Sikkim governor Laxman Acharya emphasised that it’s every individual’s responsibility within society to ensure that disabled individuals can avail the benefits of these social welfare programs.
#Sikkim #Int’lDivyangFilmFestival
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/international-divyang-film-festival-in-varanasi-promotes-positive-shift-in-society-s-perception-of-disabled-individuals-101692548179095.html
Landslides triggered by heavy rain cut off large parts of northern and eastern #Sikkim, including Nathula pass, while efforts were being made to restore connectivity, officials said on Friday.
https://trib.al/MI0KixG #press
Student leader death | #Sikkim government constitutes judicial commission to probe case
(@PramodGiri1 reports)
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/kolkata-news/sikkim-government-forms-judicial-commission-to-probe-death-of-student-leader-family-claims-murder-101689331887283.html #press
IMD says isolated extremely heavy rainfall likely over Sub-Himalayan #WestBengal & #Sikkim and #Assam and #Meghalaya during 18-20 June
(Reports @tilak2010)
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/assam-and-sikkim-hit-by-floods-and-landslides-due-to-heavy-rainfall-relief-efforts-underway-30-000-affected-101687202602339.html #press
#westbengal #sikkim #assam #meghalaya #press
Monsoon is in the active stage in the northeastern states. Extremely heavy rainfall is expected today and heavy to very heavy rainfall is predicted for the next two days in #Assam & #Meghalaya. #Sikkim & sub-Himalayan #WestBengal will witness very heavy to heavy rainfall in the… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1670725342993223685 #press
#assam #meghalaya #sikkim #westbengal #press
More than 2,400 tourists have been stranded in North #Sikkim due to landslides and roadblocks. The #IndianArmy has been actively working to rescue them.
Multiple landslides and flash floods induced by heavy rainfall hit normal life in several parts of
#Sikkim, with the army rescuing 300 more tourists stranded in the northeastern state
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/heavy-rainfall-induces-multiple-landslides-and-flash-floods-army-rescues-300-tourists-in-sikkim-101687115923174.html #press
Multiple landslides induced by heavy rainfall have damaged over a hundred houses in West Sikkim district. The incessant rain has caused extensive damage to infrastructure and property in the state.
#Swept #Houses #Landslides #Sikkim
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/over-100-houses-damaged-in-multiple-landslides-in-sikkim-4132006
#swept #houses #landslides #sikkim
#Sikkim | #IndianArmy rescues 300 tourists stranded at #Chungthang, #NorthSikkim due to landslides and roadblocks in the part. The tourists were provided food, resting place and medical comfort by the Indian Army troops during the rescue: Lt Col Mahendra Rawat, PRO Defence #press
#sikkim #indianarmy #chungthang #northsikkim #press
Flash flood hit North #Sikkim district and submerged the National Highway 10 at Pegong, officials said.
https://trib.al/ScNT24u #press
The Indian Army rescued 500 stranded tourists, including 54 children, in #Sikkim as torrential rain in parts of the Himalayan state caused landslides and roadblocks, a defence official said on May 20, 2023.
https://trib.al/qXcZqW5 #press
The bus overturned at Singbel on the outskirts of Makha in East Sikkim district, about 40 km from the state capital Gangtok
#SchoolBus #Sikkim
https://www.news18.com/india/26-people-including-23-students-injured-as-school-bus-overturns-in-sikkim-7851559.html
Buddha Park at night || Sikkim || Ravangla https://www.alojapan.com/803565/buddha-park-at-night-sikkim-ravangla/
#shortsvideo #shorts #travel #buddha #park #sikkim #nit #reels #viral #hot #buddhism #buddhapurnimastatus #buddhapurnima
#BuddhaPark #buddhapurnima #buddhism #buddhist #Kobe #Kobedestinations #kobetour #Kobetravel #Kobetrip #Kobevacation #nightview #nitsikkim #sikkim #tourism #神戸
#shortsvideo #shorts #travel #buddha #park #sikkim #nit #reels #viral #hot #buddhism #buddhapurnimastatus #buddhapurnima #buddhapark #buddhist #kobe #kobedestinations #kobetour #kobetravel #kobetrip #kobevacation #nightview #nitsikkim #tourism #神戸
🚰 Imagine spending 3-4 hours a day just to fetch water for your family. This is the reality for Bidya and many women in Sikkim's rural communities due to scarcity of water.
Research shows that rural Sikkim isn't as water-rich as it seems, and factors like land ownership and economic class play a huge role in water access.
🔎 Read here:
https://loom.ly/Akk5XbA
#WaterScarcity #RuralCommunities #Sikkim #WaterAccess #families #family #women #communities #water
#waterscarcity #ruralcommunities #sikkim #wateraccess #families #family #women #communities #water
Video of the #Sikkim avalanche: https://fb.watch/jHRWcc2Wj_/?mibextid=unz460
Video of the #India army rescue operation in #Sikkim: https://twitter.com/ani/status/1643216315191287809?s=46&t=pQiguy2Ht1a-dIEPQVxGsw
Avalanche in #Sikkim kills at least seven people, leaving other tourists trapped. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sikkim-avalanche-nathula-live-updates-tourists-trapped-8537784/ #India
#Sikkim “Temi #Tea Garden is a cradle of nature in the green valleys.”
#Photography by Suchetana Sen in #India, April 2013
#india #photography #tea #sikkim
“We have a beep for that!”
Today’s Mint column starts with the Gadkari Nudge.
Design, organisation and behaviour are three vertices of good public infrastructure. Improving one can improve overall outcomes but improving all three is necessary if we desire sustainable changes.
https://www.nitinpai.in/2023/01/30/we-have-a-beep-for-that
#PublicPolicy #Infrastructure #Traffic #India #Bangalore #Mysore #Sikkim
#publicpolicy #infrastructure #traffic #india #bangalore #Mysore #sikkim