Sikkim has invested heavily on hydropower projects, with more than 35 cascade schemes on the Teesta and its tributaries that drain Mt Kangchenjunga, the world’s third highest mountain. There are no ...

The scaling of Mount Kanchenjunga, the world's third-highest peak on the India-Nepal border, by a group of mountaineers from the Nepal side has sparked outrage in Sikkim. The Chief Minister of ...

Sikkim is the only Indian state where Nepali serves as the lingua franca, while regions such as Darjeeling, Kalimpong, and Kurseong in West Bengal, along with parts of Assam, host vibrant Nepali ...

Scientists are exploring whether the strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake that rocked Nepal on Tuesday is the reason that made cloudburst a disaster. The Chungthang dam, Sikkim’s biggest hydropower ...

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang took a bold step in promoting the Nepali language during his address on Nepali Bhasa Manyata Diwas, celebrated annually to honour the recognition of the ...

The presence of an additional species of lizard has been confirmed in Nepal. The presence of an additional ... It was found first time in Sikkim in 1888 and its second detection was confirmed ...

How drums, guitar, and Nepali songs come together in Sikkim’s music At the Sikkim Art and Literature festival in Yuksom, near the Kanchenjunga, musicians showed how mountain tunes seamlessly ...

Scientists are exploring whether the earthquake that hit Nepal might be a cause of the flash floods in Sikkim. The lake was already vulnerable and covered an area of 168 hectares.

"Scientists are exploring whether the earthquake that hit Nepal might be a cause of the flash floods in Sikkim. The lake was already vulnerable and covered an area of 168 hectares.

It did not take time to revive the old acquaintance and relive certain precious moments over thumba, Kazini's incessant chatter, and Kazi's sparse dialogues in Nepali. The Kazi (who became Sikkim ...

According to 1891 census of Sikkim, the population of Sikkim - which was a separate sovereign country till 1975 - was 30,458. Among them, Bhutia and Lepcha were 10,656 while the Nepalis were 19,802.