Gangtok, May 11 (IANS) In a significant push towards women empowerment and border tourism, the Indian Army has facilitated the establishment of an all-women operated cafe at an altitude of 13,000 feet near the famed Baba Harbhajan Singh Memorial Temple in East Sikkim, officials said. The cafe, located close to one of the most visited high-altitude tourist and pilgrimage destinations in the state, has been set up under the Indian Army’s broader “Ranbhoomi Darshan” initiative aimed at promoting to…
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Gangtok, April 12 (IANS) In a significant step towards improving communication in remote border areas, the Indian Army has established Sikkim’s first Border Village Community Radio Station, 88.4 FM Radio Sikkim Sundari, in Eastern Sikkim, Army officials said on Sunday. The initiative, undertaken by the Trishakti Corps, aims to bridge the information gap in high-altitude regions where residents often face geographic isolation, harsh weather conditions, and limited mobile and internet connectivity…
Gangtok, April 9 (IANS) The Indian Army has successfully evacuated all 1,321 stranded tourists and 84 local residents from North Sikkim on Thursday after landslides snapped road connectivity in the region, officials said. Defence Spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Mahendra Rawat said that ‘Operation Him Setu’, launched earlier to evacuate stranded tourists in the Lachen area of North Sikkim, has been completed successfully.He noted that the evacuation of all stranded individuals was carried out in an …
Gangtok, April 9 (IANS) The Army has so far rescued 135 stranded tourists from North Sikkim, where landslides have snapped road connectivity, officials said on Thursday. Defence spokesman Lt Col Mahendra Rawat said that the Indian Army’s Trishakti Corps launched ‘Operation Him Setu’ to evacuate stranded tourists at Lachen in North Sikkim.He said that the evacuation is being conducted in phases. So far, 135 tourists have been safely evacuated, along with 32 light vehicles and 10 motorcycles…
Gangtok, Jan 10 (IANS) In a significant step towards strengthening veteran security forces’ welfare, the Indian Army’s Trishakti Corps has launched a pilot project for home delivery of essential medicines for entitled Army veterans in Sikkim, officials said on Saturday. Under the initiative, medicines are being delivered directly to the homes of beneficiaries through the ECHS Polyclinic in Gangtok, in collaboration with the India Department of Posts and CSC e-Governance Services India Limited. T…