Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 21: Press Club of Jammu (PCJ) today announced results of Fourth Ashok Sodhi Memorial Awards for Best Photography 2018 by the four member jury at a function organized here.
The winners of the fourth edition included Basit Zargar (first place) from Srinagar, Raman Raina (second place) from Daily Shadow newspaper and Pradeep Bakshi (Third Place) of national Hindi Daily Dainik Jagran. They were awarded a cash prize of Rs 11,000, Rs 8,000 and Rs 5000, respectively.
Meanwhile the consolation prize winners included Abhinav Behl (IMSA student), Umair Asif Zargar (photojournalist from Kashmir), Ankur Sethi (The News Now), Rakesh Bakshi (Daily Excelsior) and Surjeet Singh (Ajit Samachar) and they were awarded a cash prize of Rs 2000 each.
Students pursuing Diploma/ Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication also participated actively in the competition.
The photo competition was judged by the four member jury comprising Channi Anand (AP), K B Jandyal (Former Director Information), Shishupal (Photojournalist) and Yaseen Dar (AP).
The awards were presented by president of Press Club, Ashwani Kumar and Secretary General Zorawar Singh Jamwal along with Jury members.
Speaking on the occasion, Ashwani Kumar motivated budding photo journalists to improve their photography skills. He informed the gathering that the event was introduced in the memory of late Ashok Sodhi, who died while performing his professional duties during an encounter at Kaili Mandi in Samba on May 11, 2008.
Zorawar Singh Jamwal announced that Press Club of Jammu has made this event an annual feature in memory of late Ashok Sodhi and in the coming years entries will also be invited from Ladakh region.
Treasurer, Press Club of Jammu, Dinesh Manhotra conducted the proceedings while vice president, Abhimanyu Sharma, presented vote of thanks.
Former PCJ president, Manu Srivatsa and Bharat Sharma, a childhood friend of Ashok Sodhi, were also present on the occasion.
Executive committee members, Deepak Khajuria and Vishal Bharti were also present on the occasion.
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