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
Sikkim quake: 35 tourists airlifted, toll crosses 90
Thirty-five tourists, including two from Norway, were on Wednesday airlifted by the Army from Lachung village, one of the worst-hit quake areas in Sikkim.
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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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.
Workers rec
Death toll in India-Nepal quake rises to 83
The death toll from a 6.8-magnitude quake that hit the India-Nepal border has risen to 83, officials said on Tuesday, with much of the worst-affected area cut off by landslides.
At least 50 people we