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N Ram wins National Award for Excellence in Journalism 2018

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November 6, 2018

New Delhi, Nov 6: Eminent journalist and Chairman the Hindu Publishing Group, N Ram and Chief Correspondent, Deshbandhu, Bhopal Ruby Sarkar are among the winners of this year’s National Awards for Excellence in Journalism 2018, announced by the Press Council of India.

Mr Ram has been selected under the prestigious award category of “Raja Ram Mohan Roy award" while Ms Sarkar, Chief Correspondent, Deshbandhu, Bhopal and Mr Rajesh Parshuram Joshte, Daily Pudhari, Ratnagiri, have been jointly selected for the award in the category of 'Rural Journalism' for their respective articles captioned "Foto ET मिले , तो औरतो ने दिखाया जौहर” and “Jaagar Sailuriddlniclia (A Mode11tent to Prosperity)". 

Mr VS Rajesh, Deputy Editor, Kerala Kaumudi has been selected under the award category of 'Developmental Reporting" for his series of articles published in Kerala Kaumudi editorial page during January 23 to 29, 2017. 

Mr Subhash Paul, Rashtriya Sahara, Delhi was selected in the category of ‘Photo Journalism-Single News Picture for the published photo in Rashtriya Sahara under the caption "Tolla agat”. 

Mr Mihir Singh, Photo Journalist, Punjab Kesari, Delhi has been selected in the category of 'Photo Journalism - Photo feature for the published photographic illustration under the caption " HOGET À FUA - dost À UNAT HIH”. 

Mr P Narasimha, Cartoon Editor; Nava Telangana, Hyderabad, has been selected for the award category of 'Best Newspaper Art: covering cartoons, caricature and illustrations' for his published political caricature captioned "Violence in W Bengal panchayat polls!". 

No entry could qualify in the newly-introduced award category of "Sports Reporting".

A jury comprising Mr Amar Devulapalli as Convenor and UNI Editor Ashok Upadhyay, Dr Baldev Raj Gupta, Mr Kamal Nain Narang, Mr Rakesh Sharma, Sayed Raza Hussain Rizvi, Mr Pravat Dash and Prof Ms Shushma Yadav as members of the Press Council of India (PCI) and Dr Ankuran Dutta, Associate Professor and head, Department of Communication and Journalism, Gauhati University, as co-opted Jury member, selected the awardees, who will be honoured on November 16 on the occasion of the National Press Day celebration, at an award function to be held here at National Media Centre.

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July 21,2020

Lucknow, Jul 21: Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon, a veteran political figure in Uttar Pradesh where he had served as a cabinet minister, died at a hospital here early Tuesday.

The 85-year-old was admitted to the hospital on June 11 with breathing problems, fever and difficulty in urination.

He died at 5:35 am in Medanata Hospital, according to his son Ashutosh Tandon, a UP cabinet minister.

Lalji Tandon is survived by wife and three sons.

His body will be kept at his official residence in Hazratganj and later at his Sindhi Tola residence in Chowk to enable people to pay their last respects.

The last journey will start at 4 in the evening for the Gulala Ghat where his last rites will be performed later in the day, Ashutosh Tandon said in a statement.

The UP government has announced three days mourning as a mark of respect to Lalji Tandon, a former cabinet minister, a government spokesman said.

Belonging to the Atal Bihari Vajpayee and L K Advani era of BJP leaders, Lalji Tandon proved himself as an able administrator during his decades-long political career in Uttar Pradesh.

A former Lok Sabha MP, he was later given gubernatorial responsibility.

He took oath as Madhya Pradesh governor on July 29, 2019, when the Congress was in power in the state, after serving in the same post in Bihar for nearly 11 months. 

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Agencies
August 8,2020

The Civil Aviation Ministry announced an initial assistance of Rs 10 lakh to the dependents of the deceased in the Kozhikode AIE plane crash, while the Kerala government also announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each.

Minister of Civil Aviation, Hardeep Singh Puri, who visited the mishap spot on Saturday, said that a detailed probe is already on and the pilot and co-pilot were highly experienced.

He also announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each to the injured and Rs. 50,000 each to those who suffered minor injuries. The other normal compensations would be decided in due course.

Puri said that Captain Deepak Vasant Sathe, aged 59, who commandeered the AIE flight, had a flying experience of 10,848 hours, while co-pilot Akhilesh Kumar, aged 32, had a flying experience of 1,723 hours.

"Deepak was one of the most distinguished and experienced pilots. He had a commanding experience of 6,662 hours and was commander of B-737 aircraft for 4,244 hours. He had also operated to Kozhikode international airport 27 times. He joined AIE in 2013 and prior to that he served with the IAF and HAL. He was a figher pilot and a recipient of prestigious sword of honour and a gold medalist," said Puri.

Puri said that even as the flight slipped down to around 35 feet, a major disaster was averted due to timely rescue operations. Local people played an exemplary role and the fire brigade's timely action of cutting the plane body and rescuing the passengers minimised the casualties, he said.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan also said that the local people and all rescue and relief agencies did a well co-ordinated job. The state government would also meet the entire treatment expenses of the injured.

Till Saturday afternoon, the total number of deaths was 18. While 149 were still in hospitals, 23 were discharged.

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May 18,2020

Muscat, May 18: An Air India special flight left for Hyderabad with a total of 182 stranded Indians from Oman on Monday.

"IX 818 departed for Hyderabad with total 182 passengers. We again express our gratitude to Omani & Indian authorities and wish all the passengers, safe journey home," Indian embassy in Oman said in a tweet.

Under the Vande Bharat Mission, Air India operated repatriation flight from Oman on Sunday to Kerala. It had brought back 183 Indians.

The phased evacuation is being done under the Centre's 'Vande Bharat' mission whose second phase started from May 16.

In order to facilitate the return of stranded Indian nationals in Oman, the Indian government has decided to operate more special flights to Bangalore, Calicut, Delhi, Kannur, Kochi, and Gaya on May 20, 21, 22 and 23.

Under the second phase, a total of 149 flights, including feeder flights, are expected to be operated to bring back stranded Indians from 40 countries.

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