[ad_1] The Chungthang dam in Sikkim, the source for a hydropower plant, collapsed last week, killing 30 people. Recently, other states have also witnessed catastrophes involving large dams leading to…

[ad_1] Gangtok:The army has launched a massive search operation to locate explosives that may be buried under the silt and debris on the banks of the Teesta River along a…

[ad_1] Siliguri: The release of Central funds to the tune of Rs.44.8 crore as advance for flood-hit Sikkim has triggered a political slugfest in West Bengal. Cloudburst over Lhonak Lake…

[ad_1] At least 55 people, including eight Indian Army personnel, have been killed and over 140 are still missing after a cloudburst over Lhonak Lake triggered a flash flood in…

[ad_1] The toll in the flash flood in Sikkim rose to 30 as four more bodies were found on Saturday, while 62 people who were reported missing earlier were found…

[ad_1] The death toll in flash floods in Sikkim jumped to 55 with officials in the Himalayan state confirming 26 bodies were recovered within its territory till Saturday evening while…

[ad_1] An inter-ministerial central team will visit flood-hit Sikkim from Sunday to assess the damage due to the natural calamity, Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra said. A visual from the…

[ad_1] Rangpo: “Don’t go there. There may be explosives underneath the silt,” warned 34-year-old Bharat Mohanty, a resident of Rangpo in east Sikkim’s Pakyong district, pointing towards a large vacant…

[ad_1] Bad weather hampered efforts to reach the worst-hit areas of the Sikkim flash floods on Friday, forcing army and national disaster response force (NDRF) personnel to begin trekking and…

[ad_1] Sikkim chief minister Prem Singh Tamang questioned the quality of the 1200 MW hydro power project on Friday, days after the dam was destroyed by flash floods in the…