Tourist arrivals in Sikkim are surging during the winter season, with popular destinations reaching near-capacity occupancy.

NEW DELHI: A study by an international team of researchers had warned two years ago that the South Lhonak lake in Sikkim may burst in the future and significantly impact the downstream region. An ...

Compared to 2024, when the state had witnessed 15,40,421 domestic tourist footfalls, the number increased to 16,35,650 in the ...

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 ...

Travelling in Sikkim is a slow, rewarding journey through mountain roads, monasteries and changing landscapes, where permits, ...

The authorities in Sikkim have started evacuating residents from the banks of Shako Cho lake near Lachen in Mangan district in Sikkim. The lake is on the verge of bursting, prompting the authorities ...

“Mosquitos and tourists!” Chokdup Lachenpa shouts at no one in particular as he takes a long sip of Tongba (hot beer) from his bamboo mug. As if on cue, the children chorus, “The first is because of ...

Site serves as an important habitat and stopover site for birds migrating across the Himalayas, including the critically endangered Baer’s pochard (Aythya baeri) The Khachoedpalri Lake in Sikkim, ...

Sikkim, famous for its pristine natural beauty, woke up to a deadly disaster earlier this week when the Lhonak Lake breached on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday. According to the ...

The death toll from flash floods unleashed by a glacial lake bursting its banks in India’s Himalayas climbed to 74 on Monday with 101 people still missing days after the calamity struck, according to ...