Urban Development minister LB Das on Monday tabled the ‘Sikkim Town And Country Development Bill’ in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly for development and regulation of growth of urban and rural areas of Sikkim.
Three people were killed and several others were injured when a speeding truck rammed into a carnival (mela) at Ranipool, 11 kilometers from Gangtok on Saturday evening.
The Losar festival, marking the Buddhist new year of the male wood dragon, began in Sikkim with the consecration ceremony of Endum Chorten at Enchey Monastery. Enchey is among the most revered monasteries in Sikkim, a few kilometres above Gangtok town.
Aryan Borah led the way with the best figures of his young career. He took an awesome 8/36 to dismiss Sikkim for a mere 80 in their second innings and Meghalaya polished off the chase thanks to a half-century by captain Kishan Lyngdoh (69).
Raj Biswa had another good outing with the bat but Meghalaya trailed Sikkim at the end of their first innings as the visitors were all out for 191 on the second day of their Ranji Trophy plate group match at Rangpo, Sikkim, on Saturday.
Akash Kumar Choudhary took four wickets on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy plate group match between Meghalaya and Sikkim at the latter's home ground of Rangpo on Friday.
The photo of a tiger was clicked at an elevation of 3,966 metres from sea level, making it a national records, and that of a gaur at a height of 3,568 metres, making it a world record.
Rinzing Choden Bhutia, a native of Sikkim sets an example for the women entrepreneur of the region by setting up her own industry which is now doing a brisk business and engaged many women of the region.
