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Springshed Management

Legislative Roundtable and Eastern Himalayan Policy Dialogue in Siliguri

  • October 10, 2026
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South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies (SaciWATERs), in collaboration with Heinrich Böll Stiftung, organised a Legislative Roundtable and Eastern Himalayan Policy Dialogue in Siliguri, West Bengal, on October 08. With the theme “Strengthening Mountain Water Security through Springshed Governance in the Sikkim-Darjeeling Himalayas.” The dialogue brought together legislators, water-resource practitioners, researchers, academics and […]

Farming

25years Of Success In Sustainable Commercial Off-season Vegetable Cultivation

  • October 10, 2026
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Farmers of Chuba-Perbing, at Sherpa Bhawan, Perbing celebrates 25years of success in sustainable commercial off-season vegetable cultivation at Chuba-Perbing. They are facilitated in the seeds, science-based cultivation and selling by Additional Director of Horticulture Department, Nirmala Moktan of Perbing.  In the event, four farmers of the area, Tashi Sherpa (King of Off-season Vegetables), and Agri-Horti […]

Sports

Badminton Namchi: Celebrating 18 Years of Legacy

  • October 9, 2026
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Namchi Badminton Association (BAN) organises the 9th Himalayan Open Badminton Championship 2026. This four-day event starts from October 02 and concludes on October 05. Players from Namchi, Gangtok, Pakyong, Darjeeling, Siliguri and Mangan joins the event in Namchi Indoor Hall. They fight for championship in different categories like U17, mix doubles, doubles and veterans. The […]

Shital Tamang, a local of Upper Gom, Namchi engaged in the handloom business in South Sikkim received the Lepcha Daree Award from President Draupadi Murmu on 7th August 2026 on the National Handloom Day organized at Rastrapati Bhawan, ND. People

Shital Tamang National Handloom Award Winner Story

  • September 3, 2026
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Shital Tamang, a local of Upper Gom, Namchi engaged in the handloom business in South Sikkim received the National Handloom Award 2025, for Lepcha Daree under category of ‘Tribal Weaves’, from President Draupadi Murmu on 7th August 2026 during the 12th National Handloom Day held at Rastrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre, New Delhi. Start of the […]

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Football’s Boom Is Not the Same as Football Development

  • June 6, 2026
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Sikkim Football: The Thriving SPL and Its Impact The Sikkim Premier League (SPL) has become one of the state’s most visible sporting events. Stadiums filled with crowds, matches generate significant engagement online, and football dominates public conversation during the tournament season. Few would deny that SPL has increased the profile of football in Sikkim. But […]

Culture

Sikkim Government Announces Multi-Tier Austerity Framework to Enhance Fuel Conservation and Administrative Efficiency

  • May 14, 2026
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The Chief Minister Trying to Redefine Political Power Through Austerity. Sikkim Wants to Run Government Like a Lean Startup. In alignment with the national call for fiscal prudence and resource optimization issued by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Government of Sikkim has initiated a comprehensive austerity framework aimed at strengthening fuel conservation, administrative rationalization, and […]

Concrete replaces mud as Nar Maya Rai’s new home nears completion under the Sikkim Garib Awas Yojana. People

From Kachcha to Concrete: Mud house to SGAY

  • April 19, 2026
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How a Panchayat Leader’s Personal Intervention Helped a 65-Year-Old Sikkim Woman Finally Own a Home For nearly thirty years, Nar Maya Rai lived in a fragile kachcha house perched on borrowed land in Lower Kopchey Ward, under 33-Mikkhola-Singithang GPU in Namchi Block, South Sikkim. The house stood without security, without ownership, and without dignity. Its […]

People

SIKKIM HAS IDEAS. WHAT IT DOESN’T HAVE IS INNOVATION

  • April 15, 2026
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At a student festival in Temi, a state minister calls out the gap between imagination and execution As education spending rises and pass rates improve, the real challenge is turning curiosity into systems that work Temi, April 15: In a room full of student prototypes, models, and ideas, Sikkim’s Education Minister Raju Basnet identified what […]