The executive editor of NDTV was Kamal Khan. The President of India awarded him the Ramnath Goenka Award and the Ganesh Shanker Vidyarthi Award.

Kamal Khan, a veteran NDTV journalist, died on Friday at the age of 61 after suffering a heart attack. Khan leaves behind his wife, Ruchi, and son, Aman.

Khan was the executive editor of NDTV. The President of India awarded him the Ramnath Goenka Award and the Ganesh Shanker Vidyarthi Award.

“It is a sad, terrible day for NDTV,” the business said in an email. Kamal Khan, 61, was the heart and soul of our Lucknow bureau, an NDTV veteran with endless time and good words for anybody who crossed his path.”

“Kamal’s reporting throughout the last decades distinguished out for its perceptiveness, integrity, and the poetic elegance with which he communicated unpleasant realities,” NDTV added. Above all, he was a lovely human being who left an indelible mark on the lives of all who knew him.”

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“I’m sharing this with deep sadness, disbelief, and numbness.” Our long-serving Lucknow bureau chief, @kamalkhan NDTV sir, passed away this morning. He was a rock-solid journalist who we all looked up to for his hard-hitting yet poetic reporting. On Twitter, NDTV’s Alok Pandey tweeted, “Will give additional details as and when accessible.”

Khan was honored by a number of members of the media and politicians. “Terribly terrible news to share this morning,” remarked journalist Rajdeep Sardesai. Kamal Khan, a superb NDTV reporter from Lucknow who was also a dear dear friend, died this morning. I’ll miss you, my friend, and our long conversations. There are so many memories! Devastated. “Shanti Om”

“I’m sharing this with a great deal of sadness, disbelief, and numbness.” Our long-serving Lucknow bureau chief, @kamalkhan NDTV sir, passed away this morning. He was a rock-solid journalist who we all looked up to for his hard-hitting yet poetic reports. On Twitter, NDTV’s Alok Pandey said, “Will give additional details as and when accessible.”

Khan was honored by a number of members of the media as well as lawmakers. “Very terrible news to share this morning,” journalist Rajdeep Sardesai stated. Kamal Khan, an NDTV correspondent from Lucknow who was also a close friend, died this morning. My long discussions with you, my buddy, will be sorely missed. A great deal of nostalgia! Devastated. ‘Om Shanti,’