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Sikkim coronavirus update: 217 new cases, one more fatality

Sikkim reported 217 more Covid-19 cases, which took the tally to 27,342, while one fresh fatality pushed the toll to 349, according to a bulletin released by the state health department on Wednesday.

Sikkim reports 137 new coronavirus cases, one more fatality in 24 hours

Sikkim reported 137 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours pushing the caseload to 22,929, a health department bulletin said on Thursday. Of the fresh cases, 72 were registered in South Sikkim, followed by 46 in East Sikkim and 19 in West Sikkim. The death toll in the Himalayan state has risen to 318 after one more patient succumbed to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the bulletin said. Sikkim now has 2,322 active cases, while 20,029 people have recovered from the infection, and 260 patients have migrated to other states. The state has so far tested 1,76,218 samples for COVID-19, including 660 in the past 24 hours. The COVID-19 positivity rate and recovery rate of the state are 20.7 per cent and 88.3 per cent respectively.

China building concrete camps few km from Naku La in Sikkim, Eastern Ladakh

Chinese Army is building permanent concrete structures near the Line of Actual Control, which will allow its troops access the disputed areas with India in a very short time

Between history and propaganda

Book review of SIKKIM: A History of Intrigue and Alliance

Fully vaccinated tourists can visit Sikkim from July 5 as govt lifts ban

People who have taken both doses of the Covid vaccine can visit Sikkim from July 5 as state government lifted the temporary ban on the entry of visitors from other parts of the country

Sikkim logs 178 fresh coronavirus infections, tally rises to 20,955

Sikkim reported 178 fresh COVID- 19 cases, raising the tally to 20,955, a health department bulletin said on Saturday.

Sikkim coronavirus update: State reports 147 new Covid-19 cases, one death

The state's total Covid caseload has now reached 18,806

What Soli and Lord Lester fought for

Anthony Lester was a barrister who dabbled in left-of-centre politics. The connection with Soli was explained by his passion for justice for the underdog

Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 hits Sikkim; PM takes stock of situation

An earthquake of 5.4 magnitude hit Sikkim on Monday night, the National Centre for Seismology said, with tremors being also felt in the eastern states of Assam, West Bengal and Bihar.

104-feet tall flag mast inaugurated by Sikkim Governor Ganga Prasad

A 104 feet tall flag mast hoisting the National Flag was inaugurated by Sikkim Governor Ganga Prasad at the Mahatma Gandhi Marg, officials said

Sikkim CM Prem Singh announces curfew in wake of rising Covid-19 cases

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Wednesday announced that night curfew will be imposed in the state from tonight in the wake of a spurt in Covid-19 cases

NTPC to snap 105 MW power supply to Sikkim for non-payment of dues

The outstanding beyond due date is now Rs 89 crore

State Bank of Sikkim under Reserve Bank of India's regulatory purview

The bank, established five years before Sikkim acceded to India in 1973, provides treasury operations for the state government

4 in 5 Bihar women have never used the internet; Sikkim tops the chart

The data show that people in urban areas and men have more access to the internet than those in rural areas, and women

Earthquake of magnitude 4.0 hits Nepal-India border, no loss of life

An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on the Richter scale occurred near the Nepal-India border in Sikkim today, according to the National Centre for Seismology."Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.0, Occurred on 05-02-2021, 03:43:10 IST, Lat: 27.86 & Long: 88.14, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Nepal - India (Sikkim) Border," NCS tweeted.No loss of life and property has been reported so far. Further details are awaited.

India-China standoff: Several soldiers injured in minor face-off at Sikkim

Naku La, incidentally, was one of the original face-off sites, along with Pangong Tso, Galwan, Gogra, Hot Springs, in early-May last year

Sikkim bans entry of poultry products from other states for 1 month

This comes in the wake of the outbreak of avian influenza in various places across the country

Sikkim police personnel failing mandatory drug test to lose jobs: CM

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang has said that all police personnel of the state will undergo a compulsory drug test and those failing it will lose their jobs

2020: Sikkim suffers Rs 600-crore blow as Covid cripples tourism industry

Sikkim reeled under a serious crisis in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic crippled its tourism industry, the mainstay of its economy

Sikkim registers 32 fresh coronavirus cases, taking tally to 5,664

Sikkim reported 32 fresh Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the state's caseload to 5,664, an official said