Khel Today’s Editor-in-Chief Rakesh Thapliyal elected President of Delhi Journalists Association

• Sports journalist Ranvir Singh also elected as Vice President

Rakesh Thapliyal.

Khel Today Bureau
New Delhi: A well known sports journalist and Khel Today’s Editor-in-Chief Shri Rakesh Thapliyal has been elected unopposed as President of Delhi Journalists Association(DJA) here on Monday.

The Delhi Journalists Association (DJA) is affiliated to the National Union of Journalists (India). After the last date of nomination, Returning Officer Shri Ashok Kinker announced the elections result on Monday. All the candidates were elected unopposed. The elections were held at the office of Delhi Journalists Association at 7, Jantar Mantar Road, 2nd Floor, New Delhi 110001, which is also the headquarters of National Union of Journalists (India).

Ranvir Singh.

Another sports journalist Shri Ranvir Singh also elected unopposed as Vice President.Shri Pramod Kumar Singh (Senior Journalist, Prasar Bharati) has been elected unopposed as General Secretary in the Delhi Journalists Association (DJA) elections 2024-26. Shri Naresh Gupta, (Former Editor, Rashtriya Samachar)  elected as Treasurer.

Shri Ras Bihari, President, National Union of Journalists (India) congratulated all the elected journalists and expressed hope that DJA will work more rapidly for the upliftment of mediapersons in Delhi.

DJA office bearers 2024-26:

President: Shri Rakesh Thapliyal.

General Secretary:  Shri Pramod Kumar Singh.

Treasurer: Shri Naresh Gupta.

Vice Presidents: Dr. Rameshwar Dayal (Former Principal Correspondent, Navbharat Times), Shri K P Malik (Political Editor, Dainik Bhaskar), Shri Ranvir Singh (Former Sports Editor, India News), Ms. Anita Chaudhary (Dainik Swadesh). Secretaries:  Shri Amarendra Gupta (Senior Correspondent, DD News), Shri Priya Ranjan (Senior Correspondent, Jansatta), Shri Krishan Dev Pathak (Chief Correspondent, Vir Arjun).
Executive Members:  Shri. Rajesh Kumar Bhasin (Virat Vaibhav), Shri Sushil Dev (Freelance Journalist), Ms. Pratibha Shukla (Jansatta), Shri Sujan Singh (Photo Journalist), Shri Naveen Gautam (Former Chief Correspondent, Dainik Jagran), Shri Manvendra Kumar (Live India News 24/Sampoorna Maya), Shri Sagheer Ahmad (Sansad TV), Ms. Nivedita Madane (Freelance), Shri Rajendra Swami (Delhi Darpan), Ms. Deepti Angrish (Senior Journalist), Shri Krishan Kumar Tiwari (Pahal Today), Shri Amit Kumar Gaur (Beyond India), Shri Alok Mohan Nayak (Senior Journalist), Dr. Ashok Barthwal (Dhanushtankar) and Shri Pradeep Srivastava (Zee Media).