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New Delhi, Jul 21 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang and took stock of the situation arising out of a tunnel collapse in Namchi district ...
News India » Sikkim: Sikkim assembly observes silence to mourn loss of lives in tunnel collapse
The Sikkim Assembly on Tuesday observed a two-minute silence to mourn the death of 11 workers in the collapse of a tunnel under construction in Namchi district. At the outset of the proceedings on the ...
News India » Sikkim: Sikkim tunnel collapse: 10 killed, 15 still trapped as gas leak hampers NDRF rescue ops
The tunnel is part of the NHPC Teesta Stage VI Hydroelectric Project at Samardung in Jholungey. It was the ADIT-3 tunnel that caved in, trapping project officials and workers inside when the landslide ...
News India » Sikkim: Sikkim tunnel collapse toll climbs to 11; eight workers still feared trapped
Teams from the National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force, Sikkim Police, district administration, Fire and Emergency Services, specialised mining rescue units and NHPC are ...
News India » Sikkim: Race to reach trapped workers after 10 killed in India tunnel collapse
Race to reach trapped workers after 10 killed in tunnel collapse caused by methane explosion in India - The tunnel is part of a hydropower project under construction in the Himalayan state of Sikkim ...
News India » Sikkim: 10 killed, several trapped in Sikkim tunnel collapse after landslide; rescue operations underway
Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang said the tunnel of NHPC Teesta Stage VI Hydroelectric Project at Samardung in Jholungey caved in due to a landslide.
News India » Sikkim: 10 killed in Sikkim tunnel collapse, rescue operation underway; read here
Ten people were killed after a tunnel under construction collapsed due to a landslide in Sikkim's Namchi district a day ago, police said on Tuesday.The number of victims could go up as search and ...
News India » Sikkim: Sikkim landslides: 8 dead, 19 feared trapped in Teesta hydel project tunnel
The workers were trapped at least three kilometers inside the tunnel and rescue operations were continuing despite rain and inclement weather.
News India » Sikkim: Sikkim tunnel collapse: PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh for kin of dead
PM Modi announced Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for the kin of each deceased in the Namchi tunnel collapse in Sikkim. About 27 people are feared trapped, with 10 bodies recovered. Rescue operations by NDRF and ...
News India » Sikkim: HT Archives: Pact paves way for a democratic set up in Sikkim
Sikkim’s popularly elected representatives will administer law and order, finance, land revenue and economic development plans, according to the tripartite agreement between India, the Chogyal and the ...
News India » Sikkim: Why Sikkim is India's only income tax-free state — and what happens if you move there?
Sikkim is the only state in the country where residents who are eligible are exempt from paying income tax. The special status is not a government incentive scheme but has existed for decades and is ...
News India » Sikkim: Sikkim tunnel collapse: PM expresses condolences, announces ex gratia for victims
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang and took stock of the situation arising out of a tunnel collapse in Namchi district. The PM announced an ex ...