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News Services Division

Living up to its noble ideals of “Bahujan Hitaya, Bahujan Sukhaya”, the News Services Division (NSD) of AIR strives to provide news and views to every dweller in this vast country in varied terrains, 24X7, in all major languages and dialects, while adhering to highest professional ethics and standards in Radio Broadcasting.

SET UP OF NSD

The News Services Division is headed by a Director General (News), who is one of the senior most officers of the Indian Information Service. He is assisted by a team of Additional Directors General (News), Directors (News) and Joint Directors (News), Deputy Directors (News), Asstt. Directors (News), News Editors and Reporters etc. The different operational wings of NSD at headquarters in Delhi include: General News Room, Hindi News Room, Reporting Unit, Talks and Current Affairs Unit, Newsreel Unit, Indian Language Units, Reference and PP&D Unit, IT & Website unit and Administrative Wing. The Regional News Units in various States are headed by an officer of the rank of Director or Deputy Director/Assistant Director and assisted by News Editors, Reporters and Newsreaders-cum-Translators.

EARLY HISTORY

The history of news broadcasting in India is much older than that of All India Radio. The first news bulletin in the country went on the air from the Bombay Station on July 23, 1927 under a private company, the Indian Broadcasting Company. A month later on August 26, 1927 another bulletin in Bengali was started from the Calcutta Station. Until 1935, two bulletins, one each in English and Hindustani were broadcast from Bombay and a bulletin in Bengali was broadcast from Calcutta. The Indian Broadcasting Company went into liquidation in March, 1930 following which broadcasting came under the direct control of the Government of India. The service was designated as the Indian State Broadcasting Service. It was renamed All India Radio on June 8, 1936.

DEVELOPMENT

The real breakthrough in news broadcasting came after January 1936 when the first news bulletin from the Delhi Station went on the air on January 19, 1936 coinciding with the starting of its transmission. Besides, news bulletins in English and Hindustani, talks on current affairs were also started from the Station in both the languages.

The Central News Organization was set up on August 1, 1937. Mr. Charles Barnes took charge as the first News Editor in September and he later became the first Director of News. The outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 gave an impetus to the development of the Organization. The Monitoring Service was set up in 1939 to monitor foreign broadcasts. In 1943, the External Broadcast Unit was set up under the Director of News. By 1945, the Central News Organization was handling news bulletins in different Indian languages as well as in the External Services. After Independence, news broadcasts of AIR grew both in quantity and quality. More emphasis was laid on national and regional news bulletins.

SOURCE OF NEWS

The bulk of AIR news comes from its own Correspondents spread all over the country. It has more than 81 regular Correspondents in India and abroad at Colombo, Dhaka, Dubai and Kathmandu. Apart from this, AIR has over 520 Part-time Correspondents based at nearly all district headquarters. The PTCs are to meet the requirements of Doordarshan News also.

OUTPUT

  • 607 bulletins daily in 92 languages/dialects
  • Foreign language bulletins in Arabic, Baluchi, Burmese, Dari, French, Indonesia,  Persian, Pashtu, Russian, Sinhala, Swahili, Tibetan, Thai, Chinese etc.
  • Over 60 hours of total daily broadcast of news bulletins and current affairs programs
  • Special bulletins/programmes during elections, budgets, sessions of parliament/state legislatures
  • Radio Plus: News on Website, News on Social Media- Facebook, Twitter, Soundcloud, YouTube & Instagram.

NEWS BULLETINS

A. Total daily Broadcast duration of News Bulletins and News Based Programmes from NSD and RNUs
Bulletins Number of Bulletins Duration  (daily in minutes) Language(s)/Dialects
Hourly Bulletins, Regional bulletins, External bulletins, FM headlines bulletins etc from NSD and RNUs. 607 3150 min (52 hrs 30 min) 92
(NSD – 129) (RNU – 478) NSD: 846 min (14 hrs 06 min)RNUs: 2304 min (38 hrs 24 min)
News based programmes- NSD HQ (Approximate) 10-12 180 min (03 hrs)
News based programmes- RNUs (Approximate) 35-40 280 min (04 hrs 40 min)
Total broadcast time from NSD RNUs 3610 min (60 hrs 10 min)
B.Details of News Bulletins from NSD HQ. (Delhi)
News Bulletins Number of Bulletins Duration  (daily in minutes) Language(s)/Dialects
Ø  Hourly Bulletins (Home) 44 285 min English- 21 Hindi- 23
Ø   External Bulletins 15 117 min English- 10 Hindi- 05
Ø  Indian Language Bulletins (Home and External) 23 212 min Nepali (04), Kashmiri (02), Sanskrit (02), Punjabi (04), Urdu (11)
Ø  Foreign Language Bulletins (Overseas Services) 23 208 min Arabic (3), Baluchi (1),  Burmese (1), Dari (2), French (1), Indonesia (1), Persian (3), Pashtu (3), Russian (1), Sinhala (2), Swahili (1), Tibetan (2), Thai (1), Chinese (1)
Ø  FM Headlines 24 24 min English-06, Hindi-18
Total (daily)-Bulletins 129 Bulletins 846 minutes (14 hrs 06 min)
Total (daily)-News based programmes (Approximate) 10-12 180 min English, Hindi
Total daily broadcast time from NSD HQ   1026 minutes (17 hrs 06 min)
C. Regional Bulletins

Regional news bulletins were introduced in the early fifties. The first such news bulletins were broadcasted in April, 1953 from Lucknow and Nagpur Stations. In 1954-55, Regional News Units were set up at Bombay, Madras and Calcutta. This went on steadily and at present there are 46 Regional News Units functioning in different parts of the country. 478 news bulletins in 77 regional languages/dialects including English and Hindi are being broadcast from RNUs for a duration of nearly 38 hours. These include 255 headlines bulletins on FM and other frequencies.

Details of Bulletins and Current Affairs Programmes of  RNUs

Total No. of RNUs – 46
News Bulletins:-
News Bulletins from RNU Number Duration  (daily in minutes) Language(s)/Dialects
(a)  Regional Bulletins 176 1339 77
(b)  National bulletins 35 345 #Kannada, Telugu, and Sindhi * Assamese, Odia, Malayalam, Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati, Dogri, Arunachali (Hindi/English), Bangla, @Konkani
(c)  FM Headlines 255 505 17
  (c)  External Bulletins  in Indian Languages 12 115 Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malyalam, Gujarati, Sindhi and Bangla  7
Total (daily) 478 2304
Programmes:-
News based progammes Number per year Duration  (in hours) Language(s)/Dialects
(a)  News Reel 2132 538 15
(b)  District News Letter 5468 507 16
  (c ) News Commentary 2236 203 10
  (d ) Others 2884 458 17
Total (per year) 12720 1706
Total (per month) 1060 140
Total (daily)-News based programmes (Approximate) 35-40 4 hrs 40 min

NEWS BASED PROGRAMMES

During February 1936, talks on current topics were introduced for the first time in English. In September that year, talks on current topics in Hindustani were added. Later ‘Topics for Today’ and ‘Focus’ on matters of current interests were introduced on 26th October, 1962. In 1967, the programmes ”Topic for Today” and ”Focus” were renamed as ”Spotlight and ”Current Affairs”.

News based programmes broadcast from NSD HQ.
Daily
S. No Name of Programme Frequency Time of broadcast Duration Language Name of Channel
1 Spotlight Daily 2115-2130 hrs. 15 min. English Rajdhani
2 News Analysis Daily 2115-2130 hrs. 15 min English FM Gold
3 Samayiki Daily 1935-1945 hrs. 10 min Hindi Indraprastha
4 Market Mantra Daily 1830-1900 hrs. 30 min Bilingual FM Gold
5 Sports Scan Daily 2030-2045 hrs. 15 min Bilingual FM Gold
6  Newsreel (Mon/Tue/Thu/ Sat)/ Samachar Darshan (Wed/Fri/Sun) Daily 2020-2030 hrs. 10 min English/ Hindi Rajdhani
7 Press Comments Daily 1750-1755 hrs 05 min English Rajdhani
8 Parikarma (News Magazine Programme) Daily 1630-1700 hrs 30 min Bilingual FM Gold
9 Aaj Savere (News Magazine Programme) Daily 0730-0800 hrs. 30 min Bilingual FM Gold
10 Gulf Charcha Daily 2200-2205 hrs 05 min Hindi ESD Hindi Service
Weekly
11 Public Speak Monday 2130-2205 hrs 35 min Bilingual FM Gold
12 Vaad- Samvaad Tuesday 2145-2200 hrs 15 min Hindi FM Gold
13 Money Talk Tuesday 2130-2145 hrs. 15 min English FM Gold
14 Charcha ka Vishai hai Wednesday 2130-2200 hrs. 30 min Hindi Indraprastha/ FM Gold
15 Surkhiyon Mein Thursday 2145-2200 hrs. 15min Hindi FM Gold
16 Country Wide Thursday 2130-2145 hrs. 15min Bilingual FM Gold
17 Current Affairs Friday 2130-2200 hrs. 30 min English Rajdhani/ FM Gold
Total 320 min (5 hrs 20 min)

COVERAGE OF PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS

The daily and weekly reviews of the proceedings in Parliament during the sessions were introduced on February 14, 1961 in English and Hindi. The daily review called ‘Today in Parliament’ in English and ‘Sansad Sameeksha’ in Hindi has two parts, one on the proceedings in the Lok Sabha and the other on those in the Rajya Sabha. The weekly review in English – ‘This week in Parliament’ and that in Hindi ‘ Is Saptah Sansad Main’ – sums up the important highlights of the proceedings in both Houses during the preceding week.

The broadcast of the daily and ‘Weekly Reviews’ of the proceedings of the State legislatures, when they are in session, were started in 1971-72 in the respective regional languages. A review of the ‘Proceedings of the Delhi Assembly’ was started from December 14, 1993.

RADIO NEWSREEL

Radio Newsreel was started on December 10, 1955 both in English (Radio Newsreel) and Hindi (Samachar Darshan) from Delhi. Newsreel in English is broadcast on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday while Samachar Darshan is broadcast on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Some Regional News Units also put out regional Newsreels in the respective regional languages.

SOCIAL MEDIA

The NSD, AIR has been expanding its presence year after year, across various domains with the aim to disseminate news to the public and reaching diverse cross sections of the society. NSD, AIR has embraced new technologies and practices, since last three years,  to add to its traditional platform and disseminate News and Discussion Programmes on New Media applications, including Social Media, as Radio..

Since three years, the News Services Division has substantially increased its presence on the social media viz Website, Facebook, Twitter, Soundcloud, YouTube & Instagram and has crossed major milestones in reaching out to audience far and wide.

Twitter Started in January, 2013
Over 1.81 million followers
Facebook Started in June, 2013
3.3 million followers on NSD facebook accounts
Website More than 34 million visits per month.
Sound Cloud Started in 2014
Over 16 thousand followers

Languages of Bulletins

Languages of News bulletins of Eighth Schedule of Constitution of India: (Total Languages- 22)

Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam,  Manipuri, Marathi, Maithili, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.

Other Indian Languages Bulletins: (Total Languages- 5)
Bhojpuri, Chhattisgarhi, English, Ladakhi, Rajasthani.
Bulletins in Dialects : (Total Dialects- 51)

Angami, Adi, Adi(Galo), Apatani, Ao, Balti, Bhojpuri, Bhutia, Chakhesang, Chang,  Dimasa, Garo, Gojri, Hmar, Ho, Idu, Jaintia, Kabui, Karbi, Khasi, Khampti, Khiamnugan, Konyak, Kokborok, Kuki, Kurukh, Lepcha, Lotha, Mao, Miju Mishmi Wancho, Mundari, Mizo,  Nagamese, Nagpuri, Nocte, Nyshi, Paite, Pahari, Phom, Purgee, Rengma, Sangtam, Sambalpuri, Sema, Thadou, Tangkhul, Tangin, Tangsa, Tulu, Yimchungru, Zeilang.

Bulletins in  Foreign Languages: (Total Languages- 14)

Arabic, Baluchi, Burmese, Chinese, Dari, French, Indonesia, Persian, Pashto, Russian, Sinhala, Swahili, Tibetan, Thai.

News Schedule

Schedule of daily news bulletins from Delhi along with their channel of broadcast

ENGLISH
ENGLISH S. No. Time (Hrs.) Duration Channel
S. No. Time (Hrs.) Duration Channel
1. 0000-0005 05 min Rajdhani/FM Gold
2. 0105-0110 05 min National (MW)
3. 0200-0205 05 min FM Gold
4. 0305-0310 05 min National (MW)
5. 0400-0405 05 min FM Gold
6. 0505-0510 05 min National (MW)
7. 0605-0610 05 min Rajdhani/ FM Gold
8. 0815-0830 15 min Rajdhani/ FM Gold
9. 0905-0910 05 min Rajdhani
10. 1005-1010 05 min Rajdhani
11 1200-1205 05 min Indraprastha/ FM Gold
12. 1300-1305 05 min Rajdhani/ FM Gold
13. 1400-1415 15 min Rajdhani/ FM Gold
14 1500-1505 05 min FM Gold
15. 1600-1605 05 min Rajdhani/ FM Gold
16. 1705-1710 05 min Rajdhani
17. 1800-1805 05 min Rajdhani
18. 2000-2005 05 min RN
19. 2005-2010 05 min (Sports) RN
20. 2100-2115 15 min Rajdhani/FM Gold
21. 2300-2305 05 min Rajdhani
Total 21 Bulletins 135 min (02 hours 15 min)
HINDI
S. No. Time (Hrs.) Duration Channel
1. 0005-0010 05 min Indraprastha/ FM Gold
2. 0100-0105 05 min FM Gold
3. 0205-0210 05 min National (MW)
4. 0300-0305 05 min FM Gold
5. 0405-0410 05 min National (MW)
6. 0500-0505 05 min FM Gold
7. 0600-0605 05 min Indraprastha/ FM Gold
8. 0700-0705 05 min Indraprastha/ FM Gold
9. 0800-0815 15 min Indraprastha/ FM Gold
10. 0900-0905 05 min Indraprastha
11 1000-1005 05 min Indraprastha
12. 1100-1105 05 min Indraprastha/ FM Gold
13. 1205-1210 05 min FM Gold
14 1305-1310 05 min Indraprastha
15. 1415-1430 15 min Indraprastha/ FM Gold
16. 1700-1705 05 min Indraprastha
17. 1805-1810 05 min Indraprastha
18. 1900-1905 05 min Indraprastha
19. 1905-1910 05min (Sports) FM Gold
20 1950-2000 10 min *(Pradeshik) Indraprastha
21. 2045-2100 15 min Indraprastha
22. 2200-2205 05 min FM Gold
23. 2305-2310 05 min Indraprastha
Total 23 bulletins 150 min  (02 hours 30 minutes)
Indian Languages Bulletins from NSD, HQ
Sr.No. Unit No. of bulletins Bulletins Duration Total Broadcast Time
1 NEPALI 4 0750-0800 10 min (ext) 40 min
1230-1240 10 min (ext)
1925-1935 10 min
1950-2000 10 min (ext)
2 KASHMIRI 2 0745-0755 10 min 25 min
1825-1840 15 min
3 SANSKRIT 2 0655-0700 5 min 10 min
1810-1815 5 min
4 PUNJABI 4 0830-0840 10 min 35 min
1340-1350 10 min
1840-1845 05 min (ext)
1930-1940 10 min
5 URDU 11 0615-0625 10 min (ext) 102 min (1 Hour 42 min)
0850-0905 15 min
0930-0933 03 min (ext)
1350-1400 10 min
1402-1407 05 min (ext)
1650-1700 10 min (ext)
2000-2010 10 min (ext)
2116-2130 14 min
2145-2155 10 min (ext)
2300-2310 10 min (ext)
0055-0100 05 min (ext)
Total 23 bulletins 212 min (3 hrs 32 min)

* Haj Bulletin of 05 minutes duration is also broadcast during Haj period for two months (1110-1115).

Details of External English News Bulletins broadcast by NSD HQ

(English)
Sr. No. Time Duration
1. 0600-0605 05 min
2. 1530-1540 10 min
3. 1625-1627 02 min
4. 1900-1910 10 min
5. 2025-2030 05 min
6. 2330-2340 10 min
7. 0030-0035 05 min
8. 0230-0235 05 min
9. 0330-0340 10 min
10. 0430-0440 10 min
Total 10 Bulletins 72 min (1 hour 12 min)

* SAARC bulletin of 5 minutes duration is broadcast on Sunday only from 2030-2035 hrs.

Details of External Hindi News Bulletins broadcast by NSD HQ

(Hindi)
Sr. No. Time Duration
1. 0130-0140 10 min
2. 0435-0445 10 min
3. 0850-0900 10 min
4. 1035-1040 05 min
5. 2150-2200 10 min
Total 05 Bulletins 45 min

Foreign  Language Bulletins which are compiled by NSD, AIR in English and broadcast by ESD, AIR

Sr. No. Language Time Duration
1. Arabic 1020-1030 1755-1759 (News Briefs) 0110-0114 (News Briefs) 10 min 04 min 04 min
2. Baluchi 2032-2040 08 min
3. Burmese 1746-1756 10 min
4 Chinese 1745-1755 10 min
5. Dari 0835-0845 1846-1855 10 min 09 min
6. French 0120-0130 10 min
7. Indonesia 1416-1425 09 min
8. Persian 0935-0945 2150-2200 2255-2259 (News Flash) 10 min 10 min 04 min
9. Pushtu 0750-8000 1950-2000 2055-2059 (News Flash) 10 min 10 min 04 min
10. Russian 2200-2217 17 min
11. Sinhala 1905 – 1915 2010 – 2015 10 min 05 min
12. Swahili 2110-2117 07 min
13. Thai 1650-1700 10 min
14. Tibetan 1800-1817 1845-1855 17 min 10 min
Total 23 Bulletins 208 min (3 hours 28 min)

FM Headlines

FM Rainbow News Headlines in English:-
Sr. No. Time
1. 0100 Hrs.
2. 0200 Hrs.
3. 0900 Hrs.
4. 1000 Hrs.
5. 2200 Hrs.
6. 2300 Hrs.
FM Rainbow News Headlines in Hindi:-
Sr. No. Time
1. 0000 Hrs.
2. 0300 Hrs.
3. 0400 Hrs.
4. 0500 Hrs.
5. 0600 Hrs.
6. 0700 Hrs.
7. 0800 Hrs.
8. 1100 Hrs.
9. 1200 Hrs.
10. 1300 Hrs.
11. 1400 Hrs.
12. 1500 Hrs.
13. 1600 Hrs.
14. 1700 Hrs.
15. 1800 Hrs.
16. 1900 Hrs.
17. 2000 Hrs.
18. 2100 Hrs.
RNUs Bulletins
S.NO Name of RNU Bulletins
Number Timing Duration Language FM MW SW
1 Agartala 1 0735-0740 5 (Bengali)
  1 0740-0745 5 (Kokborok)
  1 1945-1955 10 (Kokborok)
  1 1955-2005 10 (Bengali)
2 Ahmedabad 1 0705-0715 10 Gujarati
  1 0720-0730 10 Sindhi
  1 0745-0755 10 Gujarati
  1 0840-0850 10 Sindhi
  1 0945-1000 15 Gurjarti
  1 1320-1330 10 Gujarati
  1 1430-1435 5 Gujarati
  1 1815-1825 10 Sindhi
  1 1910-1920 10 Gujarati
  1 1950-2000 10 Gujarati
  1 2010-2020 10 Sindhi
3 Aizwal 1 0730-0740 10 (Mizo)
  1 1830-1840 10 (Mizo)
4 Aurangabad 1 0650-0700 10 Marathi
  1 1300-1305 5 Marathi
  1 0840-0845 5 Urdu
  1 1725-1730 5 Marathi
5 Bangalore 1 0735-0745 10 Kannada
  1 0820-0830 10 Kannada*
  1 1310-1320 10 Kannada
  1 1430-1435 5 Kannada
  1 1840-1850 10 Kannada
  1 1935-1945 10 Kannada
  1 1815-1820 5 Tulu (Weekly)
6 Bhopal 1 0705-0715 10 Hindi
1 1420-1425 5 Hindi
  1 1910-1920 10 Hindi
7 Bhuj 1 0650-0655 5 Gujarati
  1 1825-1830 5 Gujarati
8 Calicut 1 0645-0655 10 Malayalam
  1 1230-1240 10 Malayalam
9 Chandigarh 1 1305-1310 5 Hindi
  1 1310-1315 5 Punjabi
  1 1810-1820 10 Hindi
  1 1820-1830 10 Punjabi
10 Chennai 1 0535-0545 10 Tamil
  1 0645-0655 10 Tamil
  1 0715-0725 10 Tamil
  1 0810-0815 5 Tamil
  1 1240-1250 10 Tamil
  1 1725-1730 5 Tamil
  1 1830-1840 10 Tamil
  1 1915-1925 10 Tamil
  1 1945-2000 15 Tamil
  1 2200-2205 5 Tamil
11 Cuttack 1 0705-0710 5 Odia
  1 0715-0725 10 Odia
  1 1350-1400 10 Odia
  1 1432-1442 10 Odia
  1 1845-1855 10 Odia
  1 1915-1925 10 Odia
12 Dehradun 1 1830-1840 10 Hindi
13 Dharwad 1 0705-0715 10 Kannada
14 Dibrugarh 1 1800-1805 5 Assamese
15 Gangtok 1 1845-1850 5 Lepcha
  1 1850-1855 5 Bhutia
  1 1840-1845 5 Nepali
16 Gorakhpur 1 0720-0730 10 Hindi
  1 1800-1805 5 Bhojpuri)
  1 1805-1810 5 (Hindi)
17 Guwahati 1 0705-0715 10 Assamese
  1 0850-0900 10 Assamese
  1 1340-1350 10 Assamese
  1 1845-1855 10 Assamese
  1 2125-2130 5 Assamese
  1 1545-1550 5 Karbi
  1 1515-1520 5 Nepali
  1 1630-1635 5 Bodo
  1 1905-1915 10 Assamese
18 Hyderabad 1 0705-0715 10 Telugu-N
  1 1230-1240 10 Telugu-N
  1 1310-1320 10 Telugu
  1 1750-1800 10 Urdu
  1 1810-1815 5 Telugu-Ex
  1 1815-1825 10 Telugu
  1 1905-1915 10 Telugu-N
19 Imphal 1 0730-0740 10 Manipuri
  1 1200-1205 5 Manipuri
  1 1600-1606 6 (Hmar)
  1 1620-1626 6 (Paite)
  1 1640-1646 6 (Kabui)
  1 1700-1707 7 (Thadou)
  1 1730-1736 6 (Mao)
  1 1750-1757 7 (Tangkhul)
  1 1930-1945 15 Manipuri
20 Itanagar 1 0620-0625 5 Tagin
  1 0640-0645 5 Apatani
  1 0715-0720 5 Adi  (Galo)
  1 1545-1550 5 Miju Mishmi
  1 1606-1610 4 Khampti
  1 1625-1630 5 Wancho
  1 1645-1655 10 Hindi
  1 1655-1700 5 English
  1 1700-1705 5  Idu
  1 1720-1725 5 Tangsa
  1 1740-1745 5 Nocte
  1 1830-1835 5  Adi
  1 1900-1905 5 Nyshi
  1 1945-1950 5 Hindi
  1 1950-1955 5 English
21 Jaipur 1 0900-0905 5 Hindi
  1 1230-1235 5 Hindi
  1 1830-1840 10 Hindi
  1 1850-1900 10 Rajasthani
22 Jammu 1 0830-0840 10 Dogri
  1 0920-0930 10 Dogri
  1 1010-1015 5 Gojri
  1 1230-1235 5 Dogri
  1 1700-1710 10 Gojri
  1 1815-1825 10 Dogri
  1 1915-1930 10 Dogri
23 Kargil 1 1725-1730 5 Purgee
  1 1930-1935 5 Purgee
24 Kohima 1 0555-0605 10 Sangtam
  1 0625-0635 10 Yimchungru
  1 0655-0705 10 (Konyak)
  1 0720-0730 10 (Nagamese)
  1 0725-0730 5 (English)
  1 0835-0845 10 Khiamnugan)
  1 0905-0915 10 Phom)
  1 0935-0945 10 Chang)
  1 1005-1015 10 (Zeliang)
  1 1500-1510 10 (Kuki)
  1 1530-1540 10 (Rengma)
  1 1600-1610 10 (Sema)
  1 1630-1640 10 (Lotha)
  1 1700-1710 10 (Chakhesang)
  1 1730-1740 10 (Ao)
  1 1800-1810 10 Angami
  1 1910-1920 10 Nagamese
  1 1920-1930 10 (English)
25 Kolkata 1 0620-0630 10 Bengali
  1 0725-0735 10 Bengali
  1 0735-0745 10 Bengali
  1 0915-0925 10 Bengali
  1 1010-1015 5 Bengali
  1 1230-1233 3 Bengali
  1 1250-1300 10 Bengali
  1 1330-1340 10 Bengali
  1 1340-1345 5 Bengali
  1 1710-1715 5 Bengali
  1 1810-1815 5 Santhali
  1 1835-1838 3 Bengali
  1 1935-1945 10 Bengali
  1 1950-2000 10 Bengali
  1 2010-2015 5 Bengali
  1 2200-2210 10 Bengali
26 Kurseong 1 1850-1900 10 Nepali
27 Leh 1 0905-0910 5 Ladakhi
  1 1915-1925 10 Ladakhi
28 Lucknow 1 1310-1315 5 Urdu
  1 1920-1930 10 Hindi
  1 1830-1840 10 Hindi
29 Mumbai 1 0830-0840 10 Marathi
  1 1035-1040 5 Marathi
  1 1330-1340 10 Marathi
  1 1345-1350 5 Marathi
  1 1815-1818 (DTH) 3 Marathi
  1 1900-1910 10 Marathi
  1 1945-1948 (DTH) 3 Marathi
  1 1945-2000 15 Marathi
  1 2005-2015 10 Marathi
  1 2050-2100 10 Gujarati
30 Nagpur 1 1850-1900 10 Marathi
31 Panaji 1 0725-0730 5 Konkani
  1 0840-0850 10 Konkani
  1 1830-1835 5 Konkani
  1 1920-1930 10 Konkani
32 Patna 1 0830-0840 10 Hindi
  1 1510-1515 5 Hindi
  1 1515-1520 5 Urdu
  1 1815-1820 5 Mathili
  1 1930-1940 10 Hindi
33 Port Blair 1 0705-0715 10 Hindi
  1 1850-1900 10 Hindi
34 Puducherry 1 1810-1820 10 Tamil
35 Pune 1 0710-0720 10 Marathi
36 Raipur 1 1800-1805 5 Chattisgarhi
  1 1908-1918 10 Hindi
37 Ranchi 1 0830-0840 10 Hindi
  1 1900-1910 10 Hindi
  1 1920-1925 5 Nagpuri*
  1 1925-1930 5 Kurukh*
  1 1930-1935 5 Mundari*
  1 1935-1940 5 Ho*
  1 1940-1945 5 Santhali*
38 Sambalpur 1 2017-2027 10 Sambalpuri
39 Shillong 1 0745-0750 5 Khasi
  1 0830-0835 5 English
  1 1805-1815 10 Garo
  1 1840-1850 10 Jaintia
  1 1950-2000 10 Khasi
40 Shimla 1 0915-0920 5 Hindi
  1 1800-1805 5 Hindi
  1 1950-2000 10 Hindi
41 Srinagar 1 0920-0925 5 Kashmiri
  1 0925-0930 5 Urdu
  1 1230-1235 5 Urdu
  1 1235-1240 5 Kashmiri
  1 1620-1630 10 Pahari
  1 1750-1800 10 Gojri
  1 1920-1930 10 Balti
  1 1930-1940 10 Kashmiri
  1 1940-1955 15 Urdu
  1 2305-2310 5 Urdu
42 Silchar 1 0735-0740 5 Bengali
  1 1730-1735 5 Manipuri
  1 1800-1805 5 Dimasa
  1 1955-2005 10 Bengali
43 Thiruvanthapuram 1 0725-0735 10 Malayalam
  1 1230-1240 10 Malayalam
  1 1250-1300 10 Malayalam
  1 1820-1830 10 Malayalam
  1 1925-1935 10 Malayalam
  1 2315-2330 15 Malayalam
44 Tiruchirapalli 1 1345-1355 10 Tamil
45 Vijayawada 1 0645-0655 10 Telugu
  1 1320-1330 10 Telugu
46 Visakhapatnam 1 2000-2010 10 Telugu
Total 223

PrasarBharati
(India’s PublicServices Broadcaster)
News Services Division: All India Radio
(Reference and PP&D Unit)
New Broadcasting House, Parliament Street, New Delhi

Designation Name of Officer Phone No./ Email/ Mobile Duties & Responsibilities
DG (News) Dr. Pragya Paliwal Gaur 011-23421218, 011-23421219 (Fax),
dgnewsair[at]prasarbharati[dot]gov[dot]in
(Intercom No. 2218)
Head of NSD: Akahvani
ADG (News) L Madhu Nag 011-23421231
l.madhunag[at]nic[dot]in
Administration, RNU, Reporting, External Services Desk, Coordination, Reference, Social Media, Website, IT, Foreign Correspondents Issues, Parliament Cell, Grievances, Training, Urdu & Sanskrit Unit
Director (News) Vivek Gaur 011-23421348
vkgaur[at]pib[dot]gov[dot]in
Rajbhasha, News Room (GNR & HNR), Newsreaders (English), Training, Library,
Director (News) Anubhav Bairwa 011-23421572 ESD, Production Unit, RNU
Director (News) Shubhashree Mahapatra 011-23421156
subhashreemahapatradavp[at]gmail[dot]com
Administration, T&CA, Election Cell, Parliament Cell, VIP Grievances, Social Media
Deputy Director (News) Rajadurai P 011-20819777
airsocialmediacell[at]gmail[dot]com
In-charge Reporting , Social Media, Website, IT
Deputy Director (News) Manogyan Rani Pal 011-23421129
ref[dot]nsd[at]gmail[dot]com
Reference & Coordintion, Parliament Cell /VIP Grievances.
Deputy Director (News) Suparna Bhatia 011-23421538
esdakashvani2[at]gmail[dot]com
ESD & Training
Deputy Director (News) Pragya Deora 011-20818183
airnsdtalks[at]gmail[dot]com
Talk & Current Affairs
Deputy Director (News) Mohd. Naseem Naqvi 011-23421153 GNR Admin, Election Cell, Urdu, Training
Deputy Director (News) Himani Rana 011-23421195
nsdairadmn[at]gmail[dot]com
DD Admin.& Production Units, RNU
Deputy Director (News) P K Mohanty 011-23714186
gnrnsd[at]gmail[dot]com
GNR
Assistant Director (News) Alok Ranjan Rai 011-23421159 Social media, Website, IT
Assistant Director (News) 011-23421101
hindinewsroom[at]gmail[dot]com
HNR
Assistant Director (News) HNR HNR
Assistant Director (News) HNR HNR
Reference/PP&D Unit 011-23421199
ref[dot]nsd[at]gmail[dot]com
Reference/ Coordintion, Parliament Cell /VIP Grievances
General News Room (GNR) Editor-in-Change 011- 23421100
011- 23422237
011- 23422236
gnrnsd[at]gmail[dot]com
(FF- Studio Block)
English
Hindi News Room(HNR) Editor-in-Change 011- 23421102
011- 23421103
Hindi News Room
Talks & CV; Market Mantra 011-23421182
(FF- Studio Block)
News
Sports Scan 011- 23421577 Sports Desk
Newsreel Vineeta Thakur 011- 23421108 Newsreel/Samachar Darshan
Administrative Officer Harpal Singh 011-23421194
nsdairadmn[at]gmail[dot]com
Looking after the Admn / Accounts / Establishment / DDO etc.
Assistant Director (OL) (Hindi) Geetanjali Kapoor 011-23421238
ho.nsd@nic.in
Hindi Unit
Library & Information Assistant Rachna Ramani 011-23421157
lib[dot]nsdair[at]gmail[dot]com
Library
GNR Admn 011- 23421197 GNR Duty Section
HNR Admn Aditiya Shukla 011-23421155
mr[dot]aditiyashukla[at]gmail[dot]com
HNR Duty Section
Web Site IT Unit 011-23421198
nsdnewswebsite[at]gmail[dot]com
Regional News Unit 011-23421522
nsdrnudesk[at]gmail[dot]com

Prasar Bharati Special Correspondents

Location Name of Officer Designation Contact Details
Dhaka Navalsang Parmar Jt Director naval141[at]gmail[dot]com
Colombo DR. Ahmed Farooqi Jt Director rnucolombo[at]gmail[dot]com
Dubai Vinod Kumar Jt Director airnewsdubai[at]gmail[dot]com
Kathmandu Sweta Singh Jt Director kathmandu[dot]pbsc[at]gmail[dot]com

TELEPHONE NOs OF INDIAN LANGUAGE UNITS:

UNIT NAME OFF / PHONE /  INT ERCOM / Email MOBILE
URDU/SANSKRIT Naseem Naqvi Deputy Director 011-23421052, (Room No. 106)

Right To Information

Under the RTI Act the following Officers have been nominated for all matters regarding News and Administration of News Service Division of ALL INDIA RADIO.

First Appellate Authority:

Administration & Accounts

Smt. Subhashree Mahapatra, Director(News) Room No. 125, 1 Floor NBH New Delhi -110001
Phone -20819622
Email – subhashreedavp@gmail.com

HNR & GNR Related Matters

Sh. Vivek Gaur, Director(News)
Room No. 205, 2 Floor, NBH New Delhi-110001
Phone – 23421348
Email – vkgaur@pib.gov.in

Regional News Unit

Shri Anubhav Bairwa, Director(News.)
Room No. 207, 2 Floor NBH New Delhi-110001
Phone – 011-23421572
Email – bairwa.anubhav@gov.in

Website, IT Unit, Social Media

Shri P Rajadurai, Deputy Director(News.)
Room No. 103, 1st floor NBH New Delhi-110001
Phone – 011-20819777
Email – raja.durai@prasarbharati.gov.in

CAPIO:

Administration & Accounts/Regional News Umit

Ms. Himani Rana, Dy. Director
Room No. 224, 2 Floor, NBH New Delhi-110001
Phone – 011-23421195
Email – himani.rana11@nic.in

HNR & Related Matters

Sh. Rajesh Kumar Meena, Asstt. Director
Room No. 501, 5 Floor, NBH New Delhi-110001
Phone – 23421155
Email – rajeshmeena@nic.in

GNR Related Matters

Sh. Naseem Naqvi Dy. Director
Room No. 201, 2 Floor, NBH New Delhi-110001
Phone – 23421153
Email – nnaqvi@gov.in

Website, IT Unit, Social Media

Sh. Alok Ranjan Rai Asstt. Director
Room No.405, 4 Floor, NBH New Delhi-110001
Phone – 23421159
Email – alokranjan.rai@gov.in

Agartala

RNU AIR AGARTALA                              (State/UT):   TRIPURA

Contact details :  0381 2323692; 2314905

Office Address:- All India Radio Station, Palace Compound,
North Gate, Agartala, Tripura PIN- 799001

Email (RNU):-   rnuagt@gmail.com

Head of Office (Email ID): sdairagartala@gmail.com : agartala@prasarbharati.org.in


Social Media Platforms details ( Website Address, Facebook page, TwitterHandle, YouTube, Instagram etc)  


Website : – NIL

Twitter :https://twitter.com/airnews_agt

Facebook :https://www.facebook.com/allindiaradionewsagartala/

Youtube : – NA

RNU Staff Office Fax Res Mobile (WhatsApp, if available)         Email ID
STD Code –   0381

Head of Office

 

 

 

 

 

DDO

 

Sh.Badru Doza

PEX; In Charge-H.O.O

 

Sh. Nikar Dewan

2314905

 

 

——

 9401207199

9383173843

 

 

9862702398

sdairagartala@gmail.com

agartala@prasarbharati.org.in

 

NA

RNU Head

 

 

 

 

NE/Correspondent

Subhasis Kr. Chanda,

Dy. Director  (Addl Charge)

 

 

 

Smt. Reena Nongmeitham

(News Editor)

 

 

7005059973

9436123455

 

 

8732866934

9436544716

 

 

ccsubha1947@gmail.com

 

 

 

reenanong@gmail.com

 

 

Newsroom

NRT

 

 

LDC/UDC/Steno/MTS

Contractual Staff

Smt Chandanlekha Paul (NRT)

 

 

Smt Moujhury Indu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7005777643

 

 

 

6009104553

 

 

 

 

 

pchandanlekha@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Details of Newsbulletins and news-based programmes:

Main bulletins(Hrs) (24 Hrs format)

  FM Headline

(time and duration)  (24 Hrs format)

Programmes 

(time and duration) (24 Hrs format)

Regional

(time and duration)

National

(time and duration)

Bengali –

7.35 am,

7.55 pm

Kokborok –

7.40 am,

7.45 pm

 

9 am – (Bengali) 2 mins

8.43 pm – (Bengali) 2 mins

12.30 pm –  (Kokborok) 2 mins

News Commentary (Bengali) on Thursday & Saturday at 8.05 pm – 5 mins

2. District Newsletter (Bengali) – consecutive 4 Saturday at 8.10 pm – 5 mins

Newsreel (Bengali) on Monday at 8.05 pm

Ahmedabad

RNU AKASHVANI AHMEDABAD                             (State/UT): Gujarat

Contact details:  -07927540664

Office Address: – Akashvani Ahmedabad, Income Tex
Email (RNU):-   rnuahmedabad@gmail.com
Head of Office (Email ID): ahmedabad@prasarbhsrati.gov.in
Social Media Platforms details (Website Address, Facebook page, Twitter Handle, YouTube, Instagram etc)

Website: newsonair.nic.in/Gujarati

Twitter: AIR News Gujarat

Facebook: AIR News Ahmedabad

YouTube: AIR News Gujarat

 RNU Staff Office (with STD Code) Fax Resi. Mobile (WhatsApp, if available Email ID
N.L.Chauhan
Head of Office
079 27542475 9958356353 nlchauhan@prasarbharati.gov.in
Kavita Khushalani
DDO
079 27542475 9998277650 airahmexp@gmail.com
Bharat Devmani
RNU Head
079 27540664 94096 98447 devmanibharat@gmail.com
Aparna Khunt
Correspondent
079 27540664 94087 24745 desai.aparna30@gmail.com
NRT – Regular nil
1.Anil Patel
2.Pravesh Adiacha
NRT Contractual
079 27542475 98240 01706
97228 26811
anilp71@gmail.com
padiacha@gmail.com
1.Harshal Pandya
2.Sunita Chauhan
Editorial Executive
079 27542475 93750 32922
9898977870
harshaldp69@gmail.com
savicloud06@gmail.com
1.Bipin Parmar 
2.Sanjay Parmar
MTS
079 27542475 8128412696
8488840703
bipin800056@gmail.com
Bipinparmar0703@gmail.com
1.Pramani Navin 2.Sonal Bhavsar 3.Pravin Vaghela 4.Yashvi Vyas 5.Durgesh Rawat 6.Ansari Samir DEO 079 27542475 9978455857 9727854685 9879259670 7862822024 9316481170 8460834755 pramaninavin72@gmail.com sonalbhavsar811gmail.com pravin15875@gmail.com yvyas987@gmail.com rawatdurgesh961@gmail.com ansarisamir8460@gmail.com
Any other relevant person Chandrikaben Parmar UDC 079 27542475 94272 62597 chandrikaparmar71@gmail.com

Details of Newsbulletins and news-basedprogrammes:

Please mentionlanguage/dialect in respect of each bulletin/FMHL/Programme below

Main bulletins (Hrs) (24 Hrs format)   News at Hour (time and duration)  (24 Hrs format) F.M Programmes  (time and duration) (24 Hrs format)
Regional (time and duration) GUJARATI National(time and duration) GUJARATI National(time and duration) SINDHI    
Morning Regional (at 7.10 to 7.20 am) (10 mnt) Noon Regional (2.30 to 2.35pm) (5 mnt) Evening Regional  (7.10 to 7.20 pm) (10 mnt) Morning National (7.45 to 7.55 am) (10mnt) Noon National (1.20 to 1.30 pm) (10 mnt) Evening National (7.50 to 8.00 pm)  (10 mnt) Morning National (8.40 TO 8.50 am) (10mnt) Evening National   (6.15 to 6.25 pm)     (10 mnt) 10 am 11 am 12 noon   District news letter (Monday to Saturday) (2.35 to 2.40 pm) Samachar Samiksha (Sunday at 2.35 to 2.40) Samachar Darpan (Tuesday at 9.15 to 9.30)

Aizawl

Regional News Unit, AIR Aizawl                (State/UT):   MIZORAM

Contact details :  0389 2322415; 2322114 ; 2301330(Telefax)

Office Address:- All India Radio Station, Tuikhuatlang, Aizawl, Mizoram ,PIN- 796001

Email (RNU):-   rnuaizawl@gmail.com

Head of Office (Email ID):-aizawl@air.org.in ;  aizawl@prasarbharati.org.in

Social Media Platforms details ( Website Address, Facebook page, Twitter,YouTube, Instagram etc)

Website : – Nil

Twitter : https://twitter.com/airnews_aizawl

Facebook :https://www.facebook.com/allindiaradionewsaizawl/

Youtube : Air News Aizawl:  https://www.youtube.com/user/maikawks

RNU Staff Office Fax Res Mobile (WhatsApp, if available)  Email ID
  STD Code – 0389
 Head of Office     DDO DR Lalropuia Director (Engg) & HOO N.H. Ringa Tara DDO 2322415  8787368254 94361410519862428524 aizawl@air.org.in ; aizawl@prasarbharati.org.in -do-
RNU Head NE/Correspondent Subhasis Kr. Chanda Dy. Director  7005059973 9436123455 ccsubha1947@gmail.com
Newsroom
NRT LDC/UDC/Steno/MTS Contractual Staff Smt Irene Lalruatkimi Copy Editor (Contractual) C. Liansangpuia NRT (contractual) Zirthantluanga Kawlni DEO (Contract). 2320182; 2322251-same–same- 9436155390 9862754140     8415060097 irenelalruatkimi@gmail.com sangpuia12@gmail.com zirthantluangakawlni@gmail.com

 Details of News bulletins and news-based programmes:

  * Please mention language/dialect in respect of eachbulletin/FMHL/Programme below

Main bulletins(Hrs) (24 Hrs format)   FM Headline (time and duration)  (24 Hrs format) Programmes  (time and duration) (24 Hrs format)
Regional (time and duration) National (time and duration)
7.30 am (10 mins) – Mizo6.30 pm (10 mins) – Mizo 8 pm – (Mizo) 2 mins 9 pm – (Mizo) 2 mins Current Affairs/News Based Programs Sat – 10.30 am (15 min)News Commentary: Saturday at 7 am – 5 mins District Newsletter: Sunday at 6.45 am – 10 minutes

Aurangabad

RNU AIR :- Aurangabad, Maharashtra

Contact Details:- 0240-2334321

Office Address:- Akashwani Chowk, Jalna Road, Aurangabad – 431005

Email(RNU):- rnuaurangabad@prasarbharti.gov.in

Headof Office (Email ID):- jbkagalkar@prasarbharti.gov.in

SocialMedia Platforms details (Website Address, Facebook page, Twitter Handle,YouTube, Instagram etc)  

Twitter:- airnews_arngbad

Facebook:- allindiaradionewsaurangabad

 

Youtube:- आकाशवाणी समाचार औरंगाबाद AURANGABAD AIR NEWS

RNU Staff Office Fax Res Mobile (WhatsApp, if available)         Email ID
STD Code –   0240

 Head of Office

J.B.Kagalkar

Assistant Director (P)

DDO

Jawed Khan ( P EX)

8888803063

 

 

9312486780

jbkagalkar@prasarbharti.gov.in

kagalkarjayant@gmail.com

 

khan.javed@gov.in

RNU Head

Ramesh Jaibhaye

Deputy Director (N)

 

9420692020

 

ramesh.daulatrao@gov.in

Newsroom

NRT

 

 

LDC/UDC/Steno/MTS

Contractual Staff

Harshwardhan Dixit

(Editorial Executive)

 

Vaibhavi Joshi

(NRT)

 

 

 

 

 

9881223675

 

 

9595889864

 

 

 

 

13harshaldixit@gmail.com

 

 

vaibhavijs30@gmail.com

 

 

Details of News bulletins and news-basedprogrammes:

Pleasementionlanguage/dialect in respect of each bulletin/FMHL/Programme below

Main bulletins(Hrs) (24 Hrs format)

  FM Headline

(time and duration)  (24 Hrs format)

Programmes 

(time and duration) (24 Hrs format)

Regional

(time and duration)

National

(time and duration)

External

(time and duration)

07.10 – 07.25 (Marathi) – 15 minutes

 

09.00 – 09.10 (Urdu) – 10 minutes

 

11.00 – 11.02 (Marathi HLB) – 2 minutes

 

13.00 – 13.05 (Marathi) – 05 minutes

 

18.10 – 18.20 (Marathi) – 10 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Newsreel:- Monday 10.45 – 11.00 (15 minutes)

 

Topical – Wednesday 10.45 – 11.00 (15 minutes)

 

DNL- 4, 5, 10, 15, 16, 18, 25 (every month) – 13.40 – 13.45 (05 minutes)

 

News Commentary:-

 

 

 

 

 

Bengaluru

RNU AIR:- Bengaluru (State/UT)  KARNATAKA

Contact details:-  080-22356344

Office Address:- All IndiaRadio, Regional News Unit, Raj Bhavan Road, Bengaluru-560001, Karnataka

Email (RNU):-   rnubang08@yahoo.com

Head of Office (EmailID):-  nehaswami@prasarbharati.gov.in

Social Media Platforms details ( Website Address, Facebook page, Twitter Handle, YouTube, Instagram etc) 

Website: NIL 

Twitter: @airnews_bang

Facebook: Airrnu Bangalore

Youtube: NIL

 RNU Staff Office Fax Res Mobile (WhatsApp, if available)        Email ID
STD Code –   080
 Head of Office       DDO  080 – 22261243   080-22342390       Nil         Nil 9869260493     9481389092 nehaswami@prasarbharati.gov.in     mppraseetha@prasarbharati.gov.in
RNU Head 080-22373000 080-22258293 Nil 8317466729 9448159726 tb.nswamy@gov.in
NE/Correspondent 080-22374312  Nil Nil 9483474067 sudindra.27@gov.in
Newsroom
NRT     Contractual Staff DEO (4)                         MTS (2)   No regular NRT No LDC/UDC Hemavathi V. (DEO) GorurPankaja (DEO) Mamatha (DEO) Shobha.B.C (DEO)             Srikanth N.  (MTS)   Deepak Kumar R. (MTS)           Nil     Nil     Nil   Nil                           Nil     Nil             Nil     Nil     Nil   Nil                           Nil     Nil         7795543069   9141326002   9632697494 9980872605                 7795352164   9066511093       hemavathianil@gmail.com   gorurpankaja@gmail.com   hrithkmamatha@gmail.com shobhasrik@gmail.com                 srikanthnagaraj.2164@gmail.com   deepakkumar9066511093@gmail.com

Details of Newsbulletins and news-based programmes:

 * Pleasementionlanguage/dialect in respect of each bulletin/FMHL/Programme below

  Main bulletins(Hrs) (24 Hrs format)   FM Headline (time and duration)  (24 Hrs format) Programmes  (time and duration) (24 Hrs format)
Sl.No Regional (time and duration) National (time and duration) External (time and duration)
  1     2                                                   2.30PM to 2.35PM (5 Minutes)   6.40PM to 6.50PM (10 minutes) (Kannada)           7.35AM to 7.45 AM (10 minutes)   1.10PM to 1.20 PM (10 minutes)     7.35PM to 7.45PM (10 minutes) (Kannada)       Nil     Nil   6AM to 1PM (Total 18 FMHL)   2 Minutes each (Kannada)     Tuesday; Current affairs 6.30 to 6.35PM  (5 minutes)   Wednesday” Human Interest Story;   6.30   to 6.35 pm (5 minutes) Thursday; Dist. News Letter 6.30   to 6.35 pm (5 minutes)  Friday; Current affairs 6.30   to 6.35 pm (5 minutes) Saturday Weekly Round-up (News reel) 7.45   to 8 pm (15 minutes) News commentary-Nil   The above progammes are being      Telecast in Kannada language

Bhopal

AIR   (Madhya Pradesh)

Contact details

Office Address :- Regional News Unit, Akashvani, Bhopal (MP) 462 002.

Email (RNU) :- rnubhopal@gmail.com/airrnubhopal2020@gmail.com

Head of Office (Email ID) :- bhopal@prasarbharati.gov.in

Social Media Platforms details (website Address, Facebook page, Twitter Handle, YouTube, Instagram etc.)

Twitter :- https://twitter.com/airnews_bhopal

Facebook :- https://www.facebook.com/allindiaradionewsbhopal

YouTube :- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZUdmAIjG3J8-sGHrPwjRhg

RNU Staff Office(With STD Code) Fax Residence Mobile(Whatsapp, if available) Email ID
Shri Yaswanst S. Chiwande, DDG (Head of office) 0755-4950128 98906 87959 bhopal@prasarbharati.gov.in
Shri Abraham Thomas, SR.AO 0755- 94253 76042 abraham.thomas@prasarbharati.gov.in
Pooja P. Vardhan, Director (NEWS)/RNU Head 0755- 95899 43350 poojapvardhan@prasarbharati.gov.in
Shri Prasahnt Sharma, Assistant Director (News) 0755- 4950123 94250 16061 91791 92596 prashantsharma@prasarbharati.gov.in
Shri Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, Correspondent 0755- 4950123 0755-4950167 94253 00110 Sksharma3@prasarbharati.gov.in
NRT-Regular –NIL– –NIL– –NIL– –NIL– –NIL–
Shri Ravindra Chaudhary, Steno-II 0755-4950143 94062 02738 ravindrachaudhari@prasarbharati.gov.in
Ms. Deepa Singh, NRT-Contractual 0755- 4950123 75663 37785 Singh.deepa79@gmail.com
Editorial Executive –NIL– –NIL– –NIL– –NIL– –NIL–
Shri Durga Prasad Mehra, MTS(Contractual) 0755-4950143 90394 42758
Shri Suresh Parihar, DEO 0755-4950143 94065 23035 pariharv96@gmail.com
(Any other relevant person)

News bulletins and news-based programmes:

Main Bulletins (Hrs) (24 Hrs. format) News at Hours (Time and duration) ( 24 Hrs. format) Programmes (Time and duration) (24 Hrs. format)
Regional (time and duration) National (time and duration)
07.10 AM – 10 Minute 09.00 AM Zile ki chitthi – 10.00 AM – 5 Minute. (Daily)
02.10 PM – 05 Minute 10.00 AM Aajkal – 06.40 PM – 05 Minute (Weekly – Monday)
07.10 PM – 10 Minute 10.30 AM
Prepared by AIR Bhopal and Broadcast from AIR Indore.
Pradeshik Samachar Darshan – 06.45 – 15 Minute – (Weekly – Monday)
07-20 PM –  05 Minute
(Bundeli Samachar)
11.00 AM Surkhion Mein – 09.30 – 30 Minute – (Weekly – Wednesday)
11.30 AM
Prepared by AIR Bhopal and Broadcast from AIR Indore.
11.58 AM
01.00 PM
03.00 PM
04.00 PM
05.00 PM
06.00 PM

Bhuj

RNU AIR:  BHUJ , District – Kutch , Gujarat

Contact Details:  02832 – 251412

Office Address:- All India Radio station ,Jubilee Circle, Bhuj – 370 001, District Kutch, Gujarat

Email(RNU):- rnubhuj.air@gmail.com

Headof Office (Email ID):-bhuj@prasarbharati.gov.in

Social Media Platforms details

Website:  No website

Twitter: @airnews_bhuj

Facebook:  No account

Youtube: – RNU BHUJ

Instagram:- No account

RNU Staff Office Fax Res Mobile (WhatsApp, if available)         Email ID
STD Code –   :   02832
 Mr. Prerak Vaidya Program Executive Head of Office       Mr. Bharat Chatwani Program Executive DDO   250852
250852
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
 9727769705
9428003065
bhuj@prasarbharati.gov.in
bhuj@prasarbharati.gov.in
Mr. Jagdish Patadia
Joint Director (News)
RNU Head
NE/Correspondent
(NIL)
251412
(No NE / Correspondent )
NIL
NIL
NIL
NIL
9428692692
NIL
rnubhuj.air@gmail.com jagdishpatadia@gmail.com
NIL
Newsroom  02832 – 250852 NIL NIL NIL  rnubhuj.air@gmail.com
NRT No regular NRT is posted NIL NIL NIL NIL
LDC/UDC/Steno/MTS
Contractual Staff
No regular staff is availablen
No Contractual is engaged

Detailsof Newsbulletins and news-based programmes:

Pleasementionlanguage/dialect in respect of each bulletin/FMHL/Programme below

Main bulletins(Hrs) (24 Hrs format)   FM Headline (time and duration)  (24 Hrs format) Programmes  (time and duration) (24 Hrs format)
Regional (time and duration) National (time and duration) External (time and duration)
Morning Bulletin
06.50 a.m.
(5 minutes)
Evening Bulletin
06.25 pm
(5 minutes)
Newsreel:-
“Samachar Darpan” 07.30 pm, on every Monday
News Commentary :   06.45 am. Everyday
AKAM :  “Freedom Struggle in Kutch”
Every Tuesday , 07.30 pm ( this is special serion on AKAM and 58 episodes went on air till date and is available on youtube channel

Calicut

RNU AKASHVANI…KOZHIKODE
(State/UT):   KERALA & LAKSHADWEEP

Contact details :  RNU, AKASHAVANI, BEACH ROAD, KOZHIKODE-673032

Office Address: AKASHAVANI, BEACH ROAD, KOZHIKODE-673032

Email (RNU):  rnucalicut@gmail.com

Head of Office (Email ID): hooairkozhikode@prasarbharati.gov.in

Social Media Platforms details:

Website : NIL

Twitter : https://twitter.com/airnews Calicut

Facebook : https:www.facebook.com/allindiaradionewscalicut

YouTube : All India Radio News Calicut

RNU Staff Office (with STD Code) Fax Residence Mobile (WhatsApp, if available Email ID
Head of Office D GODWIN GNANARAJ, DE 0495 9994069329 9994069329 godwin@prasarbhati.gov.in
DDO BIJU PL, AE 8360271498 8360271498 8360271498 biju.air@prasarbharati.gov.in
RNU Head
RAJ MOHAN R, Dy DIRECTOR-NEWS
0484 0484-2313716 9495886385 rajmohan.airnewskochi@gmail.com
News Editor/ Correspondent
NIL
NRT – Regular
C ANIL KUMAR
P K MUHAMMED ABDHUL HAKEEM
9447381388
9388556464
annielchandran@gmail.com
hakeemkuttayi@gmail.com
NRT Contractual – NA
Editorial Executive- NA
MTS NEETHU CHACKO 9526872272 9526872272 neethuchacko100@gmail.com
DEO SHEEBA PM
RAMLATH C
9656814387
9020831303
9656814387
9020831303
sheebatej@gmail.com
Any other relevant person

News bulletins and news-based programmes:

Main bulletins(Hrs) (24 Hrs format)   News at Hour (time and duration)  (24 Hrs format) Programmes  (time and duration) (24 Hrs format)
Regional (time and duration) National (time and duration)
6.45AM (10 Minutes)
12.30PM (10 minutes)
6am (FM head lines)
7am (FM head lines)
8am (FM head lines)
9am (FM head lines)
10am (FM head lines)
11am (FM head lines)
12noon (FM head lines)
1pm (FM head lines)
2pm (FM head lines)
VARTHA DEEPTHI
SATURDAY 12.40PM(10 MINUTES )
VARTHA THARANGINI
MONDAY 9.45 AM(15 MINUTES)
VARTHA THARANGINI
THURSDAY 9.45 AM(1O MINUTES)
DISTRICT NEWS LETTER
1 &16 OF EVERY MONTH-KASARGOD
(6.10PM,5 MINUTES)
2 & 17 : KANNUR(6.10PM,5 MINUTES)
4 &19-WAYANAD(6.10PM,5 MINUTES)
6 & 21-MALAPURAM(6.10PM,5 MINUTES)
9 &24-KOZHIKODE(6.10PM,5 MINUTES)
11 & 26-PALAKKAD(6.10PM,5 MINUTES)
13 & 28-THRISSUR(6.10PM,5 MINUTES)
15 & 30-LAKSHADWEEP(6.10PM,5 MINUTES)

Chandigarh

RNU AIR :- Chandigarh

Contact details :–  0172-2623844,2993703, 2601844

Office Address:- All IndiaRadio, Sector 34-D, Chandigarh-160022 

Email (RNU):-newsairchd@gmail.com

Head of Office (Email ID):- chandigarh.cbs@prasarbharati.gov.in

Social Media Platforms details ( WebsiteAddress, Facebook page, Twitter Handle, YouTube, Instagrametc)  

Twitter :– @airnews_chd

 Youtube : – AIR Regional News Chandigarh

 
RNU Staff Office Fax Res Mobile (WhatsApp, if available)         Email ID
STD Code –   0172
 Head of Office – Kashmir Singh Director (Engg)         DDO – Sanjiv Dosajh AD (P)     2601847             2609056 8800163300             9872983632 chandigarh.cbs@prasarbharati.gov.in         sanjivdosajh@prasarbharati.gov.in
RNU Head – Ashwani Kumar Sharma DD (N)     NE/Correspondent – Nil   2601844     2702772 9417281846   moudgilaks@gmail.com ashwani.kumar27@prasarbharati.gov.in  
Newsroom  2623844, 2993703  newsairchd@gmail.com  
NRTs (on contract with Prasar Bharati) – Ratika (Hindi) Chanchal Sharma (Punjabi)   LDC/UDC/Steno/MTS Contractual Staff– Ankita (DEO) Performing the duties of steno   Kulwant Kaur (DEO) Harchander(DEO)   Rahul (MTS)   Got one more santioned post of MTS (in the process of out sourcing)                                     9478961438   9465810218               9953832342             9478493170   9914564173     8288982186           ratikaoberoi1@gmail.com   chanchalsharmapu@gmail.com             msankita695@gmail.com             kulwantkd@gmail.com   kumarharchander@gamil.com   rbedi798@gmail.com  

Details of News bulletins and news-based programmes:

           * Please mention language/dialect inrespect of each bulletin/FMHL/Programme below

Main bulletins(Hrs) (24 Hrs format)   FM Headline (time and duration)  (24 Hrs format) Programmes  (time and duration) (24 Hrs format)
Regional (time and duration) National (time and duration) External (time and duration)
Hindi Regional News Bulletins in for Haryana – 1320-1325 hrs, 1810-1820 hrs (1 of 5 min and other of 10 min) Punjabi Regional News Bulletins – 1325-1330 hrs, 1820-1830 hrs (1 of 5 min and other of 10 min) National Bulletins broadcast from Jalandhar Primary Channel 0600 hrs, 0800 hrs, 1100 hrs, 1300 hrs, 1430 hrs, 1800 hrs, 2000 hrs, 2300 hrs (Hindi)   0830 hrs, 1340 hrs, 1930 hrs (Punjabi)   0655 hrs (Sanskrit)   2100 hrs (Urdu)   1200 hrs, 2030 hrs (English)   FM Rainbow Channel- 0830 hrs (Punjabi Khabran)   Vividh Bharati Channel-0600 hrs, 2300 hrs (Hindi) National Bulletins from Chandigarh 0600 hrs, 0800 hrs, 1010 hrs, 1710 hrs, 2000 hrs, and 2300 hrs (FM 107.2) All National Bulletin broadcast by Rohtak (main 1143 khz)     Nil FM Headlines from Chandigarh at 1945 hrs and 2230 hrs (107.2) FM Headlines from Jalandhar at 0700 hrs, 0800 hrs, 0900 hrs, 1800 hrs, and 2000 hrs (102.7)   News Reel :- On every Thursday of week -1830-1840 (10 min)   DNL :- Nil   Hindi News Commentary (Haryana) :- On every Monday of week-1830-1840 (10 min)   Punjabi News Commentary (Punjab) :- On every Wednesday of week-1830-1840 (10 min)  

Chennai

RNU Name: Chennai

AIR -Chennai   – Tamil Nadu

Contact Details

E-Mail (RNU):airnewschennai@gmail.com & rnuchennai@gmail.com

Head of the Office (Email ID)-  airchennai4@gmail.com

RNU Staff Office Fax Residence Mobile
STD Code- 044 EPABX NO-  2498525224985725 Duty Room- 24985019
Head of the Office T.Rajendran, DDG (E)
Head of the Programme
Dr Prapancha S.Balachandran, AD (P)
SAO
A.K.Manoj
24984975
24984060
24984450
24984975
24995877
22436341 9444272960
9444061463
9444019160
9496244786
7012895987
RNU Head
M. Jaya Singh,
Dy Director (News) Correspondent
S.Joy
News Editor
S.Karthikeyan
24982606
24670110
24670110
24670110
24984358
24984358
24984358
24984358
26501121
28387107
9444450027
9444045673
email:  mjayasingh@gmail.com
9444922775
9884088466(P)
Newsroom 24670110  24984358
NRT Lawrence KirubakaranTREX Elizabeth AndrewsSteno C.Saroja 2467011024670110
24670110
24984358
24984358
24984358
9498419947(P)
9444274770(P)
9840401692(P)
Contractual Staff
M.Vadivazhagi, NRT 24670110 24984358 7358663638

News Bulletins and News based Programmes

Main Bulletins (hrs) FM Headlines District News Letter (DNL) News Reel (NR) Current Affairs (CA) (Hrs)
0535-0545 (Tamil – Ext)
0645-0655 (Tamil-R)
0715-0725(Tamil-National)
0810-0815(Tamil-Ext)
1240-1250(Tamil-National)
1725-1730(Tamil-Ext)
1830-1840(Tamil-R)
1915-1925(Tamil-National)
1945-2000(Tamil-FMG)
2200-2205(Tamil)
18 (Tamil) (6.00 AM to 23.00 Hours- Hourly SuzhalVilakku (Spot Light)-0700-0705(Sat)(Tamil)
DNL-0710-0715(daily)(Tamil)
NR-2010-2120  (Wed) in English/Tamil
NR-2010-2020 (Fri) in Tamil/English

Cuttack

RNU AIR:- CUTTACK    (State/UT):- ODISHA

Contact Details :  0671-2301438, 2302915

Office Address:- All India Radio

Cantonment Road,Buxi Bazar

Cuttack – 753001(Odisha)

Email(RNU):- rnuairnews@gmail.com

Head of Office (Email ID):-hooairctc@gmail.com

Social Media Platforms details ( WebsiteAddress,Facebook page, Twitter Handle,YouTube, Instagrametc)  

Twitter: @airnews_cuttack

Facebook : Rnuair Cuttack Odisha

Youtube: AIR NEWS CUTTACK

RNU Staff Office Fax Res Mobile (WhatsApp, if available)         Email ID
STD Code –   0671
 Head of Office
Shri Prakash Kumar Pati
DDG(Engg.) & Head of Office
DDO/AO
Shri Hemant Kumar Swain
2301498
2305077
9437037057
9439149695
hooairctc@gmail.com
ddoairctc@gmail.com
admnhcairctc@gmail.com
hkswain@prasarbharati.gov.in
RNU Head
Tapan Kumar Maharana
News Editor
Ms. Itishree Singh Rathaur
NE/Correspondent
Dr. Girish Chandra Dash  Jt.Director(News)
2301438
2302915
9438664193
9938996090
8448364293
 rnuairnews@gmail.com
airnewsctk@gmail.com
gcdash@gmail.com
Newsroom  2301438
2302915
 2300901  airnewsctk@gmail.com
NRT
Shri Jagannath Malik
Shri Biranchi Narayan Sethi
LDC/UDC/Steno/MTS
Shri Gouranga Charan Mohanty, Steno
Contractual Staff -Nil
2302915
2302915
2301438
8287119734
8917462791
9337707970
rnuairctkodia@gmail.com
rnuairctkodia@gmail.com

Details of Newsbulletins and news-basedprogrammes:

Please mentionlanguage/dialect in respect of each bulletin/FMHL/Programme below

Main bulletins(Hrs) (24 Hrs format)   FM Headline (time and duration)  (24 Hrs format) Programmes  (time and duration) (24 Hrs format)
Regional ODIA (time and duration) National ODIA (time and duration) External (time and duration)
7:05 -7:10 hrs.
(5 mts.)
14.32 .-14.42 hrs (10 mts.)
18.45 -18.55 hrs.(10 mts.)
7.15 -7.25 hrs.
.(10 mts.)
13.50.-14.00 hrs. (10 mts.)
19.15.-19.25 hrs.
(10 mts.)
Nil 17.00 hrs
18.00 hrs.
19.00 hrs,
20.00 hrs.
21.00 hrs,
22.00 hrs,
22.58 hrs.
(2 minutes each  FM Headline)
 News-based programmes:-
1) Ajira Prasanga(Current Affairs Programme) – 18.55 .-1900 hrs. (5 mts.)
(Monday to Saturday)
2) Jana Jibana Sambada(Sunday) –
18.55-1900 hrs.(5 mts.)
3) Zilla Halchal (District News Letter) –
19.25 hrs -1930 hrs.(5 mts.)
4) Samachar Darpan(Newsreel)-Monday  21.00 hrs.-21.15 hrs(15 mts.)
5) Assembly Review(During Assembly session) at 21.16 hrs. (14 mts.)
6)Special Newsreel (On 15th August and 26th January every year) 21.30 hrs.(30 mts.)
7) The broadcast of Odia version of Hon’ble President of India and Hon’ble Prime Minister of India’s Address
on the eve of Republic Day & Independence Day

Dehradun

RNU AKASHVANI- Dehradun   (State/UT):   Uttarakhand

Contact details:  +91 135 297 4454

Office Address: – Prasar Bharati Complex, Akashvani & Doordarshan Kendra, Near Rispana Bridge, Dehradun- 248001, Uttarakhand.

Email (RNU):-   rnudehradun@gmail.com , rnuheadakashvaniddn@gmail.com

Head of Office (Email ID): ddkddun@rediffmail.com

Social Media Platforms details (Website Address, Facebook page, Twitter Handle, YouTube, Instagram etc)

Website : – News on AIR (https://www.newsonair.gov.in/hi/category/uttarakhand/ )

Twitter: –  Akashvani News Uttarakhand (@airnews_ddn )

Facebook :- Akashvani News Uttarakhand (https://www.facebook.com/akashvanisamacharuttarakhand )

Youtube: – Akashvani News Uttarakhand (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8jaammzFKXyL5m2pzQ-ehA )

RNU Staff Office (with STD Code) Fax Residence Mobile (Whatsapp, if available Email ID
Head of Office
Ashok Sachan
9897622098 ashok.sachan2006@gmail.com
DDO
J P Purohit
9412017091 JPpurohit@prasarbharati.gov.in
RNU Head
Sakshi Singh
Deputy Director
9718486803 rnuheadakashvaniddn@gmail.com
News Editor/ Correspondent Sanjeev Kumar Sundriyal 8171205545 sanjeev.pib.hrd@gmail.com
NRT – Regular Nil
NRT Contractual Nil
Editorial Executive Nil
MTS Nil
DEO Nil
Any other relevant person Nil

Details of Newsbulletins and news-basedprogrammes:

Pleasementionlanguage/dialect in respect of each bulletin/FMHL/Programme below

Main bulletins(Hrs) (24 Hrs format)   News at Hour (time and duration)  (24 Hrs format) Programmes  (time and duration) (24 Hrs format) Programmes  (time and duration) (24 Hrs format)
Regional(time and duration) National(time and duration)
Hindi Bulletin
1- 1305-1315 hrs
10 Minutes
2- 1830-1840 hrs
10 Minutes
Regional dialects
Garhwali Bulletin-
3- 1850-1900 hrs
10 Minutes
Kumauni Bulletin-
4- 1930-1940 hrs
10 Minutes
Headlines
1- 1500-1501 hrs
1 Minute
2- 1600-1601 hrs
1 Minute
 News Reel/District News letter
1- 0720-0730 hrs
10 Minutes
Newsreel:-
DNL-
News Commentary:-
1 – Special Program (7:20 to 7:30 Hrs)

Dharwad

RNU AIR:- DHARWAD    (State/UT)   KARNATAKA

Contact Details:  0836 (STD Code),   2212179,  2212178 (T / F)

Office Address:- All India Radio,  Near Karnataka College, Dharwad – 580008.  Karnataka

Email(RNU):- rnudwd@gmail.com

Headof Office (Email ID):- air_dharwad@yahoo.in , nssanilkumar@prasarbharati.gov.in

Social Media Platforms details ( Website Address,Facebook page, Twitter Handle, YouTube, Instagram etc.)  

Website : –   Nil

Twitter: Twitter of  RNU, Dharwad : @airnews_dharwad

Facebook: Facebook of  RNU, Dharwad :  Airrnu Dharwad

Youtube:– Nil

RNU Staff Office Fax Res Mobile (WhatsApp, if available)         Email ID
STD Code –   0836
 Head of Office
Sh. N.S.Sanil Kumar
DDG (E), AIR,Dharwad.
Chennamma Yesahamala
DDO (AO)
 STD CODE:0836 2212172
STD CODE
0836
2212180
  9448357401
7259436864
 air_dharwad@yahoo.in
nssanilkumar@prasarbharati.gov.in
air_acctt@rediffmail.com
cyeshamala@prasarbharati.gov.gov.in
RNU Head
Sh. T.B. Nanjundaswamy      Deputy Director(News) (Additional Charge)
NE/Correspondent
 STD CODE
0836
2212179/ 2212178 (T/F)
2212178 9448159726 tb.nswamy@gov.in
Newsroom  STD CODE
0836
2212179/ 2212178 (T/F)
2212178
NRT
LDC/UDC/Steno
R V Kalghatagi
Contractual Staff
Only Steno available
 No regular NRTs
0836
2212179/ 2212178 (T/F)
2212178 9945024534 rvkalghatagi@prasarbharati.gov.in

Details of Newsbulletins and news-basedprogrammes:

Please mentionlanguage/dialect in respect of each bulletin/FMHL/Programme below

Main bulletins(Hrs) (24 Hrs format)   FM Headline (time and duration)  (24 Hrs format) Programmes  (time and duration) (24 Hrs format)
Regional (time and duration) National (time and duration) External (time and duration)
Daily at 7.05am for 10 minutes
Language : Kannada
Relay from Bengaluru Nil No FM headlines being broadcast Newsreel:-  Once in a week at 6.30pm for 7 minutes  on every Saturday.   Language :Kannada
DNL-  Once in a week at 6.30pm for 5 minutes  on every Monday.  Language: Kannada
News Commentary:-  Nil

Dibrugarh

AIR: Dibrugarh  (State Name): Assam

Contact Details :   All India Radio, DIbrugarh

Convoy Road, Malakhubasa

Dibrugarh, Assam, Pin 786001

Office Address:- -Do-

Email(RNU):- rnudbr@gmail.com

Head of Office (Email ID):-  dibrugarh@air.org.in /  airdibrugarh@gmail.com

Social Media Platforms details (Website Address,Facebook page, Twitter Handle, YouTube,Instagrametc)

Website: – https://www.newsonair.gov.in

Twitter: @airnews_dbr

Facebook: facebook.com/rnu.dibrugarh

RNU Staff Office Fax Res Mobile (WhatsApp, if available)         Email ID
STD Code –   0373
 Head of Office         DDO   Ram Bachan Ram DDG (E)   Moni Das Kalita 9968723018     9707528110 rbram1968@gmail.com   daskalitamoni@gmail.com daskalitamoni@prasarbharati.govi.in
RNU Head NE/Correspondent  Manas Pratim Sharma 9435199945 manas_pratim@rediffmail.com
Newsroom      
NRT     LDC/UDC/Steno/MTS Contractual Staff   Contractual (1) DEO Girin Gogoi 9435681867   giringogoi85@gmail.com

Details of Newsbulletins and news-based programmes:

Pleasementionlanguage/dialect in respect of each bulletin/FMHL/Programme below

Main bulletins(Hrs) (24 Hrs format)   FM Headline (time and duration)  (24 Hrs format) Programmes  (time and duration) (24 Hrs format)
Regional (time and duration) National (time and duration) External (time and duration)
Daily Assamese news bulletins
06-00 -06-05pm
Wednesday (weekly)
07-30 -07-30 pm  
   Mising Bulletin KARPUNG PULI
  Ne newsreel:- 09-00 – 09-15 pm 
  Wednesday (weekly) Parikrama

Gangtok

RNU, AIR, GANGTOK (SIKKIM)

Contact details:-

Office Address:-

Email (RNU):- airgtk@yahoo.co.in / rnubulletins.gtk10@gmail.com

Head of Office:- (Email ID):-mousumichatterjee@prasarbharati.gov.in

Social Media Platforms details:

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/airgtk.sikkim

TwitterHandle:https://twitter.com/airnews_gangtok

RNU Staff Office Fax Res Mobile (WhatsApp, if available)         Email ID
STD Code –   03592
 Head of Office   DDO    Mousumi Chatterjee (202600) Dinesh Tripathi (202636)  9051432176 (HOO)
8318739021/9450149225
(DDO)
dtripathi@prasarbharati.gov.in 
(DDO)
RNU Head
NE/Correspondent
Saikat Sarkar
(NE) (9873659707)
9873659707  airgtk@yahoo.co.in/saikat.sarkar@gov.in 
(RNU/RNU Head)
Newsroom 202796
NRT
LDC/UDC/Steno/MTS
Contractual Staff
Usha Sharma (NRT)
Sunita Sunwar (Steno)
8918962388
9474515337
9832534309
8918962388
9474515337
9832534309

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Main bulletins(Hrs) (24 Hrs format) FM Headline
(time and duration)  (24 Hrs format)
Programmes
(time and duration) (24 Hrs format)
Regional
(time and duration)
National
(time and duration)
Nepali (18:40 hrs; 5 mins)
Lepcha (18:45 hrs; 5 mins)
Bhutia (18:50 hrs; 5 mins)
Current Affairs (Nepali) Wednesday (18:55 hrs; 10 mins)
District News Letter (Saturdays; Nepali: 18:55 hrs and Lepcha: 19:00 hrs; 5 mins each)
*special programmes
as per directives/requirement

Gorakhpur

AIR, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

Contact Details

Email (RNU):-  airnewsgkp@gmail.com

Head of Office (Email ID):- airgorakhpur1972@gmail.com

RNU Staff Office Fax Res Mobile 
STD Code- 0551 
 Head of Office : Sh. A K Sharma  Deputy  Director (Eng.) AO/DDO Sh. K P Kushwaha 23374012334604 23374012334604 9453044936
9455240347
RNU Head: Dileep Kumar Shukla
(Additional Charge) Deputy Director
(News) RNU AIR Lucknow
2237177 2237493 8700787627
email id – shukladkumar@gmail.com
Newsroom 2333618 2205387
Steno: Dinesh Chandra Rai 2333618 2205387 9450259352

News bulletins and news-based programmes:

Main bulletins(Hrs) FM Headline Programmes
7:20-7:30 AM  PRADESHIK SAMACHAR (Hindi)
6:00-6:05 PM BHOJPURI SAMACHAR
6:05-6:10 PM KSHETRIYA SAMACHAR(Hindi)
9:15-9:25 AM 
SAMACHAR DARSHAN (Hindi)   ¼EVERY TUESDAY½

Guwahati

RNUAIR:- GUWAHATI    (State/UT): ASSAM

Contact Details :   9435199945

Office Address :- CHANDMARI, GUWAHATI-781003, DIST-KAMRUP (M)

Email(RNU) :- rnghy@gmail.com

Headof Office (Email ID) :- rabinboro@prasarbharati.gov.in

Social Media Platforms details (Website Address, Facebook page, Twitter Handle, YouTube, Instagram etc.)

Website: – newsonair.gov.in/assamese

Twitter: airnews_ghy

Facebook: AirnewsGuwahati

YouTube: AIR News Guwahati

RNU Staff Office Fax Res Mobile (WhatsApp, if available) Email ID
STD Code – 0381
 Head of Office: R.C. Boro
DDO: U. Bhujail
0361-2660378 9435492652 rabinboro@prasarbharati.gov.in
guwahati@prasarbharati.gov.in
RNU Head/NE:
M.P..Sarma
Correspondent:
A.H. Jwadder
9435199945
8638855829
manas.pratim@rediffmail.com
aminulhaquejwadder@gmail.com
Newsroom
NRT – CONTRACTUAL
ARUP KUMAR SARMA
ARUNIMA GOSWAMI
LDC/UDC/
Steno: ASHOK KUMAR BAYAN
MTS:
NAGESWAR DAS
Contractual Staff
MTS: APURBA MALI
DEOs:
SHARMILA MEDHI
KANIKA DUTTA
BIJAYA DEVI
SWAPAN RAHA
9716680969
9864393155
7002162264
7577939838
9577387435
7002734216
9864326190
8011254012
9101386755
arupksarma@gmail.com
arunimagoswami01@gmail.com
ashokkumarbayan@gmail.com
apurbamali@gmail.com
sharmila.medhineog@gmail.com
kanikadutta@gmail.com
devibijaya736@gmail.com
swapanraha278@gmail.com

Details of News bulletins and news-basedprogrammes:

Please mentionlanguage/dialect in respect of each bulletin/FMHL/Programme below

Main bulletins(Hrs) (24 Hrs format)   FM Headline (time and duration)  (24 Hrs format) Programmes  (time and duration) (24 Hrs format)
Regional (time and duration) National (time and duration) External (time and duration)
Assamese-
4 nos:
0900 – 15 mnt
1715 – 5 mnt
1845 – 15 mnt
2125 – 5 mnt
Dialect –
3 nos:
Nepali-1515 – 5 mnt,
Karbi-1545-
5 mnt, Bodo-1630 –
5 mnt
Assamese-
3 nos:
0705 – 10 mnt
1340 – 10 mnt
1910 – 10 mnt
 NIL  Assamese –
4 nos:
0755 – 2 mnt
1015 – 2 mnt
1210 – 2 mnt
1815 – 2 mnt
Newsreel:-
SALANTIKA – 1945 – 15 mnt
DNL- Monday to Saturday –
1900 – 5 mnt
News Commentary:- Current Affairs:
DRISTIPAT- 2000 – 30 mnt,    PRASANGIK – 1320 – 10 mnt
(all in ASSAMESE)

Hyderabad

RNU AKASHVANI HYDERABAD    (State/UT): TELANGANA

Contact details:- M.S.MAHESH, DY.DIRECTOR(NEWS) & RNU HEAD

Office Address:- SAIFABAD, HYDERABAD-500004

Email (RNU):-   rnu.admn.hyd@gmail.com

Head of Office (Email ID): airhyderabad@rediffmail.com

Social Media Platforms details ( Website Address, Facebook page, Twitter

Handle, YouTube, Instagram etc.)

Website: -NA-

Twitter: @airnews_hyd

Facebook: AIRNewsHyd

Youtube:– AIR News

RNU Staff Office (with STD Code) Fax Residence Mobile (WhatsApp, if available Email ID
B.Harisingh, DDG(E) & Cluster Head 040-23234904 8019986202 airhyderabad@rediffmail.com
M.Koteswara Rao, AO 040-29704285 9866586627 aoairhyd@gmail.com
M.S.Mahesh, Dy.Dir(News) & RNU Head 040 – 23234282 9985997466 mahesh.srinivasa1@gmail.com
Suresh Dharmapuri, Assistant Directors(News) 040-23233230 7780384698 dharma_scribe@yahoo.com
dharmascribe@gmail.com
M.S.Lakshmi,
Assistant Directors(News)
040 – 29704682 9440404557 airlakshmihyd@gmail.com
Y.Madhavilatha, NRT 040-23233230 9963931107 lathayindia@gmail.com
G.Durga Rao, NRT 7981113035 durgaraogadde@gmail.com
T.Usha Ramani, NRT 9848429169 ushaturaga1@gmail.com
NRT Contractual
Editorial Executive
Y.Koteswari
PS to DD(News)
040-23234282 koteswariyella@prasarbharati.gov.in
MTS – NA –
DEO – NA –

Detailsof Newsbulletinsand news-based programmes:

Pleasementionlanguage/dialect in respect of each bulletin/FMHL/Programme below

Main bulletins(Hrs) (24 Hrs format)   News at Hour (time and duration)  (24 Hrs format) Programmes 
(time and duration) (24 Hrs format)
Regional(time and duration) National(time and duration) -Telugu
13.10 Hrs. (10 mts.) – Telugu
17.50 Hrs. (10 mts.) – Urdu
18.10 Hrs. (10 mts.) – Telugu
07.05 Hrs.
(10 mts.)
12.30 Hrs.
(10 mts.)
19.05 Hrs.
(10 mts.)
7.55 Hrs. (2 mts.)
09.00 Hrs. (2 mts.)
09.55 Hrs.(2mts.)
10.55 Hrs. (2 mts.)
14.55 Hrs.(2 mts.)
15.55 Hrs. (2 mts.)
17.00 Hrs.  (2 mts.)
20.00 Hrs.  (2 mts.)
 Dist. News Letters  daily at 07.00 Hrs for a duration of 5 mts.
Discussion Programmes & Interviews will be conducted as per requirement (60 mts./30 mts. duration)

Imphal

AIR IMPHAL (MANIPUR)

Contact Details

Office Address:- Palace Compound, Imphal East.Pin: 795001

Email(RNU):- airnewsimphal@gmail.com

Head of Office (Email ID): ddgeimphal@gmail.com

Social Media Platforms details ( Website Address, Facebook page, Twitter Handle, YouTube, Instagrametc)

Website: NIL

Twitter: AIR News Imphal

Facebook: All India Radio News Imphal

Youtube: AIR News Imphal

RNU Staff Office Fax Res Mobile (WhatsApp, if available) Email ID
STD Code – 0381
Head of Office
N. NandaKumar,
DE/ HOO

DDO
H. Devendra
9476688300
9436065443
ddgeimphal@gmail.com
heikrudeven@gmail.com
RNU Head
Gin Gangte
NE/Correspondent
Thokchom Jogendrajit
  8974279481/
9612191824
(WhatsApp)
9560207641/
9863163255
 gingangte@gmail.com
thokchomjjairimphal@gmail.com
Newsroom 0385-2447281 airnewsimphal@gmail.com
NRT
Ngangom Kiran
Maibam Dwijamani
Maibam Binoi
Wahengbam Washington
Wahengbam Rajesh
R.K. Gorani
Aribam Nayani
Ksh. Chitrabhanu
M.Ibehaibi
Ningthoukhongjam Suni
Ngangbam Nganthoi
Thiyam Nolini
LDC/UDC/Steno/MTS
Contractual Staff
8730974328
9436210903
9436299556
9366941016
9856942097
8415825562
8794875078
9402499960
8787811704
9089354875
9615116112
9856133905
kngangom114@gmail.com
dwijamanimaibam@gmail.com
binoimaibam1967@gmail.com
wahengbam1964@gmail.com
rajeshdablew2014@gmail.com
rkgorani11@gmail.com
nayanibdevi@yahoo.com
chitra@yahoo.com
moirangthemibehaibi@gmail.com
suniroshn@gmail.com
sapamnganthoi1980@gmail.com
nolinidevithiyam@gmail.com

Details of Newsbulletins and news-basedprogrammes:

Please mentionlanguage/dialect in respect of each bulletin/FMHL/Programme below

Main bulletins(Hrs) (24 Hrs format)   FM Headline
(time and duration) 
(24 Hrs format)
Programmes 
(time and duration)
(24 Hrs format)
Regional
(time and duration)
National
(time and duration)
External
(time and duration)
7:30 AM
(10 mins)
12:00 Noon
(10 mins)
7:30 PM
(15 mins)
Language -Manipuri
6:10 AM
(10 mins-English)
6:55 AM
(5 mins- Sanskrit)
8:00AM
(30 mins-Hindi)
8:30AM
(30 mins-English)
9:00 AM
( 5 mins-english)
2:00 PM
(30 mins-English)
2:30 PM
(30 mins-Hindi)
8:00PM
( 30 mins-Hindi)
8:30 PM
(30 mins-English)