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Should one enjoy the falls or envisage the pitfalls
Sikkim Tourism looks really bizarre, surprisingly fascinating looking through the promotional videos, pamphlets, hoardings or a wall calendar. Obviously one feels like expensing his/her lifelong earning for envisaging wonderful glimpses like those which appears in the picture. There are enough in number to cite some beautiful scenic wonders around Sikkim, so has the tourism department been doing all possible remedy to attract tourists by constructing attractive spots place to place.
187 tourists compelled to take army shelter due to heavy snowfall in Tsomgo -Nathu La
A total of 187 tourists have been given shelter in the army transit camp and civil area in 17th Mile for the night by the police and army personnel following heavy snowfall in the high altitude areas of Tsomgo-Nathu La area today.
Heavy snowfall had occurred in the above high altitude in the afternoon hours while the tourists were returning back to Gangtok after visiting the tourism spots of Tsomgo Lake, Baba Mandir and Nathu La area. Hundreds of tourists had gone to these spots today.
State Organic Farming Cell formed for promoting Organic Sikkim
A six member State Organic Farming Cell headed by State agriculture minister Dawchoo Lepcha has been constituted by the State Government to promote organic farming in Sikkim and for implementation of organic farming programmes and policies of the State.
The cell will be under the State agriculture department with the departmental secretary as the co-chairman. The organic farming cell has been designated as the overall nodal agency for promoting organic farming in Sikkim and to introduce
Fourth edition of Nathu La trade concludes, export turn over set to cross Rs. 10 million
The fourth edition of the annual border trade at Nathu La, located at 14,200 feet altitude on the Sino-India frontier in Sikkim today concluded
Sikkim, the new home for Industrialization
This is mainly due to the Government’s Policies Exemption of Duty and Tax in most parts of North East and Sikkim, area based exemption so called. It may be noted that rate of increase in density of industrialization in Sikkim is comparatively large compared to any other states in North East. Most parts of North Eastern state like Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya where people’s have discarded any factories to be setup within the state which may in future be a matter of concern on local environment. The industries or the factories remain as long it is exempted from government policies, incentives which may suit their profit making business. As long there is a good returns from government end they do their production once the policies get tight then they choose for the new locations.
Namchi Mahoutsav 2009, the count down begins
It is a pleasant drive uphill to Namchi, the South District headquarter of Sikkim the place is known by million of people due to tallest and magnificent statue of Guru Padmasambhava , Samdruptse. The weather is usually calm cool; one can experience the weather to be similar to that in London during summer. Passing by one can envisage really breath taking scenic view of Temi Tea Estate, round-and-round up hills between the greenery and far away great mountains blanketed with milk clean snow. One can find a great time and profitable holiday destination then anything else have had in a life. On the way to Namchi right on the way one can visit Samdruptse (Do not forget to watch a flyer board which says this way to Samdruptse before Namchi). Having reached Namchi believe that all tiredness gets off swoosh like one has reached a garden of paradise city.. IT IS NAMCHI!
American trekker dies of high altitude sickness along Dzongri trek
A 69 year old American trekker today died due to high altitude sickness while trekking along the high altitude Dzongri trek route in West Sikkim.
District Collector (West) Santa Pradhan told SIKKIM EXPRESS that the deceased was identified was John M Cambell. He had gone trekking to Dzongri along with his daughter and nine other Americans, said Mr. Pradhan.
Cambell’s death has been attributed to ill-health and breathing problems in the high altitude areas along the Dzongri trail. The ten member US group had embarked on the trek along the famed Dzongri route from October 22.
STDC initiate tourism promotion activities in Karnataka; mulls over setting up Sikkim House in Bangalore
A team of Sikkim Tourism Development Corporation (STDC) led by its Chairman Narendra Kr Subba recently initiated few interstate tourism promotion activities during their recent visit to Karnataka in South India.
This, the STDC in a press release said was initiated keeping with the Congenial Tourism Policy of the State Government and vision of Chief Minister Pawan Chamling to make Sikkim a most attractive tourist destination.
During the visit, STDC has also tied-up with some other Tourism Development Corporations like Andhra Pradesh Tourism Dev. Corporation, Gujarat Tourism Development Corporation and international travel agencies like Thomas Cook International Travel Agency et
Tourists complaints galore, Secretary expresses concern
The State Tourism Secretary SBS Bhadauria today expressed concern over incident of fleeing tourists on transportation cost while visiting different places in the state.
The department has been receiving several complaints from tourists who are being charged high rates in State capital. The department has revived a serious action over such hoteliers and tourist hospitality firms whomsoever overrules the guidelines and harass tourists to pay more then the expected tariff. As such situation is found the department may reserve a right to cancel the license of operating agencies or business related to tourist hospitality. While speaking to Sikkim Express, one of the tourist expresses a deep concern over a taxi fares, some drivers in Gangtok were charging more then
