Gangtok, Sept. 14 -- A landslide hit Sardung Lama Gaon in the Gyalshing district's Maneybong-Dentam constituency on Saturday evening, resulting in the death of 47-year-old Rajen Gurung, the Panchayat President of Sardong Lunzick Gram Panchayat Unit.
The incident occurred around 7 p.m., with Gurung reportedly trapped under debris and pronounced dead at the scene.
Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on demise of Panchayat President shared"I am deeply saddened to learn about the untimely demise of Shri Rajen Gurung, Panchayat President of 19-Sardong Lunzick GPU, Gyalshing District, who tragically succumbed to injuries caused by a landslide near his residence at Upper Sardong, Lama Gaon Ward, yesterday evening.
In this moment of profound grief,...