Bijay Bantawa to receive ‘Kanchandzonga Kalam Puraskar
Senior journalist Bijay Bantawa was announced as the recipient of the ‘Kanchandzonga Kalam Puraskar’ for the year 2011 by the Press Club of Sikkim (PCS). Bantawa, who is also the editor-publisher of weekly newspaper Himgiri, will receive the award constituted by the PCS during the 9th foundation day function of the organization on July 17 here at Gangtok.
During the first meeting at the club office, the newly elected PCS executive members also unanimously decided to felicitate Arun Kumar Rasaily during the foundation day celebrations. Rasaily, the Kalimpong correspondent of Nepali daily Sunakhari Samachar published from Siliguri, will be honoured for his valuable contributions in the field of journalism for more than a decade. Continuing with its initiative to encourage upcoming journalists, the PCS selected Homnath Davari for the ‘most promising journalist’ award for 2011. Davari is the South district correspondent based at Namchi for Gangtok published Nepali daily Samay Dainik.
Courtesy: Sikkim Mail
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