Nearly two dozen photojournalists from the State were honoured with awards for participating in the World Photography Day observed earlier this year. The awards were presented by Finance Minister Etela Rajender. The Telangana State Photojournalists’ Association awarded prizes to 18 photojournalists for best news photos that were submitted as part of the celebrations held on August 19 this year.
During the programme, Commissioner I&PR, B.P. Acharya announced that the M.A. Rahim Lifetime Award for photojournalists would be reinstituted next year. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 2 lakh.