Kolkata, July 27 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday handed over compensation cheques of Rs 5,00,000 each to the family members of 11 migrant workers from the state killed at NHPC Limited’s under-construction tunnel at Namchi in Sikkim on July 20. At the same time, the Chief Minister also promised jobs as home guards in the state police to one member of each of these 11 families.The Chief Minister landed at the temporary helipad of the Jalpaiguri SAI Sports Complex by …
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Gangtok, July 27 (IANS) BJP’s Sikkim unit on Monday welcomed the state government’s Rs 18,455-crore Budget for 2026-27, describing it as development-oriented, while urging the government to place greater emphasis on revenue generation, timely implementation of projects and employment creation.Speaking to IANS, BJP-Sikkim spokesperson Passang Sherpa said the Budget contained several initiatives that would benefit farmers, improve road infrastructure and strengthen healthcare, but stressed that th…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a weather alert warning of intense monsoon activity, including torrential rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning and strong winds across several states on Monday.According to the latest IMD bulletin, the next 14 hours are expected to be particularly critical for several states as heavy rain and severe weather conditions intensify.The weather department has warned that wind speeds may reach up to 80 kmph in some areas, rai…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Union Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat told the Rajya Sabha on Friday that as many as 15 states and Union Territories (UTs) have deployed dedicated Tourist Police to create a safer ecosystem for visitors. Shekhawat said Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim and Uttar Pradesh have deployed Tourist Police to strengthen the on-ground safety mecha…
Gangtok, July 23 (IANS) The four-day search and rescue operation at the collapsed under-construction tunnel of the NHPC Teesta Stage VI Hydropower Project in Sikkim’s Namchi district concluded on Thursday after recovery teams retrieved all 25 workers and officials who had gone missing following the tragedy, officials said.According to the Namchi district administration, three more bodies were recovered during the final phase of the operation on Thursday, taking the total number of bodies recover…
Gangtok, July 22 (IANS) The death toll in the tunnel collapse at the under‑construction NHPC Teesta Stage‑VI Hydropower Project in Sikkim’s Namchi district has risen to 13 after rescue teams recovered another body on Wednesday, officials said. The latest recovery came during the ongoing search operation at the Samardung tunnel in Jholungey, where multiple workers were trapped following the incident. Authorities said the recovered bodies have been shifted to different hospitals for identifi…
Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Wednesday that different autonomous commissions in the state that were allegedly kept defunct during the previous Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government will be reactivated from August 1. “The previous government has kept all the constitutional bodies in West Bengal namely the West Bengal Human Rights Commission, the West Bengal Women’s Commission, the West Bengal Child Protection Commission, the West Bengal S…
Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, on Tuesday expressed concern over the tragic tunnel collapse in neighbouring Sikkim and assured all cooperation to the Sikkim government.In a X post, Adhikari said, “Deeply pained and concerned by the tragic tunnel collapse at the under-construction site of the NHPC Teesta Stage VI Hydroelectric Project at Samardung; Jholungey, in Namchi District of Sikkim.”At least 10 people were killed while several others remained trapped a…
Gangtok, July 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang following the NHPC Teesta Stage VI hydropower project tunnel tragedy in Namchi district and assured the state of all possible assistance from the Centre as rescue operations continued.The incident claimed at least seven lives, and the rescue operation is underway.According to the Sikkim government, the Prime Minister enquired about the situation at the under-construction tunnel in Sam…
Gangtok, July 21 (IANS) A major rescue operation continued through Tuesday morning at the under-construction Samardung tunnel of the NHPC Teesta Stage VI Hydroelectric Project in Sikkim’s Namchi district, with authorities confirming that seven people have lost their lives in the incident. According to the latest official update, the bodies of the deceased have been shifted to Singtam District Hospital, STNM Hospital in Gangtok and Namchi District Hospital.Search and rescue teams are continuing e…