Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, October 29 2008:
FIVE JOURNALISTS including an editor will be given the Manipur State Journalists' Award-2008 .
The awards will be given to the winners at a function held to observe the Information and Public Relations Day on November 1 at the DIPR office complex, Babupara here.
Minister of IPR, TN Haokip will be the chief guest and Commissioner IPR, P Bharat will preside over the function.
The five journalists who would be receiving this year's awards are�in the category of National Integration and Communal Harmony, editor of Hmasawna Thar, Lalmalsawm Sellate, in the category of Rural Reporting, freelance journalist Sobhapati Samom, in Public Health and Hygine, staff reporter of Sangai Express Laishram Shamungou, in the category of Women and Children, staff reporter of Poknapham, Sonia Sorenshangbam and staff reporter of Sangai Express, Ngasepam Liklaileima will share the award.
It is worth mentioning here that earlier the Manipur State Journalist Award for National Integration and Communal Harmony till last year used to be given to only one editor of a newspaper.
The award carried only Rs 5,000 .
But from this year onwards the awards will be given in four different categories, each carrying Rs 25,000 and a
citation.