Hindu (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
NEW DELHI: All schools across the country will have toilet facilities by the year end, Union Rural Development Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh said on Thursday. While Sikkim, Puducherry, Mizoram and Haryana have already achieved this ...
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Gangtok, May 16: The Sikkim government will bring in laws to ensure that women are treated at par with men with regards to inheritance rights and can seek 50 per cent as compensation from their husbands in case of divorce.
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | yesterday
Gangtok, May 15: Attempts were made to set on fire vehicles belonging to the president and the convener of the Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad in two separate incidents last night.
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
Siliguri, May 13: Warm home-stays, fantastic folk tradition and charming people, Lachen in North Sikkim has these and more to usher in a new trend of community-based rural tourism.
Hindu (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
NEW DELHI: From a nondescript field in Pakyoung, east Sikkim, to the Ashoka Hall in Rashtrapati Bhawan to receive the Padma Shri award, it has been an eventful journey for this pocket dynamo of Indian football. Baichung Bhutia is a glowing ...
Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Sikkim, May 9 (ANI): Thirty-three trekking enthusiasts from across the world take part in ten-day long Kanchenjunga international trekking expedition in Sikkim. The sole objective of the programme is to provide an exclusive and rare opportunity to adventure lovers to explore the beauty of the Himalayas. Organised by the state tourism department under the sponsorship [...]
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Siliguri, May 8: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha wants neighbouring Sikkim and Gorkhas across the country to back its demand for a separate state. Not only that, it is time the celebrities whom the Morcha had once cheered, reciprocated, party chief Bimal Gurung said.
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Jump to the full entry & travel map Gangtok, Sikkim, India Hi guys, Sorry I've been so slack but I'm in Kolkata now the land of the living with lots of internet everywhere. I need to think back to Sikkim and Gangtok. Gangtok the capital of Sikkim was not the most exciting place I've been to. It was strange as it was easy to get bored there very quickly (not an...
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
Gangtok, May 6: A review committee set up by the Sikkim government has shelved the implementation of four hydel power projects in Dzongu, but given the nod to the biggest one located in the heart of the Lepcha reserve.
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
Gangtok, May 5: The Sikkim government has approached the Union ministry of environment and forests to compensate farmers for crop damage caused by animals straying out of forests.
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
Gangtok, May 5: Five musical instruments of the Sikkim police band were stolen from its store near Paljor Stadium here, says our correspondent.
India Press Release (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
/India PRwire/ - SMU (Sikkim Manipal University)- Directorate of Distance Education organized its first Convocation for students who have graduated this year. Prof. V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice Chancellor, IGNOU and Chairman, Distance Education Council; Mr. Luis Miranda, Guest of Honour, CEO & MD IDFC Pvt. Equity; Dr. Ramdas Pai, Pro Chancellor; Dr. K. Jayakumar, Vice Chancellor SMU and...
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 05/03/2008
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The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
Gangtok, May 2: The Sikkim government has raised the minimum wage for labourers in proportion to the altitude they work in.
