Jammu, March 19 -- India's leading Group of Newspapers newspaper-The Statesman -has taken over the management of premier multi lingual United News of India (UNI) agency.

The new management has embarked upon a plan to revamp and expand news operations, besides upgrading its communication network and software technology. It has been decided to run UNI which was established in 1959,on professional basis and senior Journalist Sheikh Manzoor Ahmed, who hails from Kashmi has been given responsibility of a Consultant Editor (News).

Other senior media persons are also being roped in to meet the rapidly evolving media and digital landscape Sheikh Manzoor has served as diplomatic Correspondent as well as Editor of the Urdu New Agency, besides Chi...