Remove 10% customs on newsprint: INS to govt
NEW DELHI Executive Committee of Indian Newspaper Society at its emergency meeting urged Union Govt to withdraw the 10% customs duty imposed on newsprint, uncoated paper used for printing of…
West Bengal govt to bring legislation for Journalists’ job security..
Our Correspondent / Kolkata Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led West Bengal government has decided to bring legislation in the Assembly for ensuring the job security for Journalists in the State.…
PCI recommends to make paid news a punishable malpractice: Javadekar
WEB DESK Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar has said the Press Council of India has recommended an amendment to the Representation of the People Act, 1951 in order…
Press Club Condemns Kangna Ranaut ‘abusive’ language against Media
WEB DESK Press Club of India has condemned ‘filthy and abusive’ language used by Kangna Ranaut against the Media persons. In a statement PCI said: “ We the Press Club…
Govt issues advisory to TV channels over representation of children in reality shows
AMN / NEW DELHI The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has issued an advisory to all private satellite TV channels for appropriate representation of children in dance-based reality shows. In its…
Journalists protest against arrest of Prashant Kanojia, others
AMN / NEW DELHI Despite high temperature in the city, more than 300 journalists gathered at press club today to protest the what they called arbitrary and illegal arrests of…
Autonomy of Prasar Bharati should be maintained: Javadekar
Staff Reporter / New Delhi Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar today said that the autonomy of Prasar Bharati was important and should be maintained. After flagging-off the newly-acquired 17…
Myanmar releases two journalists jailed for violating Official Secrets Act
WEB DESK Myanmar today freed two Reuters journalists who had been jailed for violating the official secrets act. At the time of their arrest, they had been reporting on a…
NEWSPAPERS SCAN -MAY 5
The Rafale deal, dominates newspapers again today. The Sunday Tribune headlines “Centre contests April 10 Supreme court order on Rafale papers–Government: Penalty Waiver for leak of secrets will threaten state”.…
Newspapers Scan April 30
The fourth phase of polling in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections makes for front page news in most of the dailies today. “In phase 4 polls, Bengal records highest turnout…