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Itanagar, Nov 16: The media fraternity in Arunachal Pradesh today joined its counterparts in the country in celebrating the National Press Day with the theme 'Role of media in promoting Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'.
Gracing the occasion, State Water Resources Development (WRD), Geology & Mining Minister Kamlung Mosang appreciated the State's media persons for their painstaking endeavours to serve the tribal society against all odds.
"As our society is passing through a critical juncture sandwiched between the modernity and age-old traditions, I would suggest the press to attach top priority to its social responsibility," he said.
"Never forget that you all are human beings first before being journalists and part of the society. If it is your society, act sensibly with determination for your own people. If not you, who will do it is the question for you all to ponder seriously," he added.
He said that Press being the mirror of the society, its role should be to arouse popular conscience to promote peace, harmony and brotherhood transcending barriers of caste, creed, religion, region and sectional interests, prepare the people to cope with disasters and let them known the basics of survival of the press.
It is also a fact that development started belatedly in Arunachal Pradesh and perhaps it was the only state in India till 1988 without...