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Press Council of India (PCI) has not selected any Urdu journalist for National Awards for Excellence in Journalism this year. PCI used to give National Awards for Excellence in Journalism to two Urdu Journalists along with others every year.

 The Award will be conferred by President Parnab Mukherjee on national Press day November 16.

The Council has been adorned by a galaxy of distinguished judges, eminent editors, leading newspaper owners and managers, well-known working journalists and leaders of journalistic movement and renowned litterateurs, lawyers and educationists.