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Award presented to lensman

KORAPUT: Paresh Rath has received this year’s “Koraput Khabar Award of Excellence” at Koraput . While acknowledging the contribution of Mr.Rath to the field of photo journalism and being the first journalist from the region to have represented the electronic medium , the jury along with Bahvani Shankar Mishra and Laxmi Prasad Rath, Director and Producer of Koraput Khabar, the first cable news channel of the district selected Mr.Rath to receive the award during the annual function of the channel on Sunday.

Mr. Rath said it was needed to preserve the rich cultural heritage of Koraput region. Eminent singer Tansen Singh was also felicitated by Taraprasad Bahinipati, MLA.

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