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Asianet News to air special programmes for Onam
MUMBAI: Asianet news, the top of the line news channel in the state, is ready to celebrate Onam with a varied range of special programmes. Sticking on to its multifaceted approach, the channel is coming up with ten Onam special programmes, ranging from the history of the festival to how demonitisation and GST has affected the celebration. The programmes would be telecast on every day from Atham to Thiruvonam at 7.30pm.
On 28 August, Churamirangum Onam (Onam depending Neighbors )traces the root of flowers and vegetables coming from Gudallur and finds it market in Kozhikkode. Bhoomiyude velicham(The new culture of agriculture), a program by the state award winning C. Anoop, would give us an insight on pesticide free onam and also would introduce some of the best organic farmers in the state. The program is to be telecast on 29 August.
Majority of the keralites would never think of a non vegetarian sadya for Onam. But for the people in the North Malabar region, the sadya would be incomplete without a non vegetarian dish. The program Onnalla,Randonam(Two Onams) will take you through the food culture of the malabar region during Onam and also through their Onam celebration,which is less familiar to the rest of the Keralites. The programme will be telecast on 30 08 17.
Business Onam, would have in detail how demonatisation and GST have affected the common man and thereby their celebrations. (31 08 17)
Teen age national celebrities Vaishnav and Yumna will be featured in a rare appearance of both. These singers will perform and engage in a chat show named Pattupookkalam (Flowers of songs) 0n (01 09 17).
Karyastanillatha Onam , a film based programme looks into the state of film in after the industry after Dileep’s arrest and also new releases sans popular hero.
Chat shows, one with the young politicians and another with the young officers in the administrative service are also in the line. A travelouge through the woods by a group of women photographers would also be a special onam treat to the viewers.Pen Camera, (Women with camera) 02 09 17,9.30 pm
Malayalathinte Youvanam, (Evergreen Malayalam) to be telecast on Thiruvonam, will have the veteran writer M.T.Vasudevan Nair sharing his thoughts and memories of Onam with M G Radhakrishnan, Editor of Asianet News.
With a wide variety of programs getting ready down the lane, the viewers could sit back and enjoy this Onam season with their all time favourite news channel, Asianet news.
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News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
