Pawan Chamling

Sikkim CM Pawan Chamling says Opposition has hidden agenda to merge Sikkim and Darjeeling hills

Sikkim chief minister Pawan Chamling has alleged that the opposition parties were pursuing a "hidden" agenda for merger of Sikkim and Darjeeling hills.

Nirmala Sitharaman conducts aerial survey of Doka La-Nathula area at India-China border

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday made an aerial survey of the Doka La-Nathula area on the India-China border

Former Sikkim chief minister Nar Bahadur Bhandari passes away at 77

Nar Bahadur Bhandari, an obscure school teacher, who rose to become one of the longest-serving chief ministers of Sikkim, died on Sunday, state government sources said.

Sikkim chief minister Pawan Chamling says Gorkhaland issue not just restricted to West Bengal, his state also suffering

Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling on Sunday demanded urgent intervention of the Centre for early settlement of the Gorkhaland issue to safeguard the interest of Sikkim.

BJP eyes eastern push, but Narendra Modi needs to decide if Naveen Patnaik is friend or foe

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has proved his critics wrong many a time. He has defied the dictum that a chief minister must know the spoken language of the state. In fact, it is a great irony that Naveen, who cannot speak Odia, is the chief minister of India’s first linguistic state.

Sikkim CM, ministers pledge to donate 50% of a month salary to Nepal quake victims

Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling, his ministerial colleagues and state legislators will donate 50 per cent of their one month's salaries for the earthquake victims in Nepal.

Plan panel approves Sikkim's Rs 2,060-crore outlay for 2013-14

The Planning Commission on Wednesday approved Sikkim's annual Plan expenditure of Rs 2,060 crore for the current fiscal, which is 9.75 percent higher than that for 2012-13.

Sikkim: Counting for assembly by-polls underway

The fate of five candidates, who had contested the bypoll in Rangang-Yangang Assembly constituency of Sikkim, will be known today with counting of votes underway for the seat.

SDF govt presented 20th budget in Sikkim

Chamling proposed a provision of 12 percent job reservation to candidates belongings to BPL category for direct recruitment in the state government and PSUs.

With 47.3 percent land forested, Sikkim is India's greenest state

With a forest cover of 47.3 percent of its total geographical area -- more than double the national average of 21 percent -- Sikkim is India's greenest state, official data shows.