Arindam is an RI, a Returning Indian, as the new acronym goes in migrationspeak. His Facebook page informs his friends that he's "pinged 105 cities across the world". So when our car crosses Melli, on the Bengal-Sikkim border, his voice is a stubble of sounds: "Imagine, I've never been to Sikkim!" I like that exclamation mark and provoke it with promises of the unseen. We are headed to Namchi"at a...
11:20 AM, May 08, 2012
Gangtok: For all those wannabe rock n roll performers, here is an opportunity to be a certified rocker, with a degree to boot, to take you through the worldwide rock music circuit. Rockschool, which exists in 26 countries throughout the globe and is one of the premier institutions in music, has opened its doors in Sikkim where rock music is a passion with the young generation. It is the only...
04:09 PM, Mar 12, 2012
Gangtok: While India is on the verge of a population explosion, ironically the Lepcha community of Sikkim is on its way to fading away. But 72-year-old Keepu Lepcha has been doing her best to fight this. She runs a home, the Lepcha cottage, which is perhaps the last stand of the Lepcha community. Keepu Tsering Lepcha is 'nikun' or grandmother to the children there. Almost 75 orphan and semi-orphan children...
10:13 AM, Feb 29, 2012
New Delhi: A latest report prepared by the civil aviation ministry has made some startling revelations. The report indicates that a mere 14 per cent of scheduled flights which operate in the country cater to a mammoth 55 per cent of the nation's total population. The report states that Haryana, Sikkim, Puducherry, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli have almost zero connectivity, while 11 states - Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh,...
09:31 AM, Feb 04, 2012
New Delhi: A tourist vehicle fell into a gorge in Gangtok on Wednesday killing atleast 6 and injuring two others. The incident happened at Digchu enroute to Gangtok. Rescue operations are being carried out by local authorities. ...
10:19 AM, Dec 14, 2011
New Delhi: After the likes of Pele, Maradona and Lionel Messi, thrice world footballer of the year, Ronaldo is set to play in India in an exhibition match in Kolkata on January 15 to raise funds for the victims of the Sikkim earthquake. The exhibition match, which is the brainchild of former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia, may also see current Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and former skipper Sourav...
12:27 AM, Dec 05, 2011
New Delhi: India has not succumbed to pressure from China to stall its border infrastructure projects, Defence Minister AK Antony informed parliament on Monday. Antony gave an emphatic "no" as the written reply to questions in the Lok Sabha whether the activities of China had stalled several developmental works going on in the border areas of the country. The question was asked by 32 members of Lok Sabha representing various...
07:53 PM, Nov 28, 2011
Agartala: Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya could soon get their own high courts that would help in quicker disposal of cases, save litigants time and money, and fulfil a long-standing demand of these states. All the eight northeastern states, excluding Sikkim, come under the jurisdiction of the Gauhati High Court situated in Assam. It has benches in several northeastern states. Sikkim has a separate high court. "All necessary infrastructure for the...
07:40 PM, Nov 28, 2011
Gangtok: It has been a month since the devastating Sikkim earthquake and the relief and rehabilitation work is still on. However, there are still some pockets where rescue work is slow because they're accessible only by choppers. The Sikkim earthquake had rocked the tiny Himalayan state on September 18. A month later, one of the affected schools has been shifted to another location, but classes are yet to begin. Though...
08:33 AM, Oct 18, 2011
I somehow get to visit exotic locales when tragedy strikes. When the earth shook on the evening of 18th of September , with its epicentre ...
04:03 PM, Oct 13, 2011
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I had come to reach the tapes to the helicopter pilot at the helipad in Chungthang, the village most badly hit by the earthquake. You ...
12:24 PM, Oct 07, 2011
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Lt Colonel MMA Hyderi of the 659th Army Aviation Squadron was going to be a father in a few days, so there was much excitement ...
02:11 PM, Oct 04, 2011
CNN-IBN's Karma Paljor brings us the amazing story of rescue operation of an injured Border Roads Organisation Engineer who was winched up into a helicopter from the Chungtham-Mangan highway. In a rare and daring effort, the chopper remained suspended in air barely a foot over the ground in a mountainous zone. CNN-IBN caught the rescue on camera and spoke to the co-pilot. ...
03:09 PM, Oct 03, 2011
CNN-IBN's Karma Paljor brings us the amazing story of rescue operation of an injured Border Roads Organisation Engineer who was winched up into a helicopter from the Chungtham-Mangan highway. In a rare and daring effort, the chopper remained suspended in air barely a foot over the ground in a mountainous zone. CNN-IBN caught the rescue on camera and spoke to the co-pilot. ...
03:09 PM, Oct 03, 2011
Gangtok: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday announced a Rs1,000 crore grant to Sikkim to tide over the devastation caused by the September 18 earthquake that killed 80 people and caused large scale damage to private property. "The Prime Minister announced a Rs1,000 crore package to Sikkim and also assured all help and cooperation from the central government to fight the tragedy and devastation caused by the earthquake," a Sikkim...
02:04 PM, Sep 29, 2011
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