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| owner          = [[Government of West Bengal]], India<ref name="tara news">{{cite web|url= http://www.indiablooms.com/NewsDetailsPage/2013/newsDetails230513z.php |title=WB govt to acquire Tara group channels|work=indiablooms.com}}</ref>
| owner          = [[Government of West Bengal]], India<ref name="tara news">{{cite web|url= http://www.indiablooms.com/NewsDetailsPage/2013/newsDetails230513z.php |title=WB govt to acquire Tara group channels|work=indiablooms.com}}</ref>
| launch_date    = {{Start date|2005|02|21|df=y}}
| launch_date    = {{Start date|2005|02|21|df=y}}
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| former_names    = TARA News
| former_names    = TARA News
| country        = [[India]]
| country        = [[India]]
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| headquarters    = [[Kolkata]], India <br> and Bangladesh
| headquarters    = [[Kolkata]], India <br> and Bangladesh
| sister_channels = [[TARA Muzik]] <br> [[TV Southasia]]
| sister_channels = [[TARA Muzik]] <br> [[TV Southasia]]
| web            = {{URL|http://www.taranews.in/}}
| website        = {{URL|http://www.taranews.in/}}  
}}
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'''Tara News''' ({{lang-bn|তারা নিউজ}}; also known as '''Tara Newz''') was a 24-hour [[Bengali language]] news channel, covering local news of [[West Bengal]] and [[Bangladesh]] as well as national and international news, operated by ''Broadcast Worldwide Limited'', a public limited company, with other channels under its umbrella, viz. TARA Muzik, and TV Southasia. Tara Newz was formally launched on 21 February 2005, the [[International Mother Language Day]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k5/may/may147.htm|title=Indian Television Dot Com -  Tara wins accolades for its telefilms|author=Anil Wanvari|work=IndianTelevision.com}}</ref>
'''Tara News''' ({{lang-bn|তারা নিউজ}}; also known as '''Tara Newz''') was a 24-hour [[Bengali language]] news channel, covering local news of [[West Bengal]] and [[Bangladesh]] as well as national and international news


The channel was shut down on 15 April 2013.<ref>http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/in-teary-spectacle-on-tv-the-crisis-of-bengal-s--chit-fund-media-/1103065/0</ref>
The channel was shut down on 15 April 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/in-teary-spectacle-on-tv-the-crisis-of-bengal-s--chit-fund-media-/1103065/0|title = In teary spectacle on TV, the crisis of Bengal’s ‘chit fund media’ |website= Indian Express}}</ref>


== Competitors ==
== Competitors ==
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Tara Muzik]]
* [[Tara|Tara TV]]
* [[TV Southasia]]
* [[TV NEWS]]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:05, 10 November 2021


Tara News
Tara Newz logo
CountryIndia
Broadcast areaAll Bengali-speaking countries
HeadquartersKolkata, India
and Bangladesh
Programming
Language(s)Bengali
Picture format480i, 576i (SDTV 4:3)
Ownership
OwnerGovernment of West Bengal, India[1]
Sister channelsTARA Muzik
TV Southasia
History
Launched21 February 2005 (2005-02-21)
Former namesTARA News
Links
Websitewww.taranews.in
Availability

Tara News (Bengali: তারা নিউজ; also known as Tara Newz) was a 24-hour Bengali language news channel, covering local news of West Bengal and Bangladesh as well as national and international news

The channel was shut down on 15 April 2013.[2]

Competitors

See also

References

  1. "WB govt to acquire Tara group channels". indiablooms.com.
  2. "In teary spectacle on TV, the crisis of Bengal's 'chit fund media'". Indian Express.