Bengaluru: CM's intervention brings news channels back on air


Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Nov 26: The cable operators from all over Karnataka, who had suspended transmission of news channels, TV9 and News9 from Monday evening after reportedly being instructed by minister, D K Shivakumar, have begun beaming signals of these channels with effect from Tuesday November 25 evening.

It was also said that the cable operators had taken these news channels off their network, claiming that they had been facing problems because of the anti-government stance taken by them.

Karnataka chief minister, Siddaramaiah, held a meeting with media heads on Tuesday morning to tell them that the government would not in any way interfere with the freedom of press. He stressed that the government always encourages objective reports. The consultative meeting was attended by heads of various news TV channels.

The chief minister, at the meeting, sought to stress that the government had nothing do with the suspension of airing of the above two channels by cable operators. He then entrusted the issue of sorting out the above issue to ministers, Roshan Baig, and Dr H C Mahadevappa.

These ministers, who had the mandate of the chief minister, held consultation with the office bearers of Cable Operators Association and settled the issue. As soon as the meeting concluded, the operators began streaming signals of the above two news channels with effect from 5 pm on Tuesday.President of the association, Patric Raju, announced that messages were sent to all the cable operators to resume these channels, immediately after the meeting.

In the meanwhile, former chief minister of Karnataka, S M Krishna, said that Congress has always committed itself to the freedom of expression and media. He reminded the people that the party and its leader, Indira Gandhi, had apologized after finding that this right had been compromised with in certain cases between 1975-77. He also advised the concerned to realize that pruning down of freedom of press through indirect methods do not succeed in the present scenario because of internet.

 

 

  

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  • varun, mangalore

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    In democracy, government can not act like a dictator. Having said that, who will rein in indian media, that too local media, which just sensationalizes everything and always get away with many premature and judgmental reporting..its like, media is both police and court! Local media needs to be more responsible and show restraint for all their shows.the amount of time, they dedicate to religious and astro events every day, reflects how serious they are!! And also most of the news anchors are way immature and aggressive.. they are just unfit to be anchors.

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  • Af, mangaluru

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Let anyone say anything this TV9 mediadu swalpa jaasthi ayithu.there is a limit for every thing.

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  • Sachidanand Shetty, Mundkur/Dubai

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Lo Siddanna….just continue to ban these two channels if you can and then you see your green chaddi will fly in the air soon!!!!

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  • Flavian, Mangaluru/Kuwait

    Wed, Nov 26 2014



    What about BJP's (government) plus points or achievements so far? Then only the readers can justify your comments.

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  • Dr S Kamath, Mumbai

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    1.Worst Law and order situtaion
    2.Banned and Jailed TV Channel and Journalists
    3.Policies made in which Giant Companies like Hero Motors ran away from Karnataka
    4.Even women in Jails are not safe
    5.Worst Public Health care
    6.Teacher arrested due to False Compliant by a old teacher
    These are some of the achievements of Congi Govt in Karnataka

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  • Af, mangaluru

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Dr S Kamath, Mumbai
    And so called highly educated doctors do mistakes after taking huge money from poor public, the list is below
    1.operate and keep sizer and towel inside stomach
    2. Give wrong injection to patient and try to escape from responsibilities
    2.give extra dosage of anesthesia for small pregnant ladies during delivery.
    3.Operate wrong part of the body even after patients complaints and scanning is done.
    4. refuse to treat for extreme emergency situations asking bribe from patient
    5.taking hand some salary and and absent for the work
    6. Forgetting all promises and oath taken during graduation ceremony day and goes on strike for silly demands from govt.and putting poor patient life on high risk.
    7. what else the list goes on and on..

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  • Dr S Kamath, Mumbai

    Thu, Nov 27 2014

    I pity for your utter frustation

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  • Rajesh Shetty, Mlore Shj

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    As if Siddhu had a choice. Its not Banana Republic that you cant salience the Media. It can only happen in case of emergency for which your party is fit for. One of your Goonda Minister, does his Goondagiri and you act as if you are problem solver. People will answer you very soon, don't worry. Then you can sleep permanently at home in Mysore.

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  • Harold D'cunha, Mangalore, India

    Thu, Nov 27 2014

    Rajesh Shetty
    Best period of my life in India was those Indian Emergency Days from 26th June 1975 till Feb 1977. Even as a student I had protested it, it was still the best period and there was very good law and order situation in Karnataka.

    We have seen the real Goonda Raj in Karnataka under BJP rule.

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  • nagesh nayak, bangalore

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    hey nm
    you slept for last 60 years and you want all should done in six months.

    what a logic. your logic will get award NOBEL PRIZE

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  • gm, mlore

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    When you talk i thought with in 100 days u could change everything and simply wasted my vote also.

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  • Sachidanand Shetty, Mundkur/Dubai

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Pls provide the proof of voting and take back your ballet. We don’t require your support for next five years at least!!!!

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  • gm, mlure

    Thu, Nov 27 2014

    Who are you to ask me? I have my voting right so you be in your limits.

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  • simple, bangalore

    Thu, Nov 27 2014

    Sach. Shetty, Mundkur

    you always make such sensible remarks..!!!

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  • N.M, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    @ Paid Bhakts should do some introspection before writing trash.

    What has BJP done at the center despite tall election promises?

    Railway platforms are stinking as usual, Black money on which u always attacked congress, is gone for now, Even Baba Ramdev is silent as he is given Z security (why?), Ganga pollution still continues.

    You are thrashed by honorable court on the issue of black money and ganga pollution. Your HRD and education minister busy in astrology and dreaming of becoming a president.

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  • Raj, Bangalore

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    N.M, Mangalore..Railway stations are stinking because of 60 years misrule by congress. Your congress is controlling media for reporting against DKS. You look like paid bhakth of congress as you are supporting all its scams. Now even your MMS is questioned on coal block allocations. Wait and watch paid congress supporter.

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  • N.M, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    @ Raj - how can you solely blame teh congress for all teh shortcomings?

    What was BJp doing when they ruled from 1998 -2004?

    We never saw anything positive happen back then??

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  • Raj, Bangalore

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    N.M, Mangalore..Then even you cant blame BJP as they just started their tenure. but congress has ruled more than any other party. So please dont blame until they complete 5 yrs. When you could not see any scams and problems during 60 years of congress rule but BJP just completed 6 months and you blaming now itself. You had so much patience then have it even now for couple of years lets see the progress of current government instead of blaming.

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  • Lewis, Bangalore

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    @N.M,
    Nothing positive will happen now also.That time it was India shining now its Ache din.Can they name one achievement during that rule other than the highway project?

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  • vellano1, Mumbai

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Raj, ignore him!! dont indulge with him.... He is a congtard, who lacks logic!
    its like playing chess with pigeon!!.. when it gets bored, it will flap its wing over all the pawns and shit on your head and fly away! :)

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  • N.M, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    @ Excuses , Excuses and only Excuses..thats all you BjApTards can do!

    Your BJP doesn't have the capacity to even F@rt on its own despite having majority.

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  • nagesh nayak, bangalore

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    hi psuedos,

    can you answer the following:

    1. why your DKS wants ban on tv9.

    2. why your psuedo govt. is afraid of media.

    3. why you guys are not blaming DKS.

    4. DO YOU THINK MEDIA SHOULD KEEP QUIET WHEN RAPES ON INNOCENTS, MOLESTATION IN MG ROADS,MURDERS,DACOITY HAPPENS ELSEWHERE IN KARANTAKA.

    5.DO YOU THINK MEDIA SHOULD KEEP MUM ON LAND GRABBING AND SWINDLING MONEY BY YOUR USELESS LEAFDERS .

    THERE ARE 'N' NUMBER OF GULUM RAO'S ARE THERE IN YOUR NIDDERAMAYYA GOVT.

    SHAME ON YOU

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  • N.M, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Atleast the state Cong government is MUCH BETTER than the previous corrupt, inefficient and incompetent BJP govt. (yeddi, shakuni, Eshwarappa, shobha, Sadananda, Shettar, Halappa, Reddy Team?? lol)

    What did your Bevkoof janata party do apart from watching porn in assembly, operation/abortion kamala, illegal mining, land grabbing, riots, communal violence????

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Peddappa realized that banning 4th eye of constitution to LOOT KARNATAKA does not work.

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  • Lewis, Bangalore

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Only thing which is common between BJP govt at the centre & Congress govt in state is that these governments are more likely to complete 5 years term.Apart from this i dont find any difference between the two. Lolz

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  • S N Bangs, Thannirubhavi

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Calls for a Janardan Pojary`s Press meet.

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  • Arun ck, Mlore shj

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Dear preetham/ ranjan
    Thanks to one rupees rice today agricultural produce is all time low in karnataka due to labour problem. Those who can afford are hiring laborers from bihar and illegal bangaalis. Crime rates in karnataka especially by the outsiders have increased. people are selling agricultural land to mallus who come and do rubber plantation here. This is will soon turn into a long term problem for the middle class and poor in future where we may not afford to buy a kilo if rice for our family thanks to these freebies by the gives for the sake of votes.

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  • nagesh nayak, bangalore

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    hey preetam,edward and psuedos,

    due to your nidderamayya and co. govt.karnataka is pushing towards stone era .

    nidderamayya always sleep and wake up only when minorities wants some help.

    under youe nidderamayya govt. bangalore got no. 1 name as " rape city"

    last week girls are gone to have icecream in mg road and they are molested.

    this is the condition of law and order in our state.

    your nidderamayya govt. is not able to give security in mg road
    just imagine elsewhere in karnataka .

    shame on you guys who supports useless govt.

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  • Allen, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Ultimately these idiots had no other way than to come to terms with as they have foreseen the repercussions would have been unbearable!!

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  • Ranjan Shetty, Managalore

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Please be informed that Karnataka government has purchased rice at much higher cost and then subsidized the price to 1 Rs.
    Don't do Fekugiri Vishal

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  • Mahendra Shetty, Mumbai Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    BUT WHERE IS THAT MONEY COMES?

    NIDDERAMAYYA IS NOT PAYING FROM HIS POCKET,IT IS INDIA'S EXCHEQUERS MONEY.......

    HOW PEOPLE ARE DUM I DON'T KNOW.. YOU SHOULD JOIN PAPPUS WOMEN EMPOWERMENT CLASS ASAP.....

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  • edward, mangalore

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    YES MR. YOU ARE A SUPER CM OF KARNATAKA....OUR BELOVED LOVING STATE IS NO. 2 IN RANK (WE ARE IN SAME RANK DURING FORMER CM MR. S.M. KRISHNA'S TIME) IN INDIA AT DEVELOPMENT. WE ALL PEOPLE OF THIS STATE PROUD OF THIS ACHIEVEMENT AND KEEPING THE MOMENTUM AND SURE WE WILL BE NO. 1 IN INDIA. WE ALL ARE DOING HARD WORK.... GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS OUR STATE AS WELL AS OUR STRONG INDIA..... CHAK-DE-INDIA..... NAMASTE KARNATAKA

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  • Mahendra Shetty, Mumbai Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    PREETHAM MANGALORE,

    READING YOUR COMMENT I AM LAUGHING...

    NIDDERAMAYYA IS A BEST CM WHERE EVERYDAY RAPES MURDERS IS GOING ON AND YOU ARE CALLING HIM BEST CM...

    IF HE IS HAVING POWER HOW COME A NEWS CHANNEL BLOCKED? WHO INSTRUCTED? THE LOOTERAS OF HIS CABINET WERE ANGRY WHEN THESE CHANNELS SHOWED THEIR MISDEEDS TO PUBLIC AND THEY HAD EASY WAY TO SHOW THE DEMOCRACY BY BLOCKING THE CHANNEL....

    WHO IS DK SHIV KUMAR? IS A GHUNDA ,LOOTERA, LAND GRABBER AND STILL HOLDS A HIGHER POSITION IN CURRENT GOVT WHAT A TRAGEDY....

    NIDERAMAYYA IS FIT FOR ONLY SHAADI BHAAGYA, ANNA BHAAGYA, RAPE BHAAGYA, FREE HAND TO CATTLE CHORS BY GIVING THESE CHORS COMPENSATION ALSO..........

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  • Vijay, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    gOOD answe shettre..

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  • Prashanth P, Karla

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Good action by CM Siddramaiah,
    But attempt to suppress voice of media By Mr Corrupt DK Shi shi is not worthy for forgive.

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  • Vishal D Souza, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Congress = Corruption , so to hide things they want to ban MEDIA. Shameless party & it's leaders.

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  • Preetham, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Dear Sir,

    You are the best CM even Karnataka seen. We are tired of listening to Fake stories of NRI Feku in the centre.

    You have the capacity to get the work done. You gave poor people rice at Re.1.

    We want to see you as our next PM.

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  • Vishal D Souza, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    He gave poor people rice @ Re 1 at the cost of poor farmers & made them to commit suicide. If he was a intelligent CM, he should have trained poor people/youth with some skills to earn a living & live happy life. He wants to make people lazy. Ohh....you lost hope on Rahul Gandhi as PM candidate??

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  • preetham, mangalore

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Most of the suicide cases are due to LOVE failure...Don't blame CM for suicide.

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  • Vijay, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Joke of the year..., we don't want sleeping P.M in future

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  • Vellano1, Mumbai

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    nice to see ..congtards are warming up to other candaidates, for PM post!! ...loks like their love for dumb Gandhis is over!!!.... ye Modi ka kamaal hai.... sab sote huve logon ka jaga deta hai!! :D

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  • John, Karkal, Dubai

    Wed, Nov 26 2014

    Dear Preetham - Good words from you. "You are the best CM ....." The inner story in this issue is totally different. Finally your CM had to bend to the pressure of criticism/protest from all over the state, even from senior leaders in his own party. When CM's colleague/minister DKS called the cable operators to STOP immediately airing TV9, even CM was also aware of this topic. The Govt would have faced severe consequences if they did not order the cable operators to resume airing TV9 channel. They do not have a fundamental right to ask Cable operators to stop airing any channel after all.....

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