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Nirmal Mangar is a Sikkim State Awardee in the field of journalism (2007). Winner of Ram Patro Memorial Award (2007) and Lagansheel Patrakarita Purushkar (2018). He had been associated with Sikkim Express, The Telegraph, Doordarshan and All India Radio. Presently, he is the Founder and Editor-in-chief of the Sikkim Chronicle, one of the popular online digital news platforms in Sikkim.

APRIL 19 GANGTOK:   Sikkim has zero Covid19 positives says SC Gupta, Chief Secretary apprising the efforts of Chief Minister PS Golay. APRIL 20 GANGTOK: Large gatherings of patients was found at STNM hospital when the restriction was eased for few activities. Majority of the cases were obstetrics, said Dr. Passang Bhutia. Medical Superintendent.  from old file GANGTOK : Chief Minister PS Golay presented financial incentives to media towards their services. The press media persons included from Print Media, Electronic Media and Digital Media.  Photo : sikkim.gov GANGTOK : Social workers Rashma Gurung and Sobrath Gupta came forward to help flower grower Bishnu Kumar Rai from Rabdang. They collected 200 cut flowers and brought to STNM Hospital and appealed to the passer-by to take the flowers and donate the money as per their wish. The flower growers are having huge loss due to the on-going lockdown.  Photo : Sikkim Expre...

Irate protestors gherao Reliance office over alleged communal remarks GANGTOK, June 11: Emotions ran high today as protesters gheraoed the local office of Reliance Telecom here over the alleged remarks against the Nepalese community by one of its customer care executive. Representatives from the Sikkim Journalist forum, All Sikkim Unemployed Youth Association, All Sikkim Students Association, MR Work charge Employee Association and United Arithang Development Society, angry over the remarks gathered at the Titanic park here to protest against the remarks by the Reliance customer care executive on the voting frenzy created by Indian Idol aspirant Prashant Tamang in the region. Freza Singh of Gangtok complained that a Reliance customer service employee had made unsavoury remarks on the Nepali-speaking populace who were voting for Prashant. According to Freza, on the night of June 8, which also happened to be the last piano round of the Indian idol, she sent a number of in...

Ram Patro Memorial award for the most promising journalist of Sikkim was given to Shri Bijay Gurung, correspondent of UNI and the award for best working journalist in Sikkim Express was given to Shri Nirmal Mangar. The award was given to two journalist by the Chief Guest, Shri B.B.Gooroong, former Chief Minister and advisor to the Chief Minister of Sikkim and former MLA Shri J.B . Pradhan. While addressing the gathering and media persons, Chief Guest Shri B.B.Gooroong highlighted the contribution and role of the journalism. However, he suggested the media person to be very careful while giving the coverage pertaining to legal matters. Most of the journalists use to give reports that are very objectionable. For instance, he said, journalists cannot say a person to have committed a crime until and unless convicted by the court. It is therefore very unfair, Shri Gooroong added to report that a person or a VIP amassed wealth by means of corrupt practice disproportionate to his know so...