October 12, 2023

Out of the approximately 1700 tourists stranded in north Sikkim, a total of 690 tourists, including 26 foreigners, have been rescued by air from Lachen and Lachung towns by IAF since Monday.

The event was attended by Union Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan and Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar.

The minister directed the DPCC to issue notice to the firm and said a penalty will be imposed on the violators if they fail to submit a satisfactory reply within 24 hours.

Chadha’s counsel submitted that the AAP MP had an apprehension about the starting of eviction proceedings under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 against him.