| MUMBAI:
India's contemporary and highly inclusive Marathi news channel IBN Lokmat successfully
completes one year on the auspicious day of Gudi Padwa. Since its inception a
year back, IBN Lokmat has always been in news for its outstanding performance
and unmatched commitment to providing unbiased news. Even before completing its
first year as a Marathi news channel, IBN Lokmat won the first ever 'Sanskriti
Darpan Gaurav Award 09' for the Best Marathi News Channel while Nikhil Wagle,
Editor IBN Lokmat won the Best News Anchor award. IBN Lokmat was also conferred
with 'Ma.Ta-Sanman 2009(instituted by Maharashtra Times) for 'Reportaaz' in the
Best Program category and Dipti Raut also received Best Anchor for the above program. IBN
Lokmat is very comprehensive in its approach and adopts unique concepts like Citizen
Journalism. The programmes shown are very informative and interactive. All means
of interactivity like Internet, voice, sms are used which helps them to have a
holistic blend of news. IBN Lokmat never restricts its news to Mumbai alone; it
has the highest number of regional bureaus with highly motivated multimedia video
journalists around Maharashtra. IBN Lokmat's very famous programme 'Great Bhet'
had famous personalities like Sachin Tendulkar, Aamir Khan, and Ashok Chavan (after
becoming the Chief Minister) first time being interviwed by Marathi news channel. On
the occasion of 1st anniversary of IBN-Lokmat Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-in-Chief,
IBN18 Network said, "It was on the auspicious occasion of Gudi Padwa last
year, when we launched and today we are elated on celebrating the 1st anniversary
of IBN-Lokmat. We wish to thank our viewers for the trust they have bestowed upon
us, and are proud of what we have been able to achieve in our first year of operations.
I am confident that the team at IBN-Lokmat will continue to bring news that is
holistic & immediate in the times to come." Nikhil
Wagle, Editor IBN-Lokmat on completion of one year said, "We are very happy
to have successfully completed one year. I would like to take this opportunity
to thank all our viewers for their continuous support. Our endeavor will always
be to keep up with our promise of sharing right and honest news first for the
viewers". | 