After finalising the candidates' list and release of the election manifesto in Sikkim, Congress will hit the campaign trail across the state on Wednesday.
In order to ensure the conduct of a free and fair assembly and parliamentary polls in Sikkim, the state police has suspended all arms licences (Civil) and directed the licencees to desposit their arms and ammunitions and the licences at the nearest police station by April four next, an official release said.
From Lendhup Dorujee Kazi's Sikkim National Congress to Pawan Kumar Chamling's Sikkim Democratic Front, Sikkim has a distinction of being ruled by regional parties since it became the 22th state after merger with India in 1975.
The students’ bodies of the three degree colleges called off their strike following an assurance by the Sikkim University (SU) authorities that their demands, including one for back paper system, will be considered
A senior official of Sikkim Forest and Environment department was arrested for allegedly accepting Rs. 50,000 as bribe in Gangtok.
Opposition Sikkim Nationalist Peoples Party has called for a 12-hour strike in the state on Republic day to protest against the dilution of Article 371(F) of Constitution which guarantees the special rights of its people.
SPCC president Nar Bahadur Bhandari joined forces with the BJP in alleging that Pawan Kumar Chamling has obtained dual citizenship, including one from Nepal, and claimed that the Congress party, if elected to power, will prosecute him.
An unidentified woman was killed and eight other persons injured when a vehicle in which they were travelling plunged into a gorge near Baghey Khola locality under Singtam police circle area, police said today.
The Centre has expressed satisfaction with the law and order situation in Sikkim and said there was no perceptible threat to state's security in the wake of blasts in Assam.
Border trade between India and China through Nathu La has gained momentum, with the country's export turnover in the last month alone indicating a significant growth.
Former union home secretary Balmiki Prasad Singh takes over as the 13th Governor of Sikkim.
Taking a cue from the skywalk at the Grand Canyon, the Sikkim government is planning an ambitious skywalk project of its own atop Bhaley Dhunga mountain cliff, to woo tourists, reports
Rakeeb Hossain.
AK Antony, however, admits there have been reports of some "minor incidents" along the Sino-Indian border.
The Defence Minister says this a day after CBI files a case against an Indian Army brigadier for abetting a passport scam.