Regional Journalism Awards function on April 8

Bhopal: Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan will -confer Regional Journalism Awards to selected journalists on April 8 at 5 pm at Samanvaya Bhavan here. A jury has selected regional journalists for awards. National and State level journalism awards will be distributed at a function on April 19. Public Relations Minister Shri Rajendra Shukla will preside over the function . Chief Secretary Shri Anthony de Sa will also be present.

Selection of awards has been made for years 2008 to 2014. The state-level awards carry Rs. one lakh and regional awards Rs. 51 thousand each with mementoes.

Sharad Joshi (Bhopal) Regional Journalism Award

For Shri Sharad Joshi (Bhopal) Regional Journalism Awards, Shri Satish Alia, Bhopal will be conferred award for year 2008, Shri Govind Badone, Rajgarh 2009, Sushri Rani Sharma, Bhopal 2010, Shri Prabhu Pateria, Bhopal 2011, Shri Pradeep Chouhan, Sehore 2012, Shri Rajesh Sharma, Bhopal 2013 and Shri Harish Diwekar will be conferred award for year 2014.

Rahul Barpute (Indore) Regional Journalism Award

For Shri Rahul Barpute (Indore) Regional Journalism Awards, Sushri Rumani Ghosh, Indore will be conferred award for year 2008, Shri Prabhakar Keralkar, Omkareshwar 2009, Shri Dinesh Solanki, Mhow 2010, Shri Prem Vijay Patil, Dhar 2011, Shri Kirti Rana, Indore 2012, Shri Dinesh Bamniya, Khandwa 2013 and Shri Navneet Shukla, Indore will be conferred award for year 2014.

Banarsi Das Chaturvedi (Rewa) Regional Journalism Award

For Shri Banarsi Das Chaturvedi (Rewa) Regional Journalism Awards, Shri Umashankar Tiwari, Rewa will be conferred award for year 2008, Shri Ajay Singh, Rewa 2009, Shri Shaligram Sharma, Satna 2010, Shri Brijesh Pathak, Sidhi 2011, Shri Rajesh Dwivedi Satna 2012, Shri Ramakant Dwivedi Rewa 2013 and Shri Sudama Sharad, Satna will be conferred award for year 2014.

Shri Ratan Lal Joshi (Gwalior) Regional Journalism Award

For Shri Ratan Lal Joshi (Gwalior) Regional Journalism Award, Dr. Ram Vidrohi, Gwalior will be conferred award for year 2008, Shri Pramod Bhargava, Shivpuri 2009, Shri Suresh Dandotiya, Gwalior 2010, Shri Lokendra Parashar, Gwalior 2011, Shri Rajdev Pandey, Gwalior 2012, Shri Nirmal Sahu, Guna 2013 and Shri Ravindra Jharkhariya, Gwalior will be conferred award for year 2014.

Master Baldev Prasad (Sagar) Regional Journalism Award

For Master Baldev Prasad (Sagar) Regional Journalism Award, Shri Bhola Ram Bhartiya, Sagar will be conferred award for year 2008, Shri Ravindra Vyas, Chhatarpur, 2009, Shri Sudesh Tiwari, Sagar 2010, Shri Abhishek Yadav, Sagar 2011, Shri Suresh Sharma, Tikamgarh 2012, Shri Narayan Singh Thakur, Damoh 2013 and Shri Pankaj Soni, Sagar will be conferred award for year 2014.

Kanhaiyyalal Vaidya (Ujjain) Regional Journalism Award,

For Kanhaiyyalal Vaidya (Ujjain) Regional Journalism Award, Shri Kailash Sanoliya will be conferred award for year 2008, Shri Sunil Jain, Ujjain 2009, Shri Rajesh Manav, Neemuch 2010, Shri Ashok Jhaloya, Mandsaur 2011, Shri Nirukt Bhargava, Ujjain 2012, Shri Lalit Jwel, Ujjain 2013 and Shri Satish Gaur, Ujjain will be conferred award for year 2014.

Jeevanlal Verma Vidrohi (Jabalpur) Regional Journalism Award

For Jeevanlal Verma Vidrohi (Jabalpur) Regional Journalism Award, Dr. Kishan Kachhwah, Jabalpur will be conferred award for year 2008, Shri Manish Gupta, Jabalpur 2009, Shri Mahesh Chandak, Chhindwara 2010, Shri Laxmi Narayan Awadhiya, Dindori 2011, Shri Sanjay Jain, Katni 2012, Shri Sudhir Upadhyay, Mandla 2013 and Shri Prem Shankar Tiwari, Jabalpur will be conferred award for year 2014.