Kochi: Sikkim tops in suicides in the country while Kerala comes third behind Tamil Nadu. But Kollam is ranked second among Indian cities in suicides, behind Jabalpur. Bihar witnessed the lowest rate

At least 21 bodies, including those of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) personnel, have so far been found while eight persons are still missing due to flash flood and landslides in remote areas of North Sikkim, official sources said on Sunday.

There is a general consensus among states that the `5.6-lakh-crore rivers inter-linking project would transform the economy, but some states through which major rivers flow have given a 'qualified' ap

There is a general consensus among states that the Rs5.6-lakh-crore rivers inter-linking project would transform the economy, but some states through which major rivers flow have given a 'qualified' a

The Sikkim government has issued a directive that people seeking employment with the state government need to produce loan clearance certificate from the state-run financial institutions.

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Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling today said that the 6.8 Richter scale earthquake which hit the state on September 18 has taken the state back by five to seven years in terms of development.

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday arrived in Sikkim on a daylong visit to assess and review the damage caused by the September 18 earthquake. Singh made an aerial survey of the worst-affected north Sikkim areas.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday announced a Rs.1,000 crore grant to Sikkim to tide over the devastation caused by the Sep 18 earthquake that killed 80 people and caused large scale damage to p

Geologists in Sikkim warn that another earthquake in the region might lead to topographical and morphological changes in the region and may even affect the course of Teesta, the major river flowing th

With the recovery of a body from a multi-storey building here, the quake-related death toll in Sikkim rose to 93 on Sunday as rescuers slowly made their way to devastated villages in North District br