Proud to be a Sikkimese: Sikkim Travel, Culture & Local Heritage

Gangtok, On May 24, Shri PS Golay, the Chief Minister of Sikkim, presented citations to eight retired teachers from Khamdong Block at an esteemed event held at NB Bhandari Government Auditorium, Tadong, Gangtok. Photo Source  : Nawang Bhutia The occasion marked the second edition of Siksam 2022-2023, organized by the Sikkim Teacher's Association (STA), where retired teachers (2021) from various blocks across the state were honored for their exceptional contributions to education. The event was further enriched by the release of Guru Darpan, the literary magazine of STA. Smt. Geeta Pradhan, Smt. Tara Pradhan, Mrs. Karma Sangden Bhutia, Smt. Yog Maya Sharma, and Shri Sanja Bahadur Subba had the honor of receiving their citations directly from the Chief Minister. Meanwhile, Shri Dolanath Bastola, President of STA, Khamdong Block, graciously accepted the citations on behalf of Shri Madan Kumar Tamang, Shri Manoj Kumar Singh, and Smt. Bimla Rai. Representing the Khamdong STA Block, th...

Sikkim Sangram Parishad, regional political party in Sikkim was formed in 1984, when NB Bhandari, leader of Sikkim Janta Parishad dissolved his old party to form a new one. The SSP Party went on to win two state elections in 1984 and 1989 - winning all 32 seats in the house.  After losing two consecutive state elections to Sikkim Democratic Front, Bhandari merged SSP with Indian National Congress and became the President of Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee (SPCC) in 2004. Bhandari later in 2013 revived SSP again. After the death of NB Bhandari in 2017, his wife Dil Kumari Bhandari became the President of Sikkim Sangram Parishad. Symbol – Elephant                              Flag Colour – Red and White

Files his nomination from Namchi and Poklok Kamrang Namchi, March 25: India’s longest serving Chief Minister, Shri Pawan Chamling filed his nomination today in Namchi, South Sikkim for his candidature in the upcoming elections. Shri Chamling is contesting from Namchi Singithang and from Poklok Kamrang in the forthcoming Assembly elections. Chamling, who has been serving the people of Sikkim since 1994, is the longest serving CM of India and is seeking a record sixth term for his party, Sikkim Democratic Front ( SDF ) in the upcoming election. For this, the SDF party has launched various campaigns over the past few weeks which are highly innovative, tech-savvy and people-centric incorporating campaign strategies adopted by the SDF to engage with the people. On 23 rd March, the Party launched “ Ma Pani Chamling ” – the party’s campaign to build an inclusive manifesto capturing people’s aspirations for the upcoming Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha P...

PRESS RELEASE The Largest Participative Agenda Setting Exercise in Sikkim’s History Through this comprehensive campaign, Sikkim Democratic Front aims to directly connect with 4 Lakh people to take their suggestions to prepare its manifesto for the upcoming Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha Polls Gangtok , 23 rd March, 2019: Sikkim Democratic Front ( SDF ) today launched “ Ma Pani Chamling ” – the party’s campaign to build an inclusive manifesto capturing people’s aspirations for the upcoming Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha Polls. The campaign was jointly launched by party’s Publicity Head Shri Bhim Dahal and Social Media Head and Lok Sabha MP Shri Prem Das Rai at the party headquarters in Gangtok.   A dedicated website – www.mapanichamling.com – was launched to solicit people’s suggestions for shaping Sikkim’s future As part of the campaign, the SDF will attempt to engage 4 Lakh people across Sikkim to seek their suggestions which will be reflected...