Pratidin Time

Pratidin Time is a 24-hour Assamese news channel. The programs of the channel include various infotainment, sports, entertainment, lifestyle, showbiz, fashion, education etc.

Pratidin Time
Logo of Pratidin Time, Pratidin is written in Assamese script and Time is written in Latin script
CountryIndia
Broadcast areaIndia
HeadquartersGuwahati, Assam, India
Programming
Language(s)Assamese
Picture format4:3 (576i, SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerYash TV Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Key peopleNitumoni Saikia
History
Launched1 April 2015 (2015-04-01)
Links
Websitepratidintime.com
Availability
Cable
ACCChannel No 4
Satellite
Airtel digital TV (India)Channel No 639
Dish TV (India)Channel No 1531
Reliance Digital TV (India)Channel No 788
Tata Sky (India)Channel No 1965
Videocon d2h (India)Channel No 847

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 Asomiya Pratidin, highest circulated women's magazine Nandini.

Associated journalists
  • Nitumoni Saikia, Editor-in-chief 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 YouTube channel which was uploaded in May 2015. However, a copy of it with English subtitle went viral on social networking sites.[1][2] There has also been an online petition to the Assam's Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to enforce responsible journalism, supported by many including Adil Hussain, Rajni Basumatary

Programs
  • Prime Time
  • Pratidin@5
  • Abhimat
  • Bishleshan - Let's Debate
  • The Big Hour
  • Morning Prime
  • Geet

See also

References
  1. Dhar, Aniruddha (20 August 2015). "Assam journo in the news after sexist report on women's clothes". Hindustan Times. New Delhi. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. "Assamese news channel sparks outrage after it compares women in shorts to monkeys". ABP News. New Delhi. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.


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