A bench of Justice B Amit Sthalekar (Judicial Member) and Justice Saibal Dasgupta (Expert Member) passed the directions on a plea alleging that the construction is 14-storeys tall and is a grave threat to the fragile ecology and life of people as the area is prone to earthquakes.
According to NCS, the tremors of earthquake had a depth of 5 km and occurred at around 3:01 am at 12 km north of Ravangla.
The man, a resident of Tatangchen, went to the hospital to meet his girlfriend who was not receiving his calls as she was angry with him for some reason, police said.
The quake was reported at 9.50 pm with its epicentre at a depth of 18 km east-southeast of Gangtok, Sikkim, according to the National Centre of Seismology (NCS).
The permanent campus for the NIT Sikkim is expected to be ready within the next three years.
The government took several measures to encourage tourism this festive season to make up for the financial hit it took last year.
"Everyone in Sikkim would now have to do away with mineral water bottles and opt for natural water resources," CM stated.
The official said the Sikkim government has also declared the reservoirs of the state to be open for fishing activities.
The debris from the overnight landslide has covered almost 70 m stretch and it will take some time to clear the road for one-way traffic.
The entire monsoon trough is likely to shift close to the foothills of the Himalayas during the next 24 to 48-hours, the IMD said.
An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on the Richter Scale was felt in Sikkim's Gangtok on Sunday.
An awareness campaign will be carried out throughout the state to urge the people to adopt Covid appropriate behaviour, and those violating COVID-19 guidelines will be penalised.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the Chief Ministers of the North-eastern states to focus on micro containment zones to tide over Covid-19 crisis.
The state Home Department, in a notification, said that fully vaccinated tourists can enter the Himalayan state through Rangpo in East Sikkim and Melli in South Sikkim after exhibiting their vaccination certificates at the border check-gates.
In a tragic incident, at least four army jawans died on Wednesday after their vehicle fell into a gorge near Indo-China border in Sikkim.
The army has rescued 447 tourists stuck at snow-bound Nathu-La near the India-China border in Sikkim following a snowstorm, defence officials said on Friday.
Schools in Sikkim will reopen for pre-primary and primary students from February 15, after remaining closed for 11 months due to coronavirus pandemic, the state government said.
It's clarified that there was a minor face-off between Indian Army & Chinese PLA troops at Naku La, Sikkim on 20th January. It was resolved by local commanders as per established protocols: Indian Army
Indian and Chinese soldiers clashed at Naku La in North Sikkim last week, news agency ANI reported. It said that soldiers from both sides are injured. The situation is said to be under control though as of now.
Commercial passenger flight services at Sikkims lone airport at Pakyong near Gangtok resumed on Saturday after a gap of about 19 months.
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