Indian soldiers share New Year sweets with China, Pak troops

India and Chinese troops on Saturday exchanged sweets and greetings at 10 border posts along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) including in eastern Ladakh to mark the New Year, officials said.......

After Nehru, this Sikkim village names a road after PM Modi

A second road linking Tsomgo lake and Nathula border pass with Gangtok -- christened as 'Narendra Modi Marg' -- was officially inaugurated by Sikkim Governor Ganga Prasad. The older route is called......

Ghaziabad man becomes 30th coronavirus case in India

A man from Ghaziabad with a recent travel history to Iran has tested positive for novel coronavirus, taking the total number of such cases in the country to 30 as the government on Thursday asked......

Army rescues over 2,500 stranded tourists in Sikkim

The Indian Army has rescued more than 2,500 tourists stranded near East Sikkim’s 17th Mile area, close to the India-China border, due to heavy snowfall, officials said on Saturday. The......

Nathu La trade spread disturbing ecosystem

Trading activity on the historic Nathula Pass situated 14,400 ft above sea level in the Himalayan region has started threatening the fragile ecology of the region. A team of the Central Pollution......

Import through Nathula draws a blank

Though it has been a year since Nathula in East Sikkim was reopened after over four decades for border trade with China, trading activities are yet to pick up through the route. "Trade through the......

China wants Nathula's tourism potential tapped

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......

Kamal Nath firm on more SEZs

With a comprehensive SEZ Act in place, the Union Commerce and Industry minister Kamal Nath said his ministry would go ahead with the plans to develop SEZs across the country, despite oppositions......