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97 Government Schools To Be Shut Down In Sikkim Due To Low Student Numbers
The Sikkim government has decided to close 97 schools after the current semester due to low student enrolment, Education Minister Raju Basnet said on Thursday.
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Sikkim's Lifeline Now Under National Highway Body, Not Bengal Government
BJP MP from Darjeeling Raju Bista has announced that National Highway 10 has been handed over to the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL). Earlier this road was maintained by the PWD West Bengal.
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Sikkim MP Wants LAC To Be Called "Tibet Border", Not Indo-China
Rajya Sabha member from Sikkim Dorjee Tshering Lepcha has urged the central government to change the official nomenclature of how to refer to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China.
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6 Dead, 1,200 Tourists Stranded In Sikkim After Cloudburst Triggers Flash Floods
Incessant rains caused by a cloudburst in Sikkim's Mangan district - measuring over 220.1 mm - on Wednesday night killed six people, the state's government said.
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SKM Chief PS Tamang Stakes Claim To Form Government In Sikkim After Big Win
Sikkim Assembly Elections 2024: Sikkim Krantikari Morcha chief Prem Singh Tamang on Tuesday said he has staked claim to form the government in the Himalayan state.
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Sikkim Restores Old Pension Scheme, Regularises Temporary Employees
Sikkim has regularised temporary employees who have completed four years of service with the state government and those working under different government projects.
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On Republic Day, Sikkim Honours Heroes Of Last Year's Flash Floods
The Sikkim government felicitated the heroes who helped in flood rescue operations after a glacial lake outburst last year, during the Republic Day celebrations in Gangtok today.
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CBI Raids Over 50 Locations In Bengal, Sikkim, Over Massive Passport Scam
The CBI is conducting searches at 50 locations in West Bengal and Sikkim's Gangtok having charged 24 persons including government officials and private individuals for allegedly issuing passports on the basis of forged documents, officials said.
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Sikkim Confirms 34 Flash Flood Deaths, Another 40 Dead In Bengal
Sikkim floods: The Sikkim government has confirmed 33 deaths in the state due to flash floods caused by a glacial lake burst last week. Another 40 bodies were found in the river bed of a raging Teesta in the neighbouring West Bengal
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26 Meghalaya Students Stranded In Sikkim Amid Flash Floods, Helpline Activated
At least 25 people have died and 143 are missing after a flash flood hit the Teesta River in the early hours of Wednesday.
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Sikkim Lake That Flooded Was Set For Early Warning System: Report
Scientists and government authorities were working on an early warning system for glacial floods at a Himalayan lake in northeast India when it broke its banks this week with deadly consequences.
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"Disaster Due To Sub-Standard Dam Construction": Sikkim Chief Minister To NDTV
Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang =blamed "inferior construction" by the previous state government for the destruction of the Chungthang Dam - a 1200 MW hydroelectric project washed away in flash floods triggered by a glacial lake outburst.
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All Schools, Colleges In Flood-Hit Sikkim To Remain Close Till October 15
All government and private schools, colleges and universities in Sikkim will remain closed till October 15 due to the prevalence of inclement weather, according to a revised circular by the state Education Department on Thursday.
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Sikkim Flash Flood: State Government Urges Tourists To Postpone Travel Plans
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.
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Ground Report: Flooded Teesta River Wreaks Havoc In Sikkim, Bengal
Fourteen people have been killed and 102 others, including 22 soldiers, are missing after flash floods hit Sikkim early on Wednesday.According to figures released by the state government, 26 people have been injured so far
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97 Government Schools To Be Shut Down In Sikkim Due To Low Student Numbers
The Sikkim government has decided to close 97 schools after the current semester due to low student enrolment, Education Minister Raju Basnet said on Thursday.
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Sikkim's Lifeline Now Under National Highway Body, Not Bengal Government
BJP MP from Darjeeling Raju Bista has announced that National Highway 10 has been handed over to the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL). Earlier this road was maintained by the PWD West Bengal.
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Sikkim MP Wants LAC To Be Called "Tibet Border", Not Indo-China
Rajya Sabha member from Sikkim Dorjee Tshering Lepcha has urged the central government to change the official nomenclature of how to refer to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China.
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6 Dead, 1,200 Tourists Stranded In Sikkim After Cloudburst Triggers Flash Floods
Incessant rains caused by a cloudburst in Sikkim's Mangan district - measuring over 220.1 mm - on Wednesday night killed six people, the state's government said.
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SKM Chief PS Tamang Stakes Claim To Form Government In Sikkim After Big Win
Sikkim Assembly Elections 2024: Sikkim Krantikari Morcha chief Prem Singh Tamang on Tuesday said he has staked claim to form the government in the Himalayan state.
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Sikkim Restores Old Pension Scheme, Regularises Temporary Employees
Sikkim has regularised temporary employees who have completed four years of service with the state government and those working under different government projects.
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On Republic Day, Sikkim Honours Heroes Of Last Year's Flash Floods
The Sikkim government felicitated the heroes who helped in flood rescue operations after a glacial lake outburst last year, during the Republic Day celebrations in Gangtok today.
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CBI Raids Over 50 Locations In Bengal, Sikkim, Over Massive Passport Scam
The CBI is conducting searches at 50 locations in West Bengal and Sikkim's Gangtok having charged 24 persons including government officials and private individuals for allegedly issuing passports on the basis of forged documents, officials said.
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Sikkim Confirms 34 Flash Flood Deaths, Another 40 Dead In Bengal
Sikkim floods: The Sikkim government has confirmed 33 deaths in the state due to flash floods caused by a glacial lake burst last week. Another 40 bodies were found in the river bed of a raging Teesta in the neighbouring West Bengal
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26 Meghalaya Students Stranded In Sikkim Amid Flash Floods, Helpline Activated
At least 25 people have died and 143 are missing after a flash flood hit the Teesta River in the early hours of Wednesday.
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Sikkim Lake That Flooded Was Set For Early Warning System: Report
Scientists and government authorities were working on an early warning system for glacial floods at a Himalayan lake in northeast India when it broke its banks this week with deadly consequences.
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"Disaster Due To Sub-Standard Dam Construction": Sikkim Chief Minister To NDTV
Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang =blamed "inferior construction" by the previous state government for the destruction of the Chungthang Dam - a 1200 MW hydroelectric project washed away in flash floods triggered by a glacial lake outburst.
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All Schools, Colleges In Flood-Hit Sikkim To Remain Close Till October 15
All government and private schools, colleges and universities in Sikkim will remain closed till October 15 due to the prevalence of inclement weather, according to a revised circular by the state Education Department on Thursday.
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Sikkim Flash Flood: State Government Urges Tourists To Postpone Travel Plans
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.
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Ground Report: Flooded Teesta River Wreaks Havoc In Sikkim, Bengal
Fourteen people have been killed and 102 others, including 22 soldiers, are missing after flash floods hit Sikkim early on Wednesday.According to figures released by the state government, 26 people have been injured so far
