Latest News, Updates & Breaking Headlines
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to Sikkim, where he is participating in the State’s Golden Jubilee celebrations of statehood. During the event, the Prime Minister described the Northeast as India’s “Ashtalakshmi” and highlighted the Himalayan State’s significance within it. During the visit, he also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Sikkim NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, currently on a two-day visit to Sikkim, on Tuesday shared pictures of himself playing football with youngsters in Gangtok.Dressed in a blue sports jacket featuring the tricolour, PM Modi is seen walking alongside a group of young footballers in matching kits, each carrying…
Recently, a strange glowing phenomenon was spotted in the sky in parts of northeastern India, causing a great deal of curiosity and puzzlement among people in the region. According to reports, the people of Sikkim and surrounding regions spotted a bright, glowing, jellyfish-shaped phenomenon moving gradually in the sky during twilight hours. Although this phenomenon…
Now, it’s a very common scene: A man driving in a car, slows the vehicle, pulls down the windows and bam, throws a handful of orange peels in the middle of the road. But what happens next is not quite common: local authorities stop the car, ask the man to step out of his vehicle,…
A spell of intense snowfall in East Sikkim on Tuesday left hundreds of tourists stranded along the high-altitude route to Nathula Pass, triggering a coordinated rescue effort by the Indian Army and civil authorities, ANI reported. Reports add that the disruption occurred near the 15 Mile stretch on the Jawaharlal Nehru Marg (JNM) road, the…
The Sikkim government has officially ended the issuance of physical permits for foreign nationals travelling to protected and restricted areas of the state, making online clearance mandatory with immediate effect. The decision, communicated by the state’s Department of Tourism and Civil Aviation, follows strict directions from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), as ANI reported….
NEW DELHI: To enhance civil-military cooperation and improve the quality of life in remote border areas, the Indian Army has constructed a 10-KW solar power plant in north Sikkim and a water storage facility in Arunachal Pradesh.“Trishakti Corps of the Indian Army has established a 10-KW solar power plant at Muguthang village, North Sikkim”, located…
JAIPUR: Shubman Gill’s much-anticipated return to domestic cricket was delayed on Saturday (Jan 3) after the India Test and ODI captain missed Punjab’s Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite Group C match against Sikkim due to food poisoning. Punjab coach Sandeep Sharma said Gill reached Jaipur on Friday and was keen to play, but fell unwell late…
When India’s one of most respected business leaders and ardent traveller posts about a remote Himalayan plant, people listen and attention naturally follows. In a recent update, Anand Mahindra took to his official X handle (formerly Twitter) to share his astonishment after seeing “Sikkim Sundari”. For those who don’t know, it is a rare mountain…
India’s northeastern states have long been celebrated for their unspoiled beauty, rich biodiversity, and cultural diversity. Yet, among them, Sikkim remains one of the most underexplored and captivating destinations. Tucked away in the eastern Himalayas, this small state is a world of its own where snow-capped peaks meet lush green valleys and ancient monasteries echo…
