News Live is a 24-hour Indian Assamese-language

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broadcasting news, current affairs and

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programmes. It is owned by Pride East Entertainments Pvt Ltd, a

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based media group whose majority stake is owned by

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, wife of Assam Chief Minister

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. News Live has the highest viewership among all Assamese news channels.

Assamese of the Year

"Assamese of the Year" is an annual award presented by News Live. It carries a citation and 2 lakh Indian Rupees. The winner for this awards are: * 2009:

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* 2011:

Jahnu Barua Jahnu Barua (born 1952) is an Indian film director. He has written and directed a number of Assamese and Hindi films. Some of his notable films are '' Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai'' (1987), '' Firingoti'' (1992), ''Xagoroloi Bohu Door'' (1995) ...

* 2012:

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* 2013: Gunaram Khanikar * 2014:

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* 2015:

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(Papon)

Programming

Current ProgrammesSchedule
News Live. * ''Breakfast Live'' * ''Deoboriya Adda'' * ''Kotha Barta'' * ''Good Morning Assam'' * ''Guwahati Live'' * ''Prekhyapot' * ''Noixo Guwahati'' * ''Talk Time''

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* Television stations in Guwahati 24-hour television news channels in India Assamese-language mass media Assamese-language television channels Television channels and stations established in 2008 Mass media in Assam Pride East Entertainments {{India-tv-stub

Assamese of the Year

Programming

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