Rajnath Singh concludes 3-day visit to Sikkim
New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday laid the foundation stone of Headquarters of Sashastra Seema Bal’s (SSB) 36th Batallion Gayzing in Western District of Sikkim.
Sikkim Assembly to add five more ST seats
New Delhi/Gangtok, Mar 24 (IBNS): The number of reserved seats for Scheduled Tribes (ST) in the Sikkim Assembly will go up from 12 to 17, with the National Commission for Schedule Tribes (NCST) approving the proposal for the same, according to media reports.
Sikkim becomes 22nd State to join UDAY
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IBNS): The Government of India and the State of Sikkim signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under the Scheme Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) on Thursday, for operational improvement of the State’s Power Distribution Department. With the signing of MoU, the total number of States covered under UDAY has reached twenty-two.
Group of students from Sikkim call on MoS (Home) Kiren Rijiju
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IBNS): A group of school children from North Sikkim called on Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju here on Wednesday.
Army promotes Green Sikkim Clean Sikkim Drive
Kolkata, Sept 3 (IBNS): The Army is conducting a tri- services expedition in North Sikkim to show case the spirit of jointness and camaraderie among three services of the Armed Forces, promote Green Sikkim Clean Sikkim drive and foster harmony between the Armed Forces and the local populace from Saturday.
Smoking in public places banned in Darjeeling
Kolkata, Aug 16 (IBNS): The local administration has strictly banned smoking in public places in West Bengal's hill town Darjeeling, starting from Monday, officials said.
Sikkim Chief Minister creates political record
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS) Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling is set to create a political record to become the country's longest serving chief minister transcending the late Communist patriarch Jyoti Basu when he led his party Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) for record mandate for the fifth time in a row in this assembly elections results of which were declared on Friday.