09 February,2017 02:21 PM IST | | PTI
Mahesh Prasad, a former Economic Editor of Press Trust of India, died here today. He was 83 and breathed his last following age-related complications, his family said
New Delhi: Mahesh Prasad, a former Economic Editor of Press Trust of India, died in New Delhi on Thursday. He was 83 and breathed his last following age-related complications, his family said.
Prasad is survived by a son, two daughters and grand children. His wife predeceased him a few years ago. He joined PTI in 1957 and in his nearly 37 years of career in the organisation, also served as a news editor in New Delhi bureau.
He was later appointed as Economic Editor, the post from which he retired.
