Sikkim

The voter turnout in phase four of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections stood at 62.84 per cent at 8 pm on Monday against 65.51 per cent in 2019, a dip of over 2.5 percentage points.

Lok Sabha has 545 seats, but elections will be held in 543 constituencies. 

Trishakti Corps of the Indian Army conducted a training exercise, involving the firing of anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) at a super high-altitude area of 17,000 feet in Sikkim on Thursday, Defence PRO, Guwahati informed through a press release.

The BJP has started a big political push in Sikkim, where a keenly contested assembly election is due along with the Lok Sabha polls.

Altogether 147 candidates are in the fray for 32 assembly constituencies in Sikkim as five nominations have been withdrawn, an official said on Saturday.

China's penetration of Myanmar is a major challenge to India. It is treating Myanmar as its backyard.

Ahead of crucial assembly polls in the Himalayan state of Sikkim for its 32-member assembly -- due on April 19 simultaneously with the Lok Sabha election -- the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha has declared candidates for all seats.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday announced the list of 14 candidates who will be contesting for the 32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly.

The Election Commission of India (EC) has revised the date of counting of votes polled in the Assembly polls in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim to June 2. Earlier, the counting of votes was to be held on June 4.

Assembly elections will be held in four states simultaneously with the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections, which will start from April 19, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar told reporters today.

Election 2024 Dates: ​​​​​​​The Election Commission is holding a press conference to announce the schedule of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and four state assembly elections.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday laid the foundation stone for Sikkim's first railway station at Rangpo.

The Trishakti Corps men rushed to the rescue and provided succour to the stranded tourists, the Army said.

Three persons were killed and 16 injured when a speeding milk tanker ploughed into a crowd at Ranipool in Gangtok district, police said on Sunday.

Three people were killed at a mela in Sikkim's Ranipool - 11 km from Gangtok - as a truck lost control and plowed through the crowd.

The voter turnout in phase four of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections stood at 62.84 per cent at 8 pm on Monday against 65.51 per cent in 2019, a dip of over 2.5 percentage points.

Lok Sabha has 545 seats, but elections will be held in 543 constituencies. 

Trishakti Corps of the Indian Army conducted a training exercise, involving the firing of anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) at a super high-altitude area of 17,000 feet in Sikkim on Thursday, Defence PRO, Guwahati informed through a press release.

The BJP has started a big political push in Sikkim, where a keenly contested assembly election is due along with the Lok Sabha polls.

Altogether 147 candidates are in the fray for 32 assembly constituencies in Sikkim as five nominations have been withdrawn, an official said on Saturday.

China's penetration of Myanmar is a major challenge to India. It is treating Myanmar as its backyard.

Ahead of crucial assembly polls in the Himalayan state of Sikkim for its 32-member assembly -- due on April 19 simultaneously with the Lok Sabha election -- the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha has declared candidates for all seats.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday announced the list of 14 candidates who will be contesting for the 32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly.

The Election Commission of India (EC) has revised the date of counting of votes polled in the Assembly polls in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim to June 2. Earlier, the counting of votes was to be held on June 4.

Assembly elections will be held in four states simultaneously with the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections, which will start from April 19, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar told reporters today.

Election 2024 Dates: ​​​​​​​The Election Commission is holding a press conference to announce the schedule of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and four state assembly elections.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday laid the foundation stone for Sikkim's first railway station at Rangpo.

The Trishakti Corps men rushed to the rescue and provided succour to the stranded tourists, the Army said.

Three persons were killed and 16 injured when a speeding milk tanker ploughed into a crowd at Ranipool in Gangtok district, police said on Sunday.

Three people were killed at a mela in Sikkim's Ranipool - 11 km from Gangtok - as a truck lost control and plowed through the crowd.