Sikkim: IMD issues avalanche alert in Gangtok, Pakyong

Mar 21, 2026

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued a warning through the Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority (SSDMA) about a medium danger level avalanche...

Sikkim: Pakyong Airport to be renamed Trilochan Pokhrel Airport

Mar 26, 2026

Late Trilochan Pokhrel, also known as "Bande Pokhrel" or "Gandhi Pokhrel", was born in Tareythang, East Sikkim, and is widely regarded as the first...

Flight operations resume at Sikkim's Pakyong Airport after 18 months

Jan 24, 2021

Gangtok (Sikkim) [India], January 24 : Airline operations at Sikkim's only airport at Pakyong, near Gangtok, resumed on Saturday after a gap of almost...

LoP Rahul Gandhi condoles death of four army personnel killed in Sikkim road accident

Sep 05, 2024

Four Indian Army personnel died in a road accident commuting from Pedong in West Bengal to Zuluk along the Silk Route in Pakyong District....

Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi expresses condolences over death of 4 Army personnel in road accident

Sep 06, 2024

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Upendra Dwivedi, expressed his condolences over the death of four Indian Army personnel in a road accident...

Sikkim: First batch of tourists from Chaten successfully evacuated at Pakyong Airport

Jun 05, 2025

Sikkim began evacuating stranded tourists from Chaten today with MI-17 and Cheetah helicopters. A total of 43 tourists were airlifted to Pakyong Greenfield Airport....