The 78-year-old Naveen is on the cusp of creating history. He must win the forthcoming assembly polls to become India's longest-serving chief minister, a record held by Sikkim's Pawan Kumar......
On its own or with allies the Congress has a strong presence in states that account for a total of 253 Lok Sabha seats, or 20 short of the magic figure of 272 required to form a government at the......
As many as 10 MLAs of the Sikkim Democratic Front joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday, propelling the saffron party to the status of the main opposition in a state where it had not won a......
Sikkim's new chief minister will have to achieve growth without compromising nature.Aditi Phadnis reports. IMAGE: Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang (Golay), arrives at the swearing-in......
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha president Prem Singh Tamang, popularly known as P S Golay, on Monday took oath as the chief minister of Sikkim. He was administered the oath by Governor Ganga Prasad at the......
It is remarkable that all three states that had assembly elections along with the Lok Sabha polls Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and Sikkimhave re-elected the parties that were running their governments......
Claiming that the historic border trade at Nathu la has become a 'non-profitable' business for the Indian traders, a traders' body - the Indo-China Traders Association of Sikkim (ICTAS) has urged......
China and India need to tap Nathula's potential for tourism promotion, a Chinese diplomat has said. Bu Jiamguo, minister counsellor at the Chinese embassy in New Delhi, made this point to Sikkim......
Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling has appealed to the people of the state, especially the youth, to use the resumption of Sino-Indian border trade through Nathula as a major instrument for......
Marking a historic occasion, Nathu La, the famous Himalayan pass at 14,500 feet on the Sino-India border in Sikkim reopened after 44 years this morning for trade between the two neighbours. With......
'My commitment to stay in state politics is long-term, and I am also going to contest the forthcoming Sikkim Assembly polls' Bhaichung Bhutia, India's iconic former football captain, is set to try......