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DELHI : Bombay Samachar director Hormusji N Cama has been
selected as the president of the Indian Newspaper Society
(INS) for 2008-2009.
Cama,
who was INS president for 2006-07, replaces Gujarat Samachar
chairman Bahubali Shah.
“This
year our list of priority includes organising an international
newspaper conference in January 2009. Also it is widely known
that the increase in cost of newsprint has affected the newspaper
industry. We would like to resolve the matter of rates that
is offered by Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity
(DAVP). We had asked for a 50 per cent increase in rates in
a meeting with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting”,
said Cama.
While
Delhi Press editor Paresh Nath has been re-elected as deputy
president, Deccan Chronicle chairman Venkatram Reddy will
be holding the position of vice-president once again.
HT
Media vice-president – operations north Rakesh Sharma
remains as the treasurer.
The
elections were held today in Bangalore.
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