News for 'Sikkim'

Pics: The Sikkim that made A R Rahman fall in love

Pics: The Sikkim that made A R Rahman fall in love

Rediff.com10 Jan 2018

The music composer is the state's first ever brand ambassador!

P S Golay to take oath as new Sikkim CM on Monday

P S Golay to take oath as new Sikkim CM on Monday

Rediff.com26 May 2019

Some ministers are likely to be sworn in along with Golay, who was elected as the leader of the SKM legislature party on Saturday night.

United Sikkim: Bhutia's latest 'goal'

United Sikkim: Bhutia's latest 'goal'

Rediff.com12 May 2011

It was a call from his conscience -- a call which urged Bhaichung Bhutia to take mainstream football to his homeland Sikkim.

When You Are Stranded In The Snow...

When You Are Stranded In The Snow...

Rediff.com22 Feb 2024

The Indian Army and the CRPF rush to the rescue...

Readers recommend colleges in Sikkim

Readers recommend colleges in Sikkim

Rediff.com21 Jun 2010

We invited readers to share their college recommendations to the Class of 2010 -- the colleges with the best teachers, facilities, study programmes. Here we present the responses we recieved for colleges in Sikkim.

PM Modi turns photographer in Sikkim, shares photos on Twitter

PM Modi turns photographer in Sikkim, shares photos on Twitter

Rediff.com24 Sep 2018

Taking to the social media platform, Modi captioned the images, "Serene and splendid! Clicked these pictures on the way to Sikkim. Enchanting and incredible!"

It's Family Time For Assembly Bypolls

It's Family Time For Assembly Bypolls

Rediff.com2 Nov 2024

Political parties have fielded sons, wives and daughters-in-law of legislators who quit after being elected to the Lok Sabha.

MT Vasudevan Nair, Suzuki, ex-CJI Khehar Singh get Padma Vibhushan

MT Vasudevan Nair, Suzuki, ex-CJI Khehar Singh get Padma Vibhushan

Rediff.com25 Jan 2025

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday approved 139 Padma awards including seven Padma Vibhushans, 19 Padma Bhushans and 113 Padma Shris.

China destroys Indian bunker in Sikkim, justifies road construction

China destroys Indian bunker in Sikkim, justifies road construction

Rediff.com28 Jun 2017

China also hinted that India was objecting to its efforts to build the road in Donglang area of the Sikkim sector on behalf of Bhutan.

Sikkim Manipal University's programmes

Sikkim Manipal University's programmes

Rediff.com10 Sep 2008

A list of the programmes on offer at the Sikkim Manipal University of Health, Medical and Technological Sciences.

Who Says Our Netas Are Not Educated?

Who Says Our Netas Are Not Educated?

Rediff.com17 Dec 2024

In Maharashtra's 288-member assembly, the share of legislators with college degrees increased over the past decade.

Ex-Delhi batter Milind in USA squad for T20 World Cup

Ex-Delhi batter Milind in USA squad for T20 World Cup

Rediff.com3 May 2024

Milind Kumar played seven seasons for Delhi in Ranji Trophy along with stints for Sikkim and Tripura before he migrated to the US in search of better opportunities.

Indian, Chinese troops clash in Ladakh & Sikkim sector

Indian, Chinese troops clash in Ladakh & Sikkim sector

Rediff.com10 May 2020

Many of them sustained minor injuries in the clash near Naku La in the Sikkim sector along the Sino-Indo border on Saturday

Shenaz's 5 Most Peaceful Places In India

Shenaz's 5 Most Peaceful Places In India

Rediff.com26 Sep 2024

Inflencer and vlogger Shenaz Treasury chooses her favourite quiet spots.

Heavy rain, landslides cut off Sikkim-West Bengal highway link

Heavy rain, landslides cut off Sikkim-West Bengal highway link

Rediff.com20 Oct 2021

Torrential rains pounded the tiny Himalayan state of Sikkim and the tea growing region of North Bengal, causing landslides that cut off National Highway-10, the main road linking Gangtok with the rest of the country.

'People Have Spent Life's Moments On What I Made'

'People Have Spent Life's Moments On What I Made'

Rediff.com29 Nov 2024

At 13, Naseer Khan left Bihar to work in a saw-mill in Bhutan. He learnt the craft of making sofas, and some of the pieces he made found a place in the royal palace. He returned home after spending 35 years in the Himalayan kingdom, and has continued making sofas, restoring old furniture and creating wire-gutting chairs, all that has become a dying art now.

Video: Want to go paragliding? Visit Sikkim

Video: Want to go paragliding? Visit Sikkim

Rediff.com1 Nov 2012

Former Indian football captain, Bhaichung Bhutia inaugurated the first ever Sikkim Paragliding Festival by taking the first jump from a cliff in Gangtok.

Photos: My trek to Sikkim

Photos: My trek to Sikkim

Rediff.com1 Jun 2011

Consultant, critic, fiction writer, columnist and theatre director and novelist Vijay Nair recounts his seven-day trekking experience to Sikkim.

Mild tremors in Sikkim

Mild tremors in Sikkim

Rediff.com21 May 2007

The low intensity quake which lasted just a few seconds had its epicentre 23 km north-west of Gangtok in the north district, the sources said adding, these tremors must have been felt in parts of north Bengal and Assam too.

China building permanent structures near LAC in Sikkim

China building permanent structures near LAC in Sikkim

Rediff.com15 Jul 2021

Senior government sources told ANI that one such camp is coming up few kilometres inside the Chinese territory opposite the Naku La area in north Sikkim area, which is barely a few minutes distance from the area where Indian and Chinese troops had clashed last year when the confrontation started and also in January this year.

PIX: 3,000 people rescued in Sikkim

PIX: 3,000 people rescued in Sikkim

Rediff.com20 Sep 2011

The worst-affected Mangan and Singhtam areas in quake-hit Sikkim are still out of bounds for rescue workers with massive landslides blocking key roads on Tuesday.

Lessons from Sikkim for other states

Lessons from Sikkim for other states

Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

There is nothing India-like about Sikkim and nothing Sikkimese about, well, large parts of India.

A Dream House Made Of Mud And Toys

A Dream House Made Of Mud And Toys

Rediff.com9 Jul 2024

A man has built an eco-friendly house with mud, mud tiles, jute, metal, and toys in Kozhikode, Kerala.

Pema Khandu sworn in as Arunachal CM for third consecutive term

Pema Khandu sworn in as Arunachal CM for third consecutive term

Rediff.com13 Jun 2024

BJP leader Pema Khandu took oath as the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh for the third consecutive term on Thursday.

Sikkim edge out Orissa

Sikkim edge out Orissa

Rediff.com15 Oct 2004

Sikkim scored a superb 4-3 win over Orissa, while Punjab thrashed Chhattisgarh 5-0 in the preliminary league match of the Santosh Trophy.

Indian Army To The Rescue!

Indian Army To The Rescue!

Rediff.com15 Dec 2023

The Indian Army's Trishakti Corps rescued 1,217 tourists stranded due to snowfall and inclement weather in East Sikkim.

Sikkim issue unresolved: China

Sikkim issue unresolved: China

Rediff.com24 Jun 2003

Moderate quake jolts Sikkim

Moderate quake jolts Sikkim

Rediff.com18 Sep 2012

Exactly a year after a powerful earthquake killed 90 people and ravaged large parts of Sikkim, a moderate tremor measuring 4.1 jolted the state on Tuesday evening, sending people out of their homes, but there was no immediate report of casualty or damage to properties.

Sikkim standoff: Kailash Mansarovar yatra through Nathu La cancelled

Sikkim standoff: Kailash Mansarovar yatra through Nathu La cancelled

Rediff.com30 Jun 2017

Pilgrims travelling through the Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand will continue as scheduled.

Chinese transgress into Sikkim again

Chinese transgress into Sikkim again

Rediff.com18 Jun 2008

In yet another incident of Chinese transgressions into Indian territory, the People's Liberation Army personnel entered Indian territory in Sikkim and returned after spending some time.

Superb turnout in Tripura, Assam, Sikkim polling

Superb turnout in Tripura, Assam, Sikkim polling

Rediff.com12 Apr 2014

Between 71 to 82 per cent polling was registered in five Lok Sabha seats in the eastern states of Tripura, Assam and of Sikkim in the fourth phase of the polls on Saturday.

Chinese troops resort to aggressive posturing in Ladakh, Sikkim

Chinese troops resort to aggressive posturing in Ladakh, Sikkim

Rediff.com19 May 2020

Both the Indian and Chinese armies have brought in more troops in sensitive locations like Demchok, Daulat Beg Oldie and areas around Galwan river as well as Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh, the sources said. The area around Galwan has been a point of friction between the two sides for over six decades.

Congress, BJP, CPM join hands in Sikkim

Congress, BJP, CPM join hands in Sikkim

Rediff.com16 Feb 2009

Setting aside ideological differences, the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Communist Party of India Marxist have joined hands in Sikkim to unitedly fight Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling's Sikkim Democratic Front in the assembly polls scheduled to be held later this year.The decision to form the UDF was taken in a meeting of Opposition leaders. The alliance is between the three national level parties and two other regional parties.

Phase 1: Voter turnout may cross 64%, Tripura tops with 80.17%

Phase 1: Voter turnout may cross 64%, Tripura tops with 80.17%

Rediff.com20 Apr 2024

According to an official release, the voting percentage is likely to go up when reports from all polling stations are obtained, as polling was scheduled until 6 pm in many constituencies.

China map puts Sikkim in India

China map puts Sikkim in India

Rediff.com7 May 2004

The world map in the just-published World Affairs Year Book - 2003/2004 has stopped showing Sikkim as a separate country in Asia and does not mention Sikkim separately in its index of countries.

Quake toll rises to 60; Rahul in Sikkim

Quake toll rises to 60; Rahul in Sikkim

Rediff.com21 Sep 2011

The landslides and landslips along the 60 km stretch between Gangtok and Mangan along NH31A, the lifeline of the mountain state, was affecting rescue operations in the higher reaches in the mountains, army sources said.

De-risking loan portfolio likely a top priority for new Bandhan CEO

De-risking loan portfolio likely a top priority for new Bandhan CEO

Rediff.com15 Oct 2024

Partha Pratim Sengupta, who will be taking charge as the MD & CEO of Bandhan Bank in early November, has his task cut out. The Kolkata-based lender, which converted itself from a microfinance institution to a universal bank, is in its 10th year of operation. The bank was able to cut down the share of the micro loan book over these years.

Sikkim no more an issue: China

Sikkim no more an issue: China

Rediff.com27 Sep 2005

China said that with the improvement of relations between the two sides, this is not any more a question within our relations.

FM Nirmala Sitharaman to review RRBs' performance after Budget session

FM Nirmala Sitharaman to review RRBs' performance after Budget session

Rediff.com30 Jul 2024

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will review the performance of regional rural banks (RRBs) after the Budget session of Parliament, according to two people familiar with the matter. The finance minister will review the performance of RRBs after August 13. The review will include discussions on enhancing the digital capabilities of RRBs, said a senior government official.

Nayab Saini takes oath as Haryana CM; PM, allies attend

Nayab Saini takes oath as Haryana CM; PM, allies attend

Rediff.com17 Oct 2024

Hours before the ceremony, Saini visited the Valmiki Bhawan and offered prayers at a gurdwara and the Mansa Devi temple in Panchkula.