Sikkim  

Arvind Kejriwal came in for heavy criticism as his government got into a controversy as their print ad referred to Sikkim as an independent country

The Indian Army provided relief including food, shelter, warm clothing and medicines to ensure their safety from weather and high altitude to the tourists in Sikkim 

In a bid to prevent crime against women the Karnataka police have launched a free-ride scheme under which any woman who is alone and unable to find a ride home will be dropped home by a police vehicle at zero cost. The free-of-cost service will be available from 10 pm to 6 am on all days. To ensure women safety Karnataka police have launched a free night pick-and-drop facility for women in the city. Even Sikkim Police has launched a free ride scheme under which any woman is unable to find transport services at night will be dropped home in a Police vehicle free of cost

 

The President will grace the convocation of Sikkim University on November 3
 

With 10 MLAs joining the BJP, the saffron party has become the main opposition in Sikkim. The BJP’s immediate challenge in the state will be the byelections to three seats

Two National Highways (NH) -- NH 10, that connects siliguri in West Bengal with Sikkim and NH 31, that connects Siliguri and Dooars in Jalpaiguri district -- have been closed. Two people died in landslides in the past few days in Pubung in Darjeeling district. Three more are feared dead as their car fell in the Teesta in the same district
 

As many as 427 tourists were evacuated four days after being stranded due to torrential rains. The district administration arranged vehicles for all the 427 tourists to reach the state capital Gangtok, North Sikkim 

The External Affairs Ministry (MEA) organises the annual yatra signifying friendship and understanding between India and China

The states of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Telangana are voting today in a single phase.

The first phase of polling for the Lok Sabha election has begun in 18 states. With the break of dawn, voting kicked off in 91 constituencies across 18 states and two union territories. Voting is also underway in 175 Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, 32 in Sikkim and 28 seats in Odisha

The first phase of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections is set to take place on April 11. A total of 16633 polling stations have been set up. Campaigning for the first phase ended on April 9.

While there is no surprise in repeating Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi, Amit Shah replacing LK Advani in Gandhinagar is significant. Several ministers and sitting MPs have been renominated except in Chhattisgarh. Smriti Irani, who had in 2014 remarkably reduced Rahul Gandhi's victory margin when compared to his 2009 figures, if fighting the Congress president again in Amethi. Read on for the rest of the list.

Baichung Bhutia, former captain of the Indian football team and the head of the Bhutia’s Hamro Sikkim Party has fielded seven candidates in the first list for the 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly polls to be held on April  11. Congress MLA Narayanrao has made a scathing attack at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He went on to indicate that PM Modi is impotent. In response to such crass remarks, BJP spokesperson S Prakash said that these comments are made by frustrated Congress party members due to their inability to come to power. Watch MyNation in 100 seconds.

Baichung Bhutia,  former captain of the Indian football team and the head of the Bhutia’s Hamro Sikkim Party has fielded seven candidates in the first list for the 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly polls to be held on April  11