Sikkim CM and Finance Minister Prem Singh Tamang has presented the Annual Budget for the FY27 in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly at Gangtok. The budget has a total financial outlay of ₹19,215 crore.
Sikkim CM and Finance Minister Prem Singh Tamang has presented the Annual Budget for the FY27 in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly at Gangtok. The budget has a total financial outlay of ₹19,215 crore.
Tshering Choden, a mountaineer from Sikkim, has successfully scaled Mount (Mt.) Elbrus, the highest mountain peak of Europe at an altitude of 5,642 m. Mt. Elbrus is situated in the Caucasus mountain range, near the Georgian border in southern Russia.
It is to be noted that she also successfully summited Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak of Africa at an altitude of 5,895 m, in 2025.
President Droupadi Murmu visited Sikkim to commemorate the Golden Jubilee (50 years of statehood) and inaugurate various developmental and cultural initiatives.
During the visit, she toured the Orchidarium, the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, and Nathu La at the India–China border. She attended the 7th Convocation of Sikkim University at Manan Bhavan in Gangtok. She flagged off the ‘Pink City Runners’ (a fleet of vehicles dedicated to women) at Ridge Park and presented the President’s Police Colour to the Sikkim Police at Palzor Stadium.
Union Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia has attended the 51st Statehood Day celebrations of Sikkim at Manan Kendra in Gangtok. During the event, he launched the ‘Mission Sikkim Organics’ with an outlay of ₹360 crore to strengthen organic farming and sustainable agricultural practices in the state. It is to be noted that Sikkim celebrates May 16 as its Statehood Day, marking its integration with the Union of India in 1975.
PM Narendra Modi has visited Sikkim to attend the closing ceremony of the Golden Jubilee (50th year) of the statehood of Sikkim at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok.
During the visit, the PM inaugurated and laid foundation stones for more than 30 development projects worth over ₹4,000 crore across various sectors. He also visited the Swarnajayanti Maitri Manjari Park in Gangtok, which serves as a world-class Orchid Experience Centre showcasing the floral heritage of the state.
Sikkim has become the first fully paperless state judiciary in India, marking a milestone that coincides with the 50th anniversary of the statehood of Sikkim. The declaration was made by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant during a two-day national conclave on technology and judicial education held in Gangtok. The transition to a digital system incorporates AI tools to assist judicial officers. These include the Supreme Court Portal for Assistance in Court’s Efficiency (SUPACE) for legal research and the Supreme Court Vidhik Anuvaad Software (SUVAS) for language translation.