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Blue Duke state butterfly of Sikkim

June 5, 20221319 Views

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on the occasion of World Environment Day on Sunday declared Blue Duke the state butterfly. He made the announcement at a function held here. Of the 720 species of butterflies found in Sikkim, Blue Duke was selected as the state butterfly securing 57 per cent votes in a recent online poll conducted by the Forest Department. Blue Duke, which goes by the scientific name Bassarona durga durga, is unique to Sikkim and the eastern Himalayas. It was discovered in the state in 1858. Blue Duke falls in Schedule 2 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and is a protected species in the Himalayas. Krishna Peacock (Papilio Krishna) secured 43 per cent of votes in the online polls to secure the second position. (PTI) ...

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Sikkim eases norms for tourists

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September 27, 20211036 Views

The Sikkim government has eased norms for tourists visiting the state by doing away with mandatory checking of documents like vaccination certificates and RT-PCR test reports at the border check posts with effect from Monday. The in-bound tourists will not be required to show the documents like being vaccinated with minimum one dose of COVID vaccine or RT-PCR test report done 72 hours prior to entering the Himalayan state to officials manning the border check posts at Melli and Rangpo, a notification issued by the state government said. Earlier, tourists were required to show vaccination certificate or RT-PCR test report at the check posts before being allowed entry into Sikkim as per an earlier notification. Instead of the check post officials, the onus has been put on t...

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Sikkim throws open Lachung for tourists

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August 18, 20211008 Views

The Sikkim government on Wednesday threw open Yumthang Valley in Lachung village for tourists, a week after it allowed similar relaxations in other famous destinations such as Tsomgo Lake, Baba Mandir and Nathula, a notification said. Lachung Dzumsa, a local body that controls tourism activities in the North Sikkim village, welcomed the decision and said that strict adherence to COVID guidelines will be ensured. Lachung is often known as one of the most beautiful villages in the region. Tourists were seen thronging the East Sikkim destinations of Tsomgo Lake and Baba Mandir after those were opened for visitors last week. The state government will decide on opening up another much-visited destination of Gurudongmar Lake in Lachen village in North Sikkim for tourists after hold...

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लाजवाब लाचुंग

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January 30, 20211582 Views

जो लोग बर्फीले इलाकों में नहीं रहते उनके लिए रुई के फाहों सी गिरती बर्फ में बड़ा रूमानी आकर्षण होता है। उत्तर सिक्किम में लाचुंग ऐसी ही जगह है, जहां जब बर्फ गिरती है तो उसका नजारा मंत्रमुग्ध करने वाला होता है। सिक्किम की खूबसूरती के चर्चे तो आम हैं। लेकिन यहां हम जिक्र कर रहे हैं उस जगह का जिसे सिक्किम के सबसे खूबसूरत गांव के रूप में ख्याति हासिल है। इस गांव का नाम है लाचुंग। इसे यह दर्जा दिया था ब्रिटिश घुमक्कड़ जोसेफ डॉल्टन हुकर ने 1855 में प्रकाशित हुए द हिमालयन जर्नल में। लेकिन जोसेफ डाल्टन के उस तमगे के बिना भी यह गांव दिलकश है। यह उत्तर सिक्किम में चीन की सीमा के बहुत नजदीक है। है। लाचुंग 9600 फुट की ऊंचाई पर लाचेन व लाचुंग नदियों के संगम पर स्थित है। ये नदियां ही आगे जाकर तीस्ता नदी में मिल जाती हैं। इतनी ऊंचाई पर ठंड तो बारहमासी होती है। लेकिन बर्फ गिरी हो तो यहां की खूबसूरती क...

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Tabletop Pakyong airport in Sikkim gets direct flight from Delhi

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January 23, 20211253 Views

Direct flight services between Delhi and Sikkim commenced on Saturday with a SpiceJet aircraft landing at one of the most scenic airports in India, Pakyong airport in the Himalayan state with 57 passengers. Commercial flight services to the tabletop airport recommenced after nearly one-and-half years after the private airliner halted its operations between Kolkata and Pakyong in June 2019 due to bad weather conditions and technical problems. Commercial flight operations to the airport started in October 2018. In June 2019, SpiceJet, the airport’s sole airline providing commercial passenger service, ceased its once daily Kolkata-Pakyong-Kolkata flight due to “unpredictable weather in Pakyong which results in very low visibility.” It had already suspended the other daily servic...

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Sikkim to allow tourism activities from Oct 10

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September 20, 2020571 Views

The Sikkim government has allowed hotels, homestays and other tourism-related services to restart operations from October 10, officials said on Saturday. The Himalayan state has also decided to open its border with West Bengal for unrestricted movement of vehicles from October 1, they said. Lachung village in the North Sikkim A Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the hotels and the tourism sector is expected soon, they added. Bookings for hotels and homestays will start from September 27, officials said. While the odd-even road rationing rule for public vehicles will be lifted from October 1, it may continue for private vehicles, they said. The odd-even rule, which was first implemented in Delhi to tackle air pollution by limiting the number of cars as per the last digit...

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Sikkim to welcome tourists from October

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September 9, 20201115 Views

After remaining shut for almost six months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the popular hills stations of Darjeeling and Kalimpong in West Bengal have opened their gates for tourists. The neighbouring Himalayan state of Sikkim is expected to follow suit from October. Every year more than 10 lakh tourists visit the region. This year, however, because of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown, the hill stations were totally shut since March. Sikkim was among the first states to ban the entry of tourists from March 16. On September 5, the West Bengal government had permitted hotels in Darjeeling and Kalimpong to resume their services following social distancing norms and maintaining hygiene. Those within containment zones, however, would have to remain shut. “Now that the hotels have o...

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कैसे घूमें अनछुआ पूर्वोत्तर सड़कों से

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September 2, 20201565 Views

पूर्वोत्तर के आठ राज्यों में सिक्किम सैलानियों की पहुंच में भी सबसे ज्यादा रहा है और लोकप्रिय भी। असम में गुवाहाटी कामाख्या मंदिर और माजुली द्वीप की वजह जाना जाता रहा है तो पूर्वी असम के इलाके अपने चाय बागानों के लिए। इसी तरह शिलांग व चेरापूंजी के इलाके अपने झरनों के लिए दुनियाभर में लोकप्रिय रहे हैं। पूर्वोत्तर को सड़क के रास्ते रोमांचक ढंग से घूमना हो तो उसके कई तरीके हो सकते हैं। सिकिक्म में गंगटोक से मंगन होते हुए उत्तरी सिक्किम में युमथांग और जीरो प्वाइंट तक का रास्ता बहुत खूबसूरत है। पूरा रास्ता तीस्ता और उसकी सहायक नदियों के किनारे-किनारे चलता है। कंचनजंघा चोटी के नजारों से लकदक यह रास्ता दुनिया की सबसे ऊंची व खूबसूरत हिमालयी झीलों में से एक गुरु डोंगमार झील की तरफ ले जाता है। बस उसके लिए खुला मौसम और खुले रास्ते, दोनों की दरकार होती है। खास तौर पर लाचेन से गुरु डोंगमार तक...