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Indian Army personnel look for dead bodies on the bank of Teesta river in Rongpo, near Gangtok in Sikkim. File | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has advised general insurers and standalone health insurance companies to expedite survey of all claims related to the recent devastating…
The Teesta basin in the Sikkim Himalaya is home to several glacial lakes in the high-altitude, glacier-covered terrain. Among them, South Lhonak Lake stands out as one of the largest and fastest-growing. Although these lakes are primarily situated in remote and uninhabited mountain valleys, the consequences of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) can extend over…
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The FIR filed by the Delhi Police cites tax evasion cases being faced by companies such as Xiaomi and Vivo in India. File | Photo Credit: Reuters FIR links NewsClick case to legal aid for Chinese companies The Delhi police have levelled a wide range of charges in their First Information Report (FIR) against NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, American…
Rescue workers have saved 2,413 people so far, but 6,875 people remain displaced. New Delhi: At least 53 people, including seven soldiers, have died in the Sikkim flash floods, with 27 more dead bodies found in the Teesta river bed in neighbouring West Bengal over the last three days. Seven of these bodies have been…
The flash floods in Sikkim have been declared a major disaster. Sikkim: Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang has blamed “inferior construction” by the previous state government for the destruction of the Chungthang Dam – a 1200 MW hydroelectric project washed away Wednesday in flash floods triggered by a glacial lake outburst over South Lhonak…
The Army has been searching extensively for the 16 soldiers missing since Wednesday morning. New Delhi: At least 19 people, including six soldiers, have died in the Sikkim flash floods, and 103 people, including 16 soldiers, remain missing. Over 3,000 tourists are stranded, 2,500 people have been evacuated and 6,000 have been moved to relief…
The schools in Sikkim were earlier ordered to be closed till October 8. (Representational) Gangtok: All government and private schools, colleges and universities in Sikkim will remain closed till October 15 due to the prevalence of inclement weather, according to a revised circular by the state Education Department on Thursday. The circular comes within hours…
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Over 3,000 tourists are feared stranded in the different parts of Sikkim Gangtok: Fourteen people have been killed and 102 others, including 22 soldiers, are missing after flash floods hit Sikkim early on Wednesday. According to figures released by the state government, 26 people have been injured so far and over 2,000 evacuated so far. Eleven…
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A satellite image of Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim. New Delhi: Nearly 65 per cent of Sikkim’s Lhonak Lake – around 105 hectares – has been drained after a cloudburst forced the water body to overflow and trigger flash floods in the Teesta River. Temporal satellite images (referring to before-and-after) released Wednesday evening by space…
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Those living on the banks of the Teesta river have also been advised to evacuate Kolkata: A flash flood alert has been issued in the north and east districts of Sikkim on Wednesday after the water levels of the Teesta River rose to an alarming level overnight, authorities said. The Sikkim administration has issued a…
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