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4 in 5 Bihar women have never used the internet; Sikkim tops the chart

The data show that people in urban areas and men have more access to the internet than those in rural areas, and women

Earthquake of magnitude 4.0 hits Nepal-India border, no loss of life

An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on the Richter scale occurred near the Nepal-India border in Sikkim today, according to the National Centre for Seismology."Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.0, Occurred on 05-02-2021, 03:43:10 IST, Lat: 27.86 & Long: 88.14, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Nepal - India (Sikkim) Border," NCS tweeted.No loss of life and property has been reported so far. Further details are awaited.

India-China standoff: Several soldiers injured in minor face-off at Sikkim

Naku La, incidentally, was one of the original face-off sites, along with Pangong Tso, Galwan, Gogra, Hot Springs, in early-May last year

Sikkim bans entry of poultry products from other states for 1 month

This comes in the wake of the outbreak of avian influenza in various places across the country

Sikkim police personnel failing mandatory drug test to lose jobs: CM

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang has said that all police personnel of the state will undergo a compulsory drug test and those failing it will lose their jobs

2020: Sikkim suffers Rs 600-crore blow as Covid cripples tourism industry

Sikkim reeled under a serious crisis in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic crippled its tourism industry, the mainstay of its economy

Sikkim registers 32 fresh coronavirus cases, taking tally to 5,664

Sikkim reported 32 fresh Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the state's caseload to 5,664, an official said

Amid Jagan Reddy letter row, Andhra chief justice transferred

The apex court collegium has recommended the transfer of the state's Chief Justice J.K. Maheshwari to the Sikkim High Court

Sikkim coronavirus update: 27 new Covid-19 cases reported

Sikkim reported 27 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the tally to 5,290, an official said on Friday

Sikkim coronavirus update: 25 new Covid-19 cases, two more deaths reported

Sikkim reported 25 new Covid-19 cases and two more deaths on Monday, an official said

Centre approves Rs 4,382 crore as calamity assistance to six states

A high-level committee, headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, has approved the release of nearly Rs 4,382crore to six states as central assistance for the natural calamities they faced this year

Sikkim reports 27 Covid-19 cases, 4 fresh fatalities push death toll to 74

Sikkim's Covid-19 tally rose to 3,940 as 27 more people tested positive for the infection, while four fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 72, an official said

Sikkim registers 18 fresh coronavirus cases, taking tally to 3,893

Sikkim's Covid-19 tally rose to 3,893 as 18 more people tested positive for the infection in the last 24 hours, an official said

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh likely to visit Sikkim on Dussehra

Amid the ongoing border conflict with China, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is likely to visit Sikkim on this Dussehra to boost the morale of troops deployed against the People's Liberation Army (PLA)

Sikkim coronavirus update: State reports 12 fresh cases, one fatality

Sikkim reported 12 fresh Covid-19 cases and one more coronavirus death on Thursday, an official said

Sikkim coronavirus update: State reports 39 new cases, two more deaths

Sikkim reported 39 new cases of Covid-19 and two more deaths on Saturday

Sikkim reports 25 new Covid-19 cases, 2 fresh fatalities in last 24 hours

Sikkim's COVID-19 tally rose to 2,816 as 25 more people tested positive for the infection, while two fresh fatalities pushed the Himalayan state's coronavirus death toll to 35, an official said.

Sikkim reports 38 new Covid-19 cases, infection count rises to 2,790

Sikkim's COVID-19 tally rose to 2,790 on Sunday as 38 more people tested positive for the disease while one fresh fatality pushed the coronavirus death to toll 33, an official said. Of the 38 new COVID-19 cases, 19 were reported from Gangtok. A 65-year-old man of Deorali area of Gangtok succumbed to the disease. Of the total 2,790 COVID-19 cases, 692 are active as 2,065 have recovered from the disease and 33 have died of the infection, the official added.

Sikkim coroanvirus update: Three more Covid-19 fatalities, 29 new cases

A female health worker was among three more COVID-19 fatalities in Sikkim, where the death toll mounted to 25, an official said on Friday.

Sikkim coronavirus update: 49 fresh cases take state's Covid tally to 2,221

Sikkim reported 49 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally in the Himalayan state to 2,221, an official said