A Buddhist "purification ritual" will be held on June 15 to seek the forgiveness of the locals' guardian deity. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Sikkim Bhutia Lepcha Apex Committee appeals to Nepal to respect sanctity of Mt Kangchenjunga. Explore. Search Saturday, Jun 14, 2025. New Delhi o C. Subscribe.

KOLKATA: It was in May 1955 that a British mountaineering team successfully climbed Kangchenjunga, the world's third-highest mountain at 8,586m, for the first time.

The Sikkim Bhutia Lepcha Apex Committee (SIBLAC) has made an appeal to the Government of Nepal to immediately halt all mountaineering expeditions to Mount Khangchendzonga from its territory.

Nearly 1,500 tourists were stranded in various parts of north Sikkim on Saturday (May 31, 2025) as the main road was blocked due to landslides triggered by incessant rains, officials said.

Northeast floods: Floods in Assam, Sikkim and Manipur have severely affected lakhs of people across multiple districts, with houses being ravaged. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after speaking with ...

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It hasn't been scaled from Sikkim since the only Indian route permanently closed in 2000. Now, Minister Prem Singh Tamang wants to ban climbing from all routes, including those in Nepal.

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A devastating landslide in North Sikkim's Chaten area killed three people and left six security personnel missing. Over 1,200 tourists are stranded in Lachen and Lachung due to rain, landslides ...