KTT presents fellowship awards to journalists

Pothashang News Service: Impal, December 30, 2018: Khelen Thokchom Trust (KTT) with the support of Manipur Cricket Association today presented first instalment of 3-month media fellowship award (of Rs 15 thousand each) to two journalists in a simple function held at Manipur Press Club, Imphal.

The two journalists are Heigrujam Sadananda of Poknapham and reporter ST Lelen Vaiphei of Imphal Free Press.

This was the first fellowship award presented by the KTT.

The selected journalists will explore the potential and prospects of the game of cricket in Manipur thorough their research and documentation in three months.

Manipur cricket association sponsored the fellowship.

They were selected after their applications accompanied by the relevant documents were scrutinised by a two member expert committee of the KTT.

Sadananda, 42, resident of Haobam Marak Ngangom Leikai,Imphal west district, has been working as a staff reporter(Sports) for Poknapham since November 2006 while Lelen Vaiphei, 26, resident of Bijang Aijalong Churachandpur district and presently staying in Lamphel CP quarter Type IV. Lelen, a master degree in sociology holds diploma in Mass communication and Journalism.