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According to sources, the Gorkha Rifles' character will remain unchanged. To ensure this, recruitment will focus on tribals from states such as Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, and Assam. That's because these individuals possess traits and physical attributes akin to the Nepalese Gorkhas.

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The Met department predicted heavy to very heavy with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places over sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim and Meghalaya on July 3, Kerala on July 4 and 5, and coastal Karnataka and south interior Karnataka on July 3-6.

Border Roads Organisation worked overnight in heavy rains and inclement weather to create a temporary crossing over the affected area to facilitate the rescue of tourists.

As a result of Friday's downpour in Sikkim, approximately 500 tourists, who were travelling to Lachung and Lachen valley, were stranded at Chungthang due to landslides and roadblocks en route.

On Wednesday, the top court stated that Indian law allows anyone to adopt a child regardless of their marital status and that the law acknowledges that there may be circumstances other than the "ideal family" having its own biological children.

A massive avalanche was reported in Sikkim on Tuesday. According to sources, dozens are feared trapped in the snow at 17th Mile near Tsomgo. Rescue operation is underway.

In a tweet, the NSC said that the earthquake occurred around 4:15 am at a depth of 10 kilometres from 70 km northwest of Yuksom, a town that is around 116 km from the state capital Gangtok.

The Avalanche Monitoring Radar will assist in saving valuable life of troops and reducing damage to property in Super High Altitude Areas.The system was made operational by the DGRE of the Defence Research and Development Organisation.

The landslide in the 20 miles area may take some time to clear, local officials said, as heavy rains have hampered the clearing work. Further, incessant rains have also loosened the rock structures, as a result of which several areas have become prone to landslides.