SBI NE PR Conclave held, awards distributed

GUWAHATI, Nov 9: The award winners of the North East House Jourl & Newsletter Competition received their prizes at the SBI North East PR Conclave, organised by the Public Relations Society of India (PRSI) Guwahati Chapter, held at NEDFi Convention Centre in Guwahati on Saturday. The prizes were given away by Dr Amarjyoti Choudhury, Pro Vice Chancellor, Tezpur Central University and Dulal Choudhury, Regiol Mager, SBI. The competition was supported and sponsored by the tiol Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC).

In the house jourl category, the top three positions were bagged respectively by Rodali (Numaligarh Refinery Ltd), Oil News (Oil India Ltd), and NEEPCO News (NEEPCO). The top three positions in the newsletter category went to Ajmal Today (Ajmal Foundation), Taranga (IOC Guwahati Refinery), and Inter face (Don Bosco Institute). In consideration of their excellence on various fronts, BYST Newsline (BYST), Child Protection Bulletin (ASCPS), Guwahati@icai (Institute of Charter Accountants), and USTM Newsletter (USTM) received special jury awards.

Editor of Rodali that bagged the first prize in house jourl category said, “The award from PRSI is of immense value for us. It will inspire our editorial team to do better in the days to come.” Similarly, Khasrul Islam, Mager of Ajmal Foundation, whose publication was adjudged the best in the newsletter category said, “The initiative of PRSI in organising such a competition is indeed laudable. It will contribute immensely in improving the quality of house jourls and newsletters published in this part of the country.”

In course of the Conclave, two panel discussions were also conducted, one on ‘Role of Service Providers in Public Relations’ and another on ‘Recalling Glorious Moments of PR days.’     The panel discussions were sponsored by Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL).