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Carnatic musician Mangad K. Natesan passes away

The veteran musician, who was admitted to the hospital with breathing difficulties on Thursday evening, died on Friday morning.

BBMP asks citizens to light diyas, draw rangoli in front of houses to mark Rajyotsava

BBMP asks citizens to light diyas, draw rangoli in front of houses to mark Rajyotsava

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Monday issued an order directing citizens to stand when the national anthem and Nada Geete (Kannada anthem) are broadcasted on Akashvani on the day of Kannada Rajyotsava. It has also asked people to install Kannada flag and draw rangoli in front of their…

PM Modi lays foundation stone for FM relay station

PM Modi lays foundation stone for FM relay station

PM Modi virtually lays foundation stone for Akashvani Dahod FM Relay Station in Gujarat. 10-kilowatt station to cover 25 lakh people in Gujarat & MP. Costing ₹11 crore, it will cover 55-km radius area, incl. 75% of Dahod district. Prasar Bharati also working on 5 other projects. When completed, FM…

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Basic sign language workshop for postmen, postwomen held in Mysuru

Mysuru Postal Division held a daylong workshop on Basic Sign Language for 200 postmen/women to facilitate barrier-free communication with the deaf community. It was inaugurated by S.S. Umesh, Assistant Director of Programme, Akashvani, Mysuru. The workshop included basic alphabet sign language, numbers and work-related conversations. It was part of International…

Akashvani to launch ‘Story Akka’ programme for children

Starting this Teachers’ Day, children across Karnataka will get to hear twice a week ‘Story Akka’, a radio programme series in Kannada that launches on Akashvani-Bengaluru

Reporters Without Orders Ep 282: Akashvani as Modi’s megaphone, India’s solar infra woes

This week, host Gurmehar Kaur is joined by Newslaundry’s Sumedha Mittal and Washington Post’s Karishma Mehrotra.

Explained | Elections and the airwaves

In the recently-concluded Karnataka Assembly elections, political parties were provided free airtime on public broadcasters, All India Radio (Akashvani) and Doordarshan during elections.

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DD, AIR top posts couldn’t be filled for lack of suitable candidates, says I&B minister

DD, AIR top posts couldn’t be filled for lack of suitable candidates, says I&B minister

The posts of Doordarshan and Akashvani directors general could “not be filled in the absence of suitable candidates” and so these posts are vacant since September and December 2019, respectively, the government told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

Change in content of Rainbow FM draws flak

Change in content of Rainbow FM draws flak

Three months ago, Akashvani was criticised for merging the popular Amruthavarshini with national channel Ragam

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