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  • Reports on TV news channels in DSP murder case impartial, opines NBSA

    Reports on TV news channels in DSP murder case impartial, opines NBSA

    NEW DELHI: The News Broadcasting Standards Authority has rejected the complaint filed by Lucknow-based social activist Dr Nutan Thakur regarding news relayed by various News channels about the role of Raja Bhaiya in DSP Ziaul Haq’s murder.

     

    The Authority (NBSA) has concluded that no impropriety was done in broadcast of these news items.

     

    NBSA Secretary General Annie Joseph informed Thakur through letter dated 16 October that the NBSA in its meeting on 18 September considered the response of four broadcasters and concluded that no further action needs to be taken on this matter.

     

    Thakur had said that the news presented by various news channels in DSP murder case came as being some kind of Media trial. She presented various highlights like “Will Raja Bhaiya Be Arrested?”, “Who is saving Raja Bhaiya” “Why is Raja not being arrested” etc, broadcast between 9.00 am to 10.00 am on 5 March 2013 to state that these were not factual reporting but mere speculations which is against neutral and unbiased reporting.

  • Enquiry by PCI begins in Azam Khan whipping statement

    Enquiry by PCI begins in Azam Khan whipping statement

    NEW DELHI: The Press Council of India has started its enquiry into the complaints relating to senior Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan’s whipping statement on bureaucracy by asking the editors of the newspapers to explain their side of the story.

     

    Azam Khan had allegedly said in a meeting in Samajwadi Party office at Lucknow on 30 January 2013 that the officers understand only the language of whipping, but the next day his official statement came that such media reports were baseless and had been done to tarnish his image and that of his government.

     

    In view of the credibility of Media, social activist Dr Nutan Thakur had requested PCI Chairman Justice Markandey Katju to conduct a detailed enquiry in the matter so as to bring the truth of whether the initial media reports regarding his whipping statements are correct or not, which will also clarify the situation about his later denials.

  • Contempt notice against Union Home Secretary, I&B Secretary

    Contempt notice against Union Home Secretary, I&B Secretary

    NEW DELHI: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court issued contempt notices to Union Home Secretary Anil Goswami and Information and Broadcasting Secretary, Bimal Julka for not following its orders.

     

    Justice Ajai Lamba issued this notice on the contempt petition filed by social activist Dr. Nutan Thakur against not following the orders issued by the bench of Justice Uma Nath Singh and Justice Mahendra Dayal who had directed them to decide Thakur’s representations within four weeks.

     

    The representations related to framing guideline to direct the newspaper publishers and news channel broadcasters to keep record of their newspapers for a definite period.

     

    The plea was also that these records be provided to those asking for them on a nominal fee and to take specific names of the newspapers and news channels being referred to in their news instead of using cryptic words like one newspaper or one news channel.