NEW DELHI: Doordarshan Additional Director General Ashok Jailkhani, Jammu Station Director Sanjit Khajuria and Doordarshan Kendra/Radio Kashmir (Srinagar) Director News Bashir Malik have been presented state awards by the Jammu and Kashmir government on the 63rd Republic Day in recognition of their contribution.

Other awardees under the category of Outstanding Media Persons include ?Greater Kashmir? Senior Editor Javaid Malik, ?Kashmir Images? owner and publisher Bashir Manzar, Times of India Chief Copy Editor Sameer Arshad, Maneesh Chibber who is Assistant Editor in the Indian Express in New Delhi, Kashmir News Services, Mohinder Verma who is Special Correspondent of Daily Excelsior, and Aurangzeb Naqshbandi, Special Correspondent of the Hindustan Times in Delhi.

Deepali Wattal (Vocal) and Ghulam Nabi Bulbul (Sarangi) are the artistes who have been selected for award for Performing Arts.

All the awardees will be given cash awards of Rs 51,000, a medal and a citation each.