LUCKNOW, March 10 -- Several city-based journalists from leading media houses were recognised with the PD Tandon award for outstanding journalism on Sunday at the fourth annual award function of the PD Tandon Foundation Trust.

The event, held at Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow, also acknowledged student journalists and young writers for their contributions.

Hindustan Times reporters Animesh Mishra and Aakash Ghosh jointly received the PD Tandon Award for their investigative report, "Want to get high? Everyone knows where, but cops turn a blind eye," which exposed the easy availability of drugs in the city and alleged police inaction.

Other awardees in the same category included Mohita Tewari, Ranvijay Singh, Rajeev Bajpai, an...