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

Hannah presents Glory of Sikkim 2020 beauty pageant ended with Aita Maya Tamang winning the coveted title; Aisha Rai and Dipanjali Gurung were 1st and 2nd Runners Up. Anisha Sharma was declared Miss Fitness. The finale was held at Rongli on December 30.    The finale day had Traditional Round, Gown Round, Reuse Round and Question - Answer Round.Sangeet Prayiar, Mahima Joshi, Binay Gajmer and Stephen Srijana Dhamala were the judges of the beauty contest. Dambar Pradhan, SKM Area Incharge Chujachen Constituency was the Chief Guest of the day. Other distinguished guests included Anupa Tamang, Navin Dungel, Amar Gurung and others.

New Year and new hope. Each year, I hope that we will meet. Definitely, it has been a very long wait, and I, too, feel sad about it.  Circumstances avoided our meeting, yet my love and care for you shall always remain the same as they were before. You shall always remain a small baby girl to me who grows up in photographs.  love you Bebay....

SINGTAM , DECEMBER 26: Sarita Pradhan , residence of Burung , Singtam won the 1st Runner Up title at the Face of Zylish 2020 . The grand finale of the beauty contest was held on December 23, 2020 at Malbazaar , West Bengal; organised by Zylish Academy . Sukla Roy from Bagdogra , Siliguri won the title of Face of Zylish 2020 while Anisha Sewa from Jaigoan , Bhutan won the 2nd Runner Up title.    Face of Zylish 2020 – Season II had 927 participants from 11 states of India. Contestants from Nepal , Sri Lanka , Bhutan, Singapore , UK , Maldives and Kuwait had also participated at the Biggest Online Model Hunt Contest. Abhijit Chettri was the groomer and also the judge of the contest. Chettri was supported in grooming by Anjali Rai , winner of Face of Zylish 2020 – Season I . The competition had started from September 3rd, 2020.    Speaking on the occasion, Sarita Pradhan has thanked the organisers for providing a platform for all the aspiring ...

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Despite better bowling against mighty Australians , India gave up the first match with a mere 36 runs all out in their second inning . This news is a talk of the media today. For me, a team dropping five catches in a match was equally embracing. This historic 36 runs of a team reminded me of another match during the early 90s at Sikkim . The tournament - Thirani Cup , the venue – Paljor Stadium and it was a match between Development Area, Gangtok against Singtam .   The match was 50 over , Development Area scored 194 runs with one of the opening batsmen reaching a century. The centurion batsman was dropped when he had not reached the double-figure. The bowlers gave a tough challenge. When the Singtam batsman came to bat, they never had expected the outcome. Singtam Cricket Team were bundled out for mere 36 runs that included eight players from Singtam getting a duck . The highest score from them was an extra.   Indian Team equaled the Singtam Cricket Team’s lowest...

SINGTAM, DECEMBER 19:   Hannah Presents Glory of Sikkim 2020 beauty pageant starts its grooming session. Fifty contestants had participated through an online and offline process  from different corners of Sikkim. Mega Audition was held at Rongli Village Paradise Resort, Makaibari on December 17, 2020 out of which 11 contestants got through to the Top 11 finalists. Sristi S Pariyar was the judge of the Mega Audition. Speaking on the occasion, Dinah Bishwakarma, Founder/CEO – Glory of Sikkim said the beauty pageant provides a beautiful opportunity to all the girls of 12-26 years age group. The specialty of the beauty pageant is the fact that this competition has a theme “Beauty comes in every shape, size, and colour’. The pageant is all about beautiful souls. It will provide an opportunity to those girls who actually think that they are not beautiful because of their weight, skinny skin, short height, and others, said the CEO.

Indian Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru arrives at the Residency in 1958 where Apa Pant, the Indian Political Officer waits to receive him (IPR Collection, Govt of Sikkim).

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...

1. 1. Shantinagar Gaon Sudhar Samiti Krishna Chettri (AB -) Dhiraj Pradhan (B+) Abul Hayat (A+) Sishir Pradhan (A+) Suman Sunar (AB+)  Bhusan Thapa (B+) Shikha Chettri (O+) Shiva Kr. Rai (A+) Gurmeet Singh (A+) Nikhil Sundas (O+) Devika Lamichaney (A+) 2.       2. Newa Bhay BowneyKuthi Abhisek Pradhan (O+ve) Deo Kumar Pradhan (A+ve) Dhiraj Pradhan (B+ve) Gopal Pradhan (B+ve) Manoj Pradhan (B+ve) Mani Kumar Pradhan (A+ve) Madhusudan Pradhan (A+ve) Prashant Pradhan (O+ve) Shyam Pradhan (O+ve) Sishir Pradhan (A+ve) Anisha Pradhan (O+ve) Karma Lepcha (A+ve).

Singtam, December 16: NIFAA Sikkim State held its first coordination meeting of ‘ Samvedna ’ at Namthang , South Sikkim on December 15, 2020. The meeting was attended by Bikash Pradhan, Chief Coordinator, Praveen Pradhan, President, Krishna Chettri, General Secretary Kishore Baniya, Srijana Chetti and other members of NIFAA. SB Rai, Treasurer, NIFAA Sikkim State was the chairperson of the meeting.      The major highlight of the meeting was talk on Samvedna, a nationwide blood and plasma donation awareness campaign. The campaign shall be held on March 23, 2021 in 28 states and 8 Union Territories of India. More than 90,000 units of blood is expected to be collected from 1500 different venues of India. The campaign is also for attempt at Guinness Book of World Record , told Bikash Pradhan, Chief Coordinator, NIFAA Sikkim Unit. He further said the event commemorates the 90th anniversary of Martyrs' Day of Saheed Bhagat Singh , Sukhdev and Rajguru.   It was decided ...