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From Rally to Rally Kick: Modi’s Football Play Trends Ahead of Bengal’s Last Phase

A Prime Minister. A football. And timing that made everyone pause. When Narendra Modi was seen casually playing football with youngsters in Gangtok, it felt light, natural even refreshing. No speeches, no politics, just a simple moment. But the internet didn’t see it that way. Because this came right after…

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‘Bend it like Modi!’ Forget Messi and Ronaldo. We have a ‘Made in India’ GOAT

The equator is not the only thing dividing the world into two halves.

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BJP released manifesto for Sikkim Assembly elections

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda released the party's manifesto for the Sikkim Assembly Election at Gangtok on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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SKM fields Sikkim CM’s wife for assembly poll, drops their son

The decision to field Mr. Tamang from the constituencies of Soreng-Chakung and Rhenock, and his wife against Mr. Chamling, a five-term CM, has been taken by the SKM parliamentary board, Assembly Speaker Arun Kumar Upreti told reporters in Gangtok.

The Hindu

Army rescues over 1,200 tourists stranded in Sikkim

Army rescues 1,217 tourists stranded in Sikkim due to snowfall & inclement weather; arranges return to Gangtok.

The Hindu

Sikkim flash floods | The river runneth over

A massive flood resulting from a glacier-lake outburst in Sikkim wreaked havoc in the early hours of October 4. It claimed at least 94 lives and destroyed the Chungthang dam, which is critical to the Teesta-III hydropower project. Rahul Karmakar reports on the tragedy and the conversations on dam building…

The Hindu

Toll rises to 32 in Sikkim flash flood, search on for those still missing

Search was underway for 122 people who are still missing. Seventy-eight people are missing in Pakyong district, 23 in Gangtok district, 15 in Mangan and six in Namchi following the flash flood in Sikkim.

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Sikkim flash floods: MoS Ajay Mishra meets CM Tamang, assures Centre's help

Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Kumar Mishra held a meeting with Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang at the CM’s residence in Gangtok to discuss the situation of flash floods in the State

The Hindu

Flash floods: 3,000 tourists stranded in Lachen, Lachung in Sikkim

GANGTOK: Over 3,000 tourists are stranded in Lachen and Lachung, situated in the Mangan district of Sikkim, following a flash flood that severed all road connections. Officials have confirmed their safety on Saturday.

The Times of India

Sikkim: 23 Army jawans missing due to flash flood in Teesta River of Lachen Valley

As many as 23 army jawans have been reported missing after a flash flood occurred in the Teesta River of Lachen Valley due to a sudden cloud burst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Landslides cut off Nathula, other parts of Sikkim

A landslide in the 9th Mile area along the Jawaharlal Nehru Road in the morning cut off Nathula pass, connecting India and China, besides tourist destinations such as Tsomgo Lake and Baba Mandir, from Sikkim’s capital Gangtok, officials said.

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: Kits presented to boxers in Vizianagaram

YSR Congress Party youth wing zonal in-charge Avanapu Vikram on Friday presented boxing kits to sports personalities who would represent Andhra Pradesh in the National Youth Boxing Championship to be held in Gangtok between June 13 and 19

The Hindu

Sikkim: 12 injured after bus meets with accident in Gangtok

According to information, the injured have been rushed to the STNM Hospital and Central Referral Hospital in Gangtok. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Sikkim: Rescue operations resume at avalanche site in Nathu La

Officials of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) on Wednesday resumed the rescue operation on Jawaharlal Nehru road in East Sikkim, where a massive avalanche came yesterday, claiming the lives of at least seven people and leaving several trapped under the snow. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Sikkim: 6 tourists killed, over 80 feared trapped in avalanche on Nathula road

An avalanche at 15th Mile in Jawaharlal Nehru road connecting Gangtok with Nathula killed six tourists while over 80 are feared trapped under the snow. Read further on Dynamite news:

The Times of India

Army truck accident: 16 personnel killed, 4 injured in north Sikkim

GANGTOK: At least 16 Army personnel were killed and four injured in a road accident involving an Army truck at Zema in North Sikkim.

The Times of India

Sikkim to send 240 athletes to North East Olympic Games

GANGTOK: Sikkim will be sending a contingent of 240 athletes in 14 disciplines to represent the state in the North East Olympic Games in Shillong, an official said on Monday.

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In the neighbourhood of former Indian footballer Bhaichung Bhutia

In the 1990s and 2000s, Bhutia’s magic on the field brought the sport back into contention in the cricket-crazy country.

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Incessant rains in Sikkim, tourists stranded

The rains are set to continue and the met department has issued a red alert in Sikkim

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Landslips snap road connectivity between Sikkim and West Bengal

The road leading to Gangtok from Singtam also lay blocked at 32 Mile

The Times of India

Bhaichung Bhutia vows to work for the development of football in India

GANGTOK: Unperturbed by the massive defeat at the hands of Kalyan Chaubey in the elections held recently for the post of AIFF President, former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia on Wednesday said that he would contribute to work hard for the development of football in the country.

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