SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 10: The Government has strongly
refuted the distorted news report regarding purported discontinuation of
subscription of vernacular newspapers by the Raj Bhavan.
“The news report claiming that the Raj Bhavan has stopped subscription
of the Urdu language newspapers is factually incorrect and grossly
disingenuous,” said an official spokesman while responding to the news report
appearing in a local English daily today.
He said the fact is that the Raj Bhavan is being supplied Urdu
newspapers regularly by the state’s Department of Information and Public
Relations alongwith translation of important clippings as per the Department’s
mandate. “Earlier, all the newspapers including vernacular newspapers were
being provided to the Raj Bhavan directly by the authorized news agent, but of
late these newspapers are being supplied by the DIPR officially,” he said and
added that during the political government, DIPR is mandated to supply
newspapers and magazines to the Chief Minister and other dignitaries in the
State.
The spokesman said that in addition to newspapers, DIPR is regularly
sending important press clippings from English, Urdu and Hindi newspapers to
Raj Bhavan for the perusal of the Governor.
Besides, he said, a summary of the public grievances highlighted by the
vernacular press is being translated into English regularly by DIPR and sent to
the Governor’s Secretariat, Advisors to the Governor and the Chief Secretary on
daily basis.
Expressing dismay over the misleading news report, the spokesman said
that before having rushed through with its publication, the journalist should
have, in tune with the professional ethics, at least contacted some responsible
government functionary to get the facts correct.
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