Sikkim

Tibetans in Gangtok marked the 91st birthday of the Dalai Lama with celebrations, highlighting growing threats to Tibetan identity and culture under Chinese rule.

Sikkim's Chief Electoral Officer hands over draft electoral roll to recognized political parties, with 37,000 voters deleted and 43,000 new voters added.

The Border Roads Organisation has restored the Bailey Bridge over the Phee Chu in Sikkim, just five days after it was washed away by a boulder collapse and landslide triggered by heavy rainfall.

Sikkim has spotted a rare Eurasian lynx, the first-ever photograph of the species in the state and only the second confirmed record from the Eastern Himalayas.

Sikkim's tourism sector has crossed the one-million visitor mark within the first five months of 2026, with domestic travellers accounting for more than 97 per cent of the total arrivals.

The elusive Eurasian lynx has been photographed for the first time in Sikkim, marking only the second photographic record of the species in the Eastern Himalayas. The discovery highlights the ecological significance of Sikkim's high-altitude rangelands.

A resident of Sikkim's Daramdin constituency was allegedly attacked in an attempted murder linked to a community campaign against a polluting crusher and hot mix plant. Five people, including the alleged mastermind and a government contractor, have been arrested.

Scientists from the National Research Centre on Yak have successfully demonstrated estrous synchronisation and fixed-time artificial insemination technology in yaks under field conditions in Sikkim, leading to the birth of 10 healthy yak calves. This breakthrough is expected to encourage wider adoption of assisted reproductive technologies among yak-rearing communities.

Sikkim has recorded 17% above normal monsoon rainfall till June 30, with 514.8 mm of rainfall, according to the Indian Meteorological Department. The recent spells of rain are largely due to localised thunderstorm activity.

A 19-year-old youth from Nam Nang has been arrested in connection with an investigation into alleged links with the banned terrorist outfit Islamic State.

Torrential rainfall in Sikkim has caused widespread damage, including the collapse of a Bailey bridge in North Sikkim, floods, and landslides, disrupting road connectivity and leaving large areas cut off.

Torrential rains trigger landslides in Sikkim, blocking the Gyalshing–Legship road and cutting off the West Sikkim district headquarters. The region recorded 95.2 mm of rainfall in 24 hours, causing tonnes of sludge and boulders to come crashing onto the road.

Heavy rainfall triggers multiple landslides, disrupting vehicular movement and cutting off the main road link to the district headquarters. Clearance operations are underway, expected to take four to five hours.

Sirisay village achieves milestone in grassroots conservation, with every household hosting native orchid species, protecting Sikkim's rich floral heritage.

The High Court of Sikkim has ordered the reinstatement of four employees appointed under the One Family One Job scheme and set aside the termination of another temporary employee, setting a precedent for temporary employees who were terminated from government service in recent years.

On June 9, there was heavy rainfall in Ravangla, Sikkim, and the surrounding areas. Due to the heavy downpour, there was some damage to the infrastructure. For the past year, I have been trying to revive red rice cultivation in my paddy field at Makhim, near Ravangla. Anyone who has worked a field

Gangtok: Sikkim’s suicide rate fell 15.8 per cent over the three-year period from 2022 to 2024, declining from 43.1 per lakh population to 36.3 during this period, according to the latest data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Welcoming the development, Health Minister G.T. Dhungel sai

Gangtok: A two-day search operation involving multiple agencies ended in tragedy after four Sikkim residents, including a five-year-old child, were found dead inside a vehicle recovered from the Teesta River along National Highway-10. The deceased have been identified as Smarika Neopaney (28), Shai

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Gangtok: Upper Burtuk MLA Kala Rai and BJP member Sonam Pintso Bhutia have offered sharply contrasting accounts of the events that led to the registration of an FIR against the legislator and others over the alleged demolition of a temporary structure near the New STNM Hospital at Socheythang. Resp