Gangtok, December 14, 2012: The bear, which mauled a BRO employee here last week, is feared to still be at large up in the BRO campus at Swastik, stretching from the Burtuk area to the Selep Tank area above, and this has got the people living up there all rattled. …

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Dikchu (Sikkim), December 14, 2012: An eight-year-old boy was killed in an unfortunate mishap here at Lower Kokaley village under Pathuk-Singbel GPU of Tumin Lingee constituency of East Sikkim this afternoon. The child, Prakash Chettri, was caught in a ferocious blaze when the storeroom in which hay had been stacked …

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Gangtok, December 13, 2012: Charges of criminal breach of trust, cheating and corruption under relevant sections of IPC were framed on Tuesday against Upper Burtuk MLA Prem Singh Tamang (Golay) and four others by a lower court here in a Sikkim Police Vigilance case. Vigilance Police had registered a case …

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Gangtok, December 12, 2012: A recipient of the Bharat Ratna in 1999, Pandit Ravi Shankar was a doyen of Indian classical music. As a performer, composer and teacher, he universalised Indian classical music through his devotion and commitment. He became the world’s foremost Veena-Vadak and in fact, his name became …

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Gangtok, December 12, 2012: A 40-year-old man committed suicide by hanging from a tree near his house at Chyangbagoan, Sombaria yesterday. Tshering Ongdi Sherpa was mentally disturbed since the last 10-15 days and was undergoing treatment at Sombaria PHC, police said. He was also being treated by a local shaman. …

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Gangtok, December 12, 2012 With much enthusiasm, the Annual Prize Day of Subaneydara Primary School was held here in the school premises on December 7 under HRDD Regu BAC, East Sikkim. The programme was attended by HRDD BAC Regu assistant director Chador Bhutia as the Chief guest and Tika Maya …

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New Delhi, December 11, 2012 Hundreds of Tibetans and supporters participated in a candlelight vigil here in Jantar Mantar on Monday in showing solidarity with the people of Tibet, who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of Tibet. The procession was organised by India Tibet Coordination Office (ITCO) as paying …

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New Delhi, December 11, 2012: Are Sikkimese men shy of buying condoms? Atleast a report by Union health ministry suggests that. Sikkim has recorded a major dip of 38%  in condom use in 2010-11 as against the previous year. Not just in Sikkim but condom use among men in India …

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Gangtok, December 10, 2012: A 28-year-old casual supervisor sustained injuries when he was mauled by a bear on Saturday morning at Border Roads Organisation (BRO) cantonment forest area in Swastik, Burtuk here. The spot is close to civilian areas. Victim Beesnath Chettriwas on duty near the cantonment forest area when …

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Gangtok, December 10, 2012 Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling has deeply mourned the death of Sonam Topden, 73, father of former India football captain, Bhaichung Bhutia, who breadth his last at his residence in Tinkitam, South Sikkim on 6th December 2012. In his condolence message to Bhaichung Bhutia and his …

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