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Prag News also known as Prag is a 24×7 Assamese news channel. It is the oldest local news channel of
Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
owned by A M Television Pvt. Ltd., based in
Guwahati Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...
. It was launched on 4 March 2001 as a cable-based television channel. The channel covers local, national and international news and various other programs.


Key people

*Dr Sanjive Narain, Chairman/Managing Director *Dr Akshata Narain, President *Prasanta Rajguru, Editor-in-Chief *Chandra Sekhar Sarmah, General Manager *Debajit Bhuyan, Associate Editor *Dilip Gope, Technical Head *Sanjit Das, IT Head *Santanu Mahanta, Deputy Editor *Rubul Gogoi, Chief Reporter *Jonjyoti Dutta Bora, senior political reporter *Samarjyoti Sarma, Journalist (Crime Reporter)


Awards

*Awarded Best ''Mass Communication Award'' in the year 2003 & 2004. *Awarded by the Newspaper Association of India for Best Regional Channel for its contribution to the North East in 2011. *Winner of the NEBCUS Media Award 2011 & 2012.


See also

*
List of Assamese-language television channels This is a list of Assamese language television channels in India. Government Owned Channels *DD Assam *DD North-East General Entertainment *Jonack * Rang * Rengoni Movie * Indradhanu Music * Ramdhenu News *Prag News *DY 365 *News18 Assam-N ...


References


External links

* Indian direct broadcast satellite services 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 2000 Mass media in Assam {{India-tv-stub