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  • Live Times turns one: a year of truth-telling in a noisy news era

    Live Times turns one: a year of truth-telling in a noisy news era

    MUMBAI:  India’s first global multicast news hub has just blown out its first birthday candle, celebrating 12 months of fearless journalism, bold scoops, and a no-nonsense approach to facts in an era where sensationalism often grabs the mic.

    Launched on 23 August 2024 with the unapologetic motto “Complete Truth, Whatever It Takes,” the channel has spent the past year prying open stories others left untouched. From exposing the bone-chilling horrors of Operation Murda to on-ground exclusives during the Delhi Assembly elections, Live Times has made a habit of rattling cages and raising questions.

    Healthcare too came under its lens: reports on Bihar’s crumbling hospitals, Chhattisgarh’s fragile medical system, and mass migration in Madhya Pradesh revealed the gaps between policy and reality. One expose on patients denied treatment despite holding Ayushman health cards made it all the way to the state Assembly, proving that journalism still has teeth.

    With exclusive drone visuals, Live Times captured India’s evolving counter-terror strategy, setting fresh benchmarks in both technology and reporting grit.

    But it hasn’t stopped at newsbreaks. To mark its anniversary, Live Times launched “Voices of Experience: Advice for Future Journalists” , a campaign that tapped India’s veteran reporters for wisdom nuggets. The advice? Double down on fact-checking, stay fearless, work hard, and always keep credibility intact. In other words: journalism has no shortcuts.

    One year on, Live Times isn’t just patting itself on the back; it’s holding up a mirror to the profession. Its message is clear: truth is timeless, and in the race for eyeballs, integrity still wins the day.

     

  • News18 Madhya Pradesh/Chhattisgarh launches ‘Park Ki Peeda’ campaign

    News18 Madhya Pradesh/Chhattisgarh launches ‘Park Ki Peeda’ campaign

    Mumbai: Public parks are a key element in any urban landscape today and with changing lifestyles and increasing construction the importance of public parks has increased manifold. These are areas that create a sense of community besides being the green lungs for the local area.
    Given the importance of these green spaces, News18 Madhya Pradesh/Chhattisgarh has launched a special campaign called ‘Park Ki Peeda’ to put the spotlight on the upkeep of public parks in the two states.

    Often times it is seen that these spaces are not adequately cared for and look visibly unkempt with garbage lying around apart from being frequented by nefarious elements, strays etc. The objective behind the campaign is to highlight the importance of public parks and partner with the concerned authorities to ensure proper upkeep and care of the same.

    The campaign has multiple elements to highlight key aspects of the issue – stories and packages with comments of people about why they feel these parks are important. Special shows and discussions with local authorities, as well as top leaders, are being done to encourage requisite action.

    News18 Madhya Pradesh/Chhattisgarh has been at the forefront of raising and addressing issues that directly concern the people of the two states – this campaign is another step in this direction.

  • ZEE MPCG launches new conversation series ‘Chhattisgarh Ki Baat’

    New Delhi: ZEE Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh has announced a series of events and conclaves called Chhattisgarh Ki Baat, which will be held in various Tier two cities, where both the economy and the society have been deeply affected by the pandemic.

    The channel aims to establish a direct connection with the general viewers through these events & help them raise their concerns. All local and micro-level issues will be discussed and put forward in front of the stakeholders and the policymakers. The initiative will also provide a platform for businessmen and industrialists to put forward their challenges and discuss possible solutions.  

    The first event of the series will start from Bilaspur, the administrative capital of Chhattisgarh on 20 June. Multiple panel discussions and interviews with the policymakers, industrialists, and subject experts will be held on topics varying from the ways to tackle the effect of COVID to the further development of the city. ZEE MPCG will also recognize and honour those people who went out of their way during these tough times and contributed significantly to the development of the state and the region.

    Speaking on the occasion, ZMCL CEO Cluster three, Dileep Tiwari said, “ZEE MPCG has always worked as a bridge between the people of the state and the authority. We felt that at this time when the economy is recovering from the impact of the pandemic it is extremely important to take such initiatives at the city level so that each city and their industries get a platform to connect with the policymakers, discuss their challenges, and have a significant impact on the development of their city.”

    ZMCL, chief revenue officer, Manoj Jagyasi said, “With ZEE MPCG’s wide reach, this initiative will engage the viewers, the leaders, and the facilitators to develop a constructive discussion for the development. We are more than just a news channel, we want to be the ultimate solution provider to our business associates and our viewers. We will take this to 60 cities of MP, CG, UP Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana & Himachal. This will be the biggest outreach program done by a network.”

  • BAG Films launches News24 Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

    BAG Films launches News24 Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

    New Delhi: BAG Films and Media Ltd has further strengthened its presence in the Hindi heartland with the launch of its regional news channel – News24 Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh (MPCG).

    The channel is available to all DTH platforms, major MSOs and local cable operators from Tuesday onwards.

    Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh is one of the key news markets with a population of 110 million. With the news consumption continuously growing, people too are keen to watch more local news content apart from national developments, said the company in its statement.

    The network recently forayed into many digital regional channels which has shown the trends of viewers inclined to the news content on the lines of "Nishpaksh Khabrein".

    BAG Films and Media chairperson Anuradha Prasad said, "Common man's local issues have been always centre point of our news shows that we do at News24. Whether it's through our popular TV debates or comprehensive Elections coverage."

    Speaking about the new additions, she said, "More and more viewers are watching news genre due to the current situation of the county and the TV News viewership will only go up. A lot of our advertisers and brands are also focusing on regional market to increase their penetrations deeply."

    News24 MPCG intends to focus on the local issues and will highlight the developments of local people and their contributions towards the nations.

    With News24 MPCG, the network is strengthening its channel portfolio in the news genre which will add value to the business associates plans and giving them an opportunity to engage more deeply with their consumers with local essence, she added.

  • CNN-News18 Presents ‘Battle for the States’ for the 5 State Assembly Elections

    CNN-News18 Presents ‘Battle for the States’ for the 5 State Assembly Elections

    MUMBAI: Termed as the decisive contest ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections in 2019, the upcoming Assembly Elections in the key states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram are set to witness a fierce political battle between the major political parties. As these states prepare for a crucial election, CNN-News18 has lined up exclusive programming to capture all the latest on-ground developments.

    CNN-News18’s programming line-up ‘Battle For the States’ has travelogues, audience based shows, newsmaker interviews, Poll of Polls, Polling Day and Counting Day coverage to bring the most insightful and comprehensive coverage. ‘Reporters Project’ traverses the length and breadth of poll bound states, focusing on the common man’s issues. ‘Citizens’ Manifesto’, a special audience based show from the 5 capital cities, give a unique platform to voters to interact with their local leaders and voice their concerns and expectations. Keep ahead of the results on Counting Day, and get expert analysis of the implications.  From general news to expert views and critical issues to debates, the channel will delve into all aspects of the state elections, with a 360 degree view of the electoral battle.

    Veteran journalists make up the editorial team – Executive Editor Bhupendra Chaubey, Editor – Output Zakka Jacob, Deputy Executive Editor Anand Narasimhan and Political Editor Marya Shakil. The formidable editorial team will be joined by renowned political experts and commentators, Swapan Dasgupta, Vir Sanghvi and Ajoy Bose.

    The ground reporters of India’s largest news network will bring the fastest and most accurate information for its viewers.  

    From campaigning to polling, counting to government formation – catch all the action around these crucial Assembly Elections on CNN-News18.

  • News18 India’s Bhaiyaji Kahin Travels to MP, Rajasthan & Chhattisgarh

    News18 India’s Bhaiyaji Kahin Travels to MP, Rajasthan & Chhattisgarh

    MUMBAI: Just ahead of the 2019 General Election, elections in MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram are being billed as a litmus test for various political parties which will set the tone for the national elections next year. Amidst all the high crescendo campaigning for these critical state elections, News18 India’s much acclaimed show “Bhaiyaji Kahin” will travel to Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh to capture on-ground realities and voters’ views on pressing issues that they face.  A travelogue-cum-chaupal, the innovative show is designed to bring together people, leaders and opinion leaders together for a meaningful debate.

    The show anchored by Prateek Trivedi, Bhaiyaji Kahin had visited these states earlier as well with a view to understand people’s perception and expectations. At the time the show had held discussions on key issues including inflation, farmer suicides, corruption, incumbency, united opposition, voting on caste basis, to name a few. This time around, it aims to cover additional cities with in-depth and extensive reportage on various voter priorities in the immediate lead up to the elections. Starting from 29th bOctober, the show will travel to  Raipur, Bilaspur, Durg in Chhattisgarh; Bharatpur, Udaipur, Jaisalmer, Alwar, Jaipur, Bikaner etc. in Rajasthan and Gwalior, Jabalpur, Sagar, Damoh, Satna etc. in Madhya Pradesh. As always it will in its own unique style capture street side conversations which will not only allow the common voters to have a say but will also give a ring side view of voter aspirations.

  • News Nation Network launches a new channel

    News Nation Network launches a new channel

    News Nation Network has taken another step towards expansion of its portfolio of news channels. The latest entrant from the house of News Nation Network is News State Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh. A regional Hindi News channel specifically programmed for the audience of MP/CG.

    The uniqueness of channel lies in fact that it delivers news with a new outlook incorporating the pride, views, outlook ,problems and solutions of the inhabitants of these states. The channel presently goes with the theme of “ Khabren Naye Nazariye se”. With a strong network of reporters and news providers the channel aims to cover almost every part of these states. BARC data for Wk33’18 shows that it  has already displaced strong channels of the state like Bansal News, India News MP/CG, Sadhana News MP/CG.

    The programming of the channel is designed to cover all aspects of daily local news. Its programming mix comprises of speed news, special programs, political debates and discussions, general bulletins, reporter led stories etc.

    Speaking on the occasion ,the Editor-in-Chief of the network  Mr. Sanjay Kulshrestha said

    “ The two states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh can be well seen as a crucible of vibrant learning, where people, even politicians and those in public life, have a strong yearning for excellence and they even respect their critic as a teacher and a torchbearer. If Madhya Pradesh is a state adorned with a mix of mythological and scientific fervor, the younger Chhattisgarh has been bestowed upon with the best of the tribal innocence and a rich and thriving natural habitat. News State MP/CG brings to the fore front the uniqueness of these states through pure news , right from the hinterland to the much sophisticated urban centers,  I am sure that News State  MP/CG will touch new heights in times to come  .”

    The network’s revenue head and President -Sales & Marketing, Mr. Abhay Ojha commented

    “ MP/CG is the heart of the Hindi Speaking Market , about 15 % of National Hindi news viewership comes from this region which is almost equal to that of Delhi, Mumbai & Kolkata combined, it indicates to a higher  news consumption in these markets , since News State MP/CG serves news with a highly localized content keeping in view the dynamics of national news environment as well its  sure to become popular among viewers here. From the revenue perspective both the states have good potential in terms of tourism, education , real state , heavy industries and  start-up as well. In the first week itself ,we have displaced some of the established players  in terms of viewership .In spite of existing competition we feel confident to achieve good revenue figures. The marketing campaign for the channel is under process and you will soon see this on the ground ”.

    News state MP/CG is widely distributed across all major MSOs of MP & CG including DTH platforms of Airtel TV and Tata Sky. Its noteworthy to mention that the network’s National Hindi News channel “ News Nation” had already positioned itself amongst Top 5 channels in the Hindi News genre while its regional news channel of Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand , News state UP/UK has remained No.1 since its launch.

  • Justice dept working on legal literacy, MIB scotches reports of new channel

    NEW DELHI: Even as the Department of Justice is working with the human resource development and ministry of information and broadcasting to create a pool of shorts and documentaries to increase awareness about legal literacy, there is no plan to launch a separate television channel for this purpose.

    An MIB source told indiantelevision.com that it had not been approached by the law ministry for any separate channel. A Doordarshan source also confirmed that it had informed the department of justice that films on legal literacy were being regularly telecast on its national, news and regional channels.

    A law ministry source confirmed that any pool of films would be shown on DD, but details are yet to be worked out.

    The aim of the department of justice is to increase legal empowerment of the marginalised communities through increased awareness amongst the people about their rights and entitlements. For this purpose, the department proposes to widely disseminate awareness of rights and duties through the medium of TV which it says “has been an effective medium for education and awareness and for reaching out to maximum number of people.”

    The department noted that it has been seen that short films as a medium of increasing awareness have a larger impact as they are useful for semi-literate and illiterate masses.

    The aim is to create a pool of short films/ documentaries on socio-legal issues which will then be broadcast in partnership. Due credits will be given to the ministry/department or agency which has developed the video content.

    Meanwhile, the department is also organising a Legal Literacy Video Contest 2017 for which entries have been invited from civil societies, individuals, and educational institutes. The themes are: Child Rights; Women Rights; Rights of Persons with Special Needs; Rights of Undertrial persons; Fundamental Duties; Welfare of socially and economically backward classes of society and persons under circumstances of caste atrocity; ethnic violence; Juvenile Justice and Forest and Indigenous Communities.

    The department will also felicitate the efforts of civil society, individuals and academic institutions working in the area of legal aid and empowerment of the marginalised communities by announcing awards for short films/documentaries under these categories.

    The details to submit entries for awards by civil society, individuals, and educational institutions under the Legal Literacy Video Contest 2017 are available on the department’s website. The last date for submission of entries is 27 March 2017.

    The Department of Justice has been allocated the function of legal aid to poor; administration of justice access to justice delivery and judicial reforms under Allocation of Business Rules 1961. Towards this mandate the Department of Justice is implementing these two projects on Access to Justice for Marginalised in seventeen States of India which include Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, eight States of North East and Jammu and Kashmir.

    Both the Projects aim at strengthening access to justice for the marginalized – particularly women, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, minorities, senior citizens, undertrial prisoners – by supporting strategies and initiatives that seek to address the barriers they face as well as to improve the institutional capacities of key justice service providers, to enable them to effectively serve the poor and disadvantaged.

  • Total 1,315 solar empanelled Wi-Fi towers built in Red Corridor

    Total 1,315 solar empanelled Wi-Fi towers built in Red Corridor

    NEW DELHI: Following a call by the government to increase the reach of communications in the Red Corridor, around 1,315 solar empanelled towers have been set up in the Left Wing Exteremists region in record time

    The work was undertaken by Vihaan Networks Limited (VNL), a pioneer in designing, developing and manufacturing of Telecommunications network solutions.

    The Home Ministry along with Department of Telecom (DoT) had decided to build a mobile phone network in the most-affected regions across ten Indian States, recognizing that combating insurgency in India’s Red Corridor must include the provision of a robust communication network as an important element of its strategy. These include some of the most hostile terrain in the country, with practically no roads, power or security.

    Around 2199 solar-powered mobile communication towers have been set up in a record time of less than a year, altering the geographical and social landscape of the area.

    On 20 August 2014, the Union Cabinet approved the extension of mobile telephonic services to 2,199 locations affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. There are 106 districts across 10 states which have been identified by the government as LWE-affected districts.

    The project was executed by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). BSNL has successfully installed towers at these locations giving network coverage to many villages as well as security forces camps and important locations with the help of domestic vendors Vihaan Networks Ltd and HFCL.

    India’s cell phone revolution has helped shape the economic development and improved governance for its citizens, leading to game-changing reforms such as better targeting of subsidies.

    Vihaan Network Chairman Rajiv Mehrotra said “It is a proud moment for us as we been able to connect millions of rural consumers, through our efficient infrastructure and expertise in Solar enabled telecom equipments. When we talk of integrated socio-economic development, it takes into account many areas that can benefit from faster access and enhanced productivities by using voice & data connectivity be it security, surveillance, connectivity and information access. In areas which are bereft of basic infrastructure, mobile connectivity underlines the solution to many.”

    VNL has accomplished connectivity in 10 states, 90 districts, 12,700 villages, 39, 00,000 mobile connections, 110 million crore connected citizens connected and enabled security forces.

    The project is funded by the Dot arm USOF, the total project cost was Rs 3567.58 crores this includes CAPEX as well as O&M for a period of 5 years.

  • Total 1,315 solar empanelled Wi-Fi towers built in Red Corridor

    Total 1,315 solar empanelled Wi-Fi towers built in Red Corridor

    NEW DELHI: Following a call by the government to increase the reach of communications in the Red Corridor, around 1,315 solar empanelled towers have been set up in the Left Wing Exteremists region in record time

    The work was undertaken by Vihaan Networks Limited (VNL), a pioneer in designing, developing and manufacturing of Telecommunications network solutions.

    The Home Ministry along with Department of Telecom (DoT) had decided to build a mobile phone network in the most-affected regions across ten Indian States, recognizing that combating insurgency in India’s Red Corridor must include the provision of a robust communication network as an important element of its strategy. These include some of the most hostile terrain in the country, with practically no roads, power or security.

    Around 2199 solar-powered mobile communication towers have been set up in a record time of less than a year, altering the geographical and social landscape of the area.

    On 20 August 2014, the Union Cabinet approved the extension of mobile telephonic services to 2,199 locations affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. There are 106 districts across 10 states which have been identified by the government as LWE-affected districts.

    The project was executed by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). BSNL has successfully installed towers at these locations giving network coverage to many villages as well as security forces camps and important locations with the help of domestic vendors Vihaan Networks Ltd and HFCL.

    India’s cell phone revolution has helped shape the economic development and improved governance for its citizens, leading to game-changing reforms such as better targeting of subsidies.

    Vihaan Network Chairman Rajiv Mehrotra said “It is a proud moment for us as we been able to connect millions of rural consumers, through our efficient infrastructure and expertise in Solar enabled telecom equipments. When we talk of integrated socio-economic development, it takes into account many areas that can benefit from faster access and enhanced productivities by using voice & data connectivity be it security, surveillance, connectivity and information access. In areas which are bereft of basic infrastructure, mobile connectivity underlines the solution to many.”

    VNL has accomplished connectivity in 10 states, 90 districts, 12,700 villages, 39, 00,000 mobile connections, 110 million crore connected citizens connected and enabled security forces.

    The project is funded by the Dot arm USOF, the total project cost was Rs 3567.58 crores this includes CAPEX as well as O&M for a period of 5 years.