MEDIA BANNED IN KASHMIR

MEDIA BANNED IN KASHMIR

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August 13, 2022

Following strict curfew restrictions in Srinagar and other towns, the Jammu & Kashmir Government banned the movement of media in the curfew hit area. Authorities cancelled all the curfew passes issued to media-persons. The police and security forces directed not to allow any journalist to move in the city. A senior officer said the decision to ban was taken at the highest level. The Press Guild of Kashmir has strongly denounced the curbs imposed on media. In a meeting of the Guild, presided over by the President, Bashir Ahmad Bashir, it was felt that in the wake of present turbulence the government should have ensured free flow of information to keep the public updated and to discourage rumour mongering.