Jammu, Nov. 5 -- The Press Club Jammu has expressed profound grief over the demise of veteran journalist and former Deputy Director, Information and Public Relations Department, Madan Mantoo, who passed away on Wednesday following a cardiac arrest.

At a condolence meeting held under the chairmanship of Press Club Jammu President Sanjeev Pargal, office-bearers, Executive Committee members and other members paid rich tributes to the departed soul and recalled his valuable contributions to journalism and public relations.

While expressing their condolences, members fondly remembered Mantoo's cordial relations with the working journalists during his tenure as Deputy Director, Information. They recalled his approachable nature and supportive a...