Govt puts order on NDTV India on hold
November 07, 2016
New Delhi: The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has decided to “put on hold” the order to impose a one day ban on the Hindi channel NDTV India, after the broadcaster requested that the decision be reviewed.
Officials said that the decision has been put on hold till the time the appeal is disposed of.
According to officials sources, NDTV co-chairman Prannoy Roy today met Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu and discussed the issue related to the order.
“Roy sought a review of the decision and said that till such time the order should be put on hold,” a senior official said.
The I&B ministry had on November 2 ordered that Hindi channel NDTV India be taken off air for a day concluding that it had violated the guidelines in its coverage of the Pathankot terror attack.
PTI
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