On 26 October 2012 14:46, ram bhat <[email protected]> wrote: > The CR policy is undergoing review at the moment, and we have revised the > clause to now say - broadcast of news and current affairs is permitted. the > policy will be up for approval from the Cabinet.
I would have assumed the broadcast of news is the default position for radio. All they have to do is remove clause 5(vi), which bans news, from the CR Guidelines. The Home Ministry, which makes our broadcast laws, will not approve of the news clause. It is well known that our educational institutions and Krishi Vigyan Kendras, which have cornered most of the CR licences, are hotbeds of anti-national sentiment and threats to national security. Sajan > In case the Cabinet does not approve of the news clause, > then I think we should seriously consider the legal approach. > > Right now, it would be a bit premature since the govt is already > considering it. > > best, > Ram > > > > On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 2:00 PM, Pranesh Prakash <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Has anyone in the CR world challenged / thought of challenging the >> no-broadcast-of-news (and now no-broadcast-of-news-other-**than-AIR-news) >> rule? >> >> ~ Pranesh >> >> Vickram Crishna [2012-10-25 11:21]: >> >> Yes, almost anything the government does in the context of free speech >>> (or, for that matter, freedom) is amusing, if not downright hilarious. >>> But, I wonder how this working group proposes to coordinate news across >>> the country. Could they have envisaged networking a gaggle of local >>> stations? Don't they know that they themselves banned such networking, one >>> of the major factors braking the development of community level >>> broadcasting in India, since it prevents our channels from sharing their >>> learning effectively. I must say, I am delighted to hear they plan to >>> institute some means of monitoring content as it is being broadcast - that >>> will both increase employment across the country and help us all understand >>> what vulgar means in hundreds of different languages, plus of course >>> generate a vast amount of business for lawyers. The economy is sure to boom >>> once all those unfortunates get work. >>> I also assume this means that radio is now going to become a state or >>> even district subject, unless the ministry intends to post its secretaries >>> out to the districts to work. >>> >>>
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