Hyderabad, Oct. 11 -- The Hyderabad Press Club on Sunday, October 11, asked Chief Minister Revanth Reddy to resolve the long-pending issues of journalists by December 9. These include health cards, house sites and pensions for veteran journalists. If they are not resolved, the club said it would announce a phased course of action.

The decision was taken at a general body meeting of the club. Its president, S Vijay Kumar Reddy, presided, and a large number of journalists attended.

Members raised concern over several issues pending with the state government, such as the lease of the Press Club premises, health cards, housing plots and pensions for veteran journalists. They urged the government to announce a time-bound plan to resolve them...