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Nepal: PM-in-waiting Balen Shah creates history by beating Oli in Jhapa

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Permits for Lachen to resume from today

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Indian orchid festival begins in Pakyong

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SAA hosts East and North East Zone archery coaches’ seminar

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Two dead in NH-10 Accident

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Indra Hang seeks Centre’s support on human-wildlife conflict and eco-tourism in Sikkim

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Northeast birders laud MP Indra Hang Subba for raising bird-watching support in Parliament

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DGCA slaps Rs 1 crore fine on Air India for flying Airbus without airworthiness permit

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Darjeeling MP seeks Finance Minister’s intervention for tea garden workers’ welfare scheme

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Cracks observed in school buildings following earthquake

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Sikkim students attends PM Modi’s ‘Pariksha PeCharcha 2026’ screening at LokBhavan

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LokSabha MP meets MoS with NIFT request for Sikkim

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Sikkim naturalists to attend Eaglenest Bird Festival in Arunachal Pradesh

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CAP Sikkim urges ECI to protect democratic principles in Sikkim

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Essential agricultural inputs & support extended to Gnathang farmers

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‘Hamro Gauley Bazaar’ to be inaugurated at Resithang on Sunday

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Saturday, Feb 07, 2026
Screening of ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha 2026’ held at PM Shri Deorali Senior Secondary School

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Sikkim urologist dies after collapsing at international conference in Indore

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Black Cat Division GOC calls on Governor

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16 killed in suspected illegal coal mine blast in Meghalaya

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Mar 17, 2026

CP Sharma named for Sahitya Akademi Award

CP Sharma named for Sahitya Akademi Award
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Sikkim at a Glance

  • Area: 7096 Sq Kms
  • Capital: Gangtok
  • Altitude: 5,840 ft
  • Population: 6.10 Lakhs
  • Topography: Hilly terrain elevation from 600 to over 28,509 ft above sea level
  • Climate:
  • Summer: Min- 13°C - Max 21°C
  • Winter: Min- 0.48°C - Max 13°C
  • Rainfall: 325 cms per annum
  • Language Spoken: Nepali, Bhutia, Lepcha, Tibetan, English, Hindi

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