Army yet to reach ravaged areas of Sikkim
With a portion of a mountain caving in and several areas completely ravaged, the Army has said it will take some time to open the road from Tung up to Lanchen and Lachung in North Sikkim which bore
Earthquake of 3.9 magnitude hits Sikkim
A mild intensity earthquake of 3.9 magnitude hits Sikkim late on Thursday, just four days after a powerful temblor hit the state, leaving behind a trail of deaths and devastations.
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Sikkim quake toll reaches 78
The death toll in the killer earthquake in Sikkim Thursday mounted to 78 even as landslides in several places cut off road links between the state and the rest of the country.
The toll may further in
More bodies recovered from East, North Sikkim
The death toll in quake-hit Sikkim rose to 61 overnight with seven more bodies recovered from East and North Sikkim, while the bus missing with 24 passengers and crew was rescued from Tung. Over 120 p
Rahul in Sikkim, surveys quake-hit areas
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi arrived in the quake-hit northeastern state of Sikkim on Wednesday.
According to Congress sources, the Congress leader made an aerial survey of the affected ar
More bodies recovered from Himalayan quake rubble in Sikkim
The death toll from the monster weekend earthquake in the Himalayas has neared 100 with officials warning the toll could rise significantly and helicopters airlifted the injured and stranded.
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Quake damage estimated to be around Rs one lakh crore: Chamling
The loss from Sunday's devastating earthquake in Sikkim is estimated to be around Rs one lakh crore, Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling said on Wednesday, while urging the Centre to grant a special p
No trace of 120 people at a North Sikkim village; quake toll rises
It's a story straight from a horror novel.
According to reports, there is still no trace of 120 residents of Bay village in North Sikkim, located between Lachung and Chungthang, after Sunday's powerf
Sikkim quake toll rises to 40
The toll in the devastating weekend earthquake in Sikkim on Tuesday went up to 40 with five more bodies being recovered during overnight operations from separate places, an official said.
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Himalayan quake rescuers blast route towards epicentre Sikkim
Rescue teams backed by army engineers using explosives tried to force their way on Tuesday to the remote epicentre of a powerful Himalayan earthquake that killed 83 people in India, Nepal and Tibet.