I am working with Hindustan Times since 2001 and am posted in Siliguri, West Bengal, as Principal Correspondent. I have been regularly covering vast area of northern parts of West Bengal, Sikkim and parts of Nepal and Bhutan.
Articles by Pramod Giri
Ruling SKM retains lone Lok Sahba seat in Sikkim
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha’s sitting MP Indra Hang Subba defeated his nearest rival Bharat Basnett of the Citizen Action Party by a margin of 78,766 votes
Published on Jun 04, 2024 02:43 PM IST
HT interview: We did not forge any alliance, but share good ties with BJP, says Sikkim CM
SKM won 31 of 32 seats in Sikkim's assembly elections. CM Golay credits success to good governance. Chamling's defeat due to ego. Welfare schemes popular.
Updated on Jun 04, 2024 06:42 AM IST
SKM sweeps Sikkim, BJP bags 3rd Arunachal term
BJP in Arunachal Pradesh and SKM in Sikkim won by large margins in the April 19 elections. BJP secured 46 out of 60 seats, while SKM won 31 out of 32 seats.
Updated on Jun 03, 2024 05:44 AM IST
SKM records landslide victory in Sikkim polls; CM calls BJP ‘close partner’
SKM, led by chief minister Prem Singh Tamang Golay, won 31 of the 32 assembly seats in Sikkim while SDF, headed by former CM Pawan Chamling got one seat
Published on Jun 02, 2024 07:39 PM IST
Sikkim’s ruling SKM heading for landslide victory in assembly polls
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) leads in 31 of 32 assembly seats in Sikkim elections. Former CM Pawan Chamling's party SDF trails in most seats.
Updated on Jun 02, 2024 01:08 PM IST
Sikkim assembly polls: Counting of votes on Sunday
Sikkim witnessed primarily a bipolar contest between the ruling SKM and its principal opposition SDF with the BJP expected to put up a fight in around five seats
Updated on Jun 01, 2024 05:20 PM IST
Sikkim’s 32 assembly and one Lok Sabha seat to go to polls on April 19
Sikkim is likely to witness a triangular contest between the SKM, SDF and the newly formed Citizen Action Party (CAP)
Updated on May 10, 2024 11:48 AM IST
1st pair of Siberian tigers in India after 12 years arrives in Darjeeling
Lara and Akamas arrived on Sunday night in two special ambulances from the Kolkata airport after they were flown from Cyprus as a part of an animal exchange programme
Published on Dec 12, 2023 09:05 AM IST
Three elephants mowed down by goods train in Bengal district: Officials
The train, which was travelling from Guwahati to Siliguri, hit the elephants near Sikhari Gate located between Kalchini and Rajabhatkhawa stations in Alipurduar
Updated on Nov 27, 2023 03:41 PM IST
GTA threatens to stop work at two hydel power projects over Teesta after floods
The River Teesta, which originates from a glacial lake Khangchung Chho at an elevation of 5,280m in northeastern Sikkim, passes through Sikkim and four districts of West Bengal before entering Bangladesh
Published on Oct 15, 2023 01:01 PM IST
Military airlifts flood victims in Sikkim; toll 89
Army helicopters began evacuating stranded tourists in Sikkim after flash floods caused by a glacial lake outburst flood devastated the area.
Updated on Oct 10, 2023 06:22 AM IST
Pramod Giri, Siliguri
Migrant workers in Sikkim recount nightmare as they leave for home states
59 migrant workers from different parts of India reached Bengal’s Siliguri town on Saturday night after travelling for ten hours in a Sikkim government bus
Updated on Oct 09, 2023 11:37 AM IST
Sikkim flood toll hits 82 amid slush and debris
At least 140 people are still missing and the toll is expected to rise further, warned officials
Updated on Oct 09, 2023 01:11 AM IST
Pramod Giri, Siliguri
Central assistance for flood-hit Sikkim triggers political slugfest in Bengal
The death count due to flash floods until Saturday evening stood at 55. Of those, 29 bodies were fished out of the Teesta and its tributaries in Bengal’s Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar districts
Updated on Oct 08, 2023 05:36 PM IST
Bhaichung appeals sports fraternity to hold charity matches for flood-hit Sikkim
Bhutia said he has joined hands with the Association of Conservation of Tourism (ACT) which will be organising events to raise funds
Published on Oct 08, 2023 05:09 PM IST
Central team arrives in Sikkim, toll reaches 55
Flash floods in Sikkim have caused at least 55 deaths and left 143 people missing. The floods were caused when a glacial lake burst following heavy rain.
Updated on Oct 08, 2023 07:06 AM IST
Pramod Giri, Siliguri
Sikkim floods: Weather hinders rescue operations as death toll rises to 27
The known number of casualties rose to 27 and the number of missing increased to 143, officials said
Updated on Oct 07, 2023 06:50 AM IST
Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang questions quality of hydel dam destroyed in flood
So far, 19 bodies have been recovered;103 people still missing. At least 25,000 affected; 3500 rescued from areas cut off after the flash floods.
Updated on Oct 06, 2023 10:24 PM IST
Washing away of dam brings focus on Sikkim’s hydel projects
All projects in Sikkim are run of the river projects, in which a channel is created off the river to direct water to run the turbine, with the water then flowing back into the river
Updated on Oct 06, 2023 07:20 AM IST
Frantic rescue operation on as Sikkim counts the cost
The SSDMA in a bulletin on Thursday said that the disaster had affected 22,034 people, and that over the last 24 hours, 2011 people had been rescued
Updated on Oct 06, 2023 01:05 AM IST
Sikkim flash floods: Toll increases to 14 as damaged infra hampers rescue ops
The flash floods in Sikkim were triggered on Wednesday after a glacial lake overflowed following torrential rains in the Himalayan region
Published on Oct 05, 2023 11:49 AM IST
Sikkim disaster: 1,200 MW project dam washed away
Teesta Urja, the second biggest run-of-the-river hydro power project in India, suffered massive damage due to flood caused by the breach in Lhonak lake in north-west Sikkim on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday.
Updated on Oct 05, 2023 07:16 AM IST
Pramod Giri, Siliguri
‘Lost everything in 30 minutes...’: Sikkim tragedy survivors recount horror
In other parts of Sikkim, the National Highway 10, which connects Sikkim to West Bengal, was washed away near Swetjhora, leaving tourists stranded.
Updated on Oct 05, 2023 07:10 AM IST
Pramod Giri, Siliguri
Sikkim flood victim says her house washed away within 30 minutes after warning
At least 14 persons were killed and another 120 people, including 23 army personnel, went missing after a flash flood hit north Sikkim in the early hours of Wednesday
Published on Oct 04, 2023 08:41 PM IST
Sikkim dam washed away in 10 minutes after flash flood: Official
At least 30 people have been reported missing and six bridges have been washed away in north Sikim since Tuesday night due to the flash floods
Updated on Oct 04, 2023 07:28 PM IST
Darjeeling school student allegedly dies by suicide; police arrest headmaster
Pankaj Prasad, additional public prosecutor, said school director Gurung was produced before the Darjeeling district court on Saturday and was remanded in judicial custody for 14 days
Updated on Sep 03, 2023 03:48 PM IST
2 killed in landslides triggered by rainfall in Darjeeling, Sikkim
In Darjeeling, Babulal Rai, 59, a resident of Puttabong in the Bijanbari community block, died after his house was hit by a landslide on Friday
Updated on Aug 25, 2023 08:22 PM IST
Bengal school girl’s murder: Mob ransacks suspect’s house, VHP calls for bandh
The body of the 17-year-old Class 11 student in school uniform was found by local people at a desolate place in the Matigara area of north Bengal’s Siliguri on Monday
Updated on Aug 23, 2023 08:36 PM IST
Pregnant elephant killed by goods train passing through north Bengal sanctuary
The female elephant apparently came out of the Panijhora jungle and tried to enter the Chapramari forest when the incident took place
Updated on Aug 10, 2023 08:32 PM IST
Severed head of elephant found in Bengal river; poachers' role suspected
On Friday evening, villagers living near Volka range of Buxa reserve spotted the severed elephant head in Sankosh river, close to Bengal-Assam border.
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 04:46 AM IST