Saturday 10 August 2013

Govt blocks cable TV channels Darjeeling

In a bid to curb tension in the troubled hill district, authorities on 9 August blocked the airing of news by three local cable TV operators even as the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha-sponsored “indefinite bandh” entered the seventh day.
The authorities ordered three local cable TV channels to stop airing news on the ground that the broadcast allegedly in favour of the GJM had created tension, official sources said.

Meanwhile, the condition of GJM supporter Purba Sherpa (32), a physically challenged person, who attempted self immolation yesterday continued to be critical at the Darjeeling Sadar Hospital here.
Severe shortage of food stuff under the public distribution system has occurred with the bandh crippling the function of ration shops in the hill town and nearby areas.
The new Darjeeling district magistrate Punit Yadav will take over charge today from Soumitra Mohan, who was transferred in the wake of the stir.
Commenting on the developments Mrs. Roop Sharma, President Cable Operators Federation of India lamented that for any local problem cable network are the most affected. DTH local administration should also ban news service in the area if cable service is being blocked.

Source:
http://cablequest.org/news/cable-news/item/3014-govt-blocks-cable-tv-channels-darjeeling.htmlSource: http://cablequest.org/news/cable-news/item/3014-govt-blocks-cable-tv-channels-darjeeling.html

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