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

Sikkim Cricket Association Condemns the false statement made by Mr. Bhaichung Bhutia, who now on several occasions has passed false remarks recklessly before the press, wherein he repeatedly stated that SICA receives grant in aid to a tune of Rs. 15 to 20 Crores per year. This is entirely false and we urge Mr. Bhaichung to get his facts checked before speaking out against other associations or sporting bodies, who are only trying their best to help the state of Sikkim and its people. SICA would also take this opportunity to inform the general public that all and any grants received by us are in the public domain and have been made available for anyone interested, through the BCCI website. We at SICA would also like to state that money doesn’t equate to good governance, various structural reforms have been undertaken by SICA bringing in transparency in all aspects from governance to financial matters, introduction and formation of District bodies and even giving them voting rights and p...

Chennai, 13 January: The second match of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was played today against Bihar at SSN College Ground, Chennai today, where Sikkim won the toss and chose to bat first.  Left to Right : Md Ronak, Rajiv Malay Darjee and Md Saptulla Receiving The Sikkim Cap From Captain Robin Bist In the first innings, Sikkim scored 110 runs in 20 overs with the loss of 8 wickets. The local boys Nilesh Lamichaney and Ashish Thapa gave a good start with the opening partnership of 43 runs. Varun Sood was the highest scorer for the side with 28 runs, Nilesh Lamichaney 24 runs, Ashish Thapa 22 runs, Anureet Singh 18 runs, Palzor Tamang 4 runs, Lee Yong Lepcha 3 runs, Robin Bist and Mandup Bhutia 1 run each. The turning track helped the opponent bowler Ashutosh Aman, who took 4 crucial wickets. In the second innings, Bihar achieved the target of 111 runs in 19.1 overs with the loss of 2 wickets and won the match by 8 wickets. The debutant Rajiv Malay Darjee who has never represented Sik...

Chennai, 11 January: Sikkim won their match of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2020-21 against Mizoram by 10 wickets at Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai today.    Due to ground condition, the match was reduced from Twenty20 format to five overs. Sikkim won the toss and choose to field first. In the first innings, Mizoram scored 47 runs with the loss of 3 wickets, where Captain KB Pawan scored 27 runs of 13 balls, Pratik Desai 10 runs off 5 balls, Taruwar Kholi 6 runs off 7 balls. Varun Sood and Anureet Singh took 1 wicket each for Sikkim and a run-out was done by Mandup Bhutia of Pratik Desai.  In the second innings, Sikkim made 50 runs in 3.4 overs without any loss of wicket and sealed the match. Anureet Singh scored 28 runs off 12 balls and Varun Sood 21 runs off 10 balls. SICA executives witnessed this victory as they are on their visit to Chennai for the tournament and happy with today’s performance and wish the team luck for the upcoming matches. Sikkim will be p...

RANGPO, December 13: The meeting was called by the President and all the executives of Sikkim Cricket Association (SICA) at Sikkim Cricket Ground , Rangpo to discuss the Master Plan for Short-term and Long-term Cricket development in Sikkim. Dr. Atul Gaikwad - Hon. Director of Coaching, Coaches, Selectors, Administrative Staffs, Ground Staffs, District Association Representatives, Senior players (both Men & Women) were present at the meeting.  The main agenda of the meeting was development and promotion of cricket in Sikkim, how players will get more exposure and experience and become a role model for the upcoming generations, how Coaches can contribute to increasing the numbers of Players with the utilization of available resources and create a common development language, Talent hunt programs, Identifying new talents, transparent selection process, development of district-wise infrastructure, encouragement of Club culture, generation of funds, etc.  During t...

  PRESS RELEASE In a glittering investiture ceremony, Governors Medal were awarded by Hon’ble Governor of Sikkim Shri Ganga Prasad to 36 outstanding NCC Cadets from the state of Sikkim at Chintan Bhawan on 26 Nov 2020. Hon’ble CM Mr. P.S. Tamang , Minister of Education, Sports & Youth Affairs Shri Kunga Nima Lepcha , Chief Secretary Mr. S.C.Gupta IAS, Department of Education Additional Chief Secretary Mr. GP Upadhyaya IAS, COs of 1,3 & 4 Sikkim Bns NCC  along with other distinguished guests from Dept of Education, Principals, Associate NCC Officers and NCC Cadets from various NCC affiliated Schools and Colleges were in attendance.  A total of 36 Cadets from NCC belonging to all four districts of Sikkim were presented the medals for their outstanding achievements at both National and State level events in the year 2019 - 20. Three categories of medals were awarded by the Hon’ble Governor i.e 18 Gold, 10 Silver and 08 Bronze medals. Each medal had a Certificate an...

Ravangla , 5 th April: Pawan Chamling reached Ravangla today on the 7 th day of the 10-day long Sikkim Vijay Sankalp Rally . People from Barfung , Temi-Namphing , Rangang-Yangang , and Sangha constituencies joined in the event. The event was widely streamed and about 3 lakh people tuned in on social media. Chamling informed the crowd of SDF’s development plans for the state. He said that the ropeway and skywalk in Yangang which is currently under construction will lead to the development of the constituency into a tourist hot-spot, which will ultimately lead to the overall development of the state. He further added that world-class sewage management will be developed in Ravangla. Other key promises made by the CM include making a housing colony for landless and homeless people, Rs 5,000 to be provided as pension to every ex-Panchayat, doubling of Panchayat salary in the coming term, regularising of government services, and One Family One Job scheme . He further stated...

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...