News and stories from the eight states of Northeast India
Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh is visiting the Gangtok and Mangan districts of Sikkim. The official visit is scheduled for the second and third of November.
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Personnel of the 72nd Battalion of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) in Yuksum successfully extinguished a fast-spreading fire in a commercial cardamom plantation on October 29, 2026, preventing economic loss and danger to nearby residents.
The State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) of Sikkim launched a mega Financial Inclusion Saturation Camp on 28th October, 2026, at Chintan Bhawan in Gangtok to connect every citizen with basic banking, pension, and insurance services.
According to the India Meteorological Department, the remnants of Cyclone Arnab caused temperatures in Gangtok to drop significantly. Rain is expected to continue across Sikkim over the coming days.
