The Arleng Daily is a Karbi daily newspaper published from Diphu, Assam. It has its beginning in June 2004. Initially its publication was distributed for free in and around Diphu, (mostly in Diphu Government College). As of 2008, it was one of the only two Karbi language dailies in Karbi Anglong district,[1]
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | T.Pong Hanse |
| Publisher | T.Pong Hanse |
| Editor | T.Pong Hanse |
| Founded | June 2004 |
| Language | Karbi |
| Headquarters | Diphu, Assam |
| Circulation | 22184 |
| RNI | ASSKAR/2005/21216 |
The present editor is T.Pong Hanse.
History edit
The Arleng Daily is the first daily newspaper to be published in Karbi language in modern-day (after India Independence) and second after the now closed 'Birta' (1903), after a gap of 101 year. The Arleng Daily is notable for starting a new trend in newspaper publishing in Karbi Anglong (in different languages). This step was soon followed by Thekar and others. Since then there has been dozen of newspaper that came to public attention.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Sahil Nagpal (29 August 2008). "Assam's Karbi Anglong witnessing high newspaper readership". TopNews.in. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
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