EC issues stricter guidelines on paid news ahead of polls

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 21:43

EC issued stricter guidelines for tackling `Paid News` complaints asking candidates to reply within 48 hours to notices sent to them in this regard.

Paid news: EC asks officials to act swiftly against violators

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 22:06

Monitoring of paid news will be a thrust area in the upcoming Assembly polls in Gujarat and HP, with EC issuing fresh directions to poll officials.

`Paid news` poses threat to democracy: Soni

Last Updated: Monday, April 16, 2012, 13:10

Paid news syndrome is a menace eating into the vitals of a free and fair media and rooting it out is essential for democracy, Ambika Soni has said.

Paid news should be completely checked: CEC

Last Updated: Thursday, April 12, 2012, 19:23

CEC SY Quraishi called for a "complete check" on the menace of paid news during polls.

Next meeting of GoM on paid news soon: Soni

Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2012, 14:45

A Group of Ministers (GoM) will shortly meet to examine Press Council of India`s report on paid news, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni informed the Rajya Sabha Monday.

Katju warns of strong action in paid news

Last Updated: Monday, January 30, 2012, 18:56

Justice Katju warned all media persons, candidates and election authorities of strong action if they were found indulging in the malpractice.

Paid news threat to democracy: Dhumal

Last Updated: Saturday, January 21, 2012, 18:15

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister PK Dhumal on Saturday described "paid news" as a "threat" to democracy and asked the media to maintain neutrality.

PM for self-regulation to fight paid news

Last Updated: Thursday, January 19, 2012, 22:46

PM Manmohan Singh said "perversions" like paid news had come as a shock but censorship was no answer and favoured self-regulation for the media.

Make public paid-news report: CIC to PCI

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 17:20

The Central Information Commission has directed the Press Council of India to make public the report of two-member sub-committee on paid news as part of suo motu disclosure mandated under the RTI Act.

Paid news an electoral malpractice: CEC

Last Updated: Thursday, September 15, 2011, 14:32

News paid for by candidates during elections should be considered an electoral malpractice, said Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi.

Oppn dig at media over paid news phenomenon

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 24, 2011, 20:57

The Opposition on Wednesday took a dig at media for "paid news" phenomenon saying the purpose of free press has been defeated.

EC to hear paid news case against Ashok Chavan

Last Updated: Saturday, April 2, 2011, 18:07

The Election Commission on Saturday decided to go ahead with the hearing of the paid news case relating to former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, rejecting his contention that it has no power to do so.