AIR launches News-on-Phone service at Guwahati station

Jan 28
All India Radio has made all out efforts to communicate latest developments in form of news to the remotest parts of the North-East. The Director General of News, All India Radio, Dr PK Bandopadhyay said this while inaugurating the News-On-Phone Service at Guwahati Station of AIR Monday afternoon.Dr Bandopadhyay lauded the efforts of the AIR News officials in the North-East for their relentless service at providing information on the national issues, despite plethora of problems and difficulties facing the region. Dr Bandopadhyay emphasized on extension of News-On-Phone Service in all capital stations of All India Radio in the region, including Sikkim. He said All India Radio has become the most popular media despite competitive challenges from private TV channels and other audio-visual media. This has become possible only because of maintaining the traditional trustworthiness, objectivity and authenticity of AIR news, which were its benchmark since inception 71 years ago.Guwahati is the second AIR station in the region to have News-On-Phone service, after Imphal and the 13th in the Country. The function was addressed, among others, by Additional Director General of News, News Services Division, All India Radio, Dr Sadhana Rout, the Engineer-In-Chief HR Singh and the Deputy Director General of AIR and Doordarshan, North- East, Miss V Sekhose.

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