In its over six year-long journey in the State, The Pioneer, Jharkhand edition, for the first time, will make it an opportunity to felicitate the young and the energetic talents, who have set an example before the youths of the State by achieving success in their academics and competitive examination. The newspaper oraganisation in a formal ceremony titled— The Pioneer Achivers Award — will felicitate the UPSC Civil Services Toppers, IIT and other engineering examination toppers, CBSE and JAC Board toppers on the Sri Krishna Institute of Public Administration (SKIPA) premises on Saturday.
Former Chief Minister and leader of Opposition in the State Assembly Arjun Munda will be the chief guest on the occasion, while Vice-Chancellor of Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi MK Mishra will be the guest of honour. Jharkhand Academic Council Chairman Anand Bhushan will preside over the ceremony.
A seminar on 'Challenges for youths in Jharkhand', participated by Munda, Mishra, Bhushan and senior journalist Anuj Kumar Sinha, will also be organised before the felicitation ceremony. Eminent personalities including social activists, senior bureaucrats, academicians, political leaders, teachers and students in large numbers would participate in the programme. The event is being organised by the Pioneer, Jharkhand Edition, co-organised by lions Club of ranchi Capital, while Hindi daily Prabhat Khabar is the media partner of the event.
The Pioneer, Jharkhand Edition was launched on January 15, 2008, and is today among the leading English newspapers of the State.