Guwahati based senior journalist Daya Nath Singh passed away this afternoon after a brief illness. He was 82.
Singh was associated with various newspapers like News Star, News Front, Northeast Daily and lately he used to contribute news based articles to various media outlets like Eastern Panorama, Merinews, Assam Times etc.
Hailed from Bihar, Singh leaves behind his wife, five daughters and a host of relatives.
He was also associated with Guwahati Press Club as its office secretary for the last 15 years.
His cremation will take place on Monday and prior to that he will be offered tributes by the journalists at 10.30 am at the press club premises.
Guwahati Press Club along with various scribes’ bodies including All
Assam Photo Journalist Association, Journalists’ Forum Assam, Electronic Media Forum Assam and Northeast Union of Working Journalists have expressed profound grief at his demise.