Question : NEWSPAPERS FROM SIKKIM

(a) the details of the newspapers from Sikkim are registered with the Registrar of Newspaper of India (RNI) at present;

(b) the details of the newspapers which are getting advertisements from DAVP;

(c) whether the requests of some of the newspapers from Sikkim are pending with RNI for registration;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the time by which these newspapers are likely to be registered?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING AND CULTURE (SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY)

(a) A total of 34 newspapers from Sikkim are registered with the Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI) as on 30.06.2004. The details are given in Annexure-A.

(b) The following four newspapers are empanelled with Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP) for getting advertisements from DAVP:-


(i)	Hemali Purba Sandesh
(ii)	Aj Ko Sikkim
(iii)	Hamro Prajasakti
(iv)	Jan Manch

(c) & (d) : Cases for registration of 9 (nine) newspapers from Sikkim are pending for want of relevant documents, as per details in Annexure-B. Discrepancy letters to respective publishers have already been sent advising them to send the required documents and fulfil the formalities under the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867.

(e) RNI would issue registration certificate within 30 days from the date of receipt of the complete documents as required under Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867.

ANNEXURE- A

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2091 FOR REPLY ON 22.7.2004.

Total number of registered newspapers from Sikkim till 30.6.2004

Language	Tri/Bi-weeklies	Weeklies	Fortnightlies	Monthlies	Quarterlies	Others	Total
English	0	5	1	1	1	1	9
Hindi	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Nepali	2	18	0	0	0	2	22
Bilingual#	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Total	2	26	1	1	1	3	34

#	includes	a) Nepali Gorkha	b) English Nepali

ANNEXURE- B

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2091 FOR REPLY ON 22.7.2004. 


Details of pending cases from Sikkim As on 30.6.2004
S.No.	Title	Language/Periodicity	Place of Publication	Discrepancy	letter issued on
1.	The Sikkimese	English/Weekly	Gangtok	09.04.2001

2.	Himalayan Weekend Review	English/Weekly	-do-	18.04.2001

3.	Aaj Ko Samachar	Nepali/Daily	-do-	20.08.2001

4.	Snowline	English/Monthly	-do-	13.03.2003

5.	Sikkim Parivesh	Nepali/Weekly	-do-	08.06.2004
6.	Sikkim Rajdhani	Nepali/Weekly	-do-	08.06.2004

7	Aajako Yuva Shakti	Nepali/Weekly	-do-	08.06.2004

8.	Jan Sambad	Nepali/Weekly	-do-	08.06.2004

9.	Sajha Samachar	Nepali/Weekly	-do-	08.06.2004

Question : NEWSPAPERS FROM SIKKIM

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