The entire region comprising Siliguri, Darjeeling, and Sikkim has been experiencing continuous rainfall since early today.
This deployment strengthens India’s defence preparedness along the sensitive Sino-Indian border and aligns with the "Atmanirbhar Bharat" initiative, reinforcing self-reliance in defence technology.
The Trishakti Corps of the Indian Army, tasked with securing Sikkim and the strategically crucial Siliguri Corridor, successfully conducted a month-long live-firing exercise featuring T-90 tanks.
The Union Government has released 15th Finance Commission Grants during Financial Year 2024–25, for the Rural Local Bodies of Bihar, Haryana and Sikkim.
Sikkim chief minister Prem Singh Tamang (Golay) visited Kalimpong on Friday to pay his respects to the late Gyalo Thondup, elder brother of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.
West Bengal ranks first in meat production in the country and contributes to 12.62 per cent of the country’s total meat production.
The Indian Army’s Trishakti Corps successfully conducted a live fire exercise, demonstrating its battle readiness, rapid deployment, and precision strike capabilities in high-altitude warfare.
Held in the high-altitude mountains of Sikkim, the exercise focused on preparing the units for challenges unique to mountainous terrain, highlighting their adaptability and operational flexibility.
On Army Day the Ministry of Defence launched a portal on battlefields. The portal, released by the defence minister, has details of how to visit various well-known battlefields and war memorials, and where visitors can pay homage to those who laid down their lives.
A political buzz has emerged in the Hills following former Sikkim chief minister Pawan Chamling’s meeting with West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at Nabanna yesterday.
