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Funds for demolishing quake-damaged buildings


With the September 19 earthquake in Sikkim leaving many houses damaged, the Urban Development and H...
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`Sep 18 quake has taken Sikkim back by 5-7 years`


Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling said that the 6.8 Richter scale earthquake which hit the state...
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Seven tourists killed in Sikkim


Seven tourists from West Bengal were killed after their vehicle fell into a deep gorge at 4th Mile...
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Sikkim declared disaster affected state


Sikkim has been officially declared as a `Disaster Affected State` by the government to avail soft ...
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Post-Sikkim quake: Ham radio, bamboo apps for NE

Post-Sikkim quake: Ham radio, bamboo apps for NE


A meeting of India`s top seismologists has strongly recommended that NE states set up their own stat...
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GSI submits status report on Sikkim quake to govt


The GSI submitted a report to the Sikkim government on the earthquake which claimed over 75 lives. ...
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2 die as mild tremors continue to hit north Sikkim


Chief Minister Pawan Chamling visited the affected area today and met the affected families.
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Law Min not to make Dinakaran`s resignation public


President`s Secretariat has made resignation of former Sikkim High Court chief justice PD Dinakaran ...
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Low intensity quake in Sikkim


A low intensity earthquake, measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale, rocked parts of Sikkim on Saturday, ...
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Bridge collapse: Sikkim CM announces compensation


Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling on Monday announced a compensation of Rs 1 lakh each to the f...
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Sikkim GJM mourns Bijanbari deaths


Sikkim unit of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha’s has condoled the death of 34 people in the bridge collapse...
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Chamling seeks Central help for quake-hit Sikkim


Sikkim CM Pawan Chamling on Saturday asked the Centre to provide liberal help to his state, which wa...
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70% compensation disbursed in Sikkim: Kharel


More than seventy per cent of the house damage compensation amount for Sept-18 earthquake victims ha...
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Central damage assessment team tour West Sikkim


A 9-member central damage assessment team visited September-18 earthquake affected areas in West ...
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Quake ruined Sikkim`s cardamom cultivation


What else can explain the weather change three years back that hit the Sikkim farmers` flourishing c...
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Nathu La Pass link reopens in quake-hit Sikkim


Nathu La Pass has been one of the three trading border posts between China and India.
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Delhi gives Rs 5 cr relief to Sikkim quake victims


Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said the amount will be contributed to the Prime Minister`s Relief Fun...
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PM gives Rs1,000 crore for quake-hit Sikkim

PM gives Rs1,000 crore for quake-hit Sikkim


Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday visited earthquake-hit areas of Sikkim.
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Sikkim: Army resumes relief work, weather improves


Army made 12 helicopter sorties on Tuesday to the inaccessible parts of Chungthang, Lachen and Lach...
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PM to visit quake-hit Sikkim on September 29


Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is scheduled to visit earthquake-hit areas of Sikkim on September 29...
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NIMHANS experts to provide care in Sikkim


Experts from NIMHANS are being sent to provide psycho-social care to the people affected by the natu...
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Sikkim: Chopper sorties with relief suspended


Helicopter sorties with relief to earthquake-affected areas which resumed Sunday after a two-day gap...
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Workers of Teesta Urja project going back home


Workers said they were not paid their salaries by the company which claimed that unless the road cl...
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Quake toll rises to 93 in Sikkim


At least 13 villages on the Mangan-Djongu side remained inaccessible.
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Tripura govt gives Rs 25 lakh for Sikkim quake


Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar expressed his deep sorrow and solidarity in a letter to his Si...
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Sikkim quake: Tripura donates Rs 25 lakh


Left Front government in Tripura on Sunday donated Rs 25 lakh for the victims of the Sikkim earthqua...
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Women IAF pilots shine in Sikkim relief


Women pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) have been in the thick of action the past week, carrying ...
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Army`s ops capability unaffected by earthquake


Nearly 5,500 personnel drawn from all across Sikkim and adjoining regions were engaged in relief and...
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`Quakes unlikely in Sikkim for next few years`

`Quakes unlikely in Sikkim for next few years`


Sikkim is unlikely to face any large earthquake over the next couple of years, say experts.
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Sikkim quake: State limps back to normalcy


Sikkim is limping back to normalcy with most of the connecting roads in the remote areas restored.
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Sikkim quake: C-130J plane used for the first time


C-130J, a Lockheed Martin-built special aircraft, was deployed for the first time by the elite 77 Sq...
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Army yet to reach ravaged areas of Sikkim


The 6.8 magnitude earthquake had cut off many parts of Northern Sikkim like Chuntham, Lachen, Lachun...
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Sikkim quake: Toll rises to 135, relief work on


With 18 more bodies recovered in North Sikkim the toll in Sunday`s devastating quake rose to 135.
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Sikkim quake: 10,000 food packets air-dropped


Over 10,000 food packets were air-dropped in the quake-hit areas of north Sikkim as two major roads ...
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Sikkim quake survivors crawl to climb stretches


Hundreds of Sikkim quake survivors are trekking out of their cut-off villages, crawling sometimes t...
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North Sikkim geologically vulnerable: Geologists

North Sikkim geologically vulnerable: Geologists


The Geological Survey of India has sent teams to the earthquake affected areas in Sikkim.
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Another earthquake of 3.9 magnitude hits Sikkim


A mild intensity earthquake of 3.9 magnitude hit Sikkim Thursday night, just four days after a powe...
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Rescue team cover worst-hit Sikkim, 4 roads


Home Ministry officials said that rescue team of National Disaster Response Force, ITBP, Army and o...
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Modi extends aid of Rs 2 crore to quake-hit Sikkim


Gujarat CM sent a cheque of Rs two crore from Chief Minister`s Relief Fund to Sikkim government, fo...
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Maha govt announces Rs 10 cr for quake-hit Sikkim


The decision was announced by Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan.
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Sikkim quake: Nitish, Khanduri to donate money to victims


Nitish Kumar said he would donate Rs five crore from his Chief Minister Relief Fund to his Sikkim ...
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Sikkim quake: Army taking care of 552 people


The Army has given shelter to 552 people of Chungthang in houses which are still usable, an Army off...
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MP announces Rs 5-crore for quake-hit Sikkim


Shivraj Singh Chouhan spoke to Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling over phone and assured him full ...
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Sikkim earthquake toll reaches 78


The death toll in the killer earthquake in Sikkim Thursday mounted to 78 even as landslides in sever...
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Centre announces Rs 50 crore aid for Sikkim


Home Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday arrived in the earthquake-hit Sikkim to take stock of the re...
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ITBP prepares disaster mitigation stores for Sikki


The ITBP has prepared disaster management stores, comprising tents and blankets, for immediate air...
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Dalai Lama saddened by Sikkim quake; donates Rs 5L


Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has expressed his condolences over the deaths and destructio...
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Sikkim quake: Death toll climbs to 116


Twenty more bodies were recovered in quake-hit Sikkim taking the toll in Sunday`s powerful 6.8 mag...
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15 from Bengal feared killed in Sikkim: Mamata


The chief minister said that the state government on its own had arranged for the return of some to...
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Sikkim quake caused loss of nearly 1L crores: CM


Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling on Wednesday said that the relief and rescue operation in...
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