Buddhist cultural mask dance attract tourist at RumtekRUMTEK - : Foreign tourists witnessed a spectacular mask dance - Kagyad dance, performed by Buddhist monks at a monastery in Rumtek in Sikkim. BRO joins hands with Sikkim Government to improve connectivityBARDANG - The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and the officials have developed a collective mechanism for protection of environment in the State as Chief Minister Pawan Chamling laid the foundation stone for a ‘cut and cover’ tunnel along National Highway 31A at Bardang here today. Tibet festival held in SikkimSIKKIM - Tibetans in Sikkim organised a five-day festival to acknowledge, honour and thank the government and people of India for providing the Tibetans a refuge. Ansari lays foundation for Sikkim rail linkRANGPO - Initiating the process of bringing Sikkim onto the country’s railway map, Vice-President Hamid Ansari Friday laid the foundation stone of the Rs.1,400 crore project for a rail link connecting this inter-state border town in East Sikkim to Sevoke in West Bengal. RBI stresses on need to check inflation expectationsGANGTOK - Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Duvvuri Subbarao has said the Central bank needs to control inflationary expectations and support growth, as signs of recovery and price pressures raise concerns that the policy may be tightened in late 2009 or early 2010. Buddhist monks offer prayer for universal peace in SikkimSAMDRUPTSE - Hundreds of Buddhist monks and devotees have converged at the altar of Guru Padmasambhava at Samdruptse in Sikkim to offer mass collective prayers for universal peace during the ongoing 12-day long spiritual event. Tendong Lho Rum Faat festival celebrated by Lepchas of SikkimGANGTOK - Hundreds of people came together in Gangtok recently to celebrate Tendong Lho Rum Faat, which is a festival of the indigenous tribe of Sikkim “The Lepchas”. Natives of Kyonsa in Sikkim to promote pillow fighting, pole climbingKYONSA - The local residents of Kyonsa region in Sikkim gathered in huge numbers on Thursday to take part in an event to promote their age-old rural game of bamboo pole climbing and pillow fighting. Sikkim boy spreads awareness on social issues with motorbike stuntsGAYSHING - In a unique act, a 21-year-old man in Sikkim is spreading social awareness among youth against drug addiction, excessive drinking and on AIDS by performing various stunts on motorbike. Traditional shawl making gets a makeover in SikkimGANGTOK - The art of making traditional Angora shawls in Sikkim is getting a makeover, as handicrafts and handloom department of the state is adopting new designs and techniques to enhance its popularity. Sakewa festival offers tribute to Mother Earth in SikkimSIKKIM - Assam Linzey in Sikkim celebrated Sakewa, a festival to offer tribute to Mother Earth on Saturday. Sakewa is held as a community prayer and during this festival sweets and food grains are offered to Lord Kubera, who is the God of food and wealth. 350 tourists evacuated in north Sikkim after landslideMANGAN - Around 350 tourists who were stranded Saturday night along the North Sikkim Highway after a massive landslide blocked the road have been evacuated, officials said Sunday. Nathu La trade draws low response in its fourth seasonNATHULA - The fourth season of trade between Sikkim and the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) through the Nathu La Pass of Sikkim has reflected disappointment among Indian traders who still haven’t received travel passes since border trade was opened on May 4. Nathu La trade to resume on MondayGANGTOK - The fourth edition of the annual Sino-Indian border trade at Nathu La, one of the three trading border posts between China and India, will resume on Monday after a six-month long winter break. Demand to broaden list of tradable items through Nathu LaNATHU LA - Indian trade bodies Sunday urged New Delhi to review the list of tradable items to boost business with China, a day before trading between the two countries resumes through the fabled Silk Road. Sikkim chief minister attacks Rahul Gandhi for poll speechSINGTAM - Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling Monday attacked Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi for alleging that the state government had not utilised the central funds allocated for its budget, saying Gandhi’s whistle-stop campaign tour did not give him the right to speak like that. Education becomes a poll issue in SikkimGANGTOK - Political parties have made education a key poll issue in Sikkim to woo young voters. Sikkim authorities battle to retrieve dead bodies from under collapsed damGANGTOK - Authorities in Gangtok, Sikkim, have said that it will take two to three days to recover the bodies of twelve workers who drowned after the Rangpo Dam collapsed earlier this week. Buddhists pray for world peace in SikkimRONGYEK - Hundreds of Buddhist devotees congregated at Sa- Ngor Gompa monastery here to pray for world peace and welfare of humanity. Sikkim Govt. launches casino to lure touristsGANGTOK - Keen to improve tourist inflow into the State, the Sikkim Government recently launched a casino. A weeklong art festival on in SikkimGANGTOK - Creative minds from across India came up with diverse paintings at a weeklong art festival in Sikkim. Sikkim Government organizes skiing training program to promotes tourismYUMTHANG - The Sikkim Tourism Department (STD) has organised a 15-days basic course on snow skiing to promote tourism in the state. |
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