Gangtok, May 2 (IANS) In a significant development for urban local governance in Sikkim, the newly constituted Gangtok Municipal Corporation has emerged with a women-majority council, with 12 women among its 20 elected councillors, while both the Mayor and Deputy Mayor posts are being held by women for the first time. The Fourth Council Formation and oath-taking ceremony of the civic body was held on Saturday at the Gangtok Municipal Corporation Conference Hall in Deorali.All 20 elected co…
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Gangtok, March 26 (IANS) The Citizen Action Party (CAP) on Thursday announced that it will boycott the upcoming Urban Local Bodies (ULB) elections in Sikkim if they are conducted on a party basis, reiterating its long-standing demand for non-party grassroots democratic processes.CAP spokesperson Albert Gurung said the party has consistently advocated strengthening local self-governance through independent participation, asserting that municipal and Nagar Panchayat elections must remain non-parti…
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended birthday greetings to Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang Golay and said he was praying for the leader’s long and healthy life in the service of the people. PM Modi took to social media platform X and wrote, “Birthday wishes to Sikkim CM Shri Prem Singh Tamang Golay Ji. Praying for his long and healthy life in service of the people.”Prem Singh Tamang’s journey began in Singling, West Sikkim, where he was born on …