The oath-takingceremony of Guwahati Press Club was held on Sunday at its office premises in Ambari,Guwahati.
GuwahatiPress Club (GPC) on Thursday elected a new committee, with Manoj Nath, a seniorjournalist and news editor of Assamese daily Niyomiya Barta, as itsnew president.
DhaniramKalita, senior photojournalist from Asomiya Pratidin, won the post ofvice-president while Mousumi Sarma Baruah of News 18 Assam & Northeast baggedthe seat reserved for women vice-president.
Senior staff reporter of The Assam Tribune Sanjoy Ray has been elected as the general secretary. Journalists Manindra Deka (DY365) and Manisha Kalita (DY365) won the seats for assistant general secretary (AGS) and AGS (women), respectively.
RajuBaruah of News 18 Assam & Northeast bagged the post of organisingsecretary, and Nayan Pratim Kumar, political editor of Pratidin Time, wonthe treasurer's post.
The new cultural secreatary of GPC is Pallabi Bora of Prag News, and Dhiraj Hazarika (DY365) won the post of sports secretary.
Atotal of 36 candidates, including eight women, were in the fray for 10 posts,of which two were reserved for women.
