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Honour for ten journos

By Akshaya Pranab Kalita |

Namrup :- The Assam Press Correspondents Union (APCU) will honour ten top journalists in its upcoming silver jubilee celebration in Bongaigaon from Saturday.

The awardees include Asomiya Pratidin Correspondent from Namrup Smrity Rekha Kalita, who will receive  the  Pandit Surendranarayan Goswami memorial award.
Others News Live’s Journalist Nip Kumar Boruah, who will receive the Budhindranath Hazarika All Assam Electronic Media Award.

The Jalukbari cortespondent of the same news channel Ratan Kalita and Asomiya Pratidin’d Filbari Journalist Puspodhar Moran will jointly receive the Ucha Kamal Chetia Memorial All Assam Journalist.

Pratibimba’s  Sipajhar Journalist Hitesh Nath and Duliajan "Niyamiya Barta"Journalist Krishna Gogoi will jointly receive the Matindra Choudhury Memorial All Assam Journalist award.

On the other hand,  for the first time APCU has elected  from Barpeta District Hauli Journalist Ratnasewar Talukdar and Bongaigaon Journalist Pranab Kumar Deka for  Sanskrit Scholar cum Martyr Journalist Ratneswar Sarmah Memorial All Assam Journalist award.

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