Newsapers in Valley fail to hit the stands once again

July 19, 2016 10:54

Even Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's government denied any "clampdown" on the Press, newspapers in Kashmir failed to hit the stands once again on Tuesday.

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu had spoked to Mufti last night and sought details of the matter.

She said there was no such ban on the publication of newspapers.

Local newspapers in curfew-bound Kashmir have failed to hit the stands for the last four days after the government's alleged "clampdown" on the media in the aftermath of widespread protests in the Valley.

Jammu and Kashmir Police had on Friday allegedly closed down the offices of at least two printing presses after seizing plates of newspaper and printed copies in Rangreth Industrial Estate in the outskirts of the city.

Local news agencies had also said they have stopped their news bulletins after police allegedly asked them not to issue those.

A statement of the newspaper editors, printers and publishers of Kashmir issued here said they strongly "condemned" the alleged government action.

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