Bharat Express

Sikkim

Indian Army and Tri Shakti Corps joined forces with Fitistan Ek Fit Bharat to host the inaugural Sikkim Soldierathon at Palzor Stadium.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh marked the festival of Vijayadashami by performing 'Shastra Puja' alongside armed forces personnel in Gangtok.

In a meeting with Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Sikkim MP Indra Hang Subba drew his attention towards the pending tribal status of 12 left-out communities in the mountain state.

Sikkim, a former kingdom, merged with India on the condition that its old laws and special status would remain intact. Consequently, the small northeastern state followed its own Sikkim Income Tax Manual 1948, governing tax laws since 1975

In Arunachal Pradesh, the Congress secured one seat, the NCP three, and the People's Party of Arunachal two seats.

In the initial wave of vote counting, CM Prem Singh Tamang has emerged as a frontrunner in two constituencies he contested.

The fate of Sikkim's political landscape hangs in the balance as the counting of votes for the 2024 Sikkim Assembly election kicked off at 6 AM today.

Previously, the J-20 has been seen in Tibet and Xinjiang's Hotan prefecture between 2020 and 2023, but this is believed to be the largest deployment captured by commercial satellite imagery.

The assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim are slated for April 19, coinciding with the first phase of Lok Sabha elections.

Simultaneous election for Lok Sabha and assembly will be held in four states -- Sikkim, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.