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Gangtok, Jul 21 (PTI) At least 20 workers were killed and five others remained trapped for over 24 hours after a tunnel under construction collapsed in Sikkim's Namchi district following an explosion ...
News India » Sikkim » Government: A blast in a tunnel at an Indian hydropower project leaves 12 dead and 13 missing
A suspected gas explosion has caused a tunnel collapse at a hydropower project in India's Sikkim state, near the Chinese border, leaving at least 11 people dead and 14 missing.
News India » Sikkim » Government: 9 workers killed, several others trapped in northeast Indian tunnel collapse
At least nine workers were killed and several others are trapped after a tunnel collapsed in India's northeastern state of Sikkim, officials said. According to a statement by the Sikkim government, ...
News India » Sikkim » Government: Sikkim Assembly mourns 11 killed in Namchi tunnel collapse
The Sikkim Assembly observed a two-minute silence after 11 workers died in the Namchi tunnel collapse. The state announced relief for affected families as rescue operations continued with central ...
News India » Sikkim » Government: Rescue on as 27 workers trapped in Sikkim tunnel after landslides
The tunnel is a part of the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation’s (NHPC) Teesta Stage VI hydroelectric power project ...
News India » Sikkim » Government: Sikkim govt tables bills to set up state medical council, amed laws for private varsities
The Sikkim government on Monday introduced six bills in the Assembly on the opening day of the four-day Budget session, seeking, among others, to establish a state medical council, amend laws ...
News India » Sikkim » Government: 8 killed in Sikkim tunnel collapse: CM
Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Tuesday said eight workers were killed after an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Namchi district a day ago. The tunnel of NHPC Teesta Stage VI ...
News India » Sikkim » Government: Sikkim CM presents Rs 19,215 crore Budget for 2026-27
India, July 21 -- Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Monday tabled in the Assembly a Budget of Rs 19,215 crore for the financial year 2026-27, with the focus on developing infrastructure and ...
News India » Sikkim » Government: 12 workers killed after landslide blocks tunnel’s entrance in Sikkim; PM Modi assures support
Guwahati: Twelve people were killed and at least 13 others remained trapped after an under-construction tunnel collapsed at Samardung, Jholungey, in Sikkim’s Na ...
News India » Sikkim » Government: 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 » Government: Gangtok In Xinjiang? Sikkim Activist Demands State Intervention To Fix X Geolocation Error
X platform incorrectly tags Gangtok in Sikkim as part of China’s Xinjiang region. Muk Hang Limboo has urged the Sikkim government to take up the issue with X and the Ministry of External Affairs. The ...