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The successful trial landing of consecutive MI-172 Helicopter at Namchi Assangthang Helipad and Yuksom Helipad has made a landmark success of airways in Sikkim. This initiative is on November 19, 2024. Principle Director cum CEO of Sikkim Tourism Development Corporation (STDC), Rajendra Chettri is the team lead of this successful trial landing. District Administration and […]
Namchi Friends Veterans (NFV) felicitated it’s new chief patron, Satish Chandra Rai, MLA Namchi-Singithang constituency, at his residence, on Tuesday. Namchi Friends Veterans has 25 veteran footballers from in and around Namchi. The team has come together to build friendship and practice for health benefits. After being established in 2023, NFV has already taken parts […]
Banashree Rai, a 14-year-old student from PM Shree NGSSS, has made Namchi proud by securing a silver medal at the All India Inter SAI Regional Boxing Championship 2024. The event, held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, from November 4 to 17, featured top athletes from across the country competing for glory. A Remarkable Journey to Success […]
Transforming a Dumping Site into a Green Haven Once a dumping ground for rubble from the Damthang-Tarku road extension, Namchi Forest Division has revitalized it into the Eco-Development Park, Damthang. It covers around one-hectare of land area near Nh10 at Damthang. Sustainable Design at the Core The Park’s eco-friendly infrastructure is constructed with sustainability in […]
On October 22, 2024, His Eminence the 7th Namkhai Nyingpo Rinpoche, the head of the Nyingma sect of Buddhism from Bhutan, led a grand consecration (Rabney) ceremony at Ngadak Gumpa, Namchi. This significant religious event began at 9:30 AM, marking the consecration of Zangdolpalri Singkham, Kangyur Lhakhang, and Mani Dungkhor within the monastery. His Eminence […]
In a noteworthy movement of developing tourism in Namchi, the newly registered – Namchi Tourism Development Cooperative Society (NTDCS) organizes Pre World Tourism Celebration 2024 in Namchi with the launching of 50 vehicle permit for North Sikkim (PAP) and Nathula, and the felicitations to stakeholders, on September 24. Tourism in hills attracts a large amount […]
The topic of Human Immunodeficiency Viruses (HIV) and Aquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), is a taboo in the village life of the Hills. When someone gets diagnosed of AIDS, they usually tend to hide it from the rest of the society. Their families also hide it from the eyes of others, because everyone in the […]
An annual event of Veterinary Camp was observed in Tsomgo village under the Indian Army Flagship ‘Operation Sadhbhavana’ by Trishakti Corps of the Indian Army. The president of Yak Association, Lakpa Sherpa, extends his thanks to the armies for the years of their help to the villagers of Tsomgo. Sherpa have mentioned that the livelihood […]
The Forest Division, Namchi, in the presence of Namchi Zilla Adhakshya Anjita Rajalim, organized a training and awareness program on the Online Marking Order Management System. The event was attended by Zilla Panchayat members, Panchayat Presidents, Panchayats members and Joint Forest Management Committee from across Namchi district. The newly launched online system is part of […]
Minister Samdup Lepcha, Social Welfare Department, Government of Sikkim, flagsoff Sikkim GLOF Expedition Team. The 36 members starts from Gangtok Zero Point, near Sikkim Secretariat on August 31. The GLOF Expedition Team is a Sikkim Government design, and the direction of NDMA, Government of India. The Expedition Team is supported by the Government of Sikkim. […]
