Pratidin Time is a 24-hour Assamese news channel. The programs of the channel include various

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, sports, entertainment, lifestyle, showbiz, fashion, and education.

History

Pratidin Time, is a 24-hour Assamese satellite news channel of Assam, India. It launched on 1 April 2015. Pratidin Time is a unit of Yash TV Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. The Channel is a sister concern a media network of Assam, which has the highest circulated weekly newspaper Sadin, highest circulated daily newspaper

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, highest circulated women's magazine Nandini.

Associated journalists

*Nitumoni Saikia,

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of this channel. *Mrinal Talukdar, senior journalist

Controversies

*In August 2015, Pratidin Time was slammed on social media for airing a report on "scantily clad" women, calling them a summer-time nuisance that went against the local culture. After the massive outrage online, Pratidin Time pulled down the video from its official

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channel which was uploaded in May 2015. However, a copy of it with

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subtitle went viral on social networking sites. There has also been an online petition to the Assam's Chief Minister

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to enforce responsible journalism, supported by many including

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*In April 2021, a phone call recording went viral where Minister Pijush Hazarika found threatening a Journalist of Pratidin Time for airing a news related to his wife

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Programs

*''Prime Time'' *''Pratidin@5'' *''Abhimat'' *''Bishleshan – Let's Debate'' *''The Big Hour'' *''Morning Prime'' *''Geet''

References

Indian direct broadcast satellite services Television stations in Guwahati 24-hour television news channels in India Assamese-language mass media Television channels and stations established in 2000 Mass media in Assam Assamese-language television channels {{India-tv-stub

History

Associated journalists

Controversies

Programs

See also

References