Sikkim handloom industry making efforts to popularise tribal artJuly 29th, 2009 GANGTOK - To promote the weave of an indigenous tribe of Sikkim, handicrafts and handloom department of the state is trying to enhance its popularity by imparting training to unemployed youth. The Directorate of Handloom and Handicraft (DHH) of Sikkim impart training to unemployed Sikkimese Lepcha boys and girls between the age group of 14 to 24 years.
All Sikkim villages to have telephones, internet soon: PilotJune 22nd, 2009 GANGTOK - Union Minister of State for Information Technology Sachin Pilot Monday said Sikkim has potential to emerge as an IT and BPO hub and assured that all 450 villages in the state will have telephone and broadband connectivity soon. "The exchanges in all the villages of the state's 26 blocks will be brought under the telecom and broadband network soon," Pilot told IANS here.
First session of Sikkim assembly begins FridayMay 21st, 2009 GANGTOK - The first session of the newly elected 32-member Sikkim assembly, which has no opposition member after the ruling Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) swept the polls, begins Friday. Governor B.P.
Heat wave predicted in north IndiaMay 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A severe heat wave is are expected in many parts of northern India for the next two days, the weatherman said Tuesday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that the heat wave will be in many parts of northern Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and western Madhya Pradesh.
Counting of votes begins in SikkimMay 16th, 2009 GANGTOK - Counting of votes cast for elections to the 32 assembly constituencies and one Lok Sabha seat of Sikkim began Saturday morning, poll officials said. Counting began at 8 a.m.
Sikkim Democratic Front set to sweep back to powerMay 16th, 2009 GANGTOK - Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling was set for a fourth term with his Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) leading as the votes cast for the assembly and the lone Lok Sabha seat were being counted. Counting began at 8 a.m.
Pilgrimage tourism in Sikkim gets a boostApril 25th, 2009 GANGTOK - With an aim to give a fillip to the pilgrimage tourism in Sikkim, a Buddhist hub, the royal Bhutan Airlines has started a service between Bhutan and West Bengal has decided to link Sikkim, benefiting the Buddhist Circuit area. Lukendra Rasaily, General Secretary, Travel Agents Association Of Sikkim (TAAS), said that with the promotion of the Buddhist Circuit a lot more tourists would visit Sikkim.
Five killed in Sikkim road accidentApril 7th, 2009 GANGTOK - Five people, including two bureaucrats, were killed when their car plunged into a 200 feet gorge in Sikkim due to heavy fog, police said Tuesday. Animal husbandry department secretary T.W.
Druk Air to fly to West Bengal's Bagdogra from April 18April 4th, 2009 GANGTOK - Bhutan's flagship carrier Druk Air will launch a new flight April 18 connecting Bagdogra in West Bengal with Paro in Bhutan and Thai capital Bangkok, it was announced here Saturday. An Airbus A-319 aircraft will fly the Paro-Bagdogra-Bangkok route twice a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays, Druk Air chief executive Tandin Jamso told reporters here.
Sikkim Govt. launches casino to lure touristsMarch 24th, 2009 GANGTOK - Keen to improve tourist inflow into the State, the Sikkim Government recently launched a casino. With an annual increase of 20 per cent in tourist inflow in recent years, Sikkim is the only state in the country offering land based live casino facilities and complete casino gaming to tourists.
A weeklong art festival on in SikkimMarch 22nd, 2009 GANGTOK - Creative minds from across India came up with diverse paintings at a weeklong art festival in Sikkim. The festival started on March 16 and will end on March 23.
CPI-M denies alliance with Congress, BJP in SikkimFebruary 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday denied media reports that it had reached an electoral alliance with the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Sikkim. The CPI-M said in a statement here that a party member, who attended a meeting where it was announced that the three parties were joining hands, does 'not represent the views of the Sikkim committee of the party'.
Punj Lloyd wins Rs.2.64-bn Sikkim airport contractJanuary 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Engineering and construction major Punj Lloyd has secured a Rs.2.64-billion contract from Airports Authority of India to construct a new airport in Sikkim, the company announced Tuesday. The project -- at Pakyong in East Sikkim and expected to be completed in 24 months -- includes the construction of a 30 metre wide runway of 1.7-km length, taxiway, apron drainage system and electrical work on the airport.
Minor tremor felt in Sikkim, West BengalDecember 24th, 2008 SILIGURI - A low-intensity tremor was felt along the India-Nepal border areas in Sikkim and in parts of West Bengal's hill district Darjeeling Thursday morning, an official said. 'A slight-intensity tremor, measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale, was felt along the Indo-Nepal border in Sikkim and in some parts of West Bengal's Darjeeling district,' regional Met Office (Sikkim-North Bengal) director Gopinath Raha said.
Tremor felt in northern West Bengal, SikkimDecember 24th, 2008 SILIGURI - A low-intensity tremor was felt along the India-Nepal border areas in Sikkim and in parts of West Bengal's hill district Darjeeling Thursday morning, official said. 'A slight-intensity tremor, measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale, was felt along the Indo-Nepal border in Sikkim and in some parts of West Bengal's Darjeeling district,' regional Met Office (North Bengal-Sikkim) director Gopinath Raha said.
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