<span style="color: #222222;">Akashvani has credibility and accuracy and serves only news rather than views, says Dr. Vasudha Gupta, Director General, Akashvani News while attending the 67th Foundation Day celebration of Regional News Unit of Akashvani Guwahati today in association with Oil India Limited.<br />''<br />''Addressing the event, Dr. Gupta said that Akashvani has changed over time and adapted to all the new features of our society as per the requirement. Now we can listen to Akashvani news and other programmes on various other platforms be it Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and others, she added.  The DG released a Souvenir " Akashibarta" on the occasion.<br />''<br />''Speaking on the occasion, ADG of Assam Police Hiren Chandra Nath said, for law enforcement agencies, Akashvani is a good medium to communicate with the people in a simple but effective way. Resident Chief Executive of Oil India Limited, Duliajan, Prasanta Borkakoty said that Akashvani is quite popular in Assam and people are listening for its reliability and accuracy. Akashvani played an important role for Oil India Limited in its image-building during the Baghjaan incident, he added. Through Akashvani only we could disseminate and communicate information to the affected people in difficult situations.  <br />''<br />''The Regional News Service of Akashvani has played a crucial role in providing news and information to the people of the North-Eastern States of India.  The Regional News Unit of Akashvani Guwahati began broadcasting news on the 15th of May 1957. The Ancholik Batori at that period was a massive boost as people had to wait for a long time to get newspapers in distant parts.<br />''<br />''Today, there are eight Assamese daily bulletins and a phone-in talk show ('Dristipat') every Saturday at 8 PM.</span><br />