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Sikkim chief minister P. S. Tamang (Golay) on Monday said that his government planned to provide universal health insurance coverage to the entire population of the state post the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

One person died, th­ree received injuries and a number of houses suffered da­mage as heavy rain triggered landslides at numerous places in and around Gangtok on Tuesday night. Bimla Chettri, ...

Heavy rain over the past 24 hours in North Sikkim triggered landslides and damaged roads at many places in the district. The major impact was bo­r­ne by Bringbong Government Primary School in...

Former footballer and leader of the Hamro Sikkim Party Bhaichung Bhutia on Monday assailed the Sikkim government for building a hospital at the playing field of the state’s veterinary department...

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The Sikkim government on Saturday extended the statewide lockdown by another week from May 25 to May 31 as there has been no let-up in the continuing high numbers of Covid-19 cases. However, partial ...

Sikkim on Tuesday recorded eight deaths from Covid-19, the highest single-day toll from the pathogen, taking the overall fatality count to 177. According to the data released by the state’s hea...

Former chief minister and Sikkim Democratic Front president Pawan Chamling on Sunday offered the party’s office at Jorethang in South Sikkim to treat Covid-19 patients and called for the setting...

This was after earlier in the day, 16 newly-elected councillors of the Gangtok Municipality Corporation (GMC) had passed a unanimous resolution electing her as the mayor for two-and-a-half years and T...

The surge in the spread of the novel coronavirus has put Sikkim’s health system to test with a 26-year-old woman patient dying on Saturday for want of bed in the ICU at the STNM Hospital in Gang...