Jammu and Kashmir government has banned the telecast of news and current affairs programme on any private cable TV channel (local video channel) in the Kashmir Valley till the end of the Assembly election later this year.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who also hold the Home Ministry in his Cabinet, in the reply to opposition member question in the Legislative Council on 21st February stated that the news and current affairs operations on all cable TV channels had been ‘banned’ in the Valley due to the violent political turmoil of 2010. He further stated that the private TV channels had violated the Cable Television Network (Regulation) Act.
However they are no regulations regarding local video channels run by cable operators. These video channels also carry local news and live videos but they have to adhere to the programme and advertisement codes given in cable TV Rules 1994. A designated ‘A’ class officer like DM and DC can order to stop such channels if found violating the regulations.
Source: http://cablequest.org/news/national-news/item/4319-no-telecast-of-cable-tv-news-in-j-k-till-election-end.html
Source: http://cablequest.org/news/national-news/item/4319-no-telecast-of-cable-tv-news-in-j-k-till-election-end.html
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