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Eastern Army Commander visits forward areas; reviews operational preparedn
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Siliguri (Assam) [India], February 17 (ANI): The Eastern Army Commander, Lieutenant General RP Kalita visited forward areas in Sikkim where he was briefed by senior commanders on the ground about the prevailing situation along the border.
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Centre releases Rs 1154.90 crore grants to states for Urban Local Bodies
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 14 (ANI): The central government on Monday released Rs 1154.90 crore to four states including Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat and Sikkim, for providing grants to Urban Local Bodies.
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Sikkim lifts COVID-19-induced restrictions as cases decline
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Gangtok (Sikkim) [India], February 12 (ANI): The Sikkim government announced that from Friday onwards, the restrictions will be lifted in the state after a "significant decline in the COVID-19 case."
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Army troops get latest Sig Sauer rifles, ATVs along China border in Sikkim
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
North Sikkim (Sikkim) [India], February 11 (ANI): Enhancing the capabilities of its troops deployed along the border with China, the Indian Army has provided the latest assault rifles and all-terrain vehicles to soldiers deployed in the North Sikkim area which has seen clashes between the tw
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ITBP personnel play volleyball at 14,000 feet in Sikkim amid snow conditio
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Gangtok (Sikkim) [India], January 18 (ANI): The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel were seen playing volleyball at 14,000 feet at a Border Out Post in Sikkim amid snow conditions.
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BRO clears snow on roads along China border in Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himach
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): In view of the excessive snowfall in the higher reaches the Border Roads Organisation is undertaking extensive snow clearance operations on roads along the China border to ensure the movement of military and civilian vehicles.
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Earthquake of magnitude 3.7 hits Sikkim's Ravangla
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
South Sikkim (Sikkim) [India], January 5 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 on the Richter scale jolted Sikkim's Ravangla in the early hours on Wednesday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) informed.
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COVID-19: Sikkim govt orders cinema halls, restaurants to operate with 50
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Gangtok (Sikkim) [India], December 31 (ANI): Amid the rising concern over Omicron variant of COVID-19, Sikkim government on Friday informed that cinema halls, restaurants and gyms should work with the 50 per cent capacity till January 10, 2022.
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Sikkim: Army rescue over 300 tourists stranded in heavy snowfall
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Lachung (Sikkim) [India], December 29 (ANI): At least 300 tourists stranded in heavy snowfall in Lachung, North Sikkim were rescued by the Indian Army on Wednesday.
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India faced adversary in northern sector with 'grit and determination' due
Updated : 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 28 (ANI): India faced its adversary in the Northern sector recently with "grit and determination" and it could not have been possible without proper infrastructure development, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday while apparently referring to stand-o
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Army rescues over 1,000 tourists stranded in Sikkim amid heavy snowfall
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Nathu La (Sikkim) [India], December 26 (ANI): Around 1,027 tourists who had been stuck in the upper reaches of East Sikkim near the China Border at Nathu La following heavy snow on Saturday were rescued by the Indian Army.
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Congress appoints three new AICC secretaries
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Congress has appointed appointed party functionaries Szarita Laitphang, Ranajit Mukherjee and Tajinder Pal Singh Bittu as new AICC secretaries.
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