Doordarshan will be launching a weekly news programme in Sanskrit on June 28. It will launch half n hour News Mag in Sanskrit from June 28, Sunday, 12 noon. Coincidently, June 28, World Sanskrit Confernce is being started.
The channel already has a five minute Sanskrit news bulletin — ‘Varta’ — which is telecast at 6.55 pm everyday. However, it was felt that five minutes was not adequate and hence this 30 minutes programme for weekends will be launched.
About Doordarshan
- Founded: 15th September 1959
- is autonomous India’s Central Government founded public service broadcaster a division of Prasar Bharati.
- It is one of India’s largest broadcasting organisations in terms of studio and transmitter infrastructure.
- Doordarshan operates 21 channels:
- Two All India channels DD National and DD News
- 11 Regional language Satellite Channels (RLSC)
- four State Networks (SN)
- an International channel
- a Sports Channel DD Sports
- two channels Rajya Sabha TV & Lok Sabha TV for live broadcast of parliamentary proceedings.