PANAJI
The Department of Information and Publicity has announced the Goa State Journalists Awards selected by the State Journalists Awards Committee on Friday.
Government of Goa through the Department of Information and Publicity institutes the Goa State Journalist Awards which are conferred in seven categories for news items and articles published during the previous calendar year. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 10,000 each in different categories besides a certificate and a memento.
The Goa State Journalist Awards scheme is devised to encourage local journalists to exhibit their talent as regards to penning good stories, gain
confidence, thus resulting in creating mass awarenessin society. The Best Editor Award on National Integration and Communal Harmony has been bagged by Paresh Prabhu, Editor, Navprabha for his Editorial “Gandhiji Samjun ghevuya”.
The award in Rural Reporting has been bagged by Mahesh Gaonkar, of Tarun Bharat for his reports ‘Kabadkastacha paisa jhala khota and Devane dile, Manvane nele! Tya vrudela milale.
The award for Reporting in Public Health and Hygiene has been bagged by Prasad Shet Canconkar, of Goan Varta for his report Janausha-di Kendrababat Gomantikay aanbhinya. The award for Reporting with special reference to Women and Children/Social issue has been bagged by Siddharth Kamble from Goan Varta for his report ‘Aaplya Swamagna mulasathi Doctor Aai banali vidhyarthi’.
Marcus Mergulhao from Times of India, bagged the award in Sport Reporting for his report ‘Dumped in GFA godown’.
The award on Reporting on Art and Culture has been bagged by Ganesh Shetkar, of Lokmat for his report Shrirolitil Shigmotsav ekatmateche pra-
tik. The award in Photo Journalism (Best Photograph of the year) is bagged by Rajtilak Naik, Times of India (Goa Edition), for his picture fighting the elements. The awards will be presented at the National Press Day function to be held on November 16, 2020.
