The medical fraternity of Sikkim has extended its support to the call of former chief minister Pawan Chamling for the constitution of a bravery award in the name of Sanjay Upreti, the doctor who was c...

Sangam was in for a surprise when I later revealed to him that the Temi Bungalow was owned by a dear friend of mine, and the visit was no surprise. It had been planned post a lot of research. November...

Two new districts will be created in Sikkim while the four existing districts will be renamed. On Wednesday, the Assembly of the Himalayan state unanimously passed the Sikkim (Reorganisation of Distr...

Two persons were mowed down by an SUV taxi driver allegedly in rage following a spat between two groups at MG Marg in Gangtok in the small hours of Thursday. Two persons were injured also. The decea...

There has been an unprecedented rise in the incidents of the Himalayan black bear entering human habitats in East district of Sikkim and Kalimpong district in Bengal with about 15 such cases each repo...

The Sikkim Cricket Association (SICA) has taken umbrage to soccer legend Bhaichung Bhutia’s remark on the quantum of annual funds received by the fledgling association from its parent body, the ...

A Himalayan black bear that had strayed into Gangtok on Wednesday evening, was rescued by foresters from Raj Bhawan Colony area on Thursday. Dechen Lachungpa, the divisional forest officer of east wi...

Having grown up in Sikkim, Suchitra Binani is familiar with the brightest of blooms and sweetest of fruits. The colours in a garden, she says, can make one’s day and so endeavours to grow Petuni...

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...