Senior journalist passes away, cremation today

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Updated At : 12:40 PM Dec 29, 2019 IST

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Chandigarh, December 28

Senior journalist and former editor of Dainik Tribune Radhe Shyam Sharma breathed his last in Panchkula today.

Sharma, 87, was not keeping well for some time. His cremation will be held tomorrow at 12 noon at the cremation ground in Mani Majra. He was the founder Vice-Chancellor of Makhan Lal Chaturvedi University and visiting professor of journalism in various universities, including Panjab University, Banaras Hindu University and Kurukshetra University.

Apart from this, Sharma was also editorial adviser of two Hindi newspapers. He has also written several books on journalism. He has been awarded with several awards and honours on journalism. He has also been honoured with D.Litt. He is survived by a son and two daughters. Several organisations expressed condolences on his death.

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five eminent persons as trustees.

The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and partisanship, are the hallmarks of the newspaper. It is an independent newspaper in the real sense of the term.

The Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi).

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