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Sikkim coronavirus update: State reports 29 new cases of Covid-19

Sikkim on Tuesday reported 29 new cases of Covid-19, taking the state's tally to 1,475

India now biggest contributor to Covid tally, added 500,000 cases in 8 days

Country now has over 2.5 million reported cases, of which 668,220, or roughly 26 per cent are currently active

AI plane crash: Sikkim's Pakyong another risky airport with tabletop runway

Located at a height of 4646 ft, Pakyong airport is one of the five highest airports in India

BS READS: Manipur, TN, Sikkim IAS officers among biggest property owners

Business Standard examined immovable property returns of close to 5,000 IAS personnel and found each officer has declared owning property worth Rs 58 lakh on average

Abrogation of Article 370: Tracking change Jammu and Kashmir one year later

Government assures Kashmiris they will get to change political representatives as militancy continues

Vyapam ad creates controversy; refers to Sikkim as an independent state

In the eligibility criteria for the position of guard in the jail department in Madhya Pradesh, Vyapam's advertisement said that the candidate should either be a citizen of India or "People of Sikkim"

Covid-19 crisis: Sikkim government extends lockdown till August 1

A complete, six-day lockdown, imposed by the hilly state, was scheduled to end on Sunday

Clash in eastern Ladakh: A historical perspective

Among other things, a crystallisation of our political and security arrangements with countries which share our concerns over China's aggressive posture is required

Additional 2,000 ITBP troops may be sent to Sino-India border amid standoff

The ITBP guards the 3,488 km long Line of Actual Control between India and China, along with the Indian Army.

The place of 'self-reliant' India in South Asia

Economic weakness will affect India's strategic position in the region

China's syndromes

Multiple motives behind military escalation

Record jump in Covid-19 cases as tally crosses 125,000; 1st case in Sikkim

Active cases rose to 69,597, while 51,783 people have recovered and a patient has migrated, according to the ministry bulletin

Chinese troops resort to posturing in Ladakh, north Sikkim: Reports

Both the Indian and Chinese armies have brought in more troops in sensitive locations like Demchok, Daulat Beg Oldie and areas around Galwan river as well as Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh

India, China troops face off in Ladakh and Sikkim; several injured

1st case of troops from both sides exchanging blows after the Pangong Lake incident that took place in August 2017

Indian Army rescues 1,500 tourists stranded in Sikkim after heavy snowfall

Approximately 1,500 travellers including women, children and elderly persons have been rescued and 570 of them accommodated at Army Camp at 17th Mile, the release said

Sikkim bypoll results: CM wins Poklok Kamrang seat, BJP bags Martam

The Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) founder defeated his nearest rival Moses Rai of the Sikkim Democratic Front, says election official

BJP now main opposition in Sikkim as 10 SDF MLA's join party

The SDF MLAs met BJP Working President J P Nadda and joined the party in the presence of its General Secretary Ram Madhav, who is in charge of the party's affairs in the Northeast

SKM president Prem Singh Tamang takes oath as Sikkim Chief Minister

He was administered the oath by Governor Ganga Prasad at Paljor Stadium

To protect its fragile ecosystem, Sikkim must learn to reject projects

The green critique of Sikkim has to surely be its inability to say "No"

Army rescues over 2,900 tourists stranded in Sikkim due to heavy snowfall

Heavy snowfall occurred in the upper reaches of Nathula, Changu, Ganeshtok and other places on Friday