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.
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.
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