Local news channels banned in Kashmir Valley

Monday, August 25, 2008 at 5:08 am under India News Local news channels banned in Kashmir Valley

Citing “absolutely imperative” reasons, the Jammu and Kashmir government today (August 24) restricted local TV channels from broadcasting news and current affairs programme with immediate effect ahead of tomorrow’s proposed march by separatists.

“The situation was carefully assessed by the administration and it was felt that it had become absolutely imperative to take action under law against these channels in larger public interest and for maintenance of public order”, an official statement said.

Exempting entertainment programmes and other national and international channels from the ban order, the administration invoked Section 11 (1) of the Cable Television Network (Regulation) Act, 1995 prohibiting news items which were inflammatory in nature.

Accusing the managements of local channels of not complying with the administrations earlier directions and notices in this regard, an official spokesperson said that now “notices had been issued to them (local channels) not to telecast any such news or any other item which could vitiate the law and order situation and inflame passions with a view to fuelling public disorder”.

To register their protest against the order, the cable TV operators decided to shut down their operations till it was revoked, a spokesman of the TV channels said.

(With inputs from PTI)

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