Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Jan 4: Srinagar-based senior broadcast journalist and former NDTV Jammu and Kashmir Bur-eau Chief, Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal, was today awarded with the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism 2017 in the Jammu Kashmir/ North East category.
The award was given by Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi this evening.
Zaffar was award for an in-depth investigative report on radicalisation in Kashmir, broadcast on NDTV 24×7 and NDTV India news channels.
“It’s a great honour to receive this award for the second time. Reporting from the conflict-torn Valley is not an easy job, and if your work gets recognised and rewarded, it’s really encouraging”, said Zaffar.
This award is “a tribute to the diligence and integrity” that Zaffar brings to his work, said Viveck Goenka, Chairman, Ramnath Goenka Memorial Foundation.
This is the second time Zaffar has won the Ramnath Goenka Award. In 2007, he got this award for outstanding reporting from Jammu and Kashmir.
In a career spanning over 16 years, Zaffar has reported on a range of issues from conflict, armed encounters, environment to crime, politics and human rights. He has also reported extensively on natural disasters like the 2006 Kashmir earthquake and 2014 floods.
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