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APRIL 19 GANGTOK:   Sikkim has zero Covid19 positives says SC Gupta, Chief Secretary apprising the efforts of Chief Minister PS Golay. APRIL 20 GANGTOK: Large gatherings of patients was found at STNM hospital when the restriction was eased for few activities. Majority of the cases were obstetrics, said Dr. Passang Bhutia. Medical Superintendent.  from old file GANGTOK : Chief Minister PS Golay presented financial incentives to media towards their services. The press media persons included from Print Media, Electronic Media and Digital Media.  Photo : sikkim.gov GANGTOK : Social workers Rashma Gurung and Sobrath Gupta came forward to help flower grower Bishnu Kumar Rai from Rabdang. They collected 200 cut flowers and brought to STNM Hospital and appealed to the passer-by to take the flowers and donate the money as per their wish. The flower growers are having huge loss due to the on-going lockdown.  Photo : Sikkim Expre...

APRIL 13 DZULUK : The Forest department had issued eviction notices to 84 families in Dzuluk near Changu, East Sikkim for alleged encroaching of the forest land. The notice mentioned that the families had made illegal houses in the area. Further, the notice issued on April 7 reads the removal of houses in the next 15 days. file pic RANGPO : Officials of the Animal Husbandry Department, members of Rangpo Nagar Panchayat, and Rangpo Police visited meat stalls at Rangpo and Majhitar. Most of the meat stalls were found unhygienic and cleanliness was not maintained. The owners of the stalls were given orders to close down their shops for three days and maintain proper hygienic surroundings. Rate Board was also told to install.    Photo: Sikkim Express APRIL 14 GANGTOK: CM PS Golay assures stronger measures to follow lockdown 2.0, functioning of a few Government offices, and other works to be announced after April 20 depending upon the situation. We do...

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...