Editing Sikkim (section)

== Media ==
[[File:Do-drul Chorten Stupa, Gangtok, Sikkim.jpg|thumb|right|upright|The [[Dro-dul Chorten Stupa]] in Gangtok.]]

In 1957, a Nepali monthly magazine ''Kanchenjunga'' became the first news outlet for the masses in Sikkim.<ref>Kanchenjunga and Sikkim Press: How Media Started Its Practice in Sikkim</ref>

The southern urban areas of Sikkim have English, Nepali and Hindi daily newspapers. Nepali-language newspapers, as well as some English newspapers, are locally printed, whereas Hindi and English newspapers are printed in [[Siliguri]]. Important local dailies and weeklies include ''Hamro Prajashakti'' (Nepali daily), ''Himalayan Mirror'' (English daily), the ''Samay Dainik'', ''[[Sikkim Express]]'' (English), ''Kanchanjunga Times'' (Nepali weekly), ''Pragya Khabar'' (Nepali weekly) and ''Himali Bela''.<ref name="newspapers-list">{{Cite web | url = http://www.sikkimipr.org/IPR/news_jounalists/news_papers_and_journalists.htm | title = Newspapers and Journalists in Sikkim | publisher = IT Department, Government of Sikkim | access-date =5 June 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080121045116/http://www.sikkimipr.org/IPR/news_jounalists/news_papers_and_journalists.htm | archive-date = 21 January 2008 }}</ref> Furthermore, the state receives regional editions of national English newspapers such as ''[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]]'', ''[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]'', ''[[The Hindu]]'' and ''The Times of India''. ''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''. ''Avyakta'', ''Bilokan'', the ''Journal of Hill Research'', ''Khaber Khagaj'', ''Panda'', and the ''Sikkim Science Society Newsletter'' are among other registered publications.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web | url = https://rni.nic.in/search_place.asp | title = Publication Place Wise-Registration | publisher = Registrar of Newspapers for India | access-date = 5 June 2009 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090619090128/https://rni.nic.in/search_place.asp | archive-date = 19 June 2009 | df = dmy-all }} If one types ''Sikkim'' in the input box and submits, the list is displayed.</ref>

[[Internet café]]s are well established in the district capitals, but [[broadband]] connectivity is not widely available. [[Satellite television]] channels through dish antennae are available in most homes in the state. Channels served are largely the same as those available in the rest of India, although Nepali-language channels are also available. The main service providers include [[Airtel digital TV]], [[Tata Sky]], [[Dish TV]], [[DD Free Dish]] and Nayuma.