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…
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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…
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…
Gangtok, July 20 (IANS) Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Monday presented a Rs 18,455-crore Budget for the financial year 2026-27, laying out an ambitious roadmap centred on infrastructure creation, healthcare, education, sustainable tourism and fiscal discipline as the Himalayan state seeks to realise its long-term vision of becoming a high-income economy under the “Viksit Sikkim @2047” initiative. CM Tamang, who also holds the Finance portfolio, tabled the Budget in the Assembly, pro…
Gangtok, May 8 (IANS) The Sikkim government has constituted a five-member enquiry committee to investigate the death of a woman and her unborn twins following treatment and referral from STNM Hospital, officials said on Friday. The deceased woman, Sweta Karki from Gyalshing district, died after being referred from the hospital for advanced medical care.Her husband, Swarup Chettri, has alleged medical negligence and lapses in treatment at the hospital, claiming that both his wife and their …