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

BB Lal was the first governor of the state of Sikkim. He was in office from 18 th  May 1975 till 9 th  January 1981.  Interestingly, the magazine cut-off reads BB Lal was given a warm farewell on December 30, 1980, in the presence of NB Bhandari, the then Chief Minister of Sikkim. The photograph mentioned above is the last one to be clicked in Sikkim. He then left for Nainital, which is now in Uttrakhand.   He became the first governor of Sikkim to have his residence at the heritage building of the British residency, which was also known as Barra Khoti and is now more popular as Raj Bhavan. LD Kazi was the Chief Minister of Sikkim when Lal started his tenure as the Governor of Sikkim. Before 1975, Sikkim was an independent Himalayan monarchy ruled by Namgyal Dynasty. In 1979, NB Bhandari became the second Chief Minister of Sikkim. Lal passed away in 2008 at the age of 91. Facts related to BB Lal: Most of the bazaars in popular places are cal...

APRIL 6:   GANGTOK : The Sikkim government launched a portal ( www.covid19sikkim.org ) for circulating information on coronavirus outbreak at Tashiling Secretariat. The COVID-19 Centralized Information System has been developed by IPR, Govt. of Sikkim. GANGTOK :In a letter addressed to the President of India, Ganga Prasad, the Governor of Sikkim has decided to donate 30 percent of his salary for next one year to PM CARES Fund to fight against Corona outbreak. APRIL 7:   GEYZING : Indra Hang Subba, MP and Lok Nath Sharma, PHE Minister visited District Hospital Geyzing and inspected quarantine and isolation centers. Geyzing Girls SSS is made the isolation center where five persons were kept who had returned from outside the state. It was mentioned that ambulance was made available in all the eight primary health centre of the west district. Pic: Sikkim Express APRIL 9:   Different parts of Sikkim witnessed hailstorm on aft...

OBITUARY FROM THE HON'BLE CHIEF MINISTER OF SIKKIM, SHRI PK CHAMLING I m deeply saddened to know about the untimely demise of former Governor of Sikkim, Shri T.V. Rajeswar, who passed away in the early hours of 14th January 2018 at his residence in New Delhi at the age of  91. Shri T.V. RAJESWAR was born on 28 August 1926 in Salem, Tamil Nadu. After completing his MA in Economics from Presidency College, University of Madras, he joined the Indian Police Service in 1949. Initially, he was posted to the erstwhile Hyderabad State and, after the reorganization of states, he was allotted the Andhra Pradesh cadre. He served as Superintendent of Police in the districts of Nizamabad, Raichur and Guntur, and as Deputy Commissioner  in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. In 1962, he joined the Intelligence Bureau (IB) as Assistant Director. After serving in Sikkim and Bhutan from 1963 to 1967, he was posted as Deputy Director and Joint Director in the IB headquarter...

Sikkim observed its 41st statehood by offering khadas and prayers to the statue  of Late LD Kazi the first Chief Minster  of Sikkim at  Chintan Bhawan Complex, Gangtok.

Former Sikkim Governor and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ventrapragada Rama Rao died at a private hospital in Hyderabad on Sunday following an illness.  He was 81 and is survived by his wife and son.

International Conference On Sub-regionalism Approach to Regional Integration In South Asia: Prospects and Opportunities Organized by Sikkim University (A new national University) & Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, New Delhi Venue : Gangtok, Sikkim (India) Dates : 18-22 December 2008 Concept Note Why Sub-regionalism? The sub-region in the eastern fringe of South Asia consisting of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and North-East region of India (NEI), Myanmar and South Western China have several critical and strategic advantages in jointly participating in the development process of the region. These advantages emanate from geographical proximity, socio-cultural cohesiveness, economic complementarities and scope for opening further towards east to the members of the ASEAN. This economic exchange becomes easier due to similar language, culture, resource endowments, geographical advantages and lower transaction costs. On the other hand, econom...