Thekar

Thekar is a Karbi daily newspaper published from Diphu, Assam. It is the highest circulated Karbi daily in North East India. As of 2008, it was one of the only two Karbi-language dailies in Karbi Anglong district,[1] The Thekar has wide reach among the people in terms of circulation figures as well as the reliability of the news matter.

Thekar Arnivang
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Longsing Teron
PublisherLongsing Teron
EditorLongsing Teron
Associate editorDanielson Bey
Founded2004
LanguageKarbi
HeadquartersDiphu, Assam
Circulation23980
Sister newspapersThe Hills Review
RNIASSKAR/2005/21230
Websitewww.thekararnivang.com

The present editor is Longsing Teron.

History

The newspaper was founded with the name Angtong in the year 2004, as a weekly newspaper, but due to the opposition of the title by activist group Karbi Youth Organisation (KYO), the name was changed to Thekar. It started as a weekly, then biweekly and later into triweekly. It became a daily newspaper on 21 September 2005. The publication later expanded with an English daily "The Hills Review" and a cable TV "KAT Channel".

Contribution to Karbi Language

Before the advent of Karbi dailies in the early 2000s, there were little research on Karbi language. Karbi dailies contributed immensely to the research and development of the same. The media group (newspaper) has become the platform for improving written Karbi language, as the language has no written form. Many young writers are involved in improving the language by setting rules and coining new words through research, open discussion, etc.

People associated with Thekar
  • Mr. Klangklir Teron, Associate Editor & Co-Owner.

Sister publication

The Hills Review is its sister daily newspaper published in English language from Diphu. Its current editor is Longsing Teron. The media group also has KAT Channel, a cable TV channel in and around Diphu town.

See also

References
  1. Sahil Nagpal (2008-08-29). "Assam's Karbi Anglong witnessing high newspaper readership". TopNews.in. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.