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About Doordarshan News and DD India (DD News and DD India)
DD News and DD India are two news channels of Prasar Bharati, India’s Public
Service Broadcaster. Both News Channels are operational on a 24×7 basis to
bring to the people of the country and viewers abroad, news and current affairs
programs in Hindi and English languages respectively. These channels have been
successfully discharging their responsibilities by providing balanced, fair,
accurate and authentic news without sensationilism. This practice has resulted in
DD News network becoming the nation’s most trusted news channel as per
various surveys (Reuters Institute 2022, CSDS).

DD News is currently producing news content in Hindi, Sanskrit and Sign
languages. The channel broadcasted over 18 hours of LIVE transmission
including telecast of more than 30 news bulletins in aforesaid languages. The
channel telecast daily current affairs programs and special shows on Sports,
Health, Youth issues, Cinema, Art & Culture, flagships schemes, Ground Reports,
international events etc in addition to regular news bulletins and prime time
shows. The channel also produces and telecasts special DD Conclaves from time
to time on important occasions and during electoral processes in various states
from ground zero.

DD News Network also takes pride in live broadcasting entire Republic day
parade on Kartavya Path every year. Also as a public service broadcaster the
channel has been fulfilling its responsibilities in coverage of constitutional
dignitaries and institutions such as the President, Prime Minister, Chief Justice of
India, Election commission of India and helping disseminate information to wider
public domestic or abroad regarding their events/activities and programs.
DD India has been started as a News and Current Affairs channel to showcase
Indian story at the global level. The channel migrated to High Definition Platform
in the month of October 2020. The DD India channel has now been recognized by
BARC as an English News Channel and is constantly competing neck and neck
with other top private English News channel. The channel broadcasted live Yoga
events organized from across more than 180 countries on International day of
Yoga 2022 through special program named Guardian Ring.
News Wing of DD News is also producing news content for its sister channels i.e.
DD Urdu and DD Sports.

DD News has 31 functional Regional News Units / Bureaus which are
broadcasting over 145 news bulletins in more than 22 languages/dialects with a
consolidated more than 50 hours of daily telecast of bulletins and programmes.
RNUs besides producing regional news also cater to DD News and DD India in
Reporting, Visual feeds & Special Programming. All States have a Regional News
Unit (RNU), except Sikkim. Jammu and Kashmir has 2 RNUs, while there is one
in Leh for Ladakh UT. Over 900 stringers are working for the DD News Network,
across the country in all districts covering the entire length and breadth of the
country.

Keeping in line with the recent developments in the field of digital/social media,
DD News/DD India network has been able to establish its strong presence across
digital space through its website and other social media platforms be it Twitter,
Facebook, Instagram or YouTube, catering to millions of followers with authentic
news developments on real time basis. Through its vast presence across social
media platforms DD News/DD India network has been contributing in countering
fake news in digital space by instant dissemination of fact based information
across social media platforms.

DD News Twitter Handles:
https://www.twitter.com/ddnewslive and https://www.twitter.com/ddnewshindi
DD News You Tube: //www.youtube.com/ddnews
DD News Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ddnews_official/
DD India Twitter: https://twitter.com/DDIndialive
DD India YouTube: https: and https://www.youtube.com/ddindia
DD India Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ddindialive

S.No. Name Designation Landline No (O) E-mail ID
1. Ms.Priya Kumar  Director General 23097601 priya.kumar@nic.in 
2. Shri S. Vadivazagan DDG(E) 23097618 svadivazagan@prasarbharati.gov.in 
3. Shri Anurag Jain Director (Assignment) DD News 9871579974 anurag.j@nic.in
4. Sh. Pankaj Pandey Director(News) 9891926898 ppandey@nic.in
5. Sh.A. K. Pathak Director (Engg.) 23097662 ashok.pathak@gov.in
6. Sh. Anshuman Mishra Director(News) 9958586459 anshuman.mishra25@gov.in
7. Sh.Arvind Kumar Jain Director(News) 9654086465 jain.arvind@nic.in 
8. Ms. Parvathy Rahul Joint Director (Admn. , DD India & Social Media) 8826853547 parvathy.rahul@gov.in
9. Shri Ramesh Singh Chouhan DDA, DDNews 9013515375 rschouhan@prasarbharati.gov.in
10. Sh. Narendra Kumar Pandurang Vispute Deputy Director (News), DD News 9969048491 vispute.narendra@gov.in
11. Sh. Umesh Sadashivrao Ujgare Deputy Director (News), DD News 9833888473 umesh.ujgare@gov.in
12. Sh.Akhlesh Kumar Sharma Dy. Director (HR/Coord.) 9990240279 akhlesh.sharma@gov.in
13. Sh.Ritesh Choudhary Dy. Director ( DD India) 23097625 ritesh.chaudhary@gov.in
14. Sh.Nitin Nilkant Sapre Deputy Director (News) 9869375422 nitin.sapre@gov.in 
15. Shri Amandeep Yadav Deputy Director(Assignment) 9910154399 ad-media@mha.gov.in
16. Ms.Athira Thampi Deputy Director (News) 23097630 athirathampi@prasarbharati.gov.in
17. Sh.Sanjay Pratap Singh Deputy Director (News) 9838897714 sanjay.pratapsingh@gov.in
18. Sh.Vinod Shankar Bairwa Deputy Director (News) 9414607759 vinod.shankarbairwa@gov.in
19. Ms. Ekta Khatri Deputy Director (News) 9999772974 ekta.khatri@gov.in
20. Ms. Anjana Unnikrishnan Deputy Director (Assignment & VVIP Coverage) 9447374954 anjana.u@gov.in
21. Shri Vasanth Meshach. J Deputy Director (Social Media)  9444367178 vasanth.meshachj@prasarbharati.gov.in
22. Sh.Ajay Sharma Deputy Director (Engg.)  9013496085 ajaysharma@prasarbharati.gov.in
23. Ms. Ismeet Kaur Assistant Director (HR) Assistant Director (News) Ismeetk.g141701@gov.in
24. Ms.Manupriya Assistant Director (DD India) 8376929244 manupriya@prasarbharati.gov.in
25. Sh. Jairaj Kishore Assistant Director 

(Social Media) 

7999596903 jairaj.kishore@prasarbharati.gov.in
26. Sh. Sunil Bhatt HOP (DD News and DD India) 9013370280 sunilbhattddnews64@gmail.com 
27. Sh. Vinod Kumar DDO 9868121624 vinodkumar@prasarbharati.gov.in
28. Administration Section 23097606 doordarshannewsdelhi@gmail.com
29. Accounts Section 23097622
30. RNU Section 23097656 doordarshanrnu@gmail.com
31. Assignment Desk

(DD News and DD India)

9650110094

011-23386812

deploymentddnews@gmail.com 
RNUs OFFICE LIST as on 08.01.2024
S.No. Name of RNU State Name & Designation of Head of RNU Designation Mobile E-mail address
1. Agartala Shri Kunal Shinde Assistant Director & RNU Head 09987399377
0381-2370076
ddnewsagartala@gmail.com
2. Ahmedabad Sh. Dharmendra Tewari Director(News) & RNU Head 09426513964
079-26850299/
26852073 (fax)
samacharahmedabad@gmail. com
tewari76@gmail.com
Shri Utsav Parmar Deputy Director (News) 09428520685
Shri Nishith Joshi News Editor 09427690336
3. Aizawl Shri Nampi Marinmai Joint Director 08076002809
0389-2361101
/2361109
ddnewsaizawl@gmail.com
Shri C Vanlalsiama Prog. Executive 8787554330
4. Bengaluru Shri Keshav Murthy Deputy Director (News) @ RNU Head 9448490242
080-23439377
& 23336040 (o)
/ 080-23333990 (F)
chandananews@gmail.com
Shri Yashwant M S Deputy Director (News) 09449813477 Additional charge with RO CBFC
Shri George Mathews Deputy Director (News) 09447385230
Shri Shahid T Komath Assistant Director
(News)
09447067629 Additional charge with DPD
Ms. Madhu M News Editor 09880087597
5. Bhopal Ms. Pooja P. Vardhan Director (News) & RNU Head 09589943350
09425006662
0755-2738064-
0755-2661202
rnuddkbpl@gmail.com poojapvardhanbhopal@gmail.c om
Shri Abhishek Kumar Deputy Director (News) 9711780773
Shri Shrikanth Sukumar News Editor 07692836599
6. Bhubaneshwar Shri Rameshwar Nayak Deputy Director 08895294086
07750876688
0674-2951058
0674-2951048
0674-2300800
(FAX)
rnuddkbbsr@gmail.com
Shri Sudarsan Sahoo News Editor 9692434667
Shri Padmalochana Pradhan News Editor 09692053757
8658202982
Mrs. Rizwana Akhtar TVANC 099383-64002 riz.akhtar11@gmail.com
7. Chandigarh Ms. Akansha Saxena Assistant Director (News) & RNU Head 09888882888
0172-2686595.
rnuddkchd9@gmail.com
Shri Gaurav Patwal News Editor 9650749245
8. Chennai Sh. Gurubabu Balaraman Director & Head of RNU 09445692016
044-25365992
podhigainews2007@gmail.co m
Shri Jaya Singh Dy. Director (News) 9444450027
Shri T Shanmugam Dy. Director (News) 7904660654
Ms. S Thanmozhi Dy. Director (News) 9600101499
9. Dehradun Shri Sanjeev Sundrial News Editor & RNU Head 08171205545 rnuddkdehradun@gmail.com raghwesh_pandey@yahoo.co m
10. Dibrugarh Ms. Subina Roy News Editor & RNU Head 9968723018 dibrugarh@prasarbharati.gov.in
11. Guwahati Shri Ankur Lahoty Deputy Director & RNU Head 08377954016
Fax- 0361-
2207728
rnuddghy@gmail.com neddkghy@yahoo.co.in
Shri Maruf Alam News Editor 07838804503
07838344971
Shri Santanu Rawmuria News Editor 09958714855
12. Hyderabad Shri Rahul Gowlikar Joint Director & RNU Head 09871961649
040-27038753
ddnews.hyd@gmail.com surekha.aitabathula9@gmail.c
om
Ms. D Suprasanthi Devi Deputy Director 7032423900
Shri M Srinivas News Editor 9177168999
Shri A Srinivas News Editor 9493585669
13. Imphal Sh. Ibomcha Sharma Assistant Director & RNU Head 09402678759
0385-2444974
/0385-2445825
ddrnuimphal@gmail.com nandonongmaithem@yahoo.com
Shri N Nando Singh News Editor 9436030597
14. Itanagar Shri Rakesh Doley Correspondent Addl charge 09954545374
0361-2211392
rnuddkitanagar@gmail.com
15. Jaipur Ms. Manju Meena Dy. Director (News) & RNU Head 9414051285
0141-2705880
2711490
ddnewsjaipur@gmail.com
Shri Murari Lal Gupta Assistant Director (N) 9414061219
16. Jalandhar Ms. Gagandeep Kaur Deputy Director & RNU Head 9417259904
0181-2651230
2341107/
2254044
rnuddkjalandhar@yahoo.com
17. Jammu Shri R K Raina Deputy Director (News) & RNU Head 9419180842
0191-2535357
Fax 0191-
2534560
dogrinews@gmail.com Nehak243@gmail.com
Shri Vivek Pathak Assistant Director 09990495392
09818510700
18. Kohima Sh. Ngathingpei Khayi News Editor & RNU Head 094360 01671
0370-2227031
(Fax)0370- 2227008
ddnewskoh@gmail.com
19. Kolkata Ms. Sujata Mitra Deputy Director 9477107720 ddnewskol@gmail.com
Ms Pinaki Sarkar News Editor 09143716635 pinaki.sarkar@nic.in
Dr. Pompi Sharma Roy Chowdhari News Editor 09231500829
20. Leh Muzafar Hussain Wani News Editor 07862991234
01982-255036-
37
01982-
252219(F)
rnuleh@gmail.com
21. Lucknow Ms. Gargi Malik Jt. Director (News) & RNU Head 09435492635/ 07080152247 ddnewslko@gmail.com yasmeenf98@gmail.com
Shri Syed Arif Hussain Rizwi Deputy Director 9839073864
Shri Rajeev Kumar Chaturvedi Assistant Director 07985842402
Shri Amit Kumar
Kanaujia
News Editor 09999647111
22. Mumbai Shri Sidharth B Bodke Director (News) & RNU Head 09869260989
022-24965800
rnumumbai2010@gmail.com
Ms. Manisha H Prakash Deputy Director 09870007043
Ms. Sangeeta Godbole Deputy Director 08149288268 9834099517
Ms. Bharti Bhavasar News Editor 08108474834
23. Panaji Shri Raviraj Saratape Deputy Director & RNU Head 09971838028
0832 – 2223301
/ 2220159
Fax- 0832 –
2220158 /
2223301
rnuddkpanaji@gmail.com
24. Patna Shri Syed Salman Haidar Deputy Director (News) & RNU Head 9471000490
Fax- 0612-
2233838 /
0612-2227281
rnupatna@gmail.com vijaykumariis98@gmail.com
Shri Apurva Kumar Singh Assistant Director (N) 9971402988
25. Raipur Shri Manoj Kumar Sonone Assistant Director (N) & RNU Head 09890004724
0771 – 2284150
rnuraipur@gmail.com
26. Ranchi Sh. Diwakar Kumar News Editor & RNU Head 9431102799
0651- 2283139
rnuddkranchi@gmail.com diwakariis@gmail.com
27. Shillong Shri Pofale Sarang Bhanudas Deputy Director (N) & Head of RNU 9545282216
03642580183/0
3642580086
rnuddkshillong@gmail.com & ddnewsshillong@gmail.com gautamskumar93@gmail.com
28. Shimla Ms. Nandini Mital Deputy Director & Head of RNU 9418000038
0177-
2652366(O)/
0177- 2803234
rnuddksml@gmail.com
29. Srinagar Qazi Mohd. Salman Ibrahim Joint Director & RNU Head 09419000640 rnusri@gmail.com salman.m.ibrahim@gmail.com
Sh. Shabir Ahmad Dar News Editor 09419791008
Shri Sheikh Mudasir Amin News Editor 09419043728 mudasirjsm@gmail.com
30. Thiruvanantha puram Shri Ajay Joy Deputy Director (News) & RNU Head 09447019773
0471-2730317
Fax-0471- 2730279
rnuddktvpm@gmail.com
Shri M Muhsin News Editor 9400495335
Shri Ramya Raveendran News Editor 9968921249
Shri K Anoop Sagar News Editor 9048440777
31. Vijayawada Dr. G Kondala Rao Deputy Director & RNU Head 09440112865
0866-2489748
(Phone)
0866-2489749
(Fax)
rnu.vij@gmail.com