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AWARDS AND HONOURS - December 2018

Dec 2018

May 14, 2019

CEAT Awards 2019

India captain Virat Kohli bagged the International Cricketer and Batsman of the Year award during the CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) International awards 2019.
Pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who made a mark for India and IPL franchise Mumbai Indians, was adjudged as International Bowler of the Year.
CEAT awarded Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan for outstanding bowling and Australian batsman Aaron Finch for his exceptional performance in T20.
Young prodigy Yashasvi Jaiswal, who performed exceptionally over the year was awarded Junior Cricketer of the Year while chinaman Kuldeep Yadav took home outstanding performance of the year award.

May 11, 2019

The Hindu Bags Award for Printing

The Hindu won a gold award under the Best In Print category (above 150,000 circulation) at the WAN-INFRA Asian Media Awards.
This award is presented to newspapers deserving recognition for their excellence in standardised printing.
The focus of the award is to show the ability of newspapers to print consistently high quality according to international standards.
The Apple Daily (Taiwan), Apple Daily Publication Development Limited, Taiwan Branch, also won a gold award under the same category while the silver went to The Times of India , Airoli, Mumbai, published by Bennett, Coleman & Co Ltd.
The winners of the WAN-IFRA's Asian Media Awards were announced on May 8, during the Publish Asia/Newsroom Summit Asia 2019 conferences in Singapore.
This year's competition attracted 350 entries from 55 media companies in 16 countries across Asia and the Middle East, competing for excellence in editorial content, design, infographics, photography, printing quality, newspaper marketing and community service.

Apr 26, 2019

Jacques Kallis Honoured by South Africa Presidency

Former South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis has been honoured with an Order of Ikhamanga from the Presidency for his contribution to cricket and placing the team on the world sporting map.
Kallis who is busy coaching IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders, received the Order in absentia from President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Kallis' wife Charlene and his agent, former South Africa spinner Dave Rundle, collected the award on his behalf in Pretoria.

Apr 23, 2019

IMC Digital Technology Award 2018

Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. was conferred the IMC Digital Technology Award 2018 in the energy and utility (large company) category for implementation of pan India all IP based 4G network.
Set up in 1907, the 110-year-old IMC is an apex Chamber of trade commerce and industry, based in Mumbai.
The IMC Digital Technology Awards recognise and reward the accomplishments of the IT industry across a varied spectrum.
The Awards reward both IT Companies and End Users of IT for technological solutions, applications and improvements that have transformed business.

Apr 11, 2019

Saraswati Samman

Telugu poet K. Siva Reddy is to be conferred the prestigious Saraswati Samman, 2018, for his collection of poems titled Pakkaki Ottigilite (Turning Aside While Lying Down).
The award, instituted by the KK Birla Foundation, is given annually for an outstanding literary work written in any official Indian language and published during the preceding 10 years.
It is the highest recognition in the field of Indian literature and carries a cash purse of Rs 15 lakh, apart from a citation and a plaque.
Past recipients of the Saraswati Samman include poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan, and writers Vijay Tendulkar, Shamsur Rahman Faruqi and Dr Indira Parthasarathy Ramanujar, among many others.

Wisden Awards

India skipper Virat Kohli was named as the 'Leading Cricketer in the World' for the third successive time by the 2019 edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.
Smriti Mandhana bagged the women's 'Leading Cricketer in the World.'
Kohli, who amassed 2735 runs across the three formats in 2018, was also picked as one of the five 'Wisden Cricketers of the Year', along with England's Tammy Beaumont, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran and Rory Burns.
Kohli is only the third cricketer ever to have won the award more than three times after Don Bradman (10 times) and Jack Hobbs (8 times).

Press Freedom Prize

The United Nations's cultural agency awarded its annual Press Freedom Prize to two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar over their reporting on the killings of Rohingya Muslims in the country.
Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have been behind bars since December 2017, detained on claims of violating state secrets.

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