MUMBAI: Chennai-based Raj Television Network (RTN) has said that it plans to launch a Tamil news channel on 14 November.

The company has received approval from the information and broadcasting ministry for the news channel.

The proposed channel will have a mix of general and business news, the company said.

Raj Television is expanding its bouquet of channels as it strives to increase audience share in a Tamil market which is dominated by Sun TV Ltd.

Raj TV shares dropped 4.82 per cent on Monday to close at Rs 218.25 at the BSE.