Sikkim

India and China have reopened the Nathu La Pass, a high-altitude border crossing between Sikkim state and Tibet region, ending a six-year closure since 2020. The revival of trade at this historic site supports around 600 registered traders in Sikkim who rely on the route.

A geologist who died in a tunnel accident in Sikkim was cremated in Kottayam. The funeral took place on Saturday evening after the public paid their last respects.

All 25 bodies of workers have been retrieved from a tunnel in Sikkim, as the search and rescue operation concluded in the evening.

The death toll in India's hydropower tunnel disaster rose to 25 as rescue teams recovered the last 13 trapped workers. A methane gas explosion at the Teesta Hydroelectric Project in Sikkim caused the collapse, prompting a four-day rescue effort hampered by toxic gas. A high-level committee was formed to investigate and recommend safety measures.

The death toll in India's hydropower tunnel disaster rose to 25 after rescuers recovered the last 13 trapped workers following a gas explosion. The incident occurred at the Teesta Hydroelectric Project in Sikkim, caused by methane gas buildup, with rescue efforts hampered by toxic conditions. A high-level committee was formed to investigate and recommend safety measures.

The body of Aneesh Mohan, 43, a native of Pathazhakkuzhy, Velloor, near Pampady in Kottayam, Kerala, who was missing in a Sikkim tunnel accident, has been recovered.

In a tunnel disaster in Sikkim, 22 bodies have been recovered, and search and rescue operations are ongoing for the remaining victims. Officials from multiple agencies, including those specializing in coal-bearing areas, conducted operations until midnight under difficult conditions.

Toxic gas and water are hindering rescue efforts for 13 workers trapped in a collapsed hydropower tunnel in India's Sikkim state after a methane gas explosion killed 12 workers. Survivors described escaping during the blast, while rescuers struggle with hazardous conditions.

Rescuers are resuming efforts to recover remaining bodies from a collapsed tunnel in Sikkim. A suspected methane gas burst in the rocks triggered an explosion, causing dense fumes and toxic gases.

Toxic gas is hindering rescue efforts for 13 workers trapped in a collapsed hydropower tunnel in India's Sikkim state after a methane gas explosion killed 12 workers. Rescue teams face challenges from gas and water buildup at the Teesta Hydroelectric Project site in a seismically active region with fragile rock formations.

A suspected methane gas explosion in a tunnel under construction at India's Teesta hydroelectric project in Sikkim killed 12 people and left 13 missing. Rescue teams faced toxic gas levels while searching for survivors, and the incident highlights risks in Himalayan tunnel projects due to fragile geology and ancient gas pockets.

A suspected methane gas explosion in a tunnel under construction for India's 500-megawatt Teesta hydroelectric project in Sikkim killed 11 people and left 14 missing. Toxic gases and hazardous conditions hampered rescue efforts, with 27 people initially trapped and six officials from the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation also becoming trapped during rescue attempts.

A methane gas explosion in a tunnel under construction for the Teesta hydroelectric project in Sikkim, India, killed 11 people and left 14 missing, with rescue efforts hampered by toxic gases. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is working to reach trapped individuals at the site, part of the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC)-led project in a seismically active region.

A suspected gas explosion caused a tunnel collapse at the Teesta hydroelectric project in Sikkim, India, killing 10 and leaving 17 missing. Rescue efforts are hindered by toxic gases, and officials from the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation also became trapped during the operation.

A suspected gas explosion caused a tunnel collapse at India's Teesta hydroelectric project in Sikkim, killing 10 and leaving 17 missing. Toxic gases like methane and carbon monoxide hinder rescue efforts, and the project is located in a seismically active region with fragile geology.

A tunnel disaster at an under-construction hydropower project in India’s northeastern state of Sikkim near the border with China has killed at least 10 people and left 17 others missing.

A suspected gas explosion caused a tunnel collapse at the under-construction 500-megawatt Teesta hydroelectric project in Sikkim, India, killing at least 10 people and leaving 17 missing. Rescue efforts face challenges due to toxic gases like methane and carbon monoxide, with officials and teams from the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation and National Disaster Response Force involved in recovery operations.

A blast caused by a suspected gas leak in a tunnel at a hydroelectric project in Sikkim, India, killed 10 workers and left at least 15 trapped. The incident occurred at the National Hydroelectric Power Corp’s (NHPC) project on the Teesta river in the village of Samardung.

12 workers were trapped in an under-construction tunnel in Sikkim after a landslide, which also triggered a suspected gas leak inside the Samardung tunnel, according to police.

A Sikkim activist claims a geolocation error on X incorrectly places Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim, in Xinjiang, a Chinese province. The activist, Muk Hang Limboo, argues this suggests Sikkim's capital is part of China's Uyghur-dominated region.

A team of 17 volunteers in Sirisay-Thampong village, part of Sikkim's Namchi district, visited all 75 households to identify host trees and mount two to three ecologically significant orchid species, achieving 100% native orchid coverage in the village.

Sikkim’s home-grown skincare brand Agapi has entered the Bhutan market. The brand produces handcrafted natural skincare products inspired by Sikkim’s biodiversity.