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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will inaugurate the National Press Day celebrations in New Delhi. Press Council of India Chairman CK Prasad the winners of the National Awards for Excellence in Journalism will be honored on the occasion. Eminent journalist and Chairman of the Hindu Publishing Group, N Ram has been selected under prestigious award category of Raja Ram Mohan Roy award. Ruby Sarkar, Chief Correspondent of Deshbandhu, Bhopal and Rajesh Josh of Daily Pudhari in Ratnagiri will share the award in the category of Rural Journalism. The selection of the awardees was carried out by a jury comprising eminent working journalists, and senior editors, among others. The Delegates from neighboring Press Councils of SAARC countries - Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives will be present on the occasion.