Jaipur: Gulf News sister publication XPRESS bagged a top journalism award in the Indian city of Jaipur on Friday evening.
XPRESS deputy editor Mazhar Farooqui was given the Karpoor Chandra Kulish (KCK) International Award for Excellence in Print Journalism (Merit) for his investigative story: ‘I am an Idiot, Yet I am Hired’. which blew the lid off a huge recruitment racket in the UAE.
Farooqui was handed a medal and certificate by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shiv Raj Singh Chauhan at the Patrika Summit. He also collected medals and certificates on behalf of designers Ador Bustamante and Biplop Roy, who designed the page on which the story was published.
Organised by the Rajasthan Patrika group of newspapers in memory of their late founder and editor Karpoor Chand Kulish, the KCK award is aimed at recognising the outstanding contribution of journalists and team spirit in media.
Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal, Rajasthan Governor Margaret Alva, Tata Motors Vice Chairman Ravi Kant and acclaimed Bollywood director Rakesh Om Prakash Mehra were among many other who attended the day long meeting held at Jaipur’s Lalit Hotel.
This is XPRESS’ second journalism award in less than three months. On December 15, 2013, the newspaper won the Best Investigative Report award at the inaugural Sharjah Government Communication Awards for another expose by Farooqui.
