeted them on International Womens Day. I extend my best wishes on the occasion of []
Woman injured in leopard attack in Sikkim
GANGTOK, March 2: A woman was injured in a leopard attack in Sikkims Namchi district on Sunday, Forest officials said. The woman was collecting cattle fodder in the forested Melli Dara area when the leopard attacked her. Local people hearing her cries for help rushed to the spot and rescued her while the leopard fled []
BJP demands new all-weather international airport in Sikkim
GANGTOK, March 1: The BJP on Saturday said that it requested the central government to set up a new all-weather international airport in Sikkim to boost tourism. The saffron party called on visiting Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Cooperation, Murlidhar Mohol, and also urged him to revive the Pakyong airport, the only []
McDonald's Expands Into Sikkim With First Store In Gangtok
Connaught Plaza Restaurants operates 190 restaurants and 75 McCaf across North and East of India.
Meet woman, who became first IAS officer from Bishnoi community, studied like 'monk', secured AIR...
Pari's service in the civil services has been characterized by commitment and excellence since then. She is currently serving as a Subdivisional Officer at Gangtok in Sikkim and, prior to that, was in the capacity of Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Gas.
Sikkim University allows one day menstrual leave for female students
Gangtok: Sikkim University has allowed one day menstrual leave per month for female students, according to a notification. The Sikkim University Registrar Laxuman Sharma issued the notification to this effect on December 4 following a representation by the Sikkim University Students' Association (SUSA) last month. The Vice-Chancellor has been pleased to allow one-day menstrual leave in a month for girl/women student of Sikkim University except during university examinations, said the registrar of the central university. The leave so availed shall be adjusted with the mandatory 75 per cent attendance criteria of the classes held in a semester for examination purposes, he said.
