Prag News is a 24x7
Assamese news channel
News broadcasting is the medium of broadcasting various news events and other information via television, radio, or the internet in the field of broadcast journalism. The content is usually either produced locally in a radio studio or telev ...
. The channel has many times shared false claims and fake news through their platform.
It is one of the oldest local news channels of
Assam
Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...
based in
Guwahati
Guwahati () the largest 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 seat of the Government of Assam. Th ...
.
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.
As per a
Newslaundry report, Once, the channel falsely reported that Bandana Kalita, an accused in a murder case, had demanded pork while in custody. The news channel also alleged that she had mutilated the victims' bodies and stored them in a refrigerator.
However, at a press conference, Guwahati Police Commissioner Diganta Bora clarified, "In our investigation, we have not found anything about any fridge". When questioned by reporters about the accused's alleged demand for chicken, he dismissed it with a laugh, stating, "You also reported about a fridge… but we never mentioned it".
It has also become embroiled in controversy following the resignation of a pregnant employee. Ranjita Rabha, a reporter, resigned on 5 May, allegedly under pressure from the management due to her pregnancy.
As claimed by Rabha, she transitioned to desk duties in late January, which reportedly didn't sit well with her managers, who preferred "agile people." In her social media post on 19 May, She was five months pregnant when Rabha accused the TV channel of forcing her to resign and denying her request for unpaid maternity leave. Her post triggered backlash, with Assam journalists and the Indian Journalists Union condemning the channel's actions. The IJU also expressed serious concern over her dismissal.
Key people
*Dr Sanjive Narain, Chairman/Managing Director
*Dr Akshata Narain, President
*Kunal Deshmukhya, Chief Operating Officer
*Prasanta Rajguru, Editor-in-Chief
*Chandra Sekhar Sarmah, General Manager
*Debajit Bhuyan, Associate Editor
*Shoubhik Roy Choudhury, Digital Head of Operations
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*Dilip Gope, Technical Head
*Sanjit Das, IT Head
*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
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List of Assamese-language television channels
This is a list of Assamese language television channels in India.
Government owned channels
General entertainment
Movies
Music
News
Defunct channels
See also
* List of English-language television channels in India
* List of HD cha ...
References
External links
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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
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