{"id":5875,"date":"2025-12-18T05:27:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T23:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=5875"},"modified":"2026-01-12T11:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T06:00:13","slug":"sjf-congratulates-newly-elected-press-club-of-india-president-sangeeta-barooah-pisharoty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=5875","title":{"rendered":"SJF congratulates newly elected Press Club of India President Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">New Delhi. In a landmark moment for the Indian media fraternity, senior journalist Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty was elected on Sunday as the first woman president of the Press Club of India (PCI). Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty Makes History as First Woman President of Press Club of India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The election, held on Saturday with results announced the following day, saw a historic &#8220;clean sweep&#8221; by Pisharoty\u2019s team. Her panel secured all office-bearer and managing committee positions, resulting in a 21-0 victory that underscores a significant shift in the leadership of the premier journalists&#8217; body.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5876 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Messenger_creation_54FAA823-B75E-451F-B6DA-C5FB02D86D22.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1488\" height=\"2046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Messenger_creation_54FAA823-B75E-451F-B6DA-C5FB02D86D22.jpeg 1488w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Messenger_creation_54FAA823-B75E-451F-B6DA-C5FB02D86D22-218x300.jpeg 218w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Messenger_creation_54FAA823-B75E-451F-B6DA-C5FB02D86D22-745x1024.jpeg 745w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Messenger_creation_54FAA823-B75E-451F-B6DA-C5FB02D86D22-768x1056.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Messenger_creation_54FAA823-B75E-451F-B6DA-C5FB02D86D22-1117x1536.jpeg 1117w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Messenger_creation_54FAA823-B75E-451F-B6DA-C5FB02D86D22-750x1031.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Messenger_creation_54FAA823-B75E-451F-B6DA-C5FB02D86D22-1140x1568.jpeg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1488px) 100vw, 1488px\" \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The election results established a new executive body to lead the PCI:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">President: Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Secretary General: Afzal Imam<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Vice-President: Jatin Gandhi<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Treasurer: Aditi Rajput (Elected unopposed)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Joint Secretary: P R Sunil (Elected unopposed)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Managing Committee Members :<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The landslide victory extended to the 16-member managing committee. The newly elected managing committee members of PCI are Niraj Kumar, Abhishek Kumar Singh, Jahanvi Sen, Ashok Kaushik, Kallol Bhattacharjee, Praveen Jain, Agraj Pratap Singh, Manoj Sharma, Nyanima Basu, P B Suresh, V P Pandey, Prem Bahukhandi, Sneha Bhura, Javed Akhtar, Rezaul Hasan Laskar, and Sunil Kumar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The Press Club of India serves as a vital hub for journalists in the national capital, and Pisharoty\u2019s election as the first woman to lead the organization is being hailed as a progressive milestone for the industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">SAARC Journalists Forum President Raju Lama and Secretary General Md. Abdur Rahman have congratulated Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty, the newly elected President of the Press Club of India, extending their warmest greetings.<\/span><!--\/data\/user\/0\/com.samsung.android.app.notes\/files\/clipdata\/clipdata_bodytext_251218_052508_544.sdocx--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi. In a landmark moment for the Indian media fraternity, senior journalist Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty was elected on Sunday as the first woman president of the Press Club of India (PCI). Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty Makes History as First Woman President of Press Club of India. 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