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The incident took place in the south of Sikkim, India, on Monday, July 20, at 1:04 p.m. local time ...
News India » Sikkim » People: 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 » People: 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 » People: This is the only state in India where people do not have to pay income tax! What exactly is the reason?
As the deadline for filing Income Tax Returns (ITR) approaches across the country, taxpayers are busy filing their returns. However, are you aware that there is a state in India where the majority of ...
News India » Sikkim » People: Sikkim Tunnel Landslide: At least Seven Dead, 27 Workers Trapped in Namchi District
At least seven workers have died and 27 remain trapped after a landslide blocked the Samardung tunnel in Sikkim's Namchi district. Rescue operations are underway.
News India » Sikkim » People: 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 » People: 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 » People: 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 » People: Prime Minister extends greetings to the people of Sikkim on Statehood Day
India, May 16 -- The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today extended greetings to the people of Sikkim on the occasion of the State's Statehood Day, marking a historic milestone as Sikkim ...
News India » Sikkim » People: 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 » People: "India is merging with Sikkim, not the other way round."
Pawan Chamling, chief minister of Sikkim, has three overriding concerns: security, sustainable development, and maintaining Sikkimese identity. Nepali Times spoke with him in Gangtok last week about ...