Kolkata TV

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Kolkata TV
Kolkata TV logo
Broadcast areaIndia (West Bengal)
Headquarters Kolkata, West Bengal, India,
Programming
Language(s) Bengali
Picture format 16:9, HDTV
Ownership
OwnerKaustuv Ray
History
Launched27 March 2006;18 years ago (27 March 2006)
Links
Website www.kolkatatv.org

Kolkata TV is a 24-hour Bengali news channel launched by SST Media in 2006. Ex ABP man Suman Chattopadhyay is responsible for its birth. Now it is owned by Kaustuv Ray, chairman of RP Group. The slogan used by the channel is Raatdin Saatdin (which means "Day-night 7-days"). [1]

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The news channel is run by Calcutta-based RP Techvision (I) Pvt Ltd and known for its critical stance on Modi government, while being sympathetic towards TMC. It was taken over in 2009 without buying any shares by Kaustuv Ray, the current editor of Kolkata TV. [2] He had been the subject of raids by the Enforcement Directorate in 2018 and was arrested by CBI for allegedly defrauding banks to the tune of Rs. 515 crores. [3] He also received a notice from the ED in September 2021. [4] After this the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting send a notice to the channel authorities, asking for a reply on why its license should not be cancelled. The letter, dated 27 September, cited the Ministry of Home Affairs’ denial of ‘security clearance’ to the channel as the ground for cancelling their license. Responding to the notice, Kaustuv Ray said the Central government was trying to silence the media critical of the prime minister. "This is a blatant way to gag the voice of free press. We will continue to raise our voice, we will protest against this fascist undemocratic regime of Mr Modi," said Ray. [5] [6] [7] [8] This move of the Union Government was criticised by leaders of AITC, Congress, CPI(M), Shiv Sena, Samajwadi Party and eminent persons of Bengal society. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Bhupesh Baghel, Chief minister of Chhattisgarh, also supported Kolkata TV over this issue. [22] [21] [23] Special CBI Court directed ED Officers not to take any coercive action against Kaustuv Ray till hearing of the case [24] and the Calcutta High Court put a stay order on the notice issued by Union Government. [25]

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  1. ↑ "Kolkata Tv Raat Din Saat Din". www.kolkatatv.org. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Mamata, entrepreneur take over at Kolkata TV". livemint.com. 29 September 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "CBI arrests RP Infosystems directors Shivaji Panja, Kaustav Roy in Kolkata bank fraud case". Firstpost. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "ED: নির্ধারিত সময়ের একদিন আগেই ইডির দফতরে হাজিরা ব্যবসায়ী কৌস্তভ রায়ের| Bangla News". ABP Ananda (in Bengali). 22 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "'Security clearance' to 'Kolkata TV' denied, channel complains of political vendetta". National Herald. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Showcaused by Centre, says news channel". The Telegraph. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Citing 'Security Clearance', I&B Ministry Threatens to Cancel Kolkata TV's License". The Wire. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Denied 'security clearance', Kolkata TV gets show cause notice threatening to cancel its license". Newslaundry. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  9. ↑ গণতন্ত্রের কণ্ঠরোধের চেষ্টা ! বক্তব্যে ড: সান্তনু সেন (in Bengali). Kolkata Tv. 28 September 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021– via YouTube.
  10. ↑ কলকাতা টিভির সম্প্রচার কি বন্ধ করতে চায় কেন্দ্রীয় সরকার (in Bengali). Kolkata Tv. 28 September 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021– via YouTube.
  11. ↑ কলকাতা টিভিকে শো-কজ (in Bengali). Kolkata Tv. 28 September 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021– via YouTube.
  12. ↑ কলকাতা টিভির সম্প্রচার স্বত্ব নবীণকরন করতে নারাজ স্বরাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রক (in Bengali). Kolkata Tv. 28 September 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021– via YouTube.
  13. ↑ গণতন্ত্রের কণ্ঠরোধের চেষ্টা ! বক্তব্যে ফিরহাদ হাকিম (in Bengali). Kolkata Tv. 28 September 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021– via YouTube.
  14. ↑ আজকের জেলার সারাদিন (in Bengali). Kolkata Tv. 28 September 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021– via YouTube.
  15. ↑ আপনার কথা (in Bengali). Kolkata Tv. 28 September 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021– via YouTube.
  16. ↑ কেন্দ্রের কোপে কলকাতা টিভি (in Bengali). Kolkata Tv. 29 September 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021– via YouTube.
  17. ↑ গনতন্ত্রের কণ্ঠরোধের চেষ্টা , বক্তব্যে আসিস চট্টোপাধ্যায় (in Bengali). Kolkata Tv. 29 September 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021– via YouTube.
  18. ↑ আমরা ভয় পাচ্ছি না (in Bengali). Kolkata Tv. 29 September 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021– via YouTube.
  19. ↑ আপনার কথা (in Bengali). Kolkata Tv. 29 September 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021– via YouTube.
  20. ↑ পাশে কংগ্রেসের কমরেড কানহাইয়া (in Bengali). Kolkata Tv. 2 October 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021– via YouTube.
  21. 1 2 আপনার কথা (in Bengali). Kolkata Tv. 2 October 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021– via YouTube.
  22. ↑ কলকাতা টিভির কণ্ঠ রোধের চেষ্টা, প্রতিবাদে সরব মুখ্যমন্ত্রী মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় (in Bengali). Kolkata Tv. 2 October 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021– via YouTube.
  23. ↑ কলকাতা টিভির পাশে ভূপেশ বাঘেল | #FightForKolkataTv #FightForFreePress (in Bengali). Kolkata Tv. 4 October 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021– via YouTube.
  24. ↑ ED-র ‘হয়রানি’ মামলায় রক্ষাকবচ সম্পাদকের (in Bengali). Kolkata Tv. 5 October 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021– via YouTube.
  25. ↑ কলকাতা টিভিকে দেওয়া কেন্দ্রের নোটিসে স্থগিতাদেশ দিল কলকাতা হাইকোর্ট। #SupportKolkataTv (in Bengali). Kolkata Tv. 5 October 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021– via YouTube.
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