Stop unauthorised broadcast of Pak channels: Centre to J&K govt

The Centre has asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to take immediate steps to stop unauthorised broadcast of Pakistani and Saudi Arabian channels in the state. 

Official sources said, Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu spoke with the state chief secretary and sought a compliance report at the earliest. He expressed concern over reports that the channels are being broadcast in the state without



permission.

Earlier in the day, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore had said, the local administration in the state has the right to confiscate the equipment of cable operators allegedly airing unauthorised channels.Noting that the government has sent an advisory to the state, the Minister said, such communications are regularly sent by the Centre on unauthorised channels.