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Sikkim Express is an English daily newspaper published from Gangtok, Sikkim, India. [2] It is the oldest and largest circulated English daily newspaper in Sikkim. The news paper started as weekly in 1976 and converted as daily in 2003 and it is the first English newspaper of Sikkim state. [3]
Himalaya Darpan, a Nepali daily published in Siliguri, is one of the leading Nepali daily newspapers in the region. The Sikkim Herald is an official weekly publication of the government. Online media covering Sikkim include the Nepali newspaper Himgiri, the English news portal Haalkhabar and the literary magazine Tistarangit.
Hindi-language newspapers have the largest circulation, followed by English and Telugu. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Newsstand and subscription prices often cover only a small percentage of the cost of producing newspapers in India, and advertising is the primary source of revenue.
More than 50 newspapers are published in Sikkim. [80] Multiple local Nepali and English newspapers are published, [81] whereas regional and national Hindi and English newspapers, printed elsewhere in India, are also circulated. Gangtok has two cinemas featuring Nepali, Hindi and English-language films. [59] The town also has a public library. [59]
Newspapers in all these four languages are available in the Darjeeling Hills region. Of the largely circulated Nepali newspapers Himalay Darpan, Swarnabhumi and some Sikkim-based Nepali newspapers like Hamro Prajashakti and Samay Dainik are read most. [76] The Tibet Mirror was the first Tibetan-language newspaper published in Kalimpong in 1925.
DD Sikkim is a state owned television channel telecasting from Doordarshan. The station broadcasts from a 30-mile radius transmitter coming out of Gangtok and delivers local programming for about one hour and 15 minutes on weekdays. [1] A 15-minute news bulletin from the Guwahati studios is also shown.
Sikkim Prajatantra Congress (Sikkim Democratic Congress) is a political party in the Indian state of Sikkim. Pawan Chamling, the current leader of Sikkim Democratic Front and Sikkim Chief Minister, was the treasurer of SPC 1978–1984. In the state assembly elections 1979 SPC had launched candidates in all 32 constituencies, and won four seats.
The Myanmar Times, [33] a Burmese weekly news journal (daily newspaper in English) Premier Eleven Sports Journal [11] Popular News Journal [34] Seven Days News or 7 Days News Journal - private weekly newspaper (Burmese) [1] [35] Seven Days Sports [36] The Voice Weekly (Burmese) [37] Weekly Eleven [11] The Irrawaddy [38] The Yangon Times [39] [40]