Gangtok, Aug. 1 -- Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang today raised serious concerns over the growing threat of online gambling in the state, naming mobile applications like Khelo24 as a dangerous influence that is destroying families and pushing people toward suicide.
Speaking at a public gathering during the event Sampoornata Abhiyan Samman Samaroh unde NITI Aayog for Aspirational District and Aspirational Block which was held at Chintan Bhawan here.
The chief minister questioned the contradiction between Sikkim's reputation as one of the happiest states in the Northeast and the increasing number of suicides being reported.
"Sikkim ranks No. 2 in the Northeast in the happiness index. Our people are happy - but if they are truly h...