Nathula

The Trishakti Corps men rushed to the rescue and provided succour to the stranded tourists, the Army said.

The advisory comes hours after Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang asked officials to stop issuing permits to tourists in popular destinations like Tsomgo Lake, Baba Mandir, and Nathula on Friday.

Seven people, including a child and a woman, have been killed and many others are feared trapped under snow after a massive avalanche near Sikkim's Nathu La mountain pass today.

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Three Indian Army personnel along with a 13-year-old child of a Colonel lost their lives when their vehicle fell down from a snow-laden Jawahar Lal Nehru Road at 17th mile near Nathula on 20th December.

Four persons, including three Army personnel, were killed on Sunday in a road accident near the India-China border at Nathula, a police officer said.

The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra and border trade between India and China through the Nathula pass will not take place this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, Sikkim Tourism Minister BS Panth said.

The stranded tourists in Sikkim have been provided food, shelter and warm clothes by the Army.

China on Wednesday said that it was open to discussing with India "the possibility of alternative arrangements through other routes for Indian official yatris who had planned to visit Kailash and Manasrovar via Nathu La Pass".

With China refusing to open the gates to the first batch of about 50 pilgrims scheduled to travel to Kailash Mansarovar through Nathu La in Sikkim, the devotees have returned to Sherthang after waiting for a week. The second batch of pilgrims has been held up in Gangtok.

Deep in the Himalayas some three miles above sea level, Indian security forces and Chinese soldiers gaze at each other through a barbed-wire fence while trucks carrying goods from both sides pass through a large iron gate that marks the border.

The Centre and Sikkim Government are aiming at having the first batch of pilgrims visiting Kailash-Mansarovar using the Nathula route in June 2015, an official has claimed.

Opposing the Indo-China pact on seeking an alternative route to Mansarovar through Nathula in Sikkim, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat today said it goes against the religious sentiments of people across the country.

The Trishakti Corps men rushed to the rescue and provided succour to the stranded tourists, the Army said.

The advisory comes hours after Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang asked officials to stop issuing permits to tourists in popular destinations like Tsomgo Lake, Baba Mandir, and Nathula on Friday.

Seven people, including a child and a woman, have been killed and many others are feared trapped under snow after a massive avalanche near Sikkim's Nathu La mountain pass today.

Are you heading to Gangtok for your next trip? Here's a guide to help you make your way to the unmissable places and attractions in Gangtok!

Three Indian Army personnel along with a 13-year-old child of a Colonel lost their lives when their vehicle fell down from a snow-laden Jawahar Lal Nehru Road at 17th mile near Nathula on 20th December.

Four persons, including three Army personnel, were killed on Sunday in a road accident near the India-China border at Nathula, a police officer said.

The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra and border trade between India and China through the Nathula pass will not take place this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, Sikkim Tourism Minister BS Panth said.

The stranded tourists in Sikkim have been provided food, shelter and warm clothes by the Army.

China on Wednesday said that it was open to discussing with India "the possibility of alternative arrangements through other routes for Indian official yatris who had planned to visit Kailash and Manasrovar via Nathu La Pass".

With China refusing to open the gates to the first batch of about 50 pilgrims scheduled to travel to Kailash Mansarovar through Nathu La in Sikkim, the devotees have returned to Sherthang after waiting for a week. The second batch of pilgrims has been held up in Gangtok.

Deep in the Himalayas some three miles above sea level, Indian security forces and Chinese soldiers gaze at each other through a barbed-wire fence while trucks carrying goods from both sides pass through a large iron gate that marks the border.

The Centre and Sikkim Government are aiming at having the first batch of pilgrims visiting Kailash-Mansarovar using the Nathula route in June 2015, an official has claimed.

Opposing the Indo-China pact on seeking an alternative route to Mansarovar through Nathula in Sikkim, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat today said it goes against the religious sentiments of people across the country.