The Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) and Clean Media Foundation today jointly honoured Padma Shri awardees veteran journalist Balbir Dutt and folk singer Mukund Naik in Ranchi.

They were honoured by Jharkhand Social Welfare Minister Louis Marandi, Khadi Board Chairman Sanjay Seth, CCL CMD Gopal Singh and Clean Media Foundation’s chairman Prof Sudhakar Dixit.

Speaking on the occasion, Marandi said veteran journalist Dutt is a person of great wisdom and she aspired to learn from him, who is an ideal of Jharkhand.