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Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai returns to Sikkim after retirement

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Sunday, Jul 12, 2026
Sikkim Tourism Pavilion shines at Travel & Tourism Fair Kolkata

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Sunday, Jul 12, 2026
Geyzing unit awaits nod to host Sarathi Samman Diwas

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Sunday, Jul 12, 2026
Chief Minister’s press secretary and media coordinator meets PCS executive body

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Friday, Jul 10, 2026
CAP Sikkim holds Geyzing District Executive Committee meeting

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Friday, Jul 10, 2026
Minister Upreti inaugurates Bailey bridge in Dentam, Begha village administrative centre

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Wednesday, Jul 08, 2026
Rousing welcome and felicitation of Everester Gnersongmit Lepcha

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Wednesday, Jul 08, 2026
Gurung visits Mechi and Kakarbhitta areas of Indo-Nepal border

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Tuesday, Jul 07, 2026
MP Indra Hang meets SSB Director General on border infrastructure

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Tuesday, Jul 07, 2026
Sikkim RISE to boost startup ecosystem in State

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Tuesday, Jul 07, 2026
175th Padri Ganga Prasad Pradhan Jayanti observed in Gangtok; four conferred Samman

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Sunday, Jul 05, 2026
Dr. Suchan Pradhan conferred 29th Dr Shova Kanti Thegim Smriti Purashkar

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Sunday, Jul 05, 2026
Sikkim Governor lays foundation stone for new school in Rajasthan village in memory of parents

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Sunday, Jul 05, 2026
Syari resident lands nursing job in Germany under State programme

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Sunday, Jul 05, 2026
BJP State president calls on Amit Shah, raises major issues concerning Sikkim

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Friday, Jul 03, 2026
Sikkim prepares Rs 500 cr road upgrade covering 573 km

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Friday, Jul 03, 2026
Sikkim becomes nation’s first State with indigenous autonomous glacial lake profiling and risk assessment capability

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Friday, Jul 03, 2026
Delegates of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs visit Nathu La Pass

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Friday, Jul 03, 2026
BJP Sikkim holds coordination meeting at Heegaon; focuses on strengthening grassroots organisation

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Thursday, Jun 04, 2026
Sikkim govt partners with AIIMS New Delhito establish ART facility at STNM Hospital

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Thursday, Jun 04, 2026

Jul 13, 2026

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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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