Srinagar: Chief Editor Greater Kashmir Fayaz Ahmad Kaloo was on Thursday elected as the President of Kashmir Editors Guild while as Tahir Mohiuddin, Chief Editor Chattan and Bashir Manzar, Chief Editor Kashmir Images were elected as Vice-Presidents. “Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) in meeting held here on Thursday elected a body of office bearers for managing the day to day affairs of the organization. The office bearers have been elected for a period of one year,” said a statement issued here today. Masood Hussain, Editor Kashmir Life was elected as Secretary General while as Haroon Rashid Shah, Executive Editor Nidai-Mashriq was elected as Organiser cum Treasurer of the Guild. The editors’ body also elected Shafat Kira, Editor-Kashmir Vision as its spokesman. The Guild also announced members of the executive committee. The committee members are Ghulam Geelani Qadri-Editor Daily Afaaq, Zahoor Hashmi-Editor Daily Aftab, Bashir Ahmad Bashir-Editor Srinagar Times, Sajjad Haider-Editor Kashmir Observer, Shamim Mehraj-Editor Kashmir Monitor, Dr. Shujaat Bukhari-Editor Rising Kashmir, Manzoor Unjum, Editor Daily Uqab, Haji Hayat-Editor Kashmir Reader, Zahoor Ahmad Malik-Resident Editor Kashmir Times and Raja Mohiuddin-Editor Tameel-e-Irshad. The KEG members felt the need that the issues confronting the media fraternity in Kashmir need to be taken up with the concerned quarters without any delay as the media fraternity, according to the KEG statement, was presently confronted with various issues.
Chief Editor Greater Kashmir Fayaz Kaloo elected president of Kashmir Editors Guild
