NAI represents the PRESS at the grass-root
as well as the mass-root level and in all languages and territories
and which constitutes the core of the Press in this country.
- Justice P.B. Sawant. Former Chairman, Press Council of India

Newspapers Association of India
15th ANNUAL CONFERENCE &
NAI Awards Ceremony 2007

The 15th Annual Conference of the Newspapers Association of India was held at the Constitution Club, Vithal Bhai Patel House, Rafi Marg, New Delhi 110 001 at 2:00 p.m., on the 15th of December, 2007.

The Function was inaugurated by Shri. Manik Rao H. Gavit, Centre Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs and the function was addressed by Shri. Rahul Jalali, President of Press Council of India, Shri. Sunil Dang, ILNA President, Shri. B.L. Gaur, Editor, Gaur Sons Times, and Dr. Smita Mishra, Reader Journalist, Khalsa College, New Delhi.

Several awards for outstanding contribution in the field of journalism were presented. Awards were algo given for catagories including: Best TV & Radio Newsreader/Anchor, Best Editor, Best Reporter, Best Producer of socially invigorating firm, Best Artiste showcasing socially relevant issues, among others.

Ms. Kavita Bamotra, Managing Editor, is awarded the Pratibha Jyoti Samman Award from Shri. Manik Rao H Gavit, Centre Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs. Also present is Shri. M.R. Gaur, General Secretary, NAI and Shri. Rahul Jalali, President of Press Council of India	Mr. Rohit Mehta, Chief Executive Editor (I.T), Him Vikas, is awarded the Pratibha Jyoti Samman Award from Shri. Manik Rao H Gavit, Centre Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs. Also present is Shri. M.R. Gaur, General Secretary, NAI and Shri. Rahul Jalali, President of Press Council of India

The Conference focussed on the role that the regional newspapers play in the strengthening of our world’s largest democracy. The emphasis was on how the regional newspapers of our democratic institutions adhere to secular credentials.

Senior journalists addressing the conference.	Senior journalists addressing the conference.

The strength of our democracy lies in the dissemination of information and these regional and vernacular language newspapers, with their deep reach in the hinterlands, can and play an effective role in the propagation of democratic ideas and advantages of people power.

As a commemoration of the event, the NAI brought out a colorful Souvenir. Needless to say, with the substantial reach enjoyed by the Association, the Souvenir was distributed not only among its members, but also among leading personalities in the government, academia, corporate and the intelligentsia.

Speech by Dr. M.R. Gaur
General Secretary (NAI)

" It seems, as if it was just yesterday that I along with a couple of us stumbled on an idea of creating a national platform for the unorganized and almost marginalized print media of our country. The idea was to give a voice to these voiceless in the national capital and to raise the myriads of problems faced by these newspapers with the authorities in Delhi. Looking back, all these fifteen years, we have achieved a lot more than that. I hope that you too would agree. In the process we have been able to bring to one platform more than 4000 vernacular and English print media of this country. I have realized that we are the real voice of the people as we have grassroots representations. We take up issues which are people centric, community centric and socio centric. Our resources are meager but our outlook never dampens. We have been steadfast in our resolve to put the people's perspective.

I would say that it has been fruitful fifteen years during which we have nurtured and consolidated our organization. Yes it is time to celebrate our achievements but also the time to deliberate on our further actions. There are still areas where we can make a mark, areas where we have not ventured at all. We are all aware that we are not a centralized institution but rather a coordinating agency. We have to go beyond. We have to make room for interactions amongst our members. Our members should not be isolated entities. Rather it should be a vibrant organization, which reverberates with information exchange and such. The bigger national level media has a penetration only in and around our major cities and towns but it is our membership which has a reach to the hinterland. We do not have to be entertaining; rather we have to focus on issues which affect the people. Serious, ethical and professional journalism should be forte.

We have a very long way to go, lot to achieve. Let us not be complacent and rest on our past laurels. We should strive to compete with ourselves. We are also thinking in terms of creating a news agency which will disseminate news and views amongst our membership.

We are not here to do any cutthroat business. We are here for serving the people. And we shall do it to the best of our abilities.

Arise Awake and Stop not till the goal is reached."
Dr. M.R.Gaur.

NAI Bangalore Conference 2006

We are orgainzing conference of NAI at Silicon Valley City, Bangalore on the topic of role of regional Newspapers in our democracy. The function will be inaugurated by Shri. H.D. Devegowda Ex-P.M. of India. The function will be held at Nayana Sabhagana (Kannada Bhavana) near Ravindra Kalakshetra, J.C. Road, Bangalore at 11a.m.

 

Newspapers Association of India
14th ANNUAL CONFERENCE &
NAI Awards Nite 2006

The 14th Annual Conference of NAI was held at Press Club of India, New Delhi on 14th September 2006 at 3pm. The function was inagurated by De. Shakeel Ahmed, Hon'ble Minister of State, Communication Technology and Shri. B.L. Gaur, Chairman Gaursons India Ltd.

Twenty awards were given in the following catagories: Best TV & Radio Newsreader/Anchor, Best Editor, Best Reporter, Best Producer of socially invigorating firm, Best Artiste showcasing socially relevant issues.

 

Newspapers Association of India
13th ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Noted Editors and Press Correspondents of small and medium newspapers from all over the county participated in the conference.

The seminar was held on 19th December 2005, at the Constitution Club, Rafi Marg, New Delhi-110001. It was inaugurated by justice G.N. Ray, Hon'ble Chairman, Press Council of India and the session was addressed by Dr. Shakil Ahmad, Hon'ble Minister of State, Communication & Information & Technology.

Several awards for outstanding contribution in the field of journalism were presented. There were several open discussions on important topics like government advertisements (D.A.V.P.) press accreditation and other facilities available from the government (P.I.B.), freedom of the press and provisions for its security (PCI), matters relating to registration of newspapers (R.N.I.) and circulation verification etc

The program ended with vote of thanks by Dr. M.R. Gaur, General Secretary, NAI.

Newspapers Association of India
11th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
NAI National Awards Ceremony 2004-2005

The 11th annual conference of the Newspapers Association of India was held at the Constitution Club, Rafi Marg, New Delhi - 110001 on the 29th of November, 2004 at 3 p.m.

The Conference was a big success. Several eminent Leaders, Member of Parliament, Minister of States, Newspaper Editors, Journalists, Writers, Educationists, Philanthropist, Social Activists, NAI State Presidents, Intellectuals and Senior Officials from government departments related with the newspaper industry participated and voiced their views and policies.

The Conference was presided over by Hon'ble Justice, Jai Chandra Reddy, Chairman, Press Council of India. Noted among the invitees, were Dr. Faguni Ram (M.P) Rajya Sabha and Shri. Ram Babu Sharma, President, Delhi State Congress Committee (I).

Dr. M.K. Gaur, welcomes Hon'ble Justice, Jai Chandra Reddy, Chairman, Press Council of India, to the 11th annual conference.	Hon'ble Justice, Jai Chandra Reddy, Chairman, Press Council of India, addressing the gathering during the 11th annual conference..

There were several open discussions on important topics like government advertisements (D.A.V.P.) press accreditation and other facilities available from the government (P.I.B.), freedom of the press and provisions for its security (PCI), matters relating to registration of newspapers (R.N.I.) and circulation verification etc.

Hon'ble Justice, Jai Chandra Reddy, in his address, stressed the need for all different press organisations in the country to work collectively in the interest of the nation. Small and medium newspapers should be given preference by large newspapers and if this does not happen, suitable directions could be issued to that effect, by the Press Council of India. He further emphasized that a newspaper's relevance depends on its being the voice of people and if it could represent the society in general.

Dr. Faguni Ram (M.P) Rajya Sabha, and Shri. Ram Babu Sharma, President, Delhi State Congress Committee (I), both accepted the importance of the small and medium newspapers in the country and assured the gathering for all necessary help and assistance for its further development. Dr. M.R. Gaur, General Secretary, NAI, in his speech, focussed on imporant issues and problems faced by the Newspaper Industry and promised to try to solve issues with the concerned departments and ministers, at the National level. Shri, Rohit Mehta, National Convenor, NAI, in his address, stressed the need for NAI members to embrace Information Technology in all its avenues and requested all members to work collectively towards ensuring that press freedom on the internet and in print is protected.

Senior journalists addressing the conference.	Delhi Bureau Chief, Ms. Aparajita, of Him Vikas, online news of Himachal, addressing the gathering during the 11th annual conference..

This was followed by the NAI 2004-2005 National Awards Ceremony. Several awards for outstanding contribution in the field of journalism were presented by Hon'ble Justice, Jai Chandra Reddy, Chairman, Press Council of India. The team of Him Vikas, an internationally acclaimed award winning online magazine and news digest of Himachal Pradesh, won 2 awards. Editor in Chief, Shri Rajesh Mehta, Editor-in-Chief, and Chief Executive Editor, I.T., Shri. Rohit Mehta, won awards.

Shri. Rohit Mehta, receiving the Nai 2004-2005 National Award for Journalism from Hon'ble Justice, Jai Chandra Reddy, Chairman, Press Council of India.	General Secretary and backbone of NAI, eminent Dr. M.R. Gaur, addressing the gathering.

Noted Editors and Press Correspondents of small and medium newspapers from all over the county participated in the conference. Maximum participation was from State of Maharashtra, followed by Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

The program ended with vote of thanks by eminent Dr. M.R. Gaur, General Secretary, NAI.

A souvenir will be published shortly on the occasion to commemorate the 11th annual conference of the NAI and will be widely circulated.