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Nitesh R Pradhan ( Nepali: नितेश आर प्रधान, born 11 May 1990 as Nitesh Pradhan) is an Indian journalist based in Sikkim, India. He is a correspondent for RT. He is formerly Editor of The Voice of Sikkim online web portal and a correspondent for The Statesman. [ 1][ 2][ 3] He is also a singer- lyricist as part of pop ...
The government of Sikkim declared the flood a disaster, and the Indian central government released ₹48 crore ($5.76 million) in disaster relief funds. [a] [10] [13] Additionally, the state government announced an ex-gratia compensation of ₹4 lakh ($4804) to the families of those who died, as well as an immediate payment of ₹2,000 ($24) to those in relief camps. [14]
Sikkim Express is an English daily newspaper published from Gangtok, Sikkim, India. [2] It is the oldest and largest circulated English daily newspaper in Sikkim. The news paper started as weekly in 1976 and converted as daily in 2003 and it is the first English newspaper of Sikkim state. [3] It won Best Small Newspaper (English) in India at ...
In 1957, a Nepali monthly magazine Kanchenjunga became the first news outlet for the masses in Sikkim. [155] The southern urban areas of Sikkim have English, Nepali and Hindi daily newspapers. Nepali-language newspapers, as well as some English newspapers, are locally printed, whereas Hindi and English newspapers are printed in Siliguri.
27.3411°N 88.6155°E. / 27.3411; 88.6155. Owner. Government of Sikkim. References. Website. Raj Bhavan ( translation: Government House) is the official residence of the governor of Sikkim. It is located in the capital city of Gangtok, Sikkim. The present governor of Sikkim is Om Prakash Mathur .
The first was Kazi Lhendup Dorjee of the Indian National Congress. Pawan Kumar Chamling of the Sikkim Democratic Front was the longest serving Chief Minister of Sikkim from 1994 to 2019. He occupied the office longer than all his predecessors put together and currently holds the record for longest serving CM in India.
Sikkimese are Indians who inhabit the North-east state of Sikkim. The dominance ethnic diversity of Sikkim is represented by 'Lho-Mon-Tsong-Tsum' that identifies origin of three races since seventeenth century. The term 'Lho' refers to Bhutias (Lhopo) means south who migrated from Southern Tibet, the term 'Mon' refers to Lepchas (Rong) lived in ...
The economy of Sikkim, a state in northeastern India, has a significantly agricultural economy. Although having mountainous terrain, Sikkim has managed to sustain its agricultural economy through organic farming. The state of Sikkim was declared as the only 100 per cent organic state in 2016. [3] Sikkim's industrial sector is also mostly ...